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Sinnoa and Neida's SSS-Class Revival Hunter web novel and webtoon are getting an anime adaptation in January 2027. Crunchyroll will stream it worldwide excluding Asia, with availability in select regions. The teaser trailer and key staff were revealed alongside the announcement.
Atlus announced during Wednesday's Nintendo Direct that Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 are both coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Persona 4 Revival launches on Switch 2 on May 20, following its February 18 release on other platforms. MAPPA is handling the game's animated cutscenes.
Anime News Network reviews Red River episode 10, scoring it 3.3. The review praises the adaptation for retaining the harsh truth of slavery, and notes clever plotting in referencing twin goddesses Ninatta and Kulitta. However, it criticizes Yuri's characterization as an unearned see-saw between competence and breakdowns.
The final episode of Science SARU's Ghost in the Shell adaptation wraps the series, covering Masamune Shirow's first volume in a concise runtime. The review highlights the collaborative soundtrack from Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi, and Yuki Kanesaka, alongside the episode's closing track by Yuki Kanesaka, as a highlight of the production.
Episode 11 of The World Is Dancing, titled "The Moon Before It's Full," finds Oniyasha still trapped in the same indecision, now compounded by years of isolation and burnout performing for the shogun. The anime depicts his physical symptoms of distress, yet the reviewer finds the execution unconvincing. The formula of inspiration striking Oniyasha is wearing thin, bordering on self-parody.
Sony Interactive Entertainment started the Tokyo Game Show Sale on the PlayStation Store on September 9, offering discounts on a range of PS5 and PS4 titles. The sale runs until September 23, ahead of the Tokyo Game Show 2026 event that begins September 17. Among the featured discounts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the Square Enix RPG preceding a series finale, is priced at 1,973 yen, a 70 percent reduction from 6,578 yen. Monster Hunter Wilds, which has a large DLC planned, is 25 percent off at 3,742 yen, while Pragmata Deluxe Edition receives its first-ever discount at 20 percent off, bringing it to 7,192 yen. Other titles include Persona 3 Reload Digital Premium Edition at 60 percent off (5,491 yen), Biohazard Requiem at 30 percent off (6,293 yen), Nioh 3 at 43 percent off (5,517 yen), and Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Imagined Land at 50 percent off (4,840 yen). The sale also covers deluxe editions and DLC, with more titles listed on the official sale page.
Game Spark's play report covers Scarlet Skips, a one-button jump rope roguelite now on Steam. Scarlet, a freckled cartoon girl, jumps rope to clear her head after a bad day. One snag ends the run, and there are no permanent upgrades between runs. Mid-run upgrades include jump power, rocket boots, and a burning rope that counts each pass double. The report finds the build combinations change how the game plays.
lowiro, the developer behind the rhythm game Arcaea, released In Falsus on Steam on September 9, 2026. The rhythm adventure game combines a keyboard and mouse control scheme with a full-voice visual novel story and card crafting. Players use one hand on six keys (Shift, A, S, D, F, Space by default) to hit notes on the lower lane while the other hand moves the mouse to handle notes on the upper lane. The game is set in a near-future world where everyone wears a collar that reveals emotions and exposes lies. Five female high school students, each with their own problems, are forced to join a mysterious organization. The story follows each girl's perspective through selectable routes. At launch the game includes more than 70 songs, over 40 of them original tracks written for the game. Composers include REDALiCE, USAO, and Camellia. lowiro also announced the game will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
Universal Studios Japan held a press preview on September 9 ahead of the September 10 opening of its autumn seasonal event "Universal Extreme Autumn ~Discover U!!!~", showing off the new Resident Evil collaboration merchandise and food. The goods lineup, sold at the park's online store, includes a T-shirt for 4,700 yen, a stainless tumbler for 3,200 yen, a Zombie Dog headband for 3,300 yen that makes the wearer look like a zombie dog is biting their head, and a Licker tissue pouch for 3,000 yen. New items let fans dress as the Raccoon City Police Department, with a 3-way bag and shirt in the R.P.D. style. The food lineup includes the Green Herb Recovery Croissant Dog with basil sauce and chicken for 1,000 yen, Leon S. Kennedy's Bitter Chocolate Churritos for 850 yen, and the Licker Popcorn Bucket for 5,500 yen, served at the cart in front of Space Fantasy: The Ride. The shop interior is also themed to the game's world, and the park described the collaboration as a yearly tradition.
Dynamis One is developing Astraea Oratio, a new legend magic RPG that combines magic and administration. The setting is a nostalgic 89 Tokyo, with art director Kim In aiming for hand-drawn warmth rather than clean digital polish. The protagonist is a lone bureaucrat who cannot use magic, assigned to an unidentified government office where he handles problems caused by magic users. Stars appear throughout key visuals, character screens, and battle effects, tied to lore that defines magic as people's wishes turned into stars.
Episode 9 of Though I Am an Inept Villainess, which holds a community score of 4.3, is built around underestimation. Shu Gabi's two-decade grudge drives her to use venomcraft against Reirin and the empress, and the review reads the inner palace as a human kodoku that pits its women against each other. Reirin's isolation kept her apart from those machinations.
Episode 10 of Goodbye, Lara explains why Lara's heart took the shape of a knife: resentment over the prince's rejection centuries ago. When her father asks who she truly loves, the answer is Mari, not Luca. The heart-knife's earlier attacks on Kota and Luca read as protection of the people Lara loves, undercutting Rowan's betrayal theory. Grace dies, the first mermaid death since Lara turned to foam, and Lisa warns more sisters will follow.
Episode 7 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity has Uryu take on Yhwach with one hand, a fight that lacks the punch of Ichigo's battles. The episode ends Gerard Valkyrie's fight abruptly, with Yhwach killing him as collateral damage. The animation remains the season's best, but the episode feels half-baked.
Anime News Network's review of Sparks of Tomorrow episode 10 gives the episode a community score of 3.1. The reviewer criticizes it for hammering its communication theme twice, for confirming a romance between Noriko and Seiroku that was never developed, and for spending the rest of its runtime reuniting Kengo and Noriko instead of letting the characters talk. The review argues the show keeps robbing itself of tension.
Episode 22 of Daemons of the Shadow Realm splits into two character studies. The first follows Gonzo's first meeting with Asuma's mother Iori, which reads as evidence that Gonzo, despite his pragmatism, genuinely loved her. The second follows Akio, an orphan Gonzo took in who turned traitor after finding a sense of belonging with people from Nishino Village. The episode casts Akio as a possible future for Asa and Yuru.
Episode 11 of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III spends its runtime closing out subplots. Rudeus decides Nanahoshi must return home, Cliff gets a magic eye, and Ariel keeps pushing for Perugius' support. The closing moments set up the Man-God's manipulation: his basement directive will trigger a disaster that sends Rudeus down a time travel path. The episode holds a community score of 4.2.
Episode 10 of You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 steps away from Taira and Azuma and puts the drama on the other two couples. Nishi's section is the heaviest: she wants to study literature, her mother pushes economics, and a near-first-time moment with Yamada forces her to admit she is afraid of making her own choices. Miyu and Tani keep drifting apart over college prep. The episode holds a 4.2 community score.
Universal Studios Japan begins selling a Resident Evil Licker popcorn bucket on September 9, timed to the 15th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights and the 30th anniversary of Capcom's Resident Evil series. The bucket is the park's first Resident Evil-design popcorn bucket, modeled on the Licker with its long tongue and sharp claws, and its head opens to hold miso-flavored popcorn. It sells at the Stage 22 popcorn cart.
Episode 10 of Iron Wok Jan! delivers the loss the series has been telegraphing. Jan, who spent the prior episode boasting about victory, berates the judges mid-tasting, the crowd turns on him and throws trash, and he descends into self-loathing and self-harm. The fall is cathartic but hard to watch, and it overshadows Kiriko's commanding win in the round.
Beneath the Tangles' latest Reader's Corner covers seven manga volumes, from a half-dragon teenager's school festival to a boxing comeback and a seventeenth-century battlefield. RuriDragon Vol. 4 earns the column's most detailed praise as an authentic look at adolescence, while Ashita no Joe Vol. 6 finds Joe facing world-ranked Carlos Rivera in a televised fight. The lineup also includes a new series the column says it cannot recommend.
Episode 20 of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 formally introduces Georgine, Sylvester's sister, who has allied with the Florencia Faction on succession. Rosemyne, positioned as a threat to that succession, sits in Georgine's crosshairs because of her adopted association with Sylvester. Georgine's vendetta against Sylvester stems from the succession she felt was rightfully hers. The episode also links one of Georgine's contacts to Schicicoza, the soldier who previously attacked Rosemyne.
Studio Daimon will launch the roguelite SRPG Food Devils on Steam Early Access on November 6, 2026. Players take the role of the last chef in a collapsed world, hunting monsters, cooking them, and running a restaurant to recruit adventurers. The developer cites Fire Emblem, Hades, and Persona 5 as influences. A demo is available, and a console release is planned.
Roman Sands RE:Build, the absurdist apocalypse ADV from Arbitrary Metric, the studio behind IGF award winner Paratopic, launches September 17, 2026 on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox. The game was once described as stuck in eternal release-scheduled status, never to ship. The preview covers two realities: a luxury resort where the player works as a memoryless hotel employee, and a crumbling animal research facility. Price is still unannounced.
Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients is the first title from Tsai Ming-Hung, creator of the Xuan-Yuan Sword RPG series, after he left Softstar to work as an indie developer. The demo was shown at bilibili's Bilibili Game First Look playtest event. Set in Tang dynasty China, the game follows Shangguan Shuo, who loses his memory in a battle with the Xuanxin Sect. The battle system is timeline-based turn-based with action elements: a weakness and break system, follow-up attacks, and parrying.
A Steam sale now covers the Biohazard series with discounts up to 80 percent. Most titles drop below 1000 yen, with Biohazard RE:4 at 75 percent off for 997 yen and Biohazard RE:3 and RE:2 at 80 percent off for 798 yen each. RE:4 and Revelations 2 have reached their largest discount yet. The latest entry, Biohazard Requiem, is the exception at 30 percent off for 6293 yen.
A review of Madhouse's Liar Game examines episode 9, in which protagonist Nao Kanzaki finally deceives an opponent. Stranded alone in the Losers' Revival round, her trusting nature nearly costs her the game. The piece frames the lie not as a fall from grace but as a form of shrewdness.
Game Spark looks back at Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots following its inclusion in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2, released August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch. The analysis focuses on how the 2008 game depicted privatized warfare, autonomous weapons, and the mental strain on soldiers in a post-nuclear-deterrence world.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG official X account announced on September 7 that the promotional short anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Chronicles will produce a three-episode anime themed around the Evil Twin cards, with distribution planned from January 2027. The announcement came with a visual showing Live Twin Ki-sikil and Live Twin Lil-la. The series has previously adapted Sky Striker and Magistus themes, and currently streams The Devil of Sin Treasure Hunting since August 2026.
Automaton played a pre-alpha co-op demo of 1001 Threads of Mizan at gamescom 2026. The writer chose Malik, a tank who fights with a shield that splits into two. The flying carpet is the standout feature: it handles movement, evasion, attack, and teammate rescue, and it sits at the center of combat design. Three-player co-op against large bosses worked naturally without pre-assigned roles. The game is in development for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Release timing is undecided.
Anime News Network reviews Changeable Guardian Estique, a side-scrolling shooter for Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Windows, NES, and Famicom. The game is designed to run on original NES and Famicom hardware. Its staff includes Compile veterans known for classics like MUSHA and Zanac, and the review finds it works as more than nostalgia bait.
Episode 47 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, titled THE END 2, aired September 5. Uryu Ishida takes a central role, joining Nelliel and Tier Harribel to fight Yhwach. The episode also features the deceased Jushiro Ukitake appearing before Shunsui Kyoraku, drawing an emotional response from viewers.
The Harbinger DLC for Sins of a Solar Empire II launched on September 3, 2026, adding the fourth faction that was hinted at in the game's background lore. The release prompted a retrospective on the series, tracing its roots to 2008 and examining how Sins 2 modernized the franchise while preserving its competitive, war-focused identity.
Game Spark praises Big Walk, a multiplayer open-world game for 2 to 12 players, as a masterpiece that overturns multiplayer history. The review highlights its simple controls, puzzle design that encourages teamwork, and visual guidance with no text after the tutorial. The game is available on Steam and included in PlayStation Plus as of September 2026.
BYD's kei-car-class EV, the RACCO, launched in Japan in July and is drawing attention as the model is the first from an overseas brand specially developed to match Japan's kei car standards. It adopts a super-height wagon style with sliding doors and undercuts rivals on price.
Game Spark's weekly roundup lists games releasing in Japan and North America from September 7 to 11. Headliners include Valheim on September 9 across multiple platforms, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV with Power Up Kit Complete Edition on September 10. The list also features Halloween: The Game, a Touhou arrangement, and HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush.
An ASCII.jp editor reviewed the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, praising its 6.8-inch OLED screen for making maps, videos, and text easier to read. The review highlights the Tensor G6 chip, a triple 50-megapixel camera setup, 5115mAh battery, and 226g weight, calling the large-screen comfort unmatched by smaller phones.
ASCII.jp test drives the Jeep Commander's 2.0-liter diesel turbo, noting the rattling engine sound and vibration. Priced from 6.19 million yen, this 7-seater SUV achieves 14.4 km/L in WLTC mode, dropping to around 8 km/L in city driving and rising to 14 km/L on highways.
Anime News Network's episode 9 review of Thunder 3 finds the Small Three finally acting, but only in the final scene. The reviewer criticizes the slow adaptation pacing, notes the manga concluded in Japan with volume 10, and argues this season likely covers only the first half, which includes the weakest material in volumes 2-4.
Pinkoi has opened pre-orders for the InstantSnap.novo, the second-generation toy digital camera from Hong Kong brand Escura, priced at 8,894 yen with shipping from September 7. The redesigned horizontal body weighs 38g, adds a 1.3-inch LCD, upgrades to a 5-megapixel CMOS, and includes three interchangeable viewfinders plus five era filters.
Evi, the League of Legends pro for Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming, announced on September 4 that he will retire after the 2026 season. In a YouTube video titled "Thank you for 11 years," he said he approached 2026 as his last year of full effort and used up his motivation completely. He was the first Japanese player to reach a Worlds group stage and the first to compete in the LEC.
ASCII.jp's gadget column makes the case for carrying a dedicated audio player in the streaming era. The FIIO sub-brand Snowsky ECHO NANO weighs about 33.5g, uses a 6000-series aluminum-magnesium alloy body, has a 0.91-inch OLED display and a metal multi-function dial, and packs a CS43131 DAC chip for hi-res and lossless playback. It also works as an external DAC for a smartphone.
Colopl will end the Devil May Cry collaboration content in the Steam version of KAZUMA KANEKO'S TSUKUYOMI after finding that internal confirmation procedures were deficient. Steam store sales paused on September 4, 2026. Players who already bought the game can keep playing during the pause. A patch expected around late September will remove the collab content. Refund handling is still being confirmed. The Switch version is unchanged and keeps the collaboration.
FIXER and Tokyo Metropolitan Television have jointly developed GaiXer Review Agent, an AI system that checks TV programs and commercials against broadcasting standards and related laws. The system reviews video, audio, scripts, and storyboards, and handles long-form content including anime programs of 30 minutes or more. A 30-minute infomercial review that took skilled staff about five hours now takes about two hours, with the system alone making an initial determination in under 10 minutes.
Publisher Harrison World is bringing Hope of Elements: The Journey of the Witch and the Dragon to PC via Steam with Japanese display support, and the demo, which just received a large update, is live now. The turn-based strategy roguelike follows witch Iris and dragon Pipi through five-element regions, with battles built on element reactions that spread across the field and a companion whose support skills cost his own HP.
Finding Polka, released August 12 on Steam by PARCO GAMES, is a non-verbal adventure from lidlocks, the studio of solo developer Shinnosuke Kumazawa. The ballpoint pen art took more than two years and 13 pens. Players guide girl Frendy and dachshund Jazz as they chase the French bulldog Polka, following yellow guides into detours packed with gags and minigames. Helping characters earns a high-five. The main story runs two to three hours.
Episode nine of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You spends its full runtime on miscommunication, as chief Maezawa presents solid evidence that Sasaki may be married. The story works to convince both Yamada and the audience that Sasaki might not be single, while the B-side has Tamaya and Sasaki discussing his Mie dialect and the past.
Square Enix releases Final Fantasy Resonance on October 22 as the first HD-2D Final Fantasy title, reconstructing the story of the discontinued mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius for consoles. A demo covering all of Chapter 1 launched September 4. A Denfaminicogamer hands-on report after about five hours of play finds the game aimed squarely at the feel of the dot-matrix era FF, with crystals, espers, and a cast built from golden-age RPG archetypes given added depth.
RayNeo begins selling the RayNeo GT series AR glasses and the RayNeo iO AI glasses in Japan on September 4 at 16:00. The GT Max model features a 59-degree field of view, single-device 3DoF support, and Dolby Vision compatibility when paired with the RayNeo Pocket TV Pro.
Anime News Network reviews episode 9 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, giving it a community score of 4.4. The episode centers on Idola, a neutral country whose delusions of grandeur and poor neutrality leave it unprepared for war. The review argues Idola is a likely target for the Empire.
Sony Pictures Entertainment showed a video clip for the new live-action Resident Evil reboot film during Sony's State of Play livestream on Thursday. The film stars Austin Abrams as Bryan and opens in North American theaters on September 18, followed by a Japanese release on October 9. Zach Cregger directs the new production.