On July 25, 2026, Toei Animation announced a new Galaxy Express 999 theatrical anime, with Rintaro (director of the 1979 film) drafting the story. Toei named no title, no release date and no director. Here is what the announcement actually says, and where fans outside Japan can watch the 1979 original in the meantime.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island opened in Japan on July 24, 2026. One Tokyo multiplex gave it all ten screens and 41 showings, with 32 near sold out by 7 a.m. Why this cute-but-brutal series travels, and what fans abroad can actually get.
Japanese fans split within hours over Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, due in 2027: hope for real SF from Kamiyama and EnJoe, resistance to an alien enemy.
Bandai Namco Filmworks reveals a new Gundam anime on July 24, timed to a San Diego Comic-Con panel. Japanese fans are guessing everything from Hathaway's finale to Crossbone and the cursed Gundam Sentinel. The English press release may have already spoiled it. Updated with what was actually revealed.
The Summer 2026 anime lineup looks identical in Japan and abroad, but expectations split hard. Ghost in the Shell goes global-first on Prime Video, Code Geass: Rozé already finished overseas two years ago, and Tai Ari lands with the fighting-game crowd thanks to a Street Fighter 6 tie-in.
Broke adventurers eating monsters: Delicious in Dungeon is a respected award-winner at home and a Netflix phenomenon abroad. We trace its path from Ryoko Kui's short-story years through the Harta serialization and Studio Trigger's anime to global success, and preview Season 2's Falin rescue arc, arriving October 2027.
Japan's METI selected 27 anime and game projects under its IP360 content subsidy, covering half of production costs up to ¥1.5 billion each. We break down how the program works, the backlash over funding companies like DeNA, and how Japan stacks up against South Korea and the US.
The studio behind Evangelion is joining a four-country team to turn India's biggest live-action epic, Baahubali, into an animated film. We look at the careers behind The Eternal War, from indie director Ishan Shukla to Khara veteran Mahiro Maeda.
We converted all 32 World Cup 2026 knockout teams into Dragon Ball power levels, One Piece bounties, Pokemon base stats and Forbes billionaires, using each team's pre-tournament FIFA ranking. Here is the full Round of 32 bracket and its most absurd matchups.
Studio Ghibli is opening a Zen exhibition in Kyoto, running October 3 to December 6, 2026, at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art. Built around The Boy and the Heron, it traces back to a book of dialogues between producer Toshio Suzuki and three Zen monks. Here is what Zen actually is, and the surprising things it shares with Ghibli's films.
A new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime was announced on the franchise's 20th anniversary. The full original cast returns, with Studio DEEN back after 20 years. We unpack the split Japanese reaction-joy and unease alike-plus where to stream overseas.