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Zenexus opened pre-registration for its new smartphone RPG Millennium Journey ELF on August 7, 2026, across the App Store and Google Play. The game is a mythology RPG set on the planet Miren, where players lead witches and fight alongside Gospels, beings that hold the powers of historical heroes. The story spans 120,000 years and centers on the protagonist Shujiu, entrusted with humanity's future. The game is free to play with in-app purchases and is scheduled for release in fall 2026. Battles use a turn-based system, with strategy built around combining witches and Gospels and rearranging formations based on enemy traits. The witches are rendered with Live2D animation, and the voice cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa as Shinko, Yui Ishikawa as Giratia, Kana Hanazawa as Empusa, Rina Sato as Danni, and Ai Kakuma as Krishna. A pre-registration campaign offers tiered rewards based on registrant counts, culminating in a choice of one ★5 Gospel from Krishna, Siseri, or Danni plus summon tickets when 500,000 people register. The official X account is also running a follow and repost campaign with a PS5 Slim as the prize, running from August 7 to October 13, 2026.
Jul 5
Seven Seas Entertainment announced 16 new licenses at its Anime Expo panel on July 4, 2026. The slate spans multiple imprints and genres, including light novels, manga, manhwa, and audiobooks, with releases scheduled from March through June 2027.
Jun 27
Vertex has opened pre-orders for the Priscilla Bathing Suit Ver. 1/6 scale figure from its Elf Village series. The figure is available at Rakuten Books for 24,906 yen. It depicts the fourth villager in a swimsuit, following the series' lore that elves wear bathing suits to avoid offending forest fairies.
Jun 27
Gravure idol Sasha Yurikawa, who has a Russian grandfather and is known for her G-cup and translucent skin, will release her first 8K-compatible digital photobook and image video 'Natural Self' on June 26, 2026, under the new label First Gravure. The work aims to capture her natural demeanor across five studio sets, with Yurikawa calling it a 'cool sexy' and 'provocative' turn from her previous work.
Jun 27
XGIMI announced that its new projectors, including the TITAN, Elfin Flip Plus, and Elfin Flip Laser, won multiple awards at the VGP2026 SUMMER audio-visual awards in Japan. The TITAN received the Grand Special Award and a Gold Award in the Audio-Visual Division, while the Elfin Flip Plus earned the Planning Award and Gold Awards in two categories. The Elfin Flip Laser also won a Gold Award.
Jun 18
AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday that it will release five manga titles in English on its emaqi e-bookstore service, including Hiroki Ugawa's Shrine of the Morning Mist and Kensei Hokamoto's Resignation Agency: The Worker's Last Resort. The titles will be released on June 19 and June 26.
Jun 18
ASMIK Ace unveiled the teaser video, visual, main cast, staff, and 2027 premiere for the TV anime adaptation of Monsho Sakakibara's light novel series The Reincarnated Elf Left on a Journey to Master His Magic and With His Extra Lifespan Became a Living Legend. Daiki Yamashita and Hana Hishikawa star, with Yuki Inaba directing at Studio Palette.
May 20
Furyu's F:NEX brand is releasing a 1/7 scale figure of Miyu Edelfelt in a wedding swimsuit from the film Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Licht: The Nameless Girl. Pre-orders are open at Rakuten Books for 20,900 yen. The figure features a translucent dress and detailed veil sculpting.