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BLEACH TYBW × Thank You Mart Drops 21 Exclusive Goods at ¥390
As the final cour of Thousand-Year Blood War airs, Thank You Mart rolls out 21 exclusive BLEACH items—all priced at a flat ¥390.
8/7/2026
Weekly Shonen Jump Print Run Falls Below 1 Million for First Time
Japan’s flagship shonen magazine averaged just 985,000 print copies in April–June 2026—and no Japanese magazine now clears one million.
8/7/2026
Chiikawa Film Crosses ¥5 Billion in Just Two Weeks
The Secret of the Mermaid Island hits ¥5B and 3.5M tickets, becoming 2026’s No. 2 Japanese film behind Detective Conan.
8/7/2026
World Cosplay Summit 2026 Closes Summer Era With 259K Fans, Hong Kong Crown
Nagoya’s final midsummer cosplay mega-fest drew ~259,000 to Oasis 21 as Team Hong Kong took the world championship and the event shifts to November.
8/7/2026
Shueisha Day-One Simulpubs Sango Honda's Finding the Invisible Star
Honda's ballroom romance bows on Shonen Jump+ and English MANGA Plus the same Thursday, with chapter one free to read.
8/7/2026
Made in Abyss Film Drops New Cast, Mori Calliope Theme & Trailer
Awakening Mystery teases deeper layers with Tepaste and Cravagli cast, a Penkin–Calliope theme song, and a third trailer ahead of October.
8/7/2026
AVIOT Drops Jujutsu Kaisen Earbuds With 250+ New Character Voices
Three special TE-V1R editions pack exclusive logos, OST-tuned audio, and newly recorded lines from Gojo, Sukuna, and more.
8/6/2026
Pan Dorobo Unveils Main PV, Key Visual Ahead of October Debut
The bread-thief picture-book hit serves up its first main trailer and key art, new cast, and a catchy OP sung by its leads.
8/6/2026
Sakamoto Days Tops 18 Million as Shueisha Ships Volume 28
Yuuto Suzuki’s hitman-turned-shopkeeper hit clears a new global print milestone as Shueisha drops the latest tankōbon.
8/6/2026
Giant Ojō-sama Unveils Teaser Visual, Locks January 2027 Debut
Tatsunoko’s size-comedy adaptation drops its first teaser visual as the winter 2027 premiere and full main staff line-up go official.
8/6/2026
Re:ZERO Season 4 Drops Recapture Arc Trailer Ahead of Aug. 12 Return
White Fox’s new PV for Season 4’s second cour teases Gluttony showdowns and a MYTH & ROID track as Subaru’s reclaim-what-was-lost stretch begins.
8/6/2026
Hakusensha Reboots Emperor's Shaman Manga on Hana to Yume+ Aug. 10
Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine greenlit a brand-new comic of Akumi Agitogi’s court fantasy, launching online August 10 with artist Yuru Sasara.
8/6/2026