Yutaka Take is a jockey who reached 5,000 career wins on July 12, 2026, and continues to appear in Cygames commercials for Umamusume Pretty Derby.
Yutaka Take reached 5,000 career wins on July 12, 2026, at Hakodate Racecourse, riding Hitomi Etoile in the 7th race. The total includes wins from JRA, local, and overseas races, and the milestone came in his 40th year as a jockey. The achievement was covered in a single story that reported the win and the career context.
Take also appeared in a Cygames commercial for Umamusume Pretty Derby released on June 29, 2026, alongside jockey Christophe Lemaire. The "Rich Flavor" edition of the ad is themed around ramen and ties into a new training scenario for the mobile game. Lemaire sings a homage to the 1992 Sharan Q song "Ramen Daisuki Koike-san no Uta" in the commercial. A second CM with Umamusume characters also launched at the same time.
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Legendary jockey Yutaka Take achieved his 5,000th career win on July 12, 2026, at Hakodate Racecourse. Riding Hitomi Etoile in the 7th race, he won by a neck. The total includes wins from JRA, local, and overseas races, marking a milestone in his 40th year as a jockey.
Wave is reprinting its 1/7 scale figure of Uzaki Yanagi from 'Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω' in a cow-pattern bikini. The pose and expression were designed by original creator Take Sensei. Pre-orders are open on Amazon Japan at 19,800 yen, with a scheduled release of December 31, 2026.
x3d representative Kōnosuke Takeishi will speak at the ODEN BUSINESS WORKSHOP 04 in Oita Prefecture on July 23, 2026. The talk, co-presented with ORSO CEO Yoshichika Sakamoto, will include a live demonstration of creating an anime opening sequence using only generative AI. The workshop is organized by the Oita Prefecture Digital Content Industry Promotion Council and focuses on how AI-driven talent can transform business and creative work, especially for regional companies with limited resources.
Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno retained his positions as CEO and board member after receiving enough votes at the company's 12th annual general meeting on Wednesday. Oasis Management, Kadokawa's largest shareholder with a 15.25% stake, had called for his removal, citing declining profitability since 2021. Kadokawa argued that removing Natsuno without a successor would disrupt reform efforts.
The first episode of Rich Girl Caretaker introduces Itsuki, a normal student who becomes the secret caretaker for the outwardly perfect but inwardly messy Hinako. The episode frames Itsuki's abandonment by his gambling parents as comedy, and Hinako's dependency on him as a running joke. The review finds the humor flat and the central relationship more uncomfortable than charming, comparing it unfavorably to Kare Kano.
Toei announced on July 6 that it will stream all 49 episodes of the 1996-1997 TV anime Hell Teacher Nube for free on its Toei Animation Museum Channel on YouTube, starting July 20 with 8 episodes released weekly. The free streaming celebrates the anime's 30th anniversary. A new anime adaptation aired in summer 2025.
Takehiko Inoue, creator of Slam Dunk, drew a congratulatory illustration for the TV anime World Is Dancing, which premiered July 2. The illustration depicts protagonist Oniyasha in Inoue's style. Inoue was a former assistant to original author Kazuto Mihara. The opening video, set to Macaroni Enpitsu's "Shuyo", transitions from black-and-white to color. The anime is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi and produced by Cypic, with Yumiri Hanamori voicing Oniyasha.
MAGI ARTS has opened pre-orders for 1/6 scale figures of Setsuna Ogiso and Kazusa Touma from WHITE ALBUM 2, based on character designer Takeshi Nakamura's new illustrations for the 2023 "School Festival 2023 ~reunion~" event. Each figure costs 21,780 yen at AmiAmi and ships in April 2027.
Developer bodinho's free short horror game 'TAKE CARE OF THE DOG' will release on Steam on July 10, 2026. The game, which already saw 50,000 downloads on itch.io after its May 21 release, has players care for a dog that appears flat from every angle. A sequel, 'TAKE CARE OF THE CAT,' has been announced.
SNK announced on June 29 that Kenshiro, voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, is now available as a Season 2 DLC character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The collaboration character from Fist of the North Star brings fast, heavy strikes and pressure point attacks. SNK also confirmed Season 3 will begin in July 2026.
Cygames released a new "Umamusume Pretty Derby" commercial featuring jockeys Yutaka Take and Christophe Lemaire. The "Rich Flavor" edition is themed around ramen, tying into the new training scenario. Lemaire sings a homage to the 1992 Sharan Q song "Ramen Daisuki Koike-san no Uta" in the ad. A second CM with Uma Musume characters also launched.
Developer Take IT Studio! announced Plumber Simulator on June 24. The plumbing simulation game covers pipe repair, sewer flooding, and bathroom renovations. It will launch on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch in 2027, with Japanese text support.
The Slam Dunk Scholarship program by Takehiko Inoue and Shueisha is collaborating again with the B.League's B.DUNK KIDS PROJECT for a fourth annual basketball clinic series. The free clinics for elementary school students nationwide will feature scholarship recipients with overseas experience and active B.League players. A special clinic on August 9 includes watching a Japan national team match.
Toei Animation's new Eterna Animation brand released a trailer for its short film Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki. The film follows character designer Shinano as discarded creations from her past appear to her. Takeru Shinozuka directs and writes in his commercial debut. The short is set to debut this year.
Rockstar Games has announced pricing for Grand Theft Auto VI, the next entry in the open-world crime series. The standard edition will cost $79.99, while the Ultimate Edition is set at $99.99. The prices were reported by journalist Jeff Keighley, who said the information came directly from Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Pre-orders for the game open on June 25 at midnight local time, and the title is scheduled for release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Japanese price has not been announced, but based on current exchange rates, the standard edition is expected to be around 13,000 yen and the Ultimate Edition around 16,000 yen. Alongside the pricing news, Sony Interactive Entertainment published a PlayStation.Blog post detailing PS5-specific features. The PS5 version will support DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from launch day, as well as Tempest 3D AudioTech and near-instant load times via the console's SSD. The physical edition of the game will include a digital download code rather than a disc.
Capcom will stream a 30-minute Capcom Spotlight on June 26 at 6:00 a.m. on YouTube. The program will feature updates on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twin Dragons of Destiny, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and the large expansion Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Voice actor Takehito Koyasu narrates. Multiple streamers will host mirror streams.
The synopsis and scene cuts for Episode 1 of Grand Blue Season 3 have been released. The episode, titled "Unfinished Business," airs July 6. The third-year PaB members plan a summer festival to do what they left unfinished, but it is bound not to end peacefully.
The teaser promotional video for TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4, covering the Culling Game Arc Part 2, has been released. The fourth season continues the battle royale among sorcerers orchestrated by Kenjaku. The teaser shows Kinji Hakari fighting Hajime Kashimo, Maki Zenin in combat, Yuki Tsukumo and Choso confronting Kenjaku, and Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro in distress. Takeshi Sato, who served as assistant director and episode director on Season 3, takes over as director for Season 4. Sato commented that he feels the weight of responsibility handling the work and that the staff is working with sincerity. The announcement was made alongside a special Juju Talk stream on MAPPA's YouTube channel featuring voice actors Junya Enoki and Megumi Ogata. The manga by Gege Akutami concluded in September 2025 after serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump since March 2018, with over 150 million copies in circulation worldwide. Season 3 aired from January to March 2026.
The anime adaptation of Yusaku Sakaishi and Sakura Miwabe's Rich Girl Caretaker light novel series has revealed a second promotional video and a new cast member. Kentarō Kumagai joins as Katsuya Taishō. The series premieres July 4 late night (effectively July 5) on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi, with Crunchyroll streaming in multiple regions.
Tomokazu Seki will voice Chikamasa Rokuhira in the TV anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's manga Kagurabachi. A character visual and PV were released alongside the announcement. The series is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi with animation by Cypic. The manga has over 4 million copies in circulation. The anime begins broadcasting in April 2027.
The Kagurabachi manga will enter a hiatus starting with Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, on sale June 29, 2026, and is expected to resume in August 2026. The announcement was made on the series' official X account on June 17. The editorial team stated that author Takeru Hokazono expressed a desire to continue drawing, but after discussions, it was decided he would take a break to ensure the series can be delivered in a stable manner going forward. No specific reason for the hiatus was given, though the manga previously missed an issue in May 2026 due to Hokazono's sudden illness, and it also took an unplanned break in June 2025 for the same reason. Kagurabachi debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023 and has become one of Shueisha's most successful recent titles, with over 4 million copies in circulation as of April 2026. An anime adaptation by studio Cypic is scheduled to premiere in April 2027, and a world tour promoting the anime will begin at Anime Expo on July 3, 2026.
The browser game "The Apothecary Diaries: Harem Tales" has officially launched on the G123 platform. A release promotional video featuring Maomao and Jinshi is now available. The free-to-play simulation game adapts the anime series for the first time in an online game format.
The television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's manga "Kagurabachi" has released the first character visual and character promotional video for protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, voiced by Taiki Kimura. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027. The character PV shows Chihiro with a piercing gaze and includes his line, "I cannot overlook scum like you wielding a sword." He is depicted in a black coat accompanied by a black goldfish. The series is a neo-Japanese sword action story set in a world where a mysterious sorcerer organization called Hishaku steals six powerful Enchanted Blades and kills Chihiro's father, a renowned swordsmith. Chihiro takes up the seventh blade, Enten, to seek revenge and reclaim the stolen swords. The original manga has surpassed 4 million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions. The anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki, and animation production by studio Cypic. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent.
poncle, the UK-based developer of Vampire Survivors, announced plans to establish a Japan studio by the end of 2026. Sawaki Takeyasu, the creator of El Shaddai and representative director of crim, will serve as the studio's representative director and president. Takeyasu announced the appointment on his X account on June 9, 2026, saying he would support poncle founder Luca Galante and the team while preparing the studio. The Japan studio aims to streamline communication with Japanese partners and create new collaboration opportunities. Takeyasu previously collaborated with poncle on a crossover between his game Mythological Construction Star Note and Vampire Survivors, and also created the package design for the spin-off Vampire Crawlers. Galante has said he grew up experiencing Takeyasu's work and felt honored that Takeyasu enjoyed Vampire Survivors enough to make a homage. The announcement coincides with the reveal of a new brand called SURVIVATON for future poncle survivor-like games, and a new expansion pack Legacy of the Bloodmoon for Vampire Survivors.
The mobile and PC game Persona 5: The Phantom X has received a Ver.4.2 update that adds a collaboration event with Persona 3 Reload. The update introduces Yukari Takeba as a new ★5 character and adds the Polonian Mall area for city life activities. A new NPC side mission and several login campaigns are also included.
The official website for the Rich Girl Caretaker anime announced on Friday that singer Ami Maeshima will voice the character Karen Asahi and perform the ending theme song "Kanpeki Janai Watashi" (Imperfect Me). The anime is set to premiere on July 4, airing late night on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The opening theme is performed by angela with the song "Sai Sai Saikōkyū no Osewa Shite." Shūsei Morishita directs the series at Brains Base, with Aya Yoshinaga handling series composition and Nao Kawashima designing the characters. The cast includes Yūto Uemura as Itsuki Tomonari, Konomi Kohara as Hinako Konohana, Saori Ōnishi as Mirei Tennōji, Rio Tsuchiya as Narika Miyakojima, Ami Koshimizu as Shizune Tsurumi, and Takehito Koyasu as Kagen Konohana. The light novel series by Yusaku Sakaishi and Sakura Miwabe began publication under Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko label in May 2021 and has an ongoing manga adaptation.
The second season of the Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime has added Kōsuke Gotō as Commissioner Koshigaya and Taketora as President Manda. The season also features a new director, script supervisor, and several new staff members at J.C.STAFF, and will premiere on NTV on July 4.
Shiro's manga Can I take your photo? will move serialization from Young King Ours to Young King magazine, starting in the 14th issue on June 22. The manga launched in August 2019 and has eight compiled volumes. It inspired a live-action TV series in 2023.
A deep-dive analysis of The Summer Hikaru Died (HikaNatsu) anime by Sakuga Blog examines how series director Ryohei Takeshita conceived the adaptation as an "enshutsu anime"-a work where mise-en-scène and sensory experience take priority. The piece traces the production from initial talks in May 2022 through the October 2023 start of active work, with Kadokawa producer Toshinori Fujiwara contacting studios after the manga's first two volumes released. Takeshita's clear vision gave producers confidence, and he was vocal about staffing toward that enshutsu goal. The analysis notes that Cygames Pictures' productions often cut corners despite the studio's reputation, and HikaNatsu's schedule became problematic toward the end, though the show maintained acceptable quality throughout broadcast. The director's approach was not a response to limitations but reflected his long-standing interest in atmospheric horror. Original author Mokumokuren was unusually involved, attending regular meetings, providing a color script for the opening, and suggesting changes including the early introduction of character Tanaka. The piece details how sound designer Kouji Kasamatsu, credited as ongaku enshutsu, worked on a TV anime for the first time in over a decade, and how Masanobu Hiraoka's morphing animation (dorodoro animation) gives form to the supernatural being's gooey nature.
Publisher Takeshobo announced three manga titles for digital English release: Melt in Your Color by hitomi on May 29, My Father's Lover by Chil Shiomi on June 5, and Don't Stop Even If I Say So by Tamaji Ura in June 2026. The titles will be available on platforms including Renta!, MangaPlaza, Coolmic, BookWalker, and Rakuten Kobo.
The second season of the Hana-Kimi anime will begin airing on July 1. A new promotional video featuring Omoinotake's opening theme "FLASHBULB" and ending theme "Hanataba" was released during a May 23 live stream with five cast members. Omoinotake will perform both theme songs.
The television anime adaptation of the light novel series Rich Girl Caretaker will premiere on July 4, 2025, at 2:38 a.m. on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi, technically airing into July 5. The first promotional video, released on Friday, also revealed the opening theme song "Sai Sai Saikōkyū no Osewa Shite" performed by the band angela, and two new cast members: Ami Koshimizu as Shizune Tsurumi and Takehito Koyasu as Kagen Konohana. The previously announced lead cast includes Yūto Uemura as Itsuki Tomonari, Konomi Kohara as Hinako Konohana, Saori Ōnishi as Mirei Tennōji, and Rio Tsuchiya as Narika Miyakojima. Shūsei Morishita, known for School Babysitters, is directing the series at Brains Base. Aya Yoshinaga is handling series scripts, and Nao Kawashima is designing the characters. The light novel series, written by Yusaku Sakaishi and illustrated by Sakura Miwabe, began publication under Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko label in May 2021 and has released 11 volumes. A manga adaptation by Sorahiko Mizushima is ongoing. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania.
Kadokawa announced on Friday that Tōru Himuka's manga The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom is being adapted into a television anime. Koichiro Kuroda, an episode director on Detective Conan and Yowamushi Pedal New Generation, is directing the series at Studio Elle. Risa Mizuno, writing under the pen name Aki Mizuki, is handling series scripts. Akira Ono is designing the characters, Hozumi Gōda is directing sound, and Shiho Terada is composing the music with Highway Star producing. The main cast includes Rina Hidaka as Koyō, Takeo Ōtsuka as Keiun, Taito Ban as Shingdam, and Shōya Chiba as Shiei. A teaser trailer has been released, but no premiere date has been set. The manga began serialization in Kadokawa's Asuka magazine in 2018 and has 15 volumes as of May 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the English edition, which describes the story as a Chinese-style imperial medical fantasy about a young doctor and a crown prince confronting conspiracy and tradition.
The anime adaptation of Tanba and Yuunagi's light novel series revealed its first promotional video and four new cast members on Monday. The show will debut in July. Atsushi Tamaru, Ryōta Takeuchi, Mitsuki Saiga, and Kazuhiko Inoue join the cast as members of the Lakes Adler family.
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is on a one-issue break due to the author's sudden illness, as announced in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump issue 25. The series will return in the next issue on May 25. This is the second unplanned break for health reasons in under a year, following a similar pause in June 2025.
ASMIK Ace revealed the main cast, opening song artist, and July premiere for the original television anime Mebius Dust on Thursday. The anime is based on Hajime Shinagawa's story, which won the grand prize in the Kids/Game category of the Project Anima competition in 2019. Yuto Takenaka voices Araki, a high school student in a downtown neighborhood. Nene Hieda plays his younger sister and classmate Stella. Haruka Sato voices Olga, their childhood friend. Singer Leo Ieiri performs the opening theme song "Mebius." The first episode preview was also released. Tarou Iwasaki directs the anime at studio Doga Kobo, with Yoriko Tomita handling series scripts. The anime will run for one cour, or quarter of a year. Mebius Dust is the third anime produced from Project Anima winners. Previous adaptations include Sakugan, which aired in 2021, and The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard, which premiered in October 2024. The story follows Araki, Stella, and Olga in a cozy neighborhood, but a meteorite shower in 2000 introduced a substance called Mebius Dust that can replace lost limbs.
Shochiku confirmed that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga will receive a television anime adaptation in April 2027. The series is in production at Cypic, the studio previously known as CygamesPictures, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing. Takeuchi's past work includes key animation on the Rock Lee versus Gaara fight in Naruto, a sequence Hokazono cited as a reason for his excitement about the adaptation. Keigo Sasaki is handling character designs, and Taihi Kimura, winner of the 2025 Seiyu Awards Best New Actor prize, will voice protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. Shochiku and CyberAgent sit on the production committee. The announcement arrived during the fifth Jump Press program and was accompanied by a trailer, a teaser visual, and a commemorative illustration from Hokazono. A world tour starting in summer 2026 will screen 20 minutes of the first episode at events worldwide, culminating in a full first-episode screening in Japan in spring 2027 before the broadcast. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023 and has over 4 million copies in circulation.