The staff of the I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand TV anime confirmed Naoto Kobayashi as Garuvu, a sacred wolf beast who debuted in episode six.
Haikyu!! teams up with Japanese yakiniku chain Yamanakaya for a month-long collaboration in September 2026, featuring exclusive new artwork of Aone and Futakuchi as Sendai tourism ambassadors.
Tsukiji Gindaco and HUNTER×HUNTER are teaming up for a second collaboration featuring special takoyaki, limited goods, and a Water Divination Card, running Aug. 18 – Nov. 17, 2026.
The BL drama “Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto Season 2” reveals three new cast members as Iwanaga’s ex-boyfriends, plus the new opening theme “Scenario” by Mel.
Shiro’s mountain-climbing manga Yama no Susume marks its 15th serialization anniversary on Japan’s Mountain Day (Aug 11) with a new logo and 100 free chapters on Comic Earth Star.
A new line of Detective Conan goods featuring a water-gun theme goes up for pre-order on THE キャラ until August 27, 2026, with 9 characters in cute deformed style.
Premium Bandai’s Bancole! shop is now taking pre-orders for the Acrylic Logo Display EX Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, priced at ¥1,650. Two logo orientations available; ships October 2026.
Animate is holding a Yumekawa Fair for TV anime Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, featuring brand-new illustrated goods of Hachinanmi and friends in dreamy kawaii outfits.
Animate announces new Gintama goods themed around “past and present,” rolling out from August 14, 2026, alongside a two-phase fair offering limited foil postcard bonuses.
AMC Global Media has extended and expanded its distribution agreement between Sentai Filmworks and Japan’s MBS, with HIDIVE set to simulcast Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden as the first title in mult
NBC Universal announces Momoka Terasawa joins the My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked anime cast as Koyuki Inari, debuting in episode six.
The Nakano Chill Night Picnic outdoor cinema event will screen 10 anime titles using projection mapping on an office building wall at Shiki-no-Mori Park, Tokyo, from August 21–23, 2026.
Hakusensha’s shojo manga magazine LaLa marks its 50th anniversary with a special collab PV featuring Suoh Tamaki and Usui Takumi, voiced by their original anime cast.
The 2012 theatrical anime “Momo e no Tegami” (A Letter to Momo) will screen for one day only on August 29 at UDX Theater in Tokyo, followed by a talk show with character designer Ando Masashi.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s 20th-anniversary “SOS Exhibition” runs August 10–30, 2026 at Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, featuring photo spots, dioramas, and rare production materials.
AMNIBUS opens pre-orders for a Blue Lock Ani-Art KAWAII label collection featuring all-new “Morning Routine ver.” illustrations of eight fan-favourite characters.
