OMOCAT, the indie studio behind the horror RPG OMORI, is actively collaborating with Atlus on a Persona series project and has released a 4-disc orchestra album through Fangamer Japan. The studio's lead programmer has launched a separate survival horror game via Kickstarter.
OMOCAT, the indie studio founded by creator OMOCAT and known for the horror RPG OMORI, has been active across multiple fronts in mid-2026. On June 17, the studio announced a collaboration project with Atlus's Persona series, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. No details of the collaboration have been released, but the announcement drew significant attention online. Three days later, Atlus and OMOCAT revealed a specific product: a hoodie commemorating the Persona 30th anniversary, featuring the awakening scenes of all main protagonists, scheduled for release on July 1, 2026. The hoodie was designed by OMOCAT, bringing the studio's distinctive visual style to the milestone anniversary.
On June 11, MUSIC ENGINE released the OMORI 3rd Anniversary Concert Album exclusively at the Fangamer Japan online shop for 5,000 yen. The 4-disc set includes recordings from the November 2023 Yokohama concert and additional studio tracks, with jacket art by creator OMOCAT. The album makes the live-orchestra performance permanently available to fans who could not attend the concert.
Separately, OMORI lead programmer Cachi Córdova, through his two-person indie studio Blue Lily, launched a Kickstarter campaign on June 5 for Moonlight Pale, a hand-drawn survival horror game set in a late-1800s female seminary. The campaign had raised roughly $15,000 of its $16,000 goal as of press time, bringing a veteran of OMORI's development into the survival horror space.
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The fantasy anime Wistoria: Wand and Sword has been greenlit for a third season. The announcement came at the end of Season 2, which aired from April 2026. A commemorative visual by character designer Saya Ona was released. No further details on Season 3 have been revealed yet.
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Atlus and indie art studio OMOCAT, creator of the horror RPG OMORI, have announced a hoodie commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Persona series. The garment features the awakening scenes of all main protagonists and is scheduled for release on July 1, 2026.
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Indie studio OMOCAT, known for the horror RPG OMORI, announced a collaboration project with Atlus's Persona series on June 17. The Persona series is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. No details of the collaboration have been released yet, but the announcement has drawn significant attention online.
MUSIC ENGINE released the OMORI 3rd Anniversary Concert Album on June 11 at the Fangamer Japan online shop for 5,000 yen. The 4-disc set includes recordings from the November 2023 Yokohama concert and additional studio tracks. Jacket art is by creator OMOCAT.
Blue Lily, the two-person indie studio founded by OMORI lead programmer Cachi Córdova, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Moonlight Pale, a hand-drawn survival horror game set in a late-1800s female seminary. The campaign has raised roughly $15,000 of its $16,000 goal as of press time.
Ishimori Production announced on May 15 that Yuki Kaji will voice Joe Shimamura, the main character and first returning Cyborg 009 character, in the new anime Cyborg 009: Nemesis. The series is set to stream in summer 2026. The announcement also included a key visual for the Nemesis group and revealed nine additional cast members for that organization: Yuichi Nakamura as Graviton, Ayane Sakura as Deps, Maaya Uchida as Morphone, Shion Wakayama as Blitz, Tetsu Inada as Aspida, Kikuko Inoue as Opro, Hiroshi Kamiya as Crack, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Blizzard, and Rina Hidaka as Mu. The anime is directed by Hideki Ambo at studio Arect, with Atsuhiro Tomioka and CHARATEX writing the screenplay and sanorin designing characters. Singer Kyoko from the band Barbee Boys performs the theme song "Taga Tame ni," originally used for the 1979 Cyborg 009 TV series. The anime's website had been revealing one Nemesis cast member per week for the past two months. Yuu Hayashi was later announced on May 19 as Cyborg 008/Pyunma.