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Taka of ONE OK ROCK appears as a guest MC in the second part of Netflix's reality series Love Joto Season 2, streaming from August 25. He fills in for Awich in episodes 13-16, watching over the yankii participants from his 'big brother perspective.' The second part also features SPEED's 'Body & Soul' remix as its theme song.
Zeroboard Inc. will hold The Zeroboard Day 2026 business conference on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in a hybrid format with an in-person venue and online streaming. Guest speakers include Kunio Ito, who led the Ito Report, AI engineer and House of Councillors member Takahiro Anno, and sustainability expert Yoko Maki. The event marks the company's 5th anniversary.
The official account for the 'Kazuki Takahashi Original Art Exhibition YU-GI-OH! ART WORKS' announced on August 28 that the exhibition will run from December 12, 2026, to February 21, 2027, at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO. The event presents more than 370 original manuscripts and color illustrations by Kazuki Takahashi, spanning his roles as manga artist, illustrator, designer, and game creator. The display is organized into five chapters: CHARACTER DESIGNER, GAME CREATOR, MONSTER DESIGNER, STORYTELLER, and Journey's End. Each chapter highlights different aspects of Takahashi's work, from iconic characters and weekly game concepts to monster designs from the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City arcs, and materials from the 2016 film 'Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions,' for which he served as original author, scriptwriter, character designer, and executive producer. Some works will be shown for the first time. The venue will also sell merchandise, including relief plates of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician, and cushions featuring the Stone Tablet of the Lost King's Memories. Admission is by reserved time slot with a cap per session, and tickets go on sale via E-Plus on September 14, 2026. General admission costs 2,200 yen, with reduced prices for students. A special ticket with the bonus item 'Proof of the Duel King' is available for 3,900 yen.
T-SPARK has previewed TOYRISE items to be announced at Tokyo Toy Show 2026, held from August 27 to August 30 at Tokyo Big Sight. The previews cover four franchises: Mashin Hero Wataru, Mado King Granzort, Absolute无敌 Raijin-Oh, and Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. A Shinkalion with design concept by Shoji Kawamori was teased via silhouette on August 25 and appears as a gray prototype at the show. The T-SPARK official X account revealed image visuals for all four lines on August 26, with Wataru and Granzort shown together at the T-SPARK booth. The event's business days, August 27 and 28, are for trade visitors only; the general public can attend on August 29 and 30 with advance tickets at 2,000 yen or same-day tickets at 2,200 yen. Dengeki Hobby Web's breaking reports from the Takara Tomy booth confirmed the Kawamori Shinkalion prototype, plus items from Raijin-Oh, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Wataru, and Granzort. Other Takara Tomy displays included a Captain Tsubasa: Tatakae Dream Team and ZOIDS collaboration, SYNEGENEX Evangelion Prime Unit-02, and Transformers-related items such as Adamas Machina Magna Regulus.
Bandai Spirits is launching a new Gundam figure brand called ABSOLUTE ACT, built around the ABSOLUTE ACTION SYSTEM for articulation. The first entry is the Strike Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, which received its world first display at TOKYO Toy Show 2026, running from August 27 to August 30, 2026. The approximately 185mm tall ABS/PVC figure features movable mechanisms in the neck, shoulders, and waist, plus a waist rail mechanism and shoulder pull-out mechanism for dynamic posing. It includes a high-energy beam rifle, two beam sabers, a connected saber handle, two beam shields, interchangeable wrist parts, and a base with a bendable support rod. Reservations begin August 27, 2026, at general retail stores, with release scheduled for March 2027 at 16,500 yen including tax. TOKYO Toy Show 2026's first two days are trade-only, with public access on August 29 and 30. The show also featured other Gundam items at the Bandai Spirits booth, including Gundam Miximize Gundam Zero and HG 1/144 Gundam Zero.
Dark Horse Manga announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it will release two graphic novels in Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano's Vampire Hunter D franchise. The Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood comic debuts December 16, and the English translation of Saiko Takaki's Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess manga arrives in March 2027.
DMM TV announced three new cast members for the second season of the live-action Happy Kanako's Killer Life series on Friday. Hikaru Takahashi plays Nana, Aoi Morikawa plays Ado, and Sayu Suzukawa plays Yui, all assassin colleagues of Kanako. Non and Taisuke Fujigaya reprise their lead roles, and Tsutomu Hanabusa returns to direct and co-write the scripts.
Tomohito Takatsuka and Yōko Hikasa have joined the cast of the new Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA, playing the young man Rubato and the boy Peter. The OVA, titled Mahō no Princess Minky Momo Akogare no Yume e Magokoro no Duo, opens in Japan on November 13. It is the franchise's first new OVA since 1994's Minky Momo in The Station of Your Memories.
Ado will perform the theme song for the Japan-U.S. co-produced film 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,' starring Shun Oguri and Lily James and directed by Takashi Miike. The song is titled 'Raven Sky.' The main trailer featuring the song has been released. The film opens in Japan on October 23.
Alice Hirose will star in the Prime Original drama Please Save My Earth, the live-action adaptation of Saki Hiwatari's sci-fi shoujo manga. Takahiro Miki directs. The series streams worldwide on Prime Video in fall 2027. Hirose plays Mokuren, a moon base team member holding the story's secrets.
FromSoftware's new Nintendo Switch 2 action game The Duskbloods, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, holds a network test from August 21 to 24, 2026. Ahead of that, media hands-on sessions and a group interview with Miyazaki revealed the game's core loop. In The Duskbloods, up to 8 players compete across four phases, earning victory points called Virtue to survive elimination. Virtue comes from defeating enemies, looting items, completing events, and, within designated Ritual Grounds, defeating other players. Outside those areas, PvP yields little benefit, so the game emphasizes strategy over direct combat skill. Players choose from six fixed characters in the network test, each with unique melee and ranged weapons, bloodline arts, and mobility options including air jumps and dashes. The full version will add customization and over 10 character bases. Miyazaki confirmed the game is not an extraction shooter and that PvPvE was a loose label. He also said the final battle can be PvE against a boss, and that ranked matches and seasons are planned.
QueseraGames announced on August 20 that the rhythm adventure game Nientum - Op.ZERO will leave early access and officially release on Steam on October 14. A mobile version for iOS and Android is in development with a target simultaneous release, with details coming September 1. The 1.0 update adds chapters 6 through 10, 20 free-select songs, a Collection feature, and Hard difficulty.
The voice comic adaptation of the BL manga End Roll wa Jigoku made will begin distribution on August 25, 2026, on the new Tunco Voice Theater channel. Fumiya Imai joins previously announced Yusuke Shirai as the double lead, with Takara Inoue and Shinsuke Tachibana also appearing.
Takara Tomy will release the board game Dragon Quest Life Game on October 24 for 7,150 yen. Preorders are open on Amazon. Players become adventurers, gather gold with companions, and the one with the most gold at the end wins. The game includes familiar monsters, job changes, and small medals.
The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer manga revealed in a teaser video that the second season will debut in April 2027. The announcement also confirmed the return of key staff from the first season, which aired in April 2023 and ran for 12 episodes. Kotomi Deai, who directed the first season at P.A. Works, is returning to direct and oversee the series scripts, joined by first-season scriptwriter Yoko Yonaiyama. Takatsugu Wakabayashi is returning to compose the music, with new composer Michiru joining him. Manami Umeshita is returning as character designer and chief animation director, with Reina Igawa and Yusuke Inoue also returning as chief animation directors. The teaser trailer and visual were released alongside the announcement. Crunchyroll will stream the second season, as it did with the first. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, both digitally and in print. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine since August 2018.
ROUND1 Japan is running a Gridman Universe collaboration campaign at all ROUND1 locations through October 25. The campaign includes bowling score registration, original photo frames, arrangement drinks, collab menu novelties, and a collab pack. Two stores, Machida and Sennichimae, offer collab rooms. From September 11, acrylic stands and capsule toy can badges featuring collab illustrations go on sale.
KADOKAWA announced on August 14, 2026 that the theatrical anime Sekiro: No Defeat will offer a newly drawn visual board by character designer Takahiro Kishida as its first-week visitor gift. The film, based on FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, will screen in theaters nationwide for a limited three-week run starting September 4. The B5-sized visual board will be distributed from September 4 to September 11, while supplies last at each theater. Commemorative stage greetings are scheduled for September 5 in Osaka and Nagoya, featuring director Kenichi Kutsuna, assistant director Shunsuke Fukui, and animation producer Shun Fukutome. A separate cast stage greeting will take place on September 6 at Shinjuku Wald 9, with voice actors Daisuke Namikawa, Miyuki Sato, Shizuka Ito, and Tetsuo Kanao. The film also announced a collaboration with Kakiyasu's Kofukudo wagashi shop, selling an original ohagi inspired by the ones Wolf and Kuro make in the story. A single ohagi costs 360 yen, while a three-piece set with a postcard costs 1,500 yen, available from September 4 at Kofukudo stores nationwide.
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.
The Television Academy announced the winners for juried categories in the 78th Annual Emmy Awards. Character designer Takashi Okazaki won for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation for his work on The Duel: Payback, an anime short in the Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 anthology. The award will be presented on September 6.
Initial D and Seiko have collaborated on a chronograph watch inspired by Takahashi Keisuke's RX-7 FD3S from the Akagi RedSuns. The watch features a yellow dial, black bezel, rotary engine rotor motif, and a RedSuns logo. It is limited to 1,995 pieces, priced at 65,780 yen, and on sale from August 3, 2026, at PREMICO's online shop.
Korekatis announced the launch of a 3D studio business as the second phase of its 100 million yen project supporting virtual industry creators. The Tokyo studio features 12 Vicon cameras and supports simultaneous capture of three to five people, with day sessions priced from 50,000 yen during a limited campaign. The company also offers 3D avatar production and live goods support services.
The Weekly Shonen Magazine 36-37 combined issue will feature the live-action Blue Lock cast on both front and back covers, timed to the film's August 7 release. The movie's official YouTube channel also posted a special talk between Fumiya Takahashi and Ura Kazuki, who play and voice Yoichi Isagi respectively.
Viz Media released an English-subtitled video featuring Rumiko Takahashi and Junji Ito discussing each other's work, possible collaborations, and industry changes. Ito suggested leaning toward horror, and Takahashi agreed, praising his style. Ito revealed the meeting was filmed in San Francisco in January.
4Gamer's retrospective of its most popular articles from summer 2016 shows Pokemon GO dominating the season, Dead by Daylight's popularity igniting after its June release, and E3 2016 drawing major attention with announcements like Death Stranding. The piece also highlights an interview with FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki.
The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Okoku no Shichinin no Kishi manga revealed its first promotional video, main visual, cast, and October 3 premiere on NHK Educational. Kengo Takanashi, Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, and Reiji Kawashima voice the seven knight brothers. Kiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff.
MAGI ARTS is releasing Sophia F. Shirring Sister Ver. Bright Edition, a 1/6 scale figure from illustrator Nadare Takamine's original Bunny Suit Planning series. The figure is a color variation of the Sister Ver. design, pairing a modest sister outfit with white-based mechanical equipment accented in gold. Preorders are open at AmiAmi for 34,650 yen, with release scheduled for January 2027. AmiAmi orders include an original art acrylic board as a limited bonus.
Super Danganronpa 2×2 was delayed from 2026 to early 2027. At Anime Expo 2026, producer Shohei Sakakibara and creator Kazutaka Kodaka discussed the delay with Crunchyroll. Kodaka joked that playing GTA 6 leaves no time for making games, a quip he repeated on X. The new Kyoki Mode adds about 20 percent more content.
Takaya Aoyagi appears in the latest episode of the TTFC spinoff Kamen Rider Zetts Series of Sister's Substory Agent Minami, playing the mysterious enemy Code Number: Thirteen. The episode reveals the identity of a man first seen in Last Mission-1. Character goods from Agent Minami and Zetts Anime open for order on August 18.
Round One Japan will hold the Gridman Universe x ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign at all ROUND1 stores nationwide from July 29 to October 25. The campaign includes bowling score registration, original photo frames, collaboration menus, packs, and goods. Exclusive collaboration rooms will be set up at two stores, and acrylic stands and capsule toy can badges go on sale from September 11.
Takara Tomy announced MPG-26 Destron Rhinox, a figure of Rhinox as converted by the Destron device in Beast Wars episode 16. The figure includes a red head, two gatling hammers, a sword, and a beast mask. Preorders open August 5, 2026, with release in late March 2027.
Takara Tomy announced TS-39 Scourge and TS-40 Blitzwing for its Transformers Studio Series. Scourge, from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, transforms into a lumber truck and includes a weapon. Blitzwing is a triple-changer with tank and jet modes, plus gun, sword, and big-hand weapon parts. Both cost 9,900 yen and ship in late January 2027.
Takara Tomy's Toy Rise line adds a three-unit set of low-visibility Legioss Omega, Delta, and Alpha from Genesis Breaker Mospeada ANOTHER GENESIS. The transforming figures include pilots and Armor Cycles, priced at 44,000 yen, with preorders starting August 5, 2026.
The Saber from the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate/stay night [UBW] collaboration is now a 1/7 scale figure, based on Takashi Takeuchi's illustration. Pre-orders are open at AmiAmi, priced at 28,710 yen, with release scheduled for June 2027.
The seven-member virtual idol group FouRTe Project released its debut album ALL IN on August 5, 2026, through the new music label JOI MUSIC, operated by GENKI Inc. All ten tracks on the album were produced by m-flo's Taku Takahashi. The title track ALL IN is described in the announcement as expressing the group's determination to carve open their destiny after having been nobodies. The album also includes the group's debut song Kimi ga Kimi de Kimi dakara, along with previously unrevealed new tracks. The regular edition of the CD, priced at 2,750 yen, includes a random trading card from a set of seven types, available only in the first pressing. The first press limited edition, priced at 8,800 yen, comes with a limited acrylic panel and a viewing invitation ticket for a special recorded program scheduled for release in late August. The release is timed ahead of the group's first offline live, FouRTe Project 1st LIVE ALL IN, scheduled for August 14, 2026, at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. The live will feature special guests Izuru Kanade and Astel Leda from HOLOSTARS.
Anime Tokyo Station in Tokyo is hosting the Takayuki Goto Exhibition, Animator 45th Anniversary, from August 8 to October 12. The free event displays original drawings, chief animation director corrections, and panel exhibits covering Goto's career, including work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Zillion, and Please Save My Earth.
Pia Corporation released Mobile Police Patlabor: Shibashigeo Pia on August 5 to commemorate Mobile Police Patlabor EZY. The book focuses on Shibashigeo, with interviews with voice actor Shigeru Chiba and director Yutaka Izubuchi, plus a new cover by Akemi Takada. It includes bonuses like an A3 poster and postcards.
The anime adaptation of Ryosen Takami and Ririnra's Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki light novel series revealed its first promotional video, key visual, cast, staff, and January 2027 premiere. Hiroaki Sakurai directs at Studio DEEN. Yusuke Kobayashi stars as Bard. The cast includes Takashi Matsuyama, Satoshi Inomata, Yukari Anzai, Ayasa Ito, and Sumire Morohoshi.
Masatoshi Yuge, creator of TATSUJIN, and Takayuki Saito, designer of the Raiden Fighters series, have joined forces at TATSUJIN Inc. for the new game TATSUJIN EXTREME. In an interview with Denfaminicogamer, the two veterans discussed their first collaboration and their decades-long careers in vertical shooters.
The official website for ghost - end of night, the new theatrical anime project from director Shingo Natsume and studio Madhouse, unveiled a teaser trailer on Friday that introduces the film's two lead cast members. Mayu Hotta plays Neekei, a 15-year-old girl who has already been selected in a society where people are judged at age 18 on whether the world needs them. Issei Takahashi voices Masu, a man burdened by the loss of his family who wanders while covering his body with tattoos before crossing paths with Neekei. The teaser includes the pair's first voiced scenes and features the insert song "Sugar" by alternative rock band hitsujibungaku, who also perform the film's theme song. The film is set in a near future where labor is no longer necessary, and follows Neekei as she seeks what is real while resisting the order of a content society. Natsume directs and writes the script, marking his first time directing an original anime film. Natsume Ono provides original character designs, Norifumi Kugai handles animation character designs, and Bandai Namco Filmworks distributes. The film opens in Japan on February 11, 2027.
HoYoverse released a male-cast version of the song Moe Chaka Fire for Zenless Zone Zero on July 25. Hugo, Komata Masato, Light, and Severian, voiced by Jun Fukuyama, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Hiroki Takahashi, and Toshiyuki Morikawa, perform the track. The song debuted at Dream Electro Fest, part of the second anniversary HoYoFair event. The video includes a dance segment with 3D models in maid outfits.
The staff for the From Overshadowed to Overpowered anime revealed three new cast members for characters appearing in the seventh episode. Shinichirō Kamio, Rina Kawaguchi, and Hiroki Takahashi join the cast. The anime premiered in Japan on June 25 and streams on Crunchyroll.
In an interview with Anime Herald, producer Masashi Masuo and assistant director Yoshiki Nakakoji discussed the upcoming second season of Sentenced to Be a Hero. Masuo said the new season will feature more characters and more unreasonable, chaotic situations than the first. Nakakoji credited the director's vision and talent for the success of season one.
In an interview at Anime Expo 2026, Clevatess director Kiyotaka Taguchi and Lay-duce producer Seiichiro Kuriyama explained how they built the series' visual style. The episode one destruction scene was stretched from a few manga pages to about 20 minutes. Present-day scenes use a 1990s cel look, while flashbacks aim for a 1970s style like Heidi, A Girl of the Alps. Kadokawa producer Kosuke Arai also brought Ellie Goulding in for the ending song.
The live-action series based on Keiko Kinoshita's boys-love manga confirmed two more returning cast members for its second season. Aloha Takamatsu returns as Yuto Shiriashi and Junya Shiraishi returns as Kyosuke Sugimoto. The season is an original story set two years after the first season's ending, premiering September 1 on the Dramaism block.
Manga creator Hitomi Takano launched a new manga titled Tomodachi kara de mo Ii desu ka on Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai web manga magazine on Friday. The story follows Sono Tajima, a streaming company employee, and Koharu Shiraishi, a Fukuoka local TV personality, who were friends in their student days. Sono takes Koharu in after learning of her affair with a popular male idol group member.
MBS revealed a new trailer and visual for the live-action series of Amekiri's boys-love manga Chotto Mato yo, Harutora-kun. Six new cast members were announced, and the opening theme song "Ichizu no Rinbu" by Lienel was previewed. The series premieres August 13 on MBS's Dramaphil block.
Seven-member virtual idol group FouRTe Project released its 8th single, 'HIGH⤴Yusho,' on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, under the JOI MUSIC label. The track was produced, written, and composed by ☆Taku Takahashi of m-flo, with arrangement shared by Takahashi and Mitsunori Ikeda. The song blends electro-pop, Eurobeat, and trance, and its lyrics address contemporary topics such as NISA investment accounts and paid-off tuition, framed by the catchy refrain 'High! Yusho!' The release coincides with a campaign running through August 16, 2026, offering wallpapers to fans who share the track on Spotify Canvas or post videos using the song on TikTok with the hashtag #HIGHYusho. The single arrives ahead of the group's first offline live, 'FouRTe Project 1st LIVE ALL IN,' scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026, at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. The concert will feature special guests Izuru Kanade and Astel Leda from HOLOSTARS, and will be streamed worldwide on SPWN and Niconico Live Broadcast, with real-time screenings at 30 AEON Cinema locations across Japan.
Rapper Awich will headline the first Japan edition of Red Bull Symphonic, a live event that fuses hip-hop with orchestral arrangements. The show pairs Awich with the Tokyo Secret Orchestra, conducted by Mika Takayama, and will rework Awich's representative songs for a full orchestra. The tour runs across four cities in November 2026, starting at The Symphony Hall in Osaka on November 17, followed by Fukuoka Symphony Hall on November 19, Sendai Bank Hall Izumity21 on November 25, and Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall on November 27. Tickets are priced at 9,000 yen for S seats and 7,500 yen for A seats, with early bird sales opening August 7 at 6:00 PM. Red Bull Symphonic has previously featured international rappers such as Metro Boomin, Asake, and Rick Ross. Since its debut in Austria in 2020, the series has staged 39 performances across 22 countries, with a 2024 show in Egypt drawing about 10,000 attendees, its largest audience to date. Awich, a central figure in the hip-hop crew YENTOWN, released the album Okinawan Wuman in November 2025, produced entirely by RZA of Wu-Tang Clan.
Konami Digital Entertainment's music label beatnation Records opened the Artist page on its official website on July 29, introducing each of its seven artists. The page profiles label founder dj TAKA, DJ YOSHITAKA (also known as Yoshitaka Nishimura, president of Konami Amusement), Ryu☆, kors k, Sota Fujimori, L.E.D., and Nekomata Master. Alongside the page launch, the label released two official music videos for representative songs by each artist on the official BEMANI YouTube channel. The videos include popular tracks such as DJ YOSHITAKA's 'FLOWER,' kors k's 'smooooch・∀・,' Ryu☆'s 'Second Heaven,' and L.E.D.'s '†Nagisa no Koakuma Lovely~Radio†.' beatnation Records is an in-house KONAMI label that distributes music and video content by artists who primarily produce songs for the beatmania IIDX series. The label was founded in 2006 by composer dj TAKA, revived on March 22 this year with the launch of its official X account, and its 20th anniversary site opened on June 1. The Artist page launch follows the anniversary site's opening, continuing the label's 20th anniversary celebration.
The official website for the A Wild Last Boss Appeared! television anime unveiled the second season's first promotional video on Tuesday, confirming an October premiere and introducing seven new cast members. The trailer also previews the opening theme song "Melodic Impact" by the rock band Suspended 4th. Newly announced cast include Ryōta Suzuki as Karkinos, Chiaki Takahashi as Scorpius, Takahiro Sakurai as Castor, Shinpachi Tsuji as Mizar, Momoko Seto as Mass-Produced Libra, Yūichirō Umehara as Terra, and M.A.O as Luna. Yūya Horiuchi returns to direct at Wao World, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu again handling series scripts. Character designer Maiko Ebisawa returns, joined by several first-season episode chief animation directors and new designer Akiko Satō. The season will debut in October on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and Kansai TV, streaming one week early on ABEMA and U-NEXT. The first season streamed in September 2025 and aired in October 2025. The light novel series, written by Firehead with illustrations by YahaKo, began on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2015 and ended in 2017, with Earth Star Entertainment publishing the final volume in April 2019. The franchise has 1.4 million copies in circulation.