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Viz Media’s been pretty good about picking up Ai Yazawa manga series following Nana, such as Neighborhood Story, and I’m No Angel is the latest one. It’s also one of the more obscure ones in her catalog. After all, someone who did read Paradise Kiss would already have known about the series following Miwako’s older sister Mikako. Fortunately, while this one might be new to people, it’s a shojo manga series that features many Yazawa manga hallmarks and is quite easy to get absorbed in as a result

Kuro is a Somato manga series that tended to focus on various mysteries while also highlighting the idea that “dark” doesn’t necessarily mean “evil.” (It’s something you could consider a trend in recent Yen Press releases.) The omnibus compiles all three volumes into one, allowing someone to get all the reveals at once. It’s also great at really highlighting how amazing Kuro, the black “cat” who is the young heroine Coco’s constant companion, does always feel like the focal point and star even w

Yen Press picked up the mushroom people manga series Doku Doku Mori Mori, and Toxy Noxy Foresty Forest is here to get people thinking about how dark and dangerous doesn’t mean bad and nice doesn’t mean good. The series is all about the misconceptions people can develop and persecution certain groups can face. Meanwhile, all of this also applies to the artistic direction and how you literally can’t judge this book by its cover and often adorable art. Editor’s Note: There will be some minor spo

The official Fire Emblem account has given more information on Cai, who will be one of the playable main protagonists of the upcoming Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. There are details on his personality, as well as how he handles in combat. Cai is an energetic and earnest boy who loves his family. He and his childhood friends spend their days peacefully living in the quiet town of Libeira, but on the day of his fifteenth birthday, the wheels of fate begin to turn. Cai loves physical activities

The First Descendant is getting its first anime series crossover with a new event that brings Evangelion characters to the game. It will start in-game on June 18, 2026. While details are still slim, we do know three heroines from the Rebuild of Evangelion quartet of movies will be involved thanks to a first trailer. Asuka Shikinami Langley, Mari Illustrious Makinami, and Rei Ayanami are the three characters highlighted in the crossover trailer. All three are shown in their plugsuits from the

HoYoVerse and Kura Sushi confirmed a Honkai: Star Rail crossover event with Aventurine and Sparkle will take place at the restaurant chain. This event will be limited to US locations. A start date hasn’t come up yet, but it’s possible we could see it start after the current Tamagotchi event ends on June 23, 2026.  At the moment, only teaser art of Aventurine and Sparkle at Kura Sushi appeared. This involves chibi versions of both of them. He seems to be holding tuna nigiri, while it looks lik

Voting kicked off worldwide for the new Songs You Want Ado to Cover Song Voting poll ahead of the release of her second Utattemita album. The official site is now open until June 21, 2026. Once tallied, the results will be used to determine which tracks she’ll sing for the winter release. Note that the site only says winter in general, so the CD could appear as early as December 2026 or late as March 2027.  Here’s how the voting process works for the Songs You Want Ado to Cover Song Voting po

Sega’s next Frieren figure is part of its FIGURIZMα prize line and turns the heroine upside down. It is referred to as a Flower Dance variant. We’ll see it Japanese arcades on July 24, 2026. It will appear worldwide as well, with Toho already taking $30 pre-orders even ahead of it appearing on Amazon. The FIGURIZMα line tends to consist of figures with more dynamic and active poses. For example, the last one of the character in this line was called The Heights of Magic and showed her in the m

While the Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo sequel manga volumes are already out in Japan, Viz Media only just confirmed the release window for volume 1 in English. It will share it in Spring 2027. There’s no exact release date for it yet, however. All chapters from the series are available in English both on Manga Plus and through Viz. As a reminder, this company also handled the English release of the original manga. In this follow-up set almost 70 years after the events of the original Jujutsu Kaisen,

There’s a new Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom and the Guide of Memories trailer and site that introduce the first four major characters and introduce gameplay elements. The amnesiac Karia will be joined on her journey under Aladiss by previous protagonist Yumia Liessfeldt and at least two other associates. This new lead will also be unique in that she will eat items to recover memories, change her appearance, and gain new skills.  The characters in Atelier Karia are Aladiss Pioneering Team m

The Pokemon Company has revealed that it will sell new merchandise based on the Japanese Pokemon game covers in Japan on June 18, 2026. This collection will appear as part of celebrations for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. This collection will cover all mainline and Legends games from the first-generation Game Boy releases in 1996 up until the Nintendo Switch releases in 2025. As a reminder, Japan had an exclusive release of Pocket Monsters Green that went along with the inaugural Po

Lasengle warns that it will release an update in mid-June 2026 that will update the game engine of Fate/Grand Order to Unity 6. You will have approximately 30 GB of game data to download if you are downloading everything at once. According to the statement on the official Fate/Grand Order news page, you will have to download about 16 GB of additional data if you downloaded all the data prior to the update. This is something you can turn on or off in the settings. If this is your first time do

If there’s one thing you can rely on Odencat for, it’s a game that might brighten your day while also respecting your time. They aren’t huge epics that will wear out their welcome. No, titles like Bear’s Restaurant and Meg’s Monster give you an afternoon or two of joy. Mousebusters continues the Odencat legacy of pleasant games, as it is another clever, often silly, story as you go on an adventure. There’s an apartment building with a bad reputation, and unfortunately it’s your new home. Almo

Now that we have a December 2026 release date for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World, Square Enix also shared details about the launch day DLC add-ons and the voice actors for characters. It also confirmed there will be over 500 monsters in this installment, with a fusion synthesis system to combine tamed ones into new characters.  When it comes to the Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World characters, we know the voice actors for the two leads, Debora, and the two Fuzzies monsters

Square Enix announced a new collection of NieR: Automata 2B and 9S personal marker style charms that can connect to each other and be used as decorations or keychains. These will be available alone in a blind box sort of situation for 660円 (~$4) each or 6,600円 (~$41) for a box of ten. These follow other, similar sorts of Square Enix character charms and keychains. They’ll show up in Japan on August 29, 2026, and it’s unknown when we might see them worldwide. Each of the charms is an acrylic o

Square Enix updated its Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis banners, and it means Tifa from the original FFVII storyline gets a biker sort of costume called Rider Jacket and matching Riding Gloves weapons. That will appear until July 1, 2026. It also offers another chance to get Red XIII’s Brisingamen collar Ultimate Weapon. Both of these are five-star pieces of equipment for Tifa. The Rider Jacket comes with the Ultra Freezing Drive C Ability that deals 2,000% physical ice damage to one enemy whil

A Pokemon Center Playful Partners merchandise line consisting of pet accessories and toys is now available in at the US storefront. There are 22 pieces in it. Some of the items include art from James Turner, who designed characters from the series and worked on The Plucky Squire. Collars, harnesses, toys, dishes, and beds are all part of the line. Most items are about $19.99, though some items like beds are much more expensive. Here’s the full list of all the different pet toys and accessorie

ACE Entertainment just launched the 1.0 version of Tales of Seikyu, and now that the game is out of early access there are 20 romance options, marriage is an option after getting up to the tenth heart event, and the storyline is done. The developer also confirmed that there will be post-launch updates and teased those could also involve the love interests, noting they have “some romanic ideas cooking” in the launch announcement on Steam. The game is also temporarily on sale for $17.49 until June

We’ll see some new carrying cases for the Switch 2 based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons soon, as Max Games announced two are in the works. These will both show up in Japan in early August 2026 alongside a themed card case. The hard fabric EVA cases are 2,780円 (~$17) each, while the cartridge container is 1,300円 (~$8). It’s unknown if we might see them worldwide as well like we do with Hori peripherals. In the case of the system cases, each one is a case that is designed to hold Nintendo’s n

At the start of May 2026, Falcom and NIS America confirmed that Switch 2 and PS5 versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure would appear. Now we got exact release dates as Summer Game Fest 2026 ended. Those will both be out on September 10, 2026. Standard digital copies are $39.99, and NISA is selling a Deluxe Edition physical set at places like Amazon for $69.99 that includes both games. In the case of the Deluxe Edition of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero a