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Irox Games is developing OKU, a PC adventure game published by ByteRockers' Games and Shochiku Games (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-10-05
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Played at Tokyo Game Show 2026 · 2026-10-05
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protagonist with unusual physical ability: high jumps, a glide, rope walking, and movement across water and cloud tops · 2026-10-05
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Composing at specific locations expands the areas the player can act in · 2026-10-05
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haiku acts as the progression gate · 2026-10-05
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The game has over 300,000 Steam followers as of August 2026 and ranks second worldwide among pre-release titles, per GameDiscoverCo. · 2026-08-19
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game · TGS 2026 demo · 2026-08-19

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1h ago

Haiku Adventure 'OKU' Plays TGS 2026 With Gliding Monks And Cheap Verse

Irox Games is developing OKU, a PC adventure game published by ByteRockers' Games and Shochiku Games, where the player observes scenery and composes haiku from keywords. A Tokyo Game Show 2026 report describes a protagonist with unusual physical ability: high jumps, a glide, rope walking, and movement across water and cloud tops. Composing at specific locations expands the areas the player can act in.

2h ago

Fourth Boundary and FFXIV Team Up for Edda's Bag ARG at Fan Festival

Fourth Boundary announced on October 5 that it will run "Edda's Bag," a collaboration ARG with Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV, as an advance implementation at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in TOKYO. The event runs October 31 to November 1 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 1-7. Participants receive a real "Edda's Bag" and walk the venue while accepting quests on their smartphones, an experience that carries FFXIV into the physical world. The work mixes elements of Fourth Boundary's Hito Series, such as Hito no Saifu, with tour-style content. Fourth Boundary warns that danger may befall players themselves and their characters, and that the piece contains horror elements on the level of the FFXIV dungeon The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) and related quests. To take part, attendees need a Fan Festival two-day pass plus a separately sold Edda's Bag experience ticket. Regular tickets cost 4,400 yen and PT tickets cost 11,000 yen, both tax included.

2h ago

Toybox's Yasuhiro Wada Details Fishing RPG Boku To Tsuri Nikki

Imagineer will release the fishing action RPG Boku to Tsuri Nikki, developed by Yasuhiro Wada's studio Toybox, for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on October 8, 2026. In a Game Spark interview, Wada says the game asks players to read where fish live and cast without relying on visible fish shadows, with over 100 fish species in rivers and lakes.

7h ago

Mikito Chinen's Horror Novel Etsuran Genkin Gets Manga Adaptation

Hiromoto Komatsu launched a manga adaptation of Mikito Chinen's horror novel Etsuran Genkin Ryoki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hokoku-sho on Futabasha's Web Comic Action platform on September 25. The story follows doctor Kasumi Uehara as she conducts the psychiatric examination of the serial killer behind the murders of eleven men and women in Tokyo. Futabasha published Chinen's novel in September 2025.

10h ago

Aniplex Announces Inu x Boku SS 15th Anniversary Project

Aniplex announced a 15th anniversary project for the TV anime "Inu x Boku SS" and opened a special website. Details will follow in later reports. Rina Hidaka, who played Ririchiyo Shirakiin, and seven other main cast members, plus director Naokatsu Tsuda and character designer Haruko Iizuka, contributed comments. The series is scheduled for a stage event at the Kitakyushu Pop Culture Festival on November 28 and 29.

12h ago

Sengoku Rance Steam Version Opens at 94 Percent Positive

Kagura Games began distributing AliceSoft's Sengoku Rance on Steam on October 2, 2026, and the 2006 region-conquest strategy game has drawn about 350 user reviews with 94 percent rated positive, a Very Positive standing at the time of writing. It also recorded a peak concurrent player count near 2,100, according to SteamDB. Roughly 55 percent of reviews come from Simplified Chinese users and 21 percent from English users, while Japanese reviews are about 5 percent, per the Steam Scout analysis tool. The release is a general-audience edition with sexual content modified for Steam, though a patch sold alongside restores the adult elements. AliceSoft's localization partner Kagura Games has already announced plans to bring Rance 9 Helman Revolution, Rance 03 Leazas Fallen, and Rance 01 + 02 to the platform.

16h ago

Hulu Sets The Murder In The Water Mill House For March 2027

Hulu announced on September 28 that The Murder in the Water Mill House, the third live-action adaptation in Yukito Ayatsuji's House series, will stream in March 2027. Tomoya Oku plays Komei Konan, a character who does not appear in the original novel, and Takamasa Aoki plays Kiyoshi Shimada. Ayatsuji, director Teru Uchikata, and screenwriter Masashi Toda released comments with the announcement.

17h ago

Toei Releases Main PV For Digimon 'Our Chosen Best Adventure'

Toei Animation released the main PV for 'Our Chosen Best Adventure' on September 27, a broadcast of fan-selected episodes from Digimon Adventure, Adventure 02, Tamers, and Frontier. The PV shows the first footage from the TV anime Digimon Adventure restored in HD remaster and unveils the opening theme 'SHAKARIKI!!' sung by Koji Miyazaki and Takayoshi Tanimoto. Broadcast begins October 4 on Fuji TV and other stations.

23h ago

Miyabi Nagano Releases Second DVD With Okinawa Getaway Concept

Miyabi Nagano, a former HKT48 member who has focused on gravure work since this summer, held a release event for her second DVD, Boku dake no Idol, on August 23 at Sofmap Akiba Amusement Hall. The Spice Visual release runs 125 minutes and costs 4620 yen. It was shot in Okinawa this spring around the concept of a southern getaway date with a boyfriend, the viewer. A third DVD is scheduled for November 20.

1d ago

Continued Portopia Remake Adds Cursor Hints And Maps For Its Dungeons

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, G-Mode's in-development remake Continued Portopia Serial Murder Case: Burial of Oblivion was playable on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The demo opens with Kozo Yamakawa's mysterious suicide and names the protagonist Daigo Go, previously just Boss. The magnifying glass cursor turns red with a "!" bubble over evidence, phone numbers register automatically, and the underground maze now shows a map.

1d ago

Thunder 3 Anime Gets Second Season In 2027

The television anime of the Thunder 3 manga will return for a second season next year, the staff announced Thursday. Hiroya Oku confirmed in September that he created the manga under the pen name Yuki Ikeda. The adaptation premiered on Fuji-TV's +Ultra block on July 8 and streamed worldwide on Netflix the same day. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English.

1d ago

Mushoku Tensei III Episode 14 Reveals The Man-God's Logic

Episode 14 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III lays out the Man-God's reasoning. He can see the future and knows Rudeus' descendants will side with Orsted and kill him. Strong fates resist his meddling, and Rudeus is a wild card because of his otherworldly nature. Pregnancy weakens fate, leaving Roxy vulnerable for roughly nine months. He proposes Rudeus kill Orsted instead, and Rudeus agrees, buying time and writing to Eris.

1d ago

Monster Strike Gets Mera x Death TV Anime for January 5

MIXI announced a new Monster Strike anime, Mera x Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi, for January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and 10 other channels plus streaming. Kenta Kushitani directs at Qzil.la and studio keel, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series scripts, Tadashi Sakazaki designing characters, and music by Masaru Yokoyama, Kana Hashiguchi, and Natsuki Hamada.

1d ago

Hiroya Oku Confirms He Drew Thunder 3 Under Pen Name Yuki Ikeda

Hiroya Oku confirmed on social media Thursday that he created the Thunder 3 manga under the pen name Yuki Ikeda. He said the pen name kept a first-chapter surprise intact for new readers, one that the Oku name would have lessened. The series launched in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine in May 2022, entered its climax in January 2025, went on hiatus that March over Ikeda's health, returned in February, and ended on June 5.

1d ago

Chizu Kamiko's Seijo Mellia Manga Ends

Chizu Kamiko's Seijo Mellia to Sennen Okoku no Kishi ended on the KadoComi website on Friday. The story follows Melia, a girl who cannot use magic and suffers under new caretakers after being separated from her grandmother, until she meets Douglas, a knight searching for a cure for the princess's illness. Kamiko launched the series on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up platform in 2021. Kadokawa shipped the sixth compiled volume in June 2025.

1d ago

holo Indie Releases Star Sora Iro Fantasy DLC Adding AZKi

CCMC began selling the High-Difficulty Added MAP & AZKi Joins Pack for Star Sora Iro Fantasy ~Magic Reaching the Sky~ on Steam on September 25, 2026. The DLC costs 550 yen including tax and adds maps that open after the main story is cleared, along with new enemy characters and gimmicks. hololive VTuber AZKi joins as a support character, and she can be added to the party before the main game is finished. The main game, a side-scrolling action title in the Metroidvania style that mixes 2D and 3D, stars Tokino Sora and has been on Steam since May 30, 2025, priced at 1,100 yen including tax. Developer Altoseal and Hoshikuzunoyoru built it, and it ships under CCMC's holo Indie brand, which publishes derivative games made with fans and creators. The DLC and the base game both support Japanese and English. Playing the DLC requires the base game.

1d ago

Detective Precure Film Gets Gokurakuyu RAKU SPA Collab From October 1

Gokurakuyu Holdings is running a collaboration between the Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA bathhouse chain and the film Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets, scheduled from October 1 to October 20. The tie-in uses newly drawn illustrations of four Detective Pretty Cure members, including Cure Arcana and Cure Eclair, who appear in their movie-only Future Form. Merchandise includes a muffler towel that costs 1,100 yen on top of the admission fee, a random trading sento key acrylic carabiner at 1,100 yen, trading can badges at 550 yen, acrylic stands at 1,980 yen each, acrylic hair clips at 990 yen each, flake stickers at 1,100 yen per eight-sheet pack, and a clear file set at 1,100 yen. Buyers get a mini illustration card for every 2,000 yen of goods purchased. The menu runs the widest, from Anna's Hanamaru Naruto Ramen at 1,650 yen to Ruruka's Chicken Steak Plate at 2,200 yen.

1d ago

Mushoku Tensei Season 3 Part 2 Airs In 2027

The staff for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III announced in a video on Sunday that the season's second cour will premiere in 2027. Season 3 covers the Eris Training Arc storyline, which began in the 13th volume of the original novel series. The Chaos Breaker arc started with the eighth episode on August 16. New cast members include Ai Kakuma as Eris Boreas Greyrat, Haruka Tomatsu as Nina Farion, and Tetsu Inada as Gal Farion. Yuiko Ohara performs the opening theme Ketsui no Uta, and Mika Nakashima performs the ending theme Inori, Owareba. Shinoda of the rock band Hitorie wrote the new song's lyrics and music. The anime debuted on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 5. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired and is also streaming an English dub. Season 3's second cour follows the show's current run on Crunchyroll as part of its Summer 2026 lineup.

1d ago

This Week's New Game Releases Led By ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE

Four outlets rounded up the games launching in Japan and North America between September 28 and October 3, 2026, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE sits at the top of the pile. The flight shooter arrives October 2 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S at 9,790 yen for the standard edition, with a DELUXE EDITION priced at 11,990 yen and early access on September 29. The same week brings Mojang Studios and Double Eleven's Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29 at 4,730 yen for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, with Xbox Game Pass support, plus The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on the same day for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, and a Remastered edition of the Dynasty Warriors 2 package on October 1. Free-to-play entries Apex Legends and Animo place second and third on the Steam sales chart.

1d ago

GANTZ Author Hiroya Oku Reveals Yuki Ikeda Pen Name Was His Own

Hiroya Oku, the manga artist behind GANTZ, stated on September 24, 2026 that Yuki Ikeda, the credited author of Thunder 3, is his own pen name. Oku posted the confirmation on his X account. He said the pen name existed because a chapter 1 twist would have been weakened if his real name had been attached, and he wanted first-time readers to be surprised. Thunder 3 began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine in May 2022 and reached its final chapter in the July 2026 issue, released on June 5, 2026. The collected volumes total 10, with the last volume released on August 17. The TV anime adaptation premiered on July 8, 2026 and its final episode, Episode 12, is set to air on September 30. Online speculation about the art style resembling GANTZ had circulated for some time before Oku's post.

2d ago

Mushoku Tensei III Episode 14 Set For September 27

Episode 14 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3, titled "Resolve," premieres on September 27. Preview images and a synopsis released ahead of the broadcast show Rudeus finishing Old Rudeus's diary and beginning to act on what he read. He works to protect his family and stop the tragic future recorded in the diary. He keeps the existence of Old Rudeus and the details around him hidden from Sylphiette and Roxy, but warns them the family may be in danger. The episode also picks up the matter of Eris. Studio Bind animates the series, with Ryosuke Shibuya as director, Sanae Shimada and Ryota Furukawa on character design, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing. Crunchyroll streams the anime as part of its Summer 2026 lineup. The season is based on Rifujin na Magonote's light novel with Shirotaka's illustrations, published in English by Seven Seas.

2d ago

Sengoku Rance Steam Version Launches October 2

Kagura Games and MangaGamer announced on September 24 that the Steam version of Sengoku Rance will launch on October 2. AliceSoft developed the original game, which came out in 2006 as the seventh entry in the Rance series. The story follows protagonist Rance and his partner Sill as they visit the eastern country called JAPAN, where Rance becomes a provincial lord and fights to unify the realm. Players manage territory, armies, and generals in a region conquest simulation, with turn-based tactical battles and branching story events. Recruitable generals each have unique abilities and personal scenarios, and the game supports repeated playthroughs with carried-over elements. The Steam release is planned with a Japanese interface and subtitles. Kagura Games' social media account lists October 2, while the Steam store page lists October 1, a difference attributed to time zone factors.

2d ago

Netflix Sets December 17 Debut For Kokumin Quiz Starring Takayuki Yamada

Netflix will stream the live-action series Kokumin Quiz worldwide starting December 17, with all 8 episodes released at once. Takayuki Yamada plays K.K., the host of the in-story quiz program that has become Japan's supreme authority in a parallel-world setting. The show adapts the manga written by Reiichi Sugimoto and illustrated by Shinkichi Kato, published in 1993, which the production describes as having been called impossible to adapt. Teruyuki Yoshida directs from a screenplay he wrote with Maggie. A total of 16 new cast members were announced alongside the date. Riko Ishida plays Mari, a girl of unknown identity who aims for K.K.'s life, and Kana Kurashina plays Ayako, her mother. Koji Seto plays Seiji Nanbara, an activist plotting the collapse of Kokumin Quiz. Masahiro Takashima plays Murakoshi, captain of the punishment squad, Eiko Koike plays producer Shoko Kamijo, and Renji Ishibashi plays Prime Minister Takeshi Gokumazawa. A teaser trailer was also released.

3d ago

VEID Opens TikTok VTuber Group Audition

VEID Inc. began accepting entries on October 1 for the TikTok VTuber Group AUDITION, an open call for the founding members of a VTuber unit that will perform primarily on TikTok LIVE. Entries close at 23:59 on November 1. VEID is a joint venture between Kotobukiya Co., Ltd. and Mujuryoku Inc., both headquartered in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Kotobukiya is led by representative director and president Kazuyuki Shimizu, and VEID by representative director and president Kunio Ono. Mujuryoku handles technical and operational support for the audition and has prior work in VTuber production, live streaming operations, motion capture, and 3DCG production. No VTuber or streaming experience is required. VEID supplies 3D models and a dedicated studio for the group. There is no application fee and no screening fee. Selection moves from a profile and video entry to a first screening, then an interview and practical skills test, and finally a pass and contract.

4d ago

The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 Releases Episode 49 Cuts Ahead Of October 2 Premiere

Advance cuts from Episode 49, titled "Locusts," of The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 have been released ahead of the show's October 2 premiere on Nippon TV's FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT slot. The episode follows Maomao and Zhaoyu after simmered locusts are served at the Verdigris House. A non-credit opening video for Yorushika's "Kumo wo Nuke Kashou e Watashi Dake" is also scheduled for October 2 at 18:00.

6d ago

SD Gundam BB Senshi Revives VS Yami Gundan Sets Via Premium Bandai

Premium Bandai opens preorders on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 for two SD Gundam BB Senshi SD Sengokuden sets built around the Musha Shichininshu arc. Set 1 carries Gundam Daishogun, Sho Gundam, Yami Shogun and Yami Kotei at 6,050 yen. Set 2 carries Musha Hyakushiki, Musha Hyakkimaru, Ko Sachku, Kon Sachku and Shin Sachku at 4,950 yen. Both ship in March 2027.

Sep 28

Mugendai Myu-Type Returns To Zepp Shinjuku For Rescheduled Yume∞Mita Free Live

Mugendai Myu-Type played DAY2 of the BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita free live "Shinjuku Landing Plan" at Zepp Shinjuku (TOKYO) on Friday, September 25, 2026, performing all 11 songs including 3 anime songs. "in my words" was performed live for the first time. DAY1 was canceled because of severe weather. The set was also streamed free on YouTube.

Sep 28

Mushoku Tensei III Second Cour Set for 2027

The second cour of Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation will air in 2027, announced after episode 14, "Resolve," aired on September 27. A second cour announcement video features newly recorded voice work by Kenjiro Tsuda as Orsted, the Dragon God. The second cour will depict the battle between Rudeus and Orsted.

Sep 27

Naruto VIP Spring Tour Plan Comes to Awaji Island in February 2027

Nijigen no Mori's official villa GRAND CHARIOT Hokuto Shichisei 135° on Awaji Island will offer a Spring Festival VIP tour plan for inbound visitors from February 11 to February 23, 2027. The package includes a guaranteed Naruto collaboration room (Hokage's Villa or Akatsuki Cocoon), two days of admission to the Naruto & BORUTO Shinobi-Zato attraction, limited collaboration goods, a dedicated shuttle, and a concierge on check-in day. Rates start at 75,518 yen per person.

Sep 27

Hikari Senga Joins SHIBUYA ANIME BASE 100th Episode

Hikari Senga, who plays Cure Answer in "Detective Precure!," appeared as a guest on the 100th broadcast of "SHIBUYA ANIME BASE." The episode featured a special on the film "Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets," which opened in theaters the same day. Senga said she cried watching the completed film despite already knowing its content, and discussed her path to winning the role while still a newcomer.

Sep 24

Hiroya Oku Confirms He Wrote Thunder 3 as Yuki Ikeda

Hiroya Oku revealed on X that he is Yuki Ikeda, the pen name credited as the author of Thunder 3. He said the alias protected the twist in Episode 1, so first-time readers would be surprised. Oku thanked the anime staff and said he watches every episode. Thunder 3 ran in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine, concluded in June 2026, and its anime streams on Netflix.

Sep 24

Mushoku Tensei III Episode 14 Advance Cuts Show Rudeus Choosing to Fight the Future

Advance cuts and a synopsis for Episode 14 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III, titled Resolve, were released on September 24, 2026, ahead of its broadcast. The episode picks up after Rudeus finishes reading the diary left by his future self. To protect his family and avoid the ruin that diary described, he starts to act. He keeps the existence and contents of old Rudeus's diary from Sylphiette and Roxy while warning them that danger may reach the family. Eris also enters the conversation. The published cuts include Sylphy and Roxy, and Eris as well. The third season airs every Sunday at 24:00 on TOKYO MX and BS11, with ABEMA and d Anime Store streaming fastest alongside the terrestrial broadcast. Other services carry each episode the following Wednesday at 24:00. Ryosuke Shibuya directs, with animation production by Studio Bind.

Sep 24

ABEMA Lands 'Kashita Maryoku wa [Ribo Barai] de Kyousei Choushuu' Anime

ABEMA will carry the anime adaptation of 'Kashita Maryoku wa [Ribo Barai] de Kyousei Choushuu,' the isekai fantasy comic by Masakichi and artist Shingou Iijima. From October 3, each Saturday at 26:00, the latest episode gets exclusive unlimited streaming and free broadcast on the ABEMA Anime Channel after its terrestrial run. A recap special with lead voice actors airs September 29.

Sep 20

Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6 and Detective Pretty Cure Collaboration

Capcom announced on September 20, 2026 that the fighting game Street Fighter 6 and the anime Detective Pretty Cure are crossing over. The reveal came at the Capcom Stage Live <DAY-2> event at Tokyo Game Show 2026. A four-episode original collaboration story is scheduled to be distributed starting December 17. In the story, an incident occurs in which arcade cabinets in the Battle Hub are broken and their screens go completely black, and Cure Answer and the others investigate the truth behind it. A key visual and part of the story were shown at the stage event. Game screens also showed Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly from Street Fighter 6 drawn in a Precure-style touch. Capcom said further details will be announced in the future. The game is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.

Sep 19

ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Opens in Shibuya with Polar Opposites Visual

The first day of ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 supported by Comic Cmoa was held on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at MIYASHITA PARK and other locations around Shibuya. Sayumi Suzushiro, Shogo Sakata, and Wataru Kato unveiled a graduation ceremony visual for the TV anime You and I Are Polar Opposites. The PRISMation ATELIER stage named three second-wave works.

Sep 19

G-Mode Brings Remade Portopia And A New Acacia RPG To Tokyo Game Show

G-Mode's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth drew crowds that forced staff to repeatedly pause and restart the line, director Koichi Takeshita said. The booth paired The Portopia Serial Murder Case Continued: Burial of Oblivion, a full remake of the Famicom adventure with a new scenario, set for 2027, with Streamer Girl's Secret Account Labyrinth, a novel RPG from Magical Girl Witch Trial studio Acacia, planned for 2026.

Sep 19

GAME Watch Marks 30 Years Of Megami Ibunroku Persona

A GAME Watch retrospective marks September 20, 2026 as the 30th anniversary of Megami Ibunroku Persona, which Atlus released in Japan on September 20, 1996. The piece traces the series from that first title through Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment, Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5, which the article notes now reaches its 10th anniversary.

Sep 19

Mushoku Tensei III Episode 13 Airs With The Future Rudeus's Diary

Episode 13 of Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation, titled "Diary," airs September 20 at 24:00 on TOKYO MX and BS11. ABEMA and d Anime Store stream it alongside the broadcast. The episode opens the diary left in the care of old Rudeus: a half-life that begins with Roxy's death. Advance cuts show Rudeus despairing, Roxy, Sylphie and Eris in pain, and Hitogami.

Sep 19

Mushoku Tensei Roxy Bunny Figure Returns In Polarized Color Ver.

System Service's prize figure brand One-Seventh Carat is releasing a Roxy Bunny Polarized Color Ver. figure based on Mushoku Tensei II: Jobless Reincarnation. The figure is scheduled to appear sequentially from the third week of September 2026 as a prize item at amusement facilities, and distribution ends once supplies run out. The brand focuses on volume and figures that can be displayed without a base.

Sep 19

Full Stomach Escape Plan Brings Its Prison Booth to Tokyo Game Show

PLAYISM is giving the FPS (First-Person Feeding Game) Full Stomach Escape Plan a major spotlight at Tokyo Game Show 2026, with a booth built as a prison recreated from the game. The demo runs about 10 minutes. Players eat rigged prison meals, including bug-infested white rice and a course described as outer space. It is the latest work by Jii-ma, scheduled for release on Steam in 2027.

Sep 19

The JOJOLands Volume 9 Leads Amazon Kindle Manga Tankobon Chart

Dengeki Hobby Web compiled Amazon.co.jp's Kindle manga sales ranking for tankobon volumes as of September 18, 2026. The JOJOLands volume 9 tops the chart, followed by Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation volume 25, Gushing over Magical Girls volume 13, The Star of the Girls' Garden volume 5, and Benri-ya Saito-san, Isekai ni Iku volume 15.

Sep 18

Hatsune Miku Gets Nendoroid in Hokusai Collaboration Design

A Hatsune Miku figure with a collaboration design by illustrator Rella joins the Nendoroid line, part of the "Katsushika Hokusai x Hatsune Miku" project. The design draws on "Under the Wave off Kanagawa" from Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji." Three face plates are included, plus a brush and other optional parts. Good Smile Company releases it in April 2027 for 8,500 yen.

Sep 17

JR West and Tottori Prefecture Outline Ryugu-koku Tottori RPG at TGS 2026

At Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, JR West, Tottori Prefecture, and JP UNIVERSE held a stage event called TOTTORI GAME SHOW to detail the FANTASY TOTTORI PROJECT, which develops Tottori Prefecture itself as a game IP, and its core RPG Ryugu-koku Tottori. Producer Hitoshi Tabata introduced footage of the fantasy RPG, in which 47 countries compete, Tottori appears as Tottori-koku ruled by Yakami-hime, and players act as its citizens against a neighboring invasion.

Sep 17

Mushoku Tensei III Releases Episode 13 Scene Cuts Ahead Of Diary Reveal

Real Sound Anime published advance scene cuts from Episode 13 of Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation, titled Diary. The episode follows Old Rudeus, who arrived from the future in Episode 12 via past-transfer magic and left Rudeus a diary recording what is to come. The cuts show Rudeus holding the diary and an old man describing a shocking future. The series airs Sundays at 24:00 on TOKYO MX, BS11 and others.

Sep 17

Level-5 Shows Snack World Reloaded Hands-On At Tokyo Game Show 2026

Level-5 is running a playable booth for Snack World RELOADED at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, 2026. The game is a remake of Snack World: TreJarers, the 2017 Nintendo 3DS title, and is set for release in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam at a price not yet announced. A new mode called the Treasure Board, also described as the Trejara Board, lets players control the anime protagonist Chup and advance through stages laid out like a board game, defeating a mid-boss in each stage before a boss at the far end within a time limit. Weapons called Jara include swords, axes, bows, and spears, each with different range, speed, and Buster attributes that deal extra damage to specific enemy races. The demo ends with a choice between two bosses, Medusa and Dullahan. Players who try the booth receive an original bandana.

Sep 17

JR West And Tottori Prefecture Announce Ryugu Nation Tottori For Steam In 2027

At the Tottori Game Show stage event streamed from Tokyo Game Show 2026, JR West announced that "Ryugu Nation Tottori" will launch on Steam in 2027. JP UNIVERSE's Hajime Tabata appeared and a PV was screened. Shoji Kawamori handles Tottori Castle design, Risa Ebata handles character design, and Joe Ogawa provides music.

Sep 17

Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Hits PS5 In 2027

Dragami Games and Taiwan's NADA HOLDINGS announced on September 17 that the official title of the newest Lollipop Chainsaw entry is LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW 2 Back2Back, scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027. Juliet, the high school cheerleader and zombie hunter, returns in a new costume. Her boyfriend Nick is a severed head again. Development is handled by JP UNIVERSE, the studio Hajime Tabata founded in 2022 after directing Final Fantasy XV. Original scenario writer Masahiro Yuki and original character designer NekoshowguN are involved. The game is playable at the Sega Partners Corner inside the Sega/Atlus booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, with four demo stations. Stage events are set for September 18 at the Sega Event Stage and September 19 at the TGS2026 Main Stage. Price and CERO rating are undecided.

Sep 16

Hakuoki Shinkai Reimeiroku Musical Sets October 2026 Run at Tennozu Galaxy Theater

The musical Hakuoki Shinkai Reimeiroku will run at Tokyo's Tennozu Galaxy Theater from October 16 to October 25, 2026, as the 20th work in the Hakuoki Shinkai musical series. Tickets range from 8,000 yen for partially obstructed view and standing tickets to 11,500 yen for S seats. The official resale service Chi-kepla Trade opened September 12, 2026.

Sep 16

Belmise Oni Rest Socks Sell out on TikTok LIVE in About an Hour

Fastnot's compression brand Belmise began general sales of its new Oni Rest Socks on August 17, 2026, priced at 4,950 yen. Pre-sales limited to official LINE registrants passed 2,000 cumulative units before release. A TikTok LIVE featuring Belmise user SANA, with inventory reserved for her, sold its allocation out in about an hour, drawing a peak of 2,200 concurrent viewers.

Sep 15

RD Remote Detective Gets TGS2026 Demo And Talk With Takehiko Abiko

Zakuzaku Game will show RD Remote Detective at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21. The mystery game appears at the Konami booth in Hall 5, where original author and supervisor Takehiko Abiko joins a talk and live commentary on the latest playable demo. At the Zakuzaku Game booth in Hall 9, a life-size panel of Abiko will be installed, tied to a follow-and-quote-repost campaign.