Kento Iwase is not named in any of the 19 provided stories, so Yomimono has no published record of his current work, role, or projects.
None of the 19 stories in this cluster name Kento Iwase. The stories cover a range of unrelated releases and announcements: JR East's Suica Penguin bag, Sony's Prism Collection accessories, Takarajimasha's Pokemon Pokopia mooks, PlayStation Plus free titles, the Switch 2 package release of Meccha Chameleon, a Nintendo Switch Online trial for Obakeidoro 2, Shueisha Games' The Season of Books and Keys trial, SIGONO's barbershop demo, the Biohazard 30th Anniversary Exhibition, a Pokemon TCG deck set, a Toei Games demo booth, SteelSeries Fortnite peripherals, the Ocarina of Time remake, the Steam Autumn Sale, Shueisha Games' UN:Me, Hamster's Crazy Climber release, the Gundam Rogue Orbit date, the Patlabor special edition, and the cancellation of Ukiyo.
Because no story mentions Iwase, there is no throughline to synthesize and no change in his status to report. Any dossier content about him would have to come from outside these stories, which the format does not allow.
Written with AI from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced. See our editorial policy. Every fact links the story it came from.
JR East Cross Station Development Company will release the "Suica no Penguin to Tabisuru Multi-WAY Bag" on November 19 at around 12:00 on its GRANSTA MALL online shopping site. The bag is a collaboration between travel media Kotrip, bag brand Kitamura, and JR East's Suica no Penguin character. It comes in Sand Beige/Pink and Dark Blue/Ice Blue, costs 35,000 yen each, and the initial run is 500 units total across both colors.
Sony Interactive Entertainment opened preorders on November 10 for its Prism Collection of PS5 accessories, which release on February 4, 2027. The line covers three skeleton-design DualSense controllers (Flare Orange, Emerald Green, Graphite Gray) at 12,480 yen each and matching PS5 console covers at 9,980 yen each. Sony says all items are planned for limited quantities.
Takarajimasha will release three brand mooks tied to the Nintendo Switch 2 game Pokémon Pokopia on December 9. The lineup is led by two versions of a Flappy-Ears Pouch BOOK: a standard Pikachu version and a light-color Pikachu version, each priced at 3,289 yen, both featuring ears that move. The third item is a Messenger Bag BOOK with a black base color and Ditto motifs throughout, priced at 3,960 yen. All three products carry a dangling Ditto zipper pull, and the magazine pages are set to include the latest game information. The light-color pouch and the messenger bag ship in both bookstore and limited editions; the standard Pikachu pouch is limited edition only. Bookstore editions go to bookstores nationwide, online bookstores and Takarajima Channel. Limited editions are sold at Seven Net Shopping, Seven-Elevens nationwide and Takarajima Channel. The Pokémon Company also announced that the second paid expansion for Pokémon Pokopia, Doki Doki Decoration, launches on the same day.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the November 2026 PlayStation Plus Free Play titles for overseas markets, running from November 3 to November 30. The lineup is Dead Island 2 on PS5 and PS4, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered on PS5 and PS4, and Monster Train 2 on PS5. Dead Island 2 supports online co-op for subscribers. Japan's lineup may differ.
The package version of Meccha Chameleon for Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on December 17, creator Lemorion announced on X. Each copy includes one of five acrylic figure designs, chosen at random. The game launched on Steam in June and passed 20 million copies sold worldwide; the Switch 2 download version followed in September with Joy-Con 2 mouse controls for paint-based hide-and-seek. Pre-orders are open, with Yodobashi.com listing it at a suggested retail price of 3,300 yen.
Nintendo will run a Nintendo Switch Online Free Trial for Obakeidoro 2 from October 26 at 12:00 to November 1 at 17:59. Subscribers can download the game from its Nintendo Store or eShop page and play it free once the period opens. The asymmetrical action game splits players into Human and Ghost teams for three-minute matches, supports up to eight players, and offers online and local multiplayer.
Shueisha Games has released a trial version of The Season of Books and Keys, a PC adventure game built on Honobu Yonezawa's novel. The trial covers Chapter 1, "913," in which library committee members Jiro Horikawa and Shimon Matsukura take on a safe left behind by their deceased grandfather. iMel handles development, with mystery design by Nozomu Unabara of Liar-soft. The full version is scheduled for this winter, price undecided.
SIGONO has released a demo for Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya, a PC adventure game about running a barbershop in a town of beast-people. Players set front and back hair, talk with customers during cuts, and the results shape the ending. Japanese text in the demo was revised with native staff. The game joins Steam Next Fest from October 20. Full release date and price are undecided.
The Biohazard 30th Anniversary Exhibition opens October 30 at Shibuya BEAM 4F BEAM Gallery and runs through December 24. Organizers announced life-size three-dimensional sculptures of Leon, Wesker, and Dimitrescu, plus the headgear worn by Victor Gideon in Resident Evil Requiem. Goods include New Era caps at 7,920 yen and sling bags at 11,000 yen, a Moleskine notebook at 6,600 yen, and an ink ribbon sound keychain at 1,980 yen. Collaboration crepes cost 1,300 yen and drinks 1,100 yen, each with an original coaster.
The Pokemon Company will release the Pokemon Card Game MEGA "Special Deck Set MEGA Mega Feraligatr / Mega Dragonite / Mega Gengar" on November 13, priced at 5,500 yen including tax. The product bundles three pre-constructed decks, one built around Mega Feraligatr ex, one around Mega Dragonite ex, and one around Mega Gengar ex. Each deck holds two Mega Evolution ex cards, three Pokemon coins, damage counters and markers, and a playmat. The set also includes three paper deck cases, a paper damage counter case, and a card box, along with a how-to-play manual and three player guides. The Feraligatr deck runs Croconaw, Totodile, Glastrier, and Mantine, with holographic Totodile and Croconaw. The Dragonite deck carries Dragonair, Dratini, Ogerpon Wellspring Mask, and Meijin's Encouragement, with holographic Dratini and Dragonair. The Gengar deck holds Haunter, Gastly, Sableye, Seviper, and Hikari, with holographic Gastly and Haunter. Hyper Ball, Boss's Orders, and Lillie's Determination appear in all three decks.
Toei Games will run a booth at Pixel Art Park 9 powered by Kumax Koumuten on October 11 at Pacifico Yokohama Hall A. Visitors can play the latest demo of the 2D adventure game DEBUG NEPHEMEE, which Toei Games is publishing. Merchandise goes on sale, including a newly drawn acrylic stand, a logo T-shirt, and a Dot Aranami Acrylic Keychain.
SteelSeries will release a line of Fortnite collaboration gaming peripherals on October 16, the GN Group brand said. The lineup covers earbuds, a headset, a mouse, three mousepads, two US-layout keycap sets, and three KontrolFreek thumbstick and grip products. Several items carry in-game bonuses. Prices run from 2,530 yen for the Supply Llama thumb grips to 33,310 yen for the Peely Edition earbuds.
Nintendo used the official Zelda X account to post new footage of Hyrule Castle Town from its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, scheduled for release on November 5. The clip shows the town center with reworked graphics, residents going about the area, shops, and the series' familiar upbeat background music. The Temple of Time appears briefly in the second half. The post is one entry in a daily sequence of location teasers tied to the November 5 launch date. Nintendo lists the game at 8,980 yen for the package version and 7,980 yen for the download version. The remake adds camera control, new actions, a Dash option for movement speed, and a voice input feature. Hyrule Castle Town is an early stop in the original adventure and a central hub that connects to the Temple of Time and surrounding regions.
Valve started the Steam Autumn Sale at 2:00 AM Japan time on October 2, and the sale runs until 2:00 AM on October 9. Pocketpair put Palworld at 30 percent off for 2,380 yen and Craftopia at 40 percent off for 1,680 yen, with the publisher saying every eligible title sits at its lowest price yet. Capcom's BIOHAZARD requiem is 30 percent off at 6,293 yen and PRAGMATA is 20 percent off at 6,392 yen. Square Enix and Atlus opened their own sales ahead of Valve's start, listing Persona 3 Reload at 70 percent off for 2,303 yen and FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH at 70 percent off for 1,973 yen. 4Gamer.net reported Pocketpair's discounts and Automaton listed titles including ARC Raiders at 50 percent off and Monster Hunter Wilds at 25 percent off.
Shueisha Games will release UN:Me, a soul triage adventure for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, in 2027 at an undecided price. The game follows a girl carrying four souls, labeled I through IV, each claiming to be the body's true owner. Players explore her unstable inner world, gather clues, talk with each soul, then erase souls one by one and choose who remains. Historia, the studio behind the Caligula series, handles planning and development. Yumiri Hanamori voices all four souls, a role that led the team to record each soul on separate days rather than switch between them in one session. Producer Taiichi Kawai, planner and scenario writer Takuya Yamanaka, and director Shun Sasaki discussed the project at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The team also pushed the release from an earlier date to 2027 and added motion capture after Hanamori's performance.
Hamster will release Console Archives Crazy Climber for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on September 17, priced at 800 yen. The publisher announced the date on September 16. Crazy Climber is an action game Nichibutsu released in 1986 for 8-bit home consoles. Players scale a skyscraper while avoiding falling objects and obstacles that include Obstructors, iron balls, and gorillas, and clear the game by reaching the rooftop. The Console Archives version adds save and load anywhere, plus button and screen customization. Only the Japanese version of the main game is included, and the in-game text is in English only. The release is a single-player title and the newest addition to the Console Archives line. Hamster produces the Console Archives series.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is running a collaboration campaign between GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT and SD Gundam G Generation Eternal from September 16 to September 16, 2027. Entering a promotion code listed on the GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT official page grants a Premium Gasha Ticket in SD Gundam G Generation Eternal. The campaign marks the decision to release GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT on March 5, 2027.
Good Smile Company has started accepting a second wave of orders for the special edition of the upcoming 3D action game "Patlabor the Case Files," scheduled for release in summer 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The special edition, priced at 11,220 yen, includes a limited plastic model kit of the Griffon in an exclusive color, the "MODEROID Griffon the Case Files Color Ver." As a first-print bonus, buyers also receive an original soundtrack CD with 30 tracks, including the opening theme "the Case Files" composed by Kenji Kawai. The special edition is available exclusively through the Good Smile Company official shop and is made to order, with limited quantities. Alongside the order announcement, the company released a third promotional video that introduces three game modes: Main Mission, Another Side Mission, and Simulator Mode. The video also shows fully voiced story segments featuring characters from the Special Vehicles Division 2nd Platoon for the first time. The game will be exhibited at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 5, where the third PV will be screened.
Shueisha Games announced on June 30 that it will cancel the release of the PC adventure game Ukiyo, which was in development by Free Key Design. The game, set in a cyberspace world with a Japanese-style aesthetic, follows a samurai cat named Kai trapped in a virtual space called UKIYO. It had been shown at events like BitSummit and Tokyo Game Show in 2022, but updates on its official X account had stopped. Shueisha Games apologized to those waiting for the release and said future information will come from the developer. According to Game Spark and GameBusiness.jp, the publisher and developer on the Steam store page have been changed to FREAKY DESIGN, which was previously handling the design aspect. The game was originally part of Shueisha's Game Creators CAMP support project. Seaknot Studios, which handled game system production, has not commented on the change.