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After scoring two goals to lead Norway past Brazil in the World Cup, Erling Haaland's gaming habits drew attention. A video showed his Xbox Mini Fridge, top three games (Minecraft, GTA, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2), hopes for Xbox sponsorship, and excitement for GTA6.
The "Chiikawa, PARCO, Summer." campaign runs July 17 to August 2 at 15 PARCO stores nationwide and one additional location. It includes a clear pouch giveaway for the first 70,000 customers, photo booths, an X repost campaign, a hidden-keyword wallpaper hunt, and a collaboration cafe with themed menu items. The campaign promotes the film "Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island," which opens July 24.
Idea Factory released a character PV for the Nintendo Switch title Sullyland Nursery Rhyme on July 6, 2026. The dark fantasy game involves a life-threatening night game called Night Lessons and a daytime festival. The PV introduces romanceable characters with first-time voice samples. The game launches October 1.
A teaser video for the smartphone game Monster Hunter Outlanders, shown at a TapTap event on July 2, 2026, briefly displayed the silhouette and icon of Estrellian, a monster that previously only appeared in the now-defunct Monster Hunter Online. The game is developed by TiMi Studio Group, a Tencent subsidiary that also co-developed Monster Hunter Online with Capcom. The third closed beta test is recruiting participants through July 24.
Publisher HypeTrain Digital and developers CodeManu and Endless Coffee released the June 2026 development log for the early access survival adventure game Tinkerlands. The log reveals a new player-crafted ship system that will allow free combination of parts to build ships and travel across the sea to other islands, replacing the previous map-based travel. Other additions include a bug net for catching bugs to create decorative items, base improvements, large chests, and a quest abandonment system.
The first theatrical film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa franchise, "Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island," enters its release month with a series of promotional events. On July 1, characters from the film appeared on Fuji TV's music special "2026 FNS Kayousai Summer," where Hachiware performed the opening theme "Kutsuzure" alongside the Suginami Children's Choir. The performance marked the first television broadcast of the song. The film's cast includes Haruka Aoki as Chiikawa, Masato Tanaka as Hachiware, and Ari Ozawa as Usagi, with additional characters voiced by Yuka Iguchi, Takayuki Asai, Yuma Uchida, Miyuri Shimabukuro, Momono Harumi, Tsuguo Mogami, and Minori Suzuki. The film adapts the "Siren Arc" and "Island Arc" from the original manga, which began serialization on X in 2020. Kei Oikawa directs, with animation production by CygamesPictures and distribution by Toho. On July 3, a day-long event called "The Summer of Movie Chiikawa is Coming DAY" will deliver six major announcements, culminating at 20:00 with a premiere of a new video on YouTube's Toho MOVIE CHANNEL. The film opens nationwide in Japan on July 24.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island and Curry House CoCo Ichibanya will hold a collaboration campaign titled 'Cocoichi x Chiikawa the Movie: Great Curry Operation' at nationwide locations from July 16 to August 31, 2026. The menu includes an Original Island Curry with island-shaped rice and a Collaboration Drink Set that comes with one of eight collectible figures. A receipt lottery, wallpaper downloads, and a social media giveaway for a spoon are also part of the campaign.
A new promotional video for Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows Tom Holland's Peter Parker encountering Lionel Messi at a New York cafe. Messi uses a Spider-Man tracking app, then web-swings with the hero. The film releases July 31 simultaneously in Japan and the US.
A box set collecting live performances, stage footage, and new songs from male idol groups WITH, DARK NIGHTMARE, and Mario from the PriPara franchise will be released on November 25. The set includes five Blu-ray discs and one CD, featuring previously unreleased footage, a new WITH song, and a voice drama.
South Korean developer PUDDING released sandbox survival game Layer Land on Steam Early Access on June 24, 2026. The game uses real Earth terrain data combined with fantasy civilizations, features monster pets with MBTI-based personalities, and has received 'Mixed' user reviews due to bugs, lag, and dissatisfaction with the real-world feature.
The upcoming Tom Holland Spider-Man film, set four years after No Way Home, will screen in seven premium large formats totaling 12 versions when it opens in Japan and the U.S. on July 31. The formats include SCREENX, 4DX, ULTRA 4DX, MX4D, Dolby Cinema, and Dolby Atmos, plus standard 2D. Notably, this is the first film in history produced as a "Shot For SCREENX" project, meaning it was designed from the planning stage and shot with SCREENX-specific cameras. IMAX is not among the announced formats. Director Destin Daniel Cretton said in a video that the SCREENX team was on set shooting exclusive footage, calling the result "very unique." The cast alongside Holland includes Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, and Mark Ruffalo. The second round of advance ticket cards with clear cards goes on sale July 3.
Polish developer Silver Lemur Games has released Japanese language updates for all three titles in its retro-style RPG series Legends of Amberland. On June 24, the 2019 title Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown received version 1.32, adding Japanese support via machine translation that the developer describes as rough but functional. The following day, the sequels Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees and Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower also received Japanese support updates. The Forgotten Crown update includes an engine upgrade, GPU temperature stability improvements, an FPS limit setting, mouse cursor display fixes, and a 3D view backport from the third game. The II and III updates add UI improvements and FPS limit functionality, with the second title also gaining Ukrainian support. Silver Lemur Games has stated that anyone may translate and distribute the games by editing the locale folder, and that they welcome receiving improved translation data. The company plans to add more Asian language options across the entire series. All three titles, which hold a "Very Positive" rating on Steam, will appear in the Steam Summer Sale starting June 26.
The official website for the television anime of Ryon's manga Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? updated on Thursday to announce additional cast members, a delay to January 2027, and a tie-in music project. Newly announced cast include Maaya Uchida as Chinatsu Iwakura, Tomokazu Sugita as Hibiya, and Daisuke Ono as Kazami. The anime was previously scheduled for 2026 but will now premiere in the Super Animeism Turbo programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels in January 2027, airing Thursdays at 0:26 a.m. (effectively Friday). Before the anime airs, the franchise is launching a music project for lead character Mai Chihara. Her first digital single, a cover of Nayutalien's Alien Alien, will be released on July 25, 2026. The anime is directed by Yasuaki Fujii at Synergy SP, with series composition by Keiichiro Ochi, character designs by Majiro, and music by Arisa Okehazama at King Records. The manga launched on the GANMA! service in June 2021 and won a Next Impact Comic award at the 2024 Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.
Uniqlo will release a UT Collection tied to the film Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island, with T-shirts for women and kids on July 17 and sweatshirts on July 24. Gift cards featuring a Chiikawa pattern will also go on sale from July 17.
Tom Holland revealed that he told his wife Zendaya right away after learning Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU as Doctor Doom. Holland, who has a reputation for leaking secrets, avoided interviews to keep the news quiet but shared it with Zendaya the moment he got off the phone with Downey Jr.
A special visual for Spider-Man: Brand New Day shows Spider-Man's hand pose from his own perspective, forming the universal I Love You sign. The visual will be displayed at Laforet Harajuku for one week starting June 22. The film, starring Tom Holland, opens in Japanese theaters on July 31.
Crunchyroll added three anime titles to its streaming library on Friday: the Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise film, the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved film, and the Given: Moments in Life OVA. The additions expand the platform's catalog with recent theatrical releases and a spinoff OVA.
A collaboration cafe for 'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' will run sequentially at Shibuya, Shinsaibashi, and Nagoya PARCO from July 10, 2026. The cafe offers 16 themed menu items, including Shiisa Island Ramen and a boiled mermaid dish, plus original merchandise and visit bonuses.
2K and Gearbox Software announced the version 1.8 update for Borderlands 4, releasing June 25. It includes the free raid Take Down of the Hadron Abyss, paid DLC Wanted Pack 3: Daddy Issues! In Zane's Name, Vault Card 3, and cross-save functionality. A roadmap reveals future content and a new Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker.
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.
Balor Games and Stairway Games released update 1.3 'Ocean & Kisses' for Coral Island on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The patch adds two new romanceable NPCs, Agung and Raina, a jealousy system that triggers cutscenes and disadvantages when players flirt with others after confession or marriage, mermaid-themed festivals and underwater wedding locations, and multiplayer kissing and hugging.
Indie developer Hidehiro Nakamura released a Steam demo for Miniature LAND -Four Seasons-, a live-action miniature escape game. The demo offers 5-10 minutes of play from the start through the Garden of Floral Fragrance and into the mansion. The full Steam version is scheduled for release within 2026.
Taiga Sassa's manga Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan will conclude with its next chapter in Kadokawa's Harta magazine on September 15. The series, which began in 2013, entered its final arc in April 2024. The story follows British adventurer Isabella Bird traveling through early Meiji-era Japan.
A pop-up store for 'Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island' will open sequentially at Aeon Malls across Japan, Spa Resort Hawaiians, and Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taiwan starting July 10, 2026. The store sells exclusive movie-themed goods including plush toys, mascots, trading acrylic stands, and summer-themed accessories. The key visual shows Chiikawa characters in flower hair accessories on a southern beach.
The July issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine announced that Splatoon Raiders, a new single-player spinoff game in the Splatoon series, will receive a manga in the magazine's next issue on July 15. Sankichi Hinodeya, the writer and artist of the Splatoon and Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga, will also work on this manga. The game launches for the Switch 2 on July 23.
Square Enix opened pre-orders for the Dragon Quest Monsters 4 Super Masters Edition on June 13, 2026. The 25,000 yen set includes the game, four DLC packs, and figures of Bianca, Flora, and Deborah as children. The Deborah figure in particular has drawn strong fan reactions, though the price has also prompted hesitation.
Idea Factory released a promotional video for Sullyland Nursery Rhyme, a dark fantasy Nintendo Switch game where players take on a life-threatening game called Night Lessons from a talking stuffed animal named Shiro to save townspeople. The game launches October 1 and alternates between daytime festival preparation and nighttime survival.
Disney announced a new 'Alice in Wonderland' 75th anniversary collection with early sales starting June 16, 2026. The lineup includes plush keychains, fashion items, home goods, and a collaboration with Anna Sui featuring handbags, wallets, and eco-bags. A set of five Tulgey Wood figures is also part of the release.
The Television Critics Association announced nominees for its 42nd Annual TCA Awards on Friday. Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation received a nod in Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming. Two live-action series based on Japanese stories, Drops of God and Last Samurai Standing, were nominated in the new Outstanding International Series category.
Anime News Network's weekly release list for June 7-13 includes the anime Blu-ray releases of Alien Nine and Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope from AnimEigo, and the Sailor Moon Crystal Seasons 1-3 Collection from Viz Media. The manga slate features 47 print volumes, including new series debuts and ongoing titles from Viz Media, Seven Seas, Yen Press, Kodansha USA, and others.
DRIMAGE and DRIMAGE JAPAN announced a special festival event for the mobile puzzle game BTS Island: In the Seom to celebrate its 4th anniversary, coinciding with BTS's 13th debut anniversary. The event, running from June 13 to July 7, 2026, includes cumulative missions, a web event with merchandise giveaways, and login rewards. Players can earn a new pool-themed costume and other in-game items.
Four new scene photos from 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' show Peter Parker in spider webs, a new Spider-Man suit, Frank Castle as the Punisher, and MJ standing next to Spider-Man. The film is set four years after 'No Way Home' and releases July 31 in Japan and the U.S.
Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi will appear on the July 1 broadcast of 2026 FNS Kayousai Summer on Fuji TV. They will perform the opening theme "Kutsuzure" from Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island with the Suginami Children's Choir for the first time on television.
JR Tokai announced a collaboration campaign with the movie "Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island" running from July 8 to October 31, 2026. Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen can access AR photo frames, receive limited novelties like die-cut stickers and a mini tote bag, and visit themed events at stations along the line.
Bandai Namco announced Hello Kitty Party Land, a new party game featuring over 160 Sanrio characters, during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday. The game launches for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 29. It includes over 40 mini-games, 16 partner characters, and board games for up to four players.
Square Enix announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct broadcast that Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Kingdom will release on December 3, 2026. The latest entry in the Dragon Quest Monsters series features Bianca and Flora, the bride candidates from Dragon Quest V, depicted with younger appearances. A new trailer showed first gameplay footage and gave a first look at Debora, a character from Dragon Quest V who joins the cast. The game is planned for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Windows. The announcement came as part of a larger Nintendo Direct presentation that included other titles. The release date places the game in the holiday shopping season for 2026.
Maximum Entertainment announced Smalland 2: Lost Realms, a sequel to the tiny-world survival game Smalland: Survive the Wilds. Set before the first game, it supports up to 10-player co-op and adds new crafting, water, and climbing mechanics. The game launches in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version planned for 2027.
Rokaplay and Cyberwave have released 'Solar Punk: Sky Islands', a cooperative survival craft game set on floating islands. Players use renewable energy like solar, wind, and hydro power to build bases and explore. The game supports up to four-player online co-op and is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2. It is also on Xbox Game Pass.
2K Games announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 that the expansion Man of Honor for Mafia: Origin - The Betrayed Homeland will release on August 14, 2026. The expansion covers Salieri's rise in Sicily before his Lost Heaven days, includes two new story chapters and free ride content, and supports Japanese. Sales up to 85% off on the base game and previous Mafia titles are ongoing across Steam, Epic Games Store, and PS Store.
Microsoft announced nine titles joining Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass from June 4 to June 16, 2026. Five are day-one releases: Solarpunk: Sky Island, Beastro, Frog Sqwad, STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions, and Junkster. Four additional titles round out the lineup.
A play report from BitSummit PUNCH covers the latest entry in the Sucker for Love series, a cosmic horror dating sim by solo developer Akabaka. The game, published by Black Lantern Collective, features a host club protagonist negotiating with an extradimensional being named Halley. The demo shown at the event is available on Steam.
The trailer for the film "MOTHERLAND," set in Lithuania in 1992 after the Soviet collapse, has been released. The story follows American-born Kovas and his mother Victoria as they travel to her homeland to reclaim lost family land, only to find a Russian family living there. The film stars Martas Metrelevskis and Severija Janušauskaitė, directed by Tomas Vengris, and opens July 4 at Theater Image Forum in Tokyo and other venues.
Randy Pitchford, founder of Gearbox Software, posted photos of a watch found while scuba diving near Saint Martin. The watch is engraved "Google Pixel Watch 5" and includes specifications like IP68 rating, heart rate sensor, UWB chip, pulse sensor, and skin temperature tracking. Pitchford says he contacted the owner and arranged its return.
Developer Björn Ottosson is creating Island Architect, a PC building simulation game where players construct seaside towns on remote islands. The game removes traditional grid systems, allowing free-form house building with adjustable details like windows and stairs, plus terrain editing for tunnels and waterfalls. No release date has been announced.
Disney is expanding its anime library, securing exclusive streaming rights to roughly 2-3% of new anime production through a long-term output deal with Kodansha. However, the company's marketing and promotion for these titles remains heavily concentrated in Asia, leaving global audiences largely unaware of the expansion. The upcoming series "Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation," a wholly Japanese-produced original anime featuring multiple Disney intellectual properties, exemplifies this strategy. Despite being announced nearly four years ago and having a major presence at AnimeJapan 2025 in Tokyo, Disney only recently confirmed its global streaming availability to outlets like Variety and Deadline, just two months before its premiere. Other titles, such as "Bullet/Bullet" from "Jujutsu Kaisen" director Sunghoo Park, received English-language promotion only from the Disney+ Singapore YouTube channel. Disney+ monthly release calendars in July detailed numerous documentaries and resort walkthroughs but omitted anime titles. On Hulu, anime remains a tertiary focus within the Animayhem brand. This limited marketing has led fans to describe anime on Disney+ as being in "Disney Jail."
CloverWorks announced a regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026 event, starting January 16 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, followed by Nagoya in February and Kochi in March. The pop-up shops will sell merchandise for series including My Dress-Up Darling, Wind Breaker, Bocchi the Rock!, Spy × Family, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and others. Limited quantities of past release goods and books will also be available. Each venue will display reproduction artwork and production materials, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's animation process. The tour begins at Ebetsu Tsutaya Books (January 16 to February 4), moves to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Noritake in Nagoya (February 13 to March 2), and ends at Kochi Tsutaya Books (March 27 to April 13). Stock and exhibits may vary by location. The announcement was made on January 9, 2026.
Anime Feminist published an op-ed on February 13, 2026, examining the ethics of political nonviolence through the lens of Vinland Saga. The piece argues that the anime engages seriously with the tension between nonviolence as a moral philosophy and the overwhelming brutality of state violence. It traces Thorfinn's transformation from a warrior driven by revenge to a figure who embraces nonviolence, interpreting his journey through Buddhist and Christian frameworks of love, self-sacrifice, and liberation. The author connects Thorfinn's arc to the work of activists Thích Nhất Hạnh and Martin Luther King Jr., noting that both were influenced by similar ideas of nondiscriminatory love. The piece also critiques the limits of nonviolence, acknowledging that it can become respectability politics or a spectacle that normalizes brutality. The author reflects on a personal interview with Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura, who said of the path of nonviolence: "I'll do my best. Let's do it together." The op-ed concludes that nonviolence must be disruptive and destabilizing, not a comfort, and that the struggle for liberation requires constant, skillful effort.
Anime Feminist's February 11-24 round-up features a review of Cosmic Princess Kaguya, described as an early contender for best anime film of 2026, and an essay on Vinland Saga's ethics of political nonviolence. The round-up also links to an Automaton article on Japanese indie games about mental health, including The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths, a game about understanding chuunibyou teenagers. An interview with dubbing producer Reuben Lack discusses trends in anime dubbing, including rushed workflows and the use of vendors with no anime experience. Other items include a review of In the Clear Moonlit Dusk episodes 5-6, a retrospective on Ultra Maniac, and a video on antiblackness in anime fandom. The round-up also covers news about Hello Kitty's primary artist Yuko Yamaguchi stepping down after 46 years, and a concert cancellation for the Himitsu no AiPri franchise due to threats.
Circles Rain Theory and Kaisendou announced Touhou Sosenkyo ~ Land of Oracular Zeitgeist, a derivative danmaku battle game for PC via Steam. It uses a Kaeizuka-style system with 2-person teams, over 20 team combinations, and a story about a popularity vote battle royale in Gensokyo. A demo is planned soon, with a 2026 release window.
4Gamer.net's Almost Daily Indies Pick Up! column ended its run with a feature on Tiny Lands, a 3D spot-the-difference game by Hyper Three Studio. Players rotate and zoom low-poly miniature gardens to find five differences per stage across 50 stages in 10 worlds. The game has no timer or penalty for wrong taps.