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Chiikawa Film Knocks Spider-Man Off Japan's No. 1 With ¥1.7B Weekend
Nagano's first Chiikawa movie surged back to No. 1, selling 1.15 million tickets and topping Spider-Man over the Aug. 7–9 weekend.
8/14/2026
Chi-Fuyo Reveals Action PV as P.A. WORKS Charges Into October
A new action promo for the October isekai throws Rein Garland's party into a dungeon brawl with a glowing two-headed dragon.
8/14/2026
World Trigger REBOOT Exhibit Packs Ikebukuro With Life-Size Yuma
Toei's new Ikebukuro walkthrough turns Border's origin into five zones, a life-size Yuma, and a first look at remake character sheets.
8/14/2026
Tank Chair Locks October 4 Debut With Main Trailer, SiM OP & New Cast
Polygon Pictures’ wheelchair-assassin anime rolls out a main PV, key visual, theme songs, and a firm October 4 premiere.
8/14/2026
Tenkaichi Goes Official: Cast, Staff and Teaser Point to April 2027
Studio Fugaku opens the official site for Tenkaichi, naming Musashi, Honda and Nobunaga as the TV anime locks an April 2027 premiere.
8/13/2026
Kadokawa Launches Lodoss War Prequel as Studio White's First Webtoon
Kadokawa's Studio White partnership puts a full-color Lodoss War prequel on WEBTOON and LINE Manga in more than 150 countries.
8/13/2026
Slime 300 Manga Locks Final Volume After Nine Years of Quiet Power
Yusuke Shiba’s long-running manga of the comfy-witch isekai will wrap with volume 19, following Square Enix’s freshly shipped book 18.
8/13/2026
SAO x Yuuki Sakuna Debuts FamilyMart Outfit-Swap Merch Today
Asuna and VTuber Yuuki Sakuna trade looks in six new illustrations as FamilyMart starts selling exclusive SAO badges, keychains, and prints.
8/13/2026
Blue Archive x ZOZO Reveals Black Military Gehenna Drop Today
Hina, Ako, Iori, and Chinatsu suit up in original black-military fits as ZOZOTOWN opens made-to-order sales on its second Blue Archive fashion drop.
8/13/2026
Fugaku's Tenkaichi Bets Japan on a Sengoku Death Tournament for April 2027
Kodansha's historical brawler names Musashi, Honda, and Nobunaga as Fugaku readies an April 2027 TV anime and a first teaser.
8/13/2026
MapleStory Brings Frieren Collab and Exclusive Rewards for Sept. 9
Nexon America is dropping Frieren, Fern, and Stark into Global MapleStory on September 9, with exclusive event rewards and the elf mage as a companion.
8/13/2026
Ghost in the Shell Packs Otakon as Staff Defend a Manga-First TV Take
Scriptwriter EnJoe Toh and producer Kengo Abe packed Otakon 2026 to explain why Science SARU's new Ghost in the Shell goes back to Shirow's manga.
8/13/2026