Moonshot AI announced Kimi K3.1 Pro on October 24, 2026, a 2.8-trillion-parameter MoE model with 104 billion active parameters and a 1-million-token context window. On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 it scored 55, above Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-6 Astra, and Gemini 4 Argon at 53. The model arrives free of charge on November 4, 2026, with API pricing at $2.00 input and $10.00 output per million tokens.
A collaboration visual pairing Honoka Kosaka of μ's from Love Live! with Sasha from Yamato yo Towa ni: REBEL3199 was released on October 24. The image shows the two characters running together through the streets of Akihabara in Tokyo. The pairing follows a scene in the final chapter of REBEL3199, Chapter 7: Rainbow-colored Reincarnation, in which Sasha sets foot in Akihabara, a district the sources also describe as a setting associated with Love Live!. Chapter 7 begins screening in theaters nationwide on October 30. Two YouTube videos arrived alongside the visual: a recap of the story told from Sasha's perspective and a short video taken from footage in which Sasha appears in Akihabara. REBEL3199 is the latest entry in the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 series, rebuilt from the 1980 film Yamato yo Towa ni, and runs seven chapters and 26 episodes. Harutoshi Fukui is chief director and writes series composition and screenplay, Naomichi Yamato directs, and Satellite handles animation production.
Prime 1 Studio has opened pre-orders for Prince and King figures from Katamari Damacy, the first release in its new A-SYMBOL series. Pre-orders began October 22, with both figures scheduled for November 2027. The Prince stands 15cm with a magnetized Katamari that accepts included objects or metal items; the King stands 50cm with a movable neck and cloth cape. Bonus editions cost 10,120 yen and 32,340 yen.
FancyRancy's first-person lawn mowing game 18 Summers tracks a child's growth across seven summers. Each completed mowing advances three years, and the yard changes with the son: a play mat gives way to a sandbox, then a tire swing, then a fire pit and golf clubs. Hidden mementos, including a baby bottle and a pacifier, go into a scrapbook. The trailer drew about 700 upvotes on Reddit's r/IndieDev.
The second episode of TBS's Friday drama LOST10, starring Ryusei Yokohama, aired on the 23rd and closed with tour guide Tabata, played by Marie Iitoyo, pushing past Komako and jumping from a rooftop. Tabata had gone missing after a phone call from someone at the hospital. Her daughter Nono has an intractable disease, and Tabata was positioned to handle the tour participants' mountain insurance.
Frontier Works released Momose An Debut 10th Anniversary Fan Book -Dear- in print and digital on Thursday, October 22, 2026, under its Daria Comics label. The volume collects character profiles for all her manga works, newly drawn short manga, an illustration gallery, making-of material for the cover, an interview and reader Q&A. Animate and Comicomi Studio are running purchase fairs with bonus items, and Animate Ikebukuro Main Store hosts a mini museum and campaign.
CTW launched Magic, Unravel. SaiMagic on October 23 for G123, playable in PC and smartphone browsers and on iOS and Android. The free-to-play roguelike RPG with item monetization is set in a world where magic is ordinary and a boy with scientific knowledge challenges its common sense. Players combine fire, water, electricity, and wind to evolve magic, and companions are rebuilt from figures such as Newton, Einstein, and Archimedes.
Koshidaka, which runs Karaoke Manekineko, will stream an archive of IRyS's first solo live, "HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars," in E-bo-equipped rooms nationwide from November 9 to November 30, 2026. The price is 2,000 yen per person, plus a room fee and a one-drink charge. Reservations go through a special site. All who reserve get digital wallpapers, and reservations are entered into a lottery for signed posters.
THQ Nordic will release an update for The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 on October 29. The patch reworks staff management so assigned tasks can be specified in more detail and adjusts production times. The economic system changes make each city's market characteristics clearer, raising the value of trade between cities. Remarriage after a spouse's death becomes possible, parents can take a hand in their children's marriage partners, and new childbirth and inheritance events are added.
Fujimi Model is adding three Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) container items. A 1/150 scale finished 40ft reefer container in the Train-NEXT Series uses a new mold and ships as a two-piece painted set with the MOL logo, alligator mark and two container numbers printed. A 1/24 scale 20ft dry container kit comes in gray and green. The reefer is scheduled for January 20, 2027 at 2,530 yen; the kits are January 26, 2027 at 4,290 yen each.
Clouded Leopard Entertainment and developer Mixed Realms released the second trailer for 13Z -Jusanza Senki- on October 23. The roguelike 3D action game supports up to four-player co-op and is set in a world where the twelve zodiac guardians have weakened, opening a contest to choose a 13th zodiac god. Players control warriors possessed by a Fox, Crow, or Panda. It launches January 14, 2027 on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5.
Amazon Japan lists the fifth collected volume of Kumo Kagyu and artist Koutarou Sekine's Moscow 2160 as the series' final book. The volume ships on December 25. Sekine and Kagyu launched the manga in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan in December 2022, with Noboru Kannatsuki on character design. Square Enix shipped the fourth volume in December 2025. SB Creative released a light novel adaptation by Kagyu in June 2023.
ANYCOLOR will sell the 2434 HOODIE vol.1 goods line at the Nijisanji Official Store from October 23, 2026 at 19:00. Seven livers take part: Riko Shiga, Nana Tamanoi, Kisara, Momone Kozue, Runrun, Lulu Suzuhara, and Debbie Debbie Devil. The lineup is four items: a pullover hoodie at 8,500 yen, a tote bag at 3,800 yen, socks at 2,500 yen, and an acrylic charm at 2,000 yen, each in seven types. Nanami Yuki drew the illustrations, and shipping follows late October.
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido opens the "Kamisama Kiss◎ Online Lottery Reading ver." at 17:00 on Thursday, October 29, 2026, and keeps it running until 16:59 on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with a flat 660 yen shipping fee nationwide. The art is newly drawn for the theme: Nanami, Tomoe, Mizuki, Kurama and Kirihito each hold a book and wear glasses. The top S Prize is a Choose! BIG Acrylic Stand in five character types, and winners pick their character themselves from their purchase history, with changes allowed until 23:59 on November 26. The A Prize is a single blanket about 70cm by 100cm. Below that sit a smaller B Prize acrylic stand in five types, a C Prize acrylic keychain in ten types across round and diamond shapes, and a D Prize can badge in ten types, five standard and five close-up. Prizes are scheduled to ship around mid-February to early March 2027.
Prime 1 Studio's new figure series A-SYMBOL starts with Katamari Damacy's Prince and King. The 1/1 scale Prince is 5cm tall and 15cm tall on its Katamari, which has magnets built into its protrusions so three included objects (eraser, film, soy sauce bottle) can be swapped in. A King figure over 50cm tall ships alongside. Preorders run October 22 to December 22, 2026, with release around November 2027 at 10,120 yen.
Premium Bandai has opened the product page for the MG 1/100 Seravee Gincks, the Mobile Suit Gundam 00V machine, priced at 6,050 yen with a March 2027 ship date. The kit adds new sculpting for the GN Kunai on both arms and head, waist, and foot armor, plus a deployable foot setup and beam parts for a hanging pose. Reservations were set to start at 12:00 on October 22. The site went into maintenance after the announcement, and the start has been postponed.
Solo developer Morph has released a demo of Trillionaire Mercenaries of 21XX on itch.io. The stealth action adventure is set in 21XX, on an Earth swallowed by the sea, where three corporate nations fight over remaining territory and race to build an Artificial God. Players infiltrate as mercenaries, marking enemies, using optical camouflage, and extracting knocked-out soldiers to the offshore base Stillwater. The full game is scheduled for November 9, 2027.
Tokai TV's 1-Chan Matsuri ~ONE-FAN Meeting~ runs October 24 and 25, 2026 at Hisaya Odori Park in Sakae, Nagoya, under the station's ONE-FAN tagline. Chippee Inc. supports the project for a second consecutive year. Visitors send messages of thanks and support through a QR code at the venue or the event page; the messages appear on venue displays and the official site. This year, employees' own thoughts about their work will also be displayed.
Max Factory's PLAMAX line is issuing two 1/72 VF-1J Super Battroid kits from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, one for Maximilian Jenius and one for Milia Fallyna Jenius. Each builds as the Super Valkyrie configuration with propellant tanks and booster-mounted missile pods, or as a standard Battroid. Molded parts run to 9 colors for Max and 8 for Milia, with water-transfer decals and a same-scale pilot figure.
Bandai's MOBILE SUIT ENSEMBLE gashapon line returns for its 31st installment, built around Wing Gundam Zero and joined by the High Mobility Type Zaku II in Black Tri-Stars specification, a Leo, and two expansion sets, five types in all. Each play costs 500 yen; the box-sale version is 550 yen per item. Both release from the fifth week of October 2026, with timing varying by region and store.
The Horimiya 15th POP UP SHOP has announced a second round of goods: a trading clear card two-card set at 550 yen, a nine-sticker set at 1,300 yen, a multi case at 1,500 yen, and a cotton tote bag at 1,200 yen, all using newly drawn 15th-anniversary illustrations and strawberry motifs. The shop opens at Yurakucho Marui on Friday, December 4, 2026, the first of four venues, and will also carry items from the running Horimiya CAFE Katagiri High School Cultural Festival.
Hasegawa plans a 1/24 scale plastic model of the Nissan Sunny Coupe (B110) late model GX5, the sport grade added in August 1972 with a direct-drive 5-speed transmission. The kit uses all-new moldings and is set for release on Wednesday, December 2, 2026 as a limited-production item priced at 3,630 yen. Completed sample photos show a white body on genuine 12-inch wheels, with ride height selectable between normal and lowered.
Kotobukiya's Megami Device line is producing a collaboration model that bundles the special color PUNI☆MOFU Xiao with Aoshima Bunka Kyozai's 1/12 scale Honda Z50J Gorilla '78. The Xiao figure wears a wine red and dark gray riding outfit with blue-green hair and new eye colors, and ships with a helmet, three wrist types, and a smiling face and mama face. Release is scheduled for May 2027 at 8,800 yen.
PROOF has announced a 1/7 scale figure of Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, posed soaring with the Dream Wand in hand. The figure costs 39,600 yen including tax and is scheduled for release in July 2027. Preorders open Saturday, October 24, 2026 at hobby shops nationwide and online, with the FAN+Life e-commerce site taking applications from Monday, October 26, 2026.
Prime 1 Studio is taking pre-orders from Tuesday, October 20, 2026 on an Ultimate Premium Masterline statue of Ryu Hayabusa from NINJA GAIDEN 4. The 1/4 scale polystone piece stands about 70cm tall, 57cm wide and 61cm deep, weighs about 9.46kg, and costs 272,690 yen including tax, with release scheduled between March and June 2028. A DX Edition adds hands holding the Snakebone Gate for a display tied to the downloadable content "Two Super Ninjas."
Talent agency 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that screen and voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida died on October 11 due to heart failure. He was 54. A private funeral was held with close relatives only, in line with the family's wishes. Tsuchida was born in Tokyo on February 8, 1972. He played Ninja Blue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and voiced Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, along with Kōichirō Iketani in the Initial D: Legend film series and J.J. Sexton in the four-episode Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt net anime. He voiced Trainer Okita in the 2023 Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top net series and its 2024 compilation film. His most recent anime roles were Shippo Marimo in Mebius Dust, which premiered on July 9, and King Lionel in The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom, which premiered on October 3. In dubbing, he was the Japanese voice for Lightning McQueen in Cars and Cade Yeager in the Transformers live-action films.
MiniMax announced MiniMax M3.1 Flash on October 19, 2026. It reports the model scores 76.2 on BankerToolBench, 73.7 percent on DeepSWE v1.1, 61.7 on OSWorld V2, 29.6 on Agents' Last Exam, and 82 percent on CyberGym, where MiniMax claims the model ranked first among Chinese-made AI models. Output speed exceeds 200 tokens per second, inference runs about three times faster than the previous model, and agent task costs fall 70 percent. Pricing is $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.015 per million.
PressEngine will hold The Pre-Show #1 in central London on November 26, 2026, from 14:00 to 22:00 local time, and has opened registration for media and creators. The one-day event puts more than 150 industry professionals, split between over 75 media representatives and over 75 creators, in front of developers for direct meetings and hands-on play, with major media from seven countries including the UK, US, France, Italy, Germany and Spain invited. Exhibition starts at 750 pounds per title, and organizers supply monitors, peripherals, on-site technical support, promotion via a dedicated Steam page and PressEngine's newsletter, substitute booth staff, and food and drink.
A limited-time Initial D pop-up shop on the first floor of the FKD Interpark store in Utsunomiya, Tochigi runs until November 1. It displays and sells AUTOart's 1/18 scale Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86), made to mark 30 years since the manga's serialization began, alongside a real AE86. The model reproduces the Project D specification, and the shop also carries licensed goods, apparel, and car accessories.
Marshall announced the Bromley 150, the lightest model in its party speaker lineup, with up to about 40 hours of playback and a small replaceable battery. It has 360-degree sound through True Stereophonic, stage lights behind the grille, microphone and instrument jacks, IP55 water and dust resistance, and replaceable corner caps, handle, grille, knobs and battery cover. It goes on sale on marshall.com on October 20, 2026, and at authorized retailers from mid-November.
XREAL announced a collaboration campaign with NC's MMORPG AION2 on October 20, 2026. In the first phase, from October 20 to 26, people who follow the XREAL Japan and AION2 Japan X accounts and repost the designated post can enter a lottery for one ROG XREAL R1 pair of video glasses and 20 sets of two microfiber mini cleaning cloths. From October 21 to 30, buyers of XREAL products at Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, Edion, and Joshin can apply by email with a receipt photo, and 40 people win the cloth set.
HP Japan announced the HP OmniBook 5 14, a personal laptop aimed at students and young professionals. It runs an Intel Core 5 processor with NPU functionality, carries a 14-inch 2K OLED touch display at up to 90 percent screen-to-body ratio, weighs about 1.16kg, and is 11.7mm at its thinnest point. HP rates battery life at up to 42 hours during local video playback. It comes in four colors.
DeepSeek released the open model DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on October 17, 2026, positioned as an updated, faster version of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash. On the DeepSWE v1.1 coding agent benchmark it scores above GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Fable 5 while keeping cost low, and it recorded the highest scores on multiple tests. Peak pricing is $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.2 per million output tokens, halved off-peak.
Premium Bandai began taking pre-orders on October 19 at 11:00 for two HG 1/144 kits from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: the Döven Wolf and the Dreissen, each priced at 2,640 yen with tax included. The Döven Wolf reproduces its original appearance and includes gimmicks for connecting to the Mega Launcher and deploying its incoms. The Dreissen gets updated weapon designs and heavy mobile suit proportions, with the arm's three-barrel cannon reproduced through interchangeable parts.
FREEing's High School DxD HERO Rias Gremory Cat Suit Ver. 1/4 scale figure is up for preorder at AmiAmi at 39,600 yen with tax included, scheduled for release in April 2027. The figure stands about 440mm tall, is made of plastic, and comes with a dedicated base. The front zipper of the jet-black suit is open, exposing Rias's skin from abdomen to chest.
The smartphone RPG Cat and Dragon began a collab with the TV anime Ranma 1/2 at 14:00 on October 18, 2026. Four collab-limited UR orbs appear, split between the gacha and event and login bonuses. The gacha carries Ranma, Akane Tendo, and Shampoo, while "Returned from China" Ranma Saotome comes from the Great Recruitment! Scout Rush event and the commemorative login bonus.
Machi★Asobi vol.31 opened in Tokushima City on October 17 and runs through October 18, 2026, with roughly 100 events on stages and at movie theaters alone, plus more at parasol booths. An eve-of-event festival ran over three hours on the 16th. Tokushima Awa Odori Airport hosts an anime takeover with Demon Slayer, LONA, Prisma☆Illya, Fate and Witch on the Holy Night, and a Gourmet Hunt runs through November 23.
Avail will release BT21 goods starting October 17, 2026. The lineup includes shopping bags and square pouches with colorful designs, plus simple shoulder bags. The items go on sale at stores that day and on the online store from 12:00 PM the same day. Avail directs customers to its official account for details.
XREAL announced the XREAL 1 Pro+ video glasses in the US on October 15, 2026, priced at $599. The model sits above the XREAL One Pro, which went on sale in Japan in July 2025. Brightness rises from a maximum of 700 nits to 1200 nits with HDR display, REAL 3D conversion moves from 30 fps to 60 fps, and the nose pads are redesigned. Display resolution, refresh rate, and field of view are unchanged.
Traspect Inc. opened entries on October 16, 2026 for DESIGNERS COLLECTION - EDITION #001, a licensed merchandise open call under Seagulls In Japan, the Japan licensing project for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, where Kaoru Mitoma wears #7. The first edition seeks T-shirt graphics themed on Japan-UK cultural exchange. Entries close November 30, 2026 at 23:59 Japan time. A listing reaching 100 pre-orders within 90 days goes into production, with 13 percent of the pre-tax sales price paid to the designer.
A 1/6 scale figure of Nagisa Furukawa from Clannad is up for pre-order at hobby retailer AmiAmi, priced at 21,780 yen with a planned release in July 2027. The MAGI ARTS figure stands about 240mm tall including its base, ships with two interchangeable face parts, and sets the Dango Daikazoku at her feet.
Kojima Productions announced the full contents of its 10th anniversary exhibition, BEYOND THE STRAND, which runs from October 31 to December 20 at Azabudai Hills Gallery. The show includes the first public display of the DEATH STRANDING prototype, early DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH ending proposals, a recreated red door from OD - KNOCK, and a 360-degree video installation.
BLDB, the metal model store run by Shuei Network Trading, has begun selling CISON's L100, a 3.5cc evaporative-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engine model at roughly 1/8 scale, with a release date of October 12, 2026. It runs on fuel and ignites with a spark plug, so the intake, compression, combustion and exhaust strokes can be watched on a desk. Bore is 16.6mm and stroke 17mm, with a dual balancer, adjustable carburetor and belt-driven pulley output.
Sony announced three new Walkman players on October 16: the flagship NW-WM1ZM3 and NW-WM1AM3 in the WM1 series, and the upper-mid-range NW-ZX900. All release November 27 at open pricing, with estimated street prices around 655,000 yen, 347,000 yen, and 215,000 yen respectively. All three adopt Android 16, a high-efficiency SoC, and newly support LDAC, LC3, and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth codecs.
A second production run of the "EVANGELION MA-1 REMODEL by AVIREX" flight jacket is confirmed, with orders opening at 11:00 on Friday, October 16, 2026. The jacket is a collaboration between the Evangelion project RADIO EVA and the military apparel brand AVIREX. It sold out immediately after an advance sale through RADIO EVA and a same-day sale at AVIREX directly managed stores and the official online store. The model comes in three colorways: black themed after Evangelion Unit-01, red after Unit-02, and navy after Mark.06. It is based on the MA-1 REMODEL MARK II, a jacket AVIREX produced in 2009. Each jacket costs 77,000 yen including tax. Orders will be taken on RADIO EVA ONLINE and the AVIREX official online store, with shipping scheduled for early February 2027.
Fujimi Model will release 1/700 scale battleship kits of Yamato and Musashi in its Ship NEXT Series, each priced at 5,280 yen including tax. Both are full-hull kits reproduced down to the hull bottom, but the parts are divided at the waterline so each can also be built as a waterline model. Each kit includes a wooden deck sticker and pre-cut detail stickers.
Tweet Analog Inc. runs the VTuber agency HAKONECT, which will take part in Machi Asobi vol.31 in Tokushima City on October 17 and 18, 2026. HAKONECT sells official merchandise at Shinmachi Boardwalk, including advance acrylic keychains for Pourvoir Null and Koi Sedai Otome. Saturday brings a rock-paper-scissors tournament at 12:30 and a 3D stage live at 17:00; Sunday has an autograph session for Phantom Thief Girl Mieru from 13:30.
NexuStella, the V-liver production run by live streaming app 17LIVE, will hold "NexuStella FESTIVAL Hoshitansei -2026- To the connected stars and scenery yet unseen." on Sunday, December 27, 2026 at ENSQUARE in Shin-Okubo, Tokyo. The event marks the production's 3rd anniversary on December 1, 2026. Around 20 affiliated V-livers appear, with Bushilive, NexuStella Colorful, V-iii, and Polaris Palette among the performing units.
Jackery Japan said its SlimPower H1 portable power station, released in July 2026, was selected for Good Design Best 100 in the 2026 Good Design Award and also received the Good Focus Award [Disaster Prevention and Recovery Design]. The unit is about 67mm thick, holds 1,024Wh, outputs 800W, switches to battery in roughly 10 milliseconds, and expands to 2,048Wh.
Prime 1 Studio is adding an Ultimate Premium Masterline Batman (Comic) Batman VS Clayface statue, built from a Jim Lee illustration from Batman: One Bad Day. The 1/4 scale piece stands about 83cm tall and weighs roughly 44.55kg, priced at 340,890 yen. Pre-orders run from October 15 to December 15, 2026, with release set between March and June 2028. A DX Version and DX Bonus Version add extra parts.