The official website for anime adaptation of Katarina’s Shangri-La Frontier web novel series revealed a new teaser visual and January 2027 premiere date of the anime’s third season, Shangri-La Frontier Season 3.
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 premiered on October 13, 2024, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series outside of Japan. The first season aired in two cours from October 2023 to March 2024. 13 episodes aired in the first cour, followed by 12 episodes in the second cour.
Katarina began the web novel series on the “Let’s Be Novelists” website in May 2017. Three years later, the manga adaptation by Ryosuke Fuji began in Weekly Shonen Magazine in July 2020. The anime premiered on October 1, 2023 as a two-cour series.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
Rakuro Hizutome only cares about one thing: beating crappy VR games. He devotes his entire life to these buggy games and could clear them all in his sleep. One day, he decides to challenge himself and play a popular god-tier game called Shangri-La Frontier. But he quickly learns just how difficult it is. Will his expert skills be enough to uncover its hidden secrets?
Kadokawa has revealed the promotional video, teaser visual, main cast and staff, and October 2026 premiere for the upcoming anime adaptation of Katsuwo’s #I’m Looking For Zombie (#Zombie Sagashitemasu) manga.
Shin’ya Une, known for his work on Teasing Master Takagi-san, is directing the anime at Studio Comet. Kyōhei Suzuki is the assistant director, Kenichi Yamashita and Aki Itami are handling the series scripts, while Narumi Shimoji is designing the characters. Kenta Higashiohji is composing the music.
Katsuwo launched the #I’m Looking For Zombie manga in Kadokawa’s Comic Dengeki DaiohG magazine in June 2022. Kadokawa published the third and final volume in January 2024.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via MyAnimeList:
Set in a world where 90% of humanity has contracted and died from a deadly, virulent disease, only to rise again as attacking zombies, thirteen years have passed since the “Red Day” of societal collapse. The surviving humans now live away from the big cities, still hoping to reclaim them one day. An entirely new generation, unaware of the pre-Red Day world, is coming into its own.
The story begins when Aki, who has no memories of the world before its fall, escapes her village with her close friends Haru and Natsuki to search for her missing father. As they venture into the outside world, they find themselves surrounded by zombies on all sides! Along the way, they rescue Yuu and Sakura and take refuge in a home improvement store. They regroup, and now the counterattack begins—!!
The staff for the upcoming anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura’s Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga – Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series released the first promotional video. The video revealed the staff and cast of the anime.
The cast of the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime includes:
Makoto Furukawa as Ei Gyoumei
Yuichiro Umehara as Shin-u
Hana Hishikawa as Lily
Nikray Farahnaz as Kou Tousetsu
The anime stars Manaka Iwami as Kou Reirin and Natsumi Kawaida as Shu Keigetsu.
Mitsue Yamazaki directs the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime series at studio Dōga Kōbō. What’s more, Yoshiko Nakamura oversees the series scripts, and Ai Kikuchi is the anime’s character designer.
Ichijinsha launched Nakamura’s light novel series in December 2020. The manga adaptation by Ohitsuji was launched at the same time in Ichijinsha’s Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine. The light novels’ 10th volume shipped on April 2. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in English and released the ninth volume on August 26.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the Though I Am an Inept Villainess series, via Seven Seas Entertainment:
In a kingdom inspired by historical China, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts–but only one will be crowned empress. The frail and beautiful Kou Reirin, the so-called “butterfly” of the imperial court, is a shoo-in to marry the crown prince. But when “court rat” Shu Keigetsu lashes out at her during the glittering Lantern Festival, it’s Reirin who wakes up in the dungeons! Body-swapped by her assailant to steal her position at court, Reirin’s plight seems dire…to everyone else! Now that she’s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!
The MapleStory x One-Punch Man collaboration has officially launched today, bringing new missions and limited-time rewards to the popular MMORPG. NEXON previously announced the collaboration on March 5, revealing a key visual of Saitama alongside a trailer.
This collaboration allows players to jump in as Saitama and take on missions through the Hero’s Adventure Journal event, with boss missions, exploration, and more available to earn account-wide prizes. Some of these rewards include furnishing boxes, special mounts, and even exclusive collaboration items.
Additionally, the Monster Park Mayhem event will feature daily and weekly missions that reward furnishing boxes, coupons, and Hero Coins. Even further, the Virtual Combat System allows you to play as Genos and take on the Deep Sea King with a 30-minute time limit. With coins, you can choose to purchase collaboration-exclusive items from either the Hero Coin Shop, Centichoro Punch King Coin Shop, or Meso Shop.
Below, you can check out the launch trailer for this collaboration:
This MapleStory x One Punch Man collaboration looks to offer plenty of content for players to dive into, so don’t miss your chance to earn these limited-time rewards and items. One-Punch Manrecently concluded its third anime season, with One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2set to release sometime in 2027.
MapleStory M has officially been released on Steam as of today. Previously available only on mobile devices, this release opens a new avenue for players to experience the game on PC for the first time. 2026 marks 10 years since MapleStory M was initially released in Korea, and the game has reached 75 million registered users since launch.
This new PC version is also dropping alongside a new update. Simplified
Chinese-language support is packed in the March update, and in-game events are also available. The new Kain job is part of this update, as well as a Kain Burning Event that enables rapid leveling up to Level 230, a Haste Event featuring buffs daily, mini-games to accelerate progression, and much more.
If you’re interested in learning more about what’s coming with this new update, you can check out the latest Dev Talk for more information.
Below, you can view the launch trailer and Steam overview for MapleStory M:
The MapleStory you missed is calling you. MapleStory M is an MMORPG full of MapleStory‘s signature charm and worldview. Enjoy jobs bursting with personality, lighthearted battles, an easy leveling-up system, and even co-op gameplay. Begin your own adventure in this adorable 2D side-scrolling world.
Square Enix has revealed new details about HD-2D action adventure game The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, including the Age of Reconstruction, characters, accessories, and much more. In addition, digital pre-orders for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales are now available in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2.
Get the full details below, courtesy of Square Enix:
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
Story
A Story of Four Ages across a Thousand Years
To lift the curse on Princess Heuria of Huther, Elliot and Faie will cross through the Doorway of Time to visit different periods in history. They will travel from their own time, the Age of Safekeeping, further and further into the past. Across every age, a terrible threat looms over Elliot and Faie’s adventure.
Age of Safekeeping – The PresentAge of Reconstruction – The Dark AgesAge of Magic – A Golden AgeAge of Budding – The Birth of Civilization
Age of Reconstruction
Further into the past from Elliot’s home Age of Safekeeping is the Age of Reconstruction. Amidst the ruins of a more prosperous time, humanity’s remnants live on the brink of extinction.
There is no spell of Safekeeping in this age to repel the beastmen. Humans cling together in a village called Littlehope, eking out an existence with meager resources and defenses. Though most of the villagers have given in to despair, one young man with aglimmer of hope in his heart looks to the future.
Characters
Heurich (voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto / Daniel Sean Smith)
An adventurer from the village of Littlehope. He finds a kindred spirit in Elliot
after their chance encounter, and shares with our hero information about the
ruins and treasures discovered during his own adventures. While traveling the
continent in search of a cure for his childhood friend Diona’s illness, Heurich
hopes the power and wisdom gained on his journeys will be the key to pulling
the world out of its dark ages.
A young woman who grew up alongside Heurich in Littlehope. A chronic illness keeps her indoors most days. Her caring nature has earned her a warm place in many a heart of the other villagers. She constantly frets about Heurich’s reckless adventuring, so much so that their conversations often lead to quarrels.
Calotesia (Voiced by: Chiwa Saito / Rebecca Wang)
Little hope’s resident historian and mutual friend of Heurich and Diona. Despite the world’s desperate condition, her passion for learning about humanity’s past drives her research. She takes an interest in Elliot and his similarities to Heurich, and offers him her expert advice.
System: Accessories
In addition to weapons and magicite, Elliot can equip and change accessories at any time from the equipment menu. Accessories are imbued with various effects beneficial to adventuring and should be selected in accordance with the demands of the ruins or foes
Elliot currently faces.
Equip the discerning monocle to double the window acceptable for a precise guard. It’s the prefect accessory for countering enemies that attack from a distance or bosses with an overbearing offense.
The defalling charm protects Elliot from damage taken when falling into pits and lava—welcome insurance to have when navigating narrow footing and floating platforms.
System: Quests
Begin a quest by speaking to those with a quest icon above their heads. Quests may involve anything from gathering items to fighting beastmen and more.
Story progress may render some quests unable to be completed. When such an alert is displayed, make it a point to clear those quests before progressing further.
System: Shrines of Life
Mysterious structures known as shrines of life dot the map. Inside of them, players’ skills and intellect are tested, with special rewards awaiting those capable of overcoming the trials.
A shrine of life always has an adventuring guidepost at its entrance, so you can quickly try again when things don’t go as planned.
Trials include both combat-related and puzzle-solving challenges. Clearing a trial awards a shrine of life, which restores Elliot’s vitality. Collect four shards of life to increase Elliot’s max vitality by one.
System: Bonus Drops
Defeating enemies in succession without taking damage will trigger a bonus in which the defeated drop more loot. Taking damage will terminate the bonus.
Bonus time is your chance to rake in the tul! Trounce as many foes as you can to fund your further adventures.
In addition to tul, bonus drops increase the likelihood of finding arrows, bombs, and items that raise attack and defense. Continuing to defeat enemies during the bonus will raise the bonus level and the item drop rate in kind.
Adventuring Diversion: Cat Collecting
No matter the era, Philabieldia is filled with cats. If Elliot finds one, he can take it under his wing to bring it to a cat-fancying traveler in town who will reward Elliot for the number of cats he’s collected. Afterward, Elliot can care for and play with any cats he’s brought back.
If you hear a cat’s meow during your adventuring, be sure to take a look around. Pay attention to any help Faie may have to offer, too.
Rewards include all sorts of helpful items, such as those to help find more cats or increase the number of arrows and bombs Elliot can carry. Don’t take a catnap on cat collecting!
You can feed cats you’ve brought back to town, from a selection of fish, meat, and
cheese. Different cats have different tastes, and filling them up on the flavors
they prefer will make them like you more.
Once a cat has sufficiently warmed up to you, you can invite it to the
orphanage to play with cat toys. Visit the item shop for all your pet care needs.
Tencent Games and LilliLandia Games have launched the closed alpha playtest for new fantasy life simulation game Animula Nook on PC via Steam. The Animula Nook alpha playtest gives players their first hands-on experience with the game’s core features, including character customization and exploration elements.
The developers said, “The wait is over – and the doors to Minietopia are officially open! We are so excited to welcome our very first residents as part of Animula Nook’s first early Alpha test. We can’t wait to see how players interact with our miniature world and explore every whimsical corner, and look forward to seeing all the ways players will make their micro-verse their own.”
During the closed alpha playtest, Animula Nook players can explore the the miniature town of Wuruville with their cat-like Wupa companion and customize their characters and homes. The Balcony area is open, allowing players to built their homestead and enjoy planting. After customization their home, players can head into the game’s first exploration ground, Wupa Woods, to gather resources such as petals, spider silk, mushrooms, and bottled sunlight.
There will also be nearly 50 different Minies, the original residents of Minietopia, to encounter. Additional activities include cooking and dancing, and more than 500 outfits and furniture items will be available during the test as well. Before and during the alpha playtest, players can create their Minietopia Arrival Card Event to win alpha test access, exclusive merchandise, gift cards and more.
Players who signed up for the Animula Nook PC closed alpha playtest will receive a Steam key via their linked email account. As a reminder, players must have a Facebook or Google account to log in and play, and the account will be tied to the first PC used to log into the game, so players can’t switch to a different device, either. Players can also join the game’s Discord server to be the first to receive updates.
room6, yokaze, and nanohana have released short multi-ending adventure game Everything Will Be Fine! for PC via Steam. In Everything Will Be Fine!, players go on a night drive and have conversations with a pensive and somber girl. It’s up to players to understand her as much as possible.
Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:
About Everything Will Be Fine!
You and the girl are alone in the car on a drive to an unknown destination. The only things that fill the space are the sound of a quiet rain and the faint glow of the meters and lights outside.
Choose your own words in conversation with a quiet and pensive girl. The story will reach one of four different endings depending on the words you speak. And after seeing all the endings, there is another curtain call… What was right for the girl, and for you?
This is a dialogue-based adventure game where the story branches depending on your choices.
Everything Will Be Fine! is part of yokaze!
Yokaze, an indie game label operated by room6, was established to release games that offer emotionally resonant experiences. Our works feature graphics, music, text and gameplay that intertwine to create worlds that will completely immerse you.
Yokaze operates as a new indie game community that transcends the boundaries of a traditional publisher. While it is managed by the indie game publisher room6, it is a label that allows participation from individual developers and games published by other companies. hako life, the creator of “Unreal Life,” serves as the brand manager for “Yokaze,” handling the label’s branding and management.
Patch notes for the update can be read below, via Nintendo’s support website:
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Update 1.1.0 Patch Notes
The following updates have been made when playing the game on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch:
amiibo
amiibo can now be used. While in a course, select the “Scan amiibo” option from the pause menu to use one.
General
You will now be prompted to select a user from the HOME menu when starting the software.
Additional adjustments and fixes have been made to improve the gameplay experience.
The following updates have been made when playing the game on Nintendo Switch 2:
General
Added support for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Those who have purchased it may begin playing on March 26, 2026.
When starting Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Switch 2, an entry for the Nintendo eShop now appears on the title screen menu. Selecting it will bring you to the upgrade pack page on the Nintendo eShop.
Added support for the Polish language.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park will release on March 26 for $79.99. Players who already own the original version of Super Mario Bros. Wonderwill only have to pay $20 to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. In addition, a new Super Mario Bros. Wonder Talking Flower peripheral was released on March 12 for $34.99.
Shueisha Games and Haka Bunko have released Android and iOS versions of Urban Myth Dissolution Center in the Google Play Store and App Store for $17.99. Urban Myth Dissolution Center for Android and iOS contains the same features as the console and PC versions, in addition to having touch screen support.
Shueisha Games and Haka Bunko’s Urban Myth Dissolution Center released on February 12, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game surpassed 100,000 copies sold in just 10 days, which includes physical copies of Urban Myth Dissolution Center sold in Japan and digital sales worldwide.
Additionally, the Urban Myth Dissolution Center Original Soundtrack is now available. The soundtrack includes 32 tracks composed by the sound director Ada-P (あだ-P) and a unique J-rap main theme, written by MURASAKI and performed by Kanna Katata.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the game from Shueisha Games:
Dive into this a single-player psycho-detective mystery adventure where you take on the role of Azami Fukurai, tasked with unraveling mysteries as she helps run the day-to-day operation of the titular Dissolution Center. She’s no ordinary rookie, though, possessing the ability to see the memories of places through her glasses. Utilizing her unique gifts and abilities, Azami must navigate cursed relics, dimensional anomalies, and otherworldly creatures in search of answers, delving into the paranormal activity surrounding each case.
