Crunchyroll is significantly expanding its manga selection! Starting May 18, 2026, fans will be able to read popular titles from Kodansha USA Publishing, including series like Attack on Titan, Fire Force, Tokyo Revengers, Your Lie in April, The Seven Deadly Sins, BAKEMONOGATARI, and Chihayafuru on the Crunchyroll platform.
Hip-hop from the 2010s is experiencing a big resurgence, and Fetty Wap is leading the way. He’s announced his “Nostalgia Tour”—a chance for fans to hear his popular, melodic trap sound live and celebrate ten years of hit songs. This 2026 North American tour is especially meaningful for the New Jersey rapper, as it’s his first official tour since being placed on home confinement earlier this year.
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie will now be released worldwide on April 30, 2027 – a week earlier than originally planned. This new date coincides with Japan’s Golden Week holiday, a popular travel period. Miyamoto shared that the team is working hard to finish the movie quickly, and filming wrapped up in April 2026. The film is now in the extensive post-production process.
Skateboarder Yuto Horigome, a rising star from Japan, is preparing to release a new shoe collaboration. Before the official version is available in stores, fans are getting a sneak peek at how it was designed. Pictures have appeared online showing an early sample of the Yuto Horigome x Nike SB Air Force 1 Low in a striking color scheme. Although the final shoe will likely have more subtle colors, this sample shows that Horigome and Nike initially considered a bright, golden yellow before settling on the finished look.
Pizza Hut Japan is really pushing the boundaries of what pizza can be, and their newest creation is a perfect example. Capitalizing on Japan’s fondness for rich, flavorful comfort food, they’ve launched the “Nomeru Pizza Cheese Curry.” This pizza is incredibly creamy and covered in sauce—so much so that Pizza Hut is playfully calling it a “drinkable” pizza because of its smooth, flowing texture.
The hugely popular animated film KPop Demon Hunters is going on tour! Netflix has partnered with AEG Presents to bring the movie’s characters and music to live concerts around the world, following the film’s incredible success.
Nike is releasing a special edition Air Force 1 Low inspired by the horror movie villain Ghostface from the Scream franchise. Even though Halloween is still a ways off, Nike is generating excitement for the 2026 season with this new shoe. It’s designed to capture the scary and self-aware feel of the movies, featuring materials that look slashed and other details inspired by the films.
Season 11 of Smallville continued the story as a comic book series after the TV show ended. It showed Clark Kent fully embracing his identity as Superman, which allowed for the introduction of other major DC heroes who fought alongside him. However, because it continued in comic form, many fans didn’t see what was originally intended as the show’s final ending.
Ocean Bomb announced a new can design this week for its Sailor Venus Mango Sparkling Water on Instagram. This is the newest release in their ongoing series of redesigned cans inspired by the Sailor Moon anime, specifically featuring updated artwork from Sailor Moon Crystal. The redesign is part of a long-running collaboration between Ocean Bomb and the Sailor Moon franchise.
Hulu has greenlit a pilot for a new version of The X-Files, and it boasts a fantastic cast. Similar to the original series, the show will follow two FBI agents who are an odd pair but must work together while investigating unexplained phenomena like UFOs and paranormal events within a secret department. Danielle Deadwyler, known from The Piano Lesson, and Himesh Patel, from Yesterday, will star as the leads. Both actors are incredibly talented and charismatic, and hopefully, their chemistry will be as captivating as that of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.