Another wonderfully obscure piece of Samurai Pizza Cats / Kyatto Ninden Teyandee history has been preserved! 🎉

Retro Reprints has completed its restoration of the 1990 Seika coloring book, and the remastered digital edition is now available for download as a PDF.

The book features plenty of vintage artwork from the original series, making it a fun little time capsule for fans and collectors, as well as a potentially useful source of character and artwork reference material. And unlike an increasingly difficult-to-find physical copy, you can actually enjoy this one without treating every page turn like delicate archaeological fieldwork. 😂

The digital edition is currently available for just $3 USD, with proceeds helping Retro Reprints recover and preserve additional vintage books.

🔗 Get the digital edition here:

Samurai Pizza Cats Coloring Book (1990, Seika) at Retro Reprints⁠

I’ve already picked up my own digital copy! :3 ❤

One important note: out of respect for the work Retro Reprints has put into acquiring, restoring and preserving this material, I will NOT be redistributing my copy or making the PDF available for free. 🚫

At only $3, please support Retro Reprints directly if you’d like a copy. Doing so gets you the book while also helping them continue preserving obscure material like this for everyone to enjoy.

Another tiny piece of Pizza Cats history rescued from obscurity. 🥰📚🍕🐱

French publisher Black Box has released a new limited French-language edition of the original Samurai Pizza Cats manga by Tatsuya Sōma, with Noritaka Suzuki also credited.

This appears to be an unofficial French localization of the original 1994 manga, rather than an entirely new story like the upcoming North American release from Nakama Press.

The one-shot edition is currently listed for €7.99, with promotional shipping available through Black Box’s online boutique.

It is another welcome sign that the Pizza Cats are finding new life across multiple markets, with classic material being made available to a new generation of readers.

👉🏻 https://www.blackbonesboutique.com/samourai-pizza-cats.htm

Action Toys’ Kyatto Ninden Teyandee / Samurai Pizza Cats prototypes were recently spotted on display again at ACGHK 2026, offering a welcome sign that the long-silent project has not disappeared. 😍

The lineup includes:

• Yattaro

• Pururun

• Sukashii

• Karamaru

• Otama

• Omitsu

• Tokugawa Usako

One notable absence from last year’s display is Ko’on no Kami. No evidence, either way, whether this was an intentional omission.

One especially interesting detail is that the new display cards differ from those shown with the prototypes last year.

The previous signage explicitly indicated that approval was pending. That wording is no longer present on the ACGHK 2026 cards.

The figures are still marked 監修中, meaning they remain under supervision or review, so this should not be taken as confirmation that production has been approved. Action Toys has also not announced pricing, preorders, or a release date.

Still, the updated signage and the prototypes’ return to public display are encouraging. At the very least, the project appears to remain active rather than having been quietly abandoned.

The dream is not dead yet. 🤍❤💙

📸 Photo credit: Toy_Detective on Instagram

Big news, Pizza Cats fans!

Discotek Media has stepped out of the shadows of a very clever cover-up and officially announced that Samurai Pizza Cats is coming to Blu-ray later this year!

Here’s what we know so far:

✨ Brand new HD remaster created from newly scanned original film elements
📺 All 52 English dubbed episodes
💬 Closed captions included
🇯🇵 A separate Blu-ray release for the original Japanese version is also planned for a later date.

This is shaping up to be the definitive home video release of the English series, with a completely new restoration rather than a simple upscale.

And… well… 😅

It looks like Shout! Studios may have unintentionally bamboozled the fandom with their recent convention banner. Many of us assumed they were behind the upcoming Blu-ray, but Discotek has now stepped in with the official announcement, complete with a cheeky comment of their own.

Whatever was happening behind the scenes, one thing is certain:

Samurai Pizza Cats is officially getting the Blu-ray treatment we’ve been waiting for since Japan got their own box set. 🤍❤💙

Between the new manga, the upcoming video game, BellFine’s model kit, Yolopark’s expanding AMK PRO lineup, and now a brand new Blu-ray restoration…

2026 is rapidly becoming one of the greatest years in Samurai Pizza Cats history.

We don’t have specifics - final box artwork, pricing, or specific release dates… but with five months left in the year, hand-in-hand with a planned 2026 release, I’m sure we’ll have those details, soon.

Stay tuned! 💚

BellFine has announced that they’ll be exhibiting painted display samples of their Yattaro (Speedy Cerviche) & Toritsukun (Goonie Bird) plastic model kit at Wonder Festival Summer 2026, taking place on July 26 at Makuhari Messe.

While the kit has been exhibited previously, this will likely be its final appearance as a prototype before its expected retail release, later in August.

The display will feature a painted sample of the completed kit at the AmiAmi Hobby Camp × BellFine booth (8-02-01), giving attendees another opportunity to see the finished model up close before it reaches collectors.

With Wonder Festival just days away, I’m looking forward to seeing fresh photos from the show floor. It’ll be interesting to see if BellFine has made any final refinements before the kit officially launches next month.

Between BellFine, YoloPark, Wave, and the growing list of officially licensed products announced this year, 2026 continues to be one of the most exciting years Samurai Pizza Cats fans have seen in decades.

I’ll definitely be watching for more photos once Wonder Festival opens! 🤍💙❤