Firefly Wedding Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff

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Firefly Wedding anime series

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Oreko Tachibana’s Firefly Wedding manga series has revealed new cast and staff members. The Firefly Wedding anime will premiere in October 2026 and air on Fuji TV.

Firefly Wedding anime main key visual
©橘オレコ／小学館／アニメ「ホタルの嫁入り」製作委員会

The main cast includes and Lynn as Satoko Kirigaya and Kōki Uchiyama as Shinpei Gotō.

Takahiro Kamei is directing the anime at david production—the studio known for animating the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series. Yukiko Aikei is the character designer. Yūko Kakihara oversees and writes the series scripts, and NOGRID composes the music.

Tachibana launched the manga on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE app in January 2023. The manga’s 12th volume was published by Shogakukan this past September. VIZ Media publishes the manga in English.

Here’s a description of the manga’s story, via VIZ Media:

On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem her worth in her family’s eyes, she finds herself the target of the mysterious assassin Shinpei, and her plans are put in jeopardy. In order to save herself, she makes a desperate proposal—of marriage! When it comes to love, however, Shinpei takes “until death do we part” seriously.

Warframe Switch 2 Version and The Shadowgrapher Update Now Available

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Warframe Switch 2 Shadowgrapher

Digital Extremes has released the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Warframe alongside the new “The Shadowgrapher” update. The Shadowgrapher update introduces the new Follie Warframe, the “Follie’s Hunt” 4v1 co-op game mode, quality of life improvements, and the ability to replay The Old Peace quest. 

The Switch 2 version of Warframe features mouse controls for menu navigation and combat, along with cross-saves and cross-play. The game runs at a locked 60 FPS at 1080p across handheld and docked modes with improved load times, textures, and shader quality. To celebrate the release on Switch 2, all players who log in to Warframe on the console before to April 15 will earn the exclusive Ambimanus Pack, featuring the Vericres Warfan weapon, the Akomeogi Warfan weapon skin, Slicing Feathers Stance Mod, Affinity/Credit boosters, and more. 

Follie’s Hunt is Warframe’s take on the 4v1 asymmetric multiplayer survival horror match type. Four players are up against Follie, who stalks players with inky abilities. Players must complete unfinished paintings across the ruins of Vesper Relay by seeking out pools of colored ink and transferring it to the canvases. In combat, players can use Follie to disappear into an inky canvas and reappear, inflicting the Inkblot debuff on nearby enemies. Players can customize an entire book of drawings in the Sketchbook before battle and bring one to life mid-mission for a tactical advantage, and Follie is also able to summon a self-portrait ink doppelganger that redirect damage from the player to itself and applies Inkblot onto nearby enemies.

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

KILL BLUE Anime Reveals New Trailer and Key Visual

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The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s KILL BLUE manga series have released a new trailer and key visual ahead of the April 2026 premiere. 

KILL BLUE anime second key visual

The KILL BLUE anime premieres in April 2026 on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels. aespa performs the opening theme song “ATTITUDE,” and RIIZE performs the ending theme song “KILL SHOT.” 

The cast of the anime includes:

  • Shinsuke Takeuchi as protagonist Juzo Ogami in his adult form
  • Yūko Sanpei as Juzo Ogami in his kid form
  • Fūka Izumi as Noren Mitsuoka
  • Shūichirō Umeda as Kotatsu Nekota
  • Takeo Ōtsuka as Tenma Tendo
  • Atsumi Tanezaki as Chisato Shiraishi
  • Yumi Uchiyama as Eri Wanibuchi
  • Daisuke Sakuma as Shin Kohazame
  • Shoya Chiba as Kazuma Rindou
  • Yoshiki Nakajima as Eiji Rindou

Hiro Kaburagi is the director of the KILL BLUE anime. What’s more, Miho Daidōji is the character designer, and CUE is producing the animation.

©Tadatoshi Fujimaki/SHUEISHA, “Kill Blue.” Production Committee

The KILL BLUE manga received a new novel adaptation, titled Kill Ao Secret Report (Kill Blue Secret Report), by Kiyoko Hoshi. The novel shipped on December 4, 2025 alongside the manga’s 13th and final compiled book volume. Shueisha serialized the KILL BLUE manga in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Shueisha:

A legendary assassin at 39. Starting over… as a middle schooler. 

Jūzō Ōgami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how  impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy! Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Jūzō ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!? 

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Anime Premieres in July 2026

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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games

Kadokawa has announced the TV anime adaptation for Eri Ejima’s Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games manga will premiere in July 2026. Maria Naganawa will also join the cast of the anime as Arisa Fujimiya.

©2025 江島絵理/KADOKAWA/「対ありでした。」製作委員会

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 

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

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?

PlayStation Store Dynamic Pricing Brings Different Deals on Same Games

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ASTRO BOT

The PlayStation Store Spring Sale is live alongside what appears to be a more noticeable rollout of a dynamic pricing model for games in North America. With dynamic pricing active, players will see different deals and prices for the same PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games in the PlayStation Store, and we have two examples of this actually happening right now.

Firstly, Insider Gaming reported first-hand examples of Stellar Blade being 70% off during the PlayStation Store Spring sale for one of its reporters, while another reporter for the outlet saw a 43% discount instead. This is a notable price difference between the two games, with one copy costing $20.99 and the other costing $39.89—nearly double. 

The second example comes from @videogamedeals on X (formerly Twitter). ASTRO BOT was previously $26.99—55% off. The user noticed the deal change to 34%, which say the game’s on-sale price increase to $39.59. 

It’s unclear what exactly determines this variable pricing, but it could be tied to how old the PlayStation Network account is and when the user last logged in. The dynamic pricing model has been reported on and undergone changes since November 2025. PlayStation Store tracker PSprices has a timeline of detecting changes to the storefront, including the implementation of dynamic pricing across more than 100 games.

Nintendo to Publish First-Party Digital Switch 2 Games with Different Pricing Compared to Physical Copies, Starting with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

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Nintendo will begin to publish digital games exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 with differing pricing compared to the physical copies in May 2026. Sales and pre-orders for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will be the first to reflect the new pricing model for Nintendo Switch 2 games going forward. According to Nintendo, the change “simply reflects the different costs associated with producing and distributing each format.”

Nintendo’s statement can be read in full below:

About Nintendo Switch 2 Game Pricing

Beginning in May 2026, and starting with preorders for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions.

Nintendo games offer the same experiences whether in packaged or digital format, and this change simply reflects the different costs associated with producing and distributing each format and offers players more choice in how they can buy and play Nintendo games.

As always, retail partners set their own prices for physical and digital games, and pricing for each title may vary.

 

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches on May 21 for Nintendo Switch 2 for $59.99 digitally via the Nintendo eShop and $69.99 physically. The physical copy will feature the game’s full data on the cartridge.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via the Nintendo eShop:

Play as Yoshi and discover quirky creatures in the pages of a talking book named Mr. E!

Mr. E. needs Yoshi’s help to remember all about the creatures living inside his pages. Open him up, explore each habitat, and experiment to learn about the creature that lives there. What does it do? What does it taste like? How does it interact with its environment? How will it react if you smash it, carry it around, or give it a piece of fruit? There’s only one way to find out!

Make discoveries, collect Stars, and…hey, what’s Bowser Jr. doing here?!

As you try new things with each creature, you’ll naturally make discoveries, clear courses, collect Stars, and unlock more pages to explore. You can even give each critter a name!

But what’s this? Bowser Jr. is also popping up in these habitats?! What could he be up to?

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Update 1.1 Patch Notes Released

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Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition update 1.1

Ubisoft, Atari, and Digital Eclipse have released patch notes for the version 1.1 update for Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, which is currently planned to release in early to mid-April. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition update 1.1 will bring several quality of life improvements and bug fixes. There will also be improvements to the Rewind function and a reduction to input lag in the Jaguar version of Rayman on PlayStation 5.

Read up on the patch notes for update 1.1, via the game’s Reddit post:

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Update 1.1 Patch Notes

Quality of life addition & Improvements

  • IMPROVED: The legacy save game systems are no longer affected by selecting “Reset Game” from the escape menu.
    • You can now create and access the legacy save game profiles, and each profile now has a separate progression.
  • ADDED: An option to deactivate the Rewind feature (via the options menu)
  • IMPROVED: Rewind feature is now more fluid
  • IMPROVED: Input lag has been reduced when playing the Jaguar version of the game on PlayStation 5 

General Fixes

  • FIXED: An issue leading players to lose their game progress when playing the PSX / Jaguar / DOS versions.
  • FIXED: An issue leading to sound effects being triggered later than intended, especially after using the rewind feature.
  • FIXED: Gameplay “choppiness” induced by using screen refresh rates higher than 60Hz. (If you continue encountering the issue, we advise setting your monitor to 60Hz refresh rate)
  • FIXED: An issue leading to images not appearing when browsing the in-game timeline within the “History” section
  • FIXED: An issue leading to a crash when pressing two buttons simultaneously on the Jaguar version. (The issue persists when playing the SNES prototype on PC only)
  • FIXED: An issue preventing a Ting from disappearing when collecting it in the Timeline section of the game
  • FIXED: An issue preventing the HIDE UI option to work as it should in the “History” section of the game
  • FIXED: Various music-related issues when playing the Jaguar version
  • FIXED: Instances of overlap between subtitles and speaker names when watching documentary videos
  • FIXED: Sound volume option in the game version menus was not adjusting music and victory celebration volumes accordingly. (Restarting the game resets the option, however).

What’s more, physical copies of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition will be available on June 26 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Pre-orders for physical copies of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition are available for $29.99 at Atari.com. Physical copies include a sticker sheet with vinyl stickers of Rayman’s body parts and a paperback Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition key art background, postcards, and a double-sided poster with two versions of the key art.

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Ubisoft Store.

Honogurashi no Niwa is Coming to the West as Village in the Shade

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NIS America has announced that horror-infused farming sim Village in the Shade, known as Honogurashi no Niwa in Japan, is coming to the west in fall 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. A Limited Edition of Village in the Shade is now available to preorder for $89.99, featuring a copy of the game, collector’s box, art book, original soundtrack, acrylic block, and a set of metal pins.

Here’s an overview of the game, via NIS America:

Welcome to Kagatsu, a Japanese mountain village with plenty of secrets. In this brand-new, hand-painted farming sim, you’ll plant crops, customize your homestead, and befriend a cast of intriguing characters.

Relax by the brook, watch the cherry blossoms with your neighbors, or take a stroll through town. With so many ways to relax, you’re sure to feel right at home.

Just make sure to follow a few simple rules: don’t talk to strangers, don’t leave the village, and, whatever you do, don’t go out at night.

Features:

      • Unsettle Down: Make your new home feel like home! Buy furniture in town to decorate your house, then craft fences and other items with the resources you’ve gathered around your farm.
      • Festivals and Fun: Experience traditional Japanese festivals and activities, like the summer festival and cherry-blossom viewing. Get closer to your neighbors as you enjoy laid-back living.
      • Secrets Aren’t Meant to be Shared: Discover the truth about Kagatsu at your own risk, or follow the rules and keep from seeing a part of the village you don’t want to.

Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum is Coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on April 1

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Picross developer Jupiter Corporation has announced Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum, the puzzle game featuring hololive DEV_IS VTuber Juufuutei Raden, is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on April 1. Pre-orders are available now in the Microsoft Store for $19.99

Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.

Here’s an overview of Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum, via the official Steam page:

Curator Raden will guide you through the museum!

A VTuber from hololive DEV_IS, “Juufuutei Raden” from ReGLOSS, will guide you through the museum as the curator.

The entire game world, including Curator Raden and the museum, is depicted in “pixel art”.

Please take a look at Juufuutei Raden, who moves in an adorable way.

You can enjoy Dot Art & Curator Raden’s commentary!

The puzzle is a “Pixel Puzzle” where the illustration is completed by solving it.

The illustrations are based on themes related to arts, crafts, and culture.

In addition to enjoying the completed “Dot Art”, you can also enjoy explanations of artworks with voice commentary by Juufuutei Raden.

Story

Curator Raden has finally opened the long-awaited museum.

However, looking at the exhibition space, it seems the essential artworks are missing.

“This museum is a hands-on exhibition. As you solve the puzzles, they are completed as ‘art’!”

Join Curator Raden as she takes you on a tour of the museum to complete Dot Art!

Game Features

– Play at your own pace with “Pixel Puzzle”

This is a puzzle with simple rules that can be solved by using the vertical and horizontal numbers as clues.

With a detailed tutorial, even beginners can easily enjoy the puzzles.

Various assist functions are implemented to ensure smooth gameplay.

*The assist function can also be turned off.

– Types and number of puzzles

In addition to arts and crafts, it will also includes many puzzles related to Juufuutei Raden.

A wide range of puzzle sizes are available, from “5×5” to “40×30”.

There are also special puzzles that are completed by combining multiple puzzles to form an illustration.

The total number of puzzles is over 300, offering a generous volume!

Juufuutei Raden Profile

Juufuutei Raden / 儒烏風亭らでん

“Care to join me on a journey through a tale?”

A grandma’s girl who covers herself in both tradition and revolution, and sees big dreams in the rakugo world.

She loves arts and culture of all kinds—new and old, Eastern and Western.

She visits museums so often that she is left penny-pinching the rest of the time. It is most certainly not due to her frequent purchases of alcohol.

Through her encounter with rakugo, she has come to enjoy public speaking more than ever, and she is fervishly writing up her own skits.

Silent Hill f Gets Manga Adaptation with New Ending

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Silent Hill f manga

Konami has announced that Silent Hill f is getting a new manga adaptation with a new ending by Ryukishi07. The new Silent Hill f manga will be serialized in Kodansha’s Young Ace UP web magazine with illustration by Gokin Ame. 

Silent Hill f manga
©Ame Gokin ©Konami Digital Entertainment

Silent Hill f is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Windows, and GOG. The staff of Silent Hill f includes producer Motoi Okamoto, scriptwriter Ryukishi07, composers Akira Yamaoka and Kensuke Inage, and character and creature designer kera. Suzie Yeung stars as protagonist Hinako in the English dub.

Since launch, the game has already received an official novelization by author Shiro Kuro in Japan. What’s more, Konami and Bloober Team released the version 1.11 update for Silent Hill f to remove Red Capsules from a specific sequence in New Game+. Update 1.11 also applies bug fixes to the “No One Left Behind” achievement and other minor issues.

Final Weapon previously reviewed Silent Hill f and gave it a 4.5 out of 5 score, noting that the game’s story is “told wonderfully and manages to convey its themes with the right amount of care, thanks to some great writing and the arc of its protagonist, Shimizu Hinako. Further, the combat-focused gameplay turned out to be surprisingly addictive, while still managing to be tense thanks to some great monster designs.”

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