Bestselling Japanese author Higashino Keigo, creator of the Galileo series, passed away on July 23, 2026, at age 68. His first anime adaptation, Kusunoki no Bannin, had just opened in January.
Full production details for Stage “Jujutsu Kaisen” – Shibuya Incident Part 1 have been unveiled, including the main visual, a 26-strong cast, and performance dates in Tokyo and Osaka.
Irono’s isekai romance manga about a fashion-loving reincarnated queen in a fake marriage launches its first volume on July 27, 2026 from Square Enix.
Disney+ has unveiled a teaser visual and confirmed a December streaming debut for Episode of Savanaclaw, the second season of Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation.
The “Yamashita Tomoko 20th Anniversary Exhibition” runs October 10–November 24, 2026 in Tokyo, showcasing over 130 original manga manuscripts including Ikoku Nikki and latest work Tatsumaki.
Voice actors Hanae Natsuki (Tanjiro) and Yamazaki Takumi (Kakugawa Crow) shared a stage together for the very first time at a special screening event celebrating the Blu-ray & DVD release of Kimetsu n
The 30th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal honored Cherry and Virgin while hosting world and North American premieres of several anime titles including Grotesqqque and WIND BREAKER.
Veteran voice actor Akio Ohtsuka is cast as the Space Agency Director in “Elianz,” one of three segments in the original anime film GROTESQQQUE, opening November 6, 2026.
Yuzu Soft announced at its Yuzu Soft Songfes 2026 event that the Senren * Banka visual novel will receive an anime adaptation premiering in 2027, with the original cast and KOTOKO returning.
Square Enix has released volume 1 of the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Kyuuten-hen manga on July 27, adapting the arc that begins in Satou Tsutomu’s original light novel volume 27.
Fuji TV’s brand-new summer event “Odaiba FunRising” kicked off on 25 July 2026, bringing Chiikawa, Puppet Sunsun, and an Odoru Daisosasen museum together until 23 August.
A limited pop-up event for TV anime “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto” comes to Nagasaki Stadium City from July 31 to August 30, 2026, featuring exclusive new-illustration merch and a love-potion carnival game.
An extra screening event for Steel Ball Run JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 1st STAGE has been announced for September 5, 2026 at United Cinema AquaCity Odaiba in Tokyo, with three voice actors attending.
The anime Detective Conan teams up with Japan’s iconic Toriningen Contest in a special two-part episode, “The Toriningen Contest Bombing Case,” airing August 29 and September 5.
The Eiga Meitantei Precure! film has revealed its main trailer, full staff lineup, ending theme “FIRST PRISM,” and insert song “First Step,” ahead of its September 18 Japan release.
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Demon Slayer’s full-series rebroadcast aired Episode 16 on July 26, 2026, delivering both hilarious Tanjiro-Inosuke banter and the tearjerking “Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought” that moved f
