Movies
Akira’s 4K/IMAX Re-Release Opens With $3.1 Million in the U.S. Over Labor Day Weekend
Akira's 4K and IMAX re-release opened with an estimated US$3.1 million in the United States over Labor Day weekend.
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Sword Art Online Material 1: Sugary Days Tops Oricon’s August Light Novel Ranking
Reki Kawahara and abec's Sword Art Online Material 1: Sugary Days topped Oricon's monthly light novel ranking for August 2026 with 27,284 copies, ahead of new Kirby and Witch on…
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Kingdom Volume 80 Tops Oricon’s August Comic Ranking
The 80th volume of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom topped Oricon's monthly comic ranking for August 2026 with 365,379 copies, ahead of Blue Lock volume 40 and The Apothecary Diaries volume 17.
Anime
Re:ZERO Season 4 Tops Anime Corner’s Summer 2026 Weekly Ranking Again After Episode 15
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 has topped Anime Corner's weekly Summer 2026 reader ranking for a second time, taking the Week 9 poll after Episode 15 with…
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My Neighbor Totoro TV Broadcast Tops Japanese Ratings, August 17-23
Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro drew the week's standout audience among anime broadcasts in Japan after airing on NTV on Friday, August 21 at 9:00 p.m., pulling an estimated 10.0%…
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Madoka Magica Sequel Film Opens at #1, Bumping Chiikawa to #2 at Japanese Box Office
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising, the direct sequel to the franchise's Rebellion film, debuted atop the Japanese box office with roughly 535,000 tickets sold and about 940…
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Japan Oricon chart, August 10-16, 2026
Image source: Manga-News — via manga-news.com This is the site's regular weekly feature relaying the Oricon manga sales chart, this
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Japan Oricon chart, August 3-9, 2026
Image source: Manga-News — via manga-news.com This is the site's weekly Oricon manga sales chart feature, posted slightly late due
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Japan’s Video Game Rankings, August 10-16
Image source: Famitsu — via Anime News Network Famitsu’s physical software chart for August 10–16, 2026, based on retail sell-through
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Japan’s Video Game Rankings, August 3-9
Image source: Famitsu — via Anime News Network Famitsu’s physical software chart for August 3–9, 2026, based on retail sell-through