1h ago
DAISO's trading card game Mushijinji gets its 8th booster pack, Fumetsu no Senjin, in mid-September 2026. The set holds 64 new cards, including 46 insect species, with cards grouped by color (red, blue, green, colorless) according to diet, opening new deck-building strategies. Four LR (Legend Rare) cards were revealed. Packs cost 110 yen and hold five random cards. Since the game launched in November 2022, boosters one through seven have sold over 19 million sets, and official tournaments run more than 600 times a month nationwide.
6d ago
Cinema Today introduces the main cast for Bayside Shakedown N.E.W. Escape Through the Metropolis!, the new film in the series. Yuji Oda reprises his role as Shunsaku Aoshima, now assigned to the First Investigative Division. The story follows Aoshima as a kidnapping case and a virus threat escalate.
Aug 7
Amazon Prime Video announced its August 2026 streaming lineup on July 31. New additions include the film Ready Player One, four Odoru Daisousasen theatrical films, the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series and movies, and both Naruto anime series. The full list spans Japanese and international films, dramas, anime, and variety content.
Jul 17
Ten works from the Odoru Daisousasen franchise are being released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray, with AI-based noise reduction applied to all masters. Six films arrive on August 26, while the TV series and three specials debut on Blu-ray for the first time in September. The releases coincide with the new film opening September 18.