Warframe Jade Shadows: Constellations Content Update Launches June 17

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Warframe Jade Shadows: Constellations

Digital Extremes announced that its “Jade Shadows: Constellations” content update for Warframe will launch on June 17. The update will mark the debut of the Sirius and Orion 2-in-1 Warframe, new Protoframes, Styanax Prime, new Incarnon weapons, and much more. 

Sirius and Orion share a passive ability with star constellation motes tied to each Warframe’s main abilities, and players can switch between the two at will. As Sirius, players can throw a scythe like a boomerang, which is capable of picking up orbs and ammo, sending exploring unstable mini stars, or drawing an expanding zone of healing and damage reduction for allies. Meanwhile, Orion can unleash a massive horizontal slash that reduces enemy defenses envelop itself in an astral shell that deploys a decoy when damage is taken, or summon a supermassive black hole to pull enemies in. Timing switches between the two increases their damage. 

Completing the Jade Shadows: Constellations story quest unlocks the latest Railjack spaceship missions in Uranus Proxima. Players can side with one of two new Protoframes, Ryoku (Ash) or Vena (Garuda). Borrow one of their custom Railjack ships from an alternate future in order to take down the rival Railjack. The newest scythe melee weapon can also be earned, named Pride or Wrath depending on what timeline it came from. In addition, the update will introduce Incarnon weapons for Destreza, Obex, Stug, Ballistica, and Vectis.

Styanax Prime Access will be available alongside the Afentis Prime speargun and Athodai Prime pistol. Players can also get new Prime cosmetic accessories like the Lanex Prime Syandana and Daurus Prime armor attachments. There will be new weapon and ship cosmetics to obtain in Jade Shadows: Constellations based on the futures of the two Protoframe mentors, and Ryoku and Vena’s Protoframe hairstyles will also be available for the Operator/Drifter. The new Mesa Heirloom will follow up on July 11 during TennoCon 2026. 

The fun doesn’t stop here, however. Before Jade Shadows: Constellations arrives, players can tune into the Summer Game Fest 2026 official showcase livestream with linked Warframe and Twitch accounts to earn a Twitch Drop containing a free Dante Warframe on June 5 between 4:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET. To earn the Twitch Drop, fans must watch for 30 consecutive minutes. 

Further, a Warframe collaboration pop-up shop will be available at the ARK/8 physical store in Los Angeles, CA, between June 5 to 8 (11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. PT). There will be limited-edition Jade Shadows: Constellations merchandise, and any purchases above $150 will include 1025 Platinum via a redemption code on check out. 

Warframe is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam.

Danganronpa 2×2 and STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Anime Expo 2026 Panel Announced

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Spike Chunsoft has announced an official Anime Expo 2026 panel featuring inside looks into both Danganronpa 2×2 and STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT will take place on July 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. PDT at the The Diamond Ballroom, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. Danganronpa lead developers Shohei Sakakibara and Kazutaka Kodaka will be present at the Spike Chunsoft Anime Expo 2026 panel alongside the Danganronpa 2×2 English voice cast, including Brian Beacock (Monokuma), Johnny Yong Bosch (Hajime Hinata), Bryce Papenbrook (Nagito Komaeda), and Christine Marie Cabanos (Chiaki Nanami).

Sakakibara and Kodaka will also attend the following autograph sessions:

  • Autograph Session 1
    • Date: Friday, July 3, 2026
    • Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    • Location: JW Marriott Gold Ballroom -G2
  • Autograph Session 2
    • Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026
    • Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    • Location: JW Marriott Gold Ballroom -G2

Danganronpa 2×2 launches in 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and fans can wishlist the game right now in the PlayStation Store. As previously announced, Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka is working on Danganronpa 2×2 alongside developers from Too Kyo Games, Spike Chunsoft, and Gemdrops. Kodaka is supervising the story and providing story and trick ideas. Character designer Rui Komatsuzaki and composer Masafumi Takada also return.

The Psycho Tropical Vacation Package includes: 

  • Danganronpa 2×2 game (a Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, or PlayStation 5 physical edition, or a printed card with a Steam key.)
  • RSVLTS  Reversible Psycho Tropical Hat
  • Kidrobot 3″ Psycho Tropical Monokuma & Monomi Figures
  • Danganronpa 2×2 OST
  • Clamshell-style Outer Box

Pre-orders for the Danganronpa 2×2 Psycho Tropical Vacation Package are available now in the Spike Chunsoft Official Store for $139.99 with an exclusive Flight Tag as a bonus. 

Kaiju No. 8 ‘Narumi’s Week at Work’ Anime Short Premieres in Fall 2026

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The staff of the Kaiju No. 8 anime have announced that its new anime short, titled Narumi’s Week at Work, will premiere in fall 2026. The Narumi’s Week at Work short will feature a story by Kaiju No. 8: Relax spinoff manga creator Kizuku Watanabe. A new key visual for the short was also revealed.

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Kōki Uchiyama will reprise his role of Gen Narumi.

The staff of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 returns for the new anime short, including director Shigeyuki Miya, character designer and chief animation director Tetsuya Nishio, musical composer Yūta Bandō, 3D director Hayato Aragaki, editor Yuka Yamajō, and animation studio Production I.G. 

Additional staff members include:

  • Kaiju Designs: Mahiro Maeda
  • Art Director: Shinji Kimura
  • Color Key Artist: Izumi Hirose
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
  • Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
  • Kaiju Designs & Design Works: Khara

The first two seasons of Kaiju No. 8 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. 

Lastly, Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Gets a New Ending Theme Song

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The staff of the Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke anime has announced that adieu, the stage name for actress Moka Kamishiraishi, performs the anime’s new ending theme song “Wanna me” for the second cour. The new song’s CD single will go on sale July 29, and a limited first pressing will feature a bonus Blu-ray Disc with footage from the “adieu LIVE 2025 à la plume” concert.

New episodes of Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke will release on Crunchyroll. 

Little Glee Monster performed the first opening theme song “Pages,” and Nogizaka46 member Erika Ikuta performed the first ending theme song “Ima mo, Arigatō (Even Now, I Thank You).”

The cast includes: 

  • Yuka Iguchi as Rozemyne
  • Show Hayami as Ferdinand
  • Yukari Tamura as Georgine
  • Mami Koyama as Veronica
  • Minami Takayama as Forencia
  • Kazuhiro Yamaji as Bonifatius
  • Nao Tōyama as Angelica
  • Asami Seto as Brigitte
  • Katsumi Fukuhara as Zack

Yoshiaki Iwasaki, known for his work on Kowloon Generic Romance, is directing the new series at Wit Studio. Mariko Kunisawa returns to write the series scripts, and Aiko Minowa is the new character designer. MICHIRU returns to compose the music.

Other staff members include:

  • Color Design: Makiho Kondō
  • Art Setting: Seiki Tamura, Ayami Hidaka, Ikuko Tamine, Yifei Lyu
  • Art Director: Seiki Tamura
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Mayuko Koike
  • Editing: Jun’ichi Masunaga
  • Sound Director: Jun Watanabe (returning)
  • Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
  • Animation Producer: Keita Yoshinobu
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© Miya Kazuki, TO Books./Ascendance of a Bookworm Project 2026

Miya Kazuki released the Ascendance of a Bookworm novels from 2013 to 2017 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website. You Shiina illustrates the print edition. The main series concluded with its 33rd volume in December 2023, which has sold more than 11 million copies.

Here’s what Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke is all about, via Crunchyroll

In a world ruled by magical nobles, Myne dreams of creating books where none exist. When her immense power draws deadly attention, she assumes a new identity as Rozemyne, leaving her family and past behind. In a society driven by ambition, secrets, and schemes, she must outwit conspirators, protect those she loves, and fight to bring books and hope to a world that has long forgotten both.

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song and Street Fighter 6 Collaboration

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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games x Street Fighter 6 collaboration

Kadokawa has announced that halca will be performing the ending theme song “New Game” for the TV anime adaptation for Eri Ejima’s Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games manga. In addition, Street Fighter 6 will be hosting a collaboration with Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games starting June 2 with a special promotional video in Battle Hub, and six title cards will be available through July 14. 

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games will premiere on July 7 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV, and Nagasaki Broadcasting Company.

HANABIE performs the opening theme song “Life Is Short, So Fight On, Maiden.” 

The anime’s cast includes:

  • Ikumi Hasegawa as Aya Mitsuki
  • Kana Ichinose as Mio Yorue
  • Sayaka Senbongi as Yu Inui
  • Shino Shimoji as Tamaki Ichinose
  • Maria Naganawa as Arisa Fujimiya.

Shōta Ihata directs the anime at diomedéa. Wataru Watari is in charge of the series scripts. Mayuko Matsumoto is the character designer, and Kana Hashiguchi is the music composer. FAV gaming, Kadokawa’s professional gaming team for Street Fighter 6, is credited with collaborating on recording for Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games.

Other staff members include:

  • Art Director: Scott MacDonald
  • Art Setting: Maho Takahashi
  • Color Key Artist: Yuki Hayashi
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Yasuyuki Itou
  • Editor: Toshihiko Kojima
  • Sound Director: Yayoi Tateishi
©2025 江島絵理/KADOKAWA/「対ありでした。」製作委員会

Ejima launched the Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games manga in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Flapper magazine in January 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in English.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga series, via Seven Seas Entertainment:

An over-the-top comedy manga about delicate young ladies indulging in hardcore gaming–inspired a live-action series and an anime!

Kuromi Girls’ Academy is a refined, elegant school that expects the very best in deportment from its young ladies. Aya got into this peerless rich-girls’ institution on a scholarship, and hopes to grow as lovely as her fellow student and idol Shirayui. But Shirayui hides a terrible secret: she’s a trash-talking, combo-chaining, newbie-stomping, ruthless hardcore gamer! Could a mutual indulgence in no-holds-barred video game combat grow into a deeper rapport between these two girls?

Grotesqqque Anime Film Announces Main Cast Members

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CloverWorks has announced the main fourteen cast members for the upcoming film Grotesqqque, due for release in 2026. Though the characters and cast members have been revealed, CloverWorks has not confirmed who will be voicing whom in Grotesqqque.

The announced cast members are:

  • Chika Anzai
  • Kana Ichinose
  • Miku Ichinose
  • Nagi Inoue
  • Maaya Uchida
  • Rumi Ōkubo
  • Rie Kugimiya
  • Nao Tomisato
  • Miyu Tomita
  • Aruno Nakanishi
  • Ikumi Hasegawa
  • Saori Hayami
  • Gen Hoshino
  • Sara Minami

Miku Ichinose, Nagi Inoue, Nao Tomisato, and Aruno Nakanishi are members of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka 46.

The film will be an omnibus combining three stories, each with their own themes and outlook. All three stories will also have their own unique characters. The characters from each story were revealed here:

From top to bottom: Aeliens, 4649 Girl, Nocturne: Kono Grotesque na Yoru ni

From Aeliens:

  • Ellie
  • Kento Kurikura

From 4649 Girl (4649 is a pun on the Japanese “yoroshiku”, translating to Nice to Meet You Girl):

  • Stella
  • Unknown (Nanashi)
  • Hikarin
  • Gorgeous Mika
  • Sword
  • Chiffon
  • Papico
  • Poyomi

From Nocturne: Kono Grotesque na Yoru ni (Nocturne on This Grotesque Night):

  • Ayame
  • Shion
  • Momo
  • Canna

Atsushi Nishigori will direct Grotesqqque, along with both writing the screenplay and designing the characters. JOEN are co-producing, the company created by the film’s distributor Aniplex, WIT Studio, and Shueisha. Yūichi Fukushima from CloverWorks and Tetsuya Nakatake from WIT Studio are representative directors for JOEN. Grotesqque was originally revealed as Grotesque and slated for a 2025 release, but was later pushed back to 2026.

Nishigori is known for directing Darling in the FranXX and The iDOLM@STER, as well as his key animation and animation direction on a variety of projects. In 2008, he won the Tokyo Anime Award for Character Design for his work on Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta Anime Premieres in October 2026

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Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta

Kadokawa has announced that the anime adaptation of Hiro Oda’s Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta (Even Though She’s a Timid Young Lady to the Max, She Agreed to Her Shrewd Fiancé’s Bet) light novel series will premiere in October 2026. The staff of the anime was also revealed alongside more cast members. 

The new cast members include:

  • Rina Hidaka as Caroline Ramsey
  • Sora Amamiya as Erin White
  • Haruki Ishiya as Henry Cox

The main cast includes Miku Itō as Pia Rockwell and Ryōta Ōsaka as Rufus Stan.

Nobuaki Nakanishi directs the anime at Jumondo. Hiroko Fukuda oversees the series scripts, and Moe Hyūga and Natsuki Hamada are the music composers.

Additional staff members include:

  • Character Design: Hyun Sik Choi
  • Prop Design:Shiori Shirosaki
  • Background Art: Shunsuke Sakai
  • Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
  • Color Design: Hitomi Fujii
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Kunihito Noritomo
  • Editing: Yūsuke Ueno
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
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Oda launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2020. Murata launched the manga adaptation of Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta on Comic Walker in 2021.

Here’s an overview of the series, via MangaDex:

Reincarnated as a mob villainess! But isn’t there something off about this situation?!

I was reincarnated into an otome game as a count’s villainous daughter, Pia. But fearing my fate of banishment from the kingdom, I became extremely timid. After deciding the breaking of my engagement and becoming a curator, the Prime Minister’s son steps forth and I’m thrown into an unexpected plot twist…?!

She was reborn as a villainous daughter in a reverse harem otome game. After being sick with a high fever at the age of ten, Pia Rockwell suddenly remembered her past life as a university student in Japan. But far from going down the villainess route, all this super timid girl wants is to finally use her knowledge from when she was a grad student studying to get her doctorate in paleontology. Her ultimate goal is to become a commoner, excavate fossils, build a museum and then become a curator.

So in order to escape the villainess route and avoid being deported by her fiancé during the graduation ball, Pia decides to avoid the upcoming hurt and heartache and asks to break off her engagement to Rufus, the Prime Minister’s son.

But will her cunning fiancé let her go that easily?

Tomadachi Life: Living the Dream is the Top Earner of 2026

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NewZoo has confirmed that the new Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is the new game with the highest revenue this year. They have also released revenue charts for April covering both consoles and PC.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream topped the console chart for April, along with being the top revenue earning game of 2026 so far. NewZoo cited the install base of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 as contributing factors.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launched on April 16 digitally in the Nintendo eShop and physically at the Nintendo Store and retail for $59.99. A free demo is available now, allowing players to make a few Miis and try out some of the game’s features. Save data from the demo transfers to the full game. For completing the demo, you get a free hamster costume, which also carries over to the full game.

The NewZoo rankings cover the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. On April’s list for top earning console games, Fortnite, EA Sports FC 26, NBA 2K26, and MLB The Show 26, follow Tomodachi Life. In terms of PC games, Counter-Strike 2, Fortnite, the debuting Windrose, Valorant, and League of Legends take the top spots.

Many of the slots on both lists are filled by long-standing titles, such as live service games with enduring popularity. New games such as Pragmata (8th on PC, 10th on console) and Mouse P.I. For Hire (16th on PC, 19th on console) also made appearances alongside Windrose. The only games released in March to make the lists were Slay the Spire II (17th on PC) and Pokopia (12th on console). NewZoo described the difficulty that new titles can have breaking into “established” aspects of ongoing games, such as “player routines, progression systems, and social networks”.

Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto Anime Premieres July 4

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Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto anime series

The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi’s Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga announced the anime’s July 4 premiere alongside the opening and ending theme songs. THE JET BOY BANGERZ performs the opening theme song “Budding,” and WOLF HOWL HARMONY performs the ending theme song “Koko ni Iru (I Am Here).”

The new cast members include:

  • Gen Sato as Ryū Sazame
  • Shinnosuke Tokudome as Mizuhi Awadama

The previously announced cast members include:

  • Taito Ban as Kodō Iwamoto
  • Yuki Sakakihara as Kai Haramachi
  • Kent Itō as Sōichirō Amaha
  • Akira Ishida as Bōkyo Kizujō
  • Masaya Fukunishi as Oni Okuaki
  • Takuma Nagatsuka as Shizuma Aonuma

Toshifumi Kawase directs the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto anime at Studio DEEN. Keiichirō Ōchi oversees the series scripts, and Atsuko Nakajima is the character designer. Takuya Hiramitsu is the sound director, and Yoshiaki Dewa and Tōru Ishitsuka are the music composers.

Shiibashi initially launched the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga in 2021. Shiibashi previously worked on the Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (Nurarihyon no Mago) manga series, which ran from 2008 to 2012.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga, via Manga Dex:

The year 1910. Iwamoto Kodou is a young boy who has successfully carried out many curious missions under the military’s directive. His destinations lead to encounters with the strange, weaving tales of history that have yet to be told.

One Piece Elbaph Arc Reveals Knights of God Cast Members

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One Piece Elbaph Arc Knights of God

The staff of the One Piece Elbaph Arc anime has revealed new cast members for the Knights of God characters. As previously announced, Kenjiro Tsuda is voicing Shamrock. 

The new cast members include: 

  • Sumire Uesaka as Gunko
  • Hiroki Yasumoto as Sommers
  • Shinnosuke Tachibana as Killingham

New One Piece Elbaph Arc episodes release on Sundays on Crunchyroll.

Aina The End performs the opening theme song “Luminous,” and rock band 36km/h performs the ending theme song “Sono Mirai (That Future).”

The cast includes: 

  • Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy
  • Akemi Okamura as Nami
  • Chō as Brook
  • Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji
  • Ikue Ōtani as Tony Tony Chopper
  • Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp
  • Katsuhisa Hōki as Jimbei
  • Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro
  • Subaru Kimura as Franky
  • Yuriko Yamaguchi as Nico Robin
  • Ayane Sakura as Gerd
  • Ryōta Takeuchi as Road
  • Yūichi Nakamura as Loki

Ryūta Koike is producing the anime series with returning staff at Toei Animation. 

One Piece Elbaph Arc
©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation

Here’s an overview of One Piece Elbaph Arc via Crunchyroll:

After a daring escape from the Future Island Egghead, the Straw Hat Crew set their course for a legendary destination. Joined by the mighty Giant Warrior Pirates, they finally reach Elbaph, the long-awaited Land of Giants. New encounters with Giants, and long hoped-for reunions unfold. A colossal new chapter begins as the crew heads into an adventure unlike anything before, all in the pursuit of the ultimate treasure, the “One Piece!”

Lastly, the One Piece manga has been serialized since July 1997. Fans can read the One Piece manga weekly on VIZ Media and Manga Plus in English.

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