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Shochiku Games will co-publish the haiku adventure OKU, developed by Irox Games, the company announced on Haiku Day. The game has over 300,000 Steam followers as of August 2026 and ranks second worldwide among pre-release titles, per GameDiscoverCo. OKU will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Shochiku Games released a free trial version of Yog-Sothoth's Garden on August 13, 2026, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game is a hotel management simulation and romance adventure set in the Cthulhu mythos. Players inherit a debt-ridden, dilapidated mansion and hire non-human girls, including artificial maids, apprentice grim reapers, and dragon girls, to renovate it into a luxury hotel. The trial covers the early hotel management and adventure segments, and includes a special scene featuring Tripoka, the grim reaper girl who is a key character. The full version has been on sale since July 2026, when the Japanese localization and Switch port launched. The English and Chinese versions first appeared on Steam in October 2023 and have sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. The trial was released in response to Japanese users who said they wanted to recommend the game to acquaintances. Steam reviews exceed 10,000, with a recent rating above 95%.
Shochiku announced that the visual novel Algorithm Prescription will hold a special stage on November 7, the opening day of Animate Girls Festival 2026. The event takes place at Sunshine City Fountain Square in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, featuring voice actors Toshinari Fukamachi, Haruki Ishiya, and Junichi Toki.
Shochiku Games released the Nintendo Switch version of "Yog-Sothoth's Garden" on July 23, 2026. The hotel management simulation and romance adventure game, inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, also received a Japanese language update for its existing Steam version on the same day. The game was originally released on Steam in Chinese and English in October 2023. It has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. Players inherit a debt-ridden mansion and hire non-human staff including an artificial maid, a reaper apprentice, a dragon girl, and a spirit slayer. The story's ending changes based on hotel management decisions and bonds with the heroines. The Nintendo Switch download version is priced at 1,980 yen, the standard physical edition at 2,970 yen, and the first limited edition at 4,400 yen. The Steam version costs 1,300 yen. A launch trailer featuring new illustrations has also been released. The game is developed by Bone Nail and published by Bone Nail and Shochiku.
Shochiku Games opened pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch download version of Yog-Sothoth's Garden on July 9, ahead of its July 23 release. The game, a hotel management simulation and romance adventure set in the Cthulhu Mythos, was originally released on Steam in October 2023 in Chinese and English. It has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and holds a Very Positive rating from more than 10,000 Steam user reviews. The Switch version is priced at 1,980 yen for the download edition, with a 10 percent discount until July 22. Physical editions cost 2,970 yen for the standard version and 4,400 yen for the limited first edition. To mark the pre-order start, a special promotional video narrated by voice actress Kana Asumi was released. The video introduces the game's mix of cute heroines and madness, including the SAN value mechanic that decreases sanity for profit. The PV is available on the Shochiku Games YouTube channel until October 2026. The Steam version will also receive a Japanese language update on the same day.
A play report of Copa City, a management sim from Triple Espresso and Shochiku Games for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, describes a game focused on hosting football matches by managing city infrastructure, fan zones, and stadium upkeep rather than coaching or playing.
The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song "Isho" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.
Shochiku confirmed that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga will receive a television anime adaptation in April 2027. The series is in production at Cypic, the studio previously known as CygamesPictures, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing. Takeuchi's past work includes key animation on the Rock Lee versus Gaara fight in Naruto, a sequence Hokazono cited as a reason for his excitement about the adaptation. Keigo Sasaki is handling character designs, and Taihi Kimura, winner of the 2025 Seiyu Awards Best New Actor prize, will voice protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. Shochiku and CyberAgent sit on the production committee. The announcement arrived during the fifth Jump Press program and was accompanied by a trailer, a teaser visual, and a commemorative illustration from Hokazono. A world tour starting in summer 2026 will screen 20 minutes of the first episode at events worldwide, culminating in a full first-episode screening in Japan in spring 2027 before the broadcast. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023 and has over 4 million copies in circulation.