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Comseed's social game GreePachi is adding Android and iOS apps for Heiwa Corporation's popular pachinko machine series CR Sengoku Otome 5 ~10th Anniversary~, with general release set for September 15, 2026, pre-downloads now open, and item campaigns running ahead of launch.
Konami Arcade Games' card action arcade game Demon Slayer: Nichirin Battle Slash begins Series 2 at amusement facilities nationwide on September 17, adding Kyojuro Rengoku and Enmu from the Mugen Train Arc as new Battle Cards along with a new ranking event.
EPOS CARD and creator agency WONDER DIVE are adding a new "Qnly" design to the DOZLE Corp. EPOS CARD lineup, with applications opening September 11, 2026 to mark the group's "Buttobi na Matsuri!!" event.
From September 18 to December 1, 2026, the Dragon Quest Island Pop-Up Caravan brings original merchandise from the popular Nijigen no Mori attraction to a highway service area for the first time, setting up at Toyohama SA on the Takamatsu Expressway.
A brand-new EAT-MAN anime titled EAT-MAN The Over Order has been announced, featuring a first teaser trailer, a newly drawn teaser visual by creator Akihito Yoshitomi, and a staff and cast lineup including director Shunji Oga, character designer Satoshi Hirayama, Studio Cab on animation production, and voice actor Masashi Ebara reprising his role as Bolt Crank.
Endless Grades: Pixel Saga has introduced a new light-element SSR priest, フリーン (Wings Bestowed by the Gods), alongside the limited-time event Banquet of the Cloud Rainbow and several new character costumes.
Marking the Ohori Park Noh Theater's 40th anniversary, the free Fukuoka Traditional Performing Arts Festa 2026 (Fukugei FUKUGEI) gathers Japanese dance, chikuzen biwa, Noh, shigin, gagaku, kagura, shamisen and rakugo on October 17, with a free hands-on Noh and rakugo workshop the day before.
FURFUR is releasing its first capsule collection with the fantasy film Gremlins on September 17, 2026, featuring six Gizmo-themed items — from T-shirts and a sweatshirt to a knit, a bag, and a mirror charm — with collection visuals unveiled from September 11.
GARRACK is releasing a new lineup of Spy × Family smartwatches inspired by Loid, Anya, Yor, and Bond, with playful watch faces that change according to your step count. Pre-orders open September 11, 2026, with general sales beginning September 30.
Gérald Genta has unveiled the Geneva Minute Repeater Golden Obsidian, a new minute repeater watch that follows the previous Geneva Minute Repeater Black Onyx. The 40mm yellow gold timepiece pairs a golden obsidian dial with the in-house, hand-wound GG-002 caliber and arrives in September 2026.
Animate Ticket begins taking reservations on September 11 for an advance movie ticket for Godzilla Minus Zero bundled with an Animate-exclusive A5 acrylic panel featuring Godzilla peering into the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store.
From September 11, 2026, GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°, the official luxury villa of Awaji Island's Nijigen no Mori anime park, is offering a new stay plan that pairs its accommodation and Awaji-sourced dinner and breakfast with a viewing ticket to PASONA HARBOR STAGE, a seaside art stage on the island's east coast combining video, music, and live performance.