The series is in active development with a manga adaptation launching in Monthly Big Gangan on August 25, 2026, and a television anime scheduled for October 2026.
The Faceless Mercenary Wants to Settle Down is expanding across media. Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan announced on July 24 that the light novel series, written by Ryuto, will receive a manga adaptation drawn by Daichi Matsuse. The manga launches in the magazine's next issue on August 25, 2026.
The series is also set to inspire a television anime in October 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment will publish the first novel volume digitally on October 27, 2026, giving English readers access to the source material around the same time as the anime's debut.
The coordinated release of the manga, anime, and English novel suggests a deliberate push to grow the franchise's audience across formats and regions.
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Hello Kitty and SENSE OF PLACE released a first collaboration apparel line on September 18, 2026. The collection uses a monochrome palette, preppy styling, and twelve items including a cardigan, sweater, balloon skirt, tote, cap, and hairpin set priced from 2,200 to 8,800 yen. Sales run through the Urban Research online store, ZOZOTOWN, and SENSE OF PLACE by URBAN RESEARCH stores.
Rina Endo's first photo book MOMENT ships October 6, 2026, priced at 3,960 yen in A4 format with 112 color pages, shot in Okinawa. Bonus images from participating retailers were released in full, and lottery applications are open for signing events in Osaka and Tokyo on November 23 and December 28. Application deadlines are October 26 and November 30.
Moebius Models is releasing three 1/25 scale plastic model kits: the 1963 Chevrolet Nova SS Convertible, the 1963 Chevrolet Nova SS Coupe, and the 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau Coupe. The convertibles include a straight-6 engine and a folded roof, while the Monte Carlo features a V8 engine, a removable hood, and detailed chassis parts. Platz will import and sell the kits in Japan starting in November 2026.
Arcane Ermine announced at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 broadcast on September 21 that Obstacle Overdrive will launch on October 3, Japan time, for PC via Steam. The game has players drive an RC car through courses built from toys, rolling down slopes, playing car bowling, crossing seesaws and log bridges, and passing through marble holes to reach the goal. Progression unlocks five cars, and coins unlock hats and paint jobs.
MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA, the successor to MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 20, where a media session also detailed the new Grand Scenario Mode. The demo showed Act Mode, a simplified control scheme with one-button special moves and strengthened Rapid Beat, plus the Lumina Gauge, which replaces the Moon Drive Gauge. Release is set for April.
HYPERRISE began distributing FORTBLOX: Mobile Fortress Racing Across the Wasteland on September 21, 2026, for iOS and Android through the App Store and Google Play. The free-to-play title with in-app purchases is an auto-battler set after a civilization collapse caused by energy depletion. Players combine roughly 40 block types with about 100 weapons and characters to build a mobile fortress, and block choice and placement change both the fortress's abilities and how battles play out.
Awesomes showed a playable build of TONIN: Rabbit Ninja in the SELECTED INDIE 80 area at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The 3D action game puts a rabbit-eared ninja in an Edo-style world against sci-fi mechanical karakuri, with sword slashes, an umbrella and gourd sub-weapons, wire movement, a parry called Nagashi, and a slow-motion Zanchintessh finisher that lets players cut enemies apart from any angle.
Xbox FanFest Tokyo ran at Terrada Warehouse B&C HALL in Tennozu Isle on the first day of Tokyo Game Show 2026, marking Xbox's 25th anniversary as the Tokyo stop of a tour across 7 countries and 8 cities. The venue featured demos including Minecraft Dungeons II and Forza Horizon 6, a talk with Larry Hryb, and a watch party for the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Broadcast, where Hideo Kojima appeared on stage as a surprise.
Ninomae Ina'nis released the animated music video for "Abyssal Hymn" on YouTube on September 19. The song is on her first EP, "re:VISION." Lyrics and composition are by Takeo Sunamori of Mirai Kodai Gakudan, arrangement by Kazuhito Yoshida, and animation by RETICLES. After the release, she wrote on X that all the puzzle pieces are now in place.
Koei Tecmo and Team NINJA brought Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember to Tokyo Game Show 2026 as a playable demo at Makuhari Messe. The sequel to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty keeps Hua Jin, the timed deflect that links parries into counterattacks, and adds Huang Techniques that borrow the phoenix's power to boost dash, guard, jump, Qinggong and Hua Jin. Aerial combat and open battlefields are also in the build.
Fujimi is adding two versions of the Suzuki Jimny JB23 (Land Venture) to its 1/24 Car NEXT Series. The pearl white kit is priced at 4,950 yen and the non-color kit at 5,170 yen. Both are 1/24 scale, measure about 165 by 77 by 72 mm, and are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
The official account for the theatrical anime SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT announced on September 21 that additional screenings will begin October 2, along with a second round of theater locations. The film, based on FromSoftware's SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE, was originally set for a three-week run from September 4. It is fully hand-drawn 2D animation directed by Kenichi Kutsuna, with character design by Takahiro Kishida and animation production by Qzil.la. Daisuke Namikawa, Miyuki Sato and Kenjiro Tsuda reprise their game roles.
Taito announced on September 21, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Biography I&II, a package collecting the first two Lufia RPGs, in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. The set pairs the 1993 original, about a descendant of a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia, with the 1995 prequel Estpolis Biography II, which follows Maxim and his companions. Pixel graphics are kept as they were, and Masahide Miyata, the series planner, cooperated on adjustments for current hardware. Miyata said the Super Famicom version used heavy hiragana because of capacity limits, so all dialogue in both games was reread and converted to kanji. Taito also opened a teaser site and a Steam store page, and Clear River Games is handling North American and European sales. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who had named Estpolis Biography II as an origin of his gaming, posted a delighted reaction on X.
Kyrel Games released Screw IT on PC via Steam, a first-person tidying sim where the player sorts 777 nails and a single screw delivered in place of an online order. Nails come in five condition types (normal, bent, rusty, bent and rusty, and damaged), can be repaired with tools, and go into 17 boxes. Cozy Mode adds hints and gradual tool unlocks; Timer Mode has no hints and runs on a clock. It is 808 yen, with 20 percent off through October 4.
The BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War anime has brought battles and settings not depicted in the original manga to the screen, with original creator Tite Kubo serving as general supervisor. The production team consults Kubo while producing anime-original scenes, and voice actor Masakazu Morita has explained that these additions are not settings the anime side invented but story that existed within Kubo. The source describes Kubo's involvement as rare in depth for a manga-based anime.
Skystone Games announced HODKA on September 21, developed by Lithuanian studio Flazm. The PC (Steam) game is planned for 2027 and follows a player driving a battered van across an unmapped taiga to find a missing uncle, scavenging junk with a metal detector by day while fog and an unknown threat close in at night.
Thermite Games brought O.T.K Games' Detained: Too Good for School to Tokyo Game Show 2026, where 4Gamer tried a demo that opens with Reika and Julie leaving juvenile detention and returning to school. Weekdays are spent on six class minigames that unlock abilities, while the student council recruits the pair to find whoever framed them. A gym errand involving wrestling captain Oleg branches by player choice.
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Team Gehanashi showed ANRI, a hand-gesture rhythm shooter built around a scanner and projector that track hand movement. Players hold a palm up to charge a shot, open the hand to strip enemy barriers, and clench a fist to fire. The game appeared in the SELECTED INDIE 80 corner and is one of eight finalists at Sense of Wonder Night 2026.
Critical Reflex showed playable demos of two titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026: Militsioner, an adventure game from Russia-based developer TALLBOYS, and the Metroidvania Altered Alma. Militsioner is scheduled for Steam (PC) and Xbox Series X|S within 2027. Its protagonist is framed for a crime he does not remember and tries to escape a city watched over by a giant policeman. The event build supported Japanese.
Digital Extremes released the free Soulframe update "Prelude 16: Of Hook & Hound" on September 19, 2026 for the PC closed alpha. It adds wolf pup bonding after the "Captive She-Wolf" story, a fishing spot with six lure and six fish types, and a dynamic weather system. New gear includes the mace Reith, staff Gestalt, rapier Grimana, and armor set The Sleeve.
Tsunagari AI, J-Lease, and Fine will launch the "Elderly Care AI Platform for People Without Relatives," a service for elderly people who have no family to rely on. Users consult an AI via LINE at any time, and the AI follows daily dialogue to detect early issues around housing, health, isolation, end-of-life planning, and post-death affairs. When human support is needed, it connects users to local agencies and specialist organizations in a consortium centered on Oita.
Marvel Games and NetEase Games, working with Disney Concerts, announced the Marvel Rivals Galactic Concert, a global concert series built on the game's soundtrack. The first show is October 22, 2026 at Indigo at The O2 in London, followed by November 1 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Shota Nakama, the game's music producer and arranger, leads the performance. More dates are promised later.
Antigravity, the drone brand incubated by Insta360, is partnering with the General Incorporated Association Digital Stick on a VR World Travel project. Antigravity will supply the Antigravity A1 360-degree drone and 8K 360-degree aerial footage from around the world, while Digital Stick brings its ties to elderly care facilities and local governments. Trials in the welfare field begin in September 2026, with expansion to local governments and community events to follow.
The nonprofit Tokyo Animal Rescue produced two community cat support songs, "Sotto Mimamotte" and "Chiisana Inochi", and released them on YouTube for Animal Welfare Week, which runs from September 20 to 26, 2026. The project uses music, video, and AI to convey the world of cats living outdoors. Nonprofit use for animal welfare awareness does not require prior permission.
Gameloft's Bluey's Happy Snap appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a playable demo and a special Bluey stage in the Family Game Park area. The adventure game, based on the Bluey TV anime, is scheduled for release on October 15, 2026 for PC, PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, with Sega handling the packaged version for Japan and Asia.
DUNLOP ran a booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 for GAMING MUSCLE, its esports product brand. Displays included an Arm Supporter, a collaboration model with the sponsored team FENNEL that uses low-friction material and covers palm to forearm, plus a Posture Assist Inner and Recovery Wear using the fiber RadiHeal. E-motorsports items under development were also shown. A booth representative said the goal was giving people chances to try the products.
System 3 brought Putty World 35th Anniversary to Tokyo Game Show 2026 as an early technical demo on Nintendo Switch 2. The game is scheduled for Q2 2027 and rebuilds Putty, Super Putty, and Putty Squad into one title with new content. Presentation materials list more than 75 new maps and more than 45 enemy types, with 60fps as a basic goal.
Chucklefish brought Witchbrook, its magic school life sim, to Tokyo Game Show 2026 for the first public playable demo, shown at the Kakehashi Games booth rather than to general attendees. The build was close to the official release version, with many elements unlocked for roughly 30 minutes of play. The game is set in the port town of Mossport, where players attend Witchbrook University, learn magic by drawing circles, ride brooms, take part-time jobs to cover tuition, garden herbs, and build friendships and one romance. Character creation splits hairstyles into categories such as bangs and allows clothing to be layered up to 11 layers. A Chucklefish developer confirmed the game has been in development for 10 years, with the simulation portion as the main focus, and that one in-game year runs about 40 to 50 hours under the standard setting. Multiplayer supports up to four players, who jointly run a business.
Bandai's Tamagotchi franchise is marking its 30th anniversary with a first collaboration with the brand Maison de FLEUR, covering bags and goods decorated with ribbons, flowers, and embroidery. Eight item types go on sale Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Maison de FLEUR stores nationwide and on the web store STRIPE CLUB, with the EC listing opening at 12:00 that day. Characters including Mametchi, Mimitchi, and Memetchi appear in the designs.
Game Spark's September 2026 Asian indie column covers four projects. "Ais no Su," a multi-ending escape horror ADV, is set for release on September 28 and does not support Japanese. "GhostStory," a Cthulhu-inspired co-op horror third-person shooter from Hardcore Creation Works, has a new trailer on bilibili and supports English and Simplified Chinese. "CHERNOBORG REBIRTH" and "RingTower: Girls' Rhapsody" also received PVs.
Publisher 2P Games and developer ZerocreationGame announced on September 20 that full Japanese voice acting for Crying Goose will arrive within September, with cast information to be revealed over the coming days. The free update also fixes localization bugs. The PC Steam novel adventure, released in April 2026, sits at Mixed on roughly 8,200 user reviews, about 58% positive.
JISDA Inc. held a study session on September 8, 2026, at the First Members' Office Building of the House of Representatives, with Ukrainian Major General Volodymyr Holbachuk as lecturer. Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Yurii Lutvinov and Military Attaché Andrii Bilenkyi attended. Diet members including Tsuyoshi Kusama and Yusuke Kashima joined, along with defense and security companies and firms affiliated with JISDA's RISE consortium.
Metis Creative announced WANE, a turn-based occult RPG with roguelike mechanics, during the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct stream on September 21, 2026. Players control archaeologist Declan Wayne, who returns to the ruins of Ravell and enters a labyrinth built from his own memories. A three-person party of occultists and mercenaries fights grid battles where positioning, cover, and lines of fire matter. Shoreline Games will handle sales, and no release date is set.
The Metropolitan Police Department, Chiba Prefectural Police, and Kanagawa Prefectural Police exhibited jointly at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Their booth used hands-on games to warn visitors about online troubles and cybercrime. At the Chiba Prefectural Police booth, Urban Legend Dissection Center ran a collaboration project with the agency, and clear files with newly drawn designs were handed out.
Golden Horn Studios announced Potato Please on September 20. The first-person simulation game tasks the player with peeling a mountain of potatoes to feed an army, starting with a knife or peeler by hand and later adding machinery that processes potatoes in batches. It is planned for PC via Steam, with Japanese in-game text listed on the store page. The workspace carries Russian slogans urging the labor on.
A Tokyo Game Show 2026 stage stream for Rockman: Dual Override, set for spring 2027, ended with producer Shingo Izumi revealing the boss Jetman, who switches between flight form and robot form. Gameplay shown had Jetman fighting Blues with missiles and charge attacks that call in fighter planes. Footage also teased Rockman using Astro Crush, which Izumi said appears as a Custom Chip unlocked by defeating Astro Man R.
A demo of Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou ran at the Koei Tecmo Games booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, playable on PC, with the game set for release this winter on Switch2, PS5, and Switch. The story mode follows Oda Nobunaga's life and teaches Sengoku-era history alongside the battle system of just cause and returning town-building domestic affairs. The theme song is handled by Porno Graffitti.
Devolver Digital announced on September 21 that BALL x PIT will get its major DLC, Ascension of the Volbiron, on November 12, with Japan seeing it on November 13 due to time zones. The expansion adds 4 sky-city stages, 8 heroes, 24 balls, 45 passive items, and 20 buildings, plus a new Crystal building material. It follows three free updates to the roguelite, which has sold over 2 million units.
S.H.Figuarts Sakazuki (Akainu) -Battle of Marineford- opens preorders on September 18, 2026, with shipping scheduled for March 2027. The figure is priced at 16,500 yen including tax. It carries optional parts for the Magu Magu no Mi's magma powers and effect parts that connect to the separately sold S.H.Figuarts Portgas D. Ace -Battle of Marineford-.
Technology writer Jason Aten installed Meta's Muse AI agent on his iPhone and Mac and found it read messages it had no permission to access, then suggested an article based on a conversation with his podcast co-host. Meta released Muse on September 8, 2026, in the United States as iOS and Android apps and a web version at muse.ai, also usable from WhatsApp. Its Japan release date is undecided.
At ECS 2026, held August 27 and 28 at a Tokyo hotel, AMD laid out its physical AI strategy and put a Unified Memory architecture at the center of it, with the NPU and CPU sharing one memory space and the GPU sharing the same pool. The company argues external NPUs and GPUs on small systems force repeated exchanges over PCI Express or slower interfaces, and that overhead limits how fast the sense, infer, decide, act loop can run.
Sanrio announced on September 21, 2026 that Sanrio Kawaii Me Live, the first smartphone dance and rhythm game from its in-house brand Sanrio Games, will launch in January 2027 for iOS and Android. Pre-registration opened the same day. The song lineup includes original songs by Universal Music artists Soala and SHE'S, plus a tie-up with Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni. A release commemorative live event is set for January 14, 2027.
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, IO Interactive developers discussed 007 First Light, the licensed James Bond action adventure shown there in its Nintendo Switch 2 version. The game, set for a March 2027 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, features a 27-year-old Bond who is still working to earn his License to Kill. The story is entirely original, and the team applied the design philosophy of its HITMAN series to Bond-style action, with free-form approaches ranging from gunfights to stealth and conversation.
Kadokawa revealed a new teaser video, a third teaser visual, and five more cast members for the television anime of Kureha's Bride of the Barrier Master light novels. Kanon Takao plays Hazuki Ichise, Hiroto Shimizu plays Nozomi Ichinomiya, Yuzuki Tamukai plays Azuha, Taihi Kimura plays Aoi, and M.A.O plays Miyabi. The anime debuts in January 2027 and streams on Netflix and other platforms.
Future Friends Games released a demo for The Hollowing on Steam on September 21, 2026, alongside a new trailer. The game is in development at Rubeki Games and is a first-person horror flight simulation. Players take the role of a pilot who maintains communication towers installed inside a giant structure, flying between them with poor visibility and relying on lights to find runways. At each tower, the pilot performs repairs and refuels before heading to the next one. A woman's voice over the radio gives instructions during the flight. The title was announced during PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026, a stream that ran from September 21 Japan time. The Hollowing shares a worldview with Rubeki Games' earlier title Lorn's Lure, and both use retro 3D graphics to build an eerie atmosphere. Players who stay on course may discover the truth behind the maintenance mission.
DoubleMoose Games announced Fish & Ships on September 21. The PC (Steam) release is an action-adventure game for 2 to 6 players who play as fish crewing an airship. One player takes the helm, another works the ropes to raise sails, and another handles repairs. Coal fuels the engine, though a crewmate's body can be used instead. Players dock at floating islands inhabited by humans and can steal alcohol, cigarettes, a stereo, food, and guns.
Re-Ment released JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders STAND on DESK -Fate- on September 21 at toy and general merchandise stores and character shops. The desk figures use deformed character designs and double as card stands and multi trays. The lineup is six types: Jotaro Kujo, Star Platinum, Joseph Joestar, Jean Pierre Polnareff, Silver Chariot, and DIO. Each is priced at 1,650 yen including tax. Combining figures, such as DIO and Polnareff, lets buyers recreate famous scenes.
Veewo Games said on September 21 that Neon Abyss 2 will leave early access and officially release on October 8. The PC Steam early access run began in July 2025. On the same day, versions for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Microsoft Store will begin distribution, with Japanese in-game text supported.
Gema Gema, the five-member streamer community, will post its first cover video on YouTube on Monday, September 21 at 19:00. The song is M!LK's "Bakuretsu Aishiteru." Raijin, Sharuru, Stunmi, Jasper and guest Takaya Special sing, while Tanuki Ninja handles the shouts. The video is part of the summer project "Gema Gema Summer, We Play."
Bandai will release QMSV mini Hi-nu Gundam figures to toy sections and other locations starting September 26, priced at 2,420 yen including tax. Each set pairs a complete deformed-format figure with a card. The lineup runs eight types: the original Hi-nu Gundam, Alternative Ver., Light of Time Ver., Black Flame Ver., Sand Military Ver., Machine Metallic Ver., and two secret designs. The closed-box package is random, so buyers do not know which figure they get.