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Ultraman Franchise Gets 60th Anniversary Documentary Film on July 3 – News
Tsuburaya Productions announced on April 20 that its Ultraman tokusatsu franchise will have a documentary film titled The Origin of Ultraman. The documentary’s website began streaming a trailer on Thursday, revealing its July 3 opening date.

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The documentary celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman franchise, and centers on the story of Ultraman’s creation, featuring footage of the first Ultraman series’ filming, with archival footage of Eiji Tsuburaya directing the crew. The documentary features interviews (some using archival footage) with staff involved with the production of Ultraman, including visual artst Tōru “Tohl” Narita, actors Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai, Sandayū Dokumamushi, and more.
The documentary will also feature interviews (some using archival footage) with creative professionals influenced by the franchise (as well as writers and critics from different fields), including Guillermo del Toro, Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Hideo Kojima, Takashi Shimizu, Noi Sawaragi, Hidenori Okada, Toshihiro Iijima, Kazuo Sagawa, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Sadao Iizuka, Noriko Shishikura, Nicolas Winding Refn, Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima, Kairi Narita, and Pat Cadigan.
Acclaimed film director Hirokazu Kore-eda (live-action Look Back, Air Doll, Umimachi Diary) is credited for planning the documentary, and is also featured as one of the creatiives interviewed in the documentary.
Sources: The Origin of Ultraman documentary’s website, Eiga Natalie, Anime! Anime!
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Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers Anime Streams 1st Promo Video – News
The staff for the television anime of Isle Osaki‘s Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers (Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kōryaku, or Clear the world like a game with the zero believers goddess) light novel series started streaming the anime’s first promotional video on Wednesday. The video previews the opening theme song “Mirai no Ashiato” (Footprints of the Future) by artist 310 (read as Satō).

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J-Novel Club licensed both the novel series and its manga adaptation, and it describes the story:
Makoto Takatsuki is a normal high school student and a hardcore RPG player. However, “normal” goes out the window when his whole class is involved in a bus crash and whisked away to another world! Powerful gods rule this strange new land of magic and monsters, and every newcomer is blessed with strong stats and unique skills. Well, not quite. Makoto’s stats turn out to be pathetic, and his skills are super weak compared to his classmates’…he’s even stuck as an apprentice mage. Worse still, he’s given only ten years to live!
Luckily, Makoto soon meets a minor goddess named Noah, who appears in Makoto’s dreams and asks him to become her first believer. With the help of Noah’s blessings and a divine weapon, Makoto seeks to become strong enough to rescue his goddess from the dungeon where she’s been trapped. By training hard and using his weak skills in unorthodox ways, Makoto proves that, even when playing on hardcore difficulty, an RPG player always makes it to the end!
The anime will star:
Riki Fukushima (Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls, Skate-Leading Stars, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. season 2) is directing the anime at HORNETS. Tōko Machida (Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls, My Master Has No Tail) is writing and supervising the series’ scripts. Noriko Itō (Undead Murder Farce) is designing the characters, while Minoru Tanaka is the sub-character designer. Itō and Tanaka are also the chief animation directors along with Yoshihiro Nagamori, who is also the monster designer. Chiharu Nishimura is the prop designer. Nobuaki Kikuchi is the CG director. Chiho Nakamura and Masao Ōba are the color designers. Yasutoshi Kawai is the art director. Ayumu Kaikiri (Studio Twinkle) is the compositing director of photography. Takahiro Adachi (IMAGICA EMS) is in charge of editing. Hiroto Morishita is the sound director, while Dax Production is credited for sound production. AstroNoteS is composing the music.
Suupeas will perform the ending theme song “Fall in Dream.”
The anime will preniere on October 11 on the BS Asahi channel, and will stream simultaneously on the d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai streaming services at 11:30 p.m. JST (10:30 a.m. EDT). The anime will also run on the Tokyo MX and AT-X channels.
Osaki began the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō service in May 2018. Overlap Bunko began publishing the novel series in March 2019. The novels ended in its 14th volume, which shipped on September 20. Hakuto Shiroi launched the manga adaptation on the Comic Gardo service in April 2020. Overlap will publish the manga’s 11th compiled book volume on October 8. J-Novel Club published the novel’s 12th volume in English in October 2024.
Source: Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers anime’s X/Twitter account via Ota-Suke
Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.
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Lego Unveils Dragon Ball’s Shenron Set – Interest
Complete with 7 Dragon Balls & Son Goku riding his Kintoun cloud

©BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION ©2026 The Lego Group
Days after Lego Japan teased a Dragon Ball set, the toy brick company officially pulled the wraps off a new set inspired by the legendary anime and manga series. The new Lego Icons Dragon Ball Shenron & Goku set includes the seven Dragon Balls and series protagonist Son Goku riding his Kintoun cloud. Lego Japan even used the iconic Shenron quote, “State your wish. I shall only grant one.”
さあ 願いを いえ
どんな願いも
ひとつだけ
かなえてやろう…レゴ®ドラゴンボールとの冒険が
ここから始まる11/4 発売
ドラゴンボール 神龍&孫悟空 11390
🔗https://t.co/3kyzfPlUQi#大人レゴ #ドラゴンボール pic.twitter.com/OjbMUaTNUo— レゴ ジャパン公式 (@LEGO_Group_JP) September 29, 2026
The set will ship on November 4 for US$179.99. Lego Insider members will have early access to the set on November 1.
The set will include 1,764 pieces and a Kid Goku minifigure, which the builder can reposition on the set to “create various storytelling moments, honouring the bond between Goku and Shenron while giving fans the freedom to shape their own story through the model’s display options.”
Lego Japan teased the Lego Icons Dragon Ball Shenron & Goku set on September 22.
Lego is no stranger to anime, manga, and similar stories. In January 2025, Lego announced sets based on the live-action One Piece series, and unveiled a KPop Demon Hunters Lego set last February. Lego and Netflix further announced a two-part Lego One Piece animated special in April 2026. The special released on Tuesday.
The late Akira Toriyama‘s Dragon Ball manga ran in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump imprint from 1984 to 1995, and is still inspiring manga and anime sequels and spinoffs today. The Dragon Ball Super: Beerus television anime series will begin airing on the Fuji TV channel and its affiliates on October 11 at 11:15 p.m. (10:15 a.m. EDT).
Sources: Press release, Lego Japan’s X/Twitter account, Lego’s website
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Mazenchu Anime Posts Opening Video Narrated by Actress First Summer Uika – News
The staff for the television anime of TORCH‘s Mazenchu character brand announced on Wednesday that actress First Summer Uika is providing the anime’s opening narration. The staff also began streaming the anime’s opening video with Uika’s narration:
\オープニングムービー公開🍣✨/
ちがうって、おもしろい。
たべものたちの“おいしい”青春物語が、もうすぐはじまります🌸ナレーションは #ファーストサマーウイカ さん!
ひと足先に、マゼンチュの世界をのぞいてみてほしいですし🍣
📺10/7(水)より
カンテレ『よ〜いドン!』内で毎週水曜放送… pic.twitter.com/09hLCclONR— マゼンチュ (@_mazenchu) September 30, 2026

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Mazenchu is set in a school where all kinds of food can live out their youth and form friendships, rivalries, and bittersweet romances.
The cast includes:
- Obara Rea as Sume, a sushi rice girl
- Sakura Hayashi as Abo, an avocado girl
- Uki Nashiki as Akami, a tuna boy
- Kokoro Kikuchi as Shinko, a pickled vegetable boy
Ebi created the Mazenchu characters. Yūsuke Takase (CG on Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King, Halo Legends, Detroit Metal City) is directing the anime at Studio Nanahoshi. The studio dugout is producing the sound, and Aiin is producing the music. BONJIN is the offline editor. Liberty Animation Studio produced the opening animation. Sayo Kawase is the executive producer, and TORCH is planning and producing the project.
The anime will begin airing on October 7 as the first original anime within Kansai TV‘s morning news and lifestyle program Yoidon!
Sources: Mazenchu anime’s X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie
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