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Yomimono stories · updated
Jul 3
The provided stories cover a wide range of topics-from Fumito Ueda's informal conversation with Goichi Suda about craft, to model kits for Armored Core VI, to Nintendo's Pictonico! app, to Sonic and PICO PARK crossovers-but none of them address the ICO series. ICO, the 2001 action-adventure game directed by Fumito Ueda and developed by Team Ico, is not mentioned in any of the 19 stories. There are no announcements, reviews, retrospectives, or merchandise items tied to ICO. The only story that involves Ueda is a general discussion about game development with Suda, which does not reference ICO or any specific project. As a result, the dossier for ICO is empty: no current status, no summary, and no key facts can be drawn from the provided material.
Timeline
- Jul 3, 2026 Fumito Ueda and Goichi Suda Discuss Craft Over Rainy Day Drinks
- Jul 2, 2026 Medicom Toy Re-Releases MAFEX Evangelion Unit-01 Figure at Revised Price
- Jul 2, 2026 Dystopian Life Sim 'Dystopicon' Launches on Steam July 27
- Jul 1, 2026 Armored Core 6 Balteus Gets Premium Bandai Model Kit
- Jun 29, 2026 Red Bull Launches In-Yo! Series With YAO Supergroup
- Jun 27, 2026 SMP Brand Commercializes Armored Core Vi Boss Balteus As A Giant 3D Figure
- Jun 22, 2026 Nicolas Cage Joins Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as a Playable Operator
- Jun 20, 2026 Nintendo's Pictonico! Turns Phone Photos Into Surreal Mini-Games
- Jun 15, 2026 TV Asahi Launches PicoAni Short Anime Brand With New Broadcast Slots
- Jun 15, 2026 Life-Size Unicorn Gundam Statue Gets Final Decoration Before August Exhibition End
- Jun 13, 2026 Nintendo Launches Smartphone Game Pictonico! With WarioWare DNA
- Jun 13, 2026 Bandai Spirits Adds Armored Core VI VP-40S to 30MM Line
- Jun 7, 2026 Sonic Pico Park Announced as Sonic 35th Anniversary Collaboration
- Jun 5, 2026 Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Adds Godzilla and Evangelion, Sonic Pico Park Announced
- Jun 4, 2026 PICO PARK: Classic Edition Distribution to Halt on June 15
- Jun 1, 2026 PICO PARK: Classic Edition to Be Delisted Soon, Currently Free on Steam
- May 17, 2026 Anime Expo to Screen Macross Do You Remember Love Film for First Time in North America
- May 16, 2026 Unico: Lost Volume 3 Expands the World but Buries Its Hero
- May 16, 2026 Seven Seas Licenses Six New Manga and Light Novels for 2027
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
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6d ago
Mangobits Studios and Aico Labs announced September 2 that Fruitbearer launches September 21 on PC via Steam, with a demo available now. The game mixes Suika Game-style fruit merging with deck-building roguelike mechanics. Players drop fruit cards, merge matching fruits for juice, and contend with enemies that rot cards or steal from the hand. The demo earned a Positive rating on Steam with all 30 reviews positive.
6d ago
Prime Video will stream a live-action drama based on Yugo Aosaki's novel Jirai Glico, which won nine mystery awards, from Friday, November 13. Nana Mori and Aju Makita star as dual leads, with Kosuke Seki directing. A teaser video has been released.
6d ago
The music project YAO, made up of Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk, will release its second song digitally on September 4. Titled "Arufu na Sekai no Hate ni," the track grew out of the members' dialogue about Okinawa's history and culture, and was previewed during ONE OK ROCK's August tour dates.
Sep 2
Tropico 7 was shown in a hands-off presentation at gamescom 2026 in Cologne. The series adds terraforming for the first time, letting players raise and carve land, build lakes, and expand islands, alongside curved roads and free building placement. Citizen simulation now includes parked cars, walking residents, and garbage collection. The political system is overhauled with a political matrix that ties the president's ideology to available decrees, plus factions, media influence, and a new Council.
Sep 2
Game music composer Yoshimi Kudo announced on August 30 that he opened a YouTube channel. He will upload tracks he wrote for Shingetsu Doukou, a game that ended service on July 23, 2026, with the developers' permission. Four videos are already published. Kudo's credits include Unicorn Overlord, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Elden Ring.
Aug 29
Bandai Namco Filmworks posted the archive of the Life-size Unicorn Gundam Statue Final Ceremony to the official Gundam Channel on YouTube. The August 29 event marked the end of the statue's display at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, which began in September 2017. Hiroyuki Sawano and SennaRin performed, and the statue remains on view through August 31.
Aug 29
Kalypso Media has set Tropico 7's overseas release date for January 28, 2027, with the domestic date to come. A hands-on demo on a 5,000-citizen island confirmed that each individual is fully simulated from birth to death. Satisfaction is calculated from actual visits, so a hospital without available appointments fails to meet health needs.
Aug 29
Bandai Spirits is adding Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon to its 30 Minutes Missions plastic model line. The Dual Nature unit piloted by V.IV Pater and a weapon set with large armaments are scheduled for February 2027 release, priced at 5,280 yen and 1,925 yen respectively.
Aug 29
ISC and Sorohamu have developed the Big Wing pico, a 35 mm diameter spinning top that they call the world's smallest bearing-equipped top. It will be sold early at the Spin Gear booth at TOKYO TOY SHOW 2026, running August 27 to 30 at Tokyo Big Sight, with general release on September 1. Two models launch: a bimetal and a monometal.
Aug 29
Developer Claudio shared a post-mortem of the dog-sled Arctic survival game Arctico on Reddit. The game, once an early access build he calls an absolutely buggy and confusing mess, grew through pivots based on feedback. Sales reached 420,000 units over 12 years, including 57,000 units during early access and a steady climb after full release in 2022.
Aug 28
Commemorative merchandise for the end of the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue display is now available from STRICT-G, the Gundam apparel brand. The statue, a fixture in Odaiba, Tokyo, since September 2017, will conclude its 8-year-11-month run on August 31, 2026. Finale events are underway, including a special video screening and a final ceremony scheduled for August 29. The new product lineup includes two photo T-shirt variants featuring the statue: a full-color version on a white body and a monochrome version on black, each priced at 5,830 yen. A "TWC FINAL" T-shirt with a red Unicorn Gundam silhouette and an embroidered sleeve mark also sells for 5,830 yen. A ceramic mug bearing the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam design and the statue's display period retails at 1,980 yen. A tenugui collaboration with Kyoto-based Kamawanu, featuring the Unicorn in Unicorn Mode with clouds in light blue or black, is priced at 2,750 yen. All items are produced by Bandai, with cotton apparel made in China or Vietnam and the tenugui in Japan. In-store sales begin August 29 at the STRICT-G Tokyo Odaiba store, with advance orders on Premium Bandai starting August 28 at 1:00 PM.
Aug 28
BANDAI SPIRITS has announced the productization of two new prize figures in the hololive IF series, which imagines various situations for Hololive members. The first colored prototypes of the figures were revealed on August 27, 2026, via the Banpresto Brand X account. The lineup pairs Houshou Marine with the Crossbone Gundam X1 and Usada Pekora with the Unicorn Gundam, both in a Nui Armor (Plush Armor) style. Despite the cute chibi proportions, the designs retain distinctive elements such as head decorations and costumes. Both prize figures are scheduled to appear in crane games nationwide in February 2027. The announcement came with the hashtag hololive IF and the Gundam collaboration tag, and the copyright notice lists both Sunrise and COVER. The figures are part of the Banpresto Brand, a label under BANDAI SPIRITS, and the reveal marks the first time colored prototypes have been shown for this collaboration.
Aug 21
Bandai announced commemorative goods for the end of the Life-Size Unicorn Gundam Statue display in Odaiba, which concludes on August 31. The main item is the Mega Size Model 1/48 Gundam Base Limited RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver.TWC FINAL, a Gunpla with special decoration by Hajime Katoki, priced at 14,300 yen. STRICT-G items including T-shirts, mugs, and tenugui towels are also planned.
Aug 20
The second entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam MS Mechanical Bust DX bust model series features the Unicorn Gundam Unit 2 Banshee. It includes two armor types reproducing Unicorn Mode and Destroy Mode, plus an internal mechanism with two Luminous Units. Available as capsule and boxed items, priced at 800 yen and 880 yen respectively, releasing in the 5th week of August 2026.
Aug 20
MegaHouse will release the Realistic Model Series Mobile Suit Gundam UC 1/144 HG Use Nahel Argama Catapult Deck (UC ver.) in late August 2026 for 44,000 yen. The RMS Catapult Deck display line returns with seven newly sculpted, pre-painted mini figures including Banagher and Marida. The three catapults rearrange into Center Catapult Mode and Side Catapult Mode, launch bay hatches open and close, and the top surface lights up with LEDs. Decks connect for a three-deck panoramic display.
Aug 19
Dengeki Hobby Web interviewed Bandai Candy Division developers Keisuke Iida and Yohei Nagasawa about the SMP Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon AAP07: Balteus model kit. The pair discussed how the project began, why Balteus was chosen as the first unit, and the challenges of building a large-scale model with a 156-tube missile launcher.
Aug 18
Broccoli and T's Creation held the real event LicoBiTs FESTA -W Vacation- on July 18, 2026, at the Nerima Cultural Center Main Hall in Tokyo. The day performance brought together the casts of Utopia of Foam and UN:LOGICAL for reading dramas, games, and live performances. Nobuhiko Okamoto hosted as MC.
Aug 18
Epic Games released the trailer for Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 7 Season 4 "Override," which teases characters from Sonic the Hedgehog, Persona, Pac-Man, Crash Bandicoot, Mega Man, Spyro, Mortal Kombat, and Tetris. The season launches August 20.
Aug 18
Nintendo will increase the number of free mini-games in its smartphone app Pictonico! to 10 for a limited time until September 15. The app turns player photos into mini-games. The free lineup now includes Oshizuka ni, Straw, Gardening, Seiza, Kumi Taiso, Jigsaw Puzzle, Hanage, Shampoo, Pero Pero Candy, and Kamu. Coins earned in free games can be used for the Photo Lottery fortune feature.
Aug 17
NHN comico announced on August 17 that the manga app comico will end service on January 6, 2027 at 23:59, after 13 years of operation. The service began in October 2013 under NHN PlayArt and was known for popularizing vertical-scroll, full-color webtoon-style manga in Japan. The shutdown will happen in stages: on August 31, 2026, new chapter distribution, work rental updates, coin sales, and new member registration will stop. On September 28, 2026, sales and rentals of works will end, and rental gauges and tickets will no longer be usable. Until the service ends, users can still view purchased works from their bookshelf. Purchased works will be transferable to the Mecha Comic digital bookstore, with a transfer period from January 7 to April 30, 2027. Only titles available on Mecha Comic and approved by publishers or rights holders are eligible. Unused paid coins will be refunded, with details announced by January 6, 2027. The company said it will continue its webtoon editing and production business, focusing on creating works for multiple platforms.
Aug 14
Medicom Toy's SUPER MANGA POWERS soft vinyl figure line is adding two figures from the Superman comic series The Return of Superman: Cyborg Superman and Steel. Both stand about 24 centimeters tall and cost 19,800 yen including tax. Orders open July 24 through August 31, with shipment planned for January 2027.
Aug 14
Medicom Toy is releasing VCD figures of pop artists Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, designed by Eric So. Previously limited editions, they now return as general releases with mini art in dedicated frames. Each figure is about 20 cm tall and priced at 16,280 yen, with a November 2026 release.
Aug 12
Medicom Toy's MLE brand will release fashion items based on the TV drama Ikebukuro West Gate Park in November 2026. The lineup includes T-shirts, a raglan sleeve T-shirt, a crew neck sweatshirt, a hoodie, a cap, and a stadium jacket, all featuring the I.W.G.P. logo or G-BOYS mark. Orders are open at the MEDICOM TOY OFFICIAL STORE until August 16.
Aug 12
FURYU Corporation announced the second Nintama Rantaro lottery, "FURYU Kuji Nintama Rantaro Fuwari Sakura Mochipiko no Dan Ni," for winter 2027. The top prizes are BIG plushies of five fifth-year students: Hisashi Kukizaki, Kanemon Obama, Raizo Fuwa, Saburo Hachiya, and Hachizaemon Takeya. The first round launched March 14, 2026.
Aug 11
The fashion brand MAYLA and the anime Nintama Rantaro have collaborated on the pumps Nintama Rantaro Iconic Shoe Objet Pumps. Reservations start August 7, 2026 at 17:00. Two colors inspired by the 5th and 6th year students of the Ninja Academy are available, each priced at 30,800 yen (tax included).
Aug 11
The theatrical anime 'Movie Detective Pretty Cure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets' is collaborating with the Purico print sticker machine from August 3 to October 4, 2026. Two courses offer six photo frames and one sticker design each, with the movie's insert song and ending theme playing during photo taking and doodling.
Aug 10
Bandai Namco Filmworks will run a special video, "UNICORN GUNDAM Statue - BEYOND POSSIBILITY -", at the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba from August 22 to August 31, the statue's final day of display. The 10-day finale event also includes related exhibitions, campaigns, and a scheduled lineup of nightly projections.
Aug 9
The producer of the unreleased Nicolas Cage film Fortitude is suing Netflix for at least $105 million after a storage drive containing the master copy was stolen from a Netflix office in Los Angeles. The suit claims the film's market value was destroyed because piracy risk now scares off distributors.
Aug 9
At CEDEC 2026, Shuhei Yoshida delivered a keynote recounting his nearly 30-year career, from joining Sony Computer Entertainment in 1993 as employee number 32 to founding yosp Inc. He discussed his involvement with 'Crash Bandicoot' and 'Demon's Souls,' and stated his career-long stance of choosing the creator over IP.
Aug 8
Medicom Toy's MAFEX line adds Wonder Woman from the Superman: For Tomorrow comic arc, where she clashes with Superman over a certain incident. The figure stands about 15 centimeters tall, includes three head parts, a sword and shield, an interchangeable body with cape, and a movable stand. It is scheduled for release in April 2027 at 14,080 yen including tax.
Aug 8
Bandai Spirits is re-releasing the 30 Minutes Missions plastic model kit of the Steel Haze AC from Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. The kit uses the series' common structure for head, core, arms, and legs, allowing assembly like in the game. It includes 3mm joints, a replacement part for the Vvc-774LS, and a weapon hanger. AmiAmi is taking orders for the August 2026 shipment at 2,880 yen.
Aug 6
Kalypso Media will run a worldwide campaign called 'A Month of Celebration' through August to mark its 20th anniversary on August 16, 2026. The publisher and developer, founded in 2006 in Worms, Germany, will offer discounts, bundles, giveaways, in-game events, merchandise, and a 'Tropico 7' dev blog. More lineup details arrive at gamescom 2026.
Aug 4
At CEDEC 2026 on July 22, 2026, Shuhei Yoshida of yosp delivered a keynote titled "Wonderful Games, Creators, and Their Creativity That I Have Encountered," looking back on roughly 30 years of working with game developers. Yoshida joined Sony Computer Entertainment in 1993 as employee number 32, later led first-party development in the United States, and left Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2025 to found yosp. During the speech, he covered 26 titles, with the latter half introducing 16 co-creation examples from "Gravity Daze" in 2012 to "Beast of Reincarnation" this year. He named "Journey" as the title he is most proud of, citing Jenova Chen's focus on player feelings and a fan message about overcoming grief. Yoshida also discussed "Bloodborne," calling the lack of a remaster, PC version, or sequel a "mystery," and recounted how "Demon's Souls" initially had overseas releases shelved before word of mouth changed that decision. He closed by expressing his intention to continue supporting indie creators worldwide.
Jul 16
German developer Aesir Interactive has unveiled a new logo and announced Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic, an action-adventure game based on the Netflix anime series. The title is co-developed with Mindscape and launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch in Q4 2026. The studio also noted that its train survival game EverRail will enter early access soon.
Jul 16
BilibiliWorld 2026, the three-day ACGN event hosted by Bilibili, concluded on July 12 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center. The event attracted 400,000 visitors from over 30 countries and regions, with 170 exhibitors participating. For the first time, BilibiliWorld sold tickets to overseas users, drawing fans from the United States, Russia, South Korea, Italy, and elsewhere. The venue featured approximately 1,000 itasha cars and over 60,000 cosplayers. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige attended, marking his first visit to China in seven years. He unveiled the concept poster for Avengers: Doomsday and discussed Robert Downey Jr.'s role as the villain. Other exhibitors included Arknights, Genshin Impact, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. The event also had a significant economic impact: overseas flight bookings to Shanghai rose 35% year-on-year, hotel reservations in Shanghai increased 126% month-on-month, and hotel bookings within 5 km of the venue surged 600% month-on-month. Cambodian Princess Norodom Jenna also visited the event.
Jul 12
An Amazon Music Unlimited feature on meme songs reports that Pikotaro's "PPAP" remains the number one meme song originating from Japan, ten years after its debut. The Long Ver. has surpassed 500 million views. The article also highlights Hiroyuki Sawano's "UNICORN" from Mobile Suit Gundam UC as a past viral hit on Nico Nico Douga.
Jul 10
King Records announced a robot anime orchestral concert for October 24-25 at Tokyo's Nippon Seinenkan Hall, marking the 45th anniversary of the Starchild label. Performers include Maya Ayukawa, Hiroko Moriguchi, Chihiro Yonekura, Yumi Matsuzawa, and angela. The program will feature songs from Mobile Suit Gundam, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, Martian Successor Nadesico, and Fafner in the Azure, with a two-day format and ticket pre-sales starting July 11.
Jul 9
pico labo, the developer of the long-awaited low-poly corgi game, returned to X on July 9 after a three-year hiatus. They reported that the main game still needs more time, but released a free desktop idle game, 'Corgi & Woolly - Little Horizon -', on Steam. A supporter pack with costume items is available for 298 yen.
Jul 8
The new collaborative project YAO, featuring Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk, released the music video for their debut song '777' on July 7. The track was chosen as the commercial song for Red Bull's new Sudachi Edition energy drink, with the TV ad airing from July 12.
Jul 6
King Records announced on July 6 that seven representative works directed by Tatsuo Sato will be streamed for a limited time on the KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE official YouTube channel, as a tribute project following the director's death on April 24, 2026, at age 61 from liver failure. The streaming runs from 20:00 on July 7 to 19:59 on July 14, about one week. July 7 is Sato's birthday; he was born in 1964. The lineup includes the sci-fi robot romantic comedy "Martian Successor Nadesico" (1996), its theatrical sequel "The Prince of Darkness" (1998), "Muryo the School War" (2001), "Nekojiru-so" (also known as "Cat Soup," 2001), "Stellvia of the Universe" (2003), "Bodacious Space Pirates" (2012), and its film "Abyss of Hyperspace" (2014). King Records stated the project aims to let viewers remember the legacy Sato left in animation. The company also noted that Sato made his TV series directorial debut with "Fly! Isami" in 1995 and worked on titles including "Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne" and "Atom: The Beginning."
Jul 3
Medicom Toy has released a 400% size BE@RBRICK figure of Supergirl from the 2026 film. The figure stands 28 cm tall, costs 16,500 yen, and is available for pre-order until July 10, 2026, with shipment scheduled for October 2026.
Jul 3
Automaton published a two-hour conversation between Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda and game designer Fumito Ueda, held at a Japanese pub on a rainy spring evening. Suda discussed his hands-on QA work on the new IP ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, including last-minute bug fixes and tuning that frustrated his team. Ueda noted Suda's skill at adjusting sensory details like frame timing and enemy placement.
Jul 2
Medicom Toy is re-releasing the MAFEX Evangelion Unit-01 action figure from Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time at a new price of 14,850 yen. The 19 cm figure includes a Cassius spear, Progressive Knife, Pallet Rifle, Gatling Gun, and an optional umbilical cable. Pre-orders are open for a September 2026 release.
Jul 2
Developer Palitroque announced 'Dystopicon' will release on PC via Steam on July 27. The simulation game tasks players with surviving in a society where robots have taken human jobs, earning money by watching TV while managing health, hunger, comfort, and fun. A demo with Japanese display support has been available since December 2025.
Jul 1
Premium Bandai is now accepting pre-orders for the SMP Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon AAP07: Balteus model kit. Priced at 49,940 yen, the kit includes weapon parts for recreating the 156-tube missile and variable ultra-high temperature burner, and ships in April 2027.
Jun 29
Red Bull has launched a new video series called Red Bull IN-YO! on its hip-hop channel Red Bull Mic. The first installment features the supergroup YAO, bringing together Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk for a cross-genre session blending hip-hop and rock. The video is now available on YouTube.
Jun 27
Bandai Candy Division's SMP brand announced the commercialization of the AAP07: BALTEUS unmanned special aircraft from Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon. The kit measures roughly 450mm long and includes a 156-missile launcher. Pre-orders open June 27, 2026, for 49,940 yen, with release scheduled for April 2027.
Jun 22
Activision announced on June 23 that Nicolas Cage will appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as a new operator in the Season 04 Reloaded update launching June 26. He is the face of the Summer of Action event and is obtained through a premium event pass track that includes an exclusive skin, emote, and finishing move. The update also adds a Japanese-style zombie map, a new multiplayer map, and a remastered map.
Jun 20
Nintendo released Pictonico! for iOS and Android on May 28, 2026. The free app uses photos from the user's phone to power a series of surreal, WarioWare-style mini-games. Players can buy Game Packs to expand the library: Vol. 1 offers 50 games for 800 yen, Vol. 2 offers 30 games for 600 yen. Three modes are available: Stage, Score Attack, and Random 10.
Jun 15
TV Asahi has launched PicoAni, its first short anime brand, with new weekend broadcast slots added before Crayon Shin-chan and after the Kamen Rider/tokusatsu block. Four titles were announced: Shirotan and Pop Pop Polters for October 2026, and Josemaru and Momomo! Ninimo for January 2027.