Riv is the illustrator of the Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles light novels, which are getting a third anime season. The announcement was made by the anime's official X/Twitter account on Wednesday, following the second season that debuted in October 2024.
Riv appears in Yomimono coverage only as the illustrator of the Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles light novels, written by Yuri Kitayama. J-Novel Club releases both the novels and Futago Minaduki's manga adaptation. The most recent story establishes that the anime will get a third season, announced by the official X/Twitter account on Wednesday.
That announcement is the only development in Riv's coverage. The first season premiered on TV Tokyo in July 2021, and the second season debuted in October 2024. Osamu Yamasaki directed the second season and handled series composition, with Kyoko Yufu as character designer and chief animation director and Yasuyuki Yamazaki composing the music. TMS Entertainment animated the sequel. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan and also streamed an English dub.
Yuri Kitayama published a commemorative message about the production, saying the third season was decided thanks to fans in Japan and overseas who kept supporting the series after Season 2 ended. No further details about the third season, its staff, or its release window have been reported.
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Nomad Drive, an indie survival driving game from developer Indie Devil, enters early access on PC via Steam on October 28. Players rebuild a wrecked camper van from parts scattered across a randomly generated post-apocalyptic world, then drive it as both transport and base. It supports solo play and online co-op for up to four. Early access is planned to run six to twelve months.
The Nijisanji VTuber unit MECHATU-A held its first solo live, "Over Drive!", at K Arena Yokohama on October 10, 2026. The show opened with a hero-show framing: an opening movie, a staged explosion, and the villain KOZAKA-C interrupting the MC segment. Members performed solo and trio covers between group songs, and the first mini album "On-Deck!" had topped Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales chart with 326,000 first-week copies.
TECH PLAY-X will again support planning and operation of TECH DRIVERS in FY2026, the engineer talk series hosted by Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. Four sessions are planned under the theme of AI. In the first three, one automaker and a guest company from another industry take the stage; the fourth is a joint Toyota, Nissan, and Honda session on AI development in mobility. The FY2025 edition ran seven sessions, mainly online.
SteelSeries announced the Sensei Pro and Rival Pro wireless gaming mice on October 22, 2026, at a media event in Ueno, Tokyo. The lineup covers two shapes (symmetrical Sensei, ergonomic Rival), two sizes, and two colors for eight models, all priced at 33,310 yen. Black models go on sale November 20, with white models from mid-December. The connection uses Ultra-Wideband in the 7.25GHz to 9GHz band rather than 2.4GHz, with a polling rate up to 8,000Hz. Each mouse ships with two hot-swappable batteries and a charging base station that doubles as the USB wireless adapter. Rated battery life is up to 16 hours per battery at the 8K setting and up to 60 hours at 1,000Hz. The sensor is the TrueMove 42K Pro, a SteelSeries customization of the PixArt PAW3955, rated at 42,000 DPI, 800 IPS, and 70G. Optical switches are rated to 100 million clicks. Black models weigh 53g in full size and 49g in Mini. Pre-orders opened the same day.
The official Marvel Rivals account announced the large-scale PvE mode Path to Doomsday - Avengers: Endgame for October 24 (UTC). Players gather at the ruins of Avengers Headquarters with 50 heroes against Thanos's army. Released footage opens on Captain America's "assemble" line and runs through Iron Man's "And I am Iron Man." Wolverine, Deadpool, and the Fantastic 4 appear among the playable roster. An interactive event is planned for Times Square.
BeamNG has released the PS5 version of BeamNG.drive, the driving simulator built on soft-body physics that lets vehicles deform and crumple in real time. A Japanese PS Store page is live alongside a release trailer. The PlayStation version is distributed in early access and remains in development. The game lists 12 open-world environments, fully customizable vehicles with tunable wheels, suspension and engines, and free roam, scenario and time trial modes.
Kadokawa revealed the first teaser video, first key visual, and a January 2027 debut for the second season of the I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too anime on Thursday. Ikumi Hasegawa joins as Iris Knowblade, a Sword Saint who faces the protagonist Yuya Tenjo in an official match, and Sora Amamiya joins as Mai Kagurazaka, a former shrine maiden summoned to another world as the Saintess. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka returns as Yuya, with Akari Kito as Kaori Hojo, Kaori Maeda as Lexia von Arcelia, Ai Kakuma as Luna, Rina Hidaka as Yuti, and Marina Inoue as Kuro. Shin Itagaki returns to direct at Millepensee, with Hiromi Kimura on character design and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS handling planning and production. Akiyuki Tateyama returns for music, joined by SHIKI.
Priv Tech announced that its AI Risk Checker now works with group company AI Hack's hallucination detection feature. AI Risk Checker generates verification prompts specific to companies and products, and AI Hack cross-checks responses from external generative AI including ChatGPT and Gemini against a registered correct-answer database. AI Hack announced the feature today and is providing it to some partner companies on a preliminary basis.
Gaming Factory announced the open-world racing game JDM: Ph4ntom Driver on October 15, with a Steam store page going live the same day. The PC game is set in Gunkon Prefecture, a spirit-world version of the fictional Guntama Prefecture from JDM: Japanese Drift Master, where oni and yokai have overrun the land. Players use modified cars as weapons, ramming enemies at high speed or drifting to swing the rear end, since the vehicles carry no swords or guns. A supernatural power called Hakai adds a score element. The single-player campaign tells its story through hand-drawn manga cutscenes and a conversation system, and a multiplayer mode is planned. The release date and price are undecided, and Japanese is supported. The project began as an expansion for JDM: Japanese Drift Master but became a standalone spin-off after the team changed the game's fundamental mechanics.
Gley Lancer: Overdrive, a remake of the 1992 Mega Drive shoot-em-up Gley Lancer, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at the Nalua Studio booth in the indie game corner. The remake redraws ship and enemy craft animations for the Neo Geo. It keeps the original's control scheme and gunner formations, and adds Overdrive, a bomb-like action that forms an energy field.
Premium Bandai will re-release two Super Robot Wars OG kits in its SMP line on October 11. The first is the Astranagant, a black machine standing about 283mm tall when completed, priced at 22,000 yen. It ships with a long Z.O. Sword, weapon and effect parts, and a Gun Familiar with a stored-to-deployed transformation gimmick. A base, support pillar, and dedicated effect parts let buyers recreate the Axion Cannon and Infinity Cylinder attacks. The second is the R-GUN Rivale and Wildschwein set, priced at 27,940 yen. The R-GUN Rivale measures about 330mm including wings; the Wildschwein is about 180mm. The set includes two head options for the R-GUN Rivale, a setting-art head as a bonus, Roche Blade parts that detach to show the firing state, and a Gun Slave that transforms between Charge and Discharge modes. Both are assembly kits with soda-flavor gum. Pre-orders open at 13:00 on October 11.
A hands-on with Nomad Drive describes a post-apocalyptic game where the player drives a camper van through a desert, loots ruins for food, water, frying pans, tables, paintings, houseplants and car parts, and stows what they like inside the vehicle. The demo is on Steam. It has no combat and no strict resource management, and tidying the van changes nothing in gameplay terms.
D4 Enterprise began distribution of "EGG Console Agress PC-8801" on October 8, 2026, priced at 880 yen with tax included. The 1986 Riverhill Soft adventure game follows the protagonist's search for his missing father, Dr. Duma, and his pursuit of Jason Cannack, a former assistant appointed director of the City Library. It is the 118th EGG Console entry.
The Steam demo for Teaching My Little Sister to Drive, a voice-controlled game where the player coaches an AI little sister behind the wheel, has seen its player count grow 20-fold in a month. Daily AI token fees have reached 1,000 dollars, about 160,000 yen. Gemini hit its usage limit, so the game moved to OpenAI, where the little sister answers slowly and often misreads instructions. The developer has taken a bank loan and is weighing an early end to the demo.
Dwango will livestream MECHATU-A's first real live concert, "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE 'Over Drive!,'" from K Arena Yokohama on Niconico Live Broadcasting starting at 18:00 on Saturday, October 10, 2026. To mark the show, announcement videos for the two units, Oriens and Dytica, will screen on street billboards in Shibuya and Dotonbori from October 4 through October 10.
YCJY Games has released the console version of Keep Driving, its used-car long-distance driving simulation RPG that came to PC in February 2025. Mod support has also arrived for the PC version through Steam Workshop, with documentation for mod creation on the official website. The game is available on PC via Steam and GOG.com, PS5 and Nintendo Switch overseas, and Xbox Series X|S.
BeamNG announced that the PS5 version of BeamNG.drive will release on October 19, 2026, alongside a new trailer. The Japanese PS Store page now lists distribution starting at 11:00 p.m. that day. The game, announced for PS5 in May, runs on a soft-body physics engine that simulates vehicle parts in real time and includes 12 open-world environments plus Free Roam, Scenarios, and Time Trials modes.
Arc System Works opened the final vote on September 30 for a new Guilty Gear Strive character combination theme song produced by Daisuke Ishiwatari. Voting runs to October 13 at 11:59 PM, with eight pairings on the ballot, among them Sol VS Asuka, Ky VS Robo-Ky, May VS Johnny, Axl VS I-No, Nagoriyuki VS Slayer, Anji VS Baiken, Bridget VS Unika, and Venom VS Robo-Ky. Results land around late October.
Double Fine Productions is developing Thank You Bus Driver, a bus driving game set for release on October 15 under Double Fine Action Labs, the studio's label for small-scale games. Players drive a town bus in a monochrome world, keep to schedule as rules accumulate, and deal with rude passengers by slapping them or throwing repeat offenders off. Whether it supports Japanese and its price are unknown.
Bonus Stage Publishing announced on September 24 that Arctic Drive, developed by Pebbles Games and PlayTogether Studio, will launch in early access on November 25 for PC via Steam. The survival simulation supports solo play and online co-op for up to four players. Players wake in a mountain cabin with no food and set out in a battered car, scavenging fuel, food, and parts across a procedurally generated Arctic wilderness. The store page lists planned Japanese in-game text.
Game River released a major update for the mecha auto battler Mechabellum on September 22, billed as the game's 2.0 version and marking the second anniversary of its official release. It adds Star Expedition, a roguelite mode for solo play and online two-player co-op across nine planets, plus Battle Contracts, a new Centurion unit, upgrade elements and balance changes. A restricted Free Edition is now on Steam and the full game is 40 percent off until October 2.
A public session at OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 on October 3 gathered six committee members from developers and universities across the Kinki region to discuss how new game IP can emerge from the area. Speakers included room6's Masafumi Kimura, HexaDrive's Masakazu Matsushita, PLAYISM's Shunji Mizutani, Skeleton Crew Studio's Masahiko Murakami, Osaka Electro-Communication University's Son Yongyong, and Directors Unib's Koya Yokota.
SteelSeries Japan announced on September 30 that it plans to release the Sensei Pro and Rival Pro gaming mice in Japan. Both are wireless. The Sensei Pro has a symmetrical design, the Rival Pro an ergonomic shape. They support an 8,000Hz polling rate, and two batteries are included so one can charge while the other is in use. Release date and other details are due around the end of October.
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.
Swedish indie studio Y/CJ/Y will not release the Switch and PS5 versions of its driving simulation RPG Keep Driving in Japan or South Korea. The studio said on its own social media that the game failed age rating review in both countries, citing drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and slot machines as the problematic elements. The developer also said a banner image showing cigarette smoke was rejected, adding that holding a gun was fine. The Switch version will not release in Japan or South Korea, and its release in other Asia-Pacific regions is delayed with timing undecided. The PS5 version has no release plans in Japan or South Korea at this time, with release planned in other regions. The Xbox version is planned for release without issues in all regions. The game is available on PC through Steam and GOG.com, PS5 overseas, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch overseas. On Steam, 93 percent of reviews are Positive, giving it a Very Positive rating at the time of writing.
The official X/Twitter account for the Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles anime announced on Wednesday that the series will get a third season. The first season premiered on TV Tokyo in July 2021, and the second season debuted in October 2024. Osamu Yamasaki directed the second season and handled series composition, with Kyoko Yufu as character designer and chief animation director and Yasuyuki Yamazaki composing the music. TMS Entertainment animated the sequel. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan and also streamed an English dub. Yuri Kitayama writes the light novels with illustrations by Riv, and J-Novel Club releases both the novels and Futago Minaduki's manga adaptation. Kitayama published a commemorative message about the production, saying the third season was decided thanks to fans in Japan and overseas who kept supporting the series after Season 2 ended.
Dwango will stream the first real live performance by MECHATU-A, an eight-member male unit from the VTuber group Nijisanji, on Niconico Live Broadcasting on October 10, 2026. The event, titled "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE "Over Drive!"", takes place at K Arena Yokohama with a 16:30 open and 18:00 start. Main stream viewing tickets cost 6,500 yen before fees, and a version with an acrylic diorama bonus costs 10,500 yen. The unit will perform songs from its first mini album "On-Deck!", released in July 2026. Fans who cannot attend the venue can watch the opening portion free. A pre-show broadcast at 16:45 and a fastest impressions broadcast after the live are also planned, and both will stream on Niconico.
Max Factory's 1/7 scale figure of Racing Miku 2021 Private Ver. is being re-released, with pre-orders open at Rakuten Books for 32,000 yen including tax. The figure adapts an En Morikura illustration for the Hatsune Miku GT Project's exclusive character, with clear parts used in the hair and a vignette-style cobblestone base. The posted photos are of a sample product.
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings will develop "Nobunaga Travelogue Driven by Nobunaga's Ambition" (working title), a VR work themed on Oda Nobunaga, with Koei Tecmo Games. A proof-of-concept test runs in early October 2026 at Kansai Television Broadcasting's Nandemo Arena in Kita-ku, Osaka, closed to the general public. A public release is planned for fiscal 2027 in the Tokyo metropolitan area. MyDearest handles production, ABAL technical cooperation, Kansai Television Broadcasting production cooperation.
MBS Innovation Drive and Appland unveiled the four members of Tobariku on September 24, 2026, ending a teaser period that began with the project's announcement on September 9. The male VTuber group is built around the supernatural and mysteries, and its residents are Shimawatari Reigen, Niji Guuta, Minari Touga, and Ashiya Noi. Their first streams run in relay format on September 26, starting at 19:00 with Shimawatari Reigen, then Niji Guuta at 19:30, Minari Touga at 20:00, and Ashiya Noi at 20:30, each on the member's own YouTube channel. A project PV is also out. The TOBARIQ OFFICIAL STORE opens for debut merchandise and voice packs at 21:05 that same day, with acrylic stands at 1,900 yen, random cheki-style cards at 400 yen, and debut voices at 500 yen each or 2,000 yen for the complete set.
The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive 1st Anniversary Campaign adds two OraDora Fest-exclusive units. Josuke Higashikata, a physical attacker with Enhancement Removal and ally revival, runs September 25 to October 15, 2026. Kosaku Kawajiri, a special attacker with Bites the Dust, runs October 1 to October 15. A free 10-pull gacha of up to 100 pulls and a lottery with autographed panels also open.
Kuroko's Basketball Street Rivals added New Light Kagami, an original form built from the movie version's setting, in a limited player gacha running from September 23 to October 21, 2026. The character develops along offense or defense lines depending on skill evolution choices. A skin gacha for the exclusive Flame Soul skin and a development gacha for exclusive materials run alongside New Light Kagami's Trial, which gives rewards.
Arcane Ermine announced at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 broadcast on September 21 that Obstacle Overdrive will launch on October 3, Japan time, for PC via Steam. The game has players drive an RC car through courses built from toys, rolling down slopes, playing car bowling, crossing seesaws and log bridges, and passing through marble holes to reach the goal. Progression unlocks five cars, and coins unlock hats and paint jobs.
Marvel Games and NetEase Games, working with Disney Concerts, announced the Marvel Rivals Galactic Concert, a global concert series built on the game's soundtrack. The first show is October 22, 2026 at Indigo at The O2 in London, followed by November 1 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Shota Nakama, the game's music producer and arranger, leads the performance. More dates are promised later.
Taito will release "Estpolis Denki I&II" for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2027, with the price still undecided, according to the announcement covered by Game Spark and GAME Watch. The package collects two Super Famicom RPGs: "Estpolis Denki," released in 1993, and "Estpolis Denki II," released in 1995. The collection is a port with some renewed elements, made with the cooperation of Masahide Miyata, the planner of the Estpolis Denki series. Clear River Games, a Sweden-based publisher that handles retro re-releases and physical editions of indie games, announced the project. A teaser site opened alongside the announcement, carrying comments from Taito's production team, Miyata, and the ClearRiverGames production team. The Steam store page lists support for eight languages, including Japanese. The announcement drew a reaction from professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who has long said he is a fan of the series.
Nalua Studio is showing Gley Lancer: Overdrive, a full remake of the 1992 Masaya Mega Drive shooter, at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The booth build runs the original NEOGEO version with three areas playable and no demo footage implemented. Pixel art and animations are redone, the BGM is fully arranged, and a new offense and defense system called Overdrive is added. Release is set for 2027.
HORI announced the HSR-DD03 Direct Drive Wheel on September 16, a PC racing wheel priced at 59,980 yen and set for November release. At Tokyo Game Show the unit drew a 90-minute business-day wait. The wheel is 280mm, the base unit measures 140 x 190 x 115mm and weighs 2kg, and two motors inside the wheel produce force feedback alongside 3.2Nm of peak torque.
Clear River Games will release a remaster of Quintet's 1995 action RPG Terranigma on January 14, 2027 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG. The company announced the date on September 16 and began streaming a trailer the same day. A playable demo will be available at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to September 21, at the Happinet booth in Hall 6. The package adds modern features, including a new Arrange Mode with boosted magic damage, a minimap, and save and load anywhere, plus a rewind function, a CRT filter, and a music player. Pre-orders opened on September 17. The original game was developed by Quintet and published by Enix in 1995 for the Super Famicom; it was released in English in Europe and Australia on the SNES.
The second cast reveal PV for the original TV anime Kaze wo Tsugu Mono has been released, debuting character voices for five newly announced cast members: Ryohei Kimura as Shinshichi Nagakura, Ayumu Murase as Heisuke Todo, Shinba Tsuchiya as Sanosuke Harada, Takeo Otsuka as Keisuke Yamanami, and Yasuyuki Kase as Kamo Serizawa. The series, directed by Tomohiro Kawamura with scripts by Yutaka Nari and music by Shigeru Kishida, is produced by Aniplex, Live2D, and Drive.
In a gamescom 2026 interview, Marvel Rivals publishing producer Sam Bian said character popularity is not weighted heavily when adding new heroes. The team prioritizes a hero's individuality and how it fits the current community, which Bian credits for the reception of Jubilee and The Hood. He also said the Season 9 Team-Up overhaul had been planned for some time and was released once development finished.
Nalua Studio announced Gley Lancer: Overdrive, a Neo Geo remake of the 1992 Mega Drive shooter Gley Lancer, on September 10, 2026. The rebuilt version redraws all graphics, adds a new 8-direction Overdrive system and modes including Score Attack, Boss Rush, Time Attack and Stage Select. It is scheduled for 2027 on Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
UpLand Inc. and its parent company MBS Innovation Drive Inc. launched the VTuber project Tobari-ku on September 9, 2026. The companies opened an official teaser site, an official X account, and an official YouTube channel the same day. A separate site, the Kaii Diagnosis Site, also appeared alongside the project, though its contents have not been disclosed. MBS Innovation Drive welcomed UpLand, which operates the VTuber agencies .LIVE and VuiPai, into its group in 2023, and the two companies have since worked to expand their business areas in content and reach new fan bases. Tobari-ku comes out of those efforts. Full details about the project are scheduled for the night of September 24, 2026, and the companies are directing people to follow the X account and YouTube channel ahead of the reveal.
Anime News Network reviews Red River episode 10, scoring it 3.3. The review praises the adaptation for retaining the harsh truth of slavery, and notes clever plotting in referencing twin goddesses Ninatta and Kulitta. However, it criticizes Yuri's characterization as an unearned see-saw between competence and breakdowns.
Double Fine Productions announced Thank You Bus Driver on September 5. The PC driving game casts the player as a bus driver who enforces daily changing passenger rules, from no phone calls to no farting. Violators are slapped or thrown out. The studio's new label Double Fine Action Labs releases it as its first work.
The Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) announced on September 2 that it has begun development of DRIVE CARD GAME, a trading card game themed around automobiles, with release planned for early summer 2027. The game is being developed with the cooperation of various automobile manufacturers, crossing manufacturer boundaries to convey the appeal of cars to a wide range of generations, including younger people, and to create new car fans. Players will collect and battle with cards that reflect the characteristics of various cars, learning about them through play. Rule design and adjustment of card effects and stats are handled by Next Play Inc., the developer behind ONE PIECE CARD GAME; its representative, Ryo Shinomoto, confirmed cooperation on his own X account. JAF plans to use profits from the game for social contribution activities, such as disaster support by the JAF Road Service Special Support Team. Game rules, card information, and sales methods will be announced later on the official website and official X account. The game name and logo mark are currently pending trademark registration.
Anime News Network's review of Red River episode 9, which carries a community score of 3.2, reads Yuri's ditzy act at the banquet as a genuine character turn. The episode grounds itself in real history: Malatya is a thriving city in Türkiye, and senet, the game Kail and Yuri play, is a real Ancient Egyptian board game. It ends with Urhi knocking Yuri out and the Mitanni Prince of Darkness adding her to his loot.
THE SPELLBOUND × BOOM BOOM SATELLITES, the unit of Masayuki Nakano and Yusuke Kobayashi, released 'Brand New Drive' digitally on September 2. It is the first new song under the BOOM BOOM SATELLITES name in about 10 years, since 'LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME' in 2016. The same night the pair perform it in a one-take on THE FIRST TAKE. The song debuted at a free live in Shinjuku on August 24 before about 3,000 people.
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.
At Juju Fest 2026, Shueisha Games unveiled a new key visual for Jujutsu Kaisen RUMBLE: SURVIVATON, drawn by MAPPA. Kenjaku and Naoya Zenin join as boss characters. The survivors' roguelike launches in 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. A playtest will appear at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Developer Rival3RD opened the Steam store page for Gunstrive Tournament, a fast-paced top-down roguelike shooter set in a neon-lit cyberpunk world. Players battle cybernetic machines across procedurally generated stages, combining weapons, abilities, upgrades, and passive skills. The page highlights two characters, Scarlet Berdish and Milla, and a Steam release is planned.