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HITO
HITO is a commercial interactive AI virtual human service launched by Aww Inc. on June 9, 2026, targeting labor shortages and inbound tourism needs in Japan.
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Aww Inc. began offering HITO, an interactive AI virtual human, on June 9, 2026. The service uses real-time voice AI for natural conversation and supports up to 15 languages. It is designed to handle facility guidance and customer service, targeting labor shortages and inbound tourism needs across industries including transportation, hotels, and medical institutions.
The launch addresses a predicted 6.44 million worker shortage in Japan by 2030. HITO packages virtual human technology as a labor replacement tool, aiming to fill gaps in customer-facing roles. The service is positioned as a commercial product for businesses, not a consumer entertainment app.
No further details about pricing, deployment numbers, or specific client partnerships have been disclosed. The announcement is the only story about HITO in the Yomimono archive, so its market reception and any updates remain unrecorded.
Key facts
- Launch date
- June 9, 2026 ↗
- Languages supported
- Up to 15 languages ↗
- Target industries
- Transportation, hotels, medical institutions ↗
- Predicted worker shortage addressed
- 6.44 million workers in Japan by 2030 ↗
Timeline
- Jun 9, 2026 Aww Launches Interactive AI Agent HITO to Address Labor Shortages
- Jun 4, 2026 Gintama: 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Volume 1 Released With Sorachi Comment
- May 31, 2026 Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's 'A New Dawn' Premieres at Berlin Film Festival
- May 30, 2026 A New Dawn Review: Berlinale Entry Is a Dreamy but Muddled Firework Tale
- May 29, 2026 Kaori Sakamoto Cast as Ice Spirit in Touken Ranbu Ice Show
- May 26, 2026 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Reveals July 4 Premiere, New Cast, Ending Song
- May 25, 2026 Historie TV Anime Casts Nobunaga Shimazaki, Premieres January 2027
- May 16, 2026 VAP Sets Eren the Southpaw Blu-ray Box for September 16
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Facts
- Announced
- SB C&S will begin handling Aww's HITO interactive AI virtual human on October 22, 2026 (SB C&S product lineup addition) · 2026-10-22
- Release
- game · 2026-06-09 · Japan · 2026-06-09
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2h ago
SB C&S will begin handling Aww's HITO interactive AI virtual human on October 22, 2026. HITO reproduces a human appearance on screen and talks with visitors in real time, covering reception, facility guidance, FAQ response and multilingual customer service. It runs on commercially available PCs, monitors, microphones and speakers, supports up to 15 languages based on Japanese, English and Chinese, and can be deployed in as little as a week when an existing character is used.
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Oct 13
Masako Watanabe, a manga creator who worked in shojo and josei for decades, died on October 3 at 12:38 a.m. JST, according to her X account. She was 97. Born in Tokyo on May 16, 1929, she debuted in 1952 with the story "Suama-chan" and launched the Himegoto manga in 2020, at 91. She won the 16th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1971 for Glass no Shiro.
Oct 13
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Oct 9
The 13th New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival runs November 20 to 24 at the New Chitose Airport Terminal Building, with more than 60 programs. The lineup includes a special screening and solo talk by Mai Yoneyama, an advance screening of Shingo Natsume's 'ghost／Night's End', a screening of Atsushi Nishigori's 'GROTESQQQUE', a selection screening of 'Goodbye Lara' with director Takashi Koide, and a PERIMETRON retrospective.
Oct 9
A teaser video for the television anime of Kennoji and R_ringo's My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! lists seven voice actors and sets a January 2027 premiere. Ai Kakuma plays Liza Parsandra and Seena Hoshiki plays Eugene Dawson, with Hitomi Ueda as Cordelia Dawson and narrator, Azusa Tsujimori as Erin Toa, Tomoyo Takayanagi as Meris Eclipse, Miyu Tomita as Fiona Rosso, and Minami Takahashi as Lumiere Theomere. Masayoshi Nishida directs at Wolfsbane and Lightbox, with Yōhei Kashii on series scripts and WWWave's Deregula label producing.
Oct 9
The second teaser visual for the completely new anime EAT-MAN The Over Order was released on October 9 and unveiled for the first time worldwide at the Crunchyroll Showcase during New York Comic Con 2026, which began October 8 in New York. Original creator Akihito Yoshitomi drew the image, which shows protagonist Bolt Crank in profile with a screw held in his mouth against a near-futuristic cityscape, with a massive structure rising behind him. EAT-MAN The Over Order adapts Yoshitomi's manga about 30 years after serialization began, and Yoshitomi handles the screenplay and original design concepts. Bolt is voiced by Masashi Ebara. Shunji Oga directs, Satoshi Hirayama handles character design, and Studio Cab produces the animation. A giveaway campaign runs on the official X account, with three-sticker sets and screw-themed prizes drawn by lottery from followers who repost the designated post.
Oct 8
KADOKAWA opened an online lottery on Kujibikido for the TV anime Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka, with sales starting at noon on October 15, 2026 and running through November 12. Prizes use newly drawn swimsuit illustrations of the heroines, with BIG acrylic stands, B2 wall hangings, acrylic stands, key holders, and can badges. A repost campaign gives three winners a set of five B Prize stands.
Oct 7
Seven Seas Entertainment announced a batch of new licenses on Wednesday, spanning manga and novels. The lineup includes Living With My New Cat, a full-color sequel manga by Fujihito arriving August 2027 in an oversized print edition at $14.99 USA and $19.99 CAN, with an ebook edition planned for digital platforms. Teito Yuzuriha's Zukyun x Bakyun, about two elite assassins who stumble into romance, is set for September 2027. Suzusuke's novel The One-Eyed, One-Armed, One-Legged Sorcerer, with illustrations by Sumihei, arrives November 2026 and follows a legendary magician who emerges from a forest. August 2027 also brings Twinkling Secrets Told Us Tonight Is the Night by NOJIRO GURI. Record of a Reincarnated Chancellor: I Was Summoned by a Hopeless Demon Lord to Rebuild Her Army, written by Panda Pudding with art by Hiyaori, is scheduled for February 2027. Seven Seas separately confirmed audiobook editions for three novels.
Oct 6
ClaN Entertainment and Sanrio's VTuber project Nyantasia is selling its Youth Time Voice set on the official BOOTH store from October 5 to October 31, 2026. Individual talent sets cost 1,500 yen and the complete set costs 10,500 yen. The 2024 Halloween Voice set is also resold in the same window at 1,000 yen per talent set.
Oct 6
A new teaser PV for the TV anime New Oishinbo, set to air in 2027, shows the main cast's voices for the first time. Yohei Azakami plays Shiro Yamaoka, Hitomi Sasaki plays Yuko Kurita, and Akio Otsuka plays Yuzan Kaibara. Scene photos were also released. Shin-Ei Animation produces the sequel to Oishinbo, which has surpassed 135 million cumulative copies in print.
Oct 5
K MANGA will release Adachitoka's The Wolf at Memory's End in English on October 5. The manga, known in Japan as Yadoya no Oinu-sama, launches in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine on October 6, the same magazine where Adachitoka's Noragami: Stray God ran from 2010 until it ended in January 2024. The story follows Kasumi Kuromine, a junior high school girl in the countryside who falls down a mountainside during a school field trip.
Oct 4
The Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime announced four more cast members: Saeko Kamijo as Essera Blanket, Hitomi Ueda as Raffine Silver, Azusa Tadokoro as Riculvitar Silver, and Ayaka Ohashi as Lilimi Silver. The Silver family roles join Reliared Silver, voiced by Rina Hidaka. The series premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, runs two consecutive cours, and streams on HIDIVE, ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT.
Oct 3
TMS Entertainment announced that the 2007 film Oshare Majo Love and Berry: Shiawase no Mahou will stream for a limited time on its official YouTube channel from 20:00 on September 23. The movie adapts Sega's card game, which drew a large following in the 2000s, and was distributed by Shochiku. Hiromi Konno voices Love, Hisayo Yanai voices Berry.
Oct 3
Onkyo has released the CP-TWS01F, a second collaboration model of fully wireless earphones with Bocchi the Rock!. The single model carries four change modes for Hitori Gotoh, Nijika Ijichi, Ryo Yamada, and Ikuyo Kita, each with newly recorded voice guidance totaling 22 words per character, or 88 across all four. Qualcomm's QCC3072 chipset, aptX Adaptive, noise canceling, ambient sound, game mode, and IPX4 waterproofing are included. Orders and product displays are available at ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE in Akihabara from Friday, October 2, 2026.
Sep 20
The KyoMAF special stage for the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime revealed a second main trailer on Sunday, along with two theme songs and four additional cast members. Toaka performs the opening theme "Otome no Tsurugi" (A Young Lady's Sword), and Yurina Kawaguchi performs the ending theme "Hoshiakari" (Starlight); the trailer previews both. Mamiko Noto joins as Alcione, Ayumu Murase as Ascot, Hitomi Ueda as Caldina, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Lafarga. The event also confirmed the anime will air for two consecutive cours, a half-year run. It debuts on October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels at 11:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT). Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo, and Rie Takahashi lead as Hikaru Shido, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji. Yui Miura directs in his series directorial debut, with E&H production animating, Shigeru Murakoshi on series scripts, Satomi Watabe designing characters, and Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada composing.
Sep 17
FuRyu posted the opening video for CRYMELIGHT on Thursday, which previews the theme song "Love and Guilt" performed by Hitomi Sekine as her character Mary. The roguelike arrives November 5 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. A deluxe edition adds six DLC items, a digital artbook, and a digital album with 11 soundtrack songs and three voice drama tracks.
Sep 17
Tassei Denki is exhibiting two prototype gun controller systems, G'AIM'E LITE and G'AIM'E PRO, as reference exhibits at Tokyo Game Show 2026 alongside a playable demo of its current AI-equipped G'AIM'E. The LITE uses a built-in gyro sensor and wireless operation. Lower-priced Family Pack and Economy Pack versions of G'AIM'E are planned for around November, with pricing still being adjusted.
Sep 15
Zakuzaku Game will show RD Remote Detective at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21. The mystery game appears at the Konami booth in Hall 5, where original author and supervisor Takehiko Abiko joins a talk and live commentary on the latest playable demo. At the Zakuzaku Game booth in Hall 9, a life-size panel of Abiko will be installed, tied to a follow-and-quote-repost campaign.
Sep 14
QUEST Inc. announced that two talents from its VTuber agency Quenico! debuted on Monday, September 14, 2026 as the unit Heresy Reincarnation HeretiCan. Naruhira Yutori and Rokuzumi Nato came through the Heresy Reincarnation Project, an audition the company opened in June 2025, and were picked from more than 700 applications. The audition sought applicants with a distinctive skill in any field, including musical instrument performance, sports, magic tricks, specialized knowledge, and rakugo, rather than limiting itself to singing and dancing. Naruhira is described as a Heisei-retro earthbound spirit VTuber possessed by radio waves, with a January 8 birthday and 150cm height. Rokuzumi is a construction site enthusiast whose catchphrase is a safety greeting, born June 7 and 163cm tall. Debut streams ran at 19:00 for Rokuzumi and 21:00 for Naruhira on YouTube.
Sep 11
Kadokawa announced on Friday that the second cours of the Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle television anime will premiere on October 13, 2026. The first broadcast is set for AT-X at 11:00 p.m., with later airings that evening on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, Fukui Broadcasting, and TV Aichi. An episode 13.5 recapping the series so far airs the week before. Cider Girl performs the opening theme "Saku" and aruma performs the ending theme "Doko nimo Ikenai Mama." Sora Amamiya joins the cast as Mai Todo. Studio feel. returns to animate, with Yuji Tokuno directing and Naruhisa Arakawa overseeing series composition alongside original author Hiromu. The first cours debuted in October 2025, and its delayed run of episodes 11 through 13 aired in March 2026.
Sep 10
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on September 10 that Akihito Yoshitomi's sci-fi manga EAT-MAN will receive a completely new anime titled EAT-MAN The Over Order. Yoshitomi, the original creator, handles the script and design concepts, his first credited involvement at the script production stage. Shunji Oga, whose credits include Golgo 13 and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, directs at Studio Cab, the studio he leads. Satoshi Hirayama, known for work on the Lupin III series, is the character designer. Masashi Ebara returns as protagonist Bolt Crank, the role he voiced in the two earlier anime adaptations, roughly 30 years on. A super teaser video and a teaser visual drawn by Yoshitomi were released with the announcement. The teaser video opens on Bolt picking up a screw in a wasteland, then eating metal before a giant weapon appears. Earlier, on September 4, a teaser video showing falling screws had been released without details.
Sep 9
Chitose Yoshino has been appointed assistant MC for Mahjong Saikyo-sen 2026. The announcement came at the release event for her 25th BD and DVD, Yukidoke made Taiki-chu, which features her first snow location shoot for an image work. She also discussed recent wrestling training with Marigold.
Sep 9
The September 9 issue of Young Animal Zero, dated 10/1, features Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san and Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito on the cover and in color. Both titles previously had TV anime adaptations announced. The issue also runs a two-chapter release for Boku no Suki na Hito and promotes the September 29 release of Mochizuki-san volume 4.
Sep 9
Renta!'s original BL vertical comic 'Seishun no Yarinaoshi wa Isekai de' will air on TOKYO MX from January 2027 as an Anicomi, Papyless's motion comic format that adds motion and audio to manga. Tomohito Takatsuka plays Fuwa Makoto and Ryuichi Kijima plays Thanatos. The adaptation adds generative AI to some cuts. A key visual and teaser PV were released with the announcement.
Sep 7
The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga has revealed a second trailer, new cast members, and its opening theme. Miyuki Sakurai, Natsumi Fujiwara, Takehito Koyasu, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Daisuke Namikawa join the cast, and yama performs the opening song "Sayonara wa Iwanai." The anime premieres on October 3.
Sep 4
The television anime of Isle Osaki's Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers light novel will debut October 11 on BS Asahi, with simultaneous streaming on d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai. Artist 310 performs the opening theme "Mirai no Ashiato" and Suupeas performs the ending theme "Fall in Dream." Seven new cast members join the roster, including Yukina Shutō as Lucy and Kenshō Ono as Ryōsuke Sakurai. Riki Fukushima directs at HORNETS.
Sep 4
Adachitoka, the manga duo behind Noragami: Stray God, will launch a new series titled Yadoya no Oinu-sama (The Inn's Dog) in the November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine, which goes on sale October 6. The story follows middle schooler Kasumi Kuromine, who lives in the countryside and falls down a mountainside during a school field trip.
Sep 4
MAGES. will release the mystery adventure Fukakutei Sekai no Tantei Shinshi ~Akyou Souma no Jiken Fairu~ on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on September 10. The download-only release costs 2970 yen, with a launch sale at 1990 yen. The game is Hiroyuki Kanno's first Detective Gentleman series work, originally a 2000 PC title. The port adds a new opening movie and keeps the Proof Target and Time Limit systems.
Aug 29
The official Made in Abyss website hides a web gimmick on its Abyss Guide page that recreates the series' ascent burden curse through scrolling. Scrolling down keeps the page normal, but scrolling back up warps the screen with disturbing visuals. Author Akihito Tsukushi reacted on X, saying it seems the gimmick has been implemented. Fans praised the effect, and Takeshobo's official account shared it.
Aug 29
The school gourmet comedy drama Oishii Kyushoku season 4 announced six new cast members on August 27. Issei Hashimoto plays Ren Toma, the transfer student who becomes Amita's rival in the Okinawa-set season. Hiroki Kawata, Shogen, Tomohito Yashima, and Ryosei Tayama join the cast, while Maiko Ito reprises her role as lunch lady Fumie Makino. Hayato Ichihara stars as Yukio Amita.
Aug 21
Tomohito Takatsuka and Yōko Hikasa have joined the cast of the new Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA, playing the young man Rubato and the boy Peter. The OVA, titled Mahō no Princess Minky Momo Akogare no Yume e Magokoro no Duo, opens in Japan on November 13. It is the franchise's first new OVA since 1994's Minky Momo in The Station of Your Memories.
Aug 11
General tickets for the special screening of all 13 episodes of the TV anime 'serial experiments lain' at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas go on sale August 12 at 0:00. The screenings run September 2 to September 9 in Cinema 3, organized so viewers can watch every episode across 3 weekdays and 2 weekend days. A new main visual by Yoshitoshi ABe was released. The event is part of the 'let's all love lain' collaboration with fashion brand SEVESKIG.
Aug 11
The New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival has opened applications for its next-generation development program, NEW CHITOSE TAS. The program, running during the festival from November 20 to 24, 2026, accepts five participants. It evolved from the festival's earlier NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH initiative and offers selected applicants hotel accommodations, screening tickets, and access to official events.
Aug 5
Manga creator Hitomi Takano launched a new manga titled Tomodachi kara de mo Ii desu ka on Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai web manga magazine on Friday. The story follows Sono Tajima, a streaming company employee, and Koharu Shiraishi, a Fukuoka local TV personality, who were friends in their student days. Sono takes Koharu in after learning of her affair with a popular male idol group member.
Jul 16
The one-shot manga The Last Terran by Hiroshi Takashige and Tatsumi Hitomoji will launch as a series in the September issue of Monthly Young Magazine on August 20. It is one of four additional works chosen for serialization after the success of the Young Magazine US English issue, alongside To Dusk and Twilight, Boys Run the Riot -In Transition-, and Protocol Ryugu.
Jul 16
Daiyonkyokai, creator of 'Hito no Saifu' and 'Kagami no Tokushu Shounen Kousei Shisetsu', has started selling the ARG 'Hito no One Room'. Players investigate the room of a missing woman, Hina Kozu, by purchasing a physical key. The key grants access to a 360-degree panorama of the room, where 99 objects hold memories. The keychain contains a 100th memory for an after-story. The set costs 3,800 yen.
Jul 13
Indie circle Yoru Roji released a new trailer for the pixel art adventure 'In a World Without People' and a major update to its Steam demo. The game follows robot Libera, who wakes up after human extinction and decides to shut itself down. The demo update improves graphics, story, sound, and overall experience. The full release is planned for 2026.
Jul 10
Kadokawa has announced that the second cour of the television anime adaptation of Hiromu and raemz's light novel series Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle will debut in October 2026. The news came on July 10, alongside a new promotional video for the upcoming part. The first cour, which aired from October to March, experienced multiple production delays, including a postponed sixth episode and a split broadcast of the final three episodes in spring. The second cour continues the story of the popular high school student Saku Chitose, who is asked to help a withdrawn classmate return to school. The announcement also included a visual for a collaboration event with the real-world setting of Fukui prefecture, scheduled to run from August 21 to November 8. The series is directed by Yuji Tokuno at feel., with Naruhisa Arakawa supervising scripts alongside original author Hiromu. Sumie Kinoshita handles character design, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composes the music. The voice cast includes Shogo Sakata as Saku Chitose, Manaka Iwami as Yuko Hiiragi, Hina Youmiya as Yua Uchida, and others. Yen Press licenses the English release of the light novel and manga. The second cour's exact premiere date within October has not yet been specified.
Jul 10
Axel Entermedia revealed the key visual for Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -, the first ice show based on the Touken Ranbu franchise. The event runs October 3-4 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Top skaters including Kaori Sakamoto, Takahito Mura, and Keiji Tanaka perform alongside voice actors. The story involves a five-headed dragon attacking a honmaru and an Ice Spirit awakening. Ticket sales begin July 3.
Jul 6
Furyu has opened pre-orders for a 1/7 scale figure of Hitori Goto from Bocchi the Rock! in a live-stage pose. The figure stands approximately 24cm tall on a base with amp, speakers, and truss details. Pre-orders run from July 6, 2026, with a March 2027 release date and a price of 24,970 yen.
Jul 5
Beneath the Tangles reviewed the first episode of The World's Strongest Rearguard, an isekai anime now streaming on Crunchyroll. The story follows Atobe Arihito, who reincarnates in a fantasy world after a bus accident and receives a unique class called Rearguard. The review calls the episode passable but unremarkable fantasy fare.
Jul 3
Toy Story 5 opened in Japan on July 3, 2026, following a record-breaking US debut that earned approximately $160 million in its opening weekend. The film's worldwide box office has surpassed $585 million, exceeding the final totals of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. The Japanese dub cast includes Alice Hirose as the new character Lily Pad, with comments from the actress and details on theater bonuses.
Jul 3
The official website for the To You in the Beyond anime film announced that Naohito Fujiki has joined the cast as Nishina, the homeroom teacher of protagonist Kazuki Tsukigase. The film, directed by Junichi Wada at TMS Entertainment, opens in Japan on October 9.
Jun 26
The live-action film adaptation of Mika Yamamori's manga "In the Clear Moonlit Dusk" has added two new cast members. Former Nogizaka46 member Yūki Yoda will play Yoshiko, the childhood friend of protagonist Kohaku Ichimura. Naohito Fujiki will portray Seiichi Takiguchi, the father of the other lead Yoi Takiguchi and the owner of a curry restaurant called "Nasu Oyaji." The film stars Shunsuke Michieda as Kohaku Ichimura and Seira Anzai as Yoi Takiguchi, with additional cast including Rintarō Mizusawa, Yuna Hoshino, Sayu Suzukawa, Takato Ōkura, and Tatsumi Asa. Kentarō Takemura is directing from a script by Yuichi Tokunaga, with music by Shū Kanematsu. TBS TV is overseeing production at TBS Sparkle, and TOHO is distributing. The film is scheduled to open in Japan on October 23. The manga, which began serialization in 2020 in Kodansha's Dessert magazine, has 10 compiled volumes and received an anime adaptation that premiered in January.
Jun 23
Capcom will stream a 30-minute Capcom Spotlight on June 26 at 6:00 a.m. on YouTube. The program will feature updates on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twin Dragons of Destiny, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and the large expansion Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Voice actor Takehito Koyasu narrates. Multiple streamers will host mirror streams.
Jun 19
Hiroshi Takahashi's Dustland, the official sequel to Crows and Worst, released its first volume on June 19. Eight figures including actor Shun Oguri and rapper R-Shitei contributed commemorative comments. The series runs in Young Champion and follows delinquent boy Asada Hibari in the Utsusemi district.