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KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO virtual singers Asu and Bema will stream their 3D live "Cross Night LIVE" in full for free on YouTube Live on Saturday, October 24, with doors at 7:30 p.m. and the show starting at 8:00 p.m. The set mixes original songs and cover songs. Alongside the free stream, the platform Z-aN is selling two paid tickets: a multi-angle streaming ticket that lets viewers pick their camera position during the performance, and a ticket for "AsuBema! Live Pre-Show Surprise Special Talk!", an interview talk recorded for the live that can be viewed after the show ends. Official goods go on sale to coincide with the live, including apparel, acrylic stands, and keychains. Both characters were designed by illustrator Mai Yoneyama. Asu sings material centered on city pop and R&B, and her YouTube channel has about 640,000 subscribers. Bema's channel has passed 230,000 subscribers.
4d ago
ABEMA has confirmed its fall 2026 anime lineup: more than 70 new and continuing titles running free on its anime channels. Every episode of The Apothecary Diaries, from season one through the latest season three episode, streams free through the end of January. Sgt. Frog☆, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus and the Demon Slayer-like桃源暗鬼 arc sit alongside earlier-first exclusives such as Reincarnated as a Sword II.
Oct 10
STARZ 2026 will be held on December 29, 2026 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, with doors at 13:00 and a 14:00 start. The event combines a hip-hop live show with the RAPSTAR 2026 FINALS, the deciding stage of ABEMA's rapper audition. The fastest advance ticket lottery runs October 10 to 19 on Lawson Ticket.
Oct 5
Konami Arcade Games has announced a commemorative livestream for pop'n music, which marks its 28th anniversary on September 28. Des-ROW, producer of pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, and director wac appear with composers Yuei and PON to discuss memories of the series. The stream runs from 20:00 on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari). A pop'n music exhibition is also running in Shibuya until October 4 and is set for Kyoto from October 30.
Oct 5
Konami Arcade Games said contracts with the 84 players nominated by seven participating companies at the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- draft meeting were completed on Wednesday, September 30. The league runs across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution, and the Regular Stage streams free on the official YouTube channel from Wednesday, November 25, at 20:00.
Sep 22
At the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 stage for The Apothecary Diaries, Aoi Yuki, Takao Otsuka, and Ryumaro Tachibana talked about behind-the-scenes dubbing on Season 3 and on The Apothecary Diaries: The Movie - The Consort's Secret Treasure, which is scheduled for release on December 11. The stage covered dubbing that ran in parallel with the TV season and characters to watch in the film.
Sep 19
The first day of ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 supported by Comic Cmoa was held on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at MIYASHITA PARK and other locations around Shibuya. Sayumi Suzushiro, Shogo Sakata, and Wataru Kato unveiled a graduation ceremony visual for the TV anime You and I Are Polar Opposites. The PRISMation ATELIER stage named three second-wave works.
Sep 18
To mark 1.5 years since the Chiikawa Pocket app launched, ABEMA will open a Chiikawa Official Free Channel from September 19 to 29 and air anime Chiikawa episodes 1 through 362 in a free nonstop marathon. All aired episodes stay free for one week after broadcast, and a serial code revealed around 10:00 AM on September 27 gives Chiikawa Pocket players 5000 free Gems.
Sep 13
Abema Anime Matsuri 2026 runs September 19 and 20 at Miyashita Park and other Shibuya locations. Organizers revealed original goods for "Seiyuu to Yoasobi" and "GOALOUS5," plus a food truck lineup and venue maps. The "Seiyuu to Yoasobi 2026" public live broadcast runs September 14 to 18 at Tokyo Culture Culture, with Hiroki Yasumoto, Junya Enoki, Yoko Hikasa, Yu Serizawa, and Kensho Ono appearing on a rotating daily basis.
Sep 11
ABEMA will run free marathon broadcasts of six sports anime starting Saturday, September 12, 2026. The lineup includes Major, Kuroko's Basketball, and Haikyu!!, plus Inazuma Eleven the Movie 2025, the Hajime no Ippo TV special Champion Road, the OVA Mashiba vs Kimura Execution, and the New Challenger and Rising seasons. Episodes stay free for one week after broadcast.
Aug 28
Konami Arcade Games has started a collaboration event between the smartphone music game Hololive Dreams and the BEMANI arcade series. The first part of the event adds the song "Yumeiro Wonder," performed by hololive talents, to seven supported BEMANI machines, including beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE DELTA, jubeat beyond the Ave., pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, SOUND VOLTEX ∇, and Polaris Code. The event period runs from August 27, 2026, at 10:00 to September 20, 2026, at 9:59. During this time, players who play the song once on a supported machine, accumulate D (Dream) points available on each cabinet, and apply through the special website can exchange their points for a special e-amusement pass card or in-game items. The campaign application requires using an e-amusement pass to play a supported machine, playing "Yumeiro Wonder" once, and then entering via the campaign site. BEMANI is the unified brand name for Konami Arcade Games' music games, originally an abbreviation for beatmania, which began operation in 1997.
Aug 9
Konami Arcade Games has begun posting representative songs and videos from the BEMANI series on its YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL. The sudden uploads of high-quality videos have surprised rhythm game fans, with tracks including DJ YOSHITAKA's signature song FLOWER, Second Heaven, and smooooch・∀・. The activity may be linked to a new artist introduction page for the beatnation Records label.
Aug 8
Konami Amusement held the draft meeting for BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- on August 5, selecting 84 players across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution. Seven amusement facility operators serve as team owners. The Regular Stage matchups were also released, with matches to be streamed free on YouTube.