Eight long-running anime expand with merchandise, games and stage productions

• ·ONE PIECE released new puzzle toys in the "hazure" series featuring the Gum-Gum Fruit, straw hat, Doflamingo and Punk Hazard motifs, with a review article published.
• ·BLEACH announced its first collaboration with clothing brand Granif, featuring a cardigan based on Mayuri Kurotsuchi and items themed around Zanpakuto release forms.
• ·Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra Season 7 announced the addition of Super Saiyan God SS Son Goku as a playable character.
• ·The cast for stage production Hunter x Hunter The Stage 4 Part 1 was announced, with Ryuji Sato cast as King Meruem and Hitoshi Katagiri cast as Ikalgo.
• ·A new Detective Conan novel titled "Meitantei Conan Meitantei no Kisokusha" was announced, featuring Conan confronting a series of bombings in Beika Town.