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Ghost in the Shell Episode 4 Adds Ogata & Ebara to the Cast
Kenichi Ogata and Masashi Ebara join Science SARU’s new Ghost in the Shell as Colonel Tonoda and Hanka Precision’s president.
7/31/2026
Kodansha Brings Fairy Tail Back With Re:FANTASIA Miniseries
Hiro Mashima’s 20th-anniversary short run has landed in Weekly Shōnen Magazine—nine weeks of new guild adventures, cover to color pages.
7/31/2026
After God Enters Its Final Arc as Creator Preps the Endgame
Sumi Eno confirms the dark fantasy is in its last stretch, with story work already underway after a mid-July pause.
7/31/2026
Kodansha MagaPoke Nets Hashimoto’s Spider Romance for Sept. 11
Cagaster creator Kachō Hashimoto’s long-teased odd-couple tale spins a weekly run on Magazine Pocket this fall.
7/31/2026
Apothecary Diaries Returns to Ibaraki for Year-Two Tourism Collab
Maomao and Jinshi are back on the road as The Apothecary Diaries renews its Ibaraki partnership with a seasonal key visual and special movie.
7/31/2026
Square Enix Greenlights Faceless Mercenary Manga in Big Gangan
The publisher’s Monthly Big Gangan will serialize Ryūto’s space-farming SF novel with art by Daichi Matsuse starting August 25.
7/31/2026
Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki Adds Eguchi, Kaji & Murase for Oct. 4
Tsutomu’s kawaii-comedy TV anime locks an October 4 premiere, a new key visual, and three heavyweight voice additions.
7/31/2026
Cash Rules: Exiled Merchant LN Nabs TV Anime From Shufu to Seikatsusha
Publisher Shufu to Seikatsusha greenlights a TV anime for Daken’s money-powered fantasy, timed with a brand-new Comic PASH! neo manga.
7/31/2026
Exiled Merchant LN Cashes In on TV Anime as Manga Hits Comic PASH! neo
Shufu to Seikatsusha greenlights a TV anime for Daken’s cash-fueled fantasy—and drops anime character designs the same day the manga launches.
7/31/2026
Horikoshi Returns to Jump With Horror One-Shot Don't Laugh, Shijima-san
Shueisha confirms My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi's first Jump story since 2024: a 61-page boy-meets-girl horror one-shot on August 10.
7/31/2026
Toei Animation Turns 70, Gets Official 'Toei Animation Day'
Japan’s oldest full-scale anime studio marks its founding anniversary with a special site, museum events, and a newly recognized commemorative day.
7/31/2026
OffKai Expo Gen 5 Wraps San Jose With HIMEHINA’s Western Solo Debut
North America’s flagship VTuber con closed its fifth year with packed halls, world-tour lights, and a community still buzzing days later.
7/30/2026