The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 31, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Togen Ankki* by Yuki Urushibara, currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Champion*, goes on sale October 7, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 51, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Demon Slayer: Iruma-kun* by Osamu Nishi, goes on sale October 7, 2026! Volume 9 of *If: Ma-Fia* will also be released on the same day!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A major exhibition commemorating the 5th anniversary of Saka Mikami’s serialized manga *Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity*—titled “Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity: 5th Anniversary Exhibition”—will kick off on Friday, October 16, 2026, in Tokyo, followed by stops in Osaka and Fukuoka! In addition to showcasing a collection of original artwork featuring dignified beauty and heartwarming scenes, a signing session with Saka Mikami will be held at the Tokyo venue.
Merchandise
New merchandise featuring an original “Starry Sky Maid Ver.” illustration from *A Certain Scientific Railgun T* will go on sale in November 2026! Pop-up pre-sale items are now available!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
System Service has announced that new prize items from the TV anime “Golden Kamuy”—“Hachimusu Part 1” and the “Fluffy Oversized Blanket”—will begin rolling out to arcades starting in January 2027. “Hachimasu Part 1” features popular characters as plush keychains, while the “Fluffy Oversized Blanket” is a blanket that stands out for its generous size—large enough to wrap yourself in.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 24, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Akane Banashi* by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Umagami—currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*—will go on sale on October 2, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 5, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Samwan Heruts* by Yama no Ei—currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*—goes on sale October 2, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 10, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Mao no Ichi* by Osamu Nishi and Shiro Usazaki—currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*—will be released on October 2, 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Sanrio Characters”—beloved by people of all ages—team up with Bandai for a new line of Gashapon items in August 2026, set to hit capsule vending machines nationwide one after another!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 19, the latest installment of the popular manga “Yuru Camp△” by Afro, which is serialized on the manga app “COMIC FUZ,” will go on sale on October 9, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 48, the latest (and final) volume of Mizuho Kusanagi’s popular manga *Yona of the Dawn*, will be released on October 20, 2026! The special edition comes with an acrylic stand featuring the “Haraheli” group!
Fashion
A new T-shirt featuring “Grogu” from the upcoming “Star Wars” movie will go on sale at Avail stores nationwide starting August 8, 2026.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
The Japanese-language graphic novel “Graphic Novel: Season 2,” based on the “Star Wars” series drama *The Mandalorian*, will be released on October 7, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 102 of the popular manga *Yowamushi Pedal* (“Yowapeda”) by Wataru Watanabe, currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Champion*, will go on sale on September 8, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Based on the popular social media character “Perfect Piggy,” the book *Perfect Piggy: I Want to Love Myself* will be released on September 14, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 24 of the wildly popular manga *Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity* by Mika Mi Saka, currently serialized in *Magazine Pocket*, goes on sale September 9, 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 14—the latest (and final) volume of the wildly popular manga *My Dangerous Inner Self* (*Boku Yaba*) by Norio Sakurai—will be released on November 6, 2026!
Fashion
The latest installment in the wildly popular racing game series, “Mario Kart World,” is teaming up with Uniqlo to release a collaboration UT collection nationwide starting August 10, 2026!
Merchandise
“Bocchi the Rock!” (BozaRo) × EpicAniWear will release “T-shirts” and “long-sleeve T-shirts” featuring motifs from the series in September 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 4, the latest installment of “I Love to Stuff My Face! Ms. Mochizuki”—based on the popular manga by Maruyo Kamome—goes on sale September 29, 2026!
