lack continues to work as a character designer on the SIX WAKE ROPPONGI interactive information character Sakimai Ichika, which debuted at the Tokyo facility on October 1, 2026. The character's visuals are entirely newly drawn by lack, with no generative AI used in the CG conversion.
lack's most recent credited project is Sakimai Ichika, an interactive information character for the SIX WAKE ROPPONGI boat racing information hub in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The character appears at the facility starting October 1, 2026. 360Channel Inc., a Colopl Group company, handled planning, production, and direction. lack designed the character, and the project states that all visuals are newly drawn by lack with no generative AI used in the CG conversion.
The character runs on a conversational AI system and is set as a rookie announcer who publicizes boat racing from the facility. She answers questions about boat racing, introduces racers, handles everyday conversation, and supports commemorative photos. Her backstory describes a serious hard worker whose enthusiasm sometimes causes stumbles, and whose goal is to handle commentary for an SG (Special Grade) race. The stated aims are improving visitor satisfaction at SIX WAKE ROPPONGI and communicating boat racing's appeal to new fans.
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Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, titled "The War Begins," passed 130,000 likes on Crunchyroll within a week of its Oct. 3 premiere. As of writing it sits near 134,000 likes, ahead of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 1 at roughly 128,900 and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Episode 1 at about 68,900. The episode opened with a 9.4/10 IMDb rating.
Black Clover Season 2 Episode 2, titled "The Door to Hell," releases on Oct 10, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo, with Crunchyroll streaming the series globally outside Japan. The official site's premise describes Mereoleona against a demon in the Spade Kingdom, while three Magic Knights groups face the Dark Triad: Charlotte against Vanica, Yuno against Zenon, and Jack and Nacht against Dante.
Hello Kitty's Black Series has lined up its first collaboration with a K-pop act: ATEEZ. A limited pop-up for the pairing runs from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at MIL GALLERY in Omotesando, Tokyo, selling collaboration items and showing a roughly 70cm Hello Kitty signed by the members. Participants who buy the ATEEZ, Love, or Heart figures can win cards carrying handwritten member signatures.
Blackbox Inc. announced that Quinte, its five-member 2.5D idol VTuber group under the Lovebox label, will perform in the night session of BirdLimeTrap vol.012 DAY1 on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at live house club Dorothy in Ekoda, Tokyo. All five members (Momosaki Milk, Tsuyami Rurina, Hano Ciel, Hanano Elenoa, and Kizuki Kira) will take the stage in their virtual forms. The night bill lists six acts total: Tsurigane Fuuri, Kuganami Wawon, LOCO, Shime Reon, Yakumo Utsuro, and Quinte. Doors open at 17:30 and the show starts at 18:00, with streaming tickets on sale through the organizer's ticket page for those who cannot attend in person. New merchandise goes on sale after the night session: a Quinte Group Acrylic Keychain at 1,500 yen and 3-card sets for Tsuyami Rurina, Kizuki Kira, and Hano Ciel at 500 yen each. Prior merchandise will also be available at the venue.
Preorders for three reissued Gundam SEED plastic models open on Premium Bandai on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 11:00, with shipments set for December 2026. The lineup includes the HG 1/144 Black Knight Squad Rud-ro.A Riddelard, Daniel and Liu unit set at 8,910 yen and the HG 1/144 Gyan Strom (Hilda Harken Custom) at 3,190 yen. A FULL MECHANICS Aile Calamity Gundam is also part of the run.
Novel Stella will release a 1/7 scale figure of Xin's original character Stella Black Cat Ver. Pre-orders are open on Amazon.co.jp. The standard edition is listed at 30,250 yen, and a deluxe edition with an original illustration bonus is listed at 33,000 yen. Both editions are painted PVC and ABS figures about 270mm tall including the base, scheduled for release on November 30, 2027.
Black Clover Season 2 began airing in Japan on October 3, 2026, and Crunchyroll is streaming the new season worldwide. WANIMA performs the opening theme "Kienai Riyuu," while ONE OR EIGHT performs the ending theme "Yellow Brick Road." KENTA is credited for lyrics and composition on the opening song, with WANIMA handling arrangement. ONE OR EIGHT released the ending song digitally on October 7. The official anime website has posted full non-credit opening and ending sequences. Episode 2, which is episode 172 overall, premieres October 10. Its synopsis covers the Magic Knights' infiltration of Spade Castle, where three groups face the Dark Triad: Charlotte against Vanica, Yuno against Zenon, and Jack and Nacht against Dante. Mereoleona confronts a demon that appeared in the Spade Kingdom through Morris's actions. Ayataka Tanemura directs, Studio Pierrot handles animation production, and Keiichiro Ochi is credited for series composition.
Blackbox announced that Quinte, the five-member idol VTuber group under its Lovebox production, will hold a solo mini live titled "Quinte Mini Live ~ Rebel Fate ~" on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku. Doors open at 11:15 and the show starts at 12:00. Tickets cost 3,000 yen, with a separate 600 yen cash drink charge. General tickets go on sale from Monday, October 12 at 0:00.
Blackbox Inc. is selling Hano Ciel Birthday Commemorative Goods 2026 on the Lovebox official BOOTH from Monday, October 5, marking the Quintet member's birthday on October 4. The made-to-order lineup runs to four items: a cushion cover, a shaka-shaka acrylic keychain, a sitting acrylic stand, and a two-piece heart-shaped can badge set, plus a complete set with a message sticker. Orders close Monday, October 12 at 23:59, with shipping from late December 2026.
The METAL ROBOT Spirits <SIDE MS> Black Knight Squad Carla from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM is open for pre-orders on Tamashii Web at 26,400 yen including tax, with shipping set for April 2027. The figure stands about 145mm tall, uses ABS, PVC and die-cast, and reproduces the film's coloring and gold plating. Chest armor movement deploys the Super High Impulse Cannon Adro Onji.
The idol VTuber unit Rabipare!! will hold its 2nd anniversary live, "Drawing Voyage," on November 8 at the largest venue in its history, with a scheduled 25 songs. Aozora Kanon and Inumori Yomogi perform the show as a two-member unit for the last time. The October 24 commemorative song "Yume toka, Mada Shinjiteru." precedes it, and the October 3 mini live "Key Change" sold out.
The band I Don't Like Mondays. discussed the ending theme "Groooovy" for the TV anime Black Torch in an interview, describing it as a city pop track built around the characters' daily life rather than the main battle. Vocalist YU said the ending, unlike their One Piece opening "PAINT," was written so listeners could sit with the afterglow once an episode ends. The band also released the 18-track album Friday on September 25.
Premium Bandai is taking preorders for a batch of Gunpla kits scheduled to ship in December 2026. The roundup spans Real Grade reprints including the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam Deactive Mode and the ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam Deactive Mode, effect unit reprints for Strike Freedom and Destiny, the High Grade Leon, Gundam Griepe and Gundam Aerial Permet Score Six, and the SD BB Senshi Tenrei Gundamu Reprint Kirako Ver. Prices start at 1,870 yen.
360Channel Inc., a Colopl Group company based in Tokyo, handled the planning, production, and direction of an interactive information character named Sakimai Ichika for SIX WAKE ROPPONGI, a boat racing information hub in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The character appears at the facility starting Thursday, October 1, 2026. Illustrator lack designed the character, whose visuals are entirely newly drawn, with no generative AI used in the CG conversion. Sakimai Ichika runs on a conversational AI system and is set as a rookie announcer who publicizes boat racing from the facility. She answers questions about boat racing, introduces racers, handles everyday conversation, and supports commemorative photos. Her backstory describes a serious hard worker whose enthusiasm sometimes causes stumbles, and whose goal is to handle commentary for an SG (Special Grade) race. The stated aims are improving visitor satisfaction at SIX WAKE ROPPONGI and communicating boat racing's appeal to new fans.
Strange Creature Factory Ltd. released the official trailer for Black Tides Draga's Wake, an in-development horror game set aboard the giant steamship Olmora. The trailer arrived on October 2 and, as of the time of writing, has passed 150,000 views, per Denfaminicogamer. The setup: the plunder of pirate and smuggler Draga and his crew ends in disaster. Ice traps the ship in unpredictable waters, an ancient god possesses the crew, and the members turn into monstrous forms that roam the vessel. Players control Draga, described as battle-hardened and the first mate of a pirate ship, who searches the decaying interior for missing crewmates and fights with limited ammunition and blades. Draga can also surrender to the alien power in his own body and mutate into a Host Form, and absorbing survivors shapes his skill tree and physical mutations. Release is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, with Japanese language support listed.
Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Action, a 7 billion parameter world action model derived from its FLUX 3 multimodal AI model, for robot control. It scored 42.92% on the Robolab-120 benchmark. That is higher than the closed model OASIS WAMNVIDIA at 39.0% and NVIDIA's Cosmos3-Nano at 36.8%. Black Forest Labs says FLUX 3 Action also runs up to 3.95 times faster than Cosmos3-Nano.
Bandai Spirits will open preorders for two METAL ROBOT Spirits items from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom on October 9 at 5:00 PM JST. The Black Knight Squad Carla articulated figure is priced at 26,400 yen including tax, with an April 2027 ship date. A dedicated effect parts set is priced at 6,050 yen including tax and ships the same month. The figure stands about 145mm tall and uses ABS, PVC, and diecast parts. Its chest armor moves to deploy the Super High Impulse Cannon Adulo Onji, and the included interchangeable face parts correspond to scenes from the film. The effect parts set carries Levitator effect parts with gradient paint and a wingspan of about 410mm. It also includes Sahasrabhuja effect parts and support parts to recreate the launch state. Both items are listed as manufacturer BANDAI SPIRITS. Preorders run through the Tamashii Web Shop and Premium Bandai, per the announcements.
Epic Games announced on Saturday that Black Clover characters Asta, Yuno, and Noelle are available as cosmetic skins in Fortnite Battle Royale for the annual Fortnitemares event. The items include grimoire back bling, sword and wand pickaxes, an Anti-Magic weapon wrap, and a Nissan GT-R Nismo car body with two Anti-Magic tires. Epic teased the collaboration in its Fortnitemares trailer on September 29. The new Black Clover season premiered the same Saturday, with Studio Pierrot returning.
Kadokawa is running an all-volumes-free fair for Mine Yoshizaki's manga Sgt. Frog on October 1 and 2, 2026, ending at 23:59 each day. Volumes 1 through 35 are readable at no cost on BOOK☆WALKER, BookLive, honto, Rakuten Kobo, au Book Pass, Reader Store, DMM Books, Comic Cmoa, LINE Manga, ebookjapan, Piccoma, and U-NEXT. The promotion is timed to the new Sgt. Frog anime, which begins airing Saturday, October 3, 2026. The manga has run in Monthly Shonen Ace since 1999 and is still ongoing. It follows an alien frog from Planet Keron who arrives to invade Earth, is captured by the Hinata siblings Fuyuki and Natsumi, and ends up living with the family as a lodger. A theatrical anime screened in June 2026. The fair notes that store end times, prices, and eligible products may differ by retailer.
Razer Japan announced on September 24 that Razer has become the official headset partner of BLAST Premier, the global Counter-Strike 2 tournament series. Razer headsets will be used on stage at 12 tournaments from late 2026 through 2028, with the BlackShark V3 Pro as the featured model. The run starts at BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong, held from November 11 to 15, 2026.
Rideon Japan announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feathers and the Golden Right Arm on September 25. The tactical SRPG is the eighth Mercenaries Saga title and is scheduled for release around November on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. It replaces the series' traditional turn order with a one-move alternating system, adds eight Ladder Classes, and introduces a gauge-fueled move called Soul Exceed.
Monochrome Echoes - white - is a 2D field exploration RPG from indie developer Thousand Games, and it is the subject of a two-part play report on Game Spark. The game is set in a monochrome fantasy world called the Ruins Archipelago, where players pick one of four parties and explore while managing food, which drains as they walk and is spent on automatic recovery in battle. Combat lets each character act up to three times per turn using skills from their own pool and from equipped weapons and accessories, with an enemy hate value shown per character to guide targeting. The Switch version launched on July 23, 2026 and costs 2,800 yen, while the Steam version launched April 25, 2025. The piece notes a character level cap raised by stone tablets and Bounty Head enemies, job changes unlocked at springs, and item synthesis for weapon upgrades.
KRAFTON's PUBG STUDIOS ended development of PUBG: Black Budget on October 1, 2026. The PvPvE extraction shooter had run two closed alpha tests, one in December after a November announcement, and a second this June, without reaching release. The studio reviewed the project's development status and future direction and concluded that under the current direction it could not deliver an experience players would enjoy over the long term. The game put up to 45 players into three-person squads on a 2.5km by 2.5km island, with matches capped at 30 minutes and three factions handing out contracts. KRAFTON thanked the players who joined the tests and sent feedback. PUBG STUDIOS said it will carry what it learned from development and testing into its next project and keep exploring new gameplay experiences. In the same franchise, KRAFTON announced PUBG: DED.NET at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.
Black Lantern Collective released HR: Human Remains on September 29, 2026. The first-person puzzle adventure costs 1,450 yen including tax, with a 10 percent release sale dropping it to 1,305 yen through October 13. Developer dennisCorner built the game around an ordinary office worker who takes orders from a demon boss and completes duties to keep the right to survive. Humanity lost a war against monsters and faces extinction, with the future holding outcomes such as being food, sacrifices, or slaves. Work yields Survival Tickets, described as the only means of avoiding becoming prey. Players talk with survivors and monsters, learn the rules of the new society, and explore a ruined city. A demo is available on the Steam store page, and the game supports Japanese.
Black Clover Season 2 Episode 1, titled "The Battle Begins," arrives on Oct 3, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo, with a global stream on Crunchyroll. The episode follows the Magic Knights preparing to rescue Yami and their allies from the Dark Triad, while Asta and Liebe train toward Devil Union and Yuno prepares to face Zenon again.
A new pre-broadcast visual for Black Clover season 2 centers on Asta and the Dark Triad: Dante, Zenon and Vanica Zogratis. Voice cast comments accompanied the visual, including Rikiya Koyama as Dante, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Zenon and Yui Ogura as Vanica. Advertisements for the season are on display in Ikebukuro Station's central passageway through Oct. 4. Ayataka Tanemura returns to direct.
Jump Festa 2027 will run 34 series across three stages at Makuhari Messe on Dec. 19 and 20. The Jump Super Stage carries 15 titles including One Piece, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kagurabachi and Black Clover; the Jump Studio stage has 10, among them Bleach and Kaiju No. 8, and the new Jump Station Online streaming stage has 9, among them KochiKame and Chained Soldier. All three stages stream on the official Jump Channel YouTube account.
Black Clover Season 2 is reportedly set for 26 episodes split across two parts, with the first 13 covering the Spade Kingdom Raid Arc in 2026 and the remaining 13 planned for 2027 to adapt the Final Arc. About 122 manga chapters remain unadapted. The anime returns on Oct 3, 2026, after the original TV run stopped at Chapter 270 across 170 episodes.
Black Clover Season 2 picks up with Yami and Vangeance held captive in the Spade Kingdom while the Dark Triad plots. Asta trains under Nacht to reach Devil Union with Liebe but is not ready in time, so the strike force infiltrates the stronghold without him. Episode 1 streams on Crunchyroll on October 3, 2026.
Max Factory is taking pre-orders for a PLAMATEA plastic model kit of Shielder Mash Kyrielight in her Ortenaus form from Fate/Grand Order. The standard kit is 8,800 yen; a Black Barrel Edition with a transforming Paradox Structure barrel around 500 mm long when deployed is 17,800 yen. Pre-orders at Good Smile Company run until October 7, with shipping set for April 2027.
An original art fair for Shogakukan works opened September 20 at Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM. The lineup includes metal canvas art of BLACK LAGOON and reproduction original artwork of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, part of more than 100 original art goods items. Preorders for a Frieren and Vermeer reproduction piece also begin, sold on Shogakukan's LIFETUNES MALL, with availability in 10 countries and regions.
Developer Luckey Faraday said he rebuilt the "Hijacked" map from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 so it runs natively inside Minecraft, with GPT-6 Astra instructed to rewrite the whole project in Java as a Fabric mod covering the map, collision, bots, navmesh, weapons and rendering. A posted video shows the map running full-screen at around 45fps. Faraday said many issues remain.
Square Enix opened a special website for the 20th anniversary of Yana Toboso's Black Butler on September 18, featuring a message from Toboso and a commemorative video. An exhibition is planned with timing and venue to be announced. Volume 36 arrives September 26, and the October 2026 issue of G Fantasy is a 20th anniversary issue with a new cover and stickers.
COVER Corporation announced a sukajan jacket collaboration between hololive and merchandise brand BLACK BALLOON MARKET, operated by Kaitac Family. The lineup pairs six talents with jackets: Kureiji Ollie, Kobo Kanaeru, Ninomae Ina'nis, Hakos Baelz, Mizumiya Su, and Kikirara Vivi. Each jacket carries original illustrations reproduced in embroidery. Pre-orders run from September 17 to October 12, 2026, at 33,000 yen, with shipping in late December 2026.
Manga UP! Global added three manga this week: Yū Yukishiro's I Need to Quit this Antique Store, the nns, Skyfarm, and Dr. Mine collaboration The Journey of the Half-Elf Dwarven Master Blacksmith, and Mare Tuzumiya's Tsukimi Is All Dolled Up. The first two arrived consecutively, with the third following on Thursday. All three originally serialized in Square Enix's Manga UP! or Gangan Joker.
Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass lineup running from September 16 to October 6, 2026, a slate of 13 titles. Four arrive on day one: Kernel Hearts on September 17, Well Dweller on September 22, Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29, and Gears of War: E-Day on October 6. Rematch joins the Essential plan catalog on September 25.
Sho Kiryuuin of Golden Bomber will guest star in the final episode of the Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama "Black Trick," airing September 28. He plays rookie lawyer Go Ijuin, who seeks out GACKT's character Naoto Uramawashi as a mentor. Kiryuuin said he turns down acting work but made an exception to co-star with GACKT, whom he calls his god.
Crunchyroll confirmed its fall 2026 streaming slate, with premieres running from September 26 through October 16. A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 opens the season on September 26, followed by Overgeared on September 27, The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match on September 30 and FX Fighter Kurumi-chan on October 1. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 arrives October 2 and Black Clover Season 2 on October 3, the same day as A Tale of the Secret Saint, Magical Explorer, Romelia War Chronicle, VERTEX FORCE and #I'm Looking For a Zombie. October 4 brings Reborn as a Space Mercenary, Aoashi Season 2, HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things and Even Though I'm a Super Timid Noble Girl, I Accepted the Bet From My Cunning Fiance. Magic Knight Rayearth lands October 7, Firefly Wedding October 9 and The Vermilion Mask October 10. PSYREN is listed under coming soon. Red River, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, Case Closed and Star Detective Precure! continue from summer 2026.
Lovebox's meet-and-greet idol VTuber unit Rabipare!! will hold "Rabipare!! 2nd Anniversary Live Drawing Voyage ~Increasing Our Treasures~" on Sunday, November 8, 2026, marking the unit's second anniversary. Tickets go on general sale from Sunday, September 20 at 21:00. The live will be the last performed by the two-member lineup of Kanon Aozora and Yomogi Inumori, as the unit is currently holding auditions for new members.
NVIDIA announced the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition, a professional GPU with 21,760 CUDA cores, the same count as the GeForce RTX 5090. Its GDDR7 memory is 84GB with ECC support, 52GB more than the RTX 5090's 32GB. Memory bandwidth is 1398GB/s, and the maximum power consumption is 600W.
Blackbox Inc. has announced that Quinte, the idol VTuber unit under its Lovebox production, will hold a solo mini live titled "Quinte Mini Live ~ Angel's Tale ~" on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku in Kabukicho, Tokyo. The show is built around member Hano Ciel, whose birthday falls on October 4. Doors open at 11:15 and the performance starts at 12:00. Tickets cost 3,000 yen including tax, with a separate 600 yen cash drink fee at entry, and go on sale Monday, September 14, 2026 at 0:00 through ZAIKO. Tickets are split into S, A, B, and C lines by entry order, and FANBOX members of any member's Standard Plan or above get access to the member-exclusive tiers. Performing alongside Ciel are Momosaki Milk, Tsuyami Rurina, Hanano Elenoa, and Kizuki Kira.
Blackbox Inc. will hold "Quinte Live After-Party ~ Momosaki Milk Birthday 2026 ~" on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Studio K in Koenji, Tokyo. The seated event follows the group's solo mini live "Ever After," held September 6, and doubles as a birthday celebration for member Momosaki Milk, whose birthday is September 22. Doors open at 14:00, with a 14:30 start. The theme is "Princess Party," and the key visual shows Momosaki Milk in a dress and tiara. All five members perform: Momosaki Milk, Tsuyami Rurina, Hano Ciel, Hanano Elenoa, and Kizuki Kira. A talk session follows the stage. Tickets sold out in both the FANBOX member advance sale and the general sale. The group welcomed Tsuyami Rurina and Kizuki Kira in August 2026, becoming a five-member lineup.
The staff of the Black Torch television anime released a final promotional video on Friday, previewing episodes 11 and 12 and what the video calls the final battle. The finale is set for September 19 on Crunchyroll, which streams the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS, and also carries a same-day English dub. Kei Umabiki directs at 100Studio. Gou Suzuki designs characters, Gigaemon Ichikawa writes and supervises series scripts, and Yutaka Yamada composes music. SiM performs the opening theme "Freeze Me Up" and I Don't Like Mondays. performs the ending theme "Groooovy." The anime adapts Tsuyoshi Takaki's manga about Jiro Azuma, who can talk to animals and gains power after a stray cat fuses with him. Ryota Suzuki voices Jiro and Yoji Ueda voices Rago. The anime debuted on July 4. Viz Media publishes the manga in English.
Black Forest Labs announced FLUX Video Edit, a video editing AI service that edits only specified parts of a clip and preserves the rest of the frame. It handles videos up to 15 seconds and is available through an API at $0.03 per second of video. The company says the service is cheaper and higher quality than Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3, and that image, video, and audio referencing will be added soon.
INART is taking preorders on Amazon.co.jp for two 1/12 scale action figures from the action RPG Black Myth: Wukong: the Great Sage Equipment Set and the Tiger Vanguard. The Great Sage figure stands about 20.8 cm tall and costs 27,699 yen; the Tiger Vanguard stands about 19.7 cm and costs 21,978 yen. Both are painted, movable figures scheduled for release on December 30, 2026.
Dengeki Bunko announced that Shiden Kanzaki's Black Bullet light novel series will get a reboot titled Black Bullet: New World Order, releasing two volumes a month from November 2026 to February 2027. The first volumes reprint the original story with additions and edits, but from January 2027 the story diverges, and the February volumes end differently. Kanzaki also has a new original work, Aku no Shinzui, planned for spring 2027.
The second season of the Black Clover anime debuts October 3 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates at 11:00 p.m. ONE OR EIGHT performs the ending theme "Yellow Brick Road," and WANIMA performs the opening theme "Kienai Riyu." Ayataka Tanemura, who directed the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King film, directs the season. Studio Pierrot returns to animate. Crunchyroll previews the season in U.S. theaters on September 21 and streams it as it airs.
UMINEKOwalKing released the demo for BLACKOUT ~Kyoufu Shashin~ on Steam on September 7. The psychological horror adventure is built around a sorting job: photos meant for a TV spirit photo special have normal pictures mixed in, and the protagonist Matsushita, on leave from work, is asked to separate them. As he sorts, his daily life breaks down. The demo runs to the end of the second week, about 30 minutes, and supports Japanese and English.
Dengeki Hobby Web's Gunpla Journal September issue details new Gunpla releases for late 2026, including the MGSD Wing Gundam Zero EW Structural Coating/Black, HG Hydra Gundam, and RG Gundam Mk-II Keroro Spec, along with several others. The list covers items now on sale through January 2027 shipments.
Anime News Network's weekly release roundup for August 30 to September 5 lists two anime Blu-ray releases and dozens of print and digital manga volumes arriving September 1. Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc leads the anime slate at US$74.98, alongside DanMachi's Arrow of the Orion film at US$39.98 from Sentai Filmworks.