IDW and Sanrio team up for the Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World! Supercute Mystery Box, a limited blind-box set with a graphic novel, trading cards, keychain, and stickers. Arriving June 2027.
A decade after debut, NCT DREAM return with their sixth full-length album DREAM AFTER DREAM on November 9, led by the disco-funk title track “Boogie Woogie.”
SPYAIR’s BEST OF ANIME collects 17 anime theme songs from 2010 to 2026, including “Orange,” “Samurai Heart,” and new track “Awake.” The band also announces their first European tour in eight years.
The second season of I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too is officially set to broadcast and stream starting January 2027.
Major Japanese digital manga retailers CMOA and Renta remain offline after a confirmed security breach, leaving users without access to purchased libraries and reigniting the debate over digital ownership.
ITZY’s CHAERYEONG releases her first mini album Lovesick on November 9. Pre-save now, and pre-order limited signed albums from the ITZY Store.
Harajuku-core band HANABIE. release “Bari Bari Buddy,” the ending theme for Reincarnated as a Sword II, alongside a music video. Their new album UMAMI arrives December 2.
TOKYOPOP will release Disney The Haunted Mansion: Stray Spirits as a five-issue comic book release and a graphic novel.
