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Shinko Music Entertainment released the Kimi wa Natsu no Naka Memorial Book on October 21, 2026, tied to TV Tokyo's July-season drama. The 104-page volume carries 60 pages of newly shot gravure of leads Tomoya Oku and Kazuto Mokudai, a long talk between the two, interviews with original author Nagisa Furuya, screenwriter You Saito, directors Kozue Sasaki and Shun Haga, and producers Takaya Chiba and Kozue Sasaki, plus a sacred sites pilgrimage map.
3d ago
Total Mayhem Games released We Were Here Tomorrow on October 20, 2026, the newest entry in its two-player co-op puzzle adventure series. The game is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Pricing is 2,600 yen for the Xbox version and 2,640 yen for the PlayStation 5 version, both tax included, with a 10 percent discount to 2,340 yen on Steam for two weeks from launch. The story places two players in a retro-futuristic research facility on the Antarctic continent, where they solve puzzles involving time, gravity, and space under the direction of a charismatic leader named Kathleen Bowe (rendered Kathleen Bow in one source). The pair communicate by in-game voice chat and walkie-talkie, and their situations are always asymmetric. The game supports cross-platform play at launch and includes the series' first Japanese voice audio, according to Game Spark. Cumulative players across the series are said to have surpassed 25 million as of 2026.
Oct 16
The Nagoya stop of Shin Agito Exhibition, marking Kamen Rider Agito's 25th anniversary, runs October 31 to November 30 at PARCO HALL. On opening day, a talk and screening event at Century Cinema runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with Toshiki Kashu, Jun Kaname, Yusuke Makiyama and six more cast members, plus episode and film screenings. Tickets go on lottery via Ticket Pia from October 16 at 6 p.m.
Oct 11
Kadokawa revealed the first key visual, main cast, and a 2027 premiere for the television anime of Enma Akiyama's Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. Rina Kawaguchi voices Noa Saotome and Tomoya Ito voices Rihito Otsuka. Shinsuke Yanagi directs at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi on series scripts and Yumiko Yamamoto designing characters. Akiyama launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2023, and a 12th compiled volume arrives October 19.
Oct 9
At Anime Expo 2026, Taihi Kimura discussed voicing Chihiro Rokuhira in Kagurabachi before the anime's full-room world premiere. Kimura said he landed the role through an audition, described Chihiro as a reserved young man driven by revenge, and called holding back the character's resolve his hardest task. He also spoke about working with Tomokazu Seki, who voices Kunishige Rokuhira, saying Seki's first line led him.
Oct 9
SIGNING Inc. will stage Window of Tomorrow at Roppongi Hills Rose Garden and 66 Plaza during Roppongi Art Night 2026, running from Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1, 2026. The immersive performance and spatial installation uses the night sky as its set. Aoi Tsuki performs in Moon at the date change, and ATSUSHI performs in Sun at sunrise. Architect Naoyuki Kunikiyo handles architecture and Nao'ymt handles music.
Oct 9
A TV anime adaptation of Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Yuke is set to air on TBS in 2027, with exclusive global streaming on Netflix. Tomoaki Ono plays protagonist Kei Okuyama, a 17-year-old detective in Iceland who can talk to cars. Takashi Sano is chief director and handles series composition, Yosuke Kubo directs, Chikashi Kubota designs characters, and Qzil.la produces.
Oct 9
A teaser video for the television anime of Kennoji and R_ringo's My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! lists seven voice actors and sets a January 2027 premiere. Ai Kakuma plays Liza Parsandra and Seena Hoshiki plays Eugene Dawson, with Hitomi Ueda as Cordelia Dawson and narrator, Azusa Tsujimori as Erin Toa, Tomoyo Takayanagi as Meris Eclipse, Miyu Tomita as Fiona Rosso, and Minami Takahashi as Lumiere Theomere. Masayoshi Nishida directs at Wolfsbane and Lightbox, with Yōhei Kashii on series scripts and WWWave's Deregula label producing.
Oct 9
Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con that The Remarried Empress webtoon is getting a television anime from TROYCA, for broadcast next year. Yoko Hikasa plays Navier, Ryōhei Kimura is Heinrey, Tomoaki Maeno is Sovieshu, and Reina Ueda is Rashta. Tetsuya Yanagisawa directs, with Akiko Inoue on series scripts, Jun Nakai on character design, and Yūki Fukazawa composing.
Oct 8
The television anime of Aki Irie's Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest began streaming its first promotional video on Friday. Tomohiro Ono stars as Kei Miyama, the 17-year-old private investigator at the center of the story. The website also posted a visual and set the premiere for 2027 on TBS, with worldwide streaming on Netflix. Netflix posted an English-subtitled version of the trailer. The manga moved through Harta, Aokishi, and now Yukiwariso.
Oct 7
Kadokawa released Volume 1 of Sora Urumi's manga Kokoro Make Cosmetica on October 7, 2026, under the Kadocomi Original label. The series runs on Kadocomi and follows Suzu, a high school girl who becomes the magical girl Cosmetica. Nijisanji VTuber Tomoe Shirayuki provided an obi comment reading, "This one volume is an ally of cuteness." Store bonuses are offered at Gamers, Toranoana, and Melonbooks while supplies last.
Oct 6
UraLogic Game Company, the VTuber agency run by Lighthouse Studio, published a report on its booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to September 20. The booth recreated the agency's work PCs, showed life-size panels of five talents, and ran talent livestreams. About 9,000 flyers went out and all 500 limited-edition shoppers were claimed.
Oct 6
MAYLA has reopened pre-orders for its Puella Magi Madoka Magica Iconic Story Ring Objet set, priced at 18,700 yen with shipping at 600 yen. The rings come in the colors of Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki and Kyoko Sakura, with Soul Gem, ribbon and costume motifs, plus a Kyubey symbol ring in the Madoka color. Stacking colors is suggested for combinations.
Oct 6
Nintendo will release the Nintendo Switch 2 (Japanese-language, Japan-only) Choose-Your-Game Set on November 12, the company announced on October 6. The bundle pairs a Nintendo Switch 2 console with one downloadable game chosen from three options: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and Tomodachi Collection: Waku Waku Life. The price is 63,980 yen including tax, and reservations opened on the Nintendo Store the same day. Game retailers nationwide and online shops will start taking reservations once their preparations are complete. The Japan-only console alone costs 4,000 yen less than this set, so picking any one of the three titles comes out roughly 3,000 to 5,000 yen cheaper than buying the hardware and that game separately. Standalone download prices are 8,980 yen for Mario Kart World, 5,980 yen for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and 7,100 yen for Tomodachi Collection: Waku Waku Life, all tax included. Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort are Nintendo Switch 2 titles, while Tomodachi Collection: Waku Waku Life is Nintendo Switch software.
Oct 6
On September 11, the day before the live, Ensemble Stars!! Music streamed a dress rehearsal viewing party for its first Spectacle Sphere Live, HOT BEAT REVOLUTION!!, on the game's official YouTube channel. Voice actors Fumiya Imai (Nozomi Enga of MELLOW DEAR US) and Tomoya Kosaka (Hajime Shino of Ra*bits) walked viewers through the in-app advance download, then filled the wait before curtain with free talk.
Oct 5
Weasel Pit, the developer of the roguelite game Iron Pilgrim, reported that someone recreated the game with AI and threatened to publish a clone on Steam unless Weasel Pit paid $200 worth of Steam items within 24 hours. Weasel Pit said it believes the clone was made from footage posted on social media and indicated it would not pay. InTheIndie, an outlet that covered the matter, noted that Weasel Pit had previously told another developer on Reddit that if that developer released a game on Steam, Weasel Pit would publish a free version, and questioned whether the victim report might be a self-staged publicity stunt. Weasel Pit admitted fault over the Reddit comments and said it intended to apologize, but disputed the stunt claim, saying similar emails had gone to other developers. Psicodart Games, the developer of Circusar, also reported receiving the same demands from Zagir Harif. In Japan, tomo-mana, co-representative of GREENHORN, said the studio will hold back the progress posts it had been making twice a week for its game Project Solaris.
Oct 5
Palabra, the accessibility consulting firm behind the UDCast platform and its UDCast MOVIE app, will take part in the Cabinet Office's Tomotomo Festa 2026 at Tokyo Station's Marunouchi side on October 9 and 10. The company hosts a talk on October 9 with director Koji Fukada, University of Tokyo researcher Naoyuki Okochi, and Palabra president Shoko Yamagami, plus a booth offering subtitle, audio guide, and SABERA smart glasses trials.
Oct 5
Citadel AI will provide an AI governance solution to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the company said. The bank will use it to standardize risk verification for generative AI, run continuous monitoring, and build a common platform with guardrail functions. The system watches prompts and responses in real time, detecting harmful inputs and unsafe outputs, then triggering blocks and alerts. Citadel AI says it will support the bank's company-wide AI governance.
Oct 4
Hulu announced on September 28 that The Murder in the Water Mill House, the third live-action adaptation in Yukito Ayatsuji's House series, will stream in March 2027. Tomoya Oku plays Komei Konan, a character who does not appear in the original novel, and Takamasa Aoki plays Kiyoshi Shimada. Ayatsuji, director Teru Uchikata, and screenwriter Masashi Toda released comments with the announcement.
Oct 4
Shunji Iwai, Etsushi Toyokawa, and Tomoko Yamaguchi appeared at a stage greeting at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku on the 26th for the 4K remaster of 'undo,' 32 years after the film's release. Toyokawa said Kaori Momoi introduced him to Iwai. Yamaguchi recalled asking to meet Iwai after seeing 'Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?' Iwai said the three began talking at an izakaya in Sangenjaya.
Oct 4
THQ Nordic Japan will release the PlayStation 5 physical edition of DigixArt's narrative adventure Tides of Tomorrow on December 17 for 4,400 yen, rated CERO C. The download version is already available on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. On Steam, 86 percent of 534 user reviews are positive as of October 1, 2026.
Oct 4
The teaser for the Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent anime names its first cast and an April 2027 premiere on ABC TV and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! block, with streaming on ABEMA to follow. Hiroto Shimizu plays Dan Ichikura, Suzuko Hara plays Hiro Momose, Yuma Tomochika plays Ohana-chan. Makoto Hoshino directs at Studio Flad and Wao World, with series scripts by Megumi Shimizu and character designs by Ruriko Watanabe.
Oct 4
NHK announced Tuesday that Tomohiro Hata will perform "Fragments," the theme song for the live-action series of Yuki Kodama's Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori. Rena Matsui plays Aoko Baba, a ceramics painter, and Hayate Ichinose plays Tatsuki Manabe. The series debuts on NHK's Yorudora block on October 26. The manga ran in Flowers from March 2018 to March 2022, ending at ten volumes.
Oct 3
Yuki Yaku announced on X on September 30 that the Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki light novel series will end with its 12th volume, due October 16. Shogakukan has published the novels through its Gagaga Bunko imprint since May 2016, with illustrations by Fly. The series entered its "last stage" with the 11th volume in March 2023. Yen Press releases the light novels and the manga adaptation in North America. Eight Chida drew the manga for Square Enix, serialized in Monthly Gangan Joker from December 2017 to February 2021. Project No. 9 produced two anime seasons, directed by Shinsuke Yanagi, with Gen Satou as Fumiya Tomozaki and Hisako Kanemoto as Aoi Hinami. Crunchyroll streams the anime in multiple languages, and Funimation streamed the first season and its English dub. Two short story compilation volumes were released as volumes 6.5 and 8.5.
Oct 3
Bandai released the shokugan line Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tomodachi Doll SELECTION on September 28. Each box costs 550 yen and goes on sale in the candy sections of mass retailers nationwide in Japan. The set has 10 flocked dolls, each with a display stand and one piece of soda-flavored gum. The lineup is Isabelle, Tom Nook, Timmy, Tommy, K.K. Slider, Mabel, and four more: Chai (also listed as Chabashira), Julian, Marshal, Jack, Aurora, Raymond, and Whitney. The sources do not fully agree on the back half of the roster. One listing gives Chai, Julian, Jack, and Aurora; another gives Marshal, Julian, Raymond, and Whitney; a third gives Chabashira, Marshal, Jack, and Aurora. All versions confirm 10 types and the same 550 yen price. The figures are re-releases from the earlier Tomodachi Doll series.
Oct 3
Remow launched its It's Anime free ad-supported streaming channel on Pluto TV on September 10, Prime Video on September 1, and the PlayStation 5 Live TV lineup on August 31 in the U.S. The company also announced Tomodachi Talks, an original program hosted by voice actors SungWon Cho and A.J. Beckles with other actors as guests. The channel carries Remow-licensed titles including Your Forma, Tougen Anki, and My Deer Friend Nokotan.
Oct 2
A popup shop for Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko - Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi ~Naseba Naru!~ opens at Tokyo Station from October 9 to October 22, 2026. The goods line uses 26 new illustrations by art director Mitsuru Sasaki. A board game, Aratama Tsubaku Daiensei, uses new box art by character designer Yoshinori Shizuma. Purchases of 5,000 yen or more come with a choose-your-design goshuin-style postcard.
Sep 20
At the 4Gamer booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, voice actor Kosaka Tomoya appeared on stage for "Kosaka Tomoya's Oshi Geki TGS Travel Edition," interviewed by fellow amuleto talent Nonoi Sou. The talk centered on KONAMI's Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 4th Heart and the character Kazama Reita, with Kosaka playing his own save data and showing his Reita goods collection.
Sep 19
Total Mayhem Games will release We Were Here Tomorrow on October 20 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, the studio announced during the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 stream on September 21. Japanese text support is planned, and cross-play between PC and consoles is also planned. The game is the newest entry in the two-player-only We Were Here puzzle adventure series. Two explorers on an Antarctic expedition fall beneath the ice and wake in a retro-futuristic research complex run by a company called Nolchek Industries, where a research team led by director Kathleen Bow has disappeared. Players move along separate paths and rely on walkie-talkies or in-game voice chat. Total Mayhem Games Executive Producer Leite Dauma said development ran two and a half years; Creative Director Martin Mitna said a full playthrough may take around 12 to 15 hours.
Sep 19
The Dengeki Daisy television anime will debut in January 2027 and air for two consecutive cours, a stage presentation at KyoMAF revealed. The main promotional video also named four new cast members: Tomokazu Sugita as Soichiro Kurebayashi, Yuka Terasaki as Riko Onizuka, Setsuji Sato as Masuda, and Kohei Amasaki as Akira. Crunchyroll will stream the anime, directed by Sota Ueno at Studio DEEN.
Sep 18
PayPal and Paidy are exhibiting together at Tokyo Game Show 2026, marking Paidy's first time at the event. Executive Officer and Vice President Tomochika Hashimoto says games need real-time payment and skew young, while credit cards skew older. Paidy, which Paidy built for digital content in 2018, lets users pay later with an email address and phone number instead of a card.
Sep 18
Kadokawa released a teaser for the television anime of Yasukiyo Kotobuki's The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World. Tomokazu Sugita plays protagonist Zelos Merlin, the first cast member announced. The teaser also gives the premiere date: January 2027. Takayuki Inagaki directs at YANCHESTER, with Hiroko Kanasugi on series scripts and Mariko Fujita designing characters.
Sep 17
Ginger Root's Cameron Lew wrote "Soarin'," the ending theme for Kyoto Animation's Sparks of Tomorrow. Lew said he built the track from concept art, character descriptions, a digital painting, and writing from director Ota-san, and that Ota-san asked for a more electronic ending than the acoustic opening. He named K-On!, Nichijou, City, Violet Evergarden, Sound! Euphonium, Lucky Star, and Tamako Market as Kyoto Animation works he loves.
Sep 15
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.
Sep 14
Tokyo Theatres will screen a 4K remaster of Roujin Z for one week at Theatre Shinjuku and Theatre Umeda from December 18, with a nationwide release in spring 2027. The film was written, scripted, and mechanical-designed by Katsuhiro Otomo, with character designs by Hisashi Eguchi and direction by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, and opened in theaters on September 14, 1991.
Sep 13
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.
Sep 12
The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday announced the main cast, a January 2027 premiere, and a teaser visual for the television anime of Yukino Sonoyama's manga Bless. Tomohiro Ono voices Aia Udagawa and Chiyuki Miura voices Jun Sumisaki, with short character videos for both. The series airs on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, directed by Shotaro Kitamura at A-1 Pictures.
Sep 12
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.
Sep 11
Real Sound Anime published the WEB preview and advance cuts for Episode 12 of the TV anime Reiwa no Dara-san, titled How to Spend the Year-End and New Year Holidays. In the episode, Chiyo and Kaoru go out, a bored Hinata heads to the Dara-san House, and Kaoru helps at Miwa's doujin event before Hinata and Kaoru drag Dara-san into year-end and New Year events. The series airs Thursdays at 22:30 on TOKYO MX and other stations.
Sep 9
A stage greeting with Tomoko Yamaguchi, Etsushi Toyokawa, and director Shunji Iwai will follow the September 26 screening of the Undo 4K remaster at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. The event marks the double feature of Undo and PiCNiC. Trailers for both films and a comment video from Iwai were also released.
Sep 9
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.
Sep 8
Anime News Network's review of Sparks of Tomorrow episode 10 gives the episode a community score of 3.1. The reviewer criticizes it for hammering its communication theme twice, for confirming a romance between Noriko and Seiroku that was never developed, and for spending the rest of its runtime reuniting Kengo and Noriko instead of letting the characters talk. The review argues the show keeps robbing itself of tension.
Sep 8
Lighthouse Studio, the CARTA HOLDINGS group company behind the game media site Kamigame Koryaku, will bring its game-specialized VTuber agency UraLogi Game Company to Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a first-time booth at Hall 01-C12. The five talents, who stream entirely in 3D, will hold live real-time chat sessions on the public days and hand out booth-limited goods. TGS 2026 runs September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe, marking the event's 30th anniversary and first five-day run.
Sep 5
The official website for the Romelia War Chronicle TV anime revealed 14 additional cast members on Friday, September 5. The new additions include Hiromichi Tezuka as Hans and Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Glein, among others. The anime is set to debut in October on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto.
Sep 4
The official website for Sunrise and Production I.G's Sōkō Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe revealed the cast, character designs, and a 30-second trailer for the two new Armored Trooper Votoms films. Shinichirō Miki, Yūki Kaji, Yūichi Nakamura, and others join the cast. Miyuki Sawashiro plays the feared AT pilot Ash Vamps, known as the Grey Witch.
Sep 4
The four voice actors behind QUARTET NIGHT, Shouta Aoi, Shoutarou Morikubo, Tatsuya Suzuki, and Tomoaki Maeno, posted a photo together on X on September 4. The shot shows them in costumes from the June 2026 live event QUARTET NIGHT LIVE ENDLESS JEWELS, with a bracelet from the event merchandise visible. The reason for the gathering is unconfirmed, and fans are speculating about a new project or bonus footage.
Sep 4
The web preview and advance cuts for episode 11 of the TV anime Reiwa no Dara-san, titled "Forbidden Test of Courage," are out. Fudeki's cat Arare worries about her single owner and asks Dara-san for help, so Dara-san and Kaoru search for a lover candidate. Meanwhile, Orochi tempts Shū, planning a test of courage he can intervene in to gather life force. The show adapts Haruomi Tomotsuka's manga.
Sep 4
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.
Sep 2
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.
Sep 1
The ANN review of episode 9 of Sparks of Tomorrow criticizes the episode for confirming that Yosuke, a schoolmate of the late inventor Seiroku, was romantically in love with him, while also casting Yosuke as a man trying to marry a child. The reviewer calls the combination homophobic, and argues the episode's conflict could be resolved by a single conversation. The review also notes the episode lacks prior animation flair.