Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 Part 2 Reveals Theme Songs and October 11 Debut
The second part now has a fixed premiere date and its theme song lineup, giving the season that started in April a clear path to its finish.
Anime News Network
Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai Episode 10 Preview and Posters Released
Episode 10 pushes the central relationship forward, with Shina's healing studies to stay by Mimi's side colliding against Mimi's complicated feelings when Shina tends to classmate Haru.
Real Sound Anime
Gugenka Reissues KAMITSUBAKI CITY Holomodels at KAMITSUBAKI WARS 2026
Gugenka is selling the reissued KAMITSUBAKI CITY VR Holomodels and 3D live discs directly at the two-day KAMITSUBAKI WARS event, pairing the digital figures with the live shows.
PANORA
Taiwanese VTuber Cosplay Blends Folk Religion with Street Slang
The character stacks tang-ki folk religion, a mesugaki attribute, and 8+9 youth slang into one design, and the cosplay's street reception shows the mix reads as authentic Taiwanese culture to locals.
Inside
Pachinko Roguelike Splat Pachinko Gets Tokyo Game Show 2026 Demo Booth
Japan is the game's largest wishlist market, and the developer will staff the booth all five days, making TGS the key moment for the game's Japanese push.
Automaton
MSI Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI II Motherboard Ships September 11 at 55,980 Yen
The board pairs Intel 5G LAN with Wi-Fi 7, so both wired and wireless connections get high-speed, low-latency networking in a model that skips LED decoration for a black military finish.
ASCII.jp
Road to Vostok's First Major Update Nomads Arrives September 30
The first major update for the hardcore survival FPS centers on AI and friendly faction systems, adding a new faction and a new map, and it lands September 30.
Automaton
Digimon Adventure Popup Shop Opens in Akihabara with Wa-Modern Goods
The popup shop pairs a Wa-modern design theme with a new Omegamon illustration, and the January 2027 shipping date for Cadost orders means mail-order buyers wait months after the in-store run ends.
Dengeki Hobby Web
White House Launches ARCADE.GOV With SEGA-Style MAGA Video
The White House has moved its unauthorized game references from one-off posts to a dedicated site with a promise of more games, a strategy a former deputy press secretary defended in 2025 as effectively conveying the president's policies.
Automaton, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp
Yumekairo Talk Fest Lets Fans Chat One-on-One with AI VTubers
The event moves AI VTubers from one-way streaming into direct one-on-one conversation, a format KLab says offers closeness that cannot be experienced through streaming.
PANORA
Aeon Stores to Sell Million Production Princess Merchandise From September 18
The Princess-themed lineup gives Million Production talents a retail presence through Aeon Kids Republic stores across five regions, with an AR photo frame tied to the can badges.
PANORA
BASF Sues Apple Over Face ID Patent Infringement
One trinamiX patent cited in the suit matches the under-display Face ID rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro, which could complicate that release.
GIGAZINE
Xross Stars Adds Signed LEO Card Featuring Yamada Ryosuke
The signed card gives the booster pack a collector draw beyond the card's stats, since the signature and the low inclusion rate are what fans are chasing.
Inside
Yu Yu Hakusho Ichiban Kuji Full Lineup Adds MaFūkan, SOFVICchu, Kuro no Shō Charm
The complete prize list for the Yu Yu Hakusho lottery is now fixed, pairing the previously announced MASTERLISE figures with a MaFūkan MASTERELIVE COLLECTION, SOFVICchu plushies, and a Kuro no Shō charm for the September 25, 2026 launch.
Dengeki Hobby Web
DeNA and Utopai Studios to Test AI Anime Production Workflow
DeNA is extending its company-wide "AI all-in" strategy into anime production, with the stated boundary that final creative decisions remain with human creators.
ASCII.jp
Zombie Wrap Simulator: Grill the Dead Announced for PC in 2027
The announcement pairs Digital Melody's shift from mobile titles like Timberman toward Steam management sims with a day/night loop that splits kebab cooking and delivery from defending the shop against zombie attacks.
Automaton
Project ZETA Second Global Community Test Begins with Two New Heroes
The second test is the first live check of whether the comeback-focused balance changes, built around the S-Prism and stronger growth mechanics, keep a four-team free-for-all competitive in real matchmaking.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
"Dissolution of My Self" BL Horror Launches on Steam September 4
The game inverts the standard memory-recovery hook: the player's job is to help the protagonist forget, making the player the agent of his self-erasure, and that structure is the work's central device.
Nijimen
Microsoft Releases MAI-Transcribe-2 Speech Recognition Model
Microsoft has shipped three transcription models since April, and MAI-Transcribe-2 claims the top FLEURS score while undercutting OpenAI, Google, and ElevenLabs on both speed and price.
GIGAZINE
Xsolla Brings Hands-On Demo Zone to Tokyo Game Show 2026
Xsolla is using TGS to press its off-app-store direct sales case to Japanese developers, with the AI Toolkit getting its first domestic showing as Google's Play Store fee structure shifts.
GameBusiness.jp
Silent Hill f Fox Masked Man Joins Nendoroid Line in March 2027
The Fox Masked Man figure pairs with the separately sold Nendoroid of protagonist Hinako Fukumi, letting collectors recreate the game scene where he shields her.
Dengeki Hobby Web
The Tenth Mosaic Festival Lines Up Kodaka, Mizuguchi, Toyama Talks
The festival gathers a rare cross-section of Japanese and French game creators in one Tokyo venue, with several talk sessions already sold out before the event opens.
Denfaminicogamer
MAGES. Brings Kanno's Detective Gentleman to Switch and PS4 on September 10
The September 10 port brings Kanno's 2000-era detective adventure to Switch and PS4 with a new opening movie, and the story is set one year before the 2025 Mysteryt release.
Denfaminicogamer
Phantom PHANTOM OF INFERNO, Gen Urobuchi's Debut Work, Launches on Steam
The Steam release puts the work that founded Nitro Origin and launched Gen Urobuchi's career in front of a modern audience with multilingual support.
Denfaminicogamer