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.
The first-ever Chiikawa film opens July 24, 2026. Characters appear on FNS Kayousai today, and six big reveals are lined up for July 3’s special “Chiikawa Summer Day” event.
Chiikawa teams up with curry chain CoCo Ichibanya for a movie tie-in campaign running July 16–August 31, 2026, featuring exclusive menus, figures, stickers, and prize draws.
Revival screenings of the Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica films have been expanded from 10 to 192 theaters in Japan, ahead of the new film Walpurgis no Kaiten opening August 28.
Voice actress Mitsuishi Kotono, the iconic voice of Usagi in Sailor Moon, hand-drew Sailor Moon on a Calbee potato chip package to celebrate the character’s birthday, sending fans into a frenzy.
The TV anime Mushoku Tensei III has released preview cuts for its first two episodes, both part of the “Eris Training Arc.” TOKYO MX will air them back-to-back on July 4, 2026.
GKIDS has announced the EVANGELION 30th Movie Fest, bringing Evangelion: Death (True)² & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion back to U.S. theaters on July 21 and 22.
BS12 Twellv’s Sunday Anime Theater will broadcast Lupin III vs. Detective Conan THE MOVIE on July 12 and the TV special Detective Conan vs. Kaito Kid on July 26, both free nationwide.
Shin-Ei Animation celebrates 50 years with a free exhibition at Tokyo’s Suginami Animation Museum, running July 25 to November 29, 2026, featuring over 30 titles.
CAKE and TV Asahi have announced a partnership to distribute the Doraemon anime in English, with existing episodes set to receive a brand-new localisation. More details are expected at MIPCOM in Octob
King of Prism -Tri-Star Act-, a brand-new film centered on the trio competition “Prism.3,” has been announced, with the original core staff returning under Tatsunoko Production.
The “Girls & Panzer Motto Love Love Carnival” event held June 28 in Tokyo featured five voice actors covering eight characters, plus the first key visual and trailer for Girls & Panzer Finale Part 5.
Bellemaison Net will launch a second wave of Detective Conan travel-themed merchandise on July 1, 2026, including bags, T-shirts, and acrylic keychains, with a free clear file set for qualifying purch
The official website for Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 has revealed via a teaser that a third anime season is officially in production, with a celebratory visual drawn by character designer Sayaka
Japan’s Studio Khara, known for Evangelion, will produce a dedicated sequence in the multinational animated film BAAHUBALI: THE ETERNAL WAR PART 1, set for release in 2027.
Memorial Visual Leaflets featuring heroine illustrations from the Seishun Buta Yarou series will be distributed free at select stores across Japan starting July 4, 2026.
