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Singer AKINO will leave bless4, the unit she performed in with her siblings, as of December 21. The AKINO bless4 Graduation LIVE is set for that date, after which she moves to a solo career. Bless4 continues under the name bless∞ (Forever), with her older brother AKASHI and older sister KANASA carrying on. AKINO is known for the Genesis of Aquarion theme and the KanColle theme Miiro.
Marvelous will release ETERNAL ANIMA, a new turn-based JRPG, on March 4, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, the Steam version arriving March 5 at 3:00. The title was first shown in 2023 as PROJECT LIFE is RPG and was formally revealed on September 9, 2026. Players control Wade, who uses the ability Dokushijutsu to read memories left in objects and travel between a submerged world's past and present. Combat runs on Future Prediction Battle, which displays enemy actions, damage, and turn order before a command is locked in, with no random damage or evasion. Striking a weakness pushes an enemy back on the timeline; repeated hits cancel its turn in a Break. Jobs and skills come through Wisdom Inheritance from relics. Director Katsuhisa Higuchi and producer Makoto Shiota spoke about the system in interviews published alongside hands-on previews.
Higure Sakino announced on X that their manga adaptation of Akane Yuzuki's Elina Sky wa Mo Machigaenai light novels will run on Takeshobo's Take Comic website starting September 28. The first two chapters had early digital releases on August 5 and September 5. Yuzuki launched the original story on Shosetsuka ni Naro in February 2025 and posted its latest chapter on September 16.
PANORA will hold its VTuber Snack Bar District event on September 22, 2026, this time in a real rented snack bar rather than an event space. Makino Monaka, Babu Kasu, and Hakoneku's Meido Shirone appear as the first round of mamas, each with two 40-minute slots on a rotation system. Tickets are on sale through LivePocket, and some slots have already sold out.
The 2026 Ignatz Awards nominated Akino Kondoh's Box Garden Beetle manga in the Outstanding Collection category. Glacier Bay Books published the short story collection in English in May after a Kickstarter campaign. Ryan Holmberg translated it, with lettering by Tim Sun and editing by Emuh Ruh and Holmberg.
Wonderplanet announced on June 22, 2026, that founder Tomoki Tsunekawa resigned as President and CEO due to health reasons, becoming Director and Founder. Akinori Sato, formerly Director, COO, and CFO, succeeded him as President and CEO. Sato outlined three focus areas for the next three years: expanding major IP collaborations, restarting original title development, and refining the hybrid casual platform SEED.