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Production I.G is finishing The Ninth Jedi, airing on Disney+ and Hulu from August 5, and co-directing the feature Cosmoship Yamato √2199 with Studio Khara. It is also a partner studio in the FLINT BASE training program and continues merchandise work on Haikyu!!, Tales of Eternia Remastered, and the Tales of series 30th anniversary cafe.
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Production I.G's recent news runs on three tracks: a Star Wars series, a Yamato film, and merchandise. The Ninth Jedi, expanded from the 2021 anthology short, premiered on Disney+ and Hulu on August 5. Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed the short, is supervising director and series script supervisor; Shunsuke Tada directs. In later interviews the pair and producer Hitoshi Ito named Clone Wars and the game Star Wars Outlaws as preparation, and Tada explained that the villain Nawam carries a blue lightsaber to break the Sith red convention, with Naruto character designer Tetsuya Nishio producing seven or eight helmet designs.
Separately, Production I.G and Studio Khara are co-directing Cosmoship Yamato √2199, announced October 6 with Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi directing and founder Mitsuhisa Ishikawa sharing the planning credit. The title's √ is pronounced Root. No release date is set. The project began in 2024.
On the retail side, Production I.G supplied drawings for a Haikyu!! pop up shop opening October 23 at four venues, and for 12 Rilakkuma and Haikyu!! collaboration visuals with a store tour from November 20. It also drew goods for the Tales of Eternia Remastered launch and made 188 illustrations with ufotable for the Tales of series 30th anniversary cafe, which opened July 28. In August, MAPPA and Production I.G joined FLINT BASE as partner studios.
Key facts
- Star Wars series premiere
- Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi premiered August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu. ↗
- The Ninth Jedi staff
- Kenji Kamiyama is supervising director and series script supervisor; Shunsuke Tada directs; Hitoshi Ito produces. ↗
- Villain design
- Nawam's blue lightsaber is a deliberate break from the Sith red convention, per director Toshihisa Tada; Tetsuya Nishio produced seven or eight helmet designs. ↗
- Yamato film
- Production I.G and Studio Khara co-direct Cosmoship Yamato √2199, with Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi directing and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa on planning; no release date is set. ↗
- FLINT BASE
- MAPPA and Production I.G joined FLINT BASE as partner studios, announced August 21, 2026. ↗
- Haikyu!! pop up shop
- A Haikyu!! pop up shop by Production I.G opens at four venues in Tokyo, Osaka, Gifu, and Gunma starting October 23, 2026. ↗
- Rilakkuma collaboration
- 12 newly drawn Rilakkuma and Haikyu!! visuals were produced by Production I.G, with a store tour from November 20 to December 6, 2026. ↗
- Tales of Eternia goods
- Production I.G illustrations are used for Tales of Eternia Remastered goods, with orders until November 1; the Steam version is scheduled for October 16. ↗
- Tales of 30th anniversary cafe
- Production I.G and ufotable produced 188 newly drawn illustrations for the cafe, whose first period runs July 28 to August 23, 2026. ↗
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2026 Production I.G's The Ninth Jedi Team on Star Wars Influences
- Oct 15, 2026 Tales of Eternia Remastered Marks Release With Production I.G Goods
- Oct 6, 2026 Haikyu!! Pop Up Shop Reveals Cultural Festival Visuals
- Oct 6, 2026 Hideaki Anno, Yutaka Izubuchi Co-Direct Yamato √2199 Film at I.G, Khara
- Sep 24, 2026 Rilakkuma and Haikyu!! Collaboration Reveals 12 New Visuals
- Aug 29, 2026 MAPPA and Production I.G Join FLINT BASE as Partner Studios
- Aug 11, 2026 Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi Director Explains New Villain Nawam's Blue Lightsaber
- Jul 22, 2026 Akio Otsuka Joins Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell as Colonel Mares
- Jul 15, 2026 Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Cafe to Open July 28 With 188 New Illustrations
- Jul 3, 2026 Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Trailer Reveals August 5 Premiere
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- Confirmed Production I.G produces The Ninth Jedi Oct 17 · source
- Confirmed Production I.G produces Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Sep 3 · source
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TOHO animation said on Saturday that the conclusion arc announced last December for the Kaiju No. 8 anime will be a film opening in 2027. The franchise's English X account gave the title as Kaiju No. 8: The Final Mission. Shigeyuki Miya returns to direct at Production I.G. Art director Shinji Kimura drew the teaser visual, tagged "The era of humans is over." The cast had reunited that day for a Defense Force Boot Camp event in Tachikawa.
Oct 16
Anime News Network spoke with supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, series director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito about Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi. The three discussed their first encounters with Star Wars, from Kamiyama's Episode IV viewing at twelve to Ito's theatrical start with The Phantom Menace in eighth grade, and named Clone Wars and the Star Wars Outlaws game as their main preparation.
Oct 15
The official Tales of series account announced original goods for Tales of Eternia Remastered, using illustrations drawn by Production I.G. The lineup includes acrylic panels, acrylic coasters modeled on the game's three-disc set, and spinning acrylic stands using two key visuals. Canvas boards, Chara Fine Graph, and big towels are also listed. Orders run until November 1. The remaster supports Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, with the Steam version scheduled for October 16.
Oct 6
A Haikyu!! pop up shop by Production I.G will open at four venues in Tokyo, Osaka, Gifu, and Gunma, starting October 23, 2026. Newly drawn visuals show eight characters, including Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama, at a cultural festival. Acrylic stands and can badges go on sale, with a postcard bonus for purchases of 2,200 yen or more.
Oct 6
A website opened on Tuesday to announce that Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi are directing the feature-length anime film Cosmoship Yamato √2199 at Production I.G and Studio Khara. Anno is credited for planning, executive production and design works, with Izubuchi on design works. Production I.G founder Mitsuhisa Ishikawa shares the planning credit, and Shin Office Academy is presenting the project. The √ symbol in the title is pronounced "Root." Anno commented that he wants to keep making Yamato to fulfill a childhood dream and to carry the wishes of his own and the next generation. The announcement came on October 6, the anniversary of the original Space Battleship Yamato television premiere in 1974. A teaser visual shows the Yamato attempting to launch from a devastated land toward space. A release date is not yet decided. Production began in 2024, when Anno first announced he was working on a new Yamato theatrical anime with new footage.
Sep 24
Nijimen reports that 12 newly drawn Rilakkuma and Haikyu!! collaboration visuals have been revealed, produced by Production I.G. They place Karasuno, Aoba Johsai, Nekoma, Fukurodani, and Inarizaki characters alongside Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, and friends. A POP UP STORE tour runs from November 20 to December 6, 2026 at baseyard tokyo stores in Harajuku and Abeno Q's Mall, then December 18, 2026 to January 17, 2027 in Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima.
Aug 29
FLINT BASE, the animation studio jointly established by A-1 Pictures and CloverWorks in April 2026, is adding MAPPA and Production I.G as partner studios. The studio announced on August 21, 2026, that it will strengthen its management structure and begin recruiting its second cohort in September 2026 for employment starting April 2027.
Aug 11
Director Toshihisa Tada revealed that Nawam, the new villain in Star Wars: Visions: The Ninth Jedi, wields a blue lightsaber to create surprise, breaking the Sith red convention. The character's design, including a Japanese-style helmet, was developed with Naruto character designer Tetsuya Nishio, who produced seven or eight helmet designs.
Jul 22
The latest TV anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga, Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell, has released cast details and an end card for its third episode. Akio Otsuka voices Colonel Mares in Episode 3, titled JUNK JUNGLE ii + MEGATECH MACHINE i + ii, which began airing and streaming on July 21. Otsuka commented that the series was created under the concept of keeping the original flavor intact, and he expressed his love for the Ghost in the Shell franchise. The episode also features an end card illustrated by Kunio Okawara. The series is produced by Science SARU, with direction by Mocochin and series composition and script by Tow Ubukata. Maaya Sakamoto stars as Motoko Kusanagi, with Hiroki Yasumoto as Batou and Yuichi Nakamura as Togusa. The anime airs on Kantele and Fuji TV's Hi Anime!! slot on Tuesdays at 11:00 PM, and streams on Prime Video and other services. The story is set in 2029 and follows Public Security Section 9 as they confront cyber crimes and the mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master.
Jul 15
The first period of the Tales of series 30th anniversary collaboration cafe, produced by ufotable and Production I.G, will run from July 28 to August 23, 2026. The cafe will be held at three venues: Machi★Asobi CAFE TOKYO, ufotable Cafe / Machi★Asobi CAFE Kitakyushu, and ufotable Cafe TOKUSHIMA. A total of 188 newly drawn illustrations covering all mothership titles were created for the project, with Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake serving as main key animators. The illustrations were first announced in April 2026. Newly revealed artwork for Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, and Tales of Xillia has been posted on the special website, with additional illustrations scheduled to be added each month. The cafe will offer menus and goods themed around the illustrations, with details for the first period to be announced later. An online instant-win lottery using the illustrations, called ufotableWEBSHOP lottery, will also be held, with further information to follow.
Jul 3
Lucasfilm and Production I.G released the first full trailer for Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi during a panel at Anime Expo on Thursday. The trailer confirms the limited anime series will premiere on August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu. The panel also screened the first episode in Japanese with English subtitles. The series expands the story of "The Ninth Jedi," a short from the first Star Wars: Visions anthology volume in 2021. Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed the original short, returns as supervising director and series script supervisor. Shunsuke Tada directs the new series. Hitoshi Itō produces, and Lucasfilm's Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes are executive producers. The project was first announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025. A sequel short titled "The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope" debuted as part of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, which premiered on October 29, 2025. The new series follows Kara, the daughter of lightsaber smith Juro, as the Jedi attempt to rebuild after the Order's fall.