Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 4th volume drops to #2, Ryohgo Narita’s DON’T BLEACH MY FIST novel debuts at #3 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/cosmic-princess-kaguya-novel-tops-oricon-monthly-light-novel-ranking-for-june-2026/.239355
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2026) – Takayuki Goto will be a guest at Otakon 2026, according to Otakorp Inc. He is a world-renowned animator, character designer,… Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-07-09/takayuki-goto-to-be-guest-at-otakon-2026/.239455
Game launches this year Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/solo-leveling-karma-pc-mobile-game-streams-story-trailer-combat-trailer/.239431
Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shōnen~ manga debuted on March 26, with anime planned Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/dual-masters-lost-manga-ends-4th-part-gets-5th-part/.239412
New Anpanman film stays at #5, Kiki’s Delivery Service 4K restoration back at #8 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/live-action-the-samurai-and-the-prisoner-film-drops-to-no.4-new-sgt-frog-film-to-no.10/.239419
Manga launched in March 2024; Titan Manga releases manga in English Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/strange-pictures-manga-ends-on-july-21/.239410
Film screens in Fantasia IFF on July 18; Indy Shorts Film Festival on July 22, 23; RIFFA in August Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/toei-animation-foxing-kitsune-tsuki-anime-screens-in-festivals/.239447
Haruta, maki to launch love comedy manga Sugarless Romance on August 3 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/tsubasa-to-hotaru-nana-haruta-artist-maki-launch-new-manga/.239420
Company’s largest shareholder Oasis Management had called for Natsuno to step down Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-09/kadokawa-ceo-takeshi-natsuno-retains-positions-after-shareholder-vote/.239012