The V Creator Broadcasting Club Season 1: Summer Night's Test of Courage program aired on July 7, 2026, featuring a 15-minute segment by Haruno Iro Sena. No further episodes or continuation have been announced.
The V Creator Broadcasting Club Season 1: Summer Night's Test of Courage is a TikTok LIVE Japan official program that aired on July 7, 2026. The program featured V-liver Haruno Iro Sena, a participant in the Human Emergence Plan training project, who delivered a 15-minute segment themed around summer ghost stories and spooky tales. The segment was streamed via mirror format on the official TikTok LIVE Japan account.
The program represents a formal promotional opportunity for Human Emergence Plan participants on TikTok LIVE Japan's official channel. Haruno Iro Sena's appearance followed two consecutive months of top-liver diamond earnings, though the program itself has not been described as a recurring series beyond this single episode. No additional episodes, guests, or future programming for this specific season have been announced in the available stories.
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Episode 7 of I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day closes the arc with a mock exam that quickly gives way to tragedy. The review calls it one of the strongest episodes of the season, centered on Lizzy's frustration at being top of her class yet unable to match Mimi's legendary status, and on the teachers' discomfort with sending students to war. The community score is 4.1.
GIGAZINE reviewed the 10-inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2, announced July 22, 2026 at $80. The display has a 10.1-inch active area, 1200x1920 resolution, an 85-degree viewing angle, and 10-finger touch support, up from 5-finger touch on the 5 and 7 inch models. It weighs 480g and works with all Raspberry Pi models from 1B+ onward except the Zero series.
Reina Koyama, who works as a bus tour conductor alongside gravure, held a release event for her 9th DVD "Seinaru Yama" on August 10 at Sofaap AKIBA Amusement Hall. It is her first DVD in 3 years 4 months. During that time she spent about a year in Taiwan on a working holiday and earned a domestic travel manager qualification. The DVD was shot in April in Chiba and features a home tutor role.
The Urban Legend Dissolution Center pop-up shop runs September 1 to 27 at AKIHABARA GAMERS main store 7F, with online sales from September 28 to October 12. New Halloween illustrations of Wataru Meguriya, Azami Fukurai, and Jasmine appear across nine products. Blind items come with complete sets, and purchases of 2,000 yen earn a random illustration card.
The 25th International Railway Model Convention (JAM2026) runs August 21 to 23 at Tokyo Big Sight. The TOMIX booth at the Tomytec display centered on JNR-era rolling stock: a partially painted EF58-61, the Salon Express Tokyo, a blue-bodied EF58-127, JNR 20 series seat parts and front test shots, and an HO scale 313 series with its silver body color painted. Special planning items include the JR Ou Line Nostalgic Itaya Pass Passenger Train and the Nostalgic TOMIX 2-Axle Freight Cars.
Nick Nieuwoudt, co-developer of IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator, says the most moving feedback came from veterans who told him the game captures the real work of fire direction commanders and gunners. One said it helped them face PTSD-related memories. The diesel-punk artillery game, out on PC since August 6 at 1,980 yen, is built as a psychological simulator rather than a mechanical one, with the player choosing among thirty shell types.
ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 announced the full free stage lineup and timetable for its September 19-20 run at MIYASHITA PARK and surrounding Shibuya venues. New additions include Shin-Ei Animation stages for Pop Pop Poruters and Majime ni Yaba City, a Seihantai na Kimi to Boku stage, and expanded Seiyuu to Yoru Asobi and SHIBUYA ANIME BASE programs. Free viewing lottery applications close August 23 at 23:59, with first-come registration starting August 29 at noon.
The Premium Masterwork Line Overlord Albedo ED Ver. statue is now accepting orders. The 1/4 scale piece recreates so-bin's illustration from the first season's ending, priced at 219,890 yen including tax. Release is scheduled for January to April 2028. The statue stands 77 cm tall and weighs about 16.05 kg, made from polystone with some parts in other materials.
Google's coding agent Antigravity now supports remote control from a web browser. Users can monitor task progress from a smartphone while away and send instructions from the browser. The update lets users start a long-running task at home or the office and continue directing it from the phone while out. The feature is available to Google AI Ultra subscribers. Antigravity runs coding tasks using AI models such as Gemini.
Anime News Network's Anime NYC 2026 coverage reported two days of announcements. Netflix set worldwide debut dates for Fool's Night (November 26) and Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 (October 20). The third American Manga Awards went to Billy Bat, The Summer Hikaru Died, and more. Kana, Yen Press, Dark Horse, Seven Seas, Kodansha USA, and Tokyopop announced new manga and manhwa licenses, and Fate/strange Fake confirmed a new season.
The TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS is getting a DJ-themed collaboration cafe with Share Cafe. The event, named DJ GROOVE CAFE, runs at the Osaka and Nagoya stores from October 24 to November 3, 2026, and at the Tokyo Harakado store from November 3 to 15. New illustrations drawn for the event appear on music-themed merchandise and collaboration menu items. The goods go on sale at the stores and online at Anique Shop from the opening day, with full details announced later.
Banpresto is releasing a soft vinyl figure of Ted, the talking bear from the drama series 'Ted: The Series', as a crane game prize. The figure stands about 13 cm tall, reproduces Ted's small eyes, mischievous grin, and fur texture, and dresses him in a stylish suit. It is scheduled to appear sequentially from Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Sycom's standard gaming PC line, the G-Master Spear, is being refreshed as the G-Master Spear 2. The new series drops the Cooler Master MasterBox CM694 case for a Fractal Design Epoch S custom model made for Sycom. Three models are listed: the Z890i for Intel Core Ultra 200S, the B760i D4 for 14th gen Core with DDR4, and the X870A for AMD Ryzen 9000. The review covers the Z890i, priced at 453,130 yen, or 404,150 yen during the summer campaign.
Smilegate opened the Steam store page for Epic Seven on August 22, 2026, with the Steam version planned for release within 2026. The turn-based RPG, developed by Super Creative, features full-frame 2D animation. A new server will open alongside the Steam launch, and four events were announced.
Netmarble aired a half-anniversary broadcast for Seven Deadly Sins: Origin on August 21. The next major update adds Ban as an SSR character, completing the Seven Deadly Sins lineup. The update also brings the Grave Robbing Festival event from August 26 and a new solo-only weekly content called Labyrinth from September 2.
Sony Music Entertainment began order-based sales of 4th Anniversary Goods for VEE virtual talents Anew Uparu and Luminous Sweet at the VEE Official Shop. Each acrylic diorama stand, priced at 4,500 yen, includes a bonus sticker using new illustration by Kutori Panya. Orders run through September 6.
New My Hero Academia goods featuring All Might, Eraser Head, Endeavor, Hawks, and Mirko in the original POTEmocho Series design by Think Innovation have arrived as the 6th installment. Orders are open at Think Innovation's official shop Vivid, with preorders starting August 19 and shipping scheduled for early November 2026. The series is planned to continue through a 7th installment.
WYS Relation Inc. has signed a business partnership agreement with Taiwan's Ogami Ventures LTD. The two companies will work on mutual expansion of talent and content between Japan and Taiwan, matching with media and corporations, and planning joint projects for cultural exchange. The goal is sustained activity for Japanese talent in Taiwan and wider introduction of Taiwanese talent in Japan.
Game & Co. and Samurai Kobo's trading card game Xross Stars marks its first anniversary since the August 22, 2025 release. A limited-time pop-up store runs September 18 to 29, 2026, at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA, featuring a memorial gallery, a random card draw experience, and a 3D card gate photo spot. The 1st Anniv. Collection PREMIUM SET includes 65 cards with newly drawn illustrations.
A Sword Art Online pop up store themed around Kirito and Asuna's wedding anniversary opens October 23 at Shinjuku Marui Annex in Tokyo. New merchandise with freshly drawn illustrations of the couple goes on sale, running through November 3 at the Annivroad by Bushiroad Creative Store location.
Good Smile Fest 2026 Osaka is showing a painted prototype of Guts wearing the Berserker Armor and covered in blood. The figure, named Guts [Berserker Armor] Bloody Paint Ver. L size, has an undecided price and release date. The display also includes Guts [Berserker Armor -Sanity-], Griffith [Hawk of Light], and Void, who is scheduled for a February 2027 release at 10,800 yen including tax.
At Good Smile Fest Osaka, VISION displayed upcoming CHILLfigg trading figures, including A Certain Scientific Railgun T and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, plus the new seated-style CHILLfigg Relax line with I Want to Love You Until You Die. The event runs August 22-23, 2026 at Umeda Crystal Hall.
Good Smile Fest 2026 Osaka displayed a painted sample of the Hololive Production Mio Okami figma, the Hatsune Miku M@GICAL CURE! LOVE SHOT! Ver. Nendoroid, and the Hatsune Miku 2026 Aquarium lottery. The venue also announced productization of the Racing Miku 2026 Ver. figma.
The music-based character rap project Hypnosis Mic will live-stream its 9th anniversary event and 12th LIVE on ABEMA PPV. The anniversary party airs September 5, 2026, with 14 cast members. The 12th LIVE runs October 3-4 from Pia Arena MM and gathers all seven divisions with 21 voice actors for the first time since April 2024.
Kodansha USA announced new manga releases during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday, including the horror license Trapped on Tape! and an omnibus print release for Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!. The company also announced two Kodansha Print Club titles: How to Grill Our Love in September 2026 and Abe-kun's Got Me Now! in December 2026.
AYANEO has released the Konkr Pocket Advance, an Android-based handheld with a design modeled on the Game Boy Advance. The 3.5-inch LCD display has a 3:2 aspect ratio at 960x640 resolution. It runs Android 12 on a MediaTek Helio G90T, with a 4000mAh battery. Two models are on sale: $89 with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, and $109 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.
Digital publisher Omoi announced at Anime NYC that it licensed Momoshiro and Tomoko Mitsuki's Love Is the Sweetest Journey manga, with English chapters starting in 2027. Omoi also revealed Scholastic's Graphix imprint will release A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort in print in fall 2027, and that it will add 45 titles from Titan Manga in the coming weeks, with some available immediately.
IronEqual released VHOLUME on Steam, a first-person parkour adventure game set in a dystopian brutalist city where bureaucracy turns errands into adventures. Players control Robert, who must reclaim his family's revoked ration tickets in the ruined capital of Afro-Eurasia under an all-controlling ministry. The game uses jumps, dashes, climbing, and sliding, and supports solo or multiplayer play across all levels. It costs 1,000 yen, with a 10% discount until August 29.
CONVERSE TOKYO and Puella Magi Madoka Magica release their collaboration items on August 21, 2026. The lineup includes T-shirts, acrylic stands, glass necklaces, and original art. Artist Samehoshi drew new artwork of the six magical girls for the project. Sales run at CONVERSE TOKYO stores and the official online store.
Virtual YouTuber Kurageumo Roa will run a collaboration campaign with ROUND1 from September 4 to December 6, 2026. Original goods using two newly drawn illustrations, one in uniform and one in casual clothes, plus chibi character art of Roa at ROUND1, go on sale at five stores and through the GK Store EC site. The campaign also includes crane game prizes, collaboration menus, karaoke rooms, an AR stamp rally, and bowling events.
Nijisanji announced CLUB RETRO merchandise featuring Kokoro Amamiya, Nozomi Ishigami, Sara Hoshikawa, Oliver Evans, Shellin Burgundy, and Ayato Hitotsubashi. The lineup includes eight product types, from random photo-style cards to lunch totes, with new visuals. Sales open August 24 at 18:00 at the Nijisanji Official Store.
The TV anime The Vampire Dies in No Time 2 is holding a collaboration with internet cafe DiCE from September 4 to October 4, 2026, at three locations. Newly drawn art shows Draluc, Ronald, and John lounging in gaming chairs. The event offers three drinks, including one named after a John-related gag, plus eight merchandise items and random coasters.
The third Xross Stars Challengers Cup 2026#03 OSAKA was held August 8-9 at OMM Exhibition Hall, the first Osaka stop among official events. Over 2,000 people entered the Booster Pack 4 "Grand Resonance" environment tournament. "Zekemi" won the championship, receiving a CHAMPION-spec foil-stamped playmat and the limited PR card "All-Star Combo." The event also announced Booster Pack 5 "Ignition Vortex," scheduled for release on October 30, 2026.
Yostar will hold the final tournament of the Mahjong Soul Corporate Tournament 2026 on Sunday, August 30, and live-stream it on the official Mahjong Soul YouTube channel. Eight companies compete: four from a 104-company qualifying round and four special invitation seeds. The stream runs from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
MAZZEL members RAN and EIKI experienced the Haikyu!! On the Court event in Tokyo. RAN jumped 286 cm in the highest reach challenge, while EIKI managed 283 cm. Both struggled against the characters' extraordinary abilities, with RAN facing Ushijima's serve and EIKI taking on Hinata. They also praised the event's goods and key visual.
Synthes Games has released a trailer for 'Verse Project', an SF MMO set in a 1:1 scale solar system. Players pilot spaceships with realistic physics, mine resources, trade, and fight. The game runs on a single server with no loading screens, and a playtest is underway on Steam. The PC release is planned within 2026.
Developer poncle announced that the eighth expansion DLC for Vampire Survivors, Legacy of the Bloodmoon, will release on August 28. It adds over 10 new characters, over 16 new weapons, 8 new music tracks, an XL-sized stage, and a new adventure. The DLC is closely tied to the first DLC, Legacy of the Moonspell, and will likely match its Steam price of 135 yen.
Agefield High: Rock the School, an open-world action adventure set in an early 2000s high school, launched on PC via Steam on August 13, 2026. The game currently holds a Metascore of 30 based on seven reviews. Critics cite broken missions, technical failures, and a lack of quality-of-life features as major problems, though some praise its comedic tone.
Bethesda Game Studios released a new update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on August 21, 2026, expanding console mod features and raising mod storage to 15GB on PS5 and Xbox. However, the update changes the game's base code, affecting PC mods. Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) was updated in response, and plugins need individual updates or recompilation. Users report mods may not function if not updated.
Dave Bautista will take over the role of Kratos in the live-action God of War series on Amazon Prime Video, replacing Ryan Hurst. Hurst suffered a torn biceps during filming in July and required surgery, with delays possibly extending into 2027. Production continues at Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
Security firm SafeDep reports paid YouTube video ads promising a free year of TradingView led users to fake installer sites carrying malware. The analyzed infected machine was a Mac, and compromise took about two minutes from ad click. Attackers paid Google Ads fees rather than hacking the platform.
Ocean Drive Studio has released the first co-op gameplay footage for its physics-based zombie survival simulation God Save Birmingham. The 54-second clip shows players dividing tasks, fighting zombies together, and using the game's object manipulation to barricade doors and roll barrels. The game is scheduled for Steam Early Access on PC, with co-op available from the start.
Manga Mavericks Books announced at its Anime NYC panel that it has licensed two manga. Midnight Robot by Yōhei Sajita, a story about a girl with a screw in her head that can summon a giant robot, arrives in May 2027. Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai by Akahachi, a campus romance, hits digital in December 2026 and print in June 2027.
AmiAmi Akihabara Figure Tower Store hosts the Bomber Girl POP UP SHOP SUCCUBUS BUNNY from August 21 to September 6, 2026. The event sells goods using newly drawn succubus bunny illustrations, offers random postcards for purchases over 2,000 yen, displays autographed voice actor panels, and sets up a plushie photo spot. Online sales run simultaneously.
Black Forest Labs released FLUX Video Upscale, an AI-powered video upscaler that can raise resolution up to 4K. It handles input videos from 480p, scaling by 1.5x to 3x, with a 20-second and 50MB limit. A creativity parameter offers Precise and Creative modes, and pricing is pay-as-you-go at $0.07 or $0.10 per MP.
Sumire Hanaoka, the new Blue Walker in season two of the drama VIVANT, posted off-shots on social media on August 19. The photos show her eating Betsupan red melon bread, viewing a shark specimen at a museum, and playing in a park. Fans reacted warmly, praising her relaxed vibe.
Walt Disney Japan has introduced MARVEL HEROES, a Marvel-designed credit card in the Disney★JCB Card lineup, issued for a limited time from September 15, 2026 to March 31, 2028. The card features Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Hulk, with a gold card variant adding Groot. Commemorative programs include giant card photo spots in Tokyo and Osaka and a Hong Kong Disneyland tour.
At the 15th 30 MINUTES LABEL New Product Presentation streamed on August 21, 2026, BANDAI SPIRITS announced new 30 MINUTES MISSIONS plastic model kits. Reveals included Spinatia (Beast Spec), Altrefine, Iglite (High Mobility Type), Option Parts Set 25, Tech Proto Elite (Base Defense Spec), and an ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Dual Nature kit plus Weapon Set 09, with releases spanning January to March 2027.
Movic is releasing two versions of the P25th Reprint Art Metallux Badge Collection, a can badge with a metallic shine, around September 19, 2026. The Persona series marks its 30th anniversary in 2026. Reservations are open at Animate stores, Animate online shopping, and Movic mail order.
Seven Seas announced eight new manga licenses during its Anime NYC panel on Friday, including Boys' Love, Girls' Love, and fantasy titles. The slate includes My Lips are Being Targeted, Scarlet Thirst, Synchronicity Obsession, I Wish it Had Just Been Love, The Duke's Daughter Must Seduce the Demon King... But the Demon King's a Girl?!, Enslaved By My Cats, Goetia Shock, and Witch and Mercenary. Release dates span from June to July 2027.