Chiikawa and Don Quijote Collab Goods Arrive June 6
The collaboration extends the Chiikawa brand into beauty and fashion accessories, with a full 16-item range that includes cosmetics alongside the expected plushies.
Nijimen
Prologue: Go Wayback! Canceled by PUBG Creator's Studio Amid Financial Restructuring
The cancellation of the first title in a planned trilogy, combined with studio downsizing, raises questions about whether the remaining Project Artemis games will proceed as originally envisioned.
Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark
Crunchyroll Streams The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter OVA
The OVA extends the anime's story beyond its original 12-episode run, giving viewers a new chapter that was previously only available on home video.
Anime News Network
Game Pass Adds 9 Titles Including Solarpunk: Sky Island Through Mid-June 2026
The batch continues Game Pass's pattern of day-one indie and mid-tier releases, with Solarpunk: Sky Island and STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions as the headliners.
Game Spark
TOMOO Performs Theme Song for 33rd Crayon Shin-chan Film
TOMOO, a rising singer-songwriter who grew up watching the series, provides the emotional core for a film that centers on family bonds and the threat of losing memories, marking a personal and thematic shift for the long-running franchise.
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BDP Press Licenses Battan's The Golden Fly Manga for English Release
The license brings another Battan title to English readers through a small press crowdfunding model, with the author appearing at the same festival where the book debuts.
Anime News Network
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Zaira
The casting adds a prominent voice actress to the supporting cast of a show that has already aired nearly half its run, suggesting the role may be a late-season antagonist or catalyst.
Anime News Network
Kemono Jihen Stage Play Casts Sōshō Tomimoto as Kabane Kusaka
The stage play gives the supernatural manga a live-action form, with a cast drawn from theater and voice acting, for a limited Tokyo run.
Anime News Network
Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Dates Announced, First Episode to Premiere at Anime Expo 2026
The world tour structure, with staggered international previews months before the Japanese premiere, reflects a strategy to build global audience anticipation for a series that has already won the Next Manga Award and sold 4 million copies.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner
Crunchyroll Reveals Anime Expo 2026 Lineup With Demon Slayer, Apothecary Diaries and More
The lineup signals Crunchyroll is using its biggest annual convention presence to center its returning heavy hitters and newly licensed titles in a single branded destination.
The Hollywood Reporter Anime
Crunchyroll Announces Summer 2026 Streaming Slate and Anime Expo Screenings
The announcement confirms Crunchyroll's lineup for the next year, including several high-profile sequels and new adaptations, and outlines its presence at Anime Expo 2026.
Anime News Network
Cafe Crew Simulator Launches on Steam With Co-Op and Rival Modes
The game adds a competitive sabotage layer to the cafe management genre, letting players choose between cooperation and disruption in the same session.
Game Spark
Co-Op Merchant Sim 'Roads & Riches' Announced by Vellum Team
The Vellum team's pivot from roguelike action to a co-op management sim signals a genre shift that could test their design range with a player-driven economy and social systems.
Game Spark
Good Smile Company Announces Original Mecha Anime Dandivine
Good Smile Company, primarily a manufacturer of figures and toys, is expanding into original anime production with a multi-year franchise plan that commits to a new combining robot series each year through at least 2028.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner
Marriage Toxin Episode 9 Embraces Absurdity With Bird Master Fight
The episode shows the series doubling down on comedic absurdity over internal logic, which makes the fight sequences more entertaining even as the character Kimie recedes into the background.
Anime News Network
Pokémon Champions Smartphone Version Launches June 17
The mobile release expands Pokémon Champions to a wider audience, with cross-platform play likely between Switch and smartphone users.
4Gamer.net
Tideborne Haven Kickstarter Launches With Pet Inclusion Reward
The game's environmental restoration focus, combined with a pet-inclusion pledge tier and romance elements, distinguishes it in the crowded life-sim genre.
Game Spark
Ryuya Suzuki's Self-Animated Feature 'Jinsei' Opens in U.S. Theaters
Suzuki's solo production pipeline-from learning Procreate in 2020 to a theatrical feature in five years-demonstrates that a single animator can complete a feature-length film without a studio or large crew.
Cartoon Brew
Rintaro Revives a Lost 1933 Japanese Film With New Animated Short
The short treats the absence of a lost classic not as a footnote but as a creative challenge, using animation to reconstruct a piece of Japanese cinema history that no longer exists in its original form.
Cartoon Brew
Nerissa Ravencroft Talks Frieren, Naruto, and Her Family Streams in New Interview
The interview offers a rare, in-depth look at Nerissa Ravencroft's creative process and personal tastes, giving fans a clearer picture of the artist behind the VTuber persona.
Anime News Network
Ouran High School Host Club TV Anime Gets 20th Anniversary Ichiban Kuji in October
The Ichiban Kuji marks the first major merchandise campaign tied to the TV anime's 20th anniversary, centered on a premium figure of the series' lead pair.
Inside
Ben Stegmair Discusses Mentorship and Manga Rushmore on Something Genuine
The interview highlights how deliberate career planning and mentorship, rather than late discovery, can define a voice actor's path in the anime industry.
Beneath the Tangles
HORI Reveals Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 Peripherals Lineup
The peripheral lineup ties directly to Splatoon Raiders, the first Splatoon spin-off and a Switch 2 launch window title, giving players official hardware themed to the new game.
Denfaminicogamer
PSO2 New Genesis ver.2 Holds Sonic 35th Anniversary Collaboration From June 17
The Sonic collaboration ties a major Sega franchise milestone directly into NGS ver.2's live-service calendar, while the simultaneous Nijisanji collab and 5th anniversary event show Sega is stacking multiple promotional campaigns in a single month to sustain player engagement.
4Gamer.net