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Hachi
Hachi is a creator whose works are being adapted into a first TV anime, Yusanchi! from Yuuhachi, premiering in October 2026, and who contributed illustrations to the Hatsune Miku Magic: The Gathering Commander deck.
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Aug 17
Hachi, also credited as Yuuhachi or Yu-hachi, is an SNS creator whose works are moving into broadcast anime for the first time. On July 31, three of Hachi's web-published manga, Dekai Hachi, Miseban no Spis, and Ah, Tanuki wa Mou Dame Desu, were announced for adaptation into an omnibus short anime titled Yusanchi! from Yuuhachi. The series airs from October 2026 within Fuji TV's Nonstop! and Kansai TV's Shunkan LIVE Toretate! programs. Fanworks animates, with Rarecho and Gaku Kinoshita splitting directorial duties. A teaser visual and PV were released, and official website and social accounts launched.
Hachi also contributed illustrations to the Hatsune Miku collaboration deck for Magic: The Gathering. The deck, Secret Lair Commander Deck: Hatsune Miku, includes 14 borderless cards illustrated by KEI, Naoki Saito, and Hachi. Wizards of the Coast announced the deck on August 5, with orders placed on Secret Lair on August 11 made-to-order. The deck costs $149.99, with delivery expected within 2027. Order sales opened on Rakuten Books on August 11, with a 24-hour window until August 12 at 12:29, priced at 25,300 yen including tax.
These two projects mark Hachi's presence across both anime and trading card game merchandise in 2026. The anime adaptation is the first for Hachi's works, while the Magic: The Gathering deck is a separate collaboration. No other projects or personal details about Hachi appear in the provided stories.
Key facts
- First TV anime adaptation
- Hachi's works are adapted into the omnibus short anime Yusanchi! from Yuuhachi, premiering October 2026. ↗
- Anime format and programs
- The anime airs within Fuji TV's Nonstop! and Kansai TV's Shunkan LIVE Toretate! programs. ↗
- Adapted works
- Three works are adapted: Dekai Hachi, Miseban no Spis, and Ah, Tanuki wa Mou Dame Desu. ↗
- Animation studio
- Fanworks animates the series. ↗
- Directors
- Rarecho and Gaku Kinoshita split directorial duties. ↗
- MTG deck illustration
- Hachi illustrated cards in the Secret Lair Commander Deck: Hatsune Miku, alongside KEI and Naoki Saito. ↗
- MTG deck price and availability
- The deck costs $149.99, with made-to-order sales on Secret Lair on August 11 and delivery expected within 2027. ↗
- Rakuten Books order window
- Order sales on Rakuten Books opened August 11, with a 24-hour window until August 12 at 12:29, priced at 25,300 yen including tax. ↗
Timeline
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1d ago
Shachihata, the company known for hanko stamps, opened a CAMPFIRE crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday, October 20 for penlights and acrylic stands that light up in response to VTuber songs using its Oto no Shirushi audio watermarking technology. The project covers 26 VTubers and runs until Monday, November 30. Goods read inaudible staging data embedded in the music, so they respond during livestreams and archived videos at home without Bluetooth or other wireless control.
2d ago
Nijisanji talent Rai Inami will digitally release his first mini album, Hero, on October 24, 2026. He produces the release himself and handles vocals across seven tracks. Songwriting and arrangement come from *Luna, OSTER project, Hachioji P, Ruto of Sutopuri, buzzG, and others, with brass, guitar, bass, and drums credited per track. A crossfade of all seven songs premiered on YouTube on October 22.
Oct 15
KADOKAWA's online kuji service Kujibikido will begin sales of a lottery for the MF Books title The Magic Tool Maker Dahlia Won't Look Down on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at noon, running through November 26. Prizes include A5 character fine graphs and acrylic panels using new illustrations by Komada Hachi, with a special booklet by author Amagishi Hisaya as a twenty-draw bonus.
Oct 13
Shachihata will run a CAMPFIRE crowdfunding campaign from October 20 to November 30, 2026 for VTuber goods built around Oto no Shirushi, an audio watermark that lets compatible items read light cues from a song itself. Twenty-six VTubers are scheduled to take part. Reward tiers run from a 1,100 yen support plan to a 55,000 yen song introduction plan, with returns shipping from around December 2026 to January 2027.
Oct 5
ASCII.jp's sixth fall 2026 anime feature covers five titles: The Salty-Tongued Sato-san Is Only Sweet to Me, PSYREN, Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Yuu-san Chi! from Yuu-Hachi, and Funbaruzu. The Sato-san entry lists Tezuka Productions, director Fumihiro Yoshimura, Miku Ito as Koharu Sato and Hinata Ishibashi as Sota Oshio, with broadcast starting October 6 on TOKYO MX, BS-TBS, WOWOW and AT-X.
Oct 1
Dwango will stream the first real live performance by MECHATU-A, an eight-member male unit from the VTuber group Nijisanji, on Niconico Live Broadcasting on October 10, 2026. The event, titled "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE "Over Drive!"", takes place at K Arena Yokohama with a 16:30 open and 18:00 start. Main stream viewing tickets cost 6,500 yen before fees, and a version with an acrylic diorama bonus costs 10,500 yen. The unit will perform songs from its first mini album "On-Deck!", released in July 2026. Fans who cannot attend the venue can watch the opening portion free. A pre-show broadcast at 16:45 and a fastest impressions broadcast after the live are also planned, and both will stream on Niconico.
Sep 16
Sega Plaza's official X account announced that Mayoi Hachikuji from the Monogatari Series will join Sega's prize figure line XStellar this winter. Item images were published alongside the announcement, which carried the tag 2027 Sega Prize New Product News and stated the figure is confirmed to appear in UFO catchers this winter. The same account, on the same day, announced two Uma Musume: Pretty Derby prize items: XStellar -Almond Eye- / -Curren Bouquetd'or- STARTING FUTURE and Fuwapuchi Plush Vol.9. Those Uma Musume items are also slated to appear in Sega Prize around this winter, with development images released. Both announcements came from Sega Plaza's account on September 16, 2026. Prize figures are arcade crane game awards rather than retail releases.
Sep 12
Fanworks announced on Friday that Yusanchi! from Yu-hachi, an omnibus short anime adapting three Yu-hachi manga, will debut on October 5. It airs within Fuji TV's Nonstop! on Mondays and Fridays at 11:00 a.m., and within Kansai TV's Shunkan Live Toretate! on Mondays and Fridays at 3:30 p.m., with streaming on FOD, TVer, and Fuji TV's anime YouTube channel after each episode airs. The main cast is Chiaki, Hina Kawata, Fuka Izumi, Ryota Suzuki, Kenta Sasa, and Tomo Miyazawa.
Aug 28
Sega and DMM.com announced on August 24 that they will live stream the stage play "Like a Dragon: Kamurocho Hakkenden" on DMM TV. The August 29 performances at 1 PM and 6 PM will stream exclusively, with catch-up viewing until September 5 and archive viewing available through September 27. Tickets range from 3,000 to 6,500 yen.
Aug 20
The Chiikawa Charapaki Sashimata Included Ver. launches August 31, 2026. Each pack includes a sashimata for Chiikawa and Hachiware, with chocolates in four flavors and eight character shapes. The sashimata colors come in two varieties, and contents are a surprise until opened.
Aug 11
Magic: The Gathering opened order sales for the Hatsune Miku collaboration deck, Secret Lair Commander Deck: Hatsune Miku, on Rakuten Books on August 11. The 24-hour order window runs until August 12 at 12:29. The deck costs 25,300 yen including tax, with delivery planned within 2027.
Aug 10
Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi manga resumed with a new chapter on Kodansha's Comic Days website on Friday. Sonoda put the manga on hiatus in January 2025 for health reasons. She said the series will proceed at a slower pace but that she will continue to draw each chapter with care.
Aug 8
Wizards of the Coast announced the pre-constructed Commander deck 'Secret Lair Commander Deck: Hatsune Miku' on August 5. Orders placed on Secret Lair between 1:00 AM and 11:59 PM on August 11 will be made-to-order, with delivery expected within 2027. The $149.99 deck includes 14 borderless cards illustrated by KEI, Naoki Saito, and Hachi.
Aug 7
On July 31, SNS creator Yuuhachi's works were announced for a first TV anime adaptation as 'Yusanchi! from Yuuhachi', airing from October 2026 within Fuji TV's 'Nonstop!' and Kansai TV's 'Shunkan LIVE Toretate!' programs. The omnibus short anime adapts three works: 'Dekai Hachi', 'Temban no Spis', and 'Aa, Tanuki wa Mou Damedesu'. A teaser visual and PV were released, and official website and social accounts launched.
Aug 5
Fuji TV announced that three manga by Yū-hachi, Dekai Hachi, Miseban no Spis, and Ah, Tanuki wa Mō Dame Desu, will be adapted into an omnibus short anime titled Yūsanchi! from Yū-hachi. The series premieres in October within Fuji TV's Nonstop! and Kansai TV's Shunkan Live Toretate! programs. Fanworks animates.
Jun 11
A limited-time pop up shop for the TV anime "The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat" opens June 11, 2026 at Yurakucho Marui 7F. New merchandise includes can badges, acrylic stands, postcards, and other items. The shop runs through June 24.