Japan’s Video Game Rankings, June 22-28 – News [2026-07-06]

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3 days ago

July 6, 2026

Star Fox remake debuts at #1

Japan’s Game Ranking: June 22-28

Rank	System	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Weekly Copies	Total Copies
1	NSw 2	Star Fox	Nintendo	June 26	41,680	41,680
2	NSw	Tomodachi Life	Nintendo	April 16	28,543	1,410,570
3	NSw	Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027	Konami	June 11	16,950	146,335
4	NSw 2	eFootball Kick-Off!	Konami	June 4	6,483	41,508
5	NSw 2	Pokémon Pokopia	Nintendo	March 5	5,870	1,069,925
6	NSw 2	Mario Kart World	Nintendo	June 5, 2025	4,521	2,979,306
7	NSw	Medabots Card Robattle RB Kabuto Ver./Kuwagata Ver.	Imagineer	June 25	4,348	4,348
8	NSw	Blackish House ←sideZ -Retour-	Edia	June 25	4,114	4,114
9	NSw 2	The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales	Square Enix	June 18	4,077	27,751
10	NSw	Minecraft	Nippon Microsoft	June 21, 2018	3,353	4,229,124
11	NSw	The Thousand Musketeers: Rhodoknight	G-mode	June 25	3,118	3,118
12	NSw 2	Yoshi and the Mysterious Book	Nintendo	May 21	2,393	70,598
13	NSw	Splatoon 3	Nintendo	September 9, 2022	2,265	4,550,462
14	NSw	Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim	Hyper Real	June 25	2,089	2,089
15	NSw	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Nintendo	March 20, 2020	2,029	8,449,970
16	NSw 2	Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	Square Enix	June 3	1,985	39,376
17	NSw	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Nintendo	December 7, 2018	1,954	5,925,859
18	PS5	007 First Light	H2 Interactive	May 27	1,779	33,377
19	NSw	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo	April 28, 2017	1,744	6,585,063
20	NSw	Mamiya	dramatic create	June 25	1,660	1,660

Source: Famitsu

Voice Actor Azuki Shibuya Announces Marriage – Interest

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1 hour ago

July 9, 2026

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And has been married since 2025

Voice actor Azuki Shibuya, former member of i☆Ris, announced last Thursday that she is married. Shibuya said, “Through a happy coincidence, I got married in 2025” and has kept her partner’s identity private. The voice actor added she has already shared the news with her fan club.

As of press time, Shibuya’s announcement has received just over 6,000 likes and 315 reposts. Comments have been disabled on her announcement post.

Shibuya made her voice acting debut in 2013, and she was a member of idol group i☆Ris between 2012 and 2021. Shibuya has appeared in the PriPara franchise as Dorothy West, Kiratto Pri☆Chan as Rū Asuka, The Great Passage as Kai-kun, and the GATE franchise as Panache Fure Kalgi, among other minor roles. Her agency lists her full résumé.

Sources: Azuki Shibuya‘s Instagram account, 81 Produce via Hachima Kikō

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Voice Actor Azuki Shibuya Announces Marriage – Interest

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2 hours ago

July 9, 2026

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And has been married since 2025

As of press time, Shibuya’s announcement has received just over 6,000 likes and 315 reposts. Comments have been disabled on her announcement post.

Sources: Azuki Shibuya‘s Instagram account, 81 Produce via Hachima Kikō

Anime

‘You, Fireworks, and Our Promise’ Anime Film’s Video Previews Theme Song – News

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4 hours ago

July 9, 2026

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The staff for the anime film of Kaori Mado‘s You, Fireworks, and Our Promise (Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to or Kimi-Hana for short) novel series began streaming a “theme song mashup” promotional video for the film on Thursday. The video features the film’s theme song “Kienai Hanabi” (Eternal Fireworks) by the idol group timelesz, and shows footage of the main characters Makoto and Aki, along with real-life footage of the Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show.

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　#映画きみはな × 消えない花火(timelesz)
　　　　主題歌マッシュアップMV公開
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先日募集した「みんなの想い出花火」に、
たくさんのご応募をいただきありがとうございました✨

皆さんからお寄せいただいた“想い出の花火”の写真と、… pic.twitter.com/3orRR8uERf

— 映画『君と花火と約束と』公式 (@kimi_hana_movie) July 9, 2026

Key visual for You, Fireworks, and Our Promise — Image via You, Fireworks, and Our Promise film’s X/Twitter

The coming-of-age romance is set during the Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show, one of Japan’s three major fireworks shows that draws several hundred thousand visitors to Niigata Prefecture every year. What connects Makoto (a Tokyo high school boy without social skills or self-confidence) and Aki (a popular high school girl and class president with beauty and talent) is a drawing of a fireworks display. At the mercy of the drawing’s mystery and fate itself, the two have to make a choice in a limited amount of time.

Shōri Satō of the idol group timelesz plays the protagonist Makoto Natsume, and actress Nanoka Hara (Suzume, live-action Oshi no Ko, Mieruko-chan) plays the heroine Aki Hayama. Rie Takahashi plays the “mysterious girl” Haru. Natsuko Yokosawa plays Makoto’s mother Yukari Natsume.