To mark Haikyuu Day on August 19, Ichiban Kuji launches “Karasuno no Mirai” from August 15 at Lawson and online, featuring figures of Hinata, Kageyama, and more for 790 yen per draw.
Anime!Anime! surveyed readers on their favourite ending themes of Summer 2026, with Tensura, Bungou Stray Wans, and Yomi no Tsugai among the most talked-about picks.
Fall 2026 is packed with highly anticipated sequels including Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3, Ao no Hako Season 2, and Black Clover 2nd Season. Here’s everything you need to know before they air.
Bandai opens a lottery on Premium Bandai for three RG 1/144 Gundam SEED kits — Aile Strike Gundam, Freedom Gundam, and Strike Freedom Gundam — from 17–23 August 2026.
NHK will broadcast an anime special based on Shigeru Mizuki’s “Shiroi Hata” manga, titled “Iwo Jima no Shiroi Hata,” as part of its NHK Special documentary program on Sunday, August 16.
The staff of Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama U-17 World Cup Kesshō Member Ketteisen unveiled a new promo video, four Spanish national team cast members, and a September 30 premiere date.
Premium Bandai will hold a lottery sale for the RG 1/144 Force Impulse Gundam and RG 1/144 Destiny Gundam starting 17 August 2026, with winners announced on 25 August.
Summer anime Yani Neko’s seventh episode delivers chaos from a nicotine demon fleeing a filthy apartment to the now-legendary centaur scene, with the director confessing mosaic art was drawn right up
IDOLiSH7 collaborates with actor Endo Kenichi’s cooking show, where Tamaki Yotsuba requests he craft the “strongest pudding” while a giant Osama Pudding mascot looks on.
A joint exhibition for Guilty Crown and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress opens October 30, 2026 at Ginza Mirai Museum in Tokyo, featuring a special key visual of Inori and Mumei in swapped outfits.
The SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT completion screening event in Tokyo on Aug. 14 revealed cast insights on voice acting, the importance of silence, and a hilarious ohagi collaboration announcement.
The official key visual and PV for “The New Prince of Tennis U-17 World Cup: Finals Member Selection” have dropped, along with four new cast members voicing Spain’s national team. Premieres September
Comic Natalie’s most-read article for Aug 6–12, 2026 was the fourth Chiikawa × Kura Sushi collaboration campaign, set to run from August 21 through September 30.
Voice actress Shizuka Ishigami joins the TV anime “Yowaki MAX Reijo” as young Rufus Stan, reprising her role from the prior voice drama. An August seasonal visual themed “Two on a Summer’s Day” is als
To celebrate the opening of ufotable CHARACTERS Cafe IKEBUKURO, Demon Slayer’s Mugen Train and Infinity Castle Chapter 1 will screen for one week only, August 21–27, 2026, at Grand Cinema Sunshine Ike
DMM TV’s exclusive drama Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu 2 premieres September 17, 2026, with its full returning cast confirmed and a dynamic new key visual unveiled.
