Tokyo Anime Dispatch

Sanrio has launched a new global YouTube home for short-form 3D animation, with Japanese and English versions built into the same family-oriented channel. What Was Announced Sanrio announced on September 15, 2026, that it had launched Sanrio Kids - Cartoons & Kids Songs , a global YouTube channel aimed at preschool-aged children and their families. The company describes the project as a new home for original 3D animated content featuring familiar characters including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, Kerokerokeroppi, LittleTwinStars, and My Melody. The launch is organized around three original series. Sing Along With Sanrio Friends is a music-led format built around nursery rhymes and original songs in English and Japanese. Let’s Go, Sanrio Friends! uses character expressions and movement to explore four simple themes: move, play, learn, and reset. Cinnamoroll’s Best Day is a story series about everyday situations, including making up with friends and feeling nervous ...

The Oshi no Ko manga exhibition begins its Kobe run on September 16, 2026, giving international fans a practical guide to its story-focused displays, timed-entry rules, tickets, and next Japanese venue. The official Oshi no Ko manga exhibition, titled Oshi no Ko Exhibition: Hoshi no Kiseki , opened its Kobe stop on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The venue is the Daimaru Museum on the ninth floor of Daimaru Kobe, where the exhibition will remain open through Monday, September 28. The event is built around the completed manga and presents scenes, character arcs, creator commentary, and exhibition-only artwork rather than functioning as a general anime screening event. What Was Announced The exhibition's official schedule lists the Kobe run for September 16 through September 28, with admission hours from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Japan time. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing, and the final day closes at 5:00 p.m. The venue is Daimaru Kobe's ninth-floor Daimaru Museum ...

Haru to Gen , a KADOKAWA vertical-scroll comic about a 70-year-old grandfather learning to raise his three-year-old granddaughter, is being adapted into a short-form television anime for January 2027. Imagica Infos announced the project on September 15, 2026, confirming TV Kanagawa (tvk) as the broadcaster and releasing the first anime key visual. For viewers outside Japan, the announcement is notable for what it confirms—and for the international distribution details it does not yet provide. What Was Announced Imagica Infos presented the adaptation as part of Animation ID, its joint project with DNP. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting on TV Kanagawa in January 2027. The announcement does not give a specific day, time, episode count, or runtime. It describes the production as a short-format anime, suggesting compact episodes, but the exact length and release pattern remain unconfirmed. The story follows Gen, a 70-year-old man who has lived alone after a divorce and a lon...

The original animated feature We Are Aliens has released a trailer centered on heroine Konatsu and announced a free Tokyo exhibition tracing the film's creation, giving international fans two concrete milestones ahead of its September 25 Japanese theatrical release. What Was Announced NOTHING NEW published the announcement on September 15, 2026. It introduces a new “Konatsu version” trailer for We Are Aliens , a feature that follows the relationship between Tsubasa and his classmate Meguro Konatsu as they grow from elementary-school children into teenagers. The trailer is designed around the time they share, rather than presenting the film only through its broader science-fiction premise. The new material also clarifies the voice performances attached to that relationship. Ten Yamasaki, a member and sub-captain of Sakurazaka46, makes her voice-acting debut as the older Konatsu. Saki Suzuki, selected through an audition, voices Konatsu during childhood. The production describ...

Funbarus, the posture-support plush line from Japanese company Dreams, will become a short anime this October, with television broadcasts in Japan and an official YouTube rollout planned for international viewers to monitor. Dreams announced the adaptation on September 15, 2026. The project turns the brand's round, hunchbacked animal plush toys into a compact comedy format built around Nossory, a sloth whose daydreams expand from ordinary conversations he overhears while supporting people at their desks. The announcement is notable for pairing a character-goods brand with a clearly scheduled anime project, while also making the production's use of a 2D-and-AI hybrid workflow part of the public description. What Was Announced Funbarus began as a line of plush toys designed to sit between a person's desk and stomach and help support a hunched posture. Dreams says the products launched in 2023. The anime will bring the same premise to a fictional world in which the ani...

Doraemon’s 46th theatrical feature now has a firm Japanese release date: the official movie site announced a March 5, 2027 opening together with the first full teaser and a new teaser visual. The announcement arrived on September 15, 2026, giving international fans their clearest look yet at the next big-screen Doraemon adventure. The film is being presented in Japan under the title that can be rendered in English as Doraemon: Nobita’s Steam Time Car . The English rendering is used here for readability; the official pages checked do not announce a separate international title. What Was Announced The official Doraemon movie site confirmed that the film will open in Japanese cinemas on Friday, March 5, 2027. The same update released a new teaser video and a teaser visual, making the announcement more than a preliminary “coming soon” notice. The project had previously been announced for spring 2027, but the September 15 update is the first official confirmation of the specific Jap...

Keroro Gunso☆ has locked in its October 3 Japanese premiere, added five familiar human-side characters, and published the domestic streaming schedule that international fans should watch closely. BN Pictures announced the next major details for Keroro Gunso☆ on September 14, 2026. The new information brings the long-running alien-invasion comedy closer to its October return with a second full promotional video, five additional cast members, opening and ending theme songs, and a Japan-market broadcast and streaming timetable. What Was Announced The second promotional video is the centerpiece of the update. It previews the Keroro Platoon in action alongside the human characters who anchor the series' everyday comedy. The video also gives the first public listen to both theme songs: ano's opening theme “Kirai no chi Suki!” and PURPLE BUBBLE's ending theme “Himitsu no Panorama.” These are newly written songs for the anime, according to the announcement. The update adds ...

The upcoming historical anime Inherit the Winds will get a Japan-only television special focused on the people and techniques behind its theatrical preview, with a full version planned for the official Aniplex YouTube channel afterward. What Was Announced The official Inherit the Winds website announced the special program on September 14, 2026. The broadcast is scheduled for September 26 at 24:30-24:57, a late-night notation that corresponds to 12:30-12:57 a.m. on September 27 by the ordinary civil clock. It will air on TOKYO MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. The program is being presented to mark the theatrical advance release of Inherit the Winds. The announcement says it will spotlight the director and creators working on the project's Live2D and animation production, including interviews and footage filmed inside production settings. Kaida Haru, a VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji, will serve as navigator, while voice actor Nichika Omori will narrate. Omori voices Kuros...

Bandai Namco has announced ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet , a single-player restaurant-management game arriving on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, and mobile with different release dates for console and digital platforms. One Piece is moving its pirate crew into the restaurant business. On September 14, 2026, Shueisha’s official Weekly Shonen Jump news page listed ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet as a new game scheduled to open on October 22 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, followed by Steam and mobile releases on October 23. Bandai Namco Entertainment’s official game site provides the fuller picture: this is a single-player maritime restaurant-management simulation developed by Kairosoft, with the Straw Hat crew helping players build a second Baratie. What Was Announced The official game site presents a new scenario set inside the One Piece world. Patty and Carne, the cooks associated with the original Baratie, encounter a dangerous counterfeit version of the restauran...

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO , a new television anime set in the Gundam franchise’s RG Project, is scheduled to begin airing in Japan in April 2027. The announcement was published on September 14, 2026 by the project’s official site, which also confirmed that Kenji Kamiyama will direct and handle series composition, with SOLA ANIMATION producing the series. The show is not positioned as a stand-alone announcement in isolation. Its setting is shared with GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT , an original action game due for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on March 5, 2027. That shared-world setup is the clearest practical detail for fans: the game is scheduled to arrive before the anime, but the official announcement says the two works will approach the same history from different positions rather than promise a single, linear story experience. What Was Announced The official announcement identifies Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO as a TV animation and gives April 2027 as its broadcas...

Fall in Love, You False Angels has revealed the two actors leading its 2027 television anime adaptation. The official website published the cast-release promotional video and performer comments on September 12, 2026, giving international fans their first confirmed voices for the romance built around two apparently perfect students who each hide a very different self. What Was Announced The official announcement casts Nao Ojika as Otogi Katsura and Taito Ban as Toki Ninomae. The two are the central pair in the story, which began as Coco Uzuki’s manga in Kodansha’s Dessert magazine in 2023. The anime’s official site uses the English title Fall in Love, You False Angels and lists the series for television broadcast in 2027. The September 12 post is specifically a first cast reveal for these characters. It includes a new video and comments from both performers. Ojika describes Otogi as a strong-minded girl who has been acting out an ideal image in public, while Ban points to Toki’s ...

With its Japanese theatrical opening less than a week away, the Star Detective Precure! film has made its final pre-release stretch a franchise-wide handoff. On September 13, 2026, the official movie site revealed a new still with two previous Precure teams, released two new promotional videos, and announced a three-series ABEMA watch plan for the release weekend. What Was Announced The September 13 update confirms that You and Idol Precure and Wonderful Precure! will join the current Star Detective Precure! team in the movie. The official site published a new still showing the three generations together as they confront the mysterious Dame-dame creatures. It also posted comments from the returning voice casts of the two earlier series, describing their characters' involvement and the experience of recording together again. The same update links two new videos. The "You and Idol Precure and Wonderful Precure" edition focuses on the guest teams, while the "T...

The Idolmaster SideM has announced its first home console game and a new theatrical film, giving the long-running idol project two major new ways to reach fans. The announcements arrived on September 13, 2026, in the official recap of the second day of THE IDOLM@STER SideM 11th STAGE: EVER EVER@FTER . The same update covers a film built from the franchise's live-performance culture and a separate game project for Nintendo hardware. It is a substantial expansion of SideM's current event and music ecosystem, but the details international fans are most likely to need—release regions, localization, and a game launch window—are not confirmed yet. What Was Announced The first announcement is The Idolmaster SideM F@NTASTIC BATTLE FES: Who Goes First , a theatrical film connected to the 315 Production presents F@NTASTIC BATTLE FES: Who Goes First live events held in Makuhari in October 2025 and Osaka in November 2025. According to the official SideM portal, the film brings the e...

Overgeared is moving from announcement season to a fixed domestic rollout: the official website posted its third key visual and promotional video on September 13, 2026, and confirmed a September 27 Prime Video start ahead of the Japanese television premiere. The schedule is useful news for international fans, but it also comes with an important limitation: the announcement lists Japanese broadcast and streaming services without confirming overseas rights. What Was Announced The official Japanese site presents the series under the title Tempal: Item no Chikara . English-language anime coverage identifies it as the adaptation of the webtoon Overgeared . On September 13, the production revealed a third key visual and third promotional video, while also publishing the broadcast and streaming timetable. The TV anime will begin on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 11:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time on TOKYO MX and BS11. AT-X will begin its broadcast on Monday, October 5, at 10:30 p.m. JST, with ...