The Ribbon Hero, a new anime film inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s classic Princess Knight manga, will premiere worldwide exclusively on Netflix on August 8. The production marks the franchise’s first new anime project in 27 years and gives international audiences immediate access to its latest reinterpretation of Princess Sapphire’s story.

Yuki Igarashi, whose animation credits include JUJUTSU KAISEN and Star Wars: Visions, makes his feature-length directorial debut with the film. The final trailer arrived alongside additional Japanese voice-cast details, including Saya as Sapphire, Seiran Kobayashi as Zirco, Koki Uchiyama as Velvet, Mayumi Shintani as Pine and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Rock.

Netflix describes the story as following Sapphire after the destruction of her kingdom, as she awakens as the Ribbon Hero and fights to prevent her new home from suffering the same fate. Although Netflix has confirmed a worldwide release, details about English dubbing and other localized audio options have not been announced.

Watch the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRlAGIcl2n0

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi will return to Weekly Shonen Jump with Don’t Laugh, Shijima-san, a 61-page horror one-shot scheduled for the magazine’s combined Issue 37/38 on August 10. Described as a “boy-meets-girl horror” story, the manga will also feature a center color page.

The one-shot marks Horikoshi’s first manga published in Weekly Shonen Jump since My Hero Academia concluded in August 2024 after a decade-long run. Its horror premise represents a notable shift from the superhero action of his best-known series, offering readers an early look at a different creative direction for the artist.

Digital manga service Omoi will release Shinji Wada’s Delinquent Detective: Sukeban Deka in English for the first time this fall. The classic shojo crime thriller will be available digitally as an exclusive for Omoi Premium subscribers, giving English-speaking readers official access to a series originally serialized in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine from 1975 to 1982.

Sukeban Deka follows teenage delinquent Saki Asamiya, who is recruited to investigate crimes while armed with a metal yo-yo. The manga helped establish a tradition of action-focused stories about formidable school-age heroines, a lineage critics have connected to later series including Revolutionary Girl Utena and Pretty Cure. Its clearest documented modern connection is Kill la Kill, which drew on the imagery and legacy of Sukeban Deka’s live-action adaptations.

Omoi announced the license during Otakon alongside the addition of 54 Kodansha titles to its catalog. Together, the announcements expand the service’s selection while bringing an influential but previously unavailable shojo series to international readers.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on July 28, killing at least 13 people and leaving others missing. The epicenter was about 20 kilometers south of Kumamoto City, and the shaking reached the highest level on Japan’s seismic-intensity scale in the hardest-hit areas. Rescue operations continued Wednesday at collapsed homes, a damaged shopping center, and an industrial facility.

Some of the most serious damage occurred at the Aeon Mall in Kashima, where part of the building collapsed after an apparent explosion about an hour after the quake. Eight people were rescued from the rubble, but three later died, while four mall employees remained unaccounted for. At a Nippon Paper Industries factory in Yatsushiro, a collapsed chimney left seven people missing and four seriously injured. The suspected gas explosion at the mall remains under investigation.

Damage spread across the region: houses collapsed, roads cracked or buckled, part of a bridge fell into the Kumagawa River, and stone walls at Kumamoto Castle were damaged. Hospitals treated dozens of injured people, with one facility accepting 86 patients before suspending further admissions. More than 36,000 homes remained without electricity, thousands lacked gas service, and bullet-train and airport operations were disrupted. Manufacturers including Sony, Honda, Renesas Electronics, and Tokyo Electron temporarily suspended local production.

Authorities warned residents in the areas that experienced the strongest shaking to remain alert for another powerful quake for roughly one week. The earthquake struck at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometers, which intensified the shaking at the surface and increased the danger posed by any strong aftershocks. Although shallow depth does not by itself guarantee a major aftershock, additional shaking could bring down already weakened buildings, trigger landslides, and further damage roads and utilities. With rescue teams still searching for missing people, the confirmed death toll may rise as officials continue assessing the full extent of the disaster.

The Jujutsu Kaisen stage series will return this November with Butai Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Jihen Zenpen, the first half of a theatrical adaptation of the manga’s Shibuya Incident arc. Performances will run at Shibuya LOVEZ in Tokyo from November 14–23, followed by shows at Sky Theater MBS in Osaka on November 28–29.

Returning cast members include Ryūji Satō as Yuji Itadori, Kazuaki Yasue as Megumi Fushiguro and Nonoka Yamaguchi as Nobara Kugisaki. New additions include Mondo Yamagishi as Jogo and Yūki Kamisato as Mahito, alongside several characters making their stage debut. Kensaku Kobayashi returns as director, while Tōji Fushiguro performer Yūki Kubota is writing the script.

The production gives audiences in Japan another way to experience one of Jujutsu Kaisen’s largest story arcs, although no livestream, recorded release or international presentation has been announced.