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A new teaser trailer and first look at footage from the TV anime Shin Oishinbo are out, and the main cast has been revealed for the first time. Yohei Azakami voices Shiro Yamaoka, Hitomi Sasaki plays Yuko Kurita, and Akio Otsuka takes on Yuzan Kaibara. The series is scheduled to air in 2027. That’s 35…
PlayStation
On October 1, 2026, Ember Lab announced that Kena: Scars of Kosmora (PS5 / PC) has been delayed to 2027. The game had previously been slated for 2026. The studio’s reason: more time to polish the experience. This is the sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Like the first game, it’s a character-driven, linear…
Video game
Nerial, the studio behind the Reigns series, has announced that it is winding down after 13 years. The news comes from co-founders Tamara Alliot and François Alliot, who say the decision to end development activity was made together with publisher Devolver Digital. Nerial is the indie studio best known for Reigns, the card-based political adventure…
Hobby
Max Factory’s “PLAMAX SV-05 1/24 Scale ATH-06-WP Diving Beetle” is open for pre-orders from October 2 through November 11, 2026, priced at 9,900 yen (about US$65, converted at 153 yen = US$1), with shipping slated for March 2027. It’s based on the Max Factory soft vinyl kit released back in 1992, and it’s the first…
Anime
The biggest difference between Evangelion’s original movie ending and its new one comes down to a single thing: one is a story that ends by rejecting other people, and the other is a story that ends by facing them. In 1997, The End of Evangelion closed with a Shinji who had refused the Human Instrumentality…
Steam
The Switch and PS5 versions of the indie game Keep Driving are not coming out in Japan or South Korea. Swedish developer Y/CJ/Y revealed the news, and the reason is blunt: the game failed to pass age rating review in both countries. The flagged content was drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, and slot machines. The developer’s comment…
Anime
Obocchamakun is coming back as Obocchamakun REBORN, an all-new anime series set to air on the TV Asahi network in 2027. Chie Kojiro, who has voiced Chama Goboh since the original show premiered in 1989, returns in the role. A teaser visual and teaser trailer dropped alongside the announcement. Here’s the part that’ll surprise you:…
Video game
KRAFTON has cancelled development of PUBG: Black Budget, its PvPvE extraction shooter. The announcement landed on October 1, 2026, and the stated reason is blunt: the company decided that “the current direction makes it difficult to deliver an experience players can enjoy over the long term.” This is not a delay. It is a cancellation….
Anime
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match: Reiwa Revival Edition on October 1, 2026. It’s a premium, buy-it-once smartphone title priced at 1,000 yen (tax included, about US$7; converted at 153 yen = US$1), and pre-registration is already open. The foundation is Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match, the Famicom game released in 1985. You know…
Video game
Xbox’s Disc to Digital Licensing rolled out to everyone on September 30, 2026. The feature lets you claim a digital license from a disc-based game you already own, so from that point on you can play without putting the disc in the drive. It covers disc releases on Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The…
