Stephanie Liu

If you’ve ever wanted a little Quagsire friend to hold things on its head for you, the Pokemon Center in Japan is selling a miniature table shaped like one for a limited time. Pre-orders will end on June 3, 2026, and the table will ship out in late January 2027. It costs 35,200 JPY (~$222.25). Since these types of items do occasionally appear in the worldwide Pokemon Center online storefronts, it is possible orders may appear everywhere in the next few weeks or months.

Wakana Yamazaki, a Japanese voice actress best known for her role as Ran Mouri in Detective Conan, died on April 18, 2026. She was 61 years old. [Thanks, Livedoor!]

In an interview with Famitsu about the 24th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, Director and Producer Yoji Fujito discussed topics such as server replacements and the future of FFXI. He also stated that preparations are being made for new content, though the people necessary for it are currently busy with other projects. However, he hinted we could see new additions to the MMORPG. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

The fourth and final cour of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War – The Calamity will debut in theaters on June 21, 2026 for one day only ahead of its TV premiere in July 2026. You’ll be able to watch the first three episodes on the big screen in Japan.

From June 20, 2026 to September 23, 2026, the Central Japan Railway Company known as JR Tokai will hold a collaboration campaign with The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. This is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the anime and light novel series.

Hobby Japan announced that the TTRPG rulebook based on Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne will be back in stock in June 2026. Pre-orders will run until June 10, 2026. It is unknown if it will also eventually appear worldwide. [Thanks, Denfaminico Gamer!]

To buy a Switch 2 via My Nintendo Store, Nintendo no longer requires a set play time of paid games on your Switch devices.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman franchise, Tsuburaya Productions and Bandai Namco announced there will be release a Digimon Color virtual pet toy based on it. More information on this crossover will appear at a later date, and there will be two different versions to choose from when it launches. It is unknown if it will appear worldwide like Digimon Godzilla units.

Paper Games announced that Junta Terashima will be the new voice actor for Rei, known as Zayne in the English translation, for the Japaneses dub of the mobile otome game Love and Deepspace. He is replacing Takuya Sato, who was the original voice actor until his departure earlier in 2026.

ANA revealed the design for its Pokemon planes, which will appear as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Game Freak and Nintendo series and 40th anniversary of the airline. The planes also feature the new starters from Wind and Waves, the next mainline game in the franchise.