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ano is an active musician and voice actor, currently appearing as a July 2026 talk guest on FM802's With Sync Labo alongside Aribobo, and performing the opening theme for the 20th anniversary Sgt. Frog film.
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Jul 1
ano's recent activities span radio appearances and theme song work. In July 2026, she will appear as a talk guest on the matching app with's values talk corner With Sync Labo on FM802's EVENING TAP, alongside Aribobo of Yabai T-Shirts Ya-san. The two have been friends for 10 years. The first broadcast airs July 2 from 19:20-19:40.
ano also performs the opening theme song for the 20th anniversary Sgt. Frog film. The song is titled "Mata Kaettekita KERO! to MARCH" and is performed by ano and comedian Soshina. The film opened in Japan on June 26.
Key facts
- Radio appearance
- ano will appear as a July talk guest on FM802's With Sync Labo, alongside Aribobo of Yabai T-Shirts Ya-san. ↗
- Friendship duration
- ano and Aribobo have been friends for 10 years. ↗
- Sgt. Frog film theme song
- ano performs the opening theme song "Mata Kaettekita KERO! to MARCH" for the 20th anniversary Sgt. Frog film, alongside comedian Soshina. ↗
- Sgt. Frog film release date
- The 20th anniversary Sgt. Frog film opened in Japan on June 26. ↗
Timeline
- Jul 1, 2026 Ano and Aribobo to Appear as July Guests on FM802's With Sync Labo
- Jul 1, 2026 Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Lite Image Model and Gemini Omni Flash Video Model
- Jun 30, 2026 Sano Yuto Reveals Weekly Late-Night M!LK Meetings at Toy Story 5 Premiere
- Jun 30, 2026 Anomalith Story Trailer Debuts Main Theme Song
- Jun 28, 2026 Konomi Suzuki Discusses 'Re:Zero' 4th Season Op 'Recollect' in Megami Magazine Interview
- Jun 28, 2026 VR Kanojo Gets 20% Off in Steam Summer Sale
- Jun 28, 2026 Spring 2026 Anime Season Closes With Three Sequels Confirmed
- Jun 27, 2026 Daemons of the Shadow Realm Cour 2 Trailer Reveals Theme Song Artists
- Jun 27, 2026 Paranormasight FILE38 Gets Steam Sale and LINE Stamps
- Jun 27, 2026 Key Visual Novels Up to 65% Off in Steam Summer Sale 2026
- Jun 27, 2026 Emanon Kindle Sale Drops Volumes to 77 Yen Each
- Jun 27, 2026 Cake×Bomb Volume 7 Gets Live Commentary CM and PV
- Jun 27, 2026 Nanoha EXGV Episode 1 Synopsis and Advance Cuts Released
- Jun 27, 2026 Furyu's Anomalith Surpasses 40,000 Steam Wishlists, Tanaka Romeo Writes Short Story
- Jun 27, 2026 Chiikawa Bakery OSAKA Grand Opens June 26 With Osaka-Exclusive Takoyaki Burger
- Jun 27, 2026 Honey Lemon Soda Another Stories and Dozens More Manga Volumes Released June 25
- Jun 26, 2026 Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 Trailer Reveals 3 New Cast Members
- Jun 24, 2026 Cheese! Magazine Marks 30th Anniversary With Reproduction Art Set
- Jun 24, 2026 Forsaken Saintess Foodie Roadtrip Anime's 2nd Promo Previews Ending Song
- Jun 24, 2026 DCXforce Think Tank NSI Proposes Fandomain Capital for AI-Era SNS Marketing
- Jun 23, 2026 The Kind Adventurer and the Reincarnated Girl Manga to End With 4th Volume
- Jun 23, 2026 PARANORMASIGHT Spinoff Manga to End With Second Volume
- Jun 23, 2026 New Sgt. Frog Film Video Previews Opening Song
- Jun 23, 2026 Yoshitaka Amano Launches 20-Volume Private Works Art Book Series
- Jun 23, 2026 Vivienne Medrano to Direct Warner Bros. Animated Film 'Prehistoria'
- Jun 22, 2026 The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne Anime Adds Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano
- Jun 21, 2026 Sumire Uesaka Joins Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance Cast
- Jun 20, 2026 Handyman Saitou in Another World Volume 9 Addresses Lafanpan's Moonlight Fairy Curse
- Jun 20, 2026 Furyu Selects All Applicants for Anomalith Closed Demo Test
- Jun 19, 2026 F:NEX Opens Pre-Orders for Three Love Live! Hasunosora Figures
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- ano will be a July talk guest on FM802's EVENING TAP · 2026-07-01
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6d ago
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Jul 5
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Jul 2
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Jul 2
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Jul 2
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Jul 1
The matching app with announced that artist ano and Aribobo of Yabai T-Shirts Ya-san will be the July talk guests for the values talk corner with Sync Labo on FM802's EVENING TAP. The first broadcast airs July 2 from 19:20-19:40. The two have been friends for 10 years.
Jul 1
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Jun 30
Actor Sano Yuto attended the Japan premiere of Toy Story 5 in Tokyo on June 30, where he voices new character Smarty Pants. He shared that he holds weekly late-night meetings with his vocal dance unit M!LK, where members speak freely, including the youngest member Sano Shunta, who is five years his junior and speaks casually to him.
Jun 30
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Jun 28
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Jun 28
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Jun 28
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Jun 27
The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm manga released the main promotional video, key visual, and theme song details for the second cour on Sunday. Kei Sugawara performs the ending theme song "Kujaku" (Peacock), while Masanori Otoda provides the opening theme song "back shot." The second cour debuts on July 4. The anime, directed by Masahiro Ando at Bones Film, premiered on April 4 and is set to run for two consecutive cours. Crunchyroll streams the series with a same-day English dub. The cast includes Kensho Ono as Yuru, Yume Miyamoto as Asa, Yuichi Nakamura as Dera, and Misaki Kuno as Gabu-chan. Noboru Takagi oversees series scripts, Nobuhiro Arai handles character design and chief animation direction, and Kenichiro Suehiro composes the music. Arakawa launched the manga in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan in December 2021, with the 13th volume releasing July 10.
Jun 27
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Jun 27
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Jun 27
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Jun 27
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Jun 27
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Jun 27
Furyu announced that its upcoming survival third-person shooter Anomalith has surpassed 40,000 Steam wishlist registrations. To mark the milestone, the company published a short story titled '■■ Handwritten Notes Found in the Mountains' on the official X account. The story was written by Tanaka Romeo, who is handling the game's scenario. The short story is meant to convey the game's unsettling atmosphere, where a familiar place gradually becomes one from which there is no return. Furyu plans to release additional special content at each wishlist milestone; when the next goal of 50,000 is reached, an original illustration by character designer MON is scheduled to be released. Anomalith is a survival TPS set in a Showa-era retro Japan. Players investigate a special space called the 'Otherworld,' a liminal space that suddenly appeared, searching for a friend who went missing after being swallowed by it. The game is scheduled for release on October 29, 2026, for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam. The standard edition costs 8,580 yen, while the limited 'Hazard Zone Countermeasures Office BOX' and Digital Deluxe Edition each cost 12,100 yen.
Jun 27
Chiikawa Bakery OSAKA, the first Osaka location of the bread shop based on Nagano's Chiikawa series, will grand open on June 26, 2026, on the third floor of KITTE Osaka in Umeda. The shop offers an Osaka-exclusive Chiikawa Takoyaki Burger for 670 yen, alongside face-shaped breads (Chiikawa with custard cream, Hachiware with chocolate cream, Usagi with caramel cream), loaf breads, savory buns referencing series elements like the "Ro" ramen and subjugation sticks, and baked goods such as financiers and rusks. Bread is crafted under the guidance of owner-chef Junichi Sawada, who represented Japan in the decorative bread category at the 2026 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. Osaka-exclusive merchandise includes jam, a flat tote, and a T-shirt. Purchase bonuses offer an Osaka-exclusive shopper tag for purchases of 2,200 yen or more, and drink order bonuses give an original coaster per takeout drink, while supplies last. Advance reservations are required via the web and include a 1,000 yen shopping voucher. A no-reservation pop-up shop will also run for a limited time.
Jun 27
A large slate of manga volumes hit Japanese bookstores on June 25, 2026, led by Shueisha's "Honey Lemon Soda Another Stories," a collection of 12 side stories from Mayu Murata's recently concluded series. The volume includes episodes such as "Sleep Call," where protagonist Hana wants a sleep call and Kai goes along with it, and "World," depicting a chance encounter at a laundromat. Purchase bonuses are available at select bookstores, and a flake sticker giveaway runs in conjunction with the August issue of Ribon. Other notable Shueisha releases include the first volumes of "Sekai de Ichiban Shiawase!" by Aruko and Haruno Kizashi, and "Strawberry Cake" by Kitasato Ayu, plus continuations of "Tonari no Motokare-kun" (volume 6) and "Hanamikita Kitajima Nikki" (volume 5). Square Enix contributed volumes including "Ogre Craft" (2), "Gakuen Sensuikantai Mermaid Girls" (4), and the first volume of "Snowdrop: Anata no Shi o Nozomimasu." Other publishers such as Ichijinsha, Futabasha, and Hifumi Shobo also released multiple titles across genres.
Jun 26
The second season of the Skeleton Knight in Another World anime has received a new promotional video and key visual, revealing three additional cast members. Mitsuo Iwata, Kento Hama, and Hiroshi Naka join the voice cast as Charos, Ein, and Hanzō, respectively. The season is set to premiere on AT-X on July 4 at 8:30 p.m. JST, with a repeat broadcast on July 6, followed by airings on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 9. Crunchyroll will stream the series. The second season sees several staff changes from the first season: Toshizo Nemoto takes over series scripts from Takeshi Kikuchi, Chisa Shibata replaces Hideki Inoue as sub-character designer, and Jia Fang Lu replaces Kenta Tsuboi as art director. Aura Studio handles animation production, replacing Studio KAI and HORNETS. Katsumi Ono returns as director, with returning character designer Tōru Imanishi and sound director Satoshi Motoyama. PelleK returns for the opening theme, while DIALOGUE+ performs the ending theme. The first season aired in 2022.