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TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 November 2026 – JR Central Retailing Plus Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), which operates stores such as “PLUSTA” at major Tokaido Shinkansen stations (including Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Shin-Osaka), will host the “Tokaido: Journey of Infinite Excitement” campaign in collaboration with the anime Demon Slayer:…

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The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) has announced the Nippon Anime Awards, a new awards programme that will begin in 2027. The announcement was made at Tokyo Anime Next on November 2 in Tokyo. The inaugural ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, November 21, 2027, at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Ariake, Tokyo.

BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM Vol. 9 debuted at No. 1 on Japan’s weekly manga ranking dated November 9, 2026, with an estimated 31,623 copies sold during the October 26-November 1 tracking period. Detective Conan Vol. 109 followed just 1,503 copies behind with 30,120 copies, while A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 21 entered at No. 3 with…

Yona of the Dawn Vol. 48 debuted at No. 1 on Japan’s weekly manga ranking dated November 2, 2026, with an estimated 75,355 copies sold during the October 19-25 tracking period. Detective Conan Vol. 109 followed at No. 2 with 65,397 copies, while Firefly Wedding Vol. 13 entered at No. 3 with 38,171 copies.

Tokyo, Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi sued the government Monday, saying that the revised Imperial House Law, which allows male paternal-line descendants of former Imperial Family branches to be adopted into the family, violates the Constitution.