Nippon Steel launched a Dr.STONE collaboration site and X campaign using Senku and the anime cast to explain iron, recycling, and future steelmaking.
Dragon Quest’s 40th Anniversary Eyewear Turns Slimes, Roto, and Magic Keys Into Zoff Glasses
Zoff's Dragon Quest eyewear works because it turns familiar objects like Slimes, Roto gear, and Magic Keys into quiet everyday fandom.
A Yu-Gi-Oh-Focused VTuber Agency Is Recruiting Its Second Generation
Kadoge V's second-generation auditions show how specific VTuber agencies can become when they build around one kind of fandom.
My Hero Academia’s PLUS ULTRA Gummy Collab Is Coming to Japanese Stores
Kabaya’s Tough Gummy gets four limited My Hero Academia package designs in Japan from June 8, with a collab prize campaign from June 23.
Bandai Namco Is Reviving Galaga, Time Crisis, and Other Retro Icons for 2026
Bandai Namco’s NAMCO LEGENDARY 2026 project spotlights five classic titles with goods, events, and puzzle-game tie-ins.
NIJISANJI EN Is Back in PSO2 With a New Limited-Time Collab
Sega’s PSO2 New Genesis collab adds scratch items and login bonuses for Igarashi Rika, Meloco Kyoran, Kuramochi Meruto, and Sophia Valentine.
Japan’s New ‘Meetable VTubers’ Want Fans to Step Into Mixed Reality
PANDORA’s MARINA LYRICA project debuts three 3D VTubers after SusHi Tech Tokyo, with future mixed-reality meet-and-greet plans.
Nintama Rantaro Just Became a Japan Travel Guide for Anime Pilgrims
JTB Publishing’s Rurubu Nintama Rantaro guide covers the anime world, Amagasaki pilgrimage locations, ninja facilities, interviews, and stickers.
Yuki Kaji Voices a Cockroach-Killer Dating Sim, and It’s Somehow Real
Earth Pharmaceutical turned pest-control education into Gokigen Lovely Days, a free browser romance sim starring Yuki Kaji in four roles.
Yuri!!! on ICE Is Back for Its 10th Anniversary With New Art, an Exhibition, and a Huge Box Set
Yuri!!! on ICE has revealed a 10th anniversary visual, a winter exhibition, and a limited Blu-ray/CD box scheduled for December 23, 2026.