Satsuki is a songwriter whose song "Mesmerizer" inspired a Nendoroid figure release in October 2026. Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga is now available on Manga UP! Global. Satsuki Nakamura's light novel series "Though I Am an Inept Villainess" has an anime adaptation premiering July 12, 2026. Satsuki Urushiji's manga adaptation "Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita" has ended.
Satsuki is a songwriter whose viral song "Mesmerizer" led to Good Smile Company announcing Nendoroid figures of Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto based on the music video, releasing in October 2026. This is a commercial figure release tied to the song's popularity.
Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga, a prequel to Barakamon, began English release on Manga UP! Global on Wednesday. Yen Press also holds the license for digital and print editions.
Satsuki Nakamura's light novel series "Though I Am an Inept Villainess" has an anime adaptation set to premiere on July 12, 2026, on TV Tokyo and affiliates. The series was delayed from an April debut due to production delays. Studio Doga Kobo produces the anime, directed by Mitsue Yamasaki, with Manaka Iwami voicing protagonist Kou Reirin and Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions. The light novel series began in December 2020 under Ichijinsha's imprint and has 12 volumes as of March 2026. Combined sales of the novels and manga exceed four million copies. The light novel won top honors in the light novel category at the 2023 Everyone's Choice Electronic Comic Awards.
Satsuki Urushiji's manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's original story "Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita" ended with the third and final part of the final chapter on May 20, after running since 2022 on Square Enix's Manga UP! service.
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Good Smile Company announced Nendoroid figures of Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto based on their appearances in the music video for Satsuki's song "Mesmerizer." Both figures release in October 2026, priced at 7,800 yen each, with multiple expression parts and optional hands and feet.
Manga UP! Global began releasing Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga in English on Wednesday. The series is a prequel to Yoshino's Barakamon and follows teenage calligrapher Sei Handa, who believes his classmates hate him. Yen Press licensed the manga and is releasing it in digital and print formats.
Crunchyroll and Toho Global released the first trailer for the anime adaptation of the light novel 'Though I Am an Inept Villainess' on April 16, 2026. The series is set to debut in July 2026. Mitsue Yamasaki directs the adaptation at Doga Kobo, with series composition by Yoshiko Nakamura, character designs by Ai Kikuchi, and music by Yukari Hashimoto. The story follows Kou Reirin, a noblewoman who wakes up in the body of a disgraced villainess inside an imperial court where rival clans compete to produce the next empress. The light novel by Satsuki Nakamura won top honors in the light novel category at the 2023 Everyone's Choice Electronic Comic Awards and has ranked highly in BookLive's annual listings. Combined sales of the novels and manga exceed four million copies. Newly announced voice cast members include Makoto Furukawa and Yuichiro Umehara, joining previously announced leads Manaka Iwami and Natsumi Kawaida.
The manga adaptation of Mochiko Mochida's original story, Shiki-hime, Hajimemashita, has ended. Square Enix's Manga UP! service published the third and final part of the final chapter on May 20. The series ran from 2022 and follows a 34-year-old woman summoned to another world to rule spring.
The television anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's light novel series "Though I Am an Inept Villainess" will premiere on July 12 at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, the staff announced on Monday. A new key visual was also released. The series was originally scheduled for an April debut but was delayed due to production delays. Studio Dōga Kōbō is producing the anime, with Mitsue Yamazaki directing. Manaka Iwami voices the protagonist Kou Reirin, and Natsumi Kawaida voices Shu Keigetsu. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The light novel series, which began in December 2020 under Ichijinsha's imprint, has 12 volumes as of March 2026. A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji runs concurrently in Monthly Comic Zero-Sum. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the novels and manga in English under the full title "Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court." The story follows Kou Reirin, a frail imperial consort candidate who is body-swapped by a rival and must navigate court intrigue in a new, stronger body.