Live-Action Zelda Film Adds Sam Neill, Dichen Lachman, Yvonne Strahovski, Uli Latukefu
The casting reports add notable names to the film's roster, and the release date shift tightens the schedule ahead of its 2027 opening.
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Monarch Spinoff Prequel Adds Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic
The casting fills out the prequel's ensemble around Wyatt Russell's young Lee Shaw, a role his father Kurt Russell played in the parent series.
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Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai Manga Ends
The manga, which launched in September 2025 and has two compiled volumes, will conclude in the next issue of Bessatsu Margaret on September 11.
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Yamada Takayuki Audition Show Adds Asano, Takaishi, Muro as Guest Partners
The addition of three established actors as guest partners signals the audition project's emphasis on collaborative exploration of acting rather than traditional judging, a format the source describes as building the film's script from candidates' performances and dialogue.
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IDOLiSH7's King's Pudding Gets TVer-Exclusive Cooking Episode With Kenji Endo
The episode marks a crossover between the King's Pudding project and a live-action cooking show, with the character visiting the studio and Tamaki appearing as a letter, making it a unique installment in the series.
Nijimen
Gigantic Series Godzilla (2001) 25th Anniversary Figure Opens for Preorder
The figure marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 film with a large-scale release that adds battle damage paint to the design, a detail noted in the product description.
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VRChat Yukata Fireworks Event Draws 9,600 Concurrent Viewers
The event shows how VRChat gatherings can scale across multiple community instances while sharing a single experience, drawing roughly 50,000 visitors in two hours.
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Bunny Drop Creator Yumi Unita Launches New Manga in September
The new series marks Unita's return to Feel Young, the magazine where Bunny Drop originally ran, following the conclusion of her recent manga Nekomata Shirushi no Somemonoya-san in April.
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VketReal 2026 Summer Draws Crowds With Ticket System and New Cross-Reality Features
After last year's heat and crowding drew criticism, the event's new ticketing and pre-registration systems appear to have resolved the main pain points, marking a successful evolution for the offline VRChat gathering.
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Monchhichi Wears TENKYU Costume in atmos Collab Line
The collaboration pairs the long-running Monchhichi brand with atmos's streetwear character, producing a small capsule of keychain and T-shirt items that blend cute and street aesthetics.
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To Love-Ru Darkness Mea Kurosaki Figure Announced by Union Creative
The figure is part of Union Creative's ongoing To Love-Ru Darkness uniform series, continuing the franchise's merchandise push with a detailed school uniform sculpt.
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Love is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 Adds 3 Cast Members
The second season is an original story set two years after the first season's ending, with Akihiro and Takashi now living together, and the new cast members will play Takashi's ex-boyfriends, expanding the drama's romantic complications.
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My Hero Academia Summer Festival Cafe Opens September 2 With 23 Yukata Characters
The cafe extends the My Hero Academia franchise into a seasonal event with newly drawn yukata illustrations of 23 heroes and villains, offering fans a structured way to collect goods across two character groups.
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reBON Launches re;ALIZE Livers Agency and Artist Streamer Support
reBON is expanding beyond its VTuber core into broader creator support, signaling a strategic shift toward live streaming and music talent across multiple genres.
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Eren the Southpaw Manga Ends With New Serialization
The manga's new serialization concludes after a short run, with the final volume arriving September 4, closing the story that began as a web manga in 2016 and was remade on Shonen Jump+ in 2017.
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Reiwa no Darasan Episode 6 Special ED Video Features Masaaki Endoh Song
The special ending video showcases the invincible robot Gun Barzee and gathers the main cast, with the theme song written by the manga's original author.
Real Sound Anime
BOMBANANA! Steam Release Date Set for September 2
The demo's performance at Steam Next Fest, where it was the most played game and the second most played demo in Steam history, signals that an asymmetric co-op puzzle game with no single correct communication method can draw a mass audience before release.
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You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 Episode 6 Puts Taira and Azuma Center Stage
With few episodes left, the show finally pushes Taira and Azuma past emotional baggage into visible romantic progress, making their dynamic the season's closing focus.
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Soborou's Jukebox Manga Ends With Final Chapter
The conclusion of Jukebox closes a short-lived series that ran just over a year on Magazine Pocket, with its final volume set to complete the story in print.
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HIDIVE Adds TETSURYO! Meet With Tetsudou Musume to Fall 2026 Lineup
This marks a new anime adaptation of the Tetsudou Musume franchise, which has over 100 characters but has not had a dedicated anime series, expanding the property's reach beyond its original merchandise and game formats.
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Rilakkuma and SASUKE Collaboration Goods and Cafe Announced
The collaboration pairs Rilakkuma's relaxed charm with SASUKE's iconic Towering Wall, offering fans new goods and a themed cafe menu tied to the anime's second season.
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2026 Summer Anime: Three Series Chosen for Their Love of the Source Material
The selections show that source material love in anime adaptation takes multiple forms, from faithful recreation to filling in narrative gaps left by the original work.
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Natsume's Book of Friends x earth music&ecology Collaboration Opens Pre-Orders August 7
The collaboration translates Nyanco-sensei's iconography into subtle, wearable fashion pieces, balancing fandom expression with everyday usability.
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Sailor Moon Stage Show Season 2 Review: AI Enemy Queen Valsia
The review highlights how the long-running stage show keeps its character fidelity while introducing an AI-themed story and fan-service additions like new songs and direct gift-giving.
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