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Square Enix Unlocks Mahouka's Future Arc After Invasion Manga Finale
Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy has closed the Invasion Arc manga and slotted artist Hazumi Takeda straight into the late-series Future Arc.
8/20/2026
Ghost in the Shell Unlocks Inoue and Chiba as Puppet Master Pair
Kikuko Inoue and Shigeru Chiba join Science SARU's new Ghost in the Shell as the Puppet Master and Section 6's Nakamura.
8/20/2026
GROTESQQQUE Unlocks ÆLIENS Trailer as CloverWorks Sprints Toward November 6
CloverWorks has dropped a new ÆLIENS trailer for Atsushi Nishigori's original omnibus film GROTESQQQUE, due in Japanese theaters November 6.
8/20/2026
After War Gundam X FLASH Unlocks Tokita's Sequel Manga in Gundam Ace
Koichi Tokita's After War Gundam X FLASH manga resumes Garrod and Tiffa's travels in Monthly Gundam Ace's October issue, on sale August 26.
8/20/2026
Apothecary Diaries' First Garden Party Packs 4,000 Fans Into Yokohama
Maomao's court packed Pacifico Yokohama for the series' first fan event, with live dubs, a school AU reading, and the first drop of Season 3 and movie news.
8/20/2026
We Are Aliens Unlocks Gaku Sano, Ed Harumi, and 30-Year Character Art
Gaku Sano, Reika Ozeki, Arisa Sasaki, and Ed Harumi join Kohei Kadowaki's original film ahead of its September 25 Japan opening.
8/20/2026
Scholastic Graphix Locks Five Tezuka Classics for Fresh Reimaginings
Scholastic’s Graphix imprint sealed a new licensing pact with Tezuka Productions to reboot five Osamu Tezuka manga for young global readers.
8/20/2026
Jujutsu Kaisen × graniph Unlocks 21-Piece Fifth-Anniversary Drop
Streetwear label graniph is marking five years of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime with a 21-item capsule, on sale in Japan from August 25.
8/19/2026
Liar Game Deals Namikawa In as Solario, Adds Three Players
Madhouse's airing psychological-suspense series names Daisuke Namikawa as sun-masked dealer Solario and three new contestants.
8/19/2026
Netflix Locks Sept. 29 Worldwide Exclusive for Mononoke's Serpent Finale
The Ōoku horror trilogy's last chapter arrives on Netflix worldwide as an exclusive on September 29, with a new trailer and key art in tow.
8/19/2026
Mii-chan and Miss Yamada Closes Its Two-Year Run With Volume 7
Kodansha's Magazine Pocket has posted Nene Azuki's last chapter, with the seventh collected volume due in Japan on September 9.
8/19/2026
Comiket 108 Closes 50th-Year Arc With 260,000 at Rainy Tokyo Big Sight
Comic Market 108 packed Tokyo Big Sight with 260,000 fans over a wet weekend, closing its 50th-anniversary year and teeing up a rare three-day winter.
8/19/2026