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Spike Chunsoft revealed at Anime Expo 2026 that Danganronpa 2x2 will include a brand-new Slayhem Scenario, a 20% longer story that runs alongside the remake with a redesigned world map; the release has slipped from 2026 to early 2027, and players are advised to play the original story first, with the studio even suggesting GTA 6 as a way to pass the wait.
The first trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 reveals a new cast and a standalone 10-episode story set in Night City, with Studio Trigger back on board; Netflix will premiere the darker, more violent season this fall, continuing the series’ gritty, emotionally intense tone.
Gizmodo reveals Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II will debut on Netflix this fall with a new crew of leads—Weak Kingsley, D, Roman Carax, and Talia Yang—whose fates and voice actors are still under wraps as teaser art hints at a Night City set saga; the show’s creators and cast details are pending, with the trailer expected to explain how these characters connect in the sequel.
After its Annecy showcase, Netflix revealed a packed lineup of animated projects coming in 2026 and beyond, including WIT Studio’s The One Piece remake, Ghostbusters: Night Shift, Ray Gunn from Brad Bird, and The Ribbon Hero, plus new titles like Alley Cats, Steps, and In Waves; it also confirmed Season 2 for Sakamoto Days and Blue Eye Samurai, signaling a strong push to become the premier home for high-quality animation.
The Verge reviews the Iqunix EV63 Ghost in the Shell Edition—a two-design, 65% Hall‑effect gaming keyboard priced at $249. Wired-only with an 8,000Hz polling rate, it uses KeyTok Nova switches and sports Ghost in the Shell artwork inspired by the 1995 film. Hefty build with frosted keycaps and bold cyberpunk visuals, it’s a premium pick for anime‑enthusiast keyboard fans who value design and feel over wireless convenience.
Crunchyroll’s 10th Anime Awards for 2025 handed wins to Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and My Hero Academia, with Gachiakuta scoring several wins and Lazarus winning Best Original Anime despite not airing on Crunchyroll in 2025; the lineup sparked debate over originality and surprising nominees, highlighting the awards’ chaotic mix of favorites and curveballs.
Deadline reports Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, a Tubi Original anime series set in Japan, with Frank Welker voicing Scooby-Doo and Matthew Lillard returning as Shaggy. The story follows Scooby, Shaggy, and new allies—Daisuke-Doo, magical girl Yume, and gadget wiz Takumi—as they chase monsters across Japan. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation with OLM in Japan, the series is directed by Itsuro Kawasaki with Francisco Paredes as co-producer.
Tubi has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, Warner Bros. Animation’s first-ever Scooby-Doo anime series, which follows Scooby and Shaggy to Japan where they encounter mythical monsters. Produced with Japan’s OLM Studios and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki (co-producer Francisco Paredes), the show will stream on Tubi in the U.S. and air internationally on Cartoon Network. Sam Register calls it a new chapter for the franchise, blending classic mystery hijinks with anime-style visuals, as Netflix develops a separate live-action Scooby-Doo: Origins project.
Tubi will stream Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, the first original Scooby-Doo anime series set in Japan, with Frank Welker voicing Scooby-Doo and Matthew Lillard as Shaggy. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation with OLM, directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, and has exclusive North American rights on Tubi (Cartoon Network will air it internationally). The story follows Scooby, Shaggy and new allies in a monster-filled mystery across Japan.
A Sports Illustrated profile of Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame’s dynamic back and top NFL draft prospect, detailing his anime-inspired emotional growth, selfless leadership, and moral compass—plus his plans for a sports-anime comic universe—as he navigates the draft and his future in football.
HoYoverse will partner with MAPPA to produce a Honkai: Star Rail anime led by Death Parade’s Yuzuru Tachikawa. The teaser emphasizes Kafka as the series’ highlight, but the project is described as a concept trailer, so it remains unconfirmed how far it’ll go.
Geppy-X, the 1999 PlayStation shmup that parodies 1970s anime, is getting a remastered Steam release and will finally depart Japan for overseas shores after 27 years; the four-disc edition restores full-motion cutscenes, adds localized language options, and includes mock commercials and other retro-cartoon bits that defined its cult status.
To mark its 40th anniversary, Dragon Ball returns to Dragon Ball Super with a new Galactic Patrol arc where Goku and Vegeta aid the patrol against the planet-eater Moro; an enhanced remake of Battle of the Gods called Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is planned for this fall, and Bandai Namco teases a 2027 game codenamed ‘Age 1000’ that may feature Akira Toriyama’s final original characters.
Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol was announced at Genkidamatsuri 2026 as a new sequel continuing after the Universe Survival Arc (the Tournament of Power). Akira Toriyama is credited with original work, story, and character design. A new game AGE1000 was unveiled, and a 40th-anniversary commemorative video featuring a new Hans Zimmer score and direction by Naoki Miyahara accompanied the reveal; a teaser visual showed Goku and Vegeta in Galactic Patrol uniforms.
Demon Slayer's record-breaking success has transformed anime from a niche Japanese art form into a global cultural and economic phenomenon, driven by dedicated fandom, strategic international marketing, and platforms like Crunchyroll and Netflix, with Japan investing heavily in anime as a soft power tool to boost its economy.