NHK General will air the special program “MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Anison Special” on August 1, 2026 at 24:10, featuring highlights from a live all-band anime music festival held in Tokyo.
The tokusatsu film “Daichōhen TAROMAN: Banpaku Daibakuhatsu” will return to cinemas across Japan on August 22, 2026 — exactly one year after its original release date.
The full trailer for the anime film “Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun: Ukkari Detekita Uchuujin wo Sagase!” is out, with JAXA and NAOJ on board and Nakagawa Shoko singing the theme. Opens September 11, 2026.
GKIDS has released an English-subtitled trailer for cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, the anime adaptation of Machiko Kyō’s manga, following its North American premiere at JAPAN CUTS.
Viz Media announced at Anime Expo that the MAO anime, based on Rumiko Takahashi’s manga, will launch its English dub on August 24, with new cast and season-two theme songs revealed.
Sunrise’s MAO anime has unveiled a new promo video for its second cour, revealing Reina Ueda’s new ending theme “Tayutau” and 20th Century’s new opening theme. The second cour kicks off July 4.
Sunrise’s MAO anime has unveiled five new cast members and a fresh visual of Yurako for its second part, which kicks off with episode 14 on July 4.
Nishimura Yuji’s Uchu Nanchara Kotetsu-kun is heading to cinemas. The film, subtitled “Find the Alien Who Accidentally Appeared!”, opens September 11, 2026.
The Aoashi anime and NHK’s long-running cooking show Kyō no Ryōri are collaborating on a special episode featuring summer heat-beating recipes inspired by character Ichijō Hana’s meal plan.
The MAO anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s manga kicks off its second cour with episode 14 on July 4, featuring a new opening theme by boy group 20th Century.
GKIDS has acquired North American rights to the wartime anime Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, with a theatrical release set for September 4 in both subtitled and dubbed formats.
The book Takahata Isao to Hotaru no Haka explores the making of the classic film through seven notebooks and a lost screenplay. It goes on sale June 24, 2026 for 1,980 yen.
NHK announced a TV anime adaptation of Nao Iwamoto’s Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi, set to air on NHK Educational in October with Kiyoko Sayama directing at J.C. Staff.
