Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT," the theme song for the "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc," won Best J-POP Song and swept Best Japanese Song across Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America at Music Awards Japan 2026. Its CD artwork is also part of a Bandai gashapon capsule collection released in August 2026.
"IRIS OUT" is the Kenshi Yonezu song made as the theme for the "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc." Music Awards Japan 2026, held by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association at Toyota Arena Tokyo on June 13, gave it Best J-POP Song and swept it across Best Japanese Song in Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America. The same ceremony gave Best Anime Song to Sakanaction's "Kaiju," and Best Original Score for Animation to the "Lazarus" soundtrack by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points.
Two months later, Bandai put the song into collectible form: a gashapon capsule line of miniature Kenshi Yonezu CD charms, 11 designs in all with one secret, including "IRIS OUT," the Hikaru Utada collaboration "JANE DOE," "Lemon," and the album "LOST CORNER." Each capsule costs 500 yen and ships in the fifth week of August 2026.
The song's reach now sits alongside a touring expansion built on "Chainsaw Man" audience. Yonezu's 2026-2027 world tour, GHOST, runs 14 shows in 11 cities from December 26, 2026 to February 28, 2027, with expected attendance around 200,000, up from 90,000 across 10 sold-out shows on the 2025 JUNK tour.
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Kenshi Yonezu will tour 14 shows in 11 cities from December 26, 2026 to February 28, 2027 under the banner KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST. The run covers Taipei, Seoul, Singapore, Oakland, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Newark, Toronto, London, Paris, and Amsterdam, with expected attendance around 200,000. Singapore, Oakland, Mexico City, Toronto, and Amsterdam are performance locations for Yonezu for the first time.
Bandai is releasing a gashapon capsule line of miniature Kenshi Yonezu CD charms. The collection includes 11 total designs, one of them secret, featuring the Chainsaw Man Reze Arc film theme "IRIS OUT," the Hikaru Utada collaboration "JANE DOE," "Lemon," and the album "LOST CORNER." Each capsule costs 500 yen and ships in the fifth week of August 2026.
The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) held the Grand Ceremony for Music Awards Japan 2026 on June 13 at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Sakanaction's "Kaiju," the theme song for the TV anime "Chi: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite," won Best Anime Song. It was the band's first anime theme song. Lead vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi said during the ceremony that the manga's author, Uoto, pushed for the band to be involved. Sakanaction also won Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Music Video, and Best Rock Band/Solo Artist, among other awards, totaling eight wins. Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" from the "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc" won Best J-POP Song and swept Best Japanese Song in Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America. Mrs. Green Apple won Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year, plus Best J-POP Artist and the Fandom Special Award. HANA won New Artist of the Year. The Best Original Score for Animation went to the "Lazarus" soundtrack by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points. Ado won Largest Live Audience (International). The awards event, now in its second year, had over 70 categories voted on by more than 5,000 music industry professionals.