Premium Bandai is now taking pre-orders for five types of “World Gundam General Election 2025 Commemorative Illustration” goods featuring seven iconic mobile suits. Orders close 16 August 2026.
A special MV pairing the Medalist manga with HANA’s anime Season 2 OP “Cold Night” has dropped, alongside merchandise details for the August 30 Special Exhibition event in Tokyo.
The Koutetsujou no Kabaneri 10th anniversary project unveils the “Mumei Ranman” illustration by character designer Mikimoto Haruhiko, a special movie by the original staff, and a scale figure due June
Ultraman and Kameda’s Kaki no Tane both turn 60 in 2026, joining forces for a limited collaboration campaign with 1,010 exclusive prizes and special co-branded packaging rolling out nationwide.
Volume 1 of the manga adaptation of Hozumi Mitaka’s novel, drawn by Garapii, goes on sale July 24, 2026 from Hifumi Shobō — following a young collector expelled from his noble house.
LaLa’s September issue, marking the magazine’s 50th anniversary, comes bundled with a special booklet “LaLa Anniversary Book Aka” packed with art and messages from iconic manga artists.
The TV anime Anne Shirley, based on L.M. Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables novels, is set to air on Fuji TV every Sunday from October 4, 2026.
To mark the theatrical debut of “Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island,” TVer is streaming all 120 episodes of the Chiikawa anime for free from July 24 to August 23, 2026.
GODIVA teams up with Ai Yazawa’s NANA manga for a special collaboration launching August 7, featuring themed Chocolixir drinks and an ice cream set with a NANA-illustrated cooling pouch.
A special anniversary video for the classic super robot anime Chōdenji Robo Combattler V has been released on YouTube, blending nostalgic scenes with brand-new full CG animation to mark 50 years.
The 46th Doraemon film, “Nobita’s Steam Time Machine,” heads to Victorian London in an all-original story. Directed by Moriyama Rucho, scripted by Ueda Makoto. Spring 2027.
A 1/7 scale figure of Hestia from DanMachi V recreating her “Dios Aedes Vesta” divine-release scene is now up for pre-order at Amiami, with an exclusive smiling face part and A6 acrylic plate bonus.
The theatrical anime “Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu” opened in Japanese cinemas on July 24, with new scene cuts showing Chiikawa in battle, Usagi rapping, and more.
The Elbaph arc launched in Japan on April 5 and is heading to English dub this fall on Crunchyroll, as One Piece shifts to a new reduced-episode annual schedule from 2026.
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that Ghost in the Shell: SAC director Kenji Kamiyama will helm the all-new Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO anime at Sola Animation in 2027.
Crunchyroll has silently delisted several anime titles including Blood Blockade Battlefront, Orange, Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions, Black Lagoon, and more, with no official announcement.
