Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The second season of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman follows Beryl Gardenant settling into his new roles as a special instructor for the Royal Order of Knights and guardian to an orphaned child. That relative calm does not last: the season sends him back to the magic institute, his hometown, the kingdom’s border and a foreign land as new threats surface. Produced by Passione, it continues the light novel adaptation's blend of understated swordplay and fantasy world-building.

ENGI returns with the same staff and cast for the long-awaited second season of Yomu Mishima's isekai, as Leon's meddling in the otome game's plot drags him into a kingdom-shaking conspiracy.

Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 continues the story of the ruthless military officer Tanya Degurechaff as her campaigns for the Empire, and her long defiance of the god-like Being X, escalate.

SalMar agreed to buy the Måsøval family's 70% stake in fellow Frøya salmon farmer Måsøval for NOK 39.50 a share, about NOK 3.4 billion, valuing the whole company at NOK 4.84 billion.

Three weeks after the Islamabad Memorandum, Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara that the ceasefire with Iran was 'over' after the two sides traded attacks, and threatened to reinstate the naval blockade and 'take over' Kharg Island.

Land Rover unveiled the 2027 model-year Defender on 8 July 2026 with a new body-coloured Vertex specification, a six-seat 110 and a P380 straight-six, while the V8 Octa falls from 635 PS to 540 PS.

Newon's TV adaptation of Otsuji's manga flips the Cinderella setup: an illegitimate daughter braces for cruelty from her new family, only to find her stepmother and stepsisters dote on her.

Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeff Hiller and Television Academy chair Cris Abrego announced the 78th Emmy nominations on 8 July 2026, with The Pitt leading all programs on 25 and Hacks setting a comedy record with 24.

Studio Eek's animated adaptation of the Korean hit Tomb Raider King premieres on Japanese TV, following a betrayed raider who returns to the past to loot every relic tomb first.

The 2026 Festival of Speed ran 9-12 July at Goodwood House under the theme The Rivals - Epic Racing Duels, with Singer's central sculpture, the 1966 Ford GT40 Mk IIs reunited and Romain Dumas winning the Shoot-Out.

Fast Retailing's nine-month fiscal 2026 revenue rose 17.1% to ¥3.07 trillion and business profit jumped 33.6% to ¥592.7 billion, a new record, prompting the Uniqlo owner to raise its full-year forecast again.

PointOne's six-building, 1.8 million sq ft Remington Technology Park near Lucky Hill Road won Fauquier County Board of Supervisors approval on 9 July 2026 to power the campus with on-site natural gas fuel cells; county staff put potential demand at 600 MW (Cleanview 400 MW), and no current cost has been published.

OpenAI begins rolling out GPT-5.6 Sol, its flagship reasoning model for complex work across coding, research, science, cybersecurity, computer use and design.

Micron raised expected U.S. fab and technology investment above US$250 billion through 2035, updating its earlier US$200 billion plan. The announcement coincided with the first concrete pour at its Clay, New York fab site.

A South Bay jury found the Chula Vista father guilty after one day of deliberation, five years after May "Maya" Millete vanished; her body has never been found.

The Bolliger & Mabillard giga dive coaster opened on 9 July 2026 after a delay from 26 June, rising 309 feet with a 285-foot drop, four inversions and a top speed of 87 mph.