NANA has no new anime, film, or manga release on its own schedule. The franchise's current activity is merchandise: a Godiva collaboration that launched September 16, 2026 and runs through October 31, and a KATE mascara set that goes on sale October 24, 2026.
NANA's coverage in this period is entirely merchandise. A second collaboration with Godiva, the Godiva x NANA Collection, launched September 16, 2026 at Godiva shops and online, with a limited run through October 31. Ai Yazawa drew new artwork for it, showing Nana holding the heart-shaped chocolate called Cool, Hachi with a Chocolixir, and the Black Stones members. The lineup includes printed and shaped chocolates, a heart-shaped tin of G Chocolat, a gift bag, and a Mixed Berry Cake Chocolixir with a tumbler set, priced from 275 yen to 4,400 yen. A cup ice cream cooler bag set followed on October 5, and a sticker giveaway began September 16. The collaboration falls in Godiva's 100th anniversary season.
Into that gap comes the KATE product. KATE will release a limited-edition mascara designed around NANA, on sale Saturday, October 24, 2026. The product is Kate Lash Burst (NA), a long, volume, and curl-keeping mascara in black and brown. The black package carries an illustration of Nana Komatsu, the brown one Nana Osaki. Launch campaigns at My Kao Mall, KATE's official X, the Shibuya Sakura Stage store, and the KATE TikTok Shop offer stickers, an acrylic keychain, and a 300-person lottery.
The two releases are the franchise's visible activity. Neither is an anime or a film, and no story here announces one. What the merchandise has in common is Yazawa's involvement in the artwork and a split focus on the two Nanas: Komatsu on the KATE black package, Osaki on the brown, while the Godiva art puts Nana and Hachi alongside the Black Stones. Both are limited runs with purchase incentives.
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Dynamic Games released Banana Life Sim for Windows on Steam on October 24, priced at 140 yen with a launch discount to 98 yen through November 7. The game casts the player as a banana, with other bananas nearby, in a forest, and the store describes a meditative style of play. It is the developer's third 2026 release after its coconut and weed simulators.
Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi opened in Japan on Friday, and the staff marked the day with a new visual and five more cast members: Nana Mizuki as Srajo, Akeno Watanabe as Nishagora, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Yataramar, Nao Tōyama as Sherumi and Yume Miyamoto as Menae. Production on the second film in the series was also confirmed.
Kodansha lists the 10th volume of Nana Mikoshiba's The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World light novels with a blurb teasing a story finale. The volume ships on December 2. The ninth volume shipped on June 2. Riko Korie illustrates the novels. Norihito Sasaki's manga adaptation ended in January 2024, and a sequel manga launched on May 27. The anime's second season premiered on October 8 and is ongoing.
Strawberry Prince's official website announced Sunday that Satomi and Nanamori. have graduated from the group. Nanamori. stays on as producer and manager but will no longer perform in concerts or songs. Satomi moves into solo activities. The group formed in 2016, built an audience through streaming videos, inspired a smartphone game, toured arenas nationwide, and appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen in December 2023.
Nanaco Japan released SALUTO, a cloud-based business management service for web creators, on October 19, 2026. The Shibuya-based company built SALUTO for freelancers and small web production firms that handle production and client support with limited staff. It combines project management, Gantt chart progress tracking, man-hour and profit/loss management, quote, invoice, and payment management, site monitoring, access analytics sharing, and AI-driven improvement proposals in one service.
The Prime Original drama Jirai Glico has released its main trailer, key visuals, and all 12 scene photos. The series stars Nana Mori and Aju Makita as double leads and is directed by Kazuaki Seki. It adapts Yugo Aosaki's novel and streams worldwide on Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions from Friday, November 13.
EXNOA has announced Night Shift Ward Online -New Operation-, a card battle RPG social game operated by NeuralPicks, with pre-registration open on the official website. The game is based on the 1999 adult title Night Shift Ward, released by Mink, and follows a protagonist scouted by St. Lupinus General Hospital to help build a Special Ward. A DMM points campaign runs alongside pre-registration. It is planned free-to-play for FANZA GAMES.
Shueisha is listing two new novel adaptations for December 4. Nanao writes The Promised Neverland: A 10th Year Gift, a 10th anniversary novel following Emma and the other children after the manga's final chapter, with stories about Cislo and the Lambda group and about Phil and the younger children. The same author writes Blue Box Epilogue, set before and after that manga's ending, including Taiki and Chinatsu's drive and Hina in university rhythmic gymnastics.
Google announced Nano Banana 2.1, an updated image generation model built on Gemini 3.6 Flash. The model adds improved visual quality and text rendering at 1K, 2K, and 4K resolutions, fixes tiling artifacts in wide aspect ratios, supports fusion of up to 14 reference images, adds Google Search grounding, and offers configurable thinking levels. Known limits include weak page-length text rendering and imperfect character consistency.
KATE will release a limited-edition mascara designed around Ai Yazawa's NANA, on sale Saturday, October 24, 2026. The product is Kate Lash Burst (NA), a long, volume, and curl-keeping mascara in black and brown. The black package carries an illustration of Nana Komatsu, the brown one Nana Osaki. Launch campaigns at My Kao Mall, KATE's official X, the Shibuya Sakura Stage store, and the KATE TikTok Shop offer stickers, an acrylic keychain, and a 300-person lottery.
A new Banana Fish merchandise line goes on sale September 30, 2026 through Noitamina Apparel, the brand tied to Fuji TV's late-night anime slot. The eight-item lineup includes a big art clock in four types, camera straps with Polaroid-style cards, layered acrylic art, acrylic rings covering 12 characters, a hoodie and T-shirt, a double-sided pouch, and acrylic puzzle keychains in 36 designs. Shipments start in early December 2026.
Banana Hardsoft, a solo developer from New Zealand, says a free expansion pack is planned for the retro-style FPS immersive sim PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION, adding new missions and content. The developer also plans more NPCs and bug fixes, and says players called the game their favorite immersive sim. The PC title released on July 31 at 1,800 yen.
Lefto Studio released BOMBANANA!, a three-player co-op bomb defusal game, for PC and Mac on September 2, priced at 1,050 yen with Japanese language support. In a Game Spark interview, developer Ufuk said the game is built on the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil motif, with each player controlling one monkey. He cited Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes and a viral YouTube video as influences.
The anime's official website announced on Wednesday that Nana Mizuki will voice Yggdrasil, the spirit of the World Tree, and that the character appears in the first episode on October 7. Azusa Tachibana leads the cast as Rona Hermit, with Fairouz Ai, Honoka Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, Maria Naganawa, and Yuto Uemura also named. Jōji Furuta directs at Bridge and Aisle.
The official website for the Red River television anime posted the full promotional video and main visual for the show's second part on Friday. The video previews the new opening theme "Akatsuki no Hoshi" by Nana Mizuki, who also voices Ursula in the cast. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme. The anime premiered in July on NTV and BS NTV, with Crunchyroll streaming it.
Lefto Studio and publisher TARK announced on September 22, 2026 that BOMBANANA! passed 1 million copies sold within 10 days of its Steam launch. The three-player co-op bomb defusal game arrived on Steam on September 2, 2026 at 1,050 yen. In it, each player controls one of three monkeys: one who can touch the bomb but sees only outlines, one who reads the defusal manual but cannot speak and must use gestures, and one who observes the bomb and surroundings but cannot hear any audio. Lefto Studio is based in Beykoz, Turkey, and BOMBANANA! is its debut title. The studio's founder and game producer, Ufuk Girit, said the team prioritized simplicity and a live feel that produces a different drama each session. The game holds an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating, with 96 percent of over 2,700 reviews positive.
Thirdwave began sales on September 29, 2026 of six renewed GALLERIA gaming PC models made with Kagura Nana, who works as an illustrator and V-artist. The machines use a specially designed PC case built around visuals that Kagura Nana supervised herself, and the renewed lineup also brings upgraded specs compared with the previous collaboration models. Thirdwave runs GALLERIA as its gamer-oriented PC brand, and the company opened a special page for the collaboration. The announcement covers the redesign of an existing collaboration line rather than a wholly new product family, with the case artwork and the internal hardware both changed for this release. Pricing, individual model names, and ship dates were not included in the material released alongside the announcement.
Lefto Studio announced on September 18 that BOMBANANA, its three-player co-op bomb defusal game, has passed 1 million copies about two weeks after its September 2 Steam release. Each player loses one sense: sight, speech, or hearing. Steam user reviews sit near 2,400 at 96 percent positive, rated Overwhelmingly Positive. Wishlists grew by 300,000 and Twitch concurrent viewers peaked at 90,000.
The television anime of Muchimaro's Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! revealed its second main promotional video and ending theme artist on Friday. Akari Nanawo performs the ending theme "Pi." The anime debuts October 3 on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, with d Anime Store and AnimeFesta streaming both versions in Japan. Shogo Sakata, Haruka Shiraishi, Miyu Tomita, Hiyori Kono, Shizuka Ishigami, and Yumi Uchiyama star.
Vertex Force, an original anime directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, revealed a second promotional video and its theme song artists. ClariS performs the opening theme "Synchro Blue" and Hashimero performs the ending theme "Emerald." Two cast additions were announced: Kazuki Ura as Alan and Nana Mizuki as EDVA. The anime debuts October 3 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, and streams on U-NEXT and other services in Japan.
TARK announced that Lefto Studio's cooperative bomb defusal game BOMBANANA! has sold over 500,000 copies, less than a week after its September 2 launch on Steam. The three-player title drew 6 million demo players before release. Steam reviews sit at 97% positive across 1,388 reviews, rated Overwhelmingly Positive.
Yoshida Town in Shizuoka Prefecture will hold a collaboration with Nijisanji virtual liver Nanase Suzuna and recipe media Delish Kitchen. On September 9 at 20:00, a YouTube live on Suzuna's channel will present original recipes using the town's three specialty products: eel, shirasu, and negitoro. A Delish Kitchen nutritionist devised the recipes, and the stream runs from introduction to tasting. The products are also offered as furusato nozei return gifts.
The Nijisanji VTuber unit Nanajigen Seitokai! will release its new album Nanajigen Kairou on November 11, 2026, in three editions. First press limited A includes a bonus Blu-ray and six replica canvas-style cards; limited B carries a remastered CD and six replica profile sheets. All editions include a serial code for a lottery into the January 23, 2027 live event. Animate offers a six-piece aurora sticker set and runs a release campaign from November 10 to 16.
Nara Prefecture's official PR VTuber Nanaka is running the 8th round of her SNS-linked giveaway campaign. The prize is an Asuka Village rice set: a mini ancient rice collection with red, black, and green rice at 200g each, plus 2kg of Hinohikari white rice. Three winners will be drawn. Entry runs September 14 through September 27, 2026, by following and reposting on X.
New BANANA FISH merchandise featuring original art of Ash and Eiji playing street basketball is now on sale. Items include T-shirts, an acrylic block, clear files, acrylic stands, can badges, cards, and a purchase bonus postcard. Orders run through October 5, 2026, on Tomosuto.
KRAFTON and NIRVANANA Studio opened the second global community test for Project ZETA on September 4, 2026 at 20:00 Japan time, running until September 6 at 23:59. The game is a multi-team tactical arena in which four teams of three, 12 players total, battle on the same battlefield. Teams fight over the Prism, carry it to the stabilizer at the center of the map, and the first to earn 5 points wins. The test adds two heroes: Nova Crash, a fighter who uses fist-based close combat and whose ultimate Justice Impact slams down from the air to break enemy formations, and Azrakel, an assassin who teleports and whose ultimate Final Judgment: Erasure deals heavy damage and finishes off enemies below a health threshold. The roster now spans four classes and 16 heroes. Changes from the first test include a rating system for matchmaking, stronger growth mechanics to allow comebacks, and a higher weight on the hard-to-obtain S-Prism. The test is free on Steam with no pre-registration. A giveaway on the Japanese X account offers official merchandise to three winners.
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.
Midori Games launched Banana Kingdom, a retro-style turn-based strategy simulation, in Early Access on Steam on August 31. The developer cites SD Gundam Gachapon Senshi 3 Eiyu Senki and Famicom Wars as influences. Players produce units at forts, capture bases, and eliminate enemies across up to five factions. The Early Access version plans over 1,000 maps, and a map editor lets players build and share custom stages. The game sells for 530 yen.
Lefto Studio and publisher TARK released BOMBANANA! on Steam on September 2, 2026. The three-player cooperative puzzle game assigns each player one of the three wise monkeys, each with a different sensory restriction. See-no-evil can touch the bomb but cannot see wire colors or module symbols. Speak-no-evil holds the defusal manual and knows the answers but cannot speak or use in-game chat, communicating only through gestures and emotes. Hear-no-evil can see the bomb and both teammates but cannot hear anything. Players must defuse bombs within a time limit despite the miscommunication. The game ships with a Campaign mode of 30 stages, an Endless mode with auto-generated bombs, and a Custom mode for designing original stages. Stage gimmicks include power outages, obstacles, and noise interference. The demo, released during Steam Next Fest June 2026, was played by 6 million users and was the most played game at the event. The full version costs 1,050 yen, with a launch discount running until September 10.
Techno Speech announced the VoiSona voice library Nanahi, voiced by singer Nanahira, for release on December 12, 2026. The virtual singer carries three switchable voice styles: Upper, Sweet, and Calm. The package edition is fully made to order at 14,800 yen, with pre-orders running August 31 through October 31. A sample video of Nanahi covering Kinoshita's 'Erai Erai Erai!' is available on the VoiSona YouTube channel.
The Red River anime revealed the theme song artists and a new cast member for its second cours. Nana Mizuki performs the new opening theme "Akatsuki no Hoshi" and voices Ursula, a false goddess impersonating Ishtar. Ryu Matsuyama performs the new ending theme "flow feat. Yūko Andō." The anime premiered in NTV's AnichU block on July 7 at 25:35, effectively July 8 at 1:35 a.m., and streams on Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan.
A BANANA FISH pop-up shop opened August 28 at SHIBUYA109 in Shibuya, selling original goods featuring illustrations from the special season Ash and Eiji shared. Items include acrylic keychains, T-shirts, and clear files, with purchase bonuses for spending thresholds. Online orders run through September 6.
Advance scene cuts for episode 10 of the TV anime Mushoku Tensei III: I'll Seriously Try When I Get to Another World have been released. The episode introduces the new character Atoferatofe, the Immortal Demon King, voiced by Nanako Mori. The series airs every Sunday at 24:00 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and others.
A BANANA FISH pop up shop themed 'That Summer.' runs August 28 to September 6 at the SHIBUYA109 Shibuya Store. The event sells original goods with artwork evoking the season Ash and Eiji shared, plus purchase-based gifts. A simultaneous mail order runs on the Kadostore EC site with shipping scheduled for December.
Fuji TV will air the sixth series of Emergency Room 24 Hours in the Monday 9 slot starting October 12. Yosuke Eguchi and Nanako Matsushima reprise their roles as Issei Shindo and Kaede Kojima, marking their first co-starring appearance in about 16 years. Fans flooded social media with excitement, and many are hoping DREAMS COME TRUE returns for the theme song.
Amazon Prime Video announced that Yugo Aosaki's Jirai Glico novel is getting a live-action adaptation titled Rock Paper Landmine. The series streams worldwide on the service starting November 13. Nana Mori stars as Mato Imoriya, Aju Makita plays Kazahi Koda, and Kazuaki Seki directs. The Seven produces.
NBC Universal revealed two new cast members for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked manga on Monday. Hiroki Nanami plays student council president Sadame Mikuriya, and Nao Toyama plays vice-president Hachi Ura. The characters appear in the anime's eighth episode on August 26.
The second 'NANA' x Godiva collaboration, the 'Godiva x NANA Collection,' will launch on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Godiva shops nationwide and online, with limited quantities and a limited sales period through Saturday, October 31. Ai Yazawa drew new artwork for the collaboration showing Nana holding the heart-shaped chocolate 'Cool,' Hachi enjoying a Chocolixir, and the Black Stones members in a mature mood. The lineup includes an assortment with printed chocolates and rose- and heart-shaped pieces, G Chocolat in a heart-shaped tin, a gift bag, and a Mixed Berry Cake Chocolixir with a tumbler set. Prices range from 275 yen for the Gift Bag S to 4,400 yen for the Chocolixir & Tumbler Set. A cup ice cream cooler bag set follows on Monday, October 5, and a sticker giveaway campaign starts September 16. The collaboration marks Godiva's 100th anniversary season, and the eight chocolate types are named after characters such as Nana, Hachi, and Black Stones members.
Lefto Studio and publisher TARK revealed the full version content of BOMBANANA!, a three-player cooperative bomb defusal game, on August 27. The game stars the three monkeys See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil, each with asymmetric access to information. See No Evil can touch the bomb but cannot see wire colors or module symbols. Speak No Evil reads the defusal manual but communicates only through gestures and emotes. Hear No Evil cannot hear the others but sees the bomb and the other players, acting as a bridge. The demo drew about 6 million unique users during Steam Next Fest June 2026, making it the most played title at the event and the second most played demo across Steam from June to July 2026, with over 1 million wishlist registrations. The full version, launching on Steam on September 2, adds three modes: Campaign with 30 stages, Endless with procedurally generated waves, and Custom for designing bombs. It also introduces 14 new modules, including three Chaos Modules that keep See No Evil busy, environmental gimmicks like power outages, unlocked emotes and hand gestures for all monkeys, and a new slap feature. An airplane stage is planned at launch, with others in development.
The second season of the television anime based on Nana Mikoshiba's The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World light novel series will premiere on TBS on October 8 at 1:23 a.m., followed by an October 9 airing at 11:00 p.m. The announcement came from the anime's official website on Thursday, which also revealed the theme song performers and a new key visual. Sizuk will perform the opening theme "Diamond Dust," and Maaya Uchida will perform the ending theme "Compression:[". Both artists previously contributed theme songs to the first season. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs. Masahiro Takata returns to direct, write, and oversee scripts, and serve as sound director. Zero-G is now animating the series, replacing Cloud Hearts, which animated the first season. Mariko Kawamoto takes over as character designer from Makoto Shimojima. The returning cast includes Junya Enoki as Ray White, Iori Saeki as Amelia Ros, Akira Sekine as Ariane Olgren, and others. Miyu Kubota will voice Elisa Griffith, replacing Nana Harumura, who retired from voice acting in January due to health reasons. The first season premiered in January 2023.
Midori Games released a demo of the retro-style turn-based strategy simulation Banana Kingdom on Steam on August 16. The full early access version launches August 31, priced at 530 yen with a 20 percent launch discount. The demo includes about 25 maps and a restricted map editor, with saves carrying over.
A Banana Fish pop up shop titled "That Summer." runs August 28 to September 6 at SHIBUYA109 Shibuya store's 8th floor DISP!!! space. The event sells 20 original goods items using original artwork, priced from 400 to 5,000 yen, with a simultaneous mail order via Kadokawa's Kadostore. The theme references "1985 Cape cod."
Banana Tiger Studio launched Stonewards into early access on Steam on August 12. The first-person roguelite action game supports solo and up to 4-player co-op, mixing wave defense with procedurally generated mining. It holds a Very Positive rating from about 260 reviews, with 96% positive. The demo at Steam Next Fest in June was well received, and wishlists surpassed 100,000 before release.
Publisher TARK and developer Lefto Studio announced on August 12 that the three-player co-op bomb defusal game BOMBANANA! will launch on Steam on September 2. The release time is not yet fixed, so it may become available in the early morning of September 3 Japan time. The game is built around the three wise monkeys motif: the blind monkey can touch the bomb but cannot see visual information, the mute monkey holds the defusal manual but cannot speak or use chat, and the deaf monkey can see everything but cannot hear. Players must build a communication chain through gestures and body language to defuse bombs before the timer runs out. The demo, released during Steam Next Fest June 2026, has been played by over 6 million people and added to more than 1 million wishlists. It also holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from over 5,000 reviews. The full game will include a free mode where players can design their own bombs. The price is undecided, and the game will support 15 languages including Japanese.
Manga creator Ryuta Amazume announced on August 6 that they have been diagnosed with cancer. Amazume will undergo treatment and aim for a complete recovery, but will pause commercial manga serialization for a while. The announcement follows the recent conclusion of their Sefure series.
Lefto Studio's three-player cooperative bomb defusal game BOMBANANA! has surpassed 6 million players and 900,000 wishlists before release. The Turkish developer, surprised by the response, has partnered with a local publisher and expanded its team. The game is planned for an August 2026 release.
Shueisha announced on Thursday the launch of Manga Million, a global digital manga platform offering over one million pages of translated manga from approximately 400 titles in more than 100 languages. The service is available worldwide for a limited time, free of charge and without registration. The launch lineup includes One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kingdom, Oshi no Ko, Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, Nana, and Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, among others. More than 150 of the titles are shojo manga. According to Shueisha, nearly 300 titles are receiving their first-ever translations, and 50 works have been translated into multiple languages. The platform also includes special chapters and one-shots, such as Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back. Shueisha confirmed to Anime News Network that AI translation was not used for the project. The initiative is part of Shueisha's 100th anniversary celebration. Shuhei Hosono, Editor-in-Chief of Manga Plus by Shueisha, initiated the project, which was developed across Shueisha's editorial divisions with support from international licensing partners.
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World season 2 will debut in October on TBS and BS11. The staff revealed new cast members, including Miyu Kubota as Elisa Griffith, replacing Nana Harumura, who retired in January. Masahiro Takata returns to direct, and Zero-G now animates the series.
Google rolled back the Nano Banana 2 image generation feature in Google Earth on July 31, 2026, roughly one day after its launch, following rapid criticism that it could create convincing fake satellite images of disasters and military facilities. The feature, announced on July 30, let web version users select a location, enter text, and generate images based on satellite photos, aerial imagery, and 3D data. Google pitched it for history education, real estate development, and urban planning, including restoring Pompeii to its Roman-era appearance. Within hours, investigative reporter Henk van Es of Digital Digging generated images of refugees near the Mexican border, Iran's nuclear facilities, a fatal accident in Amsterdam, and bomb damage at a Gaza hospital. NPR produced images of Iranian oil facilities on fire and the U.S. Capitol flooded. Google said the generated images carried the SynthID watermark and were not shown in the main Google Earth view, but screenshots shared without context could pass as real satellite imagery. The company suspended the feature until stronger safety measures are implemented, calling it a temporary rollback rather than a permanent removal. Google has not said when it will return or what the new guardrails will be.
Anime Limited has licensed the Banana Fish television anime for release in the United Kingdom, North America, and France. The company plans a Blu-ray Disc release in early 2027. Netflix will stream the series in select regions starting August 12, including English and French dubs. The anime previously streamed on Amazon Prime Video, which briefly added AI-generated dubs before removing them. Hiroko Utsumi directed the series at MAPPA.