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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
Cheat Fuyo Unlocks Extra Staff and Action Teaser for October
P.A. Works fills out the Cheat Fuyo bench — monster design to Jujutsu Kaisen composer Alisa Okehazama — and drops a second teaser ahead of October.
8/19/2026
Reincarnated as a Sword II Unlocks Nanashi, Lich, and Dual Theme Songs
A Sunday dump for Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 names Nanashi and Lich, locks both theme songs, and aims a second promo at an October 7 TV start.
8/19/2026
Studio Fugaku Locks Tenkaichi Staff as Spring 2027 Tournament Opens
Fugaku unveils its core crew, lead voices, and first teaser as Tenkaichi locks an April 2027 TV debut.
8/19/2026
Dark Machine Locks Rival Cast, BUCK∞TICK OP, and October Premiere
The original esports mecha series names four rival-team voices, drops a second promo, and locks a Fuji TV October 2026 start with a BUCK∞TICK opening.
8/19/2026
Overgeared Unlocks Tzedakah Voices as Second Promo Locks October 2
Six Tzedakah Guild voices join J.C.Staff's Overgeared, as a second promo teases Re:name's opening and an October 2 premiere.
8/19/2026
Skip to Loafer Season 2 Sets April 2027 With New Staff and a Second Teaser
P.A. Works is sending Mitsumi and Shima back to Tokyo high school in April 2027, with a thicker staff sheet and a new teaser.
8/18/2026
From Old Country Bumpkin II Unlocks Flumvelk Voices and Fourth Promo
Kensho Ono and Sumire Uesaka join as Warren and Shueste Flumvelk as Season 2 drops a fourth promo ahead of a noble ball gone wrong.
8/18/2026
Hell Mode Season 2 Unlocks Rosenheim Voices as the Elf Front Opens
Two official cast drops and a new visual send Allen into Rosenheim, where elves, a spirit king, and the Demon King's army collide.
8/18/2026