Non is an actress and singer who performed her autobiographical song "Kouya ni Tatsu" for the first time on TV during the July 1, 2026 broadcast of "2026 FNS Kayousai Summer," marking her debut on the long-running music special.
Non's career as a performer spans acting and music, with her most recent public appearance being a July 2026 performance on the long-running music special FNS Kayousai. She sang her autobiographical song "Kouya ni Tatsu" for the first time on television, wearing a white mermaid-style costume that drew comparisons to Joan of Arc on social media. The performance was her first on the program and her first TV performance of a song she wrote about her own life.
Non's work has been connected to several other projects in the Yomimono coverage, though none of those stories directly involve her as a performer or creator. The stories about the game "Kyoto Xanadu -Ouka Genbu-" feature an in-game virtual singer named LinoN, but Non is not mentioned in that context. The Mononoke film trilogy, the SSSS.DYNAZENON merchandise, and the various other anime and game announcements in the coverage do not name Non as a participant.
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Non performed her autobiographical song "Kouya ni Tatsu" for the first time on TV during the July 1 broadcast of "2026 FNS Kayousai Summer." Her white mermaid-style costume with lace and bare skin drew comparisons to Joan of Arc on social media, where viewers also praised her emotional delivery.
Nihon Falcom released a new promotional trailer for its upcoming action RPG "Kyoto Xanadu -Ouka Genbu-" on July 1, 2026, alongside the early release of the insert song "From 'i'" performed by in-game virtual singer LinoN. The roughly two-minute trailer showcases the main party led by protagonist Rei Kamiya and the game's dual settings of everyday Kyoto and the otherworld Xanadu. The song, priced at 255 yen for both standard and high-resolution downloads, is now available on platforms including iTunes Store, Amazon Music, mora, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. LinoN, described as an artist Rei Kamiya strongly supports, releases "From 'i'" after a one-year hiatus, and the song is tied to the main story. The game is scheduled for release on July 16, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. Lyrics are by Nihon Falcom, with composition by Falcom Sound Team jdk.
Akihiro Miwa, the singer, actor, and voice actor known for roles as the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle and Moro in Princess Mononoke, died on June 20 of old age. He was 91. His agency announced his passing on Sunday, stating he had been convalescing at home after his health declined three months ago.
Visual Arts is holding a Steam Summer Sale 2026 promotion on 17 titles from its Key brand, including 'Kanon', 'AIR', 'CLANNAD', 'Little Busters!', and 'Summer Pockets', with discounts up to 65% off. The sale runs until July 10.
The Kindle edition of Kenji Tsuruta's manga adaptation of Shinji Kajio's SF novel Emanon is on sale at Amazon Japan. Volume 1 is 77 yen, and the three subsequent volumes are 300 yen each. The series follows a girl who carries 3 billion years of evolutionary memory. A stage adaptation is also scheduled for February 2027.
DJ Caesar will release a two-disc non-stop mix CD on July 29, 2026, compiling the opening and ending theme songs from all 49 Super Sentai series to mark the franchise's 50th anniversary. Disc 1 connects openings and Disc 2 connects endings, with mixing handled by the tokusatsu DJ veteran.
The live-action Blue Lock film announced five new cast members on Friday. Shihō Harumi plays Hirotoshi Buratsuta, Sōma Santoki plays Tomonari Tada, Yūsuke Hirayama plays Isshin Tomobe, Tōru Nomaguchi plays Issei Isagi, and Maho Nonami plays Iyo Isagi. The film opens August 7. Yusuke Taki directs, Tetsuo Kamata writes the screenplay, CREDEUS produces, and TOHO distributes.
A painted sofubi figure of the giant robot Dynazenon from the anime SSSS.DYNAZENON is now available for pre-order at Rakuten Books. The Chibi Creature figure stands 14cm tall with SD proportions, faithful coloring, and detailed sculpting of wings, wheels, and claws.
Abic System launched a subscription DLC for its Meta Quest app EnonoGolf Personal on June 9, 2026. For $8.99 per month or $89.9 per year, users unlock rounds on eight real golf courses, 13 volumetric swing models from five professional golfers, and six lesson functions. The free basic play remains unchanged.
Fashion brand MAYLA has released a skirt collaboration for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God, with two designs inspired by the Medicine Seller and Shingi. Reservations opened June 16 at 17:00 and run through July 16. The skirt costs 28,600 yen.
Manga Up! Global released Haru Ogawa's Venus in December on Thursday and Kiri Wazawa's Paranormal Agent Adashino on Friday. Venus in December is a completed two-volume BL series about an illustrator and a novelist. Paranormal Agent Adashino, a supernatural action manga, finished at three volumes. Wazawa also created The Morose Mononokean.
Indie studio BitBeamCannon is crowdfunding Metro Siege, a belt-scroll action game for NEOGEO, Amiga, and PC. The campaign runs until July 5, 2026, and has already surpassed its €16,000 goal. The game features three characters with alternate fighting styles, platform-specific differences, and systems inspired by Streets of Rage 2 and Knights of the Round. Physical editions include NEOGEO cartridges and Amiga floppy disks.
Developer Wito released version 1.2.0 of the free PC game Non-Violent Hero on June 9, 2026, adding Japanese language support. The 2D top-down RPG-like adventure game casts the player as a hero who uses a microphone and words to solve conflicts instead of violence, though the hero may lack a sense of ethics. The game features 11 different endings and is available for free on Steam.
Koji Yamamoto, planning producer for the Mononoke film trilogy, announced his retirement from producing on Friday and apologized for the handling of Takahiro Sakurai's unannounced cameo in the third film. Sakurai, who was replaced after a 2022 scandal, reprised the original Medicine Seller role without prior disclosure, sparking controversy among fans.
In its sixth weekend, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remained at #2 at the Japanese box office, earning 205 million yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #4 in its eighth weekend, while the third Mononoke film, Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami, opened at #6 with 117 million yen in its first three days.
Embrace Toys has opened pre-orders for two new Chibi Creature sofubi figures: Original Getter Robo 1 from Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo in its New York Final Battle damaged form, and Dynazenon from SSSS.DYNAZENON. Both are available on Amazon Japan, with Getter Robo 1 priced at 10,780 yen and Dynazenon at a lower price, shipping in September 2026.
The 57th Seiun Awards winners were announced on Monday. CyberAgent and Cygames Pictures' Apocalypse Hotel original TV anime won Best Media, and its spinoff manga Apocalypse Hotel Pusupusu won Best Comic. Mecha designer Ikuto Yamashita won Best Artist. Other winners included Rokudo Ningen's Labeled Human for Best Japanese Long Story and Iori Miyazawa's "Tokitoki Channel: How to Make Nonexistent Weather" for Best Japanese Short Story.
The weekend box office rankings for May 29-31, 2026, show 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu' retaining the top spot with 243,000 admissions and 425 million yen. Three new entries debuted in the top 10: Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Sheep in the Box' at No. 5, the final 'Mononoke' film at No. 6, and 'TOKYO BURST - Crime City -' at No. 8.
VTuber Shinonome Megu, who ended her activities on May 31, 2026, announced during a 24-hour final stream that her voice will be turned into a Vocaloid named 'MOGU.' The project is planned for a winter 2026 announcement at the earliest, realized through negotiations with Yamaha. Megu stated the Vocaloid is a different entity from her character.
Studio Trigger announced additional all-night marathon screenings of the TV series SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON at Cinemart Shinjuku in Tokyo. The SSSS.GRIDMAN event will take place on February 28, 2026, and will screen all 12 episodes plus the Anime Mirai short "Denkou Choujin Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero." The SSSS.DYNAZENON event is scheduled for March 14, 2026, and will show all 12 episodes along with the live-action short "Gridknight Fight." Both screenings will include talk shows featuring director Akira Amemiya, producer Tomoyoshi Asou from Tsuburaya Productions, and MC Naoki Koyama from Pony Canyon. Tickets cost 4,500 yen each, excluding tax. Attendees will receive exclusive illustrated postcards: one by Akira Amemiya featuring Akane Shinjo for the Gridman event, and one by Masaru Sakamoto featuring Gauma for the Dynazenon event. Random finger puppet FIXER BEAM color variants will also be distributed. Online ticket sales begin on February 13 for the Gridman event and February 27 for the Dynazenon event.
A web lottery for the third and final chapter of the theatrical Mononoke trilogy, "Mononoke: Chapter 3 - Snake Goddess," launched on May 29, 2026, the same day the film opened in Japanese theaters. The lottery, offered through the online service "WEB Kuji" and at physical storefronts under the "WEB Kuji Shucchojo" banner, features prizes made from newly commissioned illustrations. The artwork includes two full-body depictions of the Medicine Seller and Kamiyori holding cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, as well as chibi-style character art paired with Japanese sweets. Prize tiers include a large wall hanging (A prize), an A3 clear poster (B prize), an acrylic stand (C prize), a wood key holder (D prize), an A5 illustration board (E prize), a shikishi board collection (F prize), and a large can badge (G prize). Store-exclusive last-win prizes include a large acrylic stand set. Online-exclusive last-win prizes are acrylic visual panels. Each lottery ticket costs 770 yen, and the sale period runs through July 10, 2026. The film series began with "Mononoke: The Phantom Chapter 1 - The Umbrella" in 2024, followed by "Chapter 2 - The Fire Rat" in March 2025. Both earlier films won the Audience Award for Best Animated Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada.
Noel Berry, co-developer of the acclaimed platformer Celeste, and his brother Liam Berry have unveiled their next project: City of None, a 2D exploration-focused action platformer. The game was shown in a playable demo at BitSummit PUNCH, a major indie game festival held in Kyoto from May 22 to 24, 2026. In City of None, players control a wooden doll inhabited by collected souls, navigating a decaying underground city. The demo featured platforming and puzzle-solving with a sword weapon, but no direct combat against enemies. Berry told Game Spark that the game prioritizes exploration and atmosphere over the pure platforming of Celeste, though it retains precise movement controls. The title was nominated for the Vermillion Gate Award's grand prize at the festival. City of None is scheduled for a 2027 release on PC via Steam.
Studio Trigger has announced commemorative merchandise for a special all-episode screening event of the anime series SSSS.DYNAZENON. The goods feature newly drawn key visual illustrations by character designer Katsumi Sakamoto. The lineup includes a can badge priced at 500 yen, an acrylic stand at 2,500 yen, and a T-shirt at 6,500 yen. The merchandise will be available at physical sales spaces at Tachikawa Cinema City starting December 6, 2025, and at Kawasaki Chinetta from January 10, 2026. The items are available for purchase even without a ticket to the screening. The announcement was made on the studio's official website on December 1, 2025.
The television anime adaptation of Hiro Oda's light novel series "Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta" will premiere in October 2026, Kadokawa announced on Saturday. The announcement came alongside the release of the first promotional video, the main staff, and three additional cast members. Rina Hidaka joins as Caroline Ramsey, Sora Amamiya as Erin White, and Haruki Ishiya as Henry Cox. Nobuaki Nakanishi is directing the series at studio Jumondo, with Hiroko Fukuda handling series composition, Hyun Sik Choi designing characters, and Moe Hyuga and Natsuki Hamada composing the music. Miku Ito voices protagonist Pia Rockwell and Ryota Osaka voices Rufus Stan, reprising their roles from the novels' voice drama and the manga's voice comic episodes. The story follows a grad student reincarnated as a 10-year-old villainess in an otome game who tries to break her engagement early, only to have her fiancé propose a bet instead. Oda began the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2020, and Kadokawa published the seventh novel volume in April 2024. The manga adaptation by Aji Murata released its fifth volume on February 16.
Twin Engine released the final PV for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God on May 19, condensing the Ooku's karma and horror from the trilogy's first two chapters. The concluding film opens nationwide in Japan on May 29, centering on the Ooku's greatest secret and the series' most terrifying mononoke.
The Super Kabuki stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke has released a video ad showing the main cast in costume. The play stars Danko Ichikawa V as Ashitaka, Kazutaro Nakamura as San, and Tokizo Nakamura VI as Eboshi Gozen. It runs from July 3 to August 23 at Tokyo's Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre, directed by Kensuke Yokouchi with a script co-written by Ghibli veteran Keiko Niwa.
Twin Engine released a new trailer for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God on Thursday, ahead of its May 29 theatrical debut in Japan. The trailer shows more of the supernatural chaos in the inner palace, with the emperor and priest Hokuto Mizorogi playing larger roles. Aina The End performs the theme song "No Epilogue." New cast members include Miyuki Sawashiro as the Third Empress, Fumi Hirano as Tokiwai, Mariko Honda as Kawa, Yukana as Amanotsubone, and Eiji Takemoto as Saku Mizorogi. Kenji Nakamura returns as general director from the second film, while Tomoaki Koshida directs at Studio Kafka and EOTA. The story follows the Medicine Seller confronting a giant snake-shaped Mononoke called the Snake God. He must discover its three characteristics-form, truth, and reason-before he can slay it. The roots of the conflict lie 150 years in the past, in the true story of the inner palace's birth. The first two films in the trilogy, Phantom in the Rain and The Ashes of Rage, premiered in July 2024 and March 2025 respectively, and are streaming on Netflix.