Taka, the vocalist of ONE OK ROCK, is currently appearing as a guest MC in the second part of Netflix's reality series Love Joto Season 2, filling in for Awich in episodes 13-16. This marks his first time hosting a love reality show.
Taka, the vocalist of ONE OK ROCK, has stepped into a new role as a guest MC for the second part of Netflix's reality series Love Joto Season 2, which began streaming on August 25. He fills in for Awich in episodes 13-16, watching over the yankii participants from what the show describes as his 'big brother perspective.' This is his first time hosting a love reality show. The second part also features SPEED's 'Body & Soul' remix as its theme song.
The series has held the top spot in Netflix Japan's weekly Top 10 for two consecutive weeks, a detail that accompanied the announcement of Taka's involvement. The guest MC role places him within a broader trend of musicians crossing into variety and reality programming, though the stories do not indicate any further commitments beyond this appearance.
No other stories in the cluster mention Taka or ONE OK ROCK. His current status is defined entirely by this guest MC stint, which is set within the ongoing run of Love Joto Season 2.
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The Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime announced two more cast members on Tuesday. Tomoyo Takayanagi plays Neil Liston, Nia's brother, and Yuki Urushiyama plays Lynette Blanc, Neil's maid and guard. The series premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, runs two consecutive cours, and streams on HIDIVE, ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT.
Design studio Stereotype will hold a 30th anniversary exhibition at Kaikai Kiki Gallery in Tokyo from October 2 to October 24, 2026. Admission is free. The show covers Stereotype's visual work for anime and games including "BLEACH," "Black Clover," and "Pokemon," and displays graphic and video works by founder Daisuke Yamada, who died in 2003, shown for the first time in 23 years.
Bushiroad opened the Steam store page for Weiss Schwarz Online on Tuesday, September 15, and began taking wishlist registrations for the digital card game. The title ships in two editions, Weiss and Schwarz, with anime, game, and VTuber cards, online matches, tutorials, and CPU play. It is scheduled for spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch and Steam, and a playable demo is planned for Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Bandai Namco released a story trailer for ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE on September 15. The game is set in 2029 in the series' Strangereal world, where the Federation of Central Usea rebuilds after an attack by the Republic of Sotoa. Camille Thuillier (Mamiko Noto), Gillish Toprak (Kenyu Horiuchi), D.D. (Setsuji Sato), and AWACS (Takashi Kondo) were announced, along with the Megafloat Fathom and the Spear of Tonitrus. It launches October 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise's official YouTube channel began streaming a special animated video on Monday promoting "KAZUKI TAKAHASHI: YU-GI-OH! ART WORKS," an exhibition devoted to the late manga creator. The event runs from December 12, 2026 to February 21, 2027 at Creative Museum Tokyo. The short brings Yugi and other familiar characters together in Domino City, with Blue-Eyes White Dragon appearing alongside Seto Kaiba. Eri Osada directed, Hiroko Utsumi handled the storyboard, Takahiro Kagami was character designer and 2D drawing director, and Haruka Taira was art director. Konami animation handled production. The project was made by the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series production committee for the 30th anniversary of the original manga's serialization. Takahashi launched Yu-Gi-Oh! in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in 1996; the manga ran until 2004 and was collected in 38 volumes. He died in 2022 at 60.
Kadokawa's main trailer for the #I'm Looking For Zombie television anime confirms an October 3 premiere on TV Asahi's IMAnimation block and 23 affiliated channels, Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. JST. Surii performs the opening theme "Raki Raki," cadode the ending "Soft Apocalypse." New cast includes Yoko Hikasa, Makoto Koichi, Tomoyo Takayanagi, Aino Shimada and Kosuke Toriumi; Studio Comet animates, with Shinya Une directing.
The second main promotional video for the television anime Vertex Force debuted at Aniplex's Aniplex One Focus presentation event. The series, directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, whose prior directing credits include Strike Witches and Vividred Operation, begins airing on October 3. Along with the new footage, the event named the artists handling the theme songs: ClariS performs the opening, and singer and track maker Hoshimelo handles the ending. Two additional cast members were also announced, Nana Mizuki and Uraura Ki. The announcement did not include details about which characters the new cast members will play. The second PV follows an earlier promotional video for the series, and the October 3 premiere date is unchanged. Aniplex did not announce an episode count or a streaming plan alongside the video.
A theme song trailer for Yatsuhakamura, in theaters September 18, has been released. Takashi Shimizu directs the new film adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's mystery novel. TMG, the hard rock band led by B'z guitarist Tak Matsumoto, wrote the theme song DOOM. Matsuya Onoe plays detective Kindaichi Kosuke, with Tomoya Oku, Mayu Hotta, Reiko Takashima, Kenichi Takito, and Chitsuyoshi Kobayashi in the cast.
The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday revealed the main promotional video for Good Smile Company's original anime Jyuou Mujin Dandivine, plus a new key visual and theme song details. Takanori Nishikawa performs the opening theme "Zankyou ≠ Blaster" and DayRe: performs the ending theme "Mikansei Ordinary." The anime debuts October 7 at 24:30 on Tokyo TV, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV.
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.
A piece tied to Amazon's September 11-13 Manga Weekend Festival looks at why Spriggan grew past its premise. Original story writer Hiroshi Takashige took the warehouse scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark and asked what if the crates held dangerous relics, which became the organization Arcam and its operatives. Artist Ryoji Minagawa brought his own ideas, pushing politics, the military, and the environment into the story. The Preservation Edition runs eight volumes.
Producer Kazutaka Iida discussed the use of AI in the second season of "VIVANT," the TBS Sunday Theater drama, in remarks tied to Episode 17, which aired on September 6. Iida said the show's AI element, including the AI Hayato operated by the Self-Defense Forces unit Bekihan, has what he called a bigger aim than the era's inevitability or its function as an information organizer. That aim, he said, is making characters' emotions stand out more: the combination of the group's mechanical quality with AI heightens the inhuman atmosphere so that scenes of people feeling for others read as more human. In Episode 17, protagonist Nogi Yusuke, played by Masato Sakai, made a move applying AI technology. Iida also said Episode 17 drew more emotional comments on social media than the episodes up through Episode 16, and that he considers the episode the essence of the series.
The staff of the Black Torch television anime released a final promotional video on Friday, previewing episodes 11 and 12 and what the video calls the final battle. The finale is set for September 19 on Crunchyroll, which streams the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS, and also carries a same-day English dub. Kei Umabiki directs at 100Studio. Gou Suzuki designs characters, Gigaemon Ichikawa writes and supervises series scripts, and Yutaka Yamada composes music. SiM performs the opening theme "Freeze Me Up" and I Don't Like Mondays. performs the ending theme "Groooovy." The anime adapts Tsuyoshi Takaki's manga about Jiro Azuma, who can talk to animals and gains power after a stray cat fuses with him. Ryota Suzuki voices Jiro and Yoji Ueda voices Rago. The anime debuted on July 4. Viz Media publishes the manga in English.
Amazon's Manga Weekend Festival runs September 11 to 13 with a "Nostalgic 2000s Works" theme and 50 percent point-back on all volumes. Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura [New Edition], all 34 volumes, is among the featured titles. The new edition uses new cover illustrations and includes "My Lum x 34," Lum drawings by 34 Shogakukan manga artists, one per volume; those illustrations are not in the digital edition.
CESA released the venue map, stage timetable, and exhibitor list for Tokyo Game Show 2026, and named the fourth batch of official ambassadors, TGS BOOSTERZ. The five new groups include VTuber Rei7, Otoko Tora, and former UNISON SQUARE GARDEN drummer Takao Suzuki. With the fourth batch, 30 groups have been assembled across all batches. The show runs five days, September 17 to 21, with 1,138 exhibitors and 3,999 booths.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi said the WEAR system in Final Fantasy VII Revelation is fully unlocked from the start of the game, in an interview published September 10, 2026. The system adds combat styles to each character and is built so players can freely pick a favorite character rather than unlocking options one at a time. Final Fantasy VII Revelation is the closing chapter of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy and is set to release on April 8, 2027. A media and influencer preview demo covered the open-world-like regions Mideel, Gold Saucer, Costa del Sol, Wutai, Gongaga, Junon, and Grasslands. Hamaguchi said that demo packed about 20 hours of content, while play sessions ran roughly one hour. A new trailer had recently been released ahead of the demo.
Square Enix will launch a new trading card series, Square Enix Gallery Cards, with a first set tied to Final Fantasy's 40th anniversary. The pack holds 180 card types across 97 illustrations and releases January 8, 2027 at 550 yen per pack, 5,500 yen per box. Y'shtola of Final Fantasy XIV appears on the package key visual, and rare tiers include a Yoshitaka Amano signed Ultima card, a Phantom hologram card, and an NFC Harmonic card.
Futabasha released an ASMR video for "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's OL Diary" on September 10, read by Yuki Takada, who voices Elma. The video marks the spin-off's 100th chapter and depicts Elma encouraging a listener. Volume 12 of the series, drawn by Ayami Kazama from a story by coolkyousinnjya, also went on sale that day.
Shusaku Takaoka and Yoichiro Uchida will hold a two-person exhibition and sale, ALTERD, at GOLDFLOG COFFEE in Hakata, Fukuoka, from September 19 to September 27, 2026. The exhibition displays and sells works by both artists plus collaboration works made for the show. Apparel brand THE FOUND. will release special items featuring those collaboration works.
Noriko Endo, who runs the overseas travel business Premium Travel Secretary, published her first e-book on Kindle on August 20, 2026. Titled I Wanted This Kind of Overseas Trip, it reached first place in seven Amazon e-book ranking categories, including Overseas Travel, Happiness, Motivation, Aging, and Humanities & Thought Reference.
Square Enix will release all 20 items in Dragon Quest DQ+g Level 6, the sixth volume of its collaboration label with Graniph, on September 18 at Graniph domestic stores and the official online store. Prices start at 3,300 yen for the Custom Pouch Slime. The lineup includes a Death Pizarro Track Jacket at 8,900 yen and a King Slime Stadium Jumper at 17,000 yen.
Yoshiki Takaya, creator of Bio-Booster Armor Guyver, said in a message included with a Blu-ray release that he suffered a cerebral infarction and has partial paralysis. He apologized to fans, saying he does not believe he will ever be able to draw manga again.
Takara Tomy has opened Amazon reservations for Tomica Dream Tomica Sushi Tomica Sono Ichi, a set of six sushi-topping cars: ootoro, maguro, tamago, ika, anago, and ebi. Each car comes with a differently patterned sushi plate. The rice body hides a driver's seat, lights, a license plate, and a rice-grain emblem. Price is 909 yen each, release October 24, 2026.
Renta!'s original BL vertical comic 'Seishun no Yarinaoshi wa Isekai de' will air on TOKYO MX from January 2027 as an Anicomi, Papyless's motion comic format that adds motion and audio to manga. Tomohito Takatsuka plays Fuwa Makoto and Ryuichi Kijima plays Thanatos. The adaptation adds generative AI to some cuts. A key visual and teaser PV were released with the announcement.
New stills from Shadow Work show Yoshitaka Hara of timelesz as Matsubara Koji, a suspect in the murder case at the center of the film. Shadow Work adapts Hiromi Sano's novel and stars Riho Yoshioka and Nao as women tied to a shelter for abuse survivors. Director Ryuhei Yoshino told Hara to blink as little as possible to make the character unsettling. The film opens September 25.
Composer Yasuharu Takanashi and his band Far East Groove will launch their European tour, The Battle for Glory, on September 30, 2026, with shows in 10 cities across 8 countries through October 14. The tour is an officially licensed concert featuring music from Naruto: Shippuden and Fairy Tail, and it includes the band's UK debut at Dingwalls in Camden, London, on October 2. Dates run through Helsinki, Warsaw, Berlin, Munich, Milan, Yverdon-les-Bains, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid, with guest bands Night People, Anime Symphony Rock, and Strangers on select dates. In an interview with Anime Corner, Takanashi said he is visiting several countries for the first time and that he adjusted the set so fans of both Naruto and Fairy Tail can enjoy the show. He also confirmed that Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2, due in 2026, will feature more metal tracks to match its increased battle scenes, and that the Naruto 20th-anniversary episodes remain unreleased, telling fans to look forward to it. The tour is presented by Colorless Inc., Team-MAX, MACK PROJECTS, and GoodKabl GmbH, and cosplay is welcome at all shows.
Takara Tomy will release Powered Convoy V-MAX, a Great Combination System item, worldwide for Diaclone fans. The set packages Battle Convoy V-MAX with the armored reinforcement machine Powered Greater in basic body color spec. Preorders open September 9, 2026, with release scheduled for late February 2027 at 44,000 yen including tax.
The Hotel Inhumans anime revealed its second season key visual, trailer, and theme song artists on Tuesday. GAN, the solo project of Takanori Iwata, performs the opening theme "Rasen" (Spiral), and girl group Phantom Siita performs the ending theme "Sweet Pea." The season debuts October 4 on TV Tokyo at 11:45 p.m. JST, then airs on BS TV Tokyo October 5 and AT-X October 6. Director Tetsuro Amino returns at studio Bridge, with Bridge's Isle studio, established as a subsidiary in May 2025, credited for production. Shoji Yonemura writes the scripts, Shingo Fujisaki designs the characters, and Koharu composes the music. Hina Yomiya voices new concierge Shiba Kirihara, who appears in the key visual with Yusuke Kobayashi's Ikuro Hoshi and Hinano Shirahama's Sara Haizaki. GAN said "Rasen" was written for the anime as a modern hip-hop number where rap and emotional melody intersect, depicting a relationship that keeps pulling people back together. Phantom Siita said Miku Nakamura of Cö shu Nie wrote "Sweet Pea." The first season aired July to September 2025, and Ao Tajima's manga ended with its 12th volume in September 2025.
BEYBLADE X demand has surged worldwide, leaving products short mainly in Japan and Asia since spring 2026. Takara Tomy announced emergency production increases on July 29 and began made-to-order sales through Takara Tomy Mall. At TOKYO Toy Show 2026, development team member Yamamoto said the decision follows the brand's core principle: Beyblade is a physical toy, and players cannot play without the product in hand.
QualiArts has started the new hololive Dreams event "Innocent Two, Watching Eyes" on Android, iOS, and PC (Steam). Takane Lui, Fuwawa Abyssgard, and Mococo Abyssgard join as new ★5 members. The event runs until September 17 at 19:59, with the gacha available until September 19 at 10:59. Event songs include the new original unit track "Sanmiittai Love System", Lui's "Holo Hawk", and FUWAMOKO's "Mekurumeku Rendezvous".
Team Jade added Japanese voice acting for all 17 operators in Delta Force on September 8, with a cast that includes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Takaya Kuroda, and Sumire Uesaka. The same day opened season Reorientation, adding support operator Rover, a new Warfare map inspired by Black Hawk Down, an updated Laili Valley, and fishing. Anniversary events begin September 26, and the 2026 Delta Force Invitational runs November 27-29 in Stockholm.
Canon Marketing Japan will hold a solo exhibition by Takashi Okuda, winner of the 2025 grand prize in its GRAPHGATE photo and video artist discovery audition, at Canon Gallery S in Minato-ku, Tokyo, from November 13 to December 15, 2026. The show presents four series, two video and two photo works, printed on Canon imagePROGRAF PRO printers. Admission is free.
Bushiroad will show the first playable demo of Weiß Schwarz Online at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The digital card game, planned for a spring 2027 release on Nintendo Switch and Steam, will be playable at the Bushiroad booth in Hall 6. The demo covers both editions, Weiß and Schwarz, with eight announced titles across anime, games, and VTuber properties.
Sunrise's 50th anniversary Armored Trooper Votoms film The Grey Witch, directed by Mamoru Oshii, revealed its full main cast. Shinichiro Miki, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka join previously announced Miyuki Sawashiro and Mafumi Ando. Set at the end of the Hundred Years War, the film opens nationwide November 20, 2026, and a 30-second trailer was shown.
Archipel will hold The Tenth Mosaic, a two-day game culture festival, on September 22-23 at Tokyo Nichi-Futsu Gakuen. The lineup includes talks with Kazutaka Kodaka and Masafumi Takada, a Rez 25th anniversary session with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Ken Ishii, a horror panel with Keiichiro Toyama and Frederic Raynal, and a Persona 30th anniversary talk. Shuhei Yoshida curates an indie legacy showcase with 15-plus titles, and music sets include Yuzo Koshiro and Saori Kobayashi. Several talk sessions have already sold out.
Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at The Concept Art Awards, held during LightBox Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center from October 23 to 25. Amano will also participate in an interview and signings. He is known for work on Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy, and Sandman: The Dream Hunters.
An original autographed illustration of Inuyasha's title character by manga creator Rumiko Takahashi sold for 1,833,000 yen (about US$11,440) at a charity auction on Sunday. The non-governmental organization PLAS, which supports African children orphaned by AIDS, held the sale as part of its current round of charity auctions.
The Kazuki Takahashi: Yu-Gi-Oh! Art Works Exhibition announced that purchases of its Ticket with Exclusive Merch bundle will include the three Egyptian God cards, Slifer the Sky Dragon, Obelisk the Tormentor, and The Winged Dragon of Ra, with a special finish based on their original manga designs. The cards cannot be used in the trading card game.
Cyberstar's audio brand TuneMATE has released TMQ002-TNR, a collaboration wired in-ear monitor with VTuber Kannagi Tenri. Pre-orders run from September 1 through September 30, 2026, priced at 69,800 yen including tax, with delivery expected between November and December. The IEM packs seven drivers per side in a 4-way configuration. A listening session is set for September 19 at the final of Tenri's first national street live tour in Ikebukuro.
Jujutsu Fest 2026, the finale event closing the Jujutsu Kaisen anime's fifth anniversary, ran August 29-30 at K Arena Yokohama. Day 2 brought the full cast on stage, ALI opening with 'LOST IN PARADISE,' a Takada-chan live set, the Demmy Awards, and a music relay through the Culling Game. In closing remarks, Yuji Itadori voice actor Junya Enoki said he wants to deliver the animation's continuation soon.
The Jujutsu Kaisen anime closed its 5th anniversary with Jujutsu Fest 2026 at K Arena Yokohama on August 29 and 30. Day 1 brought the main cast on stage, live songs from Who-ya Extended, KITANI TATSUYA and jo0ji, a fan-voted awards corner, and a new super teaser visual for TV anime Season 4, the Culling Game Part 2, centered on Ryomen Sukuna. Yuichi Nakamura told the crowd to wait for the next season to begin.
Takara Tomy Arts is releasing a capsule gacha line of BEYBLADE X mini shooters in six designs: Dransword, Hells Scythe, Wizard Arrow, Knight Shield, Phoenix Wing, and Cobalt Dragoon. Each capsule is an all-in-one set with the bey, a shooter, and a winder, so it can be played immediately. Five beys pair with right-spin shooters; Cobalt Dragoon comes with a left-spin shooter and winder. Each capsule costs 300 yen including tax, with release set for early September 2026.
Yutaka Matsushige plans, produces, writes, and directs the drama "The Way to Make Delicious Food," which streams on Prime Video starting October 3 at midnight. Yukiya Kitamura plays the lead, with Non and Mariko Kaga in supporting roles. The original script follows a chef, his granddaughter, and her grandmother connected through cooking.
The live-action series of Mitsubachi Miyuki's boys-love manga It's Strictly Business will premiere November 5 on BS Fuji. Sōta Uemura plays Ren Ashihara and Rio Takahashi plays Issei Kuji. Kozue Sasaki and Kana Urara direct, and Uiko Miura writes the script. Yen Press publishes the manga in English and ships the first volume on September 22.
Yutaka Kōno announced on X that his Sayonara no Iikata Nante Shiranai novel series will get a manga adaptation by Yukiko Seike on Kodansha's Comic Days platform in fall. The novels are part of the overall Kamisaki series, which Kōno relaunched as a solo author in 2019. Shinchosha published the 11th volume on August 28 with illustrations by Hagu Koshijima.
Bandai Namco Entertainment released Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on August 27. The PC version arrives on Steam the next day. The soccer action game features an original story supervised by creator Yoichi Takahashi, based on the World Youth arc, and includes over 110 players and 150 new moves.
Takara Tomy's PuniRunes toyline anime is getting a fourth season, titled PuniRunes Puni 4. The staff announced that comedy duo Ganbareruya will voice new characters Sanrun and Tsukurun. The season premieres on TV Tokyo and affiliates on October 4 at 9:15 a.m., with the story set in Puni School.
TV Asahi will air Aibou season 25 for two consecutive seasons starting in October, starring Yutaka Mizutani and Yasufumi Terawaki. The series, which began in 2000, sees the Sugishita Ukyo and Kameyama Kaoru duo enter their 12th year together, setting a new record as the longest-running current drama series in Japan.
New visuals for the Nippon TV drama "Shiawase wa Aru" show Mitsuomi Takahashi as Tsunku♂ fully recreating five Sharam Q CD jackets, including "Single Bed" and "Zurui Onna," down to facial expressions and poses. The drama airs August 29 and stars Keiko Kitagawa as Tsunku's wife Kanako.
Taka of ONE OK ROCK appears as a guest MC in the second part of Netflix's reality series Love Joto Season 2, streaming from August 25. He fills in for Awich in episodes 13-16, watching over the yankii participants from his 'big brother perspective.' The second part also features SPEED's 'Body & Soul' remix as its theme song.