Rei Sakuma is an active voice actress currently voicing Batako in Anpanman, and recently shared a script mix-up on X that had her reading Baikinman's lines. She is also credited as the illustrator of a Hatsune Miku figure based on her ink-painting style visual.
Rei Sakuma is a voice actress whose recent public activity centers on her role as Batako in the long-running Anpanman series. On July 30, she posted a photo of her script on X showing that the script mistakenly assigned Baikinman's name to Batako's dialogue. During a run-through, she read the line in Baikinman's voice, and fans reacted with laughter online. The incident was shared by a veteran cast member and became a source of humor for the series' audience.
Separately, Sakuma is credited as the illustrator behind a Hatsune Miku figure themed on the Chinese historical story 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' The 1/7 scale figure, based on her ink-painting style visual, depicts Miku holding a pipa. Good Smile Company is re-releasing the figure, with reservations open on Amazon Japan at 36,440 yen and a release scheduled for June 30, 2027.
These two stories are the only ones in the cluster that mention Sakuma. They show her active in both voice acting and illustration, though the coverage does not connect the two roles or provide further details about her career.
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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.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 will continue with its third cour in July 2027, per an announcement reported by Anime Corner and The Indonesian Anime Times. Alongside that, a spinoff anime adaptation of Clayman's Revenge is set to begin in April 2027. The two dates arrive together, with the spinoff scheduled ahead of the third cour of Season 4. Anime Corner reported the July 2027 cour placement and the April 2027 spinoff in the same story, while The Indonesian Anime Times carried the same two dates in its own writeup. No studio, staff, or cast details appear in either account. Neither article names an episode count for the cour or the spinoff, and neither states a specific premiere day within either month. Season 4 is the continuation of the series, and Clayman's Revenge is described as a spinoff adaptation.
Advance scene cuts for Episode 14, titled "Resolve," of Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation have been released. In the episode, Rudeus has finished reading the diary of Old Rudeus and begins acting to protect his family and avert a tragic future. He hides the diary's existence and details from Sylphiette and Roxy, telling them only that danger may come to the family. The character Eris is also discussed.
The special edition of xxxHOLiC: Rei Volume 6 ships on November 6 with a tarot card set drawn from 78 illustrations in the series. The 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana came from xxxHOLiC artwork matched to the motifs of the original cards, with an instruction manual included. Ensky produces the cards. The standard edition costs 990 yen and releases the same day; the special edition costs 7,700 yen, both tax included.
The television anime of Monsho Sakakibara's Tensei Elf light novels has begun streaming the first two minutes of its first episode and confirmed a January 2027 premiere. Daiki Yamashita voices Liese and Hana Hishikawa voices Minori. Yuki Inaba directs at Studio Palette and handles series scripts. The novel started on Kakuyomu in 2021, and the kanco manga adaptation runs on Novema and Manga Zegra, with a sixth compiled volume shipped on June 26.
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.
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.
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.
Happinet is exhibiting at Tokyo Game Show 2026 across three venues at Makuhari Messe: the main booth in Hall 6, the Indie Game Corner in Hall 9, and the Family Game Park at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. More than 13 titles are playable at the main booth, alongside photo spots and campaign projects. Two released titles anchor the lineup. Game Freak's action RPG Beast of Reincarnation follows protagonist Emma and her dog companion Cu across a ruined Japan more than a thousand years after the world collapsed in the year 4026. Emma builds a gauge through sword attacks and parries, then spends it to issue commands to Cu. The game is on sale for PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, supports Game Pass, and has a packaged PS5 version. A life-size Cu photo spot is set up at the booth. Brigandine Abyss, a turn-based strategy game where 25 factions contest a continent against the New Abyss Lore Empire, gets an event-limited build. TGS2026 runs from September 17 to September 21, 2026, with September 17 and 18 as business days.
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.
Happinet's booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 gathers the upcoming Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare alongside Beast of Reincarnation, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Terranigma, all playable on the show floor. Visitors can also try an additional SD card for the Egret II mini retro console, and Nippon Ichi Software, a partner company, brought a Prinny to the venue. The show runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. The booth's demo lineup is broad enough that trying each title in sequence takes considerable time. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the latest entry in the series, is set for release on October 23, priced at 9,800 yen for the standard edition and 13,200 yen for the premium edition, and a multiplayer demo is playable at the booth. The booth also includes a niche stop for retro hardware fans.
Nexon's Fareidolia, developed by NEXON Games IO DIVISION RX Studio, is a turn-based RPG where enemies keep moving while the player decides. The game was announced on August 24 under the working title Project RX and will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe. In a preview build, the player is the Center Director of the Anima City Reconstruction Center and manager of Tasogare Manor, a dormitory shared with Mates, girls who wield powers. The core loop is daily life at the manor, deployment to resolve erosion anomalies, and return home. Combat is called Live Turn Battle. Each turn a Mate picks one of two skills, checks enemy positions, and can spend a Boost Gauge to move a character's action order forward. Voice input lets players call Mates by name and answer dialogue choices aloud. Platforms are PC, mobile, and console. Release timing and service regions are undecided.
Acacia announced on September 16 that Reina Ueda will voice Chihane Shiba in its upcoming game Magical Girl Occult Village. The sacrifice suspense title is scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam within 2026. Chihane is the daughter of the Shiba family, who have presided over sacred rites for generations, and the character believes herself to be a god.
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.
Daiyonkyokai has announced "Paranormasight FILE444: Awai no Shinrei Camera," a collaboration ARG tied to Square Enix's mystery adventure game series. Gen Kobayashi handles character design, as on earlier entries. The reveal covers only the title and key visual, which shows the series guide, an unfamiliar woman, a demon-like presence, and what appear to be camera or smartphone screens. Release timing will be announced later on the official Paranormasight and Daiyonkyokai X accounts.
Episode 12 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III is two men talking in a dimly lit room, and the review treats it as the hinge of the whole story. Future Rudeus arrives to warn his younger self that opening a door leads to the deaths of the three women he loves, a futile lifelong hunt for the Man-God, and a rift with Eris he never repairs. Rudeus is urged to deceive the Man-God rather than fight him.
Neo-Porte announced on September 13, 2026 that Neozeroki Event 2026 "Duel" will be held Monday, December 28, 2026 at TACHIKAWA STAGE GARDEN in Tachikawa, Tokyo. The event is performed by Generation 0 members Shibuya Hal and Shirayuki Reid, who will present a mini live alongside variety and interaction segments. Doors open at 17:00, the show starts at 18:00, and it closes at 20:30. Tickets are split three ways: a standard in-person ticket at 11,000 yen, an upgrade ticket at 3,000 yen that moves the holder to the first-floor front area, and a streaming ticket at 6,600 yen with archive access through January 27, 2027. All in-person ticket buyers receive a postcard. The fastest advance lottery opened September 13 at 19:00 and closes September 23. Goods advance sales also began September 13, running to October 1, with T-shirts at 4,500 yen and other items. A second event, Neo-Porte Live 2026 "Contre-Jour," follows at the same venue on December 29.
Dimlais, a pixel-art action RPG, is scheduled for release on PC via Steam on September 15. It supports solo play and seamless co-op for up to 8 players. Players build a hero from 8 races and 6 classes and use more than 300 spells in real-time combat. The game is set in the Land of Mirkea, laid waste by war, and lets players expand a fortress base that unlocks quests and enhancements.
Real Sound Anime published the WEB preview and advance cuts for Episode 12 of the TV anime Reiwa no Dara-san, titled How to Spend the Year-End and New Year Holidays. In the episode, Chiyo and Kaoru go out, a bored Hinata heads to the Dara-san House, and Kaoru helps at Miwa's doujin event before Hinata and Kaoru drag Dara-san into year-end and New Year events. The series airs Thursdays at 22:30 on TOKYO MX and other stations.
Episode 11 of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman II, titled "The Old Country Bumpkin Gets Furious," has synopsis and advance scene cuts out, and the episode airs at 23:51, six minutes later than usual, because of the TV Asahi IMAnimation W slot. A collaboration visual with Reincarnated as a Sword II, which starts airing in October, pairs Beryl with Fran under the line "The sword that leads, the sword that is led." The series streams on Prime Video.
Sony Interactive Entertainment published the August 2026 PlayStation Store download rankings on PlayStation.Blog. Beast of Reincarnation, released August 4, took first place on PS5, ahead of METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 and Palworld. Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 led PS4, with KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- second and FINAL FANTASY IX third. Beat Saber led PS VR2 for a second consecutive month, and Once Human topped the free-to-play category. U.S./Canada rankings were published alongside Japan's.
C4 Connect's Houchishoujo is holding a collaboration with the TV anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime from September 8 to September 28. Rimuru (CV: Miho Okasaki), Milim (CV: Rina Hidaka), and Shion (CV: M・A・O) appear in Houchishoujo-original bunny girl costumes with newly recorded voices. In the event "Longing and Watching Over," Shion can be obtained for free.
CESA released the venue map, stage timetable, and exhibitor list for Tokyo Game Show 2026, and named the fourth batch of official ambassadors, TGS BOOSTERZ. The five new groups include VTuber Rei7, Otoko Tora, and former UNISON SQUARE GARDEN drummer Takao Suzuki. With the fourth batch, 30 groups have been assembled across all batches. The show runs five days, September 17 to 21, with 1,138 exhibitors and 3,999 booths.
TORCH TORCH will sell five new T-shirts at Tokyo Game Show 2026 ahead of general release. The designs come from Elden Ring Nightreign, Elden Ring and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. The five characters are Lady, Libra the Night Demon, the Pursuer, Zolayus the Summoner and G5 Iguazu. Lady's shirt uses new art by painter Kaoru Aoki, and Libra's new art is by illustrator Pisha.
MAPPA's 15th anniversary exhibition runs September 16 to December 7, 2026 at YURAKUCHO MUSEUM in Yurakucho, Tokyo. A newly recorded audio guide features Kenjiro Tsuda, Rie Ueda, Yui Ishikawa, and Asami Seto, free with an admission ticket and played by scanning a QR code on a smartphone. The English version has no voice actor narration. A 30-second commercial narrated by Tsuda uses footage from Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, Attack on Titan The Final Season, and Jujutsu Kaisen.
Beneath the Tangles published a video interview with Madeleine Morris, the English voice of Rudeus Greyrat in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3. Morris discusses Rudeus's humanity, the challenge of voicing him as he ages, and the difficult conversations the series prompts. The interview is part of a three-part Season 2 finale feature.
Advance scene cuts for episode 12 of TV anime Mushoku Tensei III have been released. Titled The End and the Beginning, the episode reveals the identity of a mysterious old man who tells Rudeus he came from the future and speaks of tragic events about to befall him. The released photos show Rudeus's surprised expression.
Game Freak's ARPG Beast of Reincarnation received patch v1.0.11 on September 9. It adds more skipable events, faster event pacing, skin reflection in movies, a skill tree reset, and ranged weapon input buffering. Future updates will add auto pickup of enemy drops and a difficulty mode above HARD. Steam reviews remain mixed, though recent reviews are trending slightly upward.
Episode 11 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III spends its runtime closing out subplots. Rudeus decides Nanahoshi must return home, Cliff gets a magic eye, and Ariel keeps pushing for Perugius' support. The closing moments set up the Man-God's manipulation: his basement directive will trigger a disaster that sends Rudeus down a time travel path. The episode holds a community score of 4.2.
C4 Connect's idle RPG Houchishoujo began a collaboration with the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime on September 8. Rimuru, Milim, and Shion appear in original bunny girl designs with newly recorded voice lines. MR Shion is the headline reward, earned free through the collab event running September 8 to September 28, with item exchange open until October 1. An X campaign and a gift code are also live.
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido will begin selling a Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation cheerleader-themed kuji on September 15, 2026 at 12:00 JST. The lottery uses newly drawn illustrations of the characters in cheerleader outfits. The prize lineup includes an S prize of a selectable BIG acrylic stand figure in three types, an A prize of a selectable B2 wall hanging in three types, a B prize of an acrylic stand figure in six types, a C prize of an acrylic card in nine types, and a D prize of a can badge in twelve types. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with shipping separate. The sales period runs from September 15 at 12:00 through October 6 at 11:59. A repost campaign on the Kujibikido X account will give three winners the full six-type B prize acrylic stand figure set. Buyers of a ten-draw set receive one random mini bromide from nine types, with the artwork rotating through cheerleader, bunny girl, and wedding themes featuring Roxy, Sylphiette, and Eris across three periods.
Dark Machine the Animation revealed three additional cast members and an October 13 debut on Fuji TV. Nao Tōyama, Nonoka Ōbuchi, and Rei Nakashima join as members of team Stellatus, an idol unit and rival to Kairi's Carbuncle team. The staff also showed mecha designs for three of Kairi's machines.
Sylphiette from the TV anime Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu is getting a prize figure in Sega's Yumemirize line. The figure shows her in a white off-shoulder outfit with a tilted head and a blushing expression. It stands about 14 centimeters tall and rolls out September 11, 2026 at amusement facilities nationwide. Sega Fave is the manufacturer.
Kadokawa announced a promotional video, key visual, new cast members, theme song artists, and an October 4 debut for the anime of Hiro Oda's Yowaki MAX Reijo light novel series. Konomi Suzuki performs the opening theme "Goki MAX Sengen," and Miku Ito performs the ending theme "Yoake Made ni." The anime airs on AT-X and other channels, and streams on d Anime Store, Hulu, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai.
C4 Connect will run a That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime collaboration in Houshou Shoujo from noon on September 8 to 23:59 on September 28. Rimuru, Milim, and Shion appear in bunny outfits and open a bar in the game's world. A new PV is out, and a TV commercial began airing on September 4. More character details arrive on September 8.
The web preview and advance cuts for episode 11 of the TV anime Reiwa no Dara-san, titled "Forbidden Test of Courage," are out. Fudeki's cat Arare worries about her single owner and asks Dara-san for help, so Dara-san and Kaoru search for a lover candidate. Meanwhile, Orochi tempts Shū, planning a test of courage he can intervene in to gather life force. The show adapts Haruomi Tomotsuka's manga.
Nexon will exhibit Mabinogi Mobile and Fareidria at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The two titles take different routes into the Japanese market: Mabinogi Mobile reinterprets the 20-year-old Mabinogi IP with life content, while Fareidria, led by Blue Archive's Cha Minso PD, applies that game's success formula. Nexon has many new titles planned but chose only these two for the show.
Season 3 of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill debuts September 27 with a new animation studio, GeyeG Pictures, replacing Studio Mother. Sumire Morohoshi and Hinata Tadokoro join the cast. Rico Sasaki performs the opening theme "Still Water," and Akuruyo no Hitsuji performs the ending theme "Hibi o Koete." Director Takao Kato returns.
FIXER announced that Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, has begun introducing the on-premises generative AI service Sovereign GaiXer, the first such case among municipalities nationwide. The city has promoted AI use to address labor shortages from the declining birthrate and aging population, but conventional generative AI raised information leakage concerns for tasks handling personal and confidential data. The new system keeps AI use within a closed city office environment.
Kadokawa streamed the first main promotional video and key visual for the second season of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat on Friday, confirming a January premiere. The video introduces two new cast members: Sumire Uesaka as Epona Rhiannon and Yūsuke Tonozaki as Neusche Gephis. Masafumi Tamura returns to direct at SILVER LINK, with the rest of the core staff back.
Reira Sama, a VTuber under Re:AcT, announced on August 31 that she is pausing streaming activities to recover her health. Re:AcT said it will announce a return date once one is set. She debuted in March 2025 and has been active in singing streams and live events, including Re:AcT SUMMER FES 2026.
The anime adaptation of Marukawa's Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land has its main staff. Daiji Iwanaga directs at Zero-G. Tomoko Konparu handles series composition and writes scripts with Michiko Yokote. Tokyopop licensed the manga and released the first English volume on April 7. The story follows office worker Keiko Sahara, who is sent to a world where magic comes from nail art and becomes a magic nail artist's apprentice.
The advance cuts and synopsis for episode 11 of the TV anime Mushoku Tensei III: I'll Seriously Try When I Get Reincarnated in Another World were released on September 2. The episode, titled Turning Point 4, airs September 6 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other channels at 24:00, with simultaneous streaming on ABEMA and d Anime Store. In the episode, Rudeus and his party shake off the pursuit of Atoferatofe and obtain Sokasu grass, said to be effective against Drain Disease, in the hope of curing Nanahoshi's illness. On the night Rudeus returns home after a long absence, Hitogami appears and offers advice. When Rudeus moves to follow that advice, a mysterious figure appears. The released cuts show Rudeus hugging Sylphie and Perugius gazing at a Ruijerd doll. The series is based on Rifujin na Magonote's novel, serialized on Shosetsuka ni Naro since 2012 with a cumulative circulation of 18 million copies. Studio Bind handles animation, with Shibuya Ryosuke directing.
TORCH TORCH will open an ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN pop-up store at Isetan Shinjuku from September 30 to October 5, inside the TOKYO ISSUE event. The store will offer advance-sale merchandise and novelties, with the full lineup to be announced later. TOKYO ISSUE covers anime, games, idols, food, rakugo, film, sports, and art. Entry restrictions and numbered tickets are planned for crowd control.
The review of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III episode 10 says the quest to cure Nanahoshi's mana buildup disease resolves too easily. Kishirika Kishirisu knows the cure, it sits in the city the party already occupies, and it is handed over without resistance after Rudeus turns the Demon Emperor over to the guards. A fight with Demon King Atoferatofe Rybak follows, and Perugius ends it. The reviewer credits the episode with Rudeus' most selfless act yet.
CCMC opened the Steam store page for Ollie Ninja Slash, a high-difficulty platform action game starring Hololive Indonesia talent Kureiji Ollie. Developed by 7 Moon Studio, the game launches September 18, 2026 for 250 yen. Wishlist registration is now available.
Solo developer Ito Tsumugi's simulation RPG 'Euresia Hero Chronicles - Chronicle of Arstenia500-' is free on Steam. Game Spark published a digest of an August 9 interview. Ito cites the solo workflow as key to pursuing what felt fun, and says workplace rules made monetizing personal work difficult, so the game was released free with as much content as possible.
MegaHouse is releasing a Lucrea figure of Eris Greyrat from Mushoku Tensei III in March 2027. The figure depicts Eris after her training arc, with a toned physique, a confident smile, a sword at her waist, and flowing red hair. It stands about 270mm tall and costs 24,750 yen including tax. The third season has been airing since July 2026.
Advance scene cuts for episode 10 of the TV anime Mushoku Tensei III: I'll Seriously Try When I Get to Another World have been released. The episode introduces the new character Atoferatofe, the Immortal Demon King, voiced by Nanako Mori. The series airs every Sunday at 24:00 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and others.
Roxy, one of the heroines from the TV anime "Mushoku Tensei III: I'll Seriously Try When I Go to Another World," joins Sega's figure brand Yumemirize as a crane game prize. The figure shows her in a sexy off-shoulder loungewear outfit and stands approximately 12 cm tall. It will be available sequentially from August 28, 2026, at amusement facilities nationwide. Sega Fave manufactures the prize, and release timing may change.