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Netflix Locks Gundam Hathaway Sequel for Global Stream Aug. 31
The second Hathaway film hits Netflix worldwide on August 31, complete with an English-dubbed trailer and a path from theaters to living rooms.
8/11/2026
Crayon Shin-chan’s Yokai Vacation Opens at No.3 With ¥539M
The latest Shin-chan theatrical adventure nabs third place on Japan’s chart, selling 441,000 tickets in its first three days.
8/10/2026
Mushoku Tensei S3 Drops Chaos Breaker Arc Trailer Ahead of Episode 8
Season 3 soars toward the floating fortress as Studio Bind teases the Chaos Breaker arc with a new PV and three heavyweight cast additions.
8/10/2026
HIDIVE Locks Multi-Year Exclusive MBS Output Deal, Anchored by Nia Liston
HIDIVE and Mainichi Broadcasting System expand their 2023 partnership into the streamer’s largest content pact yet—with Nia Liston leading fall.
8/10/2026
Fairy-Tale Detective Anime Red Riding Hood Locks 2027 Debut
Aito Aoyagi’s corpse-on-the-path mystery novels head to TV in 2027, with cast, staff, teaser PV, and studio BENTEN Film locked in.
8/10/2026
Shueisha Marks 100 Years With Free Million-Page Global Manga Library
For its centennial, Shueisha opens Manga Million: ~400 titles, 1M pages, 100+ languages—free worldwide through late 2027.
8/10/2026
Twin Engine Locks ¥4B Bandai Pact to Build Anime IPs From Scratch
The studio group behind Vinland Saga and Witch Hat Atelier will co-create manga-to-anime properties with Bandai, bankrolling up to ¥4 billion.
8/10/2026
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Blu-ray Sweeps Oricon, Tops 2026 Anime Home Video
Infinity Castle Chapter 1 locks first-week Oricon BD and DVD crowns with the year’s strongest anime disc debut—and keeps topping daily charts.
8/10/2026
Villains Are Destined to Die Closes Its Main Story—and Locks a TV Anime
The hit otome-game webtoon ends its main run at chapter 214 while Piccoma confirms a television anime is officially in the works.
8/10/2026
Seven Knights of Marronnier Kingdom Unveils Cast, First PV for Oct. 3
J.C.Staff’s fall adaptation of Nao Iwamoto’s hit josei manga names its seven brothers, drops a key visual, and locks an NHK E-Tele premiere.
8/10/2026
Chiikawa Film Reclaims Japan’s No.1 With ¥6.7B After 17 Days
A second-wave theater seal gift supercharges admissions as Mermaid Island vaults back to weekend chart-topper territory.
8/10/2026
Ghost – End of Night Teases Nike’s Rebellion With Hotta & Takahashi Cast
Shingo Natsume and Madhouse unveil a new teaser and lead cast for the original February 2027 anime film ghost – end of night.
8/10/2026