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Oricon's monthly comic ranking for June 2026 placed That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime volume 32 at #1 with 270,780 copies sold. Chainsaw Man's final volume ranked #2, and DAN DA DAN volume 24 ranked #3. The top 20 list covers estimated print sales from June 1 to June 28. Slime volume 32 was initially reported as the final volume but later corrected to the latest volume.
The Harvey Awards announced nominees for the 2026 ceremony, with five anime and manga-related projects nominated for Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel. The Best Manga category includes seven titles. The winners will be announced at New York Comic Con on October 9.
The theatrical film 'Chainsaw Man Reze Arc' has released a second collaboration apparel line with the brand glamb. Nine items featuring characters Reze, Denji, Aki, Angel Devil, Beam, and Pochita in street-style designs are now available for pre-order from July 1, 2026, at the official store and online.
MAPPA will exhibit at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to 5, showcasing production materials for Chainsaw Man - Reze Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3, Attack on Titan: The Final Season, and Dorohedoro Season 2. The booth will also sell convention-exclusive goods including happi coats, T-shirts, keychains, skateboard decks, and Mappa caps.
Prime 1 Studio announced a new statue of Reze and her Bomb form from the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc during its NEXT LEVEL SHOWCASE XVIII. The figure captures Reze mid-explosion and can be displayed as either the normal or Bomb version. Reservations open in Q3 2026.
Prime 1 Studio held a new product exhibition in Tokyo in June 2026, displaying statue figures announced during the online event NEXT LEVEL SHOWCASE XVIII. The exhibition featured statues from Godzilla Minus One, including Godzilla vs. Shinsei Maru; the theatrical Chainsaw Man - Reze Arc, with figures of Chainsaw Man & Beam and Reze/Bomb; and Overlord. Masters of the Universe statues of He-Man and Skeletor were shown, alongside The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Treebeard with Merry & Pippin. Items from Aliens and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were also on display. A separate part of the exhibition focused on Berserk, unveiling statues of Guts, Griffith, Zodd, Slan, and the Sea God's Whore. The exhibition was held at a location in Tokyo, and Dengeki Hobby Web published photo reports covering the new items.
The first stage play adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Chainsaw Man', performed in 2023, will be streamed for free on the Jump Channel from June 26 to 28. The free release commemorates the upcoming second stage play, 'Chainsaw Man: The Stage: Reze Arc', which runs in Tokyo and Kyoto from July 25 to August 12, 2026.
MAPPA released the second teaser PV for Chainsaw Man: Assassin Arc on June 19 during the studio's 15th anniversary lineup stream on YouTube. The PV shows assassins from around the world moving to target protagonist Denji, with glimpses of new characters. Alongside the PV, MAPPA announced a smartphone game project for Chainsaw Man. The opening theme for the arc is a new song by Maximum the Hormone titled ALL THE LYNCH!! ALL THE MINCE!!. A 1-minute 29-second version of the song plays in an opening movie produced by MAPPA. Maximum the Hormone's Maximum the Ryo-kun said the full version is already complete at about 4 minutes 30 seconds, calling it a masterpiece and a future staple of the band's live performances. The smartphone game's official X account is running a follow-and-retweet giveaway to commemorate the announcement. The Assassin Arc was announced last year as the story following the Reze Arc. The theatrical film Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, released in September 2025, recorded 7.1 million domestic viewers and 10.8 billion yen at the Japanese box office, with a worldwide total exceeding 29.78 billion yen.
MAPPA released the first of three planned 15th anniversary key visuals on June 16, featuring Reze from the Chainsaw Man Reze Arc movie. The illustration shows Reze walking from a dim alleyway toward a light source. The studio said it created the visual to mark its 15th anniversary with gratitude to supporters. The visual was illustrated by Shoichi, colored by Misaki Nakano, with backgrounds by Taichi Uchima and photography by Yusuke Awanowa. MAPPA celebrated its 15th anniversary on June 14. The Chainsaw Man Reze Arc film, based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga, was released last September with MAPPA handling animation production. The studio also announced a "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Presentation" on its YouTube channel for June 19 at 8:00 PM. The key visual project will include up to three installments, with new visuals released sequentially.
MAPPA celebrated its 15th anniversary on June 14 with a special website, a June 19 lineup presentation stream, and a fall 2026 exhibition. The studio, founded in 2011 by Masao Maruyama, has produced major hits including Attack on Titan The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man. The presentation will feature new title information and a commemorative movie with a song by PEOPLE 1.
GKIDS released an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is in post-production and will open in Japan and in select international markets in 2026.
Amazon Japan's Kindle manga bestseller ranking for June 5, 2026, shows pre-orders for upcoming Jump Comics volumes already charting high, alongside new releases from Chainsaw Man, Dandadan, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, and Mato Seihei no Slave. The list also highlights a sale on Mato Seihei no Slave back volumes.
MAPPA will stream a 15th anniversary lineup presentation on its official YouTube channel on June 19 at 20:00 JST. The event will reveal new information on works including Chainsaw Man and Dorohedoro, plus new projects. Kenjiro Tsuda will navigate, and Kotono Mitsuishi will narrate. An anniversary movie set to the song Seikatsu by PEOPLE 1 will debut. Segments include cast talks for Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season, Oblivion Battery season two, and Ranma 1/2 season three.
The Golden Trailer Awards, honoring the year's best film marketing, announced winners on May 28. Konami's Silent Hill f won Best Video Game Trailer. Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animation/Family Poster. The live-action film of the horror game Exit 8 won Best Foreign Horror. Several anime and game-related nominees, including Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, lost in their categories.
The Sakuga Blog published a lengthy analysis of Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc on January 6, 2026, arguing that the film is the most representative example of how high-profile anime are currently made. The piece frames the movie as a direct escalation of the production methods used in popular TV anime, taken to theatrical extremes. It contrasts the film with other 2025 event movies, such as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, which the author says are either non-replicable exceptions or continuations of existing trends. The analysis focuses heavily on series director Tatsuya Yoshihara, tracing his career from his early work on Arve Rezzle through his time on Black Clover and his role as action director on the Chainsaw Man TV series. The article describes how Yoshihara brought a TV-anime sensibility to the film, prioritizing exaggerated, fun expressions over the more subdued character acting typical of theatrical releases. It also highlights the film's staff, including action director Souta "Honehone" Shigetsugu and a roster of animators frequently seen in current TV hits. The piece concludes that the film embodies the possibilities of current anime production methods and challenges similar projects to match it.
Netflix has shared new details about its recently announced strategic partnership with MAPPA, the Tokyo-based anime studio behind *Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc* and *Jujutsu Kaisen*. During a content presentation in Tokyo on Tuesday, Netflix's Kaata Sakamoto, head of content for the streamer in Japan, said multiple projects are already underway, spanning story development through merchandise. The partnership, first unveiled on Jan. 21, is designed to operate outside the traditional production committee system that typically governs Japan's anime industry. Sources close to the deal told The Hollywood Reporter that bypassing the committee model, where multiple companies pool funds to spread risk, will give MAPPA greater creative control over its titles while also giving Netflix a larger voice in the process. MAPPA president and CEO Manabu Otsuka, speaking when the partnership was announced, emphasized the importance of independence for Japanese animation studios as they court global audiences. Netflix framed the deal as a natural next step, noting that more than half of its members now watch anime and that overall anime viewership on the service has tripled over the past five years.
MAPPA is recruiting new graduates for the 2027 fiscal year, seeking CG creators, visual artists, and R&D personnel. Applications close on May 31, 2026. The studio, which employs 562 people as of April 2026, operates studios in Tokyo, Sendai, and Osaka. Upcoming works include 'Jujutsu Kaisen' Season 3 and 'Hell's Paradise' Season 2 in 2026.