The manga series CITY, created by Keiichi Arawi, is referenced indirectly through Arawi's involvement in a government anti-piracy card game. No new chapters, volumes, or adaptations have been announced.
Keiichi Arawi, the creator of CITY, has been active in a non-series project. The Agency for Cultural Affairs released a free-to-print card game called HIT PLAN in May 2026, featuring illustrations by Arawi. The game is designed to teach anti-piracy measures, with players acting as producers developing intellectual property while fending off criminal organizations. The game design was handled by Seiji Kanai, known for Love Letter.
The only other recent mention of Arawi's work comes from a Yen Press licensing announcement in May 2026. The publisher listed 17 manga and light novel licenses for November 2026, but CITY was not among them. The batch included works by other creators, such as Ryōko Kui and Kumo Kagyu, but no new CITY content was announced.
As of the most recent stories, CITY remains a completed series with no new developments. The only connection to the series is through Arawi's role as its creator, which is noted in the context of his work on the HIT PLAN card game. No further updates about the series itself have been reported.
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The Epic Games Store is offering River City Girls 2 and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream for free until July 9. The two games can be claimed from July 2 and kept permanently. River City Girls 2 is a co-op action belt-scroll game, while I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure based on Harlan Ellison's story.
NC's development studio BigFire Games opened the Steam store page for its upcoming open-world cinematic third-person shooter CINDER CITY on July 1, 2026. The game is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul destroyed by mutants and criminal organizations. Players take the role of super soldiers called Cinder Knights, each with different abilities, and fight to reclaim the ruined city. The story follows protagonist Seven on a mission to rescue his daughter Joy. A new Developer Preview video was released alongside the store page, featuring lead concept artist Samuel King and project manager GH Shin showing actual gameplay footage. The video highlights the ruined Seoul setting, story-driven missions, and open-world-based PvE multiplayer. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and centers on large-scale cooperative PvE content where players team up to face enemies including the Hive groups, mutants, and enemy forces. Players can use tactical gear such as drones and stealth equipment, as well as vehicles like motorcycles, power loaders, and aircraft. Content includes story missions, side missions, dynamic events, field bosses, instance dungeons, and massive field raids. The official website was also revamped, and an official Discord server launched. Wishlist registration is now open on Steam, with a release scheduled soon.
SNK announced on June 29 that Kenshiro, voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, is now available as a Season 2 DLC character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The collaboration character from Fist of the North Star brings fast, heavy strikes and pressure point attacks. SNK also confirmed Season 3 will begin in July 2026.
SNK announced the SWC 2026 Finals will take place November 27-29 in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of DreamHack Stockholm 2026. The tournament covers five SNK fighting game titles with a combined $4.2 million prize pool across qualifiers and finals. A regional league for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was also announced.
A play report of Copa City, a management sim from Triple Espresso and Shochiku Games for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, describes a game focused on hosting football matches by managing city infrastructure, fan zones, and stadium upkeep rather than coaching or playing.
Rockstar Games opened pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25, ahead of its November 19 release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Ultimate Edition, priced at 12,280 yen in Japan, includes a weapon called the Hawk and Little Morgan Revolver, described as a classic Vice City style item obtained from the Vercetti Mansion. The name references Tommy Vercetti, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the design resembles the scoped revolver Equalizer from that game. Other nods to Vice City include tropical weapon skins inspired by Tommy Vercetti's shirt and a Sea Sparrow helicopter appearing in the package art. A number inscribed on the revolver matches the North American release dates of Vice City and Vice City Stories. The Ultimate Edition also adds exclusive tuning shops, barbershops, and tattoo shops on the map, which sparked debate among players about whether those facilities are limited to the premium edition. The standard edition costs 9,800 yen. Both editions include a one-month GTA+ trial and the Vintage Vice City Pack as a pre-order bonus. No PC version has been announced.
SNK released a character trailer for Kenshiro, a collaboration DLC character from Fist of the North Star joining Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Kenshiro is the final Season Pass 2 fighter, scheduled for a June 2026 release. The trailer shows his Hokuto Shinken moves, including pressure point strikes that cause state changes and combo opportunities. Kenshiro's story content will also be added to the game's EOST Mode and Arcade Mode. In EOST Mode, he wakes up in South Town and chases a mysterious miasma. In Arcade Mode, he finds himself in a modern city ruled by Krauser and teams up with Terry, Hokutomaru, and Hotaru to fight him. A playable demo of Kenshiro will be available at the SNK booth during Evo 2026 in Las Vegas from June 26 to 28. The Japanese voice actor is Shunsuke Takeuchi, and the English voice actor is Clayton Alexander. SNK also announced a mid-year sale on the game's digital editions, with the Legend Edition at 40% off and the Standard Edition at 25% off.
Publisher 505 Games and developer INGAME STUDIOS released the largest update to date for 'CRIME BOSS: ROCKAY CITY' on June 19. Update #21 adds a new Story Mode with two missions, including an alien-themed level. A 90% off Steam sale brings the game to 230 yen until June 26.
Sega released the package version of Little Kitty, Big City for Switch on June 18, 2026, priced at 3,980 yen. The game, developed by Double Dagger Studio, is a casual adventure where players control a black cat exploring an open-world city. The download version has been available since May 2024.
Shochiku Games released Triple Espresso's football event management sim Copa City for PlayStation 5 on June 16, 2026. Players act as match organizers, handling stadium logistics, security, and fan zones. The game includes real clubs like Arsenal and Bayern Munich and real cities. It won the sports category at Steam Next Fest in February 2026.
Forward Development has launched early access for the open-world driving simulator City Car Driving 2.0 on Steam. The game emphasizes strict adherence to traffic laws, realistic AI behavior, and dynamic weather. It costs 3,850 yen, with early access planned for 1-2 years to expand maps, modes, and vehicles.
City Connection announced it will exhibit the PC version of Culdcept The First at Steam Next Fest and released a demo update. The revival of the 1997 Sega Saturn game adds features like Rewind, Quick Save & Load, Bonus Pack, and Hand Display. The demo update adds volume adjustment and button display switching.
SNK posted a mysterious video on June 16 showing a gold-armored figure, with a copyright notice listing companies involved in the 1994 Fatal Fury anime film. Fans speculate the character Laocorn Gaodamus from that film may join the game. Director Masami Obari responded with a quote hinting at a storm.
Polyperfect released a making-of video for Zlin City: Arch Moderna, a miniature city-building game modeled after the Czech city of Zlín. The game blends peaceful building with classic city-building elements, uses scanned real miniatures, and is set in a 1920s-1930s-inspired world. It is scheduled for release on PC via Steam, with an alpha version available for Patreon supporters.
The weekly column "This Week's Motivation" highlights two notable titles launching June 15-21, 2026: Square Enix's HD-2D action RPG Adventurer Elliot's Millennium Story and the soccer management sim Copa City. The RPG arrives June 18 on consoles and June 19 on Steam, while Copa City launches June 17 across multiple platforms.
Game Spark's weekly roundup for June 14-20, 2026, lists notable new game releases across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch. Highlights include The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on June 18-19, Pokemon Champions on June 17, and EA Sports UFC 6 on June 20.
Disney and Pixar announced Nero of the Water City, a new animated feature set in Venice, Italy, about a black cat named Nero. The film is directed by Enrico Casarosa, who directed Luca, and blends hand-drawn painting with 3DCG. It is the studio's first animated feature with a cat protagonist. A teaser poster and trailer were released alongside the announcement.
SNK released an animated video for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, teasing a new character. Masami Ōbari directed, storyboarded, served as chief animation director, and acted as creative producer. Studio G-1 Neo produced the animation with Asahi Production. The video arrives as the game nears its first anniversary.
SNK released a mystery video on June 8 for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves showing a muscular boxer with Native American-style design. Fans on social media widely speculate the character is Rick Stroud, who last appeared in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers 28 years ago. The video does not confirm the character, but the buzz suggests an announcement may follow.
Publisher Fellow Traveller announced the new RPG 'Signet City' during the PC Gaming Show 2026 broadcast on June 8. The game is being developed by Jump Over the Age, the solo studio of Gareth Damian Martin, creator of the acclaimed 'Citizen Sleeper' series. 'Signet City' is a first-person 'fungalpunk' RPG set in a monochrome world inspired by 1980s Britain and industrial cities in northern England. Players take on the role of a fungal parasite that infects humans, navigating a city on the brink of collapse due to rising water levels, strange technology, and radical ideas. The game uses a tabletop RPG-inspired system where dice rolls determine action outcomes, and the host's emotions affect success rates. Players can acquire skills and abilities, guide their hosts, and interact with their friends and rivals while managing resources. The Steam store page is live, and the game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and GOG.com.
Frogwares announced that The Sinking City 2 will release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 18, 2026. A Steam demo is available now. The survival horror TPS is set in 1920s New England, where the player explores a flooded city and fights alien horrors after losing their soul and lover to a failed ritual.
Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo, held on June 6, 2026, featured a wide array of new figure prototypes and painted samples from Good Smile Company. The event included first-time exhibitions of polyester and polyurethane figures from 'New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt,' a color sample of Cutie Honey from 'Cutie Honey Nova,' and figures from 'City the Animation' featuring Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako. In the game titles category, new items included a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, painted samples of Tidus and Yuna from 'Final Fantasy X,' and figures from 'Fate/Grand Order,' 'Steins;Gate,' and 'Bunny Garden 2.' The social game edition showcased numerous figures from 'Azur Lane,' including Howden Leeuw, New Jersey, Taihou, and Mogador, as well as items from 'Uma Musume: Pretty Derby' and 'Fate/Grand Order.' The event also displayed 'POP UP PARADE BEACH QUEENS' figures of Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from 'Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition' and a prototype from 'Mononoke the Movie: The Medicine Seller.'
A City Hunter pop-up store called "CITY HUNTER POP UP STORE -Midnight Rendezvous-" will run from June 20 to July 20, 2026, on the 5th floor of Hands Omiya Store. The event, organized by Hakaba no Garou, features original apparel and goods themed around 80s Shinjuku nightlife, including T-shirts, hoodies, sunglasses, and neon signs.
City Connection released the R-9Aix Extra Arrow DLC for FZ: Formation Z on PS5 today, with PC and Xbox Series X|S versions arriving later tonight. The aircraft, inspired by the R-TYPE series' R-9 ship, transforms into a robot and carries signature weapons like missiles, lasers, and the Force. The DLC costs 550 yen and matches the pre-order bonus from the limited physical edition.
Vivion announced on June 1 the launch of a new virtual creator community called VHS City (Vtuber High School City), built around the concept of making virtual content a part of daily life. The community aims to gather productions and independent creators under a single city-like framework, enabling cross-group collaborations. Two existing vivion-operated VTuber groups are rebranding to fit the new setting: Vebop Project becomes Bebop High School, and Goraku becomes Goraku-gumi. Independent VTuber Nora Juino has also joined as a partner creator, receiving support from vivion for her individual activities while continuing to operate independently. Alongside the announcement, vivion opened an official YouTube channel and X account for VHS City, which will begin posting official clip compilations and original content starting June 2. Vivion business manager Yusuke Ubara said the community aims to bring together expressions that have not met before, creating new entertainment that enriches users' daily lives.
CITY: The Animation concluded its 13-episode run with a finale that doubles the usual cut count and ends with a fully original musical number. The series, directed by Taichi Ishidate and based on Keiichi Arawi's manga, was produced by Kyoto Animation over an extended period. The finale was directed by Ishidate and Takuya Yamamura, with three animation supervisors including Tamami Tokuyama, Kayo Hikiyama, and Nobuaki Maruki. The production's philosophy rejected digital effects in favor of hand-drawn animation, background art, and effects, aiming to retrain younger animators in skills that had become less common. Arawi wrote all production credits by hand and was deeply involved in the adaptation, including selecting classical music pieces for episode 12. The Sakuga Blog's analysis describes the series as a milestone for the studio, comparable to Liz and the Blue Bird, but notes that its resource-intensive approach is unlikely to be repeated. Kyoto Animation is expected to announce a new project at an upcoming event, with speculation pointing toward a long-promised adaptation of the novel 20th Century Electricity Catalog.
Noel Berry, co-developer of the acclaimed platformer Celeste, and his brother Liam Berry have unveiled their next project: City of None, a 2D exploration-focused action platformer. The game was shown in a playable demo at BitSummit PUNCH, a major indie game festival held in Kyoto from May 22 to 24, 2026. In City of None, players control a wooden doll inhabited by collected souls, navigating a decaying underground city. The demo featured platforming and puzzle-solving with a sword weapon, but no direct combat against enemies. Berry told Game Spark that the game prioritizes exploration and atmosphere over the pure platforming of Celeste, though it retains precise movement controls. The title was nominated for the Vermillion Gate Award's grand prize at the festival. City of None is scheduled for a 2027 release on PC via Steam.
Disc 2 Games, a New Zealand studio supported by Black Salt Games (DREDGE), showed the simulation RPG Canvas City at BitSummit PUNCH. Players control a skate team called the Roller Bakers, using tricks to gain resources and painting graffiti to claim territory. The game is heavily influenced by Jet Set Radio. A Steam demo is planned.
Simplicity Games and PlayWay S.A. released the comedic car repair simulation game 'Cheap Car Repair' on PC via Steam on May 28, 2026. Developed by Polish studio Little Dog Games, the title is set in the Polish countryside of the 1990s. Players run a small auto repair shop with limited resources, fixing cars using improvised and often questionable methods. Repairs can include filling dents with putty, using stockings as fan belts, diluting gasoline with water, or installing a stolen water valve as a steering wheel. The game also features an open world where players can explore the village, take on side quests, and interact with neighbors. Since launch, the game has received a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam, with 91% of 202 user reviews positive at the time of reporting. Concurrent player numbers peaked at over 5,200. About half of the reviews are from Polish users, many of whom praised the game for evoking nostalgia for their homeland. A release sale offers a 25% discount until June 12, bringing the price to 1,875 yen.
City Connection announced on May 29 that a compilation of two Cave-developed bullet hell shooters, Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted, will launch on October 1 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PC via Steam. The package version costs 6,490 yen, and the download version costs 5,390 yen. The set includes the original arcade versions of Muchimuchi Pork! (2007) and Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara (2006), plus a total of 11 game modes across both titles. New arrange modes, high-difficulty modes, and practice modes are included. The compilation adds online rankings, replay saving, and newly arranged BGM by Daisuke Matsumoto, Yosuke Yasui, Hagane, and Sean Bialo. Players can switch between original and arranged soundtracks at any time. First-print copies of the package version come with a soundtrack CD and a guidebook. Pre-orders are open now, and the first public gameplay will be shown at the Shu-Daisai streaming event on May 30.
Former Japan national soccer player Hisato Sato attended a playtest event for the simulation game Copa City, set to launch June 17, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Sato shared impressions of the game, which tasks players with managing a city and stadium to run soccer matches, and discussed potential future additions like J.League clubs.
Publisher Kwalee and developer Galaxy Grove released the voxel-style city-building game 'Town to City' out of early access on Steam on May 26, 2026. The game is set in a 19th-century Mediterranean town and allows players to build freely without a grid system. As of May 27, it holds an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam, with 97% of over 5,300 reviews recommending it. The full release adds tourism mechanics, new quests and jobs, improved animations, and quality-of-life fixes. The base price is 3,250 yen, with a 10% launch discount running until June 8 that brings it to 2,925 yen. Several discounted bundles with other games are also available. The developers have published a roadmap for future updates, with controller support expected in fall 2026. The soundtrack is composed by Paul Aubry.
Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has released a free-to-print card game called HIT PLAN, designed to teach anti-piracy measures through gameplay. The game features illustrations by Keiichi Arawi, creator of Nichijou and CITY, and game design by Seiji Kanai of Love Letter fame. Players act as producers developing IP while fending off criminal organizations.
Yen Press announced on May 15 that it has licensed 11 manga and six light novel series for release in November 2026. The manga slate includes "Moscow 2160," a near-future story by Kumo Kagyu with art by Kōtarō Sekine; "Love at the City's Edge on a Moonlit Night" by Sakuhiro, about an onmyoji and a demon; "Terrarium in a Drawer," a collection of 33 short stories by Ryōko Kui of "Delicious in Dungeon" fame; "He Was My Brother" by Minoru Matsuda; "egg: I'm Your Child" by Sino Torino; "After-School Duty" by Meiji and Gakuto Coda; "Contract Sisters" by Hijiki; "Izumi and the Dragon Encyclopedia" by Nagimiso; "My Girlfriend Is a Colossal Cutie" by sanorin; "Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Dragon Is the Bride" by Hyōgo Amagasa and sugino; and "Witch and Hound" by Rainy Kamitsuki and Minori Tsukahara. The light novel licenses are "Argonaut: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Tales of Heroes" by Fujino Ōmori; "The Story of the Moon Waiting for the Evening" by Akumi Agitogi; "Valkyrie Bullet" by Yomu Mishima; "On the Way Home After Defeating the Demon King" by Ichiro Sakaki; "Rise of the Lowborn" by Kosaka Hanane; and "The Demon King Seems to Have Infiltrated the Hero's Party" by Kamaseinuesu. Yen Press also plans an audiobook for Keiichi Hikami's "Elden Ring"-themed novel "See You at That Site of Grace After Work."