2d ago
Apple TV's September slate opens with the Apple Original Films buddy action Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, streaming from September 4. The Cold War-set story pairs a US Navy pilot with a former KGB agent. The month also brings the drama Missing Girl on September 9, Slow Horses season 6 on September 16, and the comedy Brothers on September 23. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley direct Mayday, produced by Skydance Media.
Sep 1
Kenny Omega entered his AEW World Championship match at All In: London in an All Might-inspired outfit, with entrance narration by My Hero Academia voice actor Kenta Miyake set to "You Say Run." Will Ospreay defeated Omega in the 35-minute main event. Omega thanked the series, Miyake, and Crunchyroll after the match.
Aug 21
Sega announced the guest lineup for the Stranger Than Heaven stage at its Sega/Atlus booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The event spans five days, with both special stages and gameplay stages scheduled. Actor Tsuyoshi Ukaji is set to appear on the September 18 special stage, while professional wrestler Kenny Omega joins the gameplay stage on September 19. Voice actor Akio Otsuka takes the special stage on the same day. The September 20 lineup includes streamer kson on the gameplay stage, with the special stage guest still listed as coming soon. The final day, September 21, features Ushizawa on the gameplay stage and a special last stage with actors Yu Shirota and Dean Fujioka. Sega plans to stream each stage program on the RGG Studio official YouTube channel.
Aug 14
The manga My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! by Kennoji and R_ringo is getting a television anime. Studio Deregula is producing, and a teaser visual was revealed. The manga launched on KadoComi in March 2024, and Seven Seas Entertainment licensed it for a June 2027 release.
Aug 7
Wholesome Games released MakeRoom: Tidy Up! on PC today, August 7, 2026. The sandbox building game by Kenney costs 1,200 yen, with a 30% launch discount to 840 yen until August 14. It includes over 1,100 objects, room and garden assembly, original furniture creation, and new cleaning, gardening, and unpacking missions.
Aug 6
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main cast and staff for Koma-Dori Mofmof Parade, the stop-motion anime of the IDOLiSH7 franchise's Mofmof Parade project. The anime stars Kensho Ono, KENN, Soma Saito, Yuya Hirose, and others. Takuma Aomatsu directs at dwarf studios. It debuts in January 2027 on TV Tokyo and five affiliates.
Jul 29
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Kenny Sun and Friends announced that the third and final free major update for the block-breaking roguelite 'BALL x PIT' will launch on August 6 across all supported platforms. Titled 'The Naturalist Update,' the patch adds two new characters, 11 new balls, and five new passive skills. The new characters are 'The Ballbearer,' who doubles ball slots but removes passive slots for a damage-focused build, and 'The Hoary Hoarder,' who reduces ball slots to two but doubles passive slots. New balls include 'Drill,' which pierces enemies from behind dealing additional damage, 'Flesh,' which gains speed with each bounce, and 'Armageddon,' which triggers a meteor shower on marked enemies. The game, released in October 2025, surpassed 1 million cumulative sales by December of that year and holds an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam with over 23,000 reviews. The update will be available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and mobile platforms.
Jul 16
Imagineer released Fit Boxing 3 -Your Personal Trainer Nintendo Switch 2 Edition on July 16. The Switch 2 version adds camera play for form checking via USB camera, local wireless multiplayer for up to four players, a boost up mode that increases BPM to 200, and an advance judgment mode for detailed timing and speed evaluation. Owners of the original Switch version can upgrade for 1,100 yen. A special video with KENN and Hikaru Midorikawa was also released.
Jun 15
A study by King's College London professor Kenneth Payne found that AI models GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash showed distinct behaviors in simulated Cold War nuclear strategy meetings, with some models escalating to tactical or full-scale nuclear war. The research comes amid reports of AI use by the U.S. military in real operations.
May 28
The manga adaptation of Kennoji and Yuma Yun's Trapped as the Villain in My Favorite Dating SIM concluded on Square Enix's Manga UP! service on Wednesday with the eighth and final part of its final chapter. The series launched in April 2025 and ran for two compiled volumes.