DLE launches online gacha figures for “Konjiki no Gash!!” (「金色のガッシュ!!」) set “～Stand Tall, Champions～” on May 14, 2026, featuring all-new illustrations of 16 characters celebrating an epic demon-vs-demon showdown.
The popular webtoon and web novel “Kindergarten for Divine Beasts,” with over 40 million global views, is being adapted into an animated TV series via South Korea’s Anione channel, produced using AI technology throughout the production pipeline.
Fashion brand graniph (グラニフ) announces its first collaboration with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, launching 21 items including apparel and accessories. Pre-orders open online through May 18, 2026, with in-store sales from May 19.
The Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (「魔法使いの夜」) theatrical anime film officially announces its voice cast, with all three lead characters reprised by the original game voice actors from the TYPE-MOON visual novel. Scheduled for a 2026 theatrical release.
The TV anime “Oni no Hanayome” (「鬼の花嫁」) reveals three additional cast members — Saka Yasuto, Shimazaki Nobunaga, and Endo Aya — along with a new Character PV Vol. 2, ahead of its summer 2026 premiere.
Makagi Yuki is cast as the lead 009/Joe Shimamura in the new anime “Cyborg 009 Nemesis,” with the complete voice cast for all nine Nemesis cyborg members now announced.
The theatrical anime adaptation of TYPE-MOON’s visual novel “Mahoutsukai no Yoru” (魔法使いの夜) by ufotable has revealed its first character visuals and confirmed the three lead voice actors, with a 2026 release scheduled.
The baseball manga “Thank You Pitch” (「サンキューピッチ」) by Sumiyoshi Kiu is holding its first-ever pop-up shop at GALLERY X BY PARCO, Shibuya, from June 5–22, 2026, packed with interactive activities and exclusive merchandise.
The TV anime 【Oshi no Ko】 has unveiled the official event visual for “Ichigo Production☆Fan Kansha-sai 2026” (苺プロダクション☆ファン感謝祭2026), a fan appreciation concert themed around an Ichigo Production Kingdom of princesses and knights, set for August 2026.
The Gundam Conference Spring 2026 livestream revealed a short promotional video titled “A Boy With Gundam” for the Road to 50 project, along with the Gundam-Con fan event at Makuhari Messe in January 2027 and several other upcoming initiatives.
Voice actress and artist Takahashi Rie announces a label move within the Sony Music network, while revealing her 3rd EP “Kimi Kanetsu-chuu” (黄身加熱中) will be released on July 15.
A new manga titled “超越級聖剣士、魔剣士家の末息子に回帰する” by Mutsuki Yuta launches on LINE Manga, following a top-ranked paladin who is reincarnated as the youngest son of a demon sword family.
Toei Animation and developer Studio51 Inc. reveal the title, platform, and English language support for the new visual novel in the Expelled from Paradise (Rakuen Tsuihou) franchise, scheduled for winter 2026 on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.
The doting-marriage romance manga “「『お前を愛することはない』と言われたので『そうなの？ 私もよ』と言い返しておきました。氷の貴公子様と紡ぐ溺愛結婚生活」” (I was told “I will never love you” so I replied “Is that so? Same here” — a doting married life with the Ice Prince) Volume 1 is now available from MAG Garden as of May 15.
Whisper of the Heart (Studio Ghibli) topped the Japanese TV anime ratings with 7.5% on NTV, while the live-action Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional earned 2.1% on NHK.
After news of voice actress Yamazaki Wakana’s passing, Conan fans across the country wept together during the broadcast of a classic episode on May 16, 2026, moved by an emotional tribute in the ending credits.
