Manga creator sora launched a new fantasy romance series, Arethia After Oblivion, in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12.
Sora, the manga creator known for Falling JK and the Wastrel Teacher, began a new series in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12. The series is titled Arethia After Oblivion. It is a fantasy romance that follows Arethia, a knight who uses rare oblivion magic for trivial tasks, until an attacker threatens her.
The new series returns sora to Hana to Yume, the same magazine that published their earlier work. The premise reuses sora's established interest in morally ambiguous protagonists. No further details about the series' length or schedule have been announced.
A separate story about The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - opening at #5 in Japan does not involve sora. That film is directed by Jimmy Stone at studio 8-Bit and features a cast that includes Yuichi Nakamura and Saori Hayami, but sora has no connection to that project.
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Good Smile Arts Shanghai is taking preorders on Amazon.co.jp for a Nendoroid of Kohaku, the wanderer from the smartphone game Stella Sora. The painted, movable figure stands about 100mm with a dedicated stand, priced at 8,666 yen tax included and scheduled for release on July 31, 2027. It ships with calm, smiling, and exploration expression parts, plus twin guns, a phone, and a cat.
A dance video posted by an elementary school student under the title 'Soran Bushi Jiyukei' has driven a TikTok trend set to TAKIO'S SOHRAN 2, the 1998 Ito Takio and TAKIO BAND arrangement of the Hokkaido folk song. ME:I posted a similar video, and the trend has since spread to Otani Emiri of =LOVE, CUTIE STREET, Nogizaka46 and SKE48. Record company VAP says posts tagged with the Soran Bushi hashtag drew about 20 million views in the 30 days to September 26.
SORACOM has won the 2026 Porter Prize, awarded by Hitotsubashi Business School's Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy. The judges cited the company's competitive strategy and its push to democratize AI and IoT technology. SORACOM says its platform runs from a single SIM on pay-as-you-go terms, spans more than 200 countries and regions and over 550 carriers, and carries more than 10 million contracted lines.
The TV anime Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club will begin airing January 10, 2027 on TOKYO MX and other channels. A livestream on October 18 revealed the group key visual and three new 106th class members: Maika Nishikiue voiced by Juria Hoshimiya, Aoi Reisawa voiced by Hana Asahi, and Mion Shirin voiced by Kanae Yuasa. Sublimation handles animation production, Sunrise planning, Go Kurosaki directs.
Aoi Sorano, a Tokushima Prefecture local VTuber, won the Grand Prize at the prefecture's Shokuiku Video Contest. She received the certificate and a supplementary prize at a ceremony on the main stage of Tokushima Shokuiku Festival 2026 on October 17, and reported the award on her own X account. The festival ran at JR Hotel Clement Tokushima and other venues, with the winning works screened there.
The official website for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club television anime announced a January 10 premiere and a seven-episode run on Sunday, along with a new key visual. The episodes follow the 106th class between April and June of their school year. The anime airs first on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m., then on BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and Shizuoka Broadcasting System, with later starts on Hokkaido Broadcasting and Hokuriku Broadcasting. Gō Kurosaki directs at Sublimation, with Fumiaki Maruto on scripts.
Furyu's figure brand TENITOL is producing Maou-chan, Verge, and Werner from Yostar's fantasy RPG Stella Sora, each sculpted from an illustration drawn by Furyu. All three are deformed mini figures in running poses, priced at 2,970 yen with tax and scheduled for June 2027 through FURYU HOBBY MALL and other retailers. Verge and Werner appear in bunny outfits at about 13 cm tall, while Maou-chan stands at about 11 cm. NEQ handles sculpting and coloring.
Kadokawa revealed the first teaser video, first key visual, and a January 2027 debut for the second season of the I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too anime on Thursday. Ikumi Hasegawa joins as Iris Knowblade, a Sword Saint who faces the protagonist Yuya Tenjo in an official match, and Sora Amamiya joins as Mai Kagurazaka, a former shrine maiden summoned to another world as the Saintess. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka returns as Yuya, with Akari Kito as Kaori Hojo, Kaori Maeda as Lexia von Arcelia, Ai Kakuma as Luna, Rina Hidaka as Yuti, and Marina Inoue as Kuro. Shin Itagaki returns to direct at Millepensee, with Hiromi Kimura on character design and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS handling planning and production. Akiyuki Tateyama returns for music, joined by SHIKI.
VTuber Tabino Sora streamed an hour-long response on October 7 to criticism that followed her October 6 video about reporting from Lebanon and Syria. She said the video had about 100,000 views and 4.37 million impressions on X. She explained she traveled after the Assad regime fell in December 2024 and after gaining permission to report at Sednaya Prison, and that she hires a local coordinator and interpreter.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Francis Halzen, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor originally from Belgium and sole winner, for contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctic ice. Hololive newcomer Sorashina Sopia, a unit member of Asobi★Mawari-tai! who bills herself as a virtual science idol, hosted a watch-along of Miraikan's Niconico and YouTube stream of the announcement. Her prediction came close to naming Halzen.
Mizukagami Studio showed a demo of the PC adventure game Seraphine Flies the Sky at OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026, held in Osaka on October 3 and 4. Players pilot an airship called into 2D plane movement, run cargo and sky pirate missions, and upgrade the ship. The studio aims for a fiscal 2027 release.
The television anime of Kuzushiro's The Moon on a Rainy Night manga released its first full promotional video on Wednesday, and the video names the main cast and additional staff. Iori Saeki plays Saki Kindaichi and Sora Amamiya plays Kanon Oikawa. The anime is slated to premiere in 2027. Tomoe Makino directs at CompTown, Shogo Yasukawa handles series composition and scripts, Ayumi Nishibata designs the characters, and jizue composes the music. The newly listed staff include Seung Deok Kim and Tsutomu Tomoyuki as assistant directors, Haruko Nobori as color key artist, Mai Ichioka as art director, Atsushi Sato as compositing director of photography, Masahiro Goto as editor, and Nobuyuki Abe as sound director. CompTown president Masao Yamamura is credited as animation producer. Kodansha USA licensed the manga, which Kuzushiro launched on Kodansha's Comic Days website in June 2021.
Kadokawa released Volume 1 of Sora Urumi's manga Kokoro Make Cosmetica on October 7, 2026, under the Kadocomi Original label. The series runs on Kadocomi and follows Suzu, a high school girl who becomes the magical girl Cosmetica. Nijisanji VTuber Tomoe Shirayuki provided an obi comment reading, "This one volume is an ally of cuteness." Store bonuses are offered at Gamers, Toranoana, and Melonbooks while supplies last.
Aniplex announced on September 27 that Magical Girl Sorana☆Magica ~Our Fates, Our Futures~, a new original series within Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra, opens on October 4. The announcement came as the game marked its 1.5th anniversary. A new five-star Kioku for protagonist Nagihoshi Sorana will be given away. The 1.5th anniversary also brings an Exedra Quest release and a limited Akemi Homura Kioku.
Growth DX Inc. will hold Physical AI CROSS presented by BtoB Growth EXPO, a business conference for the physical AI and robotics field, on March 2, 2027 at Ariake Central Tower Hall. The organizer expects 300 decision-makers from major corporations and caps exhibitor slots at 30 companies. Takao Anno, Rikiya Yamamoto, and Kohei Matsushita are confirmed speakers. Exhibitor applications are open.
Matsuri Isora announced on Thursday that a new novel, Bōkyaku no Curse Knight (Curse Knight of Oblivion), will ship on November 13 with illustrations by Shirotaka, the illustrator of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. The bookstore e-hon teases the premise of a hidden power described as the most powerful curse, and frames the book as a refreshing knight fantasy about a tenacious boy.
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.
holo Indie, the hololive production derivative game brand, has released a free demo of HoloCozy on Steam. The desktop-resident room customization game, developed by Ninth Games and announced by CCMC Corp., lets players spend time with Tokino Sora in two rooms, Sora's Room and Green Garden Room. The demo includes a calendar, alarm, Pomodoro timer, three hololive songs, three ambient sounds, and the Blackjack minigame. The full version, scheduled for release within 2026, will feature five talents: Tokino Sora, Usada Pekora, Shiranui Flare, Shirogane Noel, and Houshou Marine, shown in pixel art. A release date of November 13 appears in an earlier schedule, but the current product information lists the launch as within 2026 with price undecided. The demo supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, and Indonesian.
SORACOM announced on September 30, 2026 that it added a Free Plan to SORACOM Query, its data analysis service on the SORACOM AI and IoT communications platform. The plan costs nothing and is applied automatically to existing accounts, with no application required. Each account can run up to 500 analyses in total per coverage type, and use beyond that requires a paid plan. SORACOM Query extracts and analyzes line management data and IoT data stored on the platform using SQL, which lets users examine communication volume trends and the connection status of multiple lines. The service includes an AI assistant that generates SQL from natural language; on the simple screen, a user can type a question such as which devices had high data communication volume last month, and the AI builds the SQL and presents results as tables and graphs. Agent Mode on the advanced screen has the AI repeat SQL construction and execution until the result matches the analysis intent.
Hideaki Sorachi said at a Tokyo stage greeting for Gintama The Movie - Yoshiwara In Flames on Sept. 26, 2026 that he expected the anime to flop and counted only on manga royalties. He said he was happy that people wanted to make it with him, which is why he did not interfere much. First editor Kohei Onishi recalled doubting the manga was popular enough for an adaptation.
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.
Alter showed its anime and game figure lineup at Mega Hobby EXPO 2026, held Saturday, September 26, 2026, at AKIBA_SQUARE in Akihabara, Tokyo. The anime side includes Nadia from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kasugano Sora -Elegant China Style- from Yosuga no Sora, and Shalltear Bloodfallen so-bin Ver. from Overlord. The game side includes Saber 20th Anniversary Ver. from Fate/stay night, Emma Sakuwa Key Visual Ver. from Mahou Shoujo no Majo Saiban, and three Touhou Project figures: Alice Margatroid, Yukari Yakumo, and Aya Shameimaru. Dengeki Hobby Web also lists uncolored prototypes of Remilia Scarlet, Flandre Scarlet, and Yuuka Kazami from the non-scale chibi figure series Arcana Chibi Kore. The outlet split its coverage into two reports (anime and game editions) and said other exhibitors showed items that will be covered separately, with a roundup page collecting all of it.
Cover announced the members of Asobi★Mawari-tai!, a new Hololive VTuber unit of four: Hyakuto Kyoko, Achichi Mela, Suzuna Tsuzuri, and Sorashina Sopia. Their YouTube channels and X accounts opened on September 18. Debut streams run in relay on September 24 and 25, starting at 19:00 each night, with a first collab stream on the unit's official channel at 21:00 on September 25.
The official website for Devils' Crest, the television anime of Reki Kawahara's Demons' Crest novels, announced four classmate roles on Wednesday. Yusuke Kobayashi plays Teruki Sugamo, Maaya Uchida plays Aria Misono, Rie Murakawa plays Kai Kisanuki, and Sora Amamiya plays Sumika Watamaki. The anime premieres worldwide on November 6 on Amazon Prime Video, with Ado performing the opening theme.
Kadokawa announced on Friday that the second cours of the Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle television anime will premiere on October 13, 2026. The first broadcast is set for AT-X at 11:00 p.m., with later airings that evening on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, Fukui Broadcasting, and TV Aichi. An episode 13.5 recapping the series so far airs the week before. Cider Girl performs the opening theme "Saku" and aruma performs the ending theme "Doko nimo Ikenai Mama." Sora Amamiya joins the cast as Mai Todo. Studio feel. returns to animate, with Yuji Tokuno directing and Naruhisa Arakawa overseeing series composition alongside original author Hiromu. The first cours debuted in October 2025, and its delayed run of episodes 11 through 13 aired in March 2026.
Bandai Spirits has released the full prize lineup for Ichiban Kuji One Piece -Love Song Ringing in the Sky-, a Skypiea arc lottery on sale sequentially from October 29 at 850 yen per draw. Prizes A through D are figures of Monkey D. Luffy, Nami, Mont Blanc Cricket and Wyper. Lower tiers cover an art board, a pen stand, a map collection, desktop mascots, charms, cloud goods and stickers.
Wisteria Co., Ltd. has launched SORAMIRU, an AI inspection service that detects external wall cracks and rust and corrosion. The company reports a 93% accuracy rate for crack detection and 96% for rust and corrosion detection. A drone flies a registered route, the AI flags deterioration, and qualified personnel make the final call. Wisteria is recruiting advance pilot companies.
rabipare!!, the 2.5D idol VTuber unit under Lovvebox, will hold its final monthly mini live in the two-member format on October 3 at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku. The Key Change show is the last monthly live for Aozora Kanon and Inumori Yomogi, who have performed as a duo for over a year. The unit announced new members on August 22. A new member audition runs until September 20. The November 8 second anniversary live will be the last two-member performance.
Tokino Sora released the music video for her latest song KIRAMEKI MODE! feat. Hibiki Riona, which arrived on August 5. Guest artist Hibiki Riona appears in the video alongside Sora. TeddyLoid wrote, composed, arranged, and produced the track. The article frames the video as a collaboration between Sora, described as Hololive's top talent in 2026, and Riona, the group's youngest member and its public face.
The second cour of the TV anime Red River will air from September 29, with Soma Saito voicing User Ramses, Kyle's greatest rival, and Shun Horie voicing Judah Hasphaslupi, the sixth prince of the Hittite Empire. A two-volume Blu-ray BOX is also confirmed, with Volume 1 on December 9 and Volume 2 on April 14, 2027.
Good Smile Arts Shanghai is re-releasing its Yosuga no Sora Nendoroid of Kasugano Sora. The approximately 100mm movable figure includes normal, sulking, and blushing face plates, plus a rabbit plush, chocolate stick, and suitcase. Reservations are open on Amazon.co.jp at 6,800 yen, with release scheduled for February 28, 2027.
Sora Amamiya has joined the cast of the From Overshadowed to Overpowered anime as Tatiana, the older sister of Anastasia. The character appears in the anime's eighth episode on August 19. The series premiered on June 25 on the d Anime Store, ABEMA, and U-NEXT in Japan, and began airing on Tokyo MX on July 1, with Crunchyroll streaming it simultaneously.
The official website for the With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess anime began streaming the second season's second teaser promotional video on Monday. The video confirms the returning cast from the first season, including Asami Seto as Rua. The season premieres on October 1 on TV Kanagawa, with Saya Fukase directing at IMAGICA Infos / Imageworks Studio.
Soracom announced on July 28 that its group's total contracted lines for the SORACOM AI/IoT platform reached 10 million, including SORACOM Air lines and those from group company Misora Connect. The platform operates in over 200 countries and regions. The company plans to expand from AI that analyzes to AI that controls, and overseas recurring revenue now accounts for 48 percent.
KADOKAWA announced at the KonoSuba anime's 10th anniversary event that pre-registration for the new mobile and PC game KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Let's Bring Prosperity to This Beloved Town! (Machisuba) is now open on the App Store and Google Play. A teaser PV and key visual were released, and an X giveaway campaign is underway.
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.
The Jump SQ. manga Senkyo Kyoushitsu by Sora Mozuku and Juumori Higoro will receive a TV anime adaptation in 2027. The animation is produced by CA Soa, a new studio under the CyberAgent group, marking its first production. A teaser visual and a four-minute teaser PV have been released.
Nippon Columbia Group released a music video for 'Futari Kiri de', an unreleased song recorded by Hibari Misora in 1956 when she was 18. The video uses AI technology, produced by Toshiki Aoki and AI creators neruko and Int.Lab. The song is also included as a bonus track on the 4-CD set 'Uta no Housekibako', released today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Misora's entertainment career.
Denonbu Shiro will hold a 9th anniversary stream on June 28 featuring Kizuna AI, Hololive's Tokino Sora and Hakui Koyori, and independent VTuber Fuji Aoi. The stream, titled "Legend Emergency Summon! Future Summit," will discuss the future of VTubing as the scene approaches its 10-year milestone.
The key visual for Kizudarake Seijo yori H014fuku o Komete Season 2 has been released, showing Rua Restoat and Swen Zied=Crown. The season will begin airing on tvk and CBC TV from October 1, 2026. Director Shinya Fukase and cast comments were also published, with Asami Seto expressing anticipation for the October broadcast.
The main promotional video for the TV anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara's manga The Red River has been released. The anime begins airing on July 7. A YouTube special featuring the main cast will stream on July 4, ahead of the broadcast.
FURYU's F:NEX brand announced 1/7 scale figures of Kaho Hinoshita, Sayaka Murano, and Rurino Osawa from the Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' Academy School Idol Club movie. Pre-orders opened June 19, 2026, and close August 19, 2026. A deluxe three-figure set is also available. Shipments are scheduled for March 2027.
A new Bungo Stray Dogs spinoff manga by Shikiji Sorakura will launch in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on July 3. The manga adapts "Dazai o Hirotta Hi" (The Day I Took In Dazai), a novel bonus for the 2022 live-action film Bungo Stray Dogs the Movie: Beast.
The first volume of the manga adaptation of the Gintama spin-off novel was released on June 4. The volume features an obi with a comment from original creator Hideaki Sorachi. The July issue of Jump Square includes a replaceable cover for the volume.
The television anime adaptation of Kei Misawa and Natsu Mizuno's manga "The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration" ("Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai" to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) will premiere on July 4. The announcement came with a main promotional video and a new key visual. The opening theme song is "Itsuka Chanto." by Riria., and the ending theme song is "Saishūkai" by sorato. The anime will air in the NUMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels at 25:30 (effectively July 5 at 1:20 a.m.), followed by broadcasts on BS Asahi. The story follows Elsa, a fallen noble's daughter, who enters a contract marriage with Julius, an elite duke's son who initially declares he has no intention of loving her. The series is directed by Hitoyuki Matsui at studios Zero-G and Grass, with series composition by Tomoko Konparu and character design by Yūko Yahiro. The cast includes Yui Ishikawa as Elsa and Sōma Saitō as Julius, with additional cast members announced previously.
Masahiro Itosugi, creator of the manga Aki Sora, reported being banned by Google after uploading older works to Google Drive. The artist received a warning, appealed, and was then banned. Itosugi noted the ban affects their use of Google accounts for other services and warned others to be cautious.
The first promotional video for the TV anime adaptation of "Yowaki MAX Reijou na no ni, Retsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta" has been released. The video reveals three new cast members: Rina Hidaka as Caroline Ramsey, Sora Amamiya as Erin White, and Haruki Ishiya as Henry Cox. The anime is a villainess-type love comedy about a timid protagonist who reincarnates as an otome game villainess. It is directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi at Jumondo and is scheduled for October 2026.
All 77 volumes of Hideaki Sorachi's manga series Gintama are available to read for free on the LINE Manga and ebookjapan platforms from May 29 to May 31. The three-day campaign celebrates the long-running popularity of the series and the start of 4DX screenings for the film New Gintama Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames, which began on May 29. On LINE Manga's special page, readers can participate in a user-voted ranking of the best Gintama episodes and browse a curated collection of famous scenes. A separate gacha event, running from May 29 to May 30, offers chances to win manga coins or time-saving items. The campaign covers the monochrome edition of the series, published by Shueisha, and is exclusive to the two services.
Manga creator sora, known for Falling JK and the Wastrel Teacher, began a new fantasy romance series titled Arethia After Oblivion in the May 20 issue of Hana to Yume No. 12. The story follows Arethia, a knight who uses rare oblivion magic for trivial tasks, until an attacker threatens her.
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - debuted at #5 in its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, according to Kogyo Tsushin. The film sold about 89,000 tickets and earned 152,764,200 yen (about US$967,100) in its first three days. Jimmy Stone directed the film at studio 8-Bit, with Taku Iwasaki composing the music. Returning cast members include Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, Chiwa Saito as Maya Yotsuba, and Emiri Kato as Fumiya Kuroba. New cast additions include Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba. LiSA performs the theme song "YES." Meanwhile, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend, selling 341,000 tickets and earning 490,061,280 yen (about US$3.10 million). The film has sold a cumulative total of 4.31 million tickets and earned 5,945,505,120 yen (about US$37.63 million). Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #3 in its fifth weekend, becoming the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to earn over 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #4 in its second weekend. Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party opened at #8.