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- six additional cast members · 2026-10-22
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22h ago
Pink-Cat is releasing a 1/6-scale figure of LOVE CACAO's "Blossom Bunny Wedding Ver." in April 2027. Sculpted by Kanasaka and painted by Graham Mask, it stands about 29cm and copies the blonde bunny girl's blushing expression, proportions and soft body lines. An interchangeable body is included, and the price is 32,800 yen with shipping separate. The figure ships with an online purchase bonus postcard of the original illustration.
1d ago
NHK has announced six additional cast members for Blossom, its 115th serial TV novel starring Shizuka Ishibashi as Tamano Tama. Marika Ito, Ko Maehara, sara, Kaishi Iwao, Mitsuki Tanimura and Sakura Fujiwara join the production. Ito, sara, Iwao and Fujiwara make their morning drama debuts. The story is modeled on the writer Chiyo Uno and is set in Iwakuni City, Tokyo and Hokkaido.
Oct 7
GKIDS will rescreen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto's anime film The Last Blossom (Housenka) on October 13, the same day it launches digitally. The company had planned only August 30-31 dates, but English subtitles ran several seconds out of sync and some second-day shows were cancelled. GKIDS supplied a corrected version and said it was weighing makeup screenings.
Oct 6
Myethos Japan is taking preorders for a 1/7 scale figure of Ruan Mei from Honkai: Star Rail, in a version titled Snow Plum Blossoms Blooming on Paper. The painted figure stands about 177mm with the base and comes with a sofa, faux fur, her creation, and a dedicated base. It costs 37,920 yen with tax and is scheduled for release in August 2027. Purchases through the Myethos Japan online store include a paper fragrance and leaflet.
Sep 3
GKIDS issued a statement Thursday apologizing for incorrectly timed English subtitles during screenings of The Last Blossom last Sunday, which led to cancellations on Monday. The company pulled affected shows from sale, issued refunds, and delivered a corrected version Monday, though some theaters could not update in time. GKIDS is reviewing options including makeup screenings. It also confirmed cocoon will open September 4 as planned.
Aug 28
The Last Blossom, the first original feature-length anime from Odd Taxi director Baku Kinoshita, opens in select U.S. theaters this weekend. GKIDS, the film's North American distributor, is releasing it for two nights only, August 30 and 31, in Japanese with English subtitles. The film premiered in competition at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival before opening in Japan last October under the title Housenka. The story follows Akutsu, a former yakuza serving a life sentence, who recounts his life to a sarcastic talking flower growing from a tin can. Kinoshita directed and designed the characters, reuniting with Odd Taxi writer Kazuya Konomoto, who wrote the original story and screenplay. Animation was handled by Studio CLAP, known for Pompo the Cinephile. In an interview with Anime Herald, Kinoshita discussed his interest in criminals as people who live in the moment, the Balsam flower as a wiser-than-human philosopher, and why the song Stand By Me appears in the film. He also noted that he currently leans toward television work because it offers more room to develop stories.
Jun 10
GKIDS will screen Baku Kinoshita and Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom in U.S. theaters on August 30-31. The film, which opened in Japan on October 10 and played at Annecy in 2025, follows a dying former yakuza reminiscing with a talking flower. CLAP handled animation production.
May 31
Anime Feminist published a review of the first episode of "Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk," a yuri series that premiered in the spring 2026 season. The review describes the episode as a quiet, relaxing exploration of young adult life centered on shared drinking experiences. The story follows Botan Kamiina, a new college student who discovers the social and personal pleasures of drinking with friends. In the premiere, Botan finds her RA, Ibuki, drinking a whisky highball alone and initiates a friendship that carries romantic undertones. The reviewer notes a contrast between Botan, who shares drinks with others, and Ibuki, who initially drinks alone. The review praises the series for its focus on adult characters, its gentle pacing, and its depiction of queer companionship without overt drama. The reviewer compares the episode to comforting seasonal rituals, calling it "the exact kind of yuri I needed this Spring." The review also mentions that the series uses food and drink as a central motif to explore character relationships.
May 17
The anime adaptation of the manga series Kamiina Botan Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana, localized as Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk, has released the clean version of its sixth episode ending theme sequence. The series, which premiered on April 10, 2026, is produced by Soigne with direction by Takashi Sakuma and scripts by Yoko Yonaiyama. The show follows college freshman Kamiina Botan, who becomes tipsy after a drink at a dorm welcome party and develops a relationship with her RA, Ibuki Tonami. The Japanese voice cast includes Sayumi Suzushiro as Botan, Yoshino Aoyama as Ibuki, Minako Kotobuki as Kanade Gujyo, Yurina Amami as Akane Yusa, and Maki Kawase as Chang Chin-lan. The series is streaming on Crunchyroll. The clean ending theme release follows similar clean versions for previous episodes, continuing a pattern of weekly post-episode uploads.