The 4K remaster of COWBOY BEBOP: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door opens across Japan on October 30, 2026, with special stage greeting events at TOHOCinemas Shinjuku featuring the film’s key creators.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten has crossed 2.1 billion yen at the Japanese box office within 27 days, surpassing the previous series record held by [Shinpen] Hangyaku no Monogatari.
New stills from Eiga Meitantei Precure! reveal that Satoru and Daifuku from Wonderful Precure! get transformation scenes, with voice actors Terajima Takuma and Nakamura Yuichi sharing comments.
Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu has earned ¥15.84 billion and drawn 10.857 million admissions in 59 days, claiming the top spot on Japan’s 2026 box-office chart.
The first manga replica art exhibition for Tsukushi Akihito’s Made in Abyss opens at Seibu Ikebukuro from October 24 to November 29, 2026, celebrating the theatrical series Part 1.
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc is now streaming exclusively on Prime Video. Celebrations include a home-viewing guide video by voice actor Hanae Natsuki and a retro video-store exhibition at Shinjuku Station.
Week-3 attendees of the Hibike! Euphonium finale film will receive a random download card for one of two special audio dramas continuing the story beyond the movie’s ending.
Eiga Meitantei Precure! Fushigi na Niwa to Futari no Himitsu will launch 4DX screenings on October 2, marking the first 4DX experience in the 23-title Precure franchise.
The second part of theatrical anime “Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium” will screen in Dolby Cinema at 9 venues across Japan from October 2, with a stage greeting event in Tokyo on October 3.
Anime film Rakuen Tsuiho: Kokoro no Resonance will hold a special complete-preview screening at Shinjuku Wald 9 on October 31, 2026, with cast and staff in attendance. A collab with the MoD Cyber Cont
Japan’s free-to-air BS12 channel will broadcast the HD Remaster of Street Fighter II The Animated Movie on Oct. 18 and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: The Lonely Dragon on Oct. 25, both as TV premieres.
Bandai Namco Filmworks has unveiled the main trailer and main visual for Nijiiro no Rinne, the seventh and final film in Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199, opening in Japan on October 30.
Comic Natalie’s most-read articles for Sept 10–16, 2026 were led by Chiikawa Park’s Halloween seasonal event and the fifth attendee bonus for the Chiikawa movie.
Director Kadowaki Kohei’s animated feature “Wareware wa Uchūjin” is collaborating with soba chain Meidai Fuji Soba across 18 Tokyo locations from September 18 to October 5.
The psychedelic cyber-noir anime film Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark has unveiled its full trailer and key visual, confirming a January 22 simultaneous theatrical release in Japan and the United Stat
The 2014 Attack on Titan compilation film “Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow” is coming to SCREEN X, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX from October 23 — a first for the franchise in SCREEN X format.
