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You can check out more about My Neighbour Totoro on the official website, on Facebook and Instagram, on YouTube, on Tiktok, and on Bluesky. Tickets are on sale now through the show’s closing on January 10, 2027. Spoiler-Free Review If you are a fan of Studio Ghibli’s anime film My Neighbor Totoro — or even if you haven’t seen it — then you should go see the West End production of My Neighbour…

In celebration of DRAGON QUEST’s 40th anniversary, SQUARE ENIX had a stream today and made some big announcements. First of all, let’s get one smaller announcement out of the way. DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age is being ported to to the Switch 2. It’s scheduled to launch this upcoming September 24th, 2026. The press release states that pre-orders will be available today, but it…

Title Birushana: Winds of Fate Developer Idea Factory/Red Publisher Idea Factory International Release Date May 26, 2026 Genre Otome, Visual Novel Platform Nintendo Switch Age Rating Teen Official Website Author’s Note: This review is for a fandisc for Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei, and will therefore contain light spoilers for that game. Back in 2022, I had the opportunity to…

A special program for version 4.3 of Honkai: Star Rail was streamed recently, showcasing the new content coming to the game after the update is implemented. At the end of the stream, it was announced that a second part to the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration would be coming in Summer 2026. You can check out the version 4.3 special program below.   The…

I attended FINAL FANTASY XIV FAN FESTIVAL 2026 in Anaheim last month, and the one thing that I keep thinking about is the new Evolved System. I’ve been playing MMORPGs since the early 2000s, and I have put more time into FINAL FANTASY XI Online specifically than I am willing (or ever want to) admit. On July 19, 2005, two of FINAL FANTASY XI Online’s biggest job changes dropped amid the Chains of…

A new GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE short animated series has been announced. The series is titled Outpost: Off-Duty Tales and will depict the Nikkes’ everyday moments when they’re not sortied on missions. The first episode titled “The Counters – First Time at the Outpost!” is planned to premiere on May 22nd. More episodes will be revealed at a later time. Other information such as where the series…

During a special Witch on the Holy Night stage held at Machi★Asobi, which was streamed on ABEMA, the first three voice cast members for the anime film adaptation were revealed. The three cast members reprise their roles from the visual novel. The announced cast and characters are as follows: Aoko Aozaki (CV. Haruka Tomatsu) Soujyurou Sizuki (CV. Yūsuke Kobayashi) Alice Kuonji (CV. Kana…

A special news program dubbed Schale News gave some updates on new content coming soon to Blue Archive for the game’s 4.5-year anniversary. This included new characters and story as well as some QOL updates. Of the news given, there was one specific to the game’s Steam port. The Steam version, which first released on July 3, will be receiving both official Steam Deck and controller support.…

Gundam will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2029, and in anticipation of that milestone, the Gundam 50th Anniversary Project has been launched with some new works being announced in the lead-up to that special year. The first of the new works is a remaster of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime which first released in 1979. The remaster is planned to release in 2029, but no other information…

A sequel visual novel to the anime film Expelled from Paradise, Expelled from Paradise -The Stellar Angel-, is scheduled to release in Winter 2026. The visual novel is developed by Studio51 Inc. and will be published by TOEI ANIMATION CO., LTD. It will release for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, and is confirmed to support both Japanese and English languages. The sequel visual novel is…

Title Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Dies Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher Sega Release Date February 12th, 2026 Genre Action Adventure Platform Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Age Rating Mature 17+ Official Website Yakuza 3 was always a unique Yakuza/Like a Dragon game since Kiryu spends so much time helping out kids at an orphanage, rather than his usual yakuza antics. Despite…

NIS America has announced that they are bringing Nihon Falcom-developed RPGs, The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. Both versions can support 120 FPS and 4K resolution, the ability to switch between the original and upscaled textures, and include High-Speed Mode. In addition to these enhancements, the Nintendo…

A new title in the Melty Blood fighting game series, Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, has been announced. Like previous titles in the series, the game is developed by French-Bread. Aniplex is publishing Twi-Lumina. It will release for multiple platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game supports multiple text languages…