The 3DCG film 'Tabekko Dobutsu THE MOVIE' is available for unlimited streaming on Prime Video as of June 1, 2026, with a Blu-ray/DVD set of the Hong Kong-dubbed version scheduled for September 25, 2026.
The feature-length adaptation of Ginbis's animal-shaped biscuit mascot, first released in theaters in May 2025, has moved into home and streaming distribution. The film began exclusive unlimited streaming on Prime Video on June 1, 2026, following a rental and digital sell-through expansion on May 28. A pop-up shop, the 'Tabekko Dobutsu THE MOVIE Mofumofu SHOP,' runs at Shinjuku Marui Annex in Tokyo from June 27 to July 5, selling new merchandise such as loop character towels and multi charging cables alongside previously available event goods.
A Blu-ray/DVD release of the Hong Kong-dubbed version, titled 'Tabekko Doubutsu THE MOVIE (Hong Kong Version),' is set for September 25, 2026. The disc includes the 3DCG film featuring the animal-shaped biscuits on an adventure, with Terence Lau voicing Lion-kun. Bonus content includes Hong Kong event footage and a special booklet. The film's original Japanese voice cast includes Genta Matsuda (Travis Japan) as Raion-kun, Koji Mizukami as Zou-kun, and Akari Takaishi as Pegasus-chan, with additional roles by Shouta Aoi, Inori Minase, Nao Toyama, and Tomokazu Seki. Hitoshi Takekiyo directed the film at MARZA ANIMATION PLANET INC., with a script by Tetsuhiro Ikeda. Travis Japan also performs the theme song 'Would You Like One?'
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The 2013 theatrical crossover film Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie airs uncut on BS12 TwellV's Sunday Anime Theater today, July 12, at 7:30 PM. The film brings together Lupin III and Detective Conan in a story involving Phantom Thief Kid, a stolen gem, and a global conspiracy.
ABEMA is broadcasting two Pokémon films today, July 12, as part of a free sequential run of all 24 theatrical Pokémon films over four weekends. The 2019 3DCG remake 'Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back-Evolution' and the 2020 'Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle' air starting at 10:15 a.m. on the Anime 'Pokémon' Channel 2.
The "Chiikawa, PARCO, Summer." campaign runs July 17 to August 2 at 15 PARCO stores nationwide and one additional location. It includes a clear pouch giveaway for the first 70,000 customers, photo booths, an X repost campaign, a hidden-keyword wallpaper hunt, and a collaboration cafe with themed menu items. The campaign promotes the film "Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island," which opens July 24.
All 127 episodes of the first Inazuma Eleven TV anime will be broadcast for free on ABEMA's Family Anime 2 Channel starting July 4, released sequentially over 10 days. The film Inazuma Eleven: The Movie 2025 will also air for free on July 13. Each day's episodes are available for catch-up viewing for seven days after broadcast.
Hidive announced English dub release dates for five anime, including The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World, and The World Is Dancing. The dubs for Hell Mode season 2 and The Forsaken Saintess will premiere at Anime Expo 2026.
The theatrical film 'Chainsaw Man Reze Arc' has released a second collaboration apparel line with the brand glamb. Nine items featuring characters Reze, Denji, Aki, Angel Devil, Beam, and Pochita in street-style designs are now available for pre-order from July 1, 2026, at the official store and online.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island and Curry House CoCo Ichibanya will hold a collaboration campaign titled 'Cocoichi x Chiikawa the Movie: Great Curry Operation' at nationwide locations from July 16 to August 31, 2026. The menu includes an Original Island Curry with island-shaped rice and a Collaboration Drink Set that comes with one of eight collectible figures. A receipt lottery, wallpaper downloads, and a social media giveaway for a spoon are also part of the campaign.
BS12 Twellv's Sunday Anime Theater will air Lupin III vs. Detective Conan THE MOVIE uncut on July 12, 2026, and the TV special edit Detective Conan vs. Phantom Thief Kid on July 26. Both films are free-to-air nationwide.
The Blu-ray/DVD of "Tabekko Doubutsu THE MOVIE (Hong Kong Version)" will be released on September 25. The 3DCG film features the animal-shaped biscuits on an adventure, with Terence Lau voicing Lion-kun. Bonus content includes Hong Kong event footage and a special booklet. A pop-up shop runs in Tokyo from June 27 to July 5.
A collaboration cafe for 'Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' will run sequentially at Shibuya, Shinsaibashi, and Nagoya PARCO from July 10, 2026. The cafe offers 16 themed menu items, including Shiisa Island Ramen and a boiled mermaid dish, plus original merchandise and visit bonuses.
Anime News Network published its weekly roundup of North American anime and manga releases for June 14-20. The list includes home video releases for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing, and Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition, alongside dozens of new manga volumes from Viz Media, Seven Seas, and other publishers.
To celebrate the theatrical run of Mobile Police Patlabor EZY, the Filmarks Culture Wear collaboration T-shirt from the 2025 revival screenings of Patlabor: The Movie and Patlabor 2: The Movie is being re-released. The shirt features the map footage from a key scene in the first film, with English text based on the movie poster copy. It now comes in XXL and is available for made-to-order purchase through the Filmarks Store from June 19 to July 9.
Fashion brand MAYLA has released a skirt collaboration for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God, with two designs inspired by the Medicine Seller and Shingi. Reservations opened June 16 at 17:00 and run through July 16. The skirt costs 28,600 yen.
Namco exclusive prizes for the key item Emolegia from 'Ultra Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity' will be distributed from June 19, 2026, at Namco amusement facilities and Namco Online Crane. The lineup includes four Emolegia designs, one based on Space Sheriff Gavan type-G from the movie. Rotating parts change the Emolegia's expression, and it can combine with the separately sold DX Gavanion Trigger.
Kotobukiya is re-releasing its D-Style plastic model kit of the AV-X0 Zero from Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie. The deformed, non-scale model stands about 100mm tall, includes a stun stick and shield, and can swap parts to replicate the unit's runaway-state head. It is priced at 3,520 yen and ships in January 2027.
Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi will appear on the July 1 broadcast of 2026 FNS Kayousai Summer on Fuji TV. They will perform the opening theme "Kutsuzure" from Movie Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island with the Suginami Children's Choir for the first time on television.
The 2014 film 'The Last: Naruto the Movie' is available for unlimited streaming on seven Japanese services as of June 2026, according to Anime Anime. The platforms are DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video (via the Anime Times channel), Lemino, d Anime Store, Hulu, and Netflix. DMM TV is the cheapest option at 550 yen per month with a 14-day free trial and 550 bonus points for new users. U-NEXT offers a 31-day free trial at 2,189 yen per month. The film is the official canon epilogue to the main Naruto story, set two years after the Fourth Ninja War. It depicts Naruto and Hinata's relationship as the moon threatens to collide with Earth. Tsuneo Kobayashi directed the film. Junko Takeuchi voices Naruto, and Nana Mizuki voices Hinata. The film is not available on Disney Plus, ABEMA, FOD, TELASA, or YouTube.
The Golden Trailer Awards, honoring the year's best film marketing, announced winners on May 28. Konami's Silent Hill f won Best Video Game Trailer. Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animation/Family Poster. The live-action film of the horror game Exit 8 won Best Foreign Horror. Several anime and game-related nominees, including Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, lost in their categories.
Crunchyroll and Sony announced that 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea' will open in theaters on May 1, 2026. The film is an original standalone side story set after season three of the anime, not a direct sequel to the first movie. Season four arrives on Crunchyroll on April 3.
A web lottery for the third and final chapter of the theatrical Mononoke trilogy, "Mononoke: Chapter 3 - Snake Goddess," launched on May 29, 2026, the same day the film opened in Japanese theaters. The lottery, offered through the online service "WEB Kuji" and at physical storefronts under the "WEB Kuji Shucchojo" banner, features prizes made from newly commissioned illustrations. The artwork includes two full-body depictions of the Medicine Seller and Kamiyori holding cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, as well as chibi-style character art paired with Japanese sweets. Prize tiers include a large wall hanging (A prize), an A3 clear poster (B prize), an acrylic stand (C prize), a wood key holder (D prize), an A5 illustration board (E prize), a shikishi board collection (F prize), and a large can badge (G prize). Store-exclusive last-win prizes include a large acrylic stand set. Online-exclusive last-win prizes are acrylic visual panels. Each lottery ticket costs 770 yen, and the sale period runs through July 10, 2026. The film series began with "Mononoke: The Phantom Chapter 1 - The Umbrella" in 2024, followed by "Chapter 2 - The Fire Rat" in March 2025. Both earlier films won the Audience Award for Best Animated Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada.
Crunchyroll will release That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea in U.S. and Canadian theaters on May 1, the company announced. The film, distributed with Sony Pictures Entertainment, will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. It is a standalone side story set after season three of the anime series, following Rimuru Tempest and his companions on a vacation that turns into a supernatural conflict. Yasuhito Kikuchi directed the film, with animation by Eightbit, the studio behind the TV series. To build momentum, Crunchyroll will re-release the previous film, Scarlet Bond, on April 20 as part of its Anime Nights program, paired with a 10-minute sneak peek of the new movie. The theatrical rollout comes just weeks after season four of the series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 3, showing the company coordinating its streaming and theatrical schedules rather than treating them as separate operations.
The anime film "Tabekko Dobutsu THE MOVIE" will begin exclusive unlimited streaming on Prime Video on June 1. The film, based on Ginbis's long-selling animal-shaped biscuits first released in 1978, debuted in theaters in May 2025. It follows the fluffy super-idol animals of Sweets Land as they rescue their friend Pegasus-chan from the villainous Cotton Candy Army. The voice cast includes Genta Matsuda (Travis Japan) as Raion-kun, Koji Mizukami as Zou-kun, and Akari Takaishi as Pegasus-chan, with additional roles by Shouta Aoi, Inori Minase, Nao Toyama, and Tomokazu Seki. The film was directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo at MARZA ANIMATION PLANET INC. with a script by Tetsuhiro Ikeda. Travis Japan also performs the theme song "Would You Like One?" Rental and digital sell-through distribution expanded on May 28. A pop-up shop, the "Tabekko Dobutsu THE MOVIE Mofumofu SHOP," will run at Shinjuku Marui Annex in Tokyo from June 27 to July 5, selling new merchandise like loop character towels and multi charging cables alongside previously available event goods.
Bill Wise, known for English dub roles including Bunta Fujiwara in the Initial D: Legend trilogy, Hayato Jin in Getter Robo: Armageddon, and Knuckles in the 1996 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie OVA, has died at age 61. His death was reported by the Austin Chronicle on May 5, with his agency and a friend confirming the news earlier that week.
Twin Engine released a new trailer for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God on Thursday, ahead of its May 29 theatrical debut in Japan. The trailer shows more of the supernatural chaos in the inner palace, with the emperor and priest Hokuto Mizorogi playing larger roles. Aina The End performs the theme song "No Epilogue." New cast members include Miyuki Sawashiro as the Third Empress, Fumi Hirano as Tokiwai, Mariko Honda as Kawa, Yukana as Amanotsubone, and Eiji Takemoto as Saku Mizorogi. Kenji Nakamura returns as general director from the second film, while Tomoaki Koshida directs at Studio Kafka and EOTA. The story follows the Medicine Seller confronting a giant snake-shaped Mononoke called the Snake God. He must discover its three characteristics-form, truth, and reason-before he can slay it. The roots of the conflict lie 150 years in the past, in the true story of the inner palace's birth. The first two films in the trilogy, Phantom in the Rain and The Ashes of Rage, premiered in July 2024 and March 2025 respectively, and are streaming on Netflix.