Mugen Patrol YUZU is a 1990s manga by Keiko Okamoto, who died on May 6, 2026. The series is named among her known works, but no further details about it have been covered.
Mugen Patrol YUZU is a 1990s manga by Keiko Okamoto, identified in the report of her death as one of the works she was known for, alongside CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!. Okamoto died on May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage, and her family announced the death via her official X account on June 18.
At the time of her death she had been serializing The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke! since March 2026. That series will end with its sixth episode, with a digital single volume planned.
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A live program announcing the release date of BanG Dream! Our Notes will air September 13 from 21:00 to 22:30 on YouTube. The cast includes Hina Youmiya, Yuzuki Watase, Nonoka Miyanaga, Asaki Yuikawa, and Kana Hishikawa. The rhythm game is scheduled for 2026 and is free to play.
The live-action film of Ryō Nakama's High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku manga has revealed its theme song artist, Yuzu, in a new trailer. The film stars Yuno Nagao, Shingo Katori, Jun Saitō, and Riisa Naka. Directed by Tôichirô Rutô, it opens in Japan on January 8, delayed from fall 2026.
Chihiro Yuzuki announced on X on Monday that her manga With You, Our Love Will Make it Through will end with the 13th compiled book volume. The series has run on Shueisha's Manga Mee shojo website since May 2019. Shueisha published the 11th volume on March 24 and ships the 12th on September 25. An anime adaptation debuted in October 2025 on Tokyo MX, with Crunchyroll streaming the series and an English dub. Yen Press releases the manga in English.
Yuzusoft announced on August 7 that its bishoujo adventure game Sanoba Witch has surpassed 500,000 copies sold worldwide. The original 18+ PC version launched in February 2015, meaning the milestone took roughly 11 years to reach. The game follows protagonist Shuuji Hoshina, who can sense others' feelings, and his classmate Nene Akechi, who becomes aroused as the cost of a magical contract. Other heroines include Meguru Inaba, who struggles to make friends, and Tsubasa Shiiba, who dresses in male clothing as her contract's cost. The all-ages version on Steam has received 98% positive reviews from 9,488 user reviews, earning an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' status. According to Steam Scout data, 95.4% of the full HD version's reviews are in Simplified Chinese, 3.6% in Traditional Chinese, and 0.4% in Japanese. In December 2024, sales were reported at 300,000 copies, meaning an additional 200,000 copies sold over the following year and a half. The game was also adapted into a manga. Yuzusoft's Senren * Banka surpassed 1 million copies in February 2026, and Sanoba Witch appears to be following similar success.
Visual novel developer Yuzu Soft announced during its Yuzu Soft Songfes 2026 event on July 26 that its 2016 visual novel Senren * Banka will receive an anime adaptation premiering in 2027. The game's original voice cast will reprise their roles: Sora Haruka as Yoshino Tomotake, Yuki Kotorii as Mako Hitachi, Mikan Sato as Murasame, and Sawa Sawawa as Lena Liechtenauer. Singer KOTOKO, who performed the visual novel's opening theme, will also perform the anime's opening song. The announcement did not specify the anime's format or episode count. The visual novel, released in Japan in July 2016 for Yuzu Soft's 10th anniversary, has sold over 1 million units worldwide as of February 2026. It received a Steam release in English and Chinese in 2020 via NekoNyan and HIKARI FIELD, and a Nintendo Switch version in May 2022. The game has accumulated over 30,000 'Very Positive' user reviews on Steam, with approximately 92.65 percent of reviews written in Simplified Chinese, according to Steam Scout data cited by Game Spark. The copyright for the anime lists wwwave, a studio known for producing shorter-format anime episodes.
A new original anime short for Mob Psycho 100 was released on July 12, 2026, to celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary. The short debuted at the "Mob Psycho 100 Anime 10th Anniversary Event: Reunion" held at Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Kawaguchi City, Saitama. It is now streaming online with English subtitles. The story is set at the Spirits and Such Consultation Office and features Reigen Arataka, Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama, Dimple, and Tome Kurata. Yuzuru Tachikawa directed, wrote, storyboarded, and served as technical director for the short. Yoshimichi Kameda, the original anime's character designer, worked as animation director and also drew a commemorative illustration. Kameda noted that nearly all of the original production team reunited to produce the short. The first season of the Mob Psycho 100 anime premiered in July 2016, and the franchise has been marking its 10th anniversary throughout the year, starting with projects on Mob's birthday, May 12. The series is based on the manga by ONE and was produced by Studio Bones.
Asako Yuzuki's novel 'Butter' has sold over 2.01 million copies worldwide, with 740,000 in Japan and 1.27 million overseas. The Kawade Bunko edition, released June 15, ranked first at major bookstores and received an emergency reprint on June 25, with another reprint scheduled for July. The novel has won four UK awards and been translated into 40 countries.
Manga artist Keiko Okamoto died on May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage, her family announced via her official X account on June 18. Okamoto was known for 1990s works including "Mugen Patrol YUZU" and "CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!" and had been serializing "The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!" since March 2026. That series will end with its sixth episode, with a digital single volume planned.
CLLENN Co., Ltd. announced the live-action vertical short drama adaptation of Eito Hisamatsu's manga 'Girlfriend,' starring former NMB48 member Yuzuha Hongo as Hana. All 30 episodes were released at once on June 16, 2026, exclusively on DMM Short, a vertical drama service within DMM TV. The series is a love omnibus horror about a woman descending into hell through toxic relationships.
CyberAgent released the hololive Dreams Snack vol. 2 Umashio Flavor on June 9. Each bag randomly includes a game original illustration sticker of one of 16 hololive production talents, including Ayame Ookami, Pekora Usada, Marine Houshou, and IRyS. The snack is sold at FamilyMart, Animate, HMV, and other stores for 253 yen.