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Shueisha Announces Promised Neverland One-Shot as 10th-Anniversary Jump Hits
Weekly Shonen Jump has booked a 36-page Promised Neverland extra after the ending, landing in issue 39 on August 24.
8/14/2026
System Sync Opens in NYC With Exclusive Solo Leveling Merch
Ize Press’s System Sync pop-up hits Manhattan today with glow-in-the-dark Solo Leveling gear and rare ORV exclusives.
8/14/2026
Red Riding Hood Announces 2027 Detective Anime as Fairytale Corpses Stack Up
Aito Aoyagi’s fairytale murder-mystery novels are getting a 2027 TV anime, with Yume Miyamoto as the cloaked sleuth who keeps tripping over bodies.
8/14/2026
Haruhi's SOS Exhibit Packs Ikebukuro as 20th-Anniversary Run Hits Its Stride
The 20th-anniversary SOS exhibit is packing Sunshine City with classroom photo ops, a rebuilt clubroom, and weekday crowd-control lines.
8/14/2026
Prince of Tennis II Reveals First Promo as Japan Picks Its Finals Lineup
A first promo, a new key visual, and Spain's voices land as Tenipuri's last World Cup lap locks a September 30 start.
8/14/2026
HIDIVE Locks Its Biggest MBS Deal, With Nia Liston First in Line
HIDIVE just sealed its largest MBS output deal yet, and the frail-but-feral Nia Liston leads the exclusive fall slate outside Asia.
8/14/2026
WIT Studio Invites Attack on Titan Back to Dinner on August 20
The studio that built the Walls — then nearly folded after handing them to MAPPA — just scheduled a cryptic August 20 information drop.
8/14/2026
Ghost in the Shell Exhibition Packs Kobe as Kansai Run Hits Final Stretch
Japan’s first full-franchise Ghost in the Shell exhibition is drawing crowds in Kobe through August 30—with 1,600+ cels, AR dives, and Motoko mania.
8/14/2026
Kadokawa Anime Desk Slips Into the Red Despite a Re:Zero Sales Surge
Hits like Re:Zero lifted Kadokawa's anime sales, but Q1 still closed ¥660 million in the red as production costs outran the boom.
8/14/2026
Crunchyroll and Sony Lock Shinkai's Next Film for Worldwide Release
Crunchyroll has grabbed worldwide rights — minus most of Asia — to Makoto Shinkai's untitled next feature, pairing with Sony Pictures again after Suzume.
8/14/2026
Ossan Kensei II Casts Kensho Ono, Sumire Uesaka as Flumvelk Siblings, Reveals Fourth Promo
Kensho Ono and Sumire Uesaka join the summer sequel as the Flumvelk siblings, while a fourth promo teases Beryl's next fight.
8/14/2026
Crunchyroll Brings Anime to BMW Dashboards When Cars Park
The streamer is wiring its catalog into BMW and MINI infotainment — then 40 more brands — but only once you put the car in park.
8/14/2026