The staff of Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 released a new promotional video featuring the opening and ending theme songs. Sizuk performs the opening theme song “Daybreak,” while Akari Kitō performs the ending theme song “any if.”
Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 premieres on October 4. An “uncensored version” of Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 will air on AT-X at 9:30 p.m. JST in Japan, followed by broadcasts on the Tokyo MX, BS11, and Sun TV channels. The ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai streaming services will also stream the anime.
Sato is a high school boy in love with his best friend Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back to her home world to get married, Sato doesn’t think twice—he follows her and crashes the wedding. Then, after a kiss from Hime, he suddenly becomes the new groom! But here, Hime is a Ring Princess and her husband is destined to be the Ring King: a hero of immense power.
The official website for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 confirms a January 16, 2026 premiere on NTV’s “Friday Anime Night” programming block at 11:00 p.m. JST. A new key visual was also released.
Tomoya Kitagawa directs the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 with support from Keiichirō Saitō. Daiki Harashina is the assistant director, and Tomohiro Suzuki handles series composition. Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, and Yuri Fujinaka are the character designers, Seiko Yoshioka is the concept artist, and Evan Call is the music composer. Madhouse returns to animate the series.
The first season of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End premiered on September 29, 2023, and ran until the end of the second cour on March 22, 2024. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix in the US, Canada, and Latin America. 17 episodes of the Magic of ?? mini anime episodes were released to date as well.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via Crunchyroll:
The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.
Kuro Games announced Wuthering Waves Version 2.7 “Dawn Breaks on Dark Tides” will launch on October 9 for Android, iOS, PC via Windows and Epic Games Store, and PlayStation 5. Wuthering Waves Version 2.7 will feature new main quests, Echoes, in-game optimizations, and much more.
Catch up on the full details below, via Kuro Games:
Wuthering Waves Version 2.7 Overview
New Main Quests
Chapter II Act X: The Bygone Shall Always Return
Chapter II Act XI: Dawn Breaks on Dark Tides
Afterstory: A Stranger in a Strange Land
New Echoes
Nightmare: Viridblaze Saurian
Nightmare: Baby Roseshroom
Nightmares Baby Viridblaze Saurian
New Sonata Effect
Flamewing’s Shadow – 3pcs Set: Dealing Echo Skill DMG increases Heavy Attack Crit. Rate by 20% for 65. Dealing Heavy Attack DMG Increases Echo Skill Crit. Rate by 20% for 6s. While both effects are active, gain 16% Fusion DMG Bonus.
New Tactical Hologram Challenge
Tactical Hologram: Lioness of Glory
Optimizations
Resonator Ascension Planner
The Resonator Ascension Planner will be available in Version 2.7. This new feature can be accessed via the Resonator menu. The planner has four sections: Resonator, Weapon, Echo, and Skill. Personalized plans will be automatically generated for all Resonators based on your current SOL3 Phase.
Better Quest Experience
The “Journey Log” feature will be added to the Quest system. Journey Log allows you to view all the Main Quests (chapters), with each chapter divided into different Acts. In future updates, Journey Log will incorporate other Quest types.
User Interface Upgrade and New Features
The event menu will be upgraded; Events will be divided into three categories: Featured Events, Recurring Events, and Permanent Events, for ease of access. A new summary panel for Recurring Events will be added to the map where you’ll be able to get reminders for these events and track your current progress.
The Gallery will include a new category: Enemies. You can view detailed Information on all the enemies you’ve defeated on your journey
The “Terminal Swap” feature will also be added. Upon completing Version 2.7’s Main Quests, you can obtain a new Terminal, “Daylight Flintstone.” You can then switch between Terminals.
Environmental Interactions
Global Filter will be made available across all platforms in Version 2.7. (Mobile users can try out this feature when it becomes available in Version 2.7.)
The “Eye Comfort” option will be added to the Settings menu. By clicking into the “Eye Comfort” settings, you can customize color temperature, brightness, intensity, and other parameters. Additionally, in Version 2.7, the interactive effects and details are further refined; more Resonators and skills can interact with the environment, making exploration more immersive.
Septimont Weather Forecast – Featured Platforming Event
Lollo Campaign: Ice Savior – Featured Commission Event
Collaboration
Wuthering Waves x MOONDROP Special Collaboration “The Call of the Beyond” – Coming Soon
Wuthering Waves launched on May 22, 2024 for Android, iOS, and PC via Windows and Epic Games Store. A PlayStation 5 version was released this past January, followed by the Steam version in April 2025.
The life of Monica Everett gets very hectic when she’s selected for a top secret mission in the Secrets of the Silent Witch anime, as the Silent Witch herself will have plenty of challenges ahead of her this season. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the new Secrets of the Silent Witchanime, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all the new episodes.
In Secrets of the Silent Witch, Monica is the world’s sole practitioner of Voiceless Magic, and she became a heroine when she faced off against the Black Dragon. However, this young witch is actually very shy, and she only learned the magic to avoid speaking in public. Unknowing of this, the Seven Sages placed her on a top-secret mission to protect the Second Prince.
Secrets of the Silent Witch Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Secrets of the Silent Witch episodes will premiere on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. PDT / 12:30 p.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. The Secrets of the Silent Witch anime will be streaming with English subs first, followed by same-day English dubs at 2:30 p.m. PDT / 5:30 p.m. EDT. 13 episodes are expected air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Secrets of the Silent Witch (subject to change):
Episode 1 – July 4 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 11 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 18 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – July 25 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 1 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 8 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 15 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 22 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – August 29 – OUT NOW
Episode 9.5 – September 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 26 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Secrets of the Silent Witch will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
English Sub
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 9:30 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 10:30 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 11:30 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 12:30 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 4:30 p.m.
English Dub
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 2:30 p.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 3:30 p.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 5:30 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 9:30 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
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hitsujibungaku performs the opening theme song “feel” and ending theme song “mild days” for Secrets of the Silent Witch.
The cast of the Secrets of the Silent Witch anime series includes:
Takaomi Kanasaki is the chief director, scriptwriter, and sound director, Yasuo Iwamoto is the director, and studio Gokumi is producing the anime. Cona Nitanda is the animation character designer. Cygames and Rina Tayama are credited for the music.
Secrets of the Silent Witch is streaming on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia. In Japan, the anime is airing on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, BS11, YTV and TV Aichi channels.
What is Secrets of the Silent Witch About?
The original novels debuted on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Become Novelists) website in February 2020. Kadokawa started publishing the light novels in 2021, and Yen Press publishes the series in English. Tobi Tana launched a manga adaptation in July 2021.
Here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
Humans couldn’t handle magic without chanting until Monica Everett, the Silent Witch and one of the Seven Sages, made unspoken magecraft possible. Painfully shy, she enjoys seclusion. One day, Louis Miller, the Barrier Mage, delivers the king’s order: Go undercover at a prestigious school for nobles to guard the second prince. Get ready for her silent mission to begin!
Play as Luca, the host, and Rehm, her less-than-cooperative counterpart, as they explore a quarantined city ripped apart and flooded by an interdimensional catastrophe. Their only hope of survival is by learning to co-exist.
A Fractured World
Possessor(s) takes place across the interconnected sprawl of a destroyed mega-city, from collapsed skyscrapers to an abandoned aquarium, all riddled with secrets. Hauntingly beautiful 3D environments form a stunning backdrop over which hand-drawn and animated characters, and mysterious sci-fi horror action take center stage.
A Complex Narrative
Choose multiple paths in an open-ended world structure as you look to uncover the truth behind the catastrophe. Meet a cast of engaging characters, each with their own heart-breaking story to follow in the aftermath of the devastation.
A Precision Engagement
Gameplay is centered around tight, fast-paced platforming with a range of unique movement abilities that extends to its tense, precise, combat. Balance ground and air attacks, replete with combos and juggles as you encounter a variety of deadly enemies and challenging bosses. Find and unlock a wide array of powerful weapons and upgrades to bolster your arsenal and explore previously inaccessible areas.
The game costs $39.99. Those who pre-order will get the Welcome Care Package (digital content). This includes an extra $3000 to start your adventure, 10 Turnip Seeds, 10 Onion Seeds, 10 Cabbage Seeds, 10 Daisy Seeds, and 10 Marguerite Seeds. Additionally, pre-orders for physical copies for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 are available now at retailers and the Natsume Store. Players who pre-order from the Natsume Store will also receive an exclusive acrylic standee featuring the game’s box art.
In Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home Special Edition it’s time to head back to your roots and leave the city life for your childhood village of Alba, where the freshest fish and tastiest veggies are grown and caught by the local farmers and anglers.
However, with its population getting older and younger villagers leaving for the big city, Alba Village has seen better days, so can you help turn it from a village on the decline to one of prosperity? With its beautiful surroundings, Alba definitely has the potential, but can you bring tourists and even new residents to this sprawling green village?
Doc Jr. has been crafting new inventions that are exclusive to Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home Special Edition! Players can enjoy traveling around the town on Doc Jr.’s newest invention, the Hoverbike 5000. Doc Jr. also created the Cleanmeister Autovac, which helps clean your barn, so you don’t need to do it yourself every day!
Woo a variety of different bachelors and bachelorettes and marry whomever your heart desires! Reunite with your childhood friend and other familiar faces to help put Alba on the map! Two popular characters from Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos will be making an appearance in Alba Village – Ella, an artist who moved to Alba Village to try to find her new signature art design, and Nikolai, a doctor who is interested in the Harvest Goddess Spring’s healing properties! Woo these new residents and marry them or just befriend them in Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home Special Edition!
Harvest crops, take care of animals, fish, mine, and more. Collect and gather Happiness to grow the village and get new residents, while competing and taking part in various contests and festivals!
Key Features
Quickly travel around Alba while completing daily tasks by using Doc Jr.’s new Hoverbike 5000, a Hover Scooter!
Spend less time cleaning your barn by using the Cleanmeister Autovac!
Enjoy additional cut scenes that immerse you in Alba and show new interactions with the village’s residents!
Woo a variety of different bachelors and bachelorettes, and marry whomever your heart desires, including two new marriageable candidates – Ella and Nikolai from Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos!
Harvest crops, take care of animals, fish, mine, and more!
Compete and take part in various contests and festivals!
Collect and gather Happiness to grow the village and get new residents!
Lastly, Final Weapon previously reviewed Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home in December 2024 and gave it a 2.5 out of 5 score. Our review states that “Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home offers a decent and semi-complete farming experience. However, it falls short, and lacks a way to make it stand out from the sea of mobile game releases in the farming game sphere.”
Digital Extremes has announced another new update coming to Warframe, known as “The Vallis Undermind.” The update releases on October 15 and will add the 62nd Warframe, known as Nokko.
The free update welcomes new and returning players with an early game cinematic Quest, The Teacher. Nokko is themed around mushrooms and allows players to “spread mischief in combat by throwing mushrooms that periodically release poisonous spores upon enemies, grow mushrooms that periodically release a radial pulse buffing allies’ defences, transform into a baby mushroom Sprodling to heal rapidly while remaining untargetable and putting nearby enemies to sleep with drowsy spores, or unleash a ballistic mushroom that explosively bounces off whatever it touches.”
Additionally, there’s a new “fungal-rich” environment called The Deepmines. There’s also a new rework for Oberon which will launch. The rework will allow Oberon to take advantage of a refined passive ability and improved healing with streamlined support options. He can also use a boost to the Reckoning ability’s overall damage impact. Further, a new protoframe will release alongside the upcoming “The Old Peace” update.
Check out the trailer for “The Vallis Undermind” update of Warframe below:
Additionally, check out the trailer for the upcoming Roathe protoframe, voiced by René Zagger, below:
Warframe is available now on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The upcoming “The Old Peace” expansion will release in late 2025. Finally, Soulframe, Digital Extremes’ next game, will potentially release next year for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The pre-alpha for the game is now live.
Lucasfilm has released the first trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, and confirmed the English cast for the series. The anime will premiere on Disney Plus on October 29.
9 shorts will be available, with the following cast members being present in each episode:
“The Duel: Payback” – Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA (Batman Ninja)
Brian Tee, Will Sharpe, Suzy Nakamura, Jonathan Lipow, Minami Iinuma, Gary Littman, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Shawn Gann, Major Attaway, Andrew Kishino, Patrick Seitz, Lee Shorten, Frank Todaro, David Chen, Nozomi Furuki, Ayaka Shimizu, Kaede Yuasa
“The Lost Ones” and “Yuko’s Treasure” – Kinema Citrus Co. (Made in Abyss)
“Yuko’s Treasure”: Liam Karlsson, Julian Paz Fedorov, Harvey Guillén, Steve Buscemi, Anne Yatco, Maximilian Reid, Matt Yang King, Joy Ofodu, Sean Burgos, A.J. Beckles
“The Lost Ones”: Karen Fukuhara, Mark Strong, Ryan Potter, Aki Toyosaki, Kimberly Brooks, Lincoln Bonilla, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Mike Bodie, David Errigo Jr., Cheyenne Nguyen, Nick Kishiyama, Leon Chen, Jennie Kwan, James Sie
“The Bird of Paradise” – Polygon Pictures (Pacific Rim: The Black)
Sonoya Mizuno, James Sie, Victoria Grace, George Takei
“The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope” – Production I.G. (Attack on Titan)
Kimiko Glenn, Freddie Highmore, Masi Oka, Andrew Kishino, Patrick Seitz,
“The Song of Four Wings” – Project Studio Q (Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time)
Stephanie Hsu, Aki Toyosaki, Trevor Devall, Jennie Kwan, James Sie, David Errigo Jr.
Nintendo has announced that it will open a limited-time POP-UP STORE in London from October 22 to November 16. The store will be open within the ground floor of Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush (Ariel Way, Shepherd’s Bush W12 7GF).
The Nintendo POP-UP STORE in LONDON will showcase an extensive range of exclusive Nintendo merchandise. This includes collectible keyrings, pins, and charms to cosy apparel, stylish bags, and home essentials, and other items only sold at the permanent stores in Japan. Additionally, tickets will be available for the opening week of the store. These tickets will be available starting on October 7, and will allow attendees to reserve a date and time slot in advance.
More details about the dates, times, and locations of the store are available via the Nintendo website and can be read below:
Location: Nintendo POP-UP STORE in LONDON: Westfield Shopping Centre, London, Ariel Way, Shepherd’s Bush W12 7GF
How to Find: Directly opposite the LEGO store, ground floor
What’s more, Satoru Shibata will join Nintendo of America as chief executive officer. He will continue his roles as managing executive officer and corporate director, member of the board at Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL). Pritchard will also join the Nintendo of America Board of Directors and become an NCL executive officer.
D3 Publisher and Yuke’s released a new “Weapon Introduction” gameplay trailer for third-person action shooter Full Metal Schoolgirl, highlighting materials and funds. Materials can be used with funds to upgrade and customize the Machine Girls, the protagonists of Full Metal Schoolgirl.
Check out the new weapons of Full Metal Schoolgirl in the trailer below:
Full Metal Schoolgirl launches on October 23 worldwide for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Digital pre-orders are now available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. Moreover, a Full Metal Schoolgirl Standard Edition will be sold for $49.99 featuring the Furball 3-Color Set accessory. A Deluxe Edition will be available for $64.99 with Standard Edition contents and the Don’t Mess with Me, Cat 3-Color Set.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:
Story
In the year 2089, the United Federation of Japan is an industrial powerhouse, while also being one of the world’s leading countries in overtime work.
In this sickening future, the economy is booming and working 24 hours a day is considered virtuous.
The core of this country’s industry, economy, and social system are controlled by a single giant corporation.
The rampage of a fully mechanized schoolgirl
A fully armed cyborg heroine storms into a giant corporation and unleashes a relentless barrage of gunfire and sword action in this exhilarating cyborg schoolgirl action adventure. The feeling of immorality is irresistible when you break into an office and wreak havoc.
A story of revenge against a giant exploitative enterprise
The enemy is the world’s largest corporation, Meternal Jobz. The cyborg corporate slaves known as the “Working Dead” who relentlessly fight as corporate warriors even to their death, block your path. They will attack you in droves, relying on their numbers. Show no mercy—scrap them all!
Close Quarters Combat in an ever-changing building
The battlefield is a 100-story skyscraper. The evil CEO awaits on the top floor. Each floor changes its structure every time you enter, and there is also a trap-like security system. Own the battlefield on each floor to reach the top.
Live-streamed battles!? Use the donations for upgrades!
Use materials and rewards obtained from defeating enemies to upgrade and customize your Machine Girl. The equipment and enhancement programs obtained from the Item Box, as well as pre-deployment modifications, include over 100 basic elements. Utilize these to face the challenge over and over again. Even if you feel powerless, remember that you are not alone…the viewers of your livestream are cheering you on. As the number of viewers increases, so does the support. Fund your upgrades with the donations that you receive.
