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Ahead of the final film's September release, chief director Tatsuya Ishihara discussed the Sound! Euphonium conclusion at Anime Expo 2026. He spoke about the decision to show full-length performances in the movie, the challenge of shrinking attention spans, and how his lack of band experience shaped an objective view of the story's world.
Sega updated PSO2 New Genesis ver.2 on September 9, 2026, adding the high-difficulty permanent quest Suppression of the Spectral Tower: Northern Frozen Wastes. The four-player quest takes place in a tower in Alterelum. The update also introduced the Riiz weapon series, which upgrades from the Kaiz series using Kaiz Cube items.
The anime adaptation of Nazuna Miki and Tsukasa Araki's So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? manga revealed its main promotional video, more staff, theme songs, and an October 5 premiere on Tokyo MX. Sou performs the opening song "Hello," while AHUB performs the ending song "Chiisana Bokura."
Konami Digital Entertainment will give away original mineral water named Gensui at its Gensou Suikoden booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The water shares its name with the series' common abbreviation and is presented as the renowned water of Taiju Village, the home of the protagonist in the upcoming title Gensou Suikoden STAR LEAP, referred to as Gensui SP. Attendees can receive Gensui by following the official Gensou Suikoden and Gensui SP X accounts and reposting the pinned post. Social media reactions quoted by the sources include 'Laughed at Gensui' and 'I want to try it.' The booth will also hand out an instruction manual for Gensui SP containing story information, world maps, and rune details, plus clear stickers featuring chibi characters from the Gensou Suikoden anime, distributed randomly in eight types under the same conditions. Exhibitions will commemorate Gensui SP and the series' 30th anniversary, including a main visual for Gensou Suikoden I newly drawn by Junko Kawano. A live stage event on September 20 from 12:00 to 13:30 will feature producer Rui Naito, Gensui SP producer Shinya Fujimatsu, and director Yoshiki Takeyama.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced on September 9 that it will lower the suggested retail price of the PULSE Explore Wireless Earbuds in Japan from 34,980 yen to 22,980 yen, a cut of 12,000 yen, effective September 15. The Midnight Black version gets the same reduction. The earbuds are PlayStation's first wireless earbuds and the first PlayStation audio device with custom-designed planar magnetic drivers, a component usually found in professional-grade headphones. They support lossless audio over PlayStation Link and can connect to Bluetooth devices at the same time, so a user can play on a PS5 with the USB adapter while taking a call on a smartphone. The built-in dual microphones use AI to filter background noise. The price change applies to model numbers CFI-ZWE1J, CFI-ZWE1JC, and CFI-ZWE1J01. The package includes the PlayStation Link USB adapter, a charging case, eight ear tips, and a USB cable.
Rapper LEX released the unreleased track "So Sad" on September 9. He wrote the song when he was 18, and it first aired August 29 on the NHK E-tele documentary PASS THE MIC, where LEX and his sister LANA spoke with teenagers facing loneliness. Australian composer In Bloom wrote the music. LEX plays TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30.
Sony Interactive Entertainment started the Tokyo Game Show Sale on the PlayStation Store on September 9, offering discounts on a range of PS5 and PS4 titles. The sale runs until September 23, ahead of the Tokyo Game Show 2026 event that begins September 17. Among the featured discounts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the Square Enix RPG preceding a series finale, is priced at 1,973 yen, a 70 percent reduction from 6,578 yen. Monster Hunter Wilds, which has a large DLC planned, is 25 percent off at 3,742 yen, while Pragmata Deluxe Edition receives its first-ever discount at 20 percent off, bringing it to 7,192 yen. Other titles include Persona 3 Reload Digital Premium Edition at 60 percent off (5,491 yen), Biohazard Requiem at 30 percent off (6,293 yen), Nioh 3 at 43 percent off (5,517 yen), and Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Imagined Land at 50 percent off (4,840 yen). The sale also covers deluxe editions and DLC, with more titles listed on the official sale page.
Bandai is re-releasing the BT21 Mejirushi Accessory Angel ver. gashapon, limited to Gashapon Bandai Official Shops. The set is a re-sale of the product released in January 2026. It includes seven angel-themed charms, one for each BT21 character, at 300 yen per pull including tax, with a release planned for the second week of September 2026.
Konami Digital Entertainment announced on September 9, 2026 that SILENT HILL f and Urban Legend Dissolution Center have entered a collaboration. The centerpiece is a browser-based mini game in which the two protagonists, Hinako Fukami and Azami Fukurai, meet in a strange fog. Hakaba Bunko, the developer of Urban Legend Dissolution Center, produced the game, which is playable on PCs, smartphones, and tablets and supports Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. The mini game contains no jump scares and depicts the encounter between the two characters who have each faced supernatural threats in their own games. The collaboration also includes a commemorative illustration by kera, the illustrator responsible for character and creature design in SILENT HILL f, showing two versions of Hinako facing Azami and center chief Wataru Meguriya. A Steam bundle lets buyers purchase both games at 10 percent off their regular prices. A sale covering SILENT HILL series titles is also running on Steam, PlayStation Store, and Epic Games Store.
FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION EN, the VTuber agency operated by REALITY Studios, announced the debut of Sontaris, its fourth male group for English-speaking audiences. Five members begin debut streams on September 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM JST (September 12, 5:00 PM PDT). Their X accounts and YouTube channels opened today, and an original debut song is planned. The agency also teased a new audition format for this fall.
Maximum Entertainment announced In Control: Rocketry, a space simulation from developer Electromechanical Softworks. Players design rockets, build and wire their own control panels, then fly the finished craft through a fictional solar system modeled on the real one. The game targets PC via Steam in 2027, with Japanese display support planned. It includes a sandbox mode, asteroid mining, and manned missions that require life support management.
The Attack on Titan official account announced on September 9 that the theatrical films Crimson Bow and Arrow and THE LAST ATTACK will be re-screened in SCREEN X, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX formats. Crimson Bow and Arrow screens from October 23, 2026. THE LAST ATTACK is scheduled for 2027. The re-screening is one of 99 news items released for the newly designated Attack on Titan Day.
Playdigious announced a mobile version of Absolum, the co-op roguelite belt-scroll ARPG from Dotemu, Supamonks, and Guard Crush Games. The iOS and Android release lands November 5, 2026, as a buy-to-play title with online two-player co-op, cloud saves, and cross-progression with the PC version through Google Play Games. A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition follows on September 17.
MSY's audio and gaming accessories brand GRAPHT announced its first collaboration with the Persona series, timed to the franchise's 30th anniversary. The collection, sold under the ASOBI GRAPHT line that develops products with game IPs, centers on 'THE SPECIAL - EARPHONES PERSONA 30th Anniversary Edition,' a 9,900 yen earphone based on GRAPHT's THE STANDARD model. The Atlus Sound Team listened to and selected the tuning. Pre-orders opened September 7 on the GRAPHT OFFICIAL STORE. The earphones will not be sold at the venue, but will be on display and available for listening at the GRAPHT exhibition booth (Hall10-C08) at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe, alongside a playable demo of Persona 4 Revival. All other items, including eight T-shirt designs, desk mats, a stainless steel thermal tumbler, acrylic art blocks, embroidered stickers, arcade controller buttons, and trading can badges, get early sales at the GRAPHT merchandise booth (Hall10-W30). Those items are scheduled for online sale around early October.
Pumpkin Miso Studio has put a demo of Night Portable on Steam. The survival horror adventure is set in a 2000s used game shop, where the protagonist takes a suspicious high-paying night shift from midnight to 6 AM. A supernatural entity roams the store, and the player balances work and survival by watching brightness and footsteps. A retro handheld console shows the remaining grace period; contact with the entity cracks the screen.
RENGAME released the second promotional video for Keroro Gunsou Hachamecha TV Show ~Shoukin Getto Daisakusen de Arimasu!~ on September 8. The PV gives the first full look at the game's minigame lineup: five types totaling more than 300 stages. The minigames are built around the main cast, including a sweet potato delivery game for Keroro, a Tamama Impact action stage, a pin-pulling rescue for Giroro, a Kururu mecha shooter, and a calculation survival game for Dororo. The game also includes a gacha system. Coins earned from clearing minigames and missions are spent on plates and titles that combine into custom name plates, which players use to compete on clear times and scores against players nationwide. An original story with original characters not seen in the anime is planned. The game is based on the new TV anime Keroro Gunsou, which starts airing in October. Hachamecha TV Show launches in December for Nintendo Switch and Steam at 1,800 yen excluding tax, with Steam wishlist registration open.
Chris Wilson, former CEO of Grinding Gear Games, discussed data mining countermeasures on his YouTube channel. He used decoy assets mixed into patches to confuse data miners, calling the tactic useful trolling but largely wasted effort. He recommends encrypted data distribution with a later key release as a better approach, though he has not seen any game implement it.
The Odoru Daisousasen THE MUSEUM exhibition opens September 9 at Ginza Mitsukoshi, relocating from its summer run in Odaiba with new displays tied to the September 18 film Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W. A press preview on September 8 showed costumes for the new generation cast, Aoshima's current free-address desk, and Seven Bear plush figures. Director Katsuyuki Motohiro and producer Chihiro Kameyama led the tour and explained the design choices.
The film Odoru Daisousasen N.E.W. Metropolis wo Kakenukero! opens September 18. A Seven-Eleven fair starting September 17 sells a canelé based on the one Miki Mizuki's character Yuki Mashita makes in the film, priced 226.80 yen. A receipt serial campaign offers a Blu-ray set in a Frog Express box for 50 winners, three of whom get a signed poster by Yuji Oda, plus pin badge sets for 250 and sweets coupons for 1,000.
Kyroware Games released co-op Souls-like action game Soul Chained on Steam. Players are chained to a former enemy and wander purgatory, with the chain serving as both a hindrance and a weapon for tripping bosses. The game was delayed in August after Steam review flagged a naked boss despite mosaic censoring. It now passed review and launched. It costs 905 yen, with a 30% discount to 633 yen until September 22.
D4 Enterprise began free distribution of the PC-6001 version of Seinaru Ken on Project EGG on September 8, 2026. The 1983 Crystal Software text adventure requires a Project EGG monthly subscription. Players guide a hero who loses his weapons to a demon king's trap and searches for the legendary Holy Sword. The game features one-character command input, support commands, and multiple endings.
Dice Tavern: Fateful Throw, a roguelike dice game inspired by Farkle, the dice minigame from Kingdom Come: Deliverance, launched on Steam today. Publisher HARRISONWORLD set the price at 1500 yen, with a launch sale cutting it to 1200 yen. Players roll dice to raise their score, then decide whether to bank the points or keep rolling for a bigger total. The risk grows with each roll.
Dengeki Hobby Web reports new merchandise for the kaidoru characters Blitz & Kisskill Lila from Persona 5: The Phantom X. Three items are now available for pre-order at Ebten: a square can badge two-piece set, an acrylic slide keychain, and an acrylic stand. All three are scheduled to ship in early November 2026. The badge set is priced at 1,210 yen, while the keychain and stand each cost 1,540 yen, tax included.
rabipare!!, the 2.5D idol VTuber unit under Lovvebox, will hold its final monthly mini live in the two-member format on October 3 at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku. The Key Change show is the last monthly live for Aozora Kanon and Inumori Yomogi, who have performed as a duo for over a year. The unit announced new members on August 22. A new member audition runs until September 20. The November 8 second anniversary live will be the last two-member performance.
Eastasiasoft Limited announced that Okko The Exiled, the side-scrolling 2D action game from Frozen Flame Interactive, launches September 30 on PC via Steam and GOG.com. PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S versions arrive in early 2027 in digital and physical form. The game follows oni boy Okko on a quest to defeat the oni kings of Kutara and connect his isolated world to the heavens.
Game Spark looks back at Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots following its inclusion in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2, released August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch. The analysis focuses on how the 2008 game depicted privatized warfare, autonomous weapons, and the mental strain on soldiers in a post-nuclear-deterrence world.
STFGames, developer of Stone Simulator, has announced SOMNIUS, a co-op escape game for up to six players, for PC via Steam. Players use a vacuum gun to suck up objects and friends, converting them into portal energy to escape a collapsing dream world. Early access begins in September 2026.
Saibot Studios' survival horror adventure Tenebris Somnia launches October 17 for Xbox, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG.com. The game blends 8-bit and 16-bit pixel art with live-action footage produced by an Argentine film team. A Steam demo is available now, with Japanese support from day one.
Kaiyodo will start taking reservations for its Revoltech Amazing Yamaguchi Ocelot figure on September 11. The Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater figure comes with two Single Action Army revolvers, a silver high-grade revolver, a knife, gunplay effect parts, and a Kaiyodo store bonus of a gritted teeth face part. Reservations close October 30.
Mebius will release the Nintendo Switch physical version of the Touhou Project fan-made RPG Touhou Shoujo Sousou Tan on October 29. The game features eight playable characters and pixel art. A limited edition includes a setting materials collection and a newly drawn acrylic stand.
Nippon Ichi Software began distributing a game trial for the life simulation game "Hono Kurashi no Niwa" on September 7, 2026, for PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers. The trial lets players play the full game for up to 5 hours, and save data carries over to the purchased version. The game is set in a nostalgic rural village called Kagatsu Village, where players farm, raise livestock, fish, hunt, and deepen relationships with villagers. It was created by the staff of the Yomawari series. The village has an old rule, and breaking it triggers unsettling events; at night the village shows a different face. An "Anshin Kurashi Mode" is available for players who dislike horror, preventing scary events. The game is available for PS5, PC, Switch 2, and Switch, and has sold 200,000 copies in Japan. The trial is distributed through the PlayStation Store and is limited to the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus.
Square Enix published a Q&A on the official X account for Final Fantasy Resonance, covering whether players unfamiliar with FFBE can enjoy the game, whether paid gacha exists, playtime, fast travel, difficulty settings, and irreversible elements. The HD-2D RPG rebuilds FFBE's 1st season story. A demo covering chapter 1 is available with save transfer to the full game. Release is October 22 on PC (Microsoft Store), Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, with Steam on October 23.
The White House promoted its new Arcade website with videos using boot-up music and visuals from the Sega Genesis, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. The site hosts five games, including Build the Wall, which resembles Tetris. The Tetris Company said it was not involved in the game's creation and takes copyright infringement seriously. Sega, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have not issued statements about the use of their assets.
Atlus revealed character videos for Persona 4 Revival, its remake of the 2008 RPG, featuring Kanji, Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko. The company also confirmed Daman Mills voices Kanji and that MAPPA handles all animated cutscenes. The game launches February 18, 2027, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC with Game Pass, and PC via Steam.
The Harbinger DLC for Sins of a Solar Empire II launched on September 3, 2026, adding the fourth faction that was hinted at in the game's background lore. The release prompted a retrospective on the series, tracing its roots to 2008 and examining how Sins 2 modernized the franchise while preserving its competitive, war-focused identity.
Kagase Uno of VTuber project VERSEⁿ has begun digital distribution of her first original song, "U☆World＊Order," as of Sunday, September 6, 2026. The track was produced through a 2023 crowdfunding campaign, with lyrics, composition, and arrangement by composer Asuka Ogura. A second song from the project, "Ippou Sonokoro Pedia!," was distributed earlier. The music video was already released in advance.
Avail will release Sanrio Characters x CONVERSE collaboration goods starting September 5, 2026. Socks featuring My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll go on sale in stores that day, with online store availability starting at 12:00 PM. Avail announced the lineup through its official account.
UniVIRTUAL virtual singer Shiraku Utano will hold "Shiraku Utano ACOUSTIC SPECIAL LIVE at Yamaha Sound Crossing" on October 10 at Yamaha Sound Crossing Shibuya STAGE. The event runs in two parts, at 13:00 and 17:00, with free admission. Each part offers 20 reserved seats through a lottery open from September 3 to September 6. The second part will stream on her YouTube channel.
Final Fantasy Resonance, the console rebuild of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, launches October 22 on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with the Steam version a day later. A demo covering all of Chapter 1 is available now. The buy-to-play title is the first in the series to use HD-2D, and it converts FFBE's gacha-based Vision system into Vision Crystals equipped like FFVII Materia.
DAISO's trading card game Mushijinji gets its 8th booster pack, Fumetsu no Senjin, in mid-September 2026. The set holds 64 new cards, including 46 insect species, with cards grouped by color (red, blue, green, colorless) according to diet, opening new deck-building strategies. Four LR (Legend Rare) cards were revealed. Packs cost 110 yen and hold five random cards. Since the game launched in November 2022, boosters one through seven have sold over 19 million sets, and official tournaments run more than 600 times a month nationwide.
Konami announced Rhapsody in Scarlet, a new action game set in 1920s New York, during Sony's State of Play livestream on September 3. The story follows Ellie Myers, a young magus who arrives in New York to pursue a career as a jazz singer and is caught up in an incident tied to a mysterious mafia organization. She meets Ilya, leader of the Seekers, an elite organization of magi, and the two investigate the mafia's schemes while uncovering a battle that threatens the balance of the world. Trailer footage showed Ellie using electricity, fire, and water magic alongside monster companions in fights against giant summon beasts across a stylish metropolis. The game is being developed with Unreal Engine. Cherami Leigh voices Ellie Myers and Hannah Grace voices Ilya Jones. SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS perform the theme song "Cool/Hot feat. Emi Meyer." Konami plans to release the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Some coverage described the game as in development for PS5, and Konami promised further details during the State of Play Japan broadcast and its KONAMI PRESS START event on September 4.
FIXER announced that Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, has begun introducing the on-premises generative AI service Sovereign GaiXer, the first such case among municipalities nationwide. The city has promoted AI use to address labor shortages from the declining birthrate and aging population, but conventional generative AI raised information leakage concerns for tasks handling personal and confidential data. The new system keeps AI use within a closed city office environment.
Dissolution of My Self, the BL psychological horror ADV from indie team Pop Elephant Studio, launched September 4 on Steam for PC. Players click daily objects in a rented apartment to unearth memories of fallen prince Hector and his uncle Matvey, but the task is to help Hector forget, erasing his self. It supports Japanese voice and text, costs 790 yen with a launch 10 percent discount to 711 yen, and has a free demo.
MAGES. will release the mystery adventure Fukakutei Sekai no Tantei Shinshi ~Akyou Souma no Jiken Fairu~ on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on September 10. The download-only release costs 2970 yen, with a launch sale at 1990 yen. The game is Hiroyuki Kanno's first Detective Gentleman series work, originally a 2000 PC title. The port adds a new opening movie and keeps the Proof Target and Time Limit systems.
GKIDS issued a statement Thursday apologizing for incorrectly timed English subtitles during screenings of The Last Blossom last Sunday, which led to cancellations on Monday. The company pulled affected shows from sale, issued refunds, and delivered a corrected version Monday, though some theaters could not update in time. GKIDS is reviewing options including makeup screenings. It also confirmed cocoon will open September 4 as planned.
Square Enix releases Final Fantasy Resonance on October 22 as the first HD-2D Final Fantasy title, reconstructing the story of the discontinued mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius for consoles. A demo covering all of Chapter 1 launched September 4. A Denfaminicogamer hands-on report after about five hours of play finds the game aimed squarely at the feel of the dot-matrix era FF, with crystals, espers, and a cast built from golden-age RPG archetypes given added depth.
During the State of Play live stream on September 3, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the Grand Theft Auto VI Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller. The PS5 gamepad features design and decoration inspired by Grand Theft Auto VI, the upcoming game from Rockstar Games. The presentation did not disclose a release date or price for the controller, and further details are expected at a later time. According to coverage from 4Gamer.net and GAME Watch, the controller appears to be available in two color variants: white and black. The announcement was part of the broader State of Play presentation that streamed from 22:00 Japan time. The controller is modeled after the game, with themed decoration that distinguishes it from standard DualSense models. As of the announcement, Sony Interactive Entertainment has not provided additional information about when the controller will launch or how much it will cost. The two color options were observed from images captured during the stream, though official confirmation of the variants is still pending. Fans awaiting the game can expect more details on the controller as they emerge.
Square Enix unveiled Final Fantasy Resonance during Sony's State of Play livestream, presenting a new trailer that shows Sephiroth as a boss and announces a playable demo. The HD-2D offline game is based on the first story arc of the defunct Final Fantasy Brave Exvius smartphone title and launches October 22 on multiple platforms.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced during its September 3 State of Play broadcast that the horror adventure Until Dawn 2 will launch on January 28, 2027 for PS5. The sequel is developed by Firesprite, the UK-based SIE studio behind Horizon Call of the Mountain. The game follows a group of ghost hunters who run the popular paranormal channel Dead True. The crew signs a contract with a major television network and travels to a tropical uninhabited island for filming, only to encounter genuine terror. The island, which some sources name as Akishima, is said to hide a terrible secret spanning centuries, including vengeful spirits born from hidden tragedies and grudges. The latest trailer shows the crew facing trouble during their broadcast and attempting some kind of ritual. A key element of the game is relationship management among the crew, which becomes more important than in previous entries. Players make difficult choices, and some story branches are determined by character relationships, with trivial interactions creating a butterfly effect that leads to unexpected outcomes. The game's structure keeps characters alive or dead based on player actions, as the crew aims to survive until dawn.
Orange Inc. announced on September 3 that its emaqi e-bookstore will release eight manga titles in English throughout September. Additions include Bloody Sugar Laughs at the Night, Misato Is a Little Too Strict with Her Pushover Boss, and The Witch's Soup, with several available through emaqi Premium.