SHAKA is a ZETA DIVISION streamer who hosts the LEGENDUS event series and is named among Japan's top streamers in Twitch's State of Gaming 2026. He appears as a tournament participant in League The k4sen's final season and in the announced Oji League vs Streamer Army Street Fighter 6 showdown.
SHAKA's year in these stories is mostly built around events he hosts or joins. He hosted LEGENDUS Gateball on June 4, a 30-minute gateball match between ten fighting game influencers split into two teams, streamed on his Twitch channel. The LEGENDUS series had previously run Street Fighter 6 and League of Legends events, and it returned on August 28 with LEGENDUS League of Legends ARAM: Mayhem Supported by Riot Games, a 20-streamer event with a round-robin qualifier and a BO3 final placement bracket.
Competitive appearances run alongside the hosting work. He is listed among the NEXT-tier top laners in the final season of League The k4sen, the League of Legends tournament k4sen runs, which opened its Regular Stage on October 15 with 60 streamers in four teams of 15. REJECT announced Oji League vs Streamer Army, a Street Fighter 6 showdown set for October 24, with SHAKA trading trash talk against Koku-nii in the announcement video. The format and rules were not clear at announcement.
Outside competitions, he shows up in advertising and convention programming. He stars with actor Ryo Yoshizawa in a McDonald's Japan television commercial for the Pokemon Summer Mac collaboration, which began airing July 21. Square Enix lists him among the guests for Naoki's Room at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo on day two. Twitch's State of Gaming 2026 report, covering January 1 to September 1, names him and Laz of ZETA DIVISION among top streamers in Japan, where GTA V was the most-watched title. He also joined Forza Horizon 6 driving streams after the Japan-set racing game released on May 19.
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The final season of League The k4sen, k4sen's League of Legends tournament, opened on October 15. Kitsunejiro Uru, who calls herself a "God" and joined k4sen's UltraLMTM brand on October 6, lines up in the NEXT tier against top laners SHAKA, Kanou, and Tachibana Hinano, all streamers past 1 million YouTube subscribers. Sixty players across four teams compete on combined results from three tiers.
k4sen hosts the final season of League The k4sen, a League of Legends community tournament, with Regular Stage Day 1 on October 15 at 18:00. Sixty streamers are split into four teams of 15, each roster carrying five NEXT, five CORE and five MASTERS players. Kuzuha and Kanae of ChroNoiR, the full Gemagema group, and newcomers Kanae, Stunmi and Jasper are among the participants.
REJECT announced "Oji League vs Streamer Army," a Street Fighter 6 showdown between Oji League participants and popular streamers, for Saturday, October 24. Koku-nii and SHAKA traded trash talk in a video released with the announcement, trading lines like "Bring it on, kid" and "Fine by me, old man." Silhouettes believed to be participants appear alongside epithets in the video's latter half, including "Teisei," "Goketsu," and SHAKA's "Legendary Battlefield King Sniper." Format and rules are not yet clear.
Square Enix announced the stage lineup for Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo, the Final Fantasy XIV fan event running October 31 to November 1, 2026. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida gives the keynote on day one and is expected to bring news on the expansion The White Silver Wanderer. Day one also includes the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2026 Japan final, a rapid-fire Q&A, and a paid-stream piano concert with Keiko and guest Amanda Achen. Day two adds a development panel on BGM production with Takafumi Imamura, Daiki Ishikawa and Masayoshi Soken, a LIVE Q&A, the Glamour Collection fashion show, and Naoki's Room with guests including Tatsuomi Hamada, k4sen, SHAKA and Karubi Akami. THE PRIMALS close the event with a paid special live. Most programs outside the music stages stream free, and live viewings of the keynote and THE PRIMALS concert go to Aeon Cinema locations.
G.O.P began pre-registration and closed beta test recruitment for the PC online FPS AVA RE:BIRTH on September 24, 2026, at 19:00. The game is the successor to Alliance of Valiant Arms, the online FPS known as AVA. The closed beta runs from October 1 at 16:00 to October 7 at 12:00, with applications open until September 29 at 12:00. Only 2,000 players will be selected by lottery across regions, and results will be posted on the official website from September 30 at 12:00. The game adds a new extraction-style mode called HUNTING FIELD, where AI soldiers and other players compete for supplies and try to escape with loot. Pre-registration milestones range from 50,000 registrations, which award the M67 Dark Hunter and in-game currency, up to 300,000 registrations, which add the Arjuna Dark Hunter. A character name early acquisition campaign runs until October 26 at 12:00, since character names cannot be duplicated in the game.
Netmarble began pre-registrations on September 11 for Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Strongest Species, a free-to-play game planned for release within the year on iOS, Android, and PC. Pre-registration is open only for the mobile version. The game is the IP's first game adaptation, with an original story involving original author Katarina and battles against the Strongest Species including Rikaon of the Night Raid and Weathermon the Gravekeeper.
Twitch published its State of Gaming 2026 report on September 9, covering January 1 to September 1. Game-related viewing passed 8.6 billion hours. League of Legends led worldwide, ahead of Counter-Strike, GTA V, VALORANT, and World of Warcraft. Indie-tagged channels rose 51 percent year on year. GTA V was the most-watched title in Japan, where SHAKA and Laz of ZETA DIVISION are named among top streamers.
ZETA DIVISION creator SHAKA will host LEGENDUS League of Legends ARAM: Mayhem Supported by Riot Games on August 28 at 18:00. Twenty streamers split into four teams will compete in the ARAM: Mayhem mode. The event uses a round-robin qualifier followed by a BO3 final placement bracket.
McDonald's Japan announced on July 16, 2026, that it will sell eight new limited-time menu items starting July 22 as part of the "Pokemon Summer Mac" collaboration, which celebrates both McDonald's 55th anniversary and Pokemon's 30th anniversary. The centerpiece is the "Pokemon 30th Anniversary Burger," available in three varieties: Tartar Demi Thick Beef, Juicy Chicken Spicy Garlic, and Roasted Sesame Tartar Shrimp. Each burger comes in packaging featuring the starter Pokemon Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. A late-night exclusive Tartar Demi Double Thick Beef features Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise packaging, while the breakfast Tartar Demi Sausage Muffin uses Pikachu packaging. The side menu includes Shaka Shaka Potato Seaweed Salt Flavor. A new television commercial starring actor Ryo Yoshizawa and streamer SHAKA will begin airing on July 21. The collaboration also includes a partnership with Pokemon GO, making all McDonald's locations in Japan PokéStops from July 20 to September 1, the first such partnership in six years.
ZETA DIVISION streamer SHAKA will host a gateball tournament titled "LEGENDUS Gateball" on June 4 at 13:00 JST, streamed via his Twitch channel. Ten fighting game influencers will split into two teams of five for a serious match of gateball, a lawn sport often associated with older players but known for its strategic depth. The "Sōshihan Tomo no Kai" team includes Sōshihan KSK, Naruo, Koku-nii, Haitani, and Ōnuki. The opposing "Handsome Gateball Club" team includes Handsome Orikasa, SHAKA, Ōsu Akira, Donpisha, and Ishii Pro. Āru and Hameko, known for their Street Fighter 6 commentary, will serve as referees. The match lasts 30 minutes, with points awarded for passing through three gates and hitting a goal pole. Tactical elements such as touch and spark shot are allowed. The event is part of SHAKA's "LEGENDUS" series, which previously featured Street Fighter 6 and League of Legends.
Playground Games' open-world racing title 'Forza Horizon 6', set in Japan and released on May 19, has become a popular streaming vehicle for VTubers and streamers. According to KAI-YOU, Nijisanji's Shellin Burgundy and Hayama Marin, Hololive's Wando Chihaya, Oozora Subaru, Natsuiro Matsuri, and Vspo's Choya Hanabi have all played the game. Streamers Haseshin, SHAKA, and Suzuki Noriaki are also broadcasting 'driving in Japan' sessions. Wando Chihaya, known as the 'driver' of the VTuber unit FLOW GLOW, showed particular compatibility, hosting a 'driving school comedy' stream with Sakura Miko. Shellin Burgundy's streams focus on recognizing real-world locations like Akihabara and Shibuya, while Hayama Marin's 'beginner drift story' involves learning to drift with a kei truck. Separately, ASCII.jp reports that 'Forza Horizon 6' held the number one spot on Steam's Japan sales rankings as of June 1. Meanwhile, Game Spark notes that the 'Premium Upgrade' for the Steam version has been temporarily removed due to a rights issue with unreleased content, though the Premium Edition remains available.