Chō is a Japanese voice actor who voiced Opera in the fourth season of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, with recent episodes in July 2026 revealing new character motivations.
Chō voices Opera, the demon butler in the fourth season of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun. Episode 16, which aired around July 20, 2026, reveals why Opera serves Sullivan: out of hope, because Sullivan represents kindness in a world where it is rare. The episode also establishes that Iruma has been nominated as a candidate for demon king, and Opera wants to become his devoted devil.
Earlier in the season, episodes 14 and 15 focused on themes of acceptance and character growth, with Iruma's kindness influencing others. Opera's role in those episodes is not detailed in available coverage, but the character is part of the supporting cast that the series continues to develop.
No other stories in the provided cluster mention Chō or his work outside of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4. The coverage is limited to these two episode reviews from July 2026, which together show the character's deepening motivation and alignment with Iruma's path toward demon king candidacy.
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Think Innovation opened pre-orders on Friday, October 23, 2026 for a Witch Hat Atelier goods line built on the mochocho Series of newly drawn mini characters. The 10 items include acrylic stands, acrylic keychains, clear card stickers, heart-shaped and triangular can badges, a pass case, a square compact mirror, and a bangs clip. Prices run from 660 yen to 1,650 yen, tax included.
System Service showed new prize figures at the 85th Prize Fair, an industry-only preview held in Tokyo on August 25, 2026. The lineup covers Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star, Super Ultimate Cutest Angel-chan, Ame-chan and Kache from NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, and Haruhi and others from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in swimsuits. The items are set for release between January and March 2027.
A special price edition of the Ouran High School Host Club Blu-ray BOX goes on sale December 16, 2026, marking 20 years since the 2006 broadcast. The five-disc set holds all 26 episodes and the audio commentaries with Maaya Sakamoto, director Takuya Igarashi, and writer Yoji Enokido from the 2011 BOX. Kumiko Takahashi drew new jacket art. The price is 15,400 yen.
Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced the 24th batch of titles for the Sunrise Channel, its free official YouTube channel for Sunrise-produced anime. Three titles will stream from episode one for the first time on the channel: Chouja Raideen on Thursday, November 5, Sentimental Journey on Wednesday, November 4, and Sacred Seven on Wednesday, December 16. Four other shows resume or continue from intermediate episodes: Chou Mashin Eiyuden Wataru on Mondays from November 2, Saikyo Robo Daioja on Tuesdays from November 3, Brave Police J-Decker on Fridays from November 6, and Space Runaway Ideon on Saturdays from November 7 through its final episode. Regular streaming is suspended on December 31 and January 1. The channel lists 552,000 subscribers as of October 2026, and the press release contents are dated as of April 2026 and subject to change.
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido opens the "Kamisama Kiss◎ Online Lottery Reading ver." at 17:00 on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and keeps it running until 16:59 on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with a flat 660 yen shipping fee nationwide. The art is newly drawn for the theme: Nanami, Tomoe, Mizuki, Kurama and Kirihito each hold a book and wear glasses. The top S Prize is a Choose! BIG Acrylic Stand in five character types, and winners pick their character themselves from their purchase history, with changes allowed until 23:59 on November 26. The A Prize is a single blanket about 70cm by 100cm. Below that sit a smaller B Prize acrylic stand in five types, a C Prize acrylic keychain in ten types across round and diamond shapes, and a D Prize can badge in ten types, five standard and five close-up. Prizes are scheduled to ship around mid-February to early March 2027.
BANDAI SPIRITS will release an Ichiban Kuji lottery line for the 20th anniversary of the Ouran High School Host Club TV anime, rolling out sequentially from October 24. The A Prize figure recreates an anime opening scene on a 20th anniversary logo base, the B Prize is the First Vase that brought Haruhi into the Host Club, and lower tiers run through towels, acrylic stands, and rubber charms.
The Horimiya 15th POP UP SHOP has announced a second round of goods: a trading clear card two-card set at 550 yen, a nine-sticker set at 1,300 yen, a multi case at 1,500 yen, and a cotton tote bag at 1,200 yen, all using newly drawn 15th-anniversary illustrations and strawberry motifs. The shop opens at Yurakucho Marui on Friday, December 4, 2026, the first of four venues, and will also carry items from the running Horimiya CAFE Katagiri High School Cultural Festival.
MoonRabbit Corporation has implemented a new long-range weapon, the Holy Sword, in its PC MMORPG Genshin Realm Echo of Cube. Players charge an Energy Blast gauge to strengthen its skills. A limited-time Halloween event runs alongside it: help the NPC Hello in Twilight Forest for furniture and titles, and a Super Giant Pumpkin appears daily between 22:30 and 23:00. A new Phantom God, Tempting Sloth Belphegor, is in the Rainbow Roulette.
Twin Engine announced on October 20 that the revival screenings of Chou Kaguya-hime! will close at all theaters on November 5, the same day the HELLO! MOVIE secondary audio commentary track ends. The film does not stop there. Second-run screenings begin November 6 at new theaters in the standard format, bringing back the "Fanatic Omatsuri Girl" cheering uchiwa fans as an admission bonus and playing the "Reply" music video after the feature. A one-week 4DX and ULTRA 4DX encore run also starts November 6 and ends November 12, with paper clips returning as the bonus and the "ray Chou Kaguya-hime! Version" music video attached. A reworked effects mix called "Gently Kind 4DX" will run at some theaters, with intense shaking suppressed for children and viewers prone to motion sickness. Before that, from October 23 to October 29, the sixth admission bonus is a set of six random "ray Chou Kaguya-hime! Version" scene photo postcards. Cumulative box office has passed 3.4 billion yen.
Nishinomiya Kita High School, the model for Haruhi Suzumiya's North High and Nagaru Tanigawa's alma mater, will hold its last open campus event on November 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with four pre-reserved timeslots for 250 guests each. All 1,000 tickets, priced at 1,000 yen, have sold. The event includes a campus tour of anime locations, an AR/VR experience, a student-planned activity, and a stamp rally.
Kobito Zukan is the next property in Bandai's CHOCOBOX shokugan line. The 14-piece box pairs a chocolate-coated biscuit with a ball-chain figure in an insect-cage-style case. The lineup runs ten types, one of them a secret, from Kakuremomojiri to Ichigokurenai, at about 40mm tall. Preorders open Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 13:00 on Premium Bandai at 5,390 yen, with shipping scheduled for April 2027. Boxes only, and duplicates are possible.
ANYCOLOR will begin selling a Halloween-themed merchandise lineup called Haunted School on October 20 at 18:00 JST through the Nijisanji Official Store in Japan and the NIJISANJI EN Official Store overseas. The lineup runs to nine product types built on newly shot visuals of eight livers: Ars Almal, Sakaki Nesu, Shiina Yuika, Sister Claire, Nagisa Trout, Hitohashi Ayato, Machita Chima and Fulgur Ovid. Prices range from 350 yen for a random photo-style card to 3,800 yen for a card case that includes a card. The rest of the catalog covers acrylic stands at 1,900 yen, tin badge sets at 1,500 yen, ribbon acrylic key holders at 1,300 yen, clear files with sticker sheets at 1,500 yen, aroma sprays at 2,500 yen and ghost mascots at 3,000 yen. The ninth type is a set of three costumes at 2,500 yen each for the Nijipapetto customization series. Shipping is scheduled to start in late October 2026.
WorldMap will publish Chocolate Parade, a roguelike action game from solo developer Browserland, on Steam on November 6, 2026. The price is 750 yen (tax included), or $4.99. Players roll sweets characters that carry heavy weapons, defeat enemies, collect coins and open present boxes to add allies, and build a parade that competes on the battlefield. The roster of sweets includes a waffle with a machine gun, a baumkuchen that fires a laser, a donut that bombs from the sky, a roll cake modeled on the Panjandrum, and a churros that pulls in coins. Enemies include a pencil-sharpener-shaped robot, a toaster on wheels, and a bathtub with a shower. Online co-op supports up to 3 players, and there is also 2-player offline co-op. The game takes part in Steam Next Fest from October 20 to 27, 2026, with a demo covering 4 stages and a play time of about 10 minutes or more. A 15 percent launch sale is planned for two weeks.
The TV anime Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club will begin airing January 10, 2027 on TOKYO MX and other channels. A livestream on October 18 revealed the group key visual and three new 106th class members: Maika Nishikiue voiced by Juria Hoshimiya, Aoi Reisawa voiced by Hana Asahi, and Mion Shirin voiced by Kanae Yuasa. Sublimation handles animation production, Sunrise planning, Go Kurosaki directs.
Kayac opened a Steam store page on October 19 for Chopstick Simulator, a physics game by Kei Furukawa. Players move beans from one bowl to another with keyboard-operated chopsticks, solo or in online co-op for up to 4 players. Bowls hold 50 to as many as 1000 beans. The page lists it as free-to-play. No release date is set.
The official website for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club television anime announced a January 10 premiere and a seven-episode run on Sunday, along with a new key visual. The episodes follow the 106th class between April and June of their school year. The anime airs first on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m., then on BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and Shizuoka Broadcasting System, with later starts on Hokkaido Broadcasting and Hokuriku Broadcasting. Gō Kurosaki directs at Sublimation, with Fumiaki Maruto on scripts.
FREEing's High School DxD HERO Rias Gremory Cat Suit Ver. 1/4 scale figure is up for preorder at AmiAmi at 39,600 yen with tax included, scheduled for release in April 2027. The figure stands about 440mm tall, is made of plastic, and comes with a dedicated base. The front zipper of the jet-black suit is open, exposing Rias's skin from abdomen to chest.
At Machi Asobi vol.31 in Tokushima on October 17, Anna Nagase and Studio Colorido animation producer Kazuma Momohara discussed Cho Kaguya-hime!. The Netflix film topped Netflix Japan's daily movie top 10 the day after its January debut, then opened in 19 theaters for a planned week in February and ran four months, ending in June. A special-format revival began September 18.
The official website for the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter trilogy began streaming a teaser for the third and final film on Saturday. The teaser gives the film a Japanese opening date of February 5, 2027, and features the theme song "Dreaming Free" performed by the cast as their characters. The first two films sent separate groups of club members out of Tokyo, to Okinawa in the first and to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe in the second. The final film returns the story to Tokyo. The trilogy follows the two television seasons and the Next Sky original video anime, and picks up after Isla returns to her home country, with the club invited to the School Idol GPX contest, where members compete as individuals through app-distributed performances. The first film opened in September 2024. The second opened in November 2025. Main cast and main staff return for the third film.
A Baki Dou collaboration with Crystal Gym, produced by comedian Noda Crystal, is running at popup locations at Tokyo Station and in Osaka until October 22. The three comedians Noda Crystal, Aoki Macho, and Shinya appear Baki-fied in illustrations drawn by TMS Entertainment alongside Baki Hanma, Jack Hammer, and Kaoru Hanayama. Goods include acrylic stands at 1,870 yen, big acrylic stands at 4,950 yen, trading cards, and a logo keyholder.
A website opened on Wednesday to announce a smartphone game for illustrator neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls project. NextNinja is developing JJK: Ju Heisogata Joshi Kosei Wordless Record, a casual idle RPG where players watch over the characters from a cat's perspective. Rie Takahashi plays Touka, Sayumi Suzushiro plays Kanade, and Yoshino Aoyama plays Honami. The project is also getting a television anime in 2027.
PANORA, MyDearest, STYLY and Hashilus will run a joint booth, Cutting-Edge! XR Hiroba in Machi★Asobi, on October 17-18 at Amico in Tokushima. The booth is free and includes STYLY's location-based entertainment content, Hashilus's Hello! PokoPii! XR experience, a tutorial area for the Chou Kaguya-hime! Tsukuyomi Thanksgiving Festival world in VRChat, and MyDearest's The Exit 8 VR and Crowbar Climber.
NextNinja announced on October 14, 2026 that it will release the smartphone game JJK: Heavy-Armed High School Girls Wordless Record, an idle RPG based on illustrator neco's Heavy-Armed High School Girls illustration series. Pre-registration has opened on the official X account, YouTube channel, and website, completed by following, subscribing, and registering an email address. Pre-registration rewards will be announced later. Players watch over the girls from a cat's perspective, called the Principal in the game, and experience their battles and daily life. The game includes an ASMR feature and voice content. The protagonist Toka is voiced by Rie Takahashi, Kanade by Saya Aizawa, and Honami by Yoshino Aoyama. Each is a first-year student in the Ueno Sector's Going-Home Club. A follow-and-repost campaign on the official X runs until October 26, 2026, with three winners receiving colored paper signed by Rie Takahashi. The game supports iOS and Android.
The official team announced on October 14 that the online RPG Chocotto Land and Chocotto Land SP will end service at 22:00 on March 29, 2027. Sales of Choco Points, SP-Exclusive Choco Po, and some products stopped at 10:30 on October 14. Refund applications for unused points open when service ends. A memorial site and memorial app are in preparation.
Cho Kaguya-hime!, the Netflix animated film directed by Kiyotaka Yamashita, is streaming only on Netflix, where it began streaming on January 22, 2026. None of the major Japanese services surveyed, including DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, Lemino, d Anime Store, Hulu, Disney+, ABEMA, FOD, TELASA and TVer, carry it. TSUTAYA DISCAS offers the film as a DVD home-delivery rental.
The Volcancer & Kamen Rider Scissors Option Parts Set from BANDAI SPIRITS' S.H.Figuarts (Shinkocchou Seihou) line is accepting applications for a second lottery sale on Premium Bandai through 23:00 on November 29, 2026. The set pairs Kamen Rider Scissors' Contract Monster with a Cracked Card Deck, a cracked-mirror base and support pillar, and ships in May 2027 at 13,200 yen.
F:NEX, the hobby brand run by FuRyu, is taking pre-orders for a 1/7 scale Nachoneko Birthday ver. figure based on an original illustration by Natsuki Amashiro and produced under her supervision. The pre-order window runs to December 4, 2026, at 29,975 yen with tax. Delivery is scheduled for June 2027. Hennyano motifs are tucked into the hairpins, slippers, and a front-facing pocket.
Eric Barone described Haunted Chocolatier as a town game that leans more toward an action RPG, in an interview with GQ. He said the focus is on adventure, collecting equipment, and strengthening characters, with monster combat and boss battles. Barone framed it as a game for people who got hooked on mine exploration and conquering in Stardew Valley.
Six titles are joined in a 2026 fall anime feature, among them the magical suspense series Magical Girl Raising Project restart, adapted from Asari Endo's light novels and animated by SynergySP; an esper comedy, Choujun! Choujou Senpai; and a second season of the Pierrot magical girl work Magical Sisters LuluttoLily. The feature also lists Yuru Yuru Zukan, Chokotto Yabasity, and Rakuraku Hanten. Hiroyuki Hashimoto directs the Raising Project restart adaptation.
Furyu's high-quality hobby brand F:NEX is producing a Nachoneko Birthday ver. 1/7 scale figure, scheduled for release in June 2027 at the FURYU HOBBY MALL and other locations. It is based on an original illustration by Natsuki Amashiro, supervised by Nachoneko, sculpted by Moineau and painted by Hinokiya, priced at 29,975 yen. Furyu is also holding a giveaway of five autographed colored papers by Amashiro for purchasers from FURYU HOBBY MALL.
The full trailer and main poster for 'Cho Uchu Keiji Gavan Infinity VS Laya' have been released. Gavan Eternity, previously kept secret, is worn by Taito Gado (played by Takahiro Fujimoto), who was supposed to have died in the line of duty in the TV series. The theme song 'Feeling your Dream,' written by the five-member group 7ORDER, is unveiled. The film screens for a limited time from Friday, December 11 at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters.
Romankey's UMS004 Super-Posable Female Body Mia Brown Skin Ver. is a 1/12 scale action figure standing about 158mm tall, made from PVC, POM, PC and ABS. It ships with a figure body, a long neck part, three sets of foot parts, interchangeable lower-limb and hand parts, a bodysuit and a stand. It is priced at 8,800 yen with tax and is scheduled for release in November 2026, handled only by AmiAmi.
KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO announced on October 9 that virtual singer Isekaijoucho will hold her 4th one-man live, "Anima IV," on March 24 and March 25, 2027 at Yokohama BUNTAI in Kanagawa Prefecture. Doors open at 18:00 with a 19:00 start on March 24, and at 17:30 with an 18:30 start on March 25. The March 25 performance is also scheduled to be streamed, with details to be announced later. Venue tickets open to fan club members through a lottery advance for "1209Carat." from 21:00 on October 9 through 23:59 on October 18. The two-day run follows "Anima III," held in August 2024 at Pacifico Yokohama National Grand Hall, which the source describes as her first one-man live with an audience and a sellout.
Baroque Decay's horror RPG Catechesis will release for PC in summer 2027, the studio said. The game was announced in 2013 as its first title before development was suspended when the project grew too large. A demo went out in June 2026 and holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, with 99% of more than 700 user reviews positive. The demo has been updated with a baseball minigame, a study minigame, and leaderboards.
An addon called Red Flowers has been released for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly, the standalone mod built on the Monolith 64-bit engine. Made by VAsgen, it turns an inaccessible corner of the Cordon into a field of poppies modeled after the Poppy Field in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and adds two questlines with their own rewards and consequences.
Figures of Kaguya, Sakiyori Iroha, and Tsukimi Yachiyo from the film Choukaguya-hime! are available for preorder on AmiAmi. The Collab Live Ver. figures recreate the scene performing the in-film song Ex-Otogibanashi. Wonderful Works is developing the non-scale painted figures, each with a dedicated base and a head height of about 170mm. Each costs 6,600 yen including tax, with release scheduled for April 2027.
Tamashii Web has opened preorders for the DX Chogokin VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Maximilian Jenius's Unit) from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, priced at 36,300 yen including tax with shipping separate and shipment scheduled for March 2027. The figure transforms between Fighter, Battroid, and Gerwalk with or without the Super Pack, and includes reaction missiles under the wings, TV-style arm missile launchers, round hand parts, and a reconfigurable stand.
A collaboration project between Hoshimachi Suisei and Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, titled 'KABUKICHO STELLAR TOWER', will run from October 23 to November 8, 2026, alongside the release of the Halloween-themed song 'Zombie Zombie Zombie'. The event includes original goods at 3F namco TOKYO, themed food and drinks at four venues, original in-building decorations, in-building BGM, and a DJ event, 'MIDNIGHT STELLAR supported by GOLD DISC'.
BANDAI SPIRITS announced new Macross products. From Macross Delta, the Chuck Mustang and Arad Melders versions of the VF-31AX Kairos Plus are confirmed for release in the DX Chogokin line, which features internal mechanical reproduction and sound gimmicks. A Hayate Immelman version is in planning as a Macross Delta 10th anniversary edition. From Macross Frontier, a new completed VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie line was announced.
Stella Music Inc. opened the official website for Glitch Echo NEO, the third project in its music VTuber brand Glitch Echo, on October 8, 2026. The unit has three members: Iris, Yuri, and Aster. The concept is song, cyber city, and noise. In the setting, three singers born from a system bug clash with assassins sent to purge them, in a city called NEO where souls are digitally managed and emotions are traded through AI patches. Aster handles missions flawlessly and both of his eyes are android. Yuri is bright, gets along with anyone, and has an android prosthetic leg. Iris speaks little but trusts Yuri and Aster. On the website, visitors can read the concept, the worldview, and each member's profile. Songs, music videos, and streaming schedules are scheduled to be updated sequentially. Stella Music is a music entertainment company based in Shibuya, Tokyo, led by representative director Mizuki Ohara.
Manga Up! Global added five manga over the past two weeks, with release dates spanning September 30 to October 8. The batch includes Siketainu's magical girl comedy Magical Girl Recruiter Puicho!, the café romance Bitter Knight in My Sweet Café, Ann Siranui's VAMPXIA, the romantic comedy 100 Things the Sheltered Lady and This Commoner Want to Do, and Renjuro Kindaichi's zombie anthology We Are All D***.
Contents Like LLC says its chopstick-making experience facility Chopsticks Studio Shibuya passed 3,000 cumulative participants roughly two months after opening on August 1, 2026. The venue sits a seven-minute walk from Shibuya Station, seats up to 44 people at once, and runs in multiple languages. It holds 4.9 on Klook and GetYourGuide and 5.0 on Google reviews. Basic admission is 2,800 yen, premium 5,000 yen.
Voice actress Aya Hirano posted photos on X of the Haruhi Suzumiya voice cast gathered for a joint birthday party. Hirano wrote that Haruhi, Kyon, the younger sister, and Taniguchi were all born in October, so Yuki, Mikuru, Koizumi, and Kunikida celebrated for them. She added that the five had gathered often this year with the 20th anniversary, and that eating a meal with this group meant 20 years had passed.
The miffy style POP UP SHOP in Yurakucho runs from October 2 to October 19, 2026 at Yurakucho Marui 1F Calendarium, with limited items including the Retro Check Miffy Plush and Denim Jacket Miffy Plush. Shoppers spending 11,000 yen or more receive a tote bag. Kiddy Land also brings the shop to Osaka Umeda from October 31 and Sapporo Apia from November 6.
The 2027 One Piece edition of the Hobonichi Techo goes on sale October 1, 2026 at the Hobonichi Online Store and other retailers, the fifth year of the collaboration between One Piece magazine and Hobonichi. The lineup has 14 items, including A6 and A5 planner covers, the hardcover HON, the weekly weeks planner, and new stationery and goods. Daily pages carry quotes from volumes 1 through 113.
The TV anime Choujun! Choujou Senpai will begin airing October 6, 2026, in the Ka Anibaru!! slot on Kansai TV and Fuji TV's national network. M!LK performs the opening theme Zattsu! Choujou and Shifuku Poncho performs the ending theme Mata Ashita. A second main promotional video using the opening song and new scene photos is out. Alvo Animation handles production under director Yamamoto Jun'ichi.
Premium Bandai begins accepting preorders for "30MP Rei Ayanami (Uniform Ver.)" on October 5 at 12:00. The 30 MINUTES PREFERENCE kit from "Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition" adds two new facial expression parts over the Plug Suit version, a sitting pose, and newly sculpted uniform parts with a soft-material skirt detailed down to the wrinkles. It ships in January 2027 for 4,620 yen.
Premium Bandai opens reservations on October 2 at 16:00 for the DX Chogokin VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Maximilian Jenius Machine). The Super Dimension Fortress Macross figure is about 300mm long in Fighter mode, made of ABS, die-cast and PVC, and priced at 36,300 yen including tax. It includes super parts specific to Max's machine, reaction missiles under the wings, three interchangeable wrist parts per side, a gunpod set, a pilot figure and a stand. Shipment is scheduled for March 2027.
Bandai Namco is discounting SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada across platforms as the game heads toward the end of its online service. The PS5 version is 772 yen, 87 percent off, through October 7, 2026. On Steam the PC version is 2,079 yen. The Xbox Series X|S version is 594 yen for Game Pass subscribers. Owners will get the offline version at no extra cost.
Bandai Spirits has published the full prize lineup for the Ichiban Kuji Ouran High School Host Club 20th Anniversary lottery, which goes on sale starting October 24. The A Prize is a figure recreating an anime opening scene on a 20th anniversary logo base. Lower tiers include a small Vase of Beginnings, a Memorial Plate, Chokonokko figures of the seven Host Club members, towels, acrylic stands, a clear file and sticker set, and telop rubber charms.