In Falsus Participates in Steam Next Fest with Free Demo

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Soul Kiwami
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In Falsus demo

Developer lowiro has announced that new visual novel-style rhythm game In Falsus is participating in the latest Steam Next Fest event with demo on PC via Steam. Released on February 11, the In Falsus demo includes five songs and the story’s prologue chapter. Steam Next Fest will run from February 23 to March 2 at 10:00 a.m. PST. 

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

Tying music gameplay to a tale of lies and truth, In Falsus guides players through seamless progression from flow to mastery, welcoming those new and experienced to surmount challenges and rise higher with each and every encounter.

Follow the separate perspectives of 5 girls making their way through high school in a near-future world, whose lives take a sharp turn one day as they are bid to join a strange government program, and soon are forced to face an undiscovered side of their reality.

Rhythm Gameplay

      • Progression: With a signature control system of mouse and keyboard, In Falsus brings challenges across 4 difficulties, rising in intensity of incoming notes and a sweeping aerial Field.
      • Encounters: Every step forward brings a greater trial. Throughout their ordeals, the protagonists encounter characters who they must contend with or assist, with these key moments each tied to unique songs.
      • Songs: Produced by composers at the forefront of Japan’s independent music scene as well as international artists, In Falsus features over 70 songs, over 40 of which are original, represented across a multitude of genres and styles.

Card Integration

      • Crafting: Overcome challenges to collect materials, craft unique Cards, and gain new advantages and approaches during song gameplay.
      • Blueprints: Integrate Cards by slotting earned materials into Blueprints, grids with a wide variety of choices in stat boosts and bonuses. Every Card crafted is different, and every Blueprint is a puzzle. How you choose to arrange materials within Blueprints shapes unique possibilities in solutions and effects.
      • Cards: Featuring artwork of characters met and unfolding narrative moments witnessed, illustrated by a range of skilled and renowned artists, equip up to 5 Cards to vary your approach when challenging the songs you come across.

Scenario

A world where emotions are laid bare at the neck, and no lies are permitted.

      • Narrative: Through visual novel-styled narrative design, switch between the individual perspectives of 5 protagonists—all of whom are interconnected.
      • Immersion: Become drawn into a new world through expressive characters, captivating environments, and full Japanese voice acting.
      • Experience: Narrative is at the heart of In Falsus, with music gameplay, sound design, and themes reflecting and directly linked to the events of the game.

Solo Leveling: ARISE Collaborates with Fortnite Through March 2

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Fortnite x Solo Leveling ARISE

Netmarble has teamed up with Epic Games to launch a collaboration between Solo Leveling: ARISE and Fortnite. From February 20 to March 2, players can unlock and equip new Solo Leveling: ARISE cosmetic content, including character outfits, accessories, and emotes based on characters Sung Jinwoo, Cha Hae-In, Igris, and Kaisel. A Solo Leveling: ARISE bundle is available in the in-game shop for 4,500 V Bucks.

In Solo Leveling: ARISE, the “Sweet Check-In Event from Valentine’s Day to the Holidays” event will be running until March 12. Players can obtain up to 100 Custom Draw Tickets by logging into the game. What’s more, there are “Romantic Valentine’s” events with rewards like a [Heroic] Phantom Strike Skill Rune Selection Chest and various growth materials.

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE is available now for PC via Microsoft Store and Steam, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026. Final Weapon reviewed Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE and gave it a 4/5 score, noting that the game has “many improvements across the board, including major gameplay tweaks and additions, a more immersive story mode structure, and the removal of gacha mechanics.”

Solo Leveling: ARISE is available now for Android, iOS, and PC. Fortnite is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android, and PC.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 Returns to Theaters on March 6

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 - Akaza Returns

Crunchyroll has announced that the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns anime film will be heading back to theaters in the U.S. and Canada on March 6. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns will be available for the first time ever in theaters on SCREENX, the world’s first multi-projection cinema with a 270 degree field of view. 

©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns film will be shown with an English dub and Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets will go on sale on February 20.

Haruo Sotozaki directed the film at studio ufotable. In addition, Akira Matsushima is the character designer and chief animation director. Further, Aimer performs the theme song “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai (A World Where the Sun Never Rises),” while LiSA performs the song “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake (Shine in the Cruel Night).”

The film’s English dub cast includes:

  • Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
  • Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
  • Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Brianna Knickerbocker as Kanao Tsuyuri
  • Zeno Robinson as Genya Shinazugawa
  • Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
  • Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui 
  • Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
  • Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
  • Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
  • Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
  • Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
  • Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima
  • Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Upper Three)
  • Channing Tatum as Keizo 
  • Rebecca Wang as Koyuki

This past November, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns became the first Japanese film to earn over 100 billion yen ($644 million) worldwide. It also became the highest-grossing anime film of all time. 

Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Anime is Getting Early Screenings in Japan

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Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily anime

Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that Studio Pierrot’s original anime Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly (Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lilly) will receive early screenings of its first two episodes in Japan. The Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly screenings will be available at 10 AEON Cinema theaters in Japan from March 20 through April 2, and the screenings will also include the first episode of Magical Angel Creamy Mami.

The cast of the Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily anime includes:

  • May Tachibana as younger sister Fū Nonoyama / idol form Lily Konpeto
  • Nao Ojika as older sister Rui Nonoyama / idol Lulu Mashū
  • Hiroki Nanami as feline creature and Felix Star denizen Uguisu
  • Ai Kayano as fellow feline creature Azuki
  • Fūka Izumi as Tōko Kandachi
  • Fū Hirohara as Sena Aozono
  • Hikaru Yaotome as Miitaa
  • Kōhei Amasaki as Shōta Seo
  • Tatsumaru Tachibana as Hisashi Kadoya
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Yasuo Kandachi

K-pop girl group ILLIT performs the opening theme song “Bubee.”

Shintarō Dōge is directing the Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily anime at Studio Pierrot and is credited for the original character designs. Yūko Kakihara supervises and writes the series scripts. Namiko Tori, Hirono Nishiki, and Asami Sodeyama are the character designers.

The story of the anime focuses on the aforementioned Nonoyama sisters, who have grown a little distant recently. One day, Fū encounters a spaceship and gains magical powers, and Rui also gains magical powers as a result. They both transform into the adults they dream of being, but there are two conditions: the magic can only be used for one year, and it must be kept a secret. The pair become idols, all while keeping their secrets from each other.

Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3 Film Gets a New Mini Anime

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Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3 mini anime

Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that a new mini anime will be released with the premiere of Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3. The mini anime for Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3, titled “Shin Sensha, Hakken Desu! (Discovery of a New Tank),” will focus on Yukari Akiyama and friends from Ooarai Girls Academy as they search the academy’s lower decks for a new tank. 

The first and second parts in the anime film adaptation of Maruko Nii’s Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! spinoff manga opened on December 26, 2025, and January 30, 2026, respectively. Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3 will open on March 6 in theaters in Japan, followed by Part 4 on April 10.

ChouCho and Sayaka Sasaki perform the opening theme song “Nonstop Daydream,” while Mai Fuchigami as Miho Nishizumi perform the ending theme song “Oyasuminasai no Tsuzuki Desu! (The Continuation of Good Night!).”

Masami Shimoda directs the new Girls und Panzer anime at P.A. Works and Actas. Takahiko Usui is the series director, and Noboru Kimura writes and oversees the series scripts. Humikane Shimada and Isao Sugimoto are the original character designers with help from Takeshi Nogami. Additionally, Sugimoto is the character designer for animation.

Other staff members include:

  • Chief Animation Directors: Kōsuke Kawazura, Yuki Akiyama, and Sayo Mizuno
  • Composer: Shirō Hamaguchi
  • Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
  • Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
  • Distribution: Showgate

The cast includes: 

  • Mai Fuchigami as Miho Nishizumi
  • Ai Kayano as Saori Takebe
  • Mami Ozaki as Hana Isuzu
  • Ikumi Nakagami as Yukari Akiyam
  • Yuka Iguchi as Mako Reizei
Girls und Panzer Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Part 3 key visual
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Maruko Nii launched the Girls und Panzer manga in 2013 in Monthly Comic Alive. The manga’s 23rd volume will ship on March 22. The anime series began in October 2012 and aired for 12 episodes. The anime film adaptation, Girls und Panzer der Film, opened in November 2015 in Japan.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Surpasses 2 Million Copies Sold

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Noah Hunter
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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Suprasses 2 Million Sales

This morning, Square Enix confirmed that NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. This update marks over 3 years since the last one, when it was revealed that the game had surpassed 1.5 million copies.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… was initially released on April 23, 2021. The game was developed by ToyLogic and Square Enix, acting as an enhanced version of 2010’s original NieR. Major changes included a vast visual overhaul, major gameplay improvements, a rearranged soundtrack, additional story content, and quality-of-life updates.

Square Enix revealed this information alongside the announcement that NieR: Automata has surpassed 10 million copies sold, making it one of the company’s best-selling games ever. A new commemorative PV was shared for this reveal, teasing “NieR:Automata to be continued…” at the very end.

NieR has not had a new game release since NieR Re[in]carnation was shut down in 2024. However, the series has continued to see concerts worldwide, large amounts of merchandise, and even a 24-episode anime, NieR: Automata Ver1.1a. The NieR: Orchestra Concert re:12024 was recently released worldwide this month.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. 

MF Ghost Season 3 Releases Third Promotional Video

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Soul Kiwami
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MF Ghost Season 3 PV

The staff of MF Ghost Season 3 released the third promotional video following the release of the season’s 8th episode.

New MF Ghost Season 3 episodes will release on Thursdays at 6:30 a.m. PST / 9:30 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll with English subs and an English dub.

Yū Serizawa and MOTSU perform the opening theme song “Timeless Power,” and Himika Akaneya performs the ending theme song “Yokan no Tochū Prod—Taku Takahashi (m-flo).”

The anime’s Japanese cast includes: 

  • Ayane Sakura as Ren Saionji
  • Yūma Uchida as Kanata Rivington
  • Coco Hayashi as Mami Satō
  • Daisuke Namikawa as Daigo Ōishi
  • Daisuke Ono as Shun Aiba
  • Hiroki Yasumoto as Fūjin Ishigami
  • Hiroshi Kamiya as Michael Beckenbauer
  • Junichi Suwabe as Kaito Akaba
  • Kaito Ishikawa as Yōsuke Ōtani
  • Kazuki Yao as Kōichirō Iketani
  • Kenta Miyake as Emil Hanninen
  • Kōsuke Tanabe as Kakeru Yashio
  • Mitsuo Iwata as Itsuki Takeuchi
  • Nanako Aizawa as Emma Green
  • Nobutoshi Canna as Kai Kogashiwa
  • Osamu Hosoi as Fumihiro Jōyū
  • Ryōta Ōsaka as Kōki Sawatari
  • Shōgo Sakata as Takuya Yanagida
  • Shūhei Sakaguchi as Hiroya Okuyama
  • Takehito Koyasu as Ryō Takahashi
  • Taku Yashiro as Sena Moroboshi
  • Takumu Miyazono as Kazuhiro Maezono
  • Tasuku Hatanaka as Ogata
  • Tatsuki Kōbe as Yōji Tanaka (commentator)
  • Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi
  • Tōru Sakurai as Yūdai Sakamoto
  • Wataru Takagi as Kenji
  • Yasunori Matsumoto as Wataru Akiyama
  • Yū Serizawa as Nozomi Kitahara
  • Yūichi Nakamura as Jackson Taylor
  • Yūko Iida as Kyōko Kurihara
  • Shinichirō Miki as Narrator

Tomohito Naka directs the anime at Felix Film. Kenichi Yamashita handles series composition, and Akihiro Inari and Yamashita are the script writers. Akio Dobashi is the music composer.

MF Ghost Season 3 key visual
Ⓒしげの秀一・講談社／MFゴースト製作委員会

Shuichi Shigeno’s MF Ghost manga series is available to purchase digitally at Kodansha’s official website. Additionally, the manga is available to read on Kodansha’s K Manga app. Here’s an overview of the MF Ghost manga series via Kodansha:

The author of Initial D has roared back onto the track with another hit! In a near future where cars have mostly switched over to sustainable power, combustion engine racing is a rarity. The MFG is the last major race for this dying breed, and half-Japanese Kanata Rivington has come back to try his luck. But that’s not all he’s come to Japan to do…he’s searching for his father, too. Can even the ambitious Kanata accomplish all he’s set out to do?

Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 Premieres in July 2026

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Soul Kiwami
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The staff of Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 announced the anime will premiere in July 2026. A new promotional video reveals the anime’s theme songs “Shaisuma—!” by Yui Sakakibara, and a new key visual for Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 was revealed.

Azur Lane Slow Ahead Season 2 key visual
© Manjuu Co.,Ltd., YongShi Co.,Ltd.& Yostar, Inc.／ホリ, 一迅社／studioCANDYBOX Co., Ltd.& Yostar Pictures, Inc.

Shunji Maki directs the anime this season at CANDY BOX. Yū Satō writes the series scripts with Hotaru Asafuji. Nana Mori is the character designer and chief animation director for the second season. Fūga Hatori is the music composer, and Masanori Tsuchiya is the sound director.

The cast of the anime includes: 

  • Nozomi Yamane as Javelin
  • Yō Taichi as Ayanami
  • Maria Naganawa as Laffey
  • Rika Abe as Z23
  • Sumire Uesaka as Akashi
  • Minami Takahashi as Baltimore
  • Ayane Sakura as Prinz Eugen

Previously, the April Fools Day Azur Lane Bisoku Tensei! promotional video was released as a sneak peek of Season 2, which was announced in September 2023. The first season is streaming on Crunchyroll under the English title Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!.

Lastly, Azur Lane is available now for Android and iOS, and the Google Play/App Store pages describe it as follows:

Azur Lane features an interactive combat system that combines the best of strategy and 2D shooter games. Players must command a flotilla, divided into two parts: the Vanguard Fleet and the Main Fleet. While the Vanguard is responsible for striking and clearing operations, the Main Fleet must focus on fire support and dealing damage to enemy ships. Strategy is key, and players must build their fleets carefully to succeed on the high seas. Players can strengthen their fleets from the base via the Academy and Dorms, where they can earn experience points, buy items from the shop, or improve their skills in the Classroom.

Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Anime Gets ‘Magic School Arc’ Trailer

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Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Magic School

The staff of the Kunon the Sorcerer Can See anime series released a new trailer highlighting the anime’s “Magic School Arc.” 

New Kunon the Sorcerer Can See episodes will release on Sundays at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll with English subtitles.

Isekaijoucho performs the opening theme song “Rakenaria no Yume (Dream of Rakenaria).” Kohta Yamamoto performs the ending theme song “Story feat. katagiri.”

The cast includes:

  • Saori Hayami as Kunon Gurion
  • Maaya Uchida as Iko
  • Akari Kitō as Mirika
  • Rikako Yamaguchi as Jenie Kors
  • Nobunaga Shimazaki as Zeonly Finroll

Hideaki Ōba directs the new anime at Platinum Vision. Yuki Enatsu is writing and supervising the series’ scripts. Yōko Satō and Toshimitsu Kobayashi are the character designers, and Shunsuke Takizawa is the music composer. 

Additional staff members include: 

  • Action Animation Director: Yasuhiro Saiki
  • Prop Design: Tomokazu Sugimura
  • Art Director: Haruka Miyata
  • Color Design: Aiko Yamagami
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa
  • Editing: Kashiko Kimura
  • Sound Director: Hajime Takakuwa
  • Music Production: Pony Canyon
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See key visual
©南野海風・Laruha / KADOKAWA /「魔術師クノンは見えている」制作委員会

Umikaze Minamino initially released the series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in August 2021, and the series is still ongoing. Kadokawa has been releasing compiled novel volumes since March 2022. Additionally, La-na launched the manga adaptation in April 2022.

Yen Press describes Kunon the Sorcerer Can See as follows:

Kunon Gurion was born without sight and unsure of his purpose in life, but everything changes when he resolves to find a way to use magic to see. This is a feat no sorcerer has ever accomplished or even tried, and it won’t be easy.

Kunon’s single-minded ambition leads him to quickly surpass his teacher, and with only a few basic spells, he can already sense color, produce useful items, and create a lifelike cat from water! Word of his skills and ingenuity soon reaches the castle, which earns him a rare chance to study under a powerful new mentor. But is Kunon’s goal even attainable?

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN Update 1.4.0 Fixes Chapter 4 and DLSS Bugs

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ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN update 1.4.0

Grasshopper Manufacture has released the version 1.4.0 update for “ultra-violent” sci-fi action game ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN with progression-based bug fixes for Chapter 4, along with optimizations for the PC version. Specifically, ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN update 1.4.0 fixes issues pertaining to upscaling technology, including DLSS. A future update will fix an issue preventing certain count-based trophies from progressing properly on PlayStation 5.

Read up on the patch notes below, via Grasshopper Manufacture:

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN Update 1.4.0 Patch Notes

The following issues have been fixed in this update:

All Platforms

  • Fixed a bug where, upon dying during the Chapter 4 boss battle, if the most recent Save Data was in “Subspace”, the character would fall infinitely, causing the game to become unplayable.
    • If you have already saved while this issue was occurring, allowing Romeo to fall to his death once will restore the game to its normal state.

PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S Ver.

  • Fixed the sound issues occurring during the first playthrough (some BGM not playing, muffled sound).

Steam Ver.

  • Fixed an issue causing the rendering frame rate to drop significantly under specific conditions with DLSS enabled.
  • Fixed an issue preventing language settings from being applied correctly under specific conditions.
  • Removed the “Upsampling Quality” option from the Graphics Settings menu.
  • The “Graphics Quality” option in the Graphics Settings menu has been moved to just below the “Upsampling Method” option.
  • FSR3, DLSS, and XeSS quality are now affected by the “Graphics Quality” setting.
  • The quality settings for FSR3, DLSS, and XeSS previously offered three levels: Performance, Balance, and Quality. However, since linking them to the “Graphics Quality” setting, they now cover five levels: Low, Medium, High, Very High, and Ultra High.
    • When set to Ultra High, the internal resolution of each upsampler becomes equivalent to 100%, functioning as an anti-aliasing feature.

What’s more, Suda51 confirmed that Grasshopper Manufacture has plans to release another new game in 2026 after ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN. The company is in with various companies for a physical release of ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, and a physical artbook and an original soundtrack will be released. The developers are also doing what they can to make ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN for Nintendo Switch 2 a reality. 

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN is available now for $49.99 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam. Final Weapon reviewed ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN and awarded it a 4/5 score, noting that the game has a “wacky and confident vision” that will have fans raving for years to come.

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