{"id":4768,"date":"2026-07-03T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/bananya-buddies-mobile-game-10th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:19:38","slug":"bananya-buddies-mobile-game-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/bananya-buddies-mobile-game-10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Bananya Turns 10 With New Mobile Game and Anime Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crunchyroll and TMS Entertainment are marking Bananya&#8217;s 10th anniversary this July with two brand-new releases: <strong>Bananya Buddies<\/strong>, the first original game on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/games\/?utm_content=gamevault\">Crunchyroll Game Vault<\/a>, and a 10th anniversary anime special that premieres at Anime Expo on 4 July before streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll from 9 July. Pre-registration for Bananya Buddies on Google Play is live right now \u2014 here&#8217;s everything Singapore fans need to know.<\/p>\n<h2>Bananya Buddies \u2014 Collect Cats, Decorate Your Hangout Pad<\/h2>\n<p>Developed by Crunchyroll Games, TMS Entertainment, and independent studio The MIX, <strong>Bananya Buddies<\/strong> is a cozy mobile cat-collecting game launching exclusively on Crunchyroll Game Vault this summer. The premise is simple and delightful: welcome Bananya visitors to your pad, play mini-games to earn coins, and leave out toys and treats to rack up Buddy Points with each little banana-dwelling cat.<\/p>\n<p>The more Buddy Points a Bananya accumulates, the longer it sticks around \u2014 and the better the gifts it leaves behind. Reach Best Buddies status and you unlock a sleepover; hit Best Buddies Forever and something even more special awaits (you&#8217;ll have to play to find out). It&#8217;s the kind of low-key, pick-up-and-put-down mobile experience that cozy game fans have been waiting for from an anime IP this charming.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Crunchyroll Game Vault (exclusive) \u2014 available on Crunchyroll Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan tiers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launch window:<\/strong> Summer 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-registration:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crgames.sng.link\/Dk3aj\/q84j\/7b7u\">Google Play<\/a> now open; App Store coming soon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Languages:<\/strong> English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Latin America and Spain)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bananya Buddies joins nearly 100 titles already in the Game Vault, and as the first original game produced for the platform it marks a meaningful step forward for Crunchyroll&#8217;s gaming ambitions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eSzJMEvAgw8\" title=\"Bananya 10th Anniversary Special | Official Teaser | Crunchyroll\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Bananya 10th Anniversary Special | Official Teaser | Crunchyroll \u2014 via Crunchyroll on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Bananya 10th Anniversary Anime Special<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bananya-10th-anniversary-key-art.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bananya 10th Anniversary ensemble key art featuring the full cast of Bananya characters on a sparkly fantasy background\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Crunchyroll \/ TMS Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first Bananya episode aired on 4 July 2016. Exactly ten years later \u2014 on 4 July 2026 at 10AM \u2014 the <strong>Bananya 10th Anniversary anime special<\/strong> will world-premiere at Anime Expo before landing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/series\/GY2PW4EMY\/bananya\">Crunchyroll<\/a> on 9 July.<\/p>\n<p>The official synopsis drops the Bananyas into an adventure: the player character wakes to find they&#8217;ve somehow become a Bananya themselves, then sets off through forest, mountain, and open land in search of missing treasures. It&#8217;s a fresh story that expands the lore while keeping the dreamy, low-stakes tone that made the original shorts such a cult favourite.<\/p>\n<p>The special features an all-star Japanese voice cast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stray Bananya<\/strong> \u2014 Atsumi Tanezaki (<em>Anya Forger in SPY x FAMILY<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Little Bananya<\/strong> \u2014 Yuina Ito (<em>Zundamon<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tall Bananya<\/strong> \u2014 Toshiyuki Morikawa (<em>Minato Namikaze in NARUTO<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The commemorative theme song is <em>&#8220;nyanderful nyanderland&#8221;<\/em> performed by TAMAchan, with Bananya&#8217;s character voice by Yuki Kaji.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bananya-10th-anniversary-japanese-poster.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Official Japanese promotional poster for the Bananya 10th Anniversary special, showing the cast in portrait format\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of TMS Entertainment \/ Bananya Lovers \u2014 official Japanese promotional poster for the 10th Anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bananya-10th-anniversary-special-teaser-still.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Still from the Bananya 10th Anniversary Special teaser \u2014 a giant Bananya rises from the ocean beside a pirate ship\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Still from Crunchyroll&#8217;s official teaser for the Bananya 10th Anniversary Special<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How Singapore Fans Can Watch and Play<\/h2>\n<p>Crunchyroll is available in Singapore, and existing subscribers can catch all three current Bananya series \u2014 <em>Bananya<\/em>, <em>Bananya and the Curious Bunch<\/em>, and <em>Bananya Around the World<\/em> \u2014 right now while waiting for the anniversary special to drop on 9 July.<\/p>\n<p>Bananya Buddies requires a <strong>Crunchyroll Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan<\/strong> membership to access via Game Vault. If you&#8217;re already on either tier, the game drops into your library at no extra cost when it launches this summer. Not yet subscribed? You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/welcome\">sign up or upgrade on Crunchyroll&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further 10th anniversary announcements \u2014 including merchandise, events, and other celebratory projects \u2014 will roll out through the rest of the year via the official <a href=\"https:\/\/tmsanime.com\/\">TMS Entertainment<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bananya.jp\/\">Bananya<\/a> channels on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bananyatweets\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bananyaofficial\/\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bananyaofficial\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with all the latest <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime news<\/a> right here on GameTrader.SG.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Inbox press release from Eastwest PR \/ natalie.teo@eastwestpr.com\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crunchyroll and TMS announce Bananya Buddies \u2014 a cozy cat-collecting mobile game \u2014 plus a 10th anniversary anime special streaming on Crunchyroll from 9 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,25],"tags":[68,482,577,578,66,359],"class_list":["post-4768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-expo-2026","tag-bananya","tag-cozy-game","tag-crunchyroll","tag-mobile-game"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bananya-buddies-game-key-art.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1eU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3378,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/crunchyroll-7-new-anime-singapore-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4768,"position":0},"title":"Crunchyroll Drops 7 New Anime for Singapore This July","date":"June 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Crunchyroll revealed 7 new anime at Anime Expo 2026 \u2014 including Overgeared, Sasaki and Peeps S2, and more \u2014 all confirmed streaming in Singapore from July.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/overgeared-crunchyroll-anime-expo-2026.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4718,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/my-hero-academia-i-am-a-hero-too-anime-expo-crunchyroll\/","url_meta":{"origin":4768,"position":1},"title":"My Hero Academia &#8220;I Am a Hero Too&#8221; \u2014 Eri&#8217;s Story Premieres at Anime Expo, Streams August 3","date":"July 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"MHA's first post-finale anime short \"I Am a Hero Too\" gets its world premiere at Anime Expo 2026 this weekend, then hits Crunchyroll globally on August 3. 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