TV anime Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3 reveals its first PV, announces Ueda Reina as the mysterious Bai Niangniang, and confirms Yorushika’s opening theme. Premieres October 2, 2026.
ABEMA’s Week 3 of its “200 Anime Free Every Week” August campaign spotlights beloved Heisei-era girls’ anime, with free full-series streams starting August 16, 2026.
Disney and Square Enix have announced an original Kingdom Hearts anime series featuring a completely new story. It will air on Disney Channel and stream on Disney+.
An online lottery for 86―Eighty-Six― merchandise featuring original illustrations by Shirabi is being restocked on Kuji-Hikido from 10 August to 8 September 2026.
New WIND BREAKER merchandise featuring original summer fireworks artwork of five main characters goes on sale at Animate stores and online from 21 August 2026.
The theatrical anime “Saishu Gakusho Hibike! Euphonium” Part 2 gets a midnight premiere screening on Sept. 11, 2026, alongside multiple stage greeting events across Japan.
All three anime series of Hajime no Ippo — 127 episodes plus a TV Special and OVA — will stream free for a limited time on ABEMA beginning August 10, 2026.
Preview images and synopsis for Meitantei Precure! episode 29 “The Two’s Past” are out, airing August 16, 2026. Kurea and Ruruka’s first meeting in London comes to light.
The PEACH-PIT 25th Anniversary Special Exhibition comes to Nagoya’s Efurīdo Building from 19 September to 12 October 2026, featuring first-look rough drafts and Nagoya-exclusive merchandise.
Bandai Spirits’ S.H.Figuarts line announces an action figure of Kusanagi Motoko from the new Ghost in the Shell TV anime, priced at ¥9,900 and due January 2027.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan anime, creator Aso Shuichi has drawn a new 3-panel manga, fan-voted episodes are streaming free, and a birthday video celebrates Saiki on Augus
Bandai opens a lottery sale for three RG 1/144 Gunpla kits from Gundam 00 — Exia, Double O Raiser, and Double O Quanta — on Premium Bandai from August 17–23, 2026.
The TV anime Hell Mode Season 2 has announced six new voice cast members for characters appearing in the Rosenheim arc, covering both the elven kingdom and demon sides.
Kadokawa has revealed that Shizuka Ishigami will voice a young Rufus Stan in the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Hiro Oda’s Yowaki MAX Reijō light novel, set to debut this October.
NBCUniversal Japan unveils a fourth promo video and two new cast members for the second anime season of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, now airing since July 8.
TV drama Tengu no Daidokoro Season 3 premieres on BS-TBS on October 1, 2026, with a new key visual and two new cast members announced.
