Kento Yamazaki Appears on Cover and Leads Feature! "+act. August Issue" On Sale July 10

Wani Books Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) will release the bimonthly magazine "+act." August 2026 issue, which is released every other month, on July 10 (Fri).

"+act." August 2026 Issue Cover

Plusact August 2026 Issue "anew"

Kento Yamazaki Appears on the Cover and Leads the Feature of Plusact for the First Time in Approximately 3 Years

Completely Exclusive! Newly Shot Portraits & Interview

Features on the movie "Kingdom: The Final Kingdom" and the movie "Blue Lock" also included!

Kento Yamazaki, who plays the protagonist Shin in the movie "Kingdom: The Final Kingdom," appears on the cover and leads the feature of +act. for the first time in approximately 3 years. This is the fifth installment in the series. We spoke with Yamazaki, who has walked alongside the work as Shin, about his feelings while continuously carrying the role and what he has gained specifically from this project.

Also appearing are Yuki Yamada, who plays Banryu and brought a new dynamic to the world of the "Kingdom" series, and Fuju Kamio, who plays Ou Hon. Under the theme of "confronting oneself," in addition to shots taken with everyone using mirrors, we conducted long interviews asking about their respective character preparations, episodes from the filming set, and their thoughts on this work. Furthermore, director Shinsuke Sato also appeared, discussing his feelings entrusted to each character and the impressive bravery of the cast members that remained in his memory from the filming set.

In the "Blue Lock" movie feature, Fumiya Takahashi, who plays the protagonist Yoichi Isagi, along with Kaito Sakurai x Kyohei Takahashi, who play major characters, K, and Keito Tsunashima x Kōhei Higuchi, appear. We asked them about their feelings while confronting the work and their roles in this live-action adaptation of the hit manga, and what they felt in their hearts.

Other appearances in this issue include Ryohei Suzuki x Eiji Akaso, Kento Nakajima, Ryusei Fujii, Shota Yasuda x Non, Hiroshi Iwase, Fuma Sadamoto, Kensho Ono, Iori Abe, Rikuto Onishi, and BUDDiiS (FUMINORI, MORRIE, YUMA, SHOW).

Live reports from "ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 'We are ARASHI'," "Takahisa Masuda 2nd LIVE Kidouairaku," "Idol Music Festival The ONE ~Ichion Issho~," "WEST. LIVE TOUR 2026 Only One," and "B&ZAI LIVE TOUR 2026 -ROCK'N'DOL- in Nippon Budokan" are also included.

This issue also delivers a豪華 lineup.

Plusact August issue is now available for reservation at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores!

Please look forward to its release.

【Magazine Details】

"+act." August 2026 Issue

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Fri)

Price: 1,210 yen (tax included)

Publisher: Wani Books

Plusact Official SNS

X @wani_act Instagram @waniact

Official Website

https://www.wani.co.jp/act/