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TV TOKYO announced on October 16 that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with Whomor, a company involved in illustration production and merchandise development for anime IP. TV TOKYO has acquired a 19.92% stake in Whomor and aims to expand its merchandising business through continued collaboration.

MAPPA, the animation studio behind “Jujutsu Kaisen,” “Chainsaw Man” and the final season of “Attack on Titan,” takes over the Yurakucho Museum with an exhibition dedicated to its catalog. The expo runs through early December, leaving plenty of time to plan a visit.

The story and preview cuts for Episode 52 of Tokyo Revengers: Three Deities War Arc have been released. This episode will air on Japanese television stations on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 1:23 AM (JST). Following its broadcast in Japan, it is scheduled to be distributed on international streaming platforms as well.

The mid-2010s marked the dawn of anime’s shift from a niche interest to a mainstream fixture of pop culture. Attack on Titan dominated the zeitgeist, sure—but if you were into anime and manga back then, chances are Sui Ishida’s dark fantasy series, Tokyo Ghoul, had you in a chokehold. It’s also a series that inspires…

Kenjiro Tsuda, a Japanese actor is seen on a stage Updated on: 01 Oct 2026, 1:32 pm

A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor

“TOKYO MANGA BASE” is holding the pop-up event TOKYO MANGA BASE SHOGAKUKAN MANGA ART COLLECTION at GINZA ATRIUM inside GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS from September 20 to 29, 2026.

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The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival has announced a slate of cultural programs running alongside its main competition, headlined by a 13-film retrospective honoring Mizoguchi Kenji on the 70th anniversary of his death, a symposium exploring a potential new international anime award, and a 10th-anniversary celebration of its Teens Cinema Workshop.

The Weeknd has debuted an unreleased song inspired by one of anime’s most recognizable theme songs, bringing a surprise collaboration to the opening of the Asian leg of his After…