Stephanie Liu

Advance sales for merchandise of the Inazuma Eleven characters posing with Sanrio mascots or dressing as them are now open. You’ll have until July 5, 2026 to get them via the online Sanrio store, or you can wait until August 14, 2026 for when they appear in physical locations. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

Disney Pixel RPG will shut down on September 30, 2026. The mobile game started service in 2024. This is a global closure, so it will be unavailable everywhere as of that date.

The official Fire Emblem social media account posted information on Fabio, a playable character who will be available in Dietrich’s route in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. He has ties to the Church of Seiros, which ran the Garreg Mach Monastery and Officer’s Academy in Three Houses.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure will return with the 2nd and 3rd stages in late September 2026, and it will return to a weekly episode format.

The Fire Emblem Twitter account shared information on how weapons and magic will work in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.

Infold posted an announcement on the Love and Deepspace Xiaohongshu account that said it will cancel the planned panel and appearance of the game at Bilibili World 2026. To apologize for how this will impact fans traveling to participate in the event for the panel, the company promised to fully compensate people for any losses pertaining to Bilibili World tickets, airfare, and hotel cancellations.

The Noto Satoyama Pokemon With You Airport is now open in Japan until September 30, 2029. This project is from the Pokemon With You Foundation, and it’s a way to offer tourism support to areas affected by the 2024 Noto Earthquake (as an aside, The Pokémon Company had also donated 50 million yen to aid earthquake victims soon after the quake struck Japan in 2024).

San-X has released a new flying squirrel character named Yonayona Poropo. They (as San-X did not reveal the gender of this mascot) also have a leaf fairy friend named Happa-chan who helps cheer up Poropo.

My Cat’s Aura is Strong Today Volume 1 is an anthology of short stories about the daily lives of two humans (Sumire and Kinnosuke) and two cats (Kuroneko-s

The past week, Nintendo used the Fire Emblem social media account to show off two more characters who’ll be in Fortune’s Weave: Buccaneer and Bonaparte. Both of them are ‌retainers to two different lords in-game.