INS Inc. will bring its pro esports club INSOMNIA to Tokyo Game Show 2026 for two sessions at the CFD Sales booth in Hall 1. An INS x LAB talk session on September 17 features researchers and representative Sota Motohashi discussing concentration and player condition. A September 19 fan meeting brings players from the VALORANT, Brawl Stars, and streamer divisions together.
Kamina Anna, a virtual artist at the Re:AcT agency, released the EP Sōtaisei Insomnia digitally on September 13. The four-track EP holds two new songs and two covers, with Nakamura Ryōma handling mix and mastering, Mizushōshi on jacket illustration, and esu_kichi on jacket design. It is the fourth in a four-week run of releases ahead of Re:AcT LIVE "BRIGHT NOTES" on September 20 at GRIT Shibuya.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Insomniac Games detailed Marvel's Wolverine for PS5, releasing September 15. The game is set in Earth-1048, with an amnesiac Logan. Jean Grey appears as a major story pillar. Team X, formed by Nathaniel Essex, includes Sabretooth and Mystique. The Hand, led by Lady Deathstrike, brings the fight to Japan. A prequel comic and a collaboration with MARVEL Tōkon were announced.
Beneath the Tangles' Reader's Corner column covers new volumes of The Fake Alchemist, The Remarried Empress, Vagabond Definitive Edition, Insomniacs After School, Blade & Bastard, Girl Crush, and Lycoris Recoil. The review highlights Vagabond Definitive Edition Vol. 5 as a standout, praising its artwork and storytelling.