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A Baki Dou collaboration with Crystal Gym, produced by comedian Noda Crystal, is running at popup locations at Tokyo Station and in Osaka until October 22. The three comedians Noda Crystal, Aoki Macho, and Shinya appear Baki-fied in illustrations drawn by TMS Entertainment alongside Baki Hanma, Jack Hammer, and Kaoru Hanayama. Goods include acrylic stands at 1,870 yen, big acrylic stands at 4,950 yen, trading cards, and a logo keyholder.
3d ago
Hero's Inc. published the first part of the final chapter of Kazasa Sumita and writer Shinya Murata's Killing Bites manga on Friday. The series launched in Monthly Hero's in March 2017 and now runs on the Comiplex website. Hero's Inc. published the 27th compiled volume on June 29. Sentai Filmworks licensed the television anime adaptation, which premiered on the Animeism block on MBS and TBS in January 2018 and ran 12 episodes.
Oct 8
Crunchyroll announced at its New York Comic Con panel on October 8, 2026 that the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime is now scheduled for 2028, moving it off the 2027 window the project was first announced with. Two cast members were confirmed: Mayumi Sako and Shinya Fukumatsu. The panel also named additional crew. Keiji Inai handles music, Miwa Iwanami is sound director, and Yasumasa Koyama is sound effects. Calligrapher Gyoushou Suzuki brushed the calligraphy for "Legends," part of the logo. Takanobu Mizuno directs at Kamikaze Douga, with Gen Urobuchi and Ken Maeshima on scripts and Takashi Okazaki on character design. HAYATE produces in association with PlayStation Productions. The series adapts the multiplayer mode from Sucker Punch Productions' Ghost of Tsushima, the folklore and mythology-focused online component that debuted in October 2020 and became available separately in September 2021.
Oct 6
A new manga, Inaba Haneru Shinya no Haishin-gai Shokudou, began serialization on October 6 at noon on Shonen Gahosha's web outlet COMIC Y-OURS. The protagonist is VTuber Inaba Haneru, who cooks late-night meals after finishing her streams. The cooking comedy is drawn by manga artist Saitou Fumi (Somemaru), who also handles the ongoing Gohan-zame. It requires no registration and is free to read.
Oct 4
Kadokawa announced Friday that Shinya Murata has launched a new manga, Shinoblade, with artist Daichi Matsuse in the Manga BAR e-manga magazine, run by Kadokawa and Kakao Piccoma. Murata writes and storyboards; Matsuse draws. The story follows the strongest female ninja, who lived in Hattori Hanzo's shadow, and wakes in another world at the moment she dies.
Aug 27
On August 23, 2026, the official GameCenter CX YouTube channel aired the 'Wii & PS3 Unsealed!? Live Stream,' during which Shinya Arino, known on the show as Section Chief Arino, decided to officially treat Wii and PlayStation 3 software as retro games. The show's definition of retro software is 'games for hardware that has been out for more than 20 years,' and both consoles, released in 2006, reach that milestone this year. The decision followed two viewer polls and a 'taste test' where Arino played New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Fit, and Demon's Souls. The first poll, with about 14,000 votes, favored unsealing at 71 percent, and the second, with about 17,000 votes, saw that rise to 80 percent. Arino raised the 'unseal' card after deliberating, saying the show wants to attract new fans in their 20s. The specific timing for tackling these games and which titles will be chosen remains undecided, and viewer requests are being solicited.
Aug 14
The Hell Mode anime's website announced six new cast members for season two on Friday. Yuuki Sanpei plays Sigur, Yasuyuki Kase plays Lukidral, Kō Bonkobara plays Gatoruga, Satoshi Tsuruoka plays Graster, Takaaki Torashima plays Neftira, and Shinya Takahashi plays Yagof. The season premiered on Tokyo MX on July 3.
Jul 8
Shinya Ohira and David Production's 'Black' short from Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 has been nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. It will compete against episodes of Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, Smiling Friends, and South Park. The winners are announced September 14.
Jul 6
Shinya Komi revealed on July 2 that his manga Sora o Matotte will end in the next issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on July 15. The series, which launched in May 2023, follows high school student Haro Ogawa as he pursues oil painting after a childhood encounter with a painting called Witch in the Nude. The ninth compiled volume shipped on June 18.
Jun 30
CyberAgent announced a television anime adaptation of Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tomori's fantasy war manga The Bugle Call: Song of War, produced at its CA Soa studio and directed by Shinya Watada. The series is set for a 2027 premiere, with a teaser trailer and visual released.