To mark the 30th anniversary of the original TV anime, all 49 episodes of the 1996 series Jigoku Sensei Nube will stream free on the Toei Animation Museum YouTube channel from July 20.
AnimEigo revealed at Anime Expo that it will release five anime titles on Blu-ray, including first English editions of Sakon The Ventriloquist and Moshidora, a 4K UHD remaster of AD Police Files, and
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark anime film Akira back to select U.S. and Canadian theaters in 4K and IMAX on September 4.
A Blu-ray BOX release event for classic anime Fushigi Yuugi is set for November 21, 2026 in Tokyo, featuring voice actors Midorikawa Hikaru and Seki Tomokazu, plus newly drawn Digijacket art by Studio
TMS Anime’s official YouTube channel begins streaming all 51 episodes of the 2006 TV anime Purururun! Shizuku-chan for free, running from July 3 through September 14, 2026.
Two classic Hamtaro theatrical films will screen at Jinbocho Theatre in Tokyo on July 11–12, 2026, with special family-friendly and audience-participation screenings.
Sanei has released the “Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Daikai-bou” mook on July 2, packed with character info, mobile suit data, and a timeline of the First Neo Zeon War.
Bandai is releasing a Special Memorize edition of the Sweet Poron from the 2001 anime Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi — a gold-plated adult role-play toy priced at ¥8,360.
Isao Takahata’s theatrical edit of the classic 1979 anime “Anne of Green Gables” will screen for one day only on July 18, 2026, at UDX Theater in Tokyo.
Singapore animation studio Kasagi Labo has announced a new project set in the Ninja Scroll universe, the beloved 1993 classic directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri at Studio Madhouse.
A special reunion program uniting the main voice cast of all five Pierrot Magical Girl Series titles will air on TOKYO MX on June 28, 2026, with a full version streaming on YouTube.
Good Smile Company has announced a POP UP PARADE figure of Oscar François de Jarjayes from The Rose of Versailles, priced at ¥7,500 and scheduled for September 2026.
Studio Ghibli’s classic war drama “Grave of the Fireflies” will stream on Netflix Japan for the second time starting July 15, 2025, alongside a children’s essay workshop and a school screening support
A newly drawn key visual has been unveiled for the “Bakusō Kyōdai Let’s & Go!! 30th Anniversary Exhibition,” running July 3–August 16, 2026 at Tokyo Anime Center in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA.
A newly drawn slipcase illustration by Umakoshi Yoshihiko has been unveiled for the “Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi” Blu-ray BOX, set to release on December 2.
Yazawa Ai’s beloved manga Gokinjo Monogatari teams up with Sanrio for a dreamy pop-up store tour across four Japanese cities, kicking off at Yurakucho Marui on July 10, 2026.
