The staff for the television anime of Kotobukiya‘s Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series revealed a teaser promotional video, main staff, more cast, and January 2027 debut on Saturday.

The anime will debut in January 2027 and will air on TV Asahi and 24 total stations across Japan in the NUMAnimation programming block. The anime will also air on BS Asahi.

Kotobukiya is credited with the original work. Keiichirō Kawaguchi (Sket Dance, Spy Classroom, Psychic Squad) is directing the anime at Yokohama Animation Lab. Atsuhiro Tomioka (Pokémon XY, Trinity Blood, Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest) is overseeing the series scripts. Kumoha Arakawa (name romanization not confirmed) is adapting necömi‘s original character designs for animation. Yūki Hayashi (My Hero Academia, Haikyu!!) and Yūki Furuhashi (My Hero Academia: Vigilantes) are composing the music. 

New cast members include:

Kaede Hondo will continue to voice the character Lumitea in the anime. Hondo already voices the character in the short video version of the franchise’s four-panel manga titled YuruCanadea (YuruCana in short).

The anime will also star:

The “sci-fi x fantasy” franchise takes place in the near future, where the world experienced rapid technological development thanks to a new energy called “Arcana Particles” that was discovered by Eden Industries. The new technology includes the largest virtual space server called Eden. The VRMMO “ARCANADEA” is a game people can play within the Eden server, and features a fantasy world. After an explosion occurred at Eden Industries one night during the maintenance of Eden, the world changed, including abnormal weather, communication issues, strange disappearances, and people gaining increased physical abilities.

The franchise has inspired not just plastic models but also various other merchandise and a series of ASMR CDs. The franchise’s official website also publishes a four-panel manga.

The franchise launched in December 2021 and has shipped over 500,000 figures as of June 2025.

Sources: Arcanadea anime’s website, Comic Natalie

Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed two new short videos for the Bleach Mirrors High mobile game on Saturday. The trailers announce that pre-registrations for the game are now open.

The game is scheduled for release in 2026. 

Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game:

Set in the wake of the Thousand-Year Blood War, “BLEACH Mirrors High” follows a lone soul newly awakened in Karakura Town as they take up the blade and carve an original Soul Reaper story all their own. Customize your Soul Reaper avatar’s hair, face, body, eyes and more across a full color palette, then forge your ideal Zanpakuto, fine-tuning the blade, guard, hilt, decoration and effects. In battle, form a team of three and chain together fast, card-based attacks, signature special moves and the powerful “Soul Drive” team-up technique to trigger stylish Link Attacks. Fight alongside iconic characters such as Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki and all-new Soul Reapers designed by series creator Tite Kubo.

Yū Sasahara is voicing Maiko Tokishima in the game, Shōgo Batori is voicing Giro Hando, and Fūka Izumi is voicing Naru Jurinna. 

The game had a closed beta test that ran from July 22 to 29.

Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, the new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise, launched in March 2025. 

KLab‘s Bleach Soul Puzzle game launched for iOS and Android in September 2024, and ended service on April 14.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity, the fourth and final part of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime, debuted on July 25. Viz Media and Fathom Entertainment screened in advance the anime’s first three episodes in U.S. theaters on June 25-29.

Source: Bleach Mirrors High game’s website

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