DRE Box is a new collaborative comic label from Manga Box and Drecom, launched on June 6, 2026, specializing in isekai and fantasy manga adaptations of Drecom's light novel IP.
Manga Box and Drecom launched DRE Box on June 6, 2026, as a joint comic label focused on isekai and fantasy works. The label will release a new series monthly for four consecutive months starting from its launch date, adapting light novels from Drecom's DRE Novels imprint into manga serialized on Manga Box's platforms. This formalizes a pipeline between Drecom's light novel IP and Manga Box's digital distribution, aiming to compete more aggressively in the high-demand isekai fantasy segment.
The launch follows Drecom's broader expansion into indie game support through Drecom Creators Studio, announced in May 2026. That studio has already announced its first four support titles: TIMEMOON, Quiet Express Room 909, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. Drecom has also recently denied reports that Atari acquired the trademark rights to the Wizardry IP, stating it has no intention of selling the Wizardry trademark rights and will continue to hold the domestic and international trademark rights for the game series.
DRE Box represents Drecom's continued diversification beyond its core game development business, leveraging its existing light novel catalog through a partnership with Manga Box's established digital manga platform. The label's output is currently limited to the four announced titles scheduled for monthly release starting June 6, 2026.
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Publisher Secret Mode and developer Odd Dreams Digital announced that the chimera evolution roguelite Everything Is Crab has sold 500,000 copies approximately one month after its May 8 release on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game previously sold over 200,000 copies in its first three days. The developer shared a message of gratitude and is preparing a large-scale update for the end of June.
A design manhole featuring Takamatsu Tomori from BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! will be installed near Ikebukuro Station from late June to mid-July. Bushiroad donated the manhole to Toshima Ward. Voice actress Hina Youmiya attended the donation ceremony on June 10 and said she hopes it becomes a new bridge for fans.
ModRetro, led by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, will release the ModRetro M64, a Nintendo 64 compatible console using an AMD FPGA, overseas on July 28, 2026. The console plays original cartridges without dumping, and the company states no copyright or patent issues exist. A live demo was shown at AMD's COMPUTEX 2026 booth.
Japanese video game developer Drecom partnered with Manga Box to launch a new manga label called Dre Box, focusing on fantasy and isekai stories. The label will adapt Drecom's original novels into manga, with four launch titles set to run on the Manga Box platform starting in June through September.
Annapurna Interactive released a new gameplay trailer for Demi and the Fractured Dream, a 3D action-adventure game from Yarn Owl Studios. The game is set in the world of Somnus, where protagonist Demi must defeat three giant beasts. A playable demo is now on Steam.
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Cozy Lives revealed Dressmaker, a craft simulation game about running a tailoring shop and making vintage-style clothing, for a September 2026 release on Steam. A trailer accompanied the announcement. Players choose fabrics, adjust patterns, sew on a vintage machine, and decorate garments to fulfill orders from townspeople.
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Indie developers Joe Fender and Andrew Fender, along with publisher Future Friends Games, announced the cooperative climbing game Sunset Summit during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam within the year, and a demo featuring the first map, Elder Rock Mountain, is available now. Sunset Summit supports one to eight players who take on the role of elderly mountaineers aiming to reach the summit of floating islands before sunset. Players use tools such as pickaxes, ropes, and item delivery drones to climb, while managing stamina and checkpoints. Power-ups like Butter Candy, Sparkling Mushroom, and Beans provide temporary boosts. The game includes proximity voice chat and walkie-talkies for communication. Character customization is available, with eight elderly characters to choose from, including a former tax fraud investigator and a washed-up country musician. The full version will include four maps, each with four routes. The Fender brothers previously developed the cooperative horror game DEVOUR, which sold over seven million copies.
Publisher Free Lives and developer Cozy Lives announced 'Dressmaker', a crafting game where players work as a tailor, for Steam release in September 2026. A trailer showing the release window was also released. Players select fabric, cut, sew, and decorate outfits to fulfill customer orders or create original designs.
A limited-time pop-up shop, KyarAON! Mini Branch in Yokohama, opened at the Volks Yokohama Showroom on June 6, offering advance sales of newly drawn goods from 11 popular anime and game series including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and My Dress-Up Darling Season 2. The event runs through June 14.
Thatgamecompany announced a new content update for Sky: Children of the Light titled Dear Van Gogh, launching July 17 across all platforms. The experience lets players travel through 3D recreations of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and explore his life, struggles, and relationships. Central to the content are the letters exchanged between van Gogh and his brother Theo, which reveal the conflicts van Gogh faced and Theo's support. The update also focuses on Theo's wife, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, and her role in promoting van Gogh's work after his death. Some of van Gogh's representative works are recreated as explorable 3D spaces, with the bold brushstrokes and colors of Post-Impressionism. The content runs until October 2. Sky: Children of the Light is a free-to-play social adventure from the developers of Journey, available on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and PC via Steam. The announcement was made during the Future Games Show: Summer Showcase 2026 on June 7.
Manga Box and Drecom have launched a new collaborative comic label called DRE Box, specializing in isekai and fantasy works. The label will release a new series monthly for four consecutive months starting June 6, 2026, adapting light novels from Drecom's DRE Novels imprint into manga serialized on Manga Box's platforms.
Ukrainian indie studio Podoba Interactive released 'Dread Fields' on Steam on May 29. The first-person folk horror game, set on a remote farm, has earned a 'Very Positive' rating with 98% of 148 reviews positive. Players perform farm chores while uncovering unsettling secrets about the previous owner. The game supports Japanese and is currently 15% off at 849 yen until June 5.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a new lineup for the PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog during the June 3 State of Play broadcast. The rhythm action game Gitaroo Man, originally released for the PS2 in 2001 and known for character designs by illustrator 326, will join the catalog in June. July will bring the third-person shooter Psi-Ops: Psychic Operation (also referred to as Psi-Ops: The Mind Gate Conspiracy) and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, according to different sources. August will see the addition of New Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, the fourth entry in the Onimusha series starring Hideyasu Yuki. The open-world survival game RuneScape: DragonWilds is also scheduled for a day-one release in the Game Catalog in fall 2026. All Classics Catalog titles were originally released for the PlayStation 2.
Imagineer announced it will release syn Sophia's life simulation game Magical Craft: My Enchanted Dress Shop in the West for Nintendo Switch on October 2. The game, which debuted in Japan in November, lets players create dresses, gather materials, and chat with villagers in a village called Fleune.
Thatgamecompany announced on June 2 that the second official art book for Sky: Children of the Light, titled Sky Official Art Book "Gratitude to Nesting (2019-2024)," will be released in summer 2026. Pre-orders opened at 10:00 AM on June 2 on the official thatskyshop website at a price of 14,920 yen including tax. The 245-page book is co-authored by narrative writer Jennie Kong and visual development lead Yuichiro Tanabe. It includes numerous previously unpublished artworks and production materials covering the first five years after the game's launch. Chapters detail the project's starting point, creative process, production challenges, and unexpected discoveries by the development team. The book also covers the production of seasonal events including the collaboration with vocalist AURORA, the season inspired by The Little Prince, and the Season of Prophecy. Each copy includes a special STAR chip that, when scanned with compatible iPhone or Android devices, unlocks in-game book accessories and additional content. The book can also be placed in areas of the eight in-game seasons held from 2019 to 2024 to view concept art and hear audio commentary from artists.
CyberAgent is releasing a snack product tied to hololive's first smartphone game, hololive Dreams. The snack comes in three volumes, each containing original stickers of the talents in their live costumes. Over 50 hololive talents are featured across the three volumes. The snacks go on sale starting June 2.
Game Spark published a hands-on report for DREADMOOR, a dark first-person fishing adventure game, from the BitSummit PUNCH indie game festival held in Kyoto from May 22 to 24, 2026. The game is developed by Dream Dock and published by Digital Vortex Entertainment. Set in a flooded world where most of humanity has sunk beneath the sea, players pilot a fishing boat through wetlands and shipwrecks. The demo focused on the core fishing system, which uses real-time controls that create a tense back-and-forth with the environment. Fish pulled from the murky water have grotesque, mutated designs. Caught fish can be traded with scattered settlements and mysterious merchants for higher prices. The full game will also include a crafting system for making special bait, weapons, and medicine from scrap metal collected in abandoned buildings, plus real-time combat against monsters that attack from sea and land. DREADMOOR is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in the fourth quarter of 2026.
CloverWorks announced a regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026 event, starting January 16 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, followed by Nagoya in February and Kochi in March. The pop-up shops will sell merchandise for series including My Dress-Up Darling, Wind Breaker, Bocchi the Rock!, Spy × Family, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and others. Limited quantities of past release goods and books will also be available. Each venue will display reproduction artwork and production materials, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's animation process. The tour begins at Ebetsu Tsutaya Books (January 16 to February 4), moves to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Noritake in Nagoya (February 13 to March 2), and ends at Kochi Tsutaya Books (March 27 to April 13). Stock and exhibits may vary by location. The announcement was made on January 9, 2026.
A detailed production review from Sakuga Blog argues that My Dress-Up Darling season 2 represents a significant creative and technical upgrade over the first season. The piece traces the improvement to multiple factors: series director Keisuke Shinohara's growth into his role, the addition of assistant series director Yusuke Yamamoto (Nara) who brought a more eclectic comedic sensibility from Bocchi the Rock, and a healthier production environment at CloverWorks compared to the post-Wonder Egg Priority exhaustion that constrained season 1. The review highlights how the sequel broadens its depiction of cosplay and otaku culture, giving fuller treatment to in-universe fictional works and exploring more diverse perspectives including crossplay and age-related identity struggles. It notes that animation producer Shouta Umehara stepped down to a production desk role, allowing Shou Someno to take over as producer, which the review frames as a positive development for the team's long-term health. The piece singles out episodes directed by Nara and a return from Shin Wakabayashi as particular highlights, while also noting that the season's small-team approach to animation required careful management to avoid burnout.
The first episode of A Hundred Scenes of Awajima introduces viewers to Wakana Tabata, a new student at the Awajima Opera School, as she moves into her dorm and begins her training alongside a cast of classmates. The premiere presents multiple vignettes of teenage girls pursuing their dreams of the stage, each with their own motivations and backgrounds. The school is depicted as intensely competitive, where even minor traits become gossip among students. The review from Anime Feminist notes that while the series invites immediate comparison to Kageki Shojo, the two shows take different perspectives: Kageki Shojo focuses largely on one character's viewpoint, while Awajima offers simultaneous snapshots of many girls. The tone also differs, with the reviewer describing Awajima as a more human story about teenagers finding their footing in a specialized field. The premiere is characterized as soft and introspective, with a focus on the shared experience of being classmates while competing to become the best. The reviewer recommends the series as a necessary addition to watchlists, praising its heart and engaging storytelling.
Cover Corp and QualiArts announced that pre-registrations for the first official hololive smartphone game, hololive Dreams, have passed 1 million. Milestone rewards include dot sunglasses for all 54 talents. A second area, Megasphere, themed around games and casinos, will launch alongside the previously announced Harmony Garden. Additional pre-registration rewards and a JR Tokai collaboration were also revealed.
Ashi Productions announced on May 30 that a new OVA for "Magical Princess Minky Momo" will hit theaters on November 13, 2026. The project, titled "Magical Princess Minky Momo: Toward the Dream We Long For - Duet of Sincerity," is the first completely new OVA in 32 years, following 1994's "Minky Momo in The Station of Departure." It commemorates the 50th anniversary of Ashi Productions' founding. The story takes place in Desirnasa, a dream-powered land facing extinction as humans lose hope. On her 12th birthday, Momo receives a smartphone and awakens as Minky Momo after meeting three companions: Chamocha, Dettabook, and Pipirup. She begins collecting dream energy but grows suspicious of a mysterious app spreading "shallow dreams" driven by approval and numbers. Kunihiko Yuyama, chief director of the 1991 series, provided a comment and illustration to mark Momo's birthday on May 30. The OVA is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with character designs by Hiroshi Watanabe and Mari Tominaga, and a script by Deko Akao. A fan art campaign runs until June 24 on X, with selected works appearing in the theater pamphlet.
At BitSummit PUNCH, Odencat featured a demo of Dream Channel Zero, a collaboration with independent creator Fuming. The adventure game follows a young man named Akira and a hooded girl named Rumiko escaping a game world. Odencat provides technical support; Fuming is the lead creator. The demo showed surreal horror mixed with comedy, channel-based world navigation, and a punching combat system.
BanG Dream! will host the Heisei★GAL-ification Plan! in Gamers event starting August 1, 2026. New illustrations show ten characters including Tomori Takamatsu and Oblivionis as Heisei-era gals. The event website features retro design elements like a visitor counter and half-width katakana. Pre-orders for merchandise began May 29.
Cyberd launched Dreamoire, a browser platform for reading stories from discontinued games, on December 18, 2025. The service currently offers three of Cyberd's own titles, with plans to add games from other companies. Project leader Tomohiko Matsuno said the idea came from wanting fans to enjoy ended titles in some other form.
NEIGHBOR Inc. announced a new Global Score Rankings feature for its DreamCore SDK, automatically deployed to all games on the AI game platform. The ranking system lets players worldwide compete for high scores without logging in or registering, and creators need no backend work to enable it.
COLOPL's female-oriented title Dream!ing will hold a paid exhibition event at Machida MODI in Tokyo from July 25 to August 11, 2026, celebrating the franchise's 8th anniversary. The event will feature new merchandise using illustrations by character designer Natsuki, exclusive displays including a Yume Live corner, and a photo spot with a life-sized panel. Online sales will follow in September.
Anime News Network reviews episode 7 of Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, focusing on a story that follows three students across two time periods. The episode examines Saori's guilt over benefiting from Mikako's illness-forced departure from theater, and Mikako's experience growing up with a chronic condition in a society that expects her to power through without accommodation.
The upcoming anime film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend has received a new memorial visual and promotional video focusing on the character Ikumi Akagi, voiced by Aya Yamane. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theaters on October 16, 2026. Soichi Masui returns as director, with Masahiro Yokotani handling series composition, Satomi Tamura as character designer, and fox capture plan composing the music. CloverWorks is producing the animation. The film adapts the 15th and final main volume of Hajime Kamoshida and Keji Mizoguchi's light novel series, which Yen Press describes as Sakuta's final confrontation with Adolescence Syndrome. The cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa, Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima, and Sora Amamiya as Uzuki Hirokawa, among others. The announcement coincided with a TV rebroadcast of the series. A second short story collection for the light novel is set for release in Japan on October 9, 2026, a week before the film opens.
A prize figure of Tomori Takamatsu in her school uniform, part of the BanG Dream! Premium Figure MyGO!!!!! line, will be sequentially released at Japanese game centers starting May 22, 2026. The figure captures the vocalist in a seated pose with a sidelong glance and soft smile.
Netflix announced on Tuesday that it will stream the re-edited film version of Yohei Kameyama's indie CG anime Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express in the U.S. starting June 1. The film, which opened in Japan on February 6 and earned over 151 million yen in its first three days, is a compilation of the 12-episode series with new content. It follows super human Chiharu (voiced by Momoka Terasawa) and cyborg Makina (Anna Nagase) who are sentenced to clean an interplanetary train as community service. Alongside this title, Netflix listed seven other anime beginning U.S. streaming in May and June: BLUE LOCK VS. U-20 JAPAN and My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 on May 25; Assassination Classroom Season 2, Shangri-La Frontier Season 2, One Piece: Whole Cake Island 6 and 7, and Akane-banashi on June 1. The Milky☆Subway film is a follow-up to Kameyama's 2022 short Milky☆Highway, which started as a graduation project and has accumulated over 8.7 million views on YouTube. Kameyama directed, wrote, produced, and handled character designs, modeling, and animation mostly alone. A new version with added scenes, titled Extra Service Milky☆Subway Local Train to the Theater, will screen in Japan starting June 12 in MX4D, 4DX, and 2D formats.
Anime News Network reviews episode 5 of Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, noting the series' turn toward religion and cult influence through Asami's backstory. The episode explores how her parents' unnamed faith weighs on her even as she pursues theater, without depicting abuse or overt coercion.
Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Thursday the launch of a new indie game studio called Drecom Creators Studio. The studio aims to discover the potential of game titles and support projects from development through long-term expansion, with a focus on small creators and teams. Drecom lists several types of support it will offer, including sharing developmental knowledge, financial assistance, marketing, and mixed media expansion. The company is now opening applications for creators to apply through its website. The new studio will also exhibit at the BitSummit PUNCH event, which runs in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. Separately, Drecom recently denied reports that Atari has acquired the trademark rights to the Wizardry IP. Atari had acquired the complete and exclusive rights and the underlying intellectual properties of the first five Wizardry games from the original rights holder. Drecom stated that it has no intention of selling the Wizardry trademark rights or other rights it holds in the future, and will continue to hold the domestic and international trademark rights for the game series and manage the Wizardry IP brand.
The upcoming theatrical anime film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend has released a new memorial visual and promotional video focusing on Sara Himeji, voiced by Konomi Kohara. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan on October 16, 2026. Soichi Masui returns as director, with Masahiro Yokotani as story composer, Satomi Tamura as character designer, and fox capture plan composing the music. CloverWorks is handling animation production. The voice cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa, Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima, and others. The film is the latest entry in the Rascal Does Not Dream anime series, adapting the 15th and final main volume of Hajime Kamoshida's light novel series. Yen Press has licensed the light novels and manga adaptation for English release. Crunchyroll streams the previous anime series and films. A second short story collection for the light novel series will be released in Japan on October 9, 2026.
Episode 6 of Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA draws a parallel between school ghost stories and the social function of bullying, framing both as mechanisms that bind students together through shared fear. The episode follows Horiuchi, who fears the living more than the dead, and revisits Emi Okabe's classmates, who remain burdened by guilt years later.
Drecom Creators Studio, the new indie-focused label from Drecom, has announced its first four support titles: TIMEMOON, Quiet Express Room 909, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. The studio launched earlier this week with a mission to back small creators and teams from development through long-term expansion.