Sakayori Soma Steps Out in 3D for the First Time
Nijisanji VTuber Sakayori Soma unveiled his 3D model on June 12, the third...
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No. 1 Sakayori Soma Steps Out in 3D for the First Time
Nijisanji VTuber Sakayori Soma unveiled his 3D model on June 12, the third stream in the five-member Speciale relay, and fans flooded X...
Trigger Third stream in the Speciale 3D relay
No. 2 Monster Strike Finally Crosses Over With NARUTO
Japan's hit mobile game Monster Strike kicks off its first NARUTO Shippuden collab...
Trigger First-ever NARUTO collab
No. 3 Snow Man's 'As We Are' Radio Brings the Abe-Fukazawa Duo
Two longtime Snow Man members hosted the group's weekly radio show, and fans live-tweeted...
Trigger Recurring Thursday-night live-tweet ritual
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Monster Strike Finally Crosses Over With NARUTO
Japan's hit mobile game Monster Strike kicks off its first NARUTO Shippuden...
Snow Man's 'As We Are' Radio Brings the Abe-Fukazawa Duo
Two longtime Snow Man members hosted the group's weekly radio show, and fans...
A hololive VTuber finally lands her dream solo show
Takane Lui revealed her first-ever solo concert during her birthday stream...
=LOVE's Double B-Side Medley Sparks a Live-TV Frenzy
Idol group =LOVE gave the TV debut of 'Moratorium' while Sakurazaka46...
Naruto Finally Lands in Monster Strike
Mobile mega-hit Monster Strike teams up with Naruto Shippuden for the first time...
An idol radio character is becoming a real drama
Comedian Ryo Nishibori hit two late-night Nippon Broadcasting shows in one night...
Touhou Gets Its First-Ever Remake at Nintendo Direct
ZUN's bullet-hell classic Embodiment of Scarlet Devil gets a full remake...
Blue Lock Goes Fully Free for One Day Only
Japan's '6/9 Blue Lock Day' unlocked all 38 volumes free for 24 hours, kicking...
Zelda's Ocarina of Time Gets a Full Switch 2 Remake
Nintendo closed its June 9 Direct by confirming a full remake of the 1998...
Rhythm Heaven's First New Game in a Decade Lands July 2
Nintendo confirmed a July 2, 2026 launch for the first all-new Rhythm Heaven...
FGO Drops a Puzzling 'Summer Preview' Label on a Rerun
Fate/Grand Order added a never-before-seen 'Summer Preview Edition' tag...
Blue Lock Drops Season 3 Title on Its 'Once-in-a-Century' Day
Blue Lock claimed June 9 as a 'once-in-a-century' anniversary, unveiling its...
Idol gag segment pulls two fandoms together
A late-night Japanese variety segment put SixTONES' Juri Tanaka back...
SixTONES Unveils Two New Songs on Live TV
A three-hour music special on Japan's CDTV Live! Live! stacked multiple...
Nintendo's Surprise June Direct Lands Tomorrow
Nintendo's first general Direct in roughly five months drops on June 9...
SixTONES Get Their Wish: Black Suits on Their 6th Anniversary
On their exact 6th debut anniversary, SixTONES performed on Japan's CDTV Live...
J-Pop's Biggest Names Pack One Live Music Night
A 3-hour live edition of Japan's top music show brought TV-first songs...
Miku Ichinose Finally Gets Her Center Spot
After once apologizing for 'not being able to stand as center,' Nogizaka46's 5th...
A Disguise-Loving Villain Turns a Train Into an Escape Room
Detective Precure!'s comic-relief villain Goemon turned a school-trip train...
Snow Man Idol's Android Love Story Reaches Its Goodbye
Ryota Miyatake's first lead drama 'Tamikoi' ended June 6 with the android Eita's...
Snow Man's Android Romance Drama Says Goodbye
The sci-fi rom-com 'Tamikoi,' starring Snow Man's Ryota Miyadate as a lovestruck...
Four J-Pop Acts Share One Live NHK Stage
M!LK, Sakurazaka46, Kitani Tatsuya and Fumino performed live on NHK's Venue101...
SixTONES Throw a 66-Minute YouTube Party for Their 6th Anniversary
On June 6 — celebrated by fans as 'SixTONES Love Day' and the group's 6th...
A Precure Monster Just Walked Into Detective Conan
A goofy Precure villain monster called Hannindar showed up in a Detective...
Tifa Lockhart Crosses Over Into Street Fighter 6
Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart is joining Street Fighter 6 as a guest fighter...
Hololive's Minecraft Money Game Hits Its Finale
Hololive's biggest annual Minecraft economy event just finished a chaotic...
Nagisa Trout Unveils His 3D Model
NIJISANJI VTuber Nagisa Trout celebrated his 3D debut live on June 5, the second...
Snow Man Sneaks Into Google Japan on Their Variety Show Tonight
Two Snow Man members enter Google Japan's off-limits zone while two others run...
Monster Strike Players Hunt the Zodiac Queen Together
A new co-op lottery in Japan's Monster Strike lets up to four players team up...
Hololive VTubers Grind for Gold in Minecraft, Day 4
Hololive talents spent five hours competing in a custom Minecraft money-grinding...
A Hinatazaka46 Radio Show Gets Its First-Ever Guest
Shogenji Yoko's late-night radio program welcomed fellow Hinatazaka46 member...
Snow Man's radio duo takes over Special Week
Iwamoto and Abe of Snow Man hosted a special-week radio broadcast that started...
Naniwa Danshi's White-Tux Night on 'STAR'
The J-pop idol group performed 'Diamond Smile' and new track 'Celebrate' on Fuji...
FGO Drops Fes 2026 Art and a New 5-Star Archer
Fate/Grand Order's June 3 broadcast revealed Fes 2026 Servant art, a new...
FGO's Mystery Archer Has Players Guessing Her Identity
Fate/Grand Order launched a major new story chapter and a rare 'true name hidden...
Genshin x KFC Pre-Orders Spark a 'Which Store?' Pile-Up
A late-night Genshin Impact x KFC pre-order, plus several anime and idol store...
Gakuen Idolmaster's Temari Tsukimura Turns the Spotlight On June 3
Fans of the mobile idol game flooded Japanese X with birthday wishes as...
VTubers Turn App Downtime Into a Follow Swap
When the REALITY streaming app went offline for two hours of maintenance, its...
GEMN Reunites for an Emotional Radio Duet
Anime-tied duo GEMN sang a surprise cover on Kitani Tatsuya's late-night radio...
SixTONES Finally Brings 'Flower Cloud' to National TV
A rarely performed SixTONES love song lands its first national TV debut as...
Mrs. GREEN APPLE Welcomes Veteran Comedians on Their TBS Variety Show
The J-pop band's Monday-night variety show drew a wave of fan posts as guest...
A Slime Made of Ice Cream Joins Dragon Quest's 40th
Baskin-Robbins Japan turned its Popping Shower flavor into a Dragon Quest...
Conan Drops Into a Magical-Girl Mystery
Detective Conan guest-starred in a Sunday-morning Precure episode, complete...
Travis Japan Goes Behind the Scenes at UNIQLO HQ
J-pop idols Ryuya Shimekake and Kaito Matsukura visit UNIQLO's Ariake...
Isaki Riona's First 3D Birthday Stream Goes Live
hololive DEV_IS singer Isaki Riona marks her May 29 birthday with her first 3D...
Snow Man Styles Uniqlo for a Family Fashion Showdown
J-pop group Snow Man's hit variety show ran its first-ever Uniqlo collab...
ROF-MAO's Emotional Farewell Stream Draws 160,000 Viewers
Nijisanji VTuber unit ROF-MAO held their final four-member variety show on May...
SF6's Sun-Powered Ingrid Drops as Year 3 Finale
Capcom's mysterious extradimensional fighter Ingrid arrives in Street Fighter...
DQ Monsters 4 Revealed at 40th Anniversary Stream
Square Enix surprised fans at Dragon Quest's 40th anniversary broadcast...
Dragon Quest XII Restarts with New Subtitle After 5 Years
Square Enix revealed new footage of Dragon Quest XII on the franchise's 40th...
Laplus Darkness Throws a Star-Studded Birthday Live
VTuber Laplus Darkness celebrated her birthday with a live-streamed concert...
Millishita Drops Big 9th Anniversary News in Live Stream
The Idolmaster Million Live! mobile game held a major pre-anniversary live...
Sandrone's Genshin Debut Is Finally Happening
Genshin Impact's long-awaited Fatui Harbinger Sandrone just received an official...
Baki's Undefeated Villain Enters Tekken 8
Yujiro Hanma — the never-defeated 'Strongest Creature on Earth' from Baki...
SixTONES' Variety Show Sparks Buzz with Actor's Unexpected Compliment
Actor Nakamura Tomoya compared all six members of SixTONES to minor characters...
Conan Meets Pretty Cure in a Historic Anime Crossover
Two of Japan's biggest anime franchises — Detective Conan and Pretty Cure...
Snow Man Drama Hits Peak Emotion in Episode 8
Episode 8 of the Snow Man-led sci-fi romance drama aired on TV Asahi while...
Fuji TV Crowns Japan's Best Comeback Comedian
Fuji TV's new special pits 12 sharp-tongued comedians against each other to find...
Dragon Quest Turns 40: The Countdown Has Begun
Japan's beloved JRPG franchise hits its 40th anniversary on May 27. Fans are...
Idol Advice Spawns a Meme on Japanese Morning TV
Hinatazaka46's Kaho Fujishima appeared live on a popular Saturday morning show...
King & Prince's 78 Hidden Songs Finally Hit Streaming
On their 8th debut anniversary, Japanese idol duo King & Prince dropped 78...
Hololive's Most Chaotic Game Stream Yet
Subaru accidentally exposed herself as the minority player in a game she...
300,000 Watch Mrs. GREEN APPLE's One-Night Concert Film
Japan's Mrs. GREEN APPLE streamed a 15-piece 'Harmony' concert film for one...
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Harmony' Concert: 300K Viewers, One Night Only
Japan's top rock-pop band streamed their 15-piece 'Harmony' concert on YouTube...
Sakurazaka46 Makes History With Double A-Side Center
The MV for 'Lonesome rabbit' is live — and center Morita Hikaru just became...
Hinatazaka46's Math-Themed 'Pi' Track Gets a Cute, Quirky MV
A pi-inspired song, choreography built around 3.14, a debut center...
Hinatazaka46's 5th-Gen MV Lands with a Surprise
The MV for Hinatazaka46's 5th-generation track 'Enshuuritsu (π)' premiered...
Rock Band Meets Idol Group in Rare TV Collab
Mrs. GREEN APPLE wore custom idol outfits to perform M!LK's hit song together...
Nogizaka46's One-Night-Only YouTube Special Before Tokyo Dome
Japan's top idol group Nogizaka46 dropped a free 150-minute YouTube special...
Japan's 'Word Day' and the Ancient Power of Language
May 18 is Kotoba no Hi — Japan's annual day for words — built on a clever...
Sakurazaka46 Sets a Sakamichi First with Double-Center Announcement
Morita Hikaru will front both tracks of Sakurazaka46's 15th double A-side single...
TOKIO's 26-Year Fukushima Rice Farm — Now With Idol Rivals
TOKIO's long-running farming show returned to Fukushima rice work with SixTONES'...
Detective Precure's New Character Sparks Fan Frenzy
Episode 16 of Meitantei Precure aired May 17, bringing novelist Eliza Kurusu...
NHK's VTuber Radio Drops Surprise Anime Collab as Fans React
A rare crossover between NHK's VTuber music radio show and Netflix anime film...
Gakuen Idol Master Fans Get Free Top-Rarity Anniversary Pulls
Bandai Namco's idol-training mobile game is celebrating its second anniversary...
Garakuta Road: Gakuen Idolmaster H.I.F Song, MV and CD Explained
The Idolmaster mobile game tied a 13-member theme song to H.I.F mode, a same-day...
Chiikawa Happy Meals meet McDonald's anti-resale app ticket
McDonald's Japan launched Chiikawa Happy Set toys with a first-day app ticket...
SAKAMOTO DAYS crosses film, Snow Man, and Monster Strike
A live-action film, Snow Man's "BANG!!" chart surge, and a Monster Strike...
Holoearth shutdown turns hololive's metaverse into a business story
Cover set a June 28 shutdown, stopped premium currency sales, and turned...
Granblue Fantasy: Relink trailer adds Fraux, Fediel, and Lucifer
Cygames' new Endless Ragnarok trailer made Fraux and Fediel playable, added...
HoloREPO turns R.E.P.O. into a late-night hololive habit
A run of late-night hololive R.E.P.O. streams turned one co-op horror game...
BE:FIRST's Rondo moves from single track to CDTV spotlight
A CDTV TV premiere, official dance videos, and the May 6 BE:FIRST ALL DAY single...
Maid Day turns May 10 wordplay into a fan-art ritual
A May 10 wordplay prompt brought fan art, cosplay, anime and game posts...
Tokyo 7th Sisters prepares its final encore after 12 years
DONUTS set an August 12 shutdown date, turning a long-running idol rhythm game...
Star Fox returns as a surprise Nintendo Switch 2 reveal
Nintendo's surprise Star Fox Direct tied a classic 64-style revival to Switch 2...
FGO turns Fate/strange Fake into a major crossover event
The mobile RPG opened its Fate/strange Fake event with Francois Prelati...
Detective Conan Card Game turns CT-P09 into a Chihaya chase
A Shippu no Kirameki launch campaign offered a Gosho Aoyama-signed Chihaya card...