The full cast and a new visual for “Stage Blue Lock 5th STAGE — Neo Egoist League Opens” have been announced, with performances set for Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi from October 2026.
Yoshihiro Togashi’s HUNTER×HUNTER has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation. Celebrations include a Shibuya street-ad hunt, a commemorative PV, and 340 free chapters on Jump+ and Zebrack.
All nine special-edition manhole covers created through a collaboration between manga The Fable and Kishiwada City, Osaka, will be unveiled together on July 4–5, 2026.
Warner Bros. Japan has officially announced Record of Ragnarok IV, the fourth season of the anime adaptation of the manga by Shinya Umemura, Azychika, and Takumi Fukui, complete with a trailer and log
New Natsume’s Book of Friends goods featuring original summer-themed illustrations go on sale 27 June 2026, with an Animate fair offering exclusive bromide cards through 20 July.
The Snowball Earth TV anime has officially been greenlit for a second season, with a trailer revealed the same day the Season 1 finale aired.
A roundup of anime, manga, novels, audiobooks, and video game releases in North America for the week of June 21–27, plus a note on upcoming schedule changes.
The Rent-A-Girlfriend anime has been officially greenlit for a sixth season, which will adapt the Cohabitation arc from Reiji Miyajima’s manga series.
The Perfect Addiction light anime has confirmed a July 8 premiere date. A pre-screening event planned for Saturday was canceled due to an approaching typhoon.
A special exhibition celebrating the conclusion of Uchuu Kyoudai by Koyama Chuya will be held at Seibu Shibuya from July 31 to August 23, 2026, featuring new artwork and original manuscripts.
Volume 1 of the isekai harem manga “Ore ni Tsugou ga Yosugiru Machi,” drawn by Miyanour from Tenna Kota’s original story, went on sale June 26.
The Kindergarten WARS TV anime has cast Mirei Kumagai as Mac, a Violet class teacher and Lyla’s caretaker who wears a yellow bear costume.
Volume 1 of “Muaisō Shitsujichō to Hajimeru Jōōheika no Monogatari-gakari,” drawn by Sayuri Sakai, is now available as an e-book via forcs label jirumite.
Crunchyroll announced it will stream the Kagurabachi TV anime worldwide (excluding Japan, China, North Korea, and South Korea) beginning April 2027, with full staff and cast details revealed.
Mayu Murata’s Honey Lemon Soda Another Stories, a compiled volume of 12 bonus episodes from the concluded Ribon series, went on sale June 25.
The “Dai Eizouken-ten!” exhibition celebrating 10 years of Ohtsuka Sumito’s manga opens June 26–July 12, 2026 at Kitasenju Marui in Tokyo, with exclusive merchandise revealed.
