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Manga Up! Global Adds I Need to Quit this Antique Store, Tsukimi Is All Dolled Up Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/manga-up-global-adds-i-need-to-quit-this-antique-store-tsukimi-is-all-dolled-up-manga/.241841 Also: The Journey of the Half-Elf Dwarven Master Blacksmith manga

Uta Macross Rhythm Game Meets Crowdfunding Goal for Offline Version https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/uta-macross-rhythm-game-meets-crowdfunding-goal-for-offline-version/.241827 Campaign also meets all initial stretch goals for console release, more songs

Sword Art Online Author Reki Kawahara's Devils' Crest Anime Casts 4 Classmates https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/sword-art-online-author-reki-kawahara-devils-crest-anime-casts-4-classmates/.241850 Yūsuke Kobayashi, Maaya Uchida, Rie Murakawa, Sora Amamiya join cast in November 6 anime

Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 Announces January 10 Debut, Half-Year Run https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/shangri-la-frontier-season-3-announces-january-10-debut-half-year-run/.241849 3rd season to run for 6 months without break

France's Ankama Presents Fantasy TV Anime Aoki Denshō Welsh & Shedar https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/france-ankama-presents-fantasy-tv-anime-aoki-densho-welsh-and-shedar/.241847 Rikuya Yasuda, Yūki Kaji star in Studio Massket series debuting in Japan on October 2

Entergram Announces Vtuber Azusa Honami's Azure Memoria Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/entergram-announces-vtuber-azusa-honami-azure-memoria-game/.241842 Azusa supervises console game

Hi Score Girl's Rensuke Oshikiri, Etrange Overlord's Roman Kitayama Present Noroi Ayashi Horror RPG https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/hi-score-girl-rensuke-oshikiri-etrange-overlord-roman-kitayama-present-noroi-ayashi-horror-rpg/.241840 Clover Lab's game slated for Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam in Q2 2027

Crunchyroll Acquires 7.03% of Japanese Media Company Link-U https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/crunchyroll-acquires-7.03-percent-of-japanese-media-company-link-u/.241834 Crunchyroll invests 917 million yen in firm working on Crunchyroll Manga service

Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- Manga to End on December 25 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/puchimas-petit-idolm@ster-manga-to-end-on-december-25/.241822 Akane launched series in 2008

Sekina Aoi's Asobi no Kankei Novels Get Manga Adaptation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-14/sekina-aoi-asobi-no-kankei-novels-get-manga-adaptation/.241786 Manga launches on September 25

Duel Masters Play's Smartphone Game Gets Duel Masters Pure Play's Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/duel-masters-play-smartphone-game-gets-duel-masters-pure-play-manga/.241787 Manga centers on Zentihs Kanon, Wedding

Yuna Anisaki Launches Kōkyū Gohi no Kuroshiro na Oshigoto Manga on September 18 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/yuna-anisaki-launches-kokyu-gohi-no-kuroshiro-na-oshigoto-manga-on-september-18/.241789 Manga adapts Kazuki Karasawa's fantasy novel

BookWalker Expands Catalog with Mahjong Pros Publishing Titles https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/bookwalker-expands-catalog-with-mahjong-pros-publishing-titles/.241818 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics, Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi, more

Jujutsu Kaisen, Kagurabachi, More Manga Rank on NYT September Bestseller List https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-09-15/jujutsu-kaisen-kagurabachi-more-manga-rank-on-nyt-september-bestseller-list/.241802 The first volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #7 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in...

Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #2 on Bookscan's August Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/jujutsu-kaisen-ranks-no.2-on-bookscan-august-adult-graphic-novel-list-in-u.s/.241800 16 manga volumes including Kagurabachi, The Summer Hikaru Died, Gachiakuta, Dandadan make list

Goodbye, Lara Anime Gets Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/goodbye-lara-anime-gets-manga/.241817 Citrus creator Saburouta debuts manga in October

Higurashi: When They Cry Mahjong Game Gets Remaster for Switch, PS5, PC https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/higurashi-when-they-cry-mahjong-game-gets-remaster-for-switch-ps5-pc/.241810 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong Remaster launches in Japan in 2027

Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2026 Season https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/crunchyroll-announces-release-schedule-for-fall-2026-season/.241811 Magic Knight Rayearth, Overgeared, Black Clover Season 2, The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, PSYREN, more

Beyblade X Anime's Visual Reveals New 'Bey Kingdom Arc' for October 9 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/beyblade-x-anime-visual-reveals-new-bey-kingdom-arc-for-october-9/.241809 Anime premiered in October 2023

One Piece: Grand Gourmet Cooking Management Simulation Game's Trailer Previews Cooking, Interior Design, Characters https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/one-piece-grand-gourmet-cooking-management-simulation-game-trailer-previews-cooking-interior-design-/.241808 Game launches for Switch 2, Switch, PC, iOS, Android on October 23