CATEGORY August 2026

Collaboration Café

“Liar! Goku-o-kun” × “Kashi Battle” Cafe Opens August 26!

By Makoto Yoshimoto A collaboration café featuring *Liar! Goku-o-kun* and *Kashi Battle*, created by Makoto Kimoto, will be held at Charum Café (Ikebukuro) in Tokyo from August 26 to September 27, 2026, and at CAFE EPIC TALE (Nipponbashi) in Osaka from October 21 to November 15, 2026. In addition to collaboration menu items that will change between the first and second halves of the event, the café will feature collaboration merchandise using newly drawn illustrations, character-themed seating areas, coasters as an order bonus, and mini cards as a purchase bonus.

Lottery / Prizes / Gacha

Dragon Ball GT × Ichiban Kuji: On Sale August 22! Super Saiyan 4 Makes an Appearance!

“Ichiban Kuji Dragon Ball GT” will go on sale sequentially starting August 22, 2026, at Lawson and Ministop stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations nationwide. The lineup includes six figures from the MASTERLISE series, starting with the A Prize: Super Saiyan 4 Goku, as well as the “THE GIGANT NAME”—a three-dimensional rendition of the anime’s title logo—as the Last One Prize. The price is 790 yen per play (tax included).

Pop-up Store

The “Idolmaster Cinderella Girls” Pop-Up Store in Shibuya Opens on August 21!

“The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls POP UP STORE ~Legend of Cinderella: The Legend of Pinyakorata~” is set to open on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the JOL Collab Store on the 5th floor of MAGNET by SHIBUYA109! The store will feature acrylic stands and random pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations, as well as merchandise from “Pinyakora-ta the Hero.” A purchase bonus will also be available: customers will receive a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.

Lottery / Prizes / Gacha

9 types of “Hip-My” mini plush toys will be back in crane games starting August 25!

The “Chibigurumi” prize figures from “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-,” Vol. 3 and Vol. 4, will be released sequentially at crane game arcades nationwide starting August 25, 2026. Vol. 3 features a total of 6 varieties from Dotsuitarare Honpo and Bad Ass Temple, while Vol. 4 features a total of 3 varieties from Kotobano-to. All are approximately 11 cm in size and are re-releases of items that originally debuted in February 2025.

Pop-up Store

Code Geass Pop-Up Store at Tokyo Station Opens August 21!

A “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” pop-up shop will be held starting Friday, August 21, 2026, at the wagon located beneath Staircase K in “Tokyo Character Street” on the B1 floor of Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai!
The shop will feature pin badges, acrylic cards, and acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations of Lelouch, Suzaku, and C.C. dressed in detective-style outfits, as well as GraffArt merchandise. There will also be a purchase bonus: customers will receive an illustration card (4 designs total) with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new merchandise.

News

Genshin Impact × Baskin-Robbins: Pre-orders Start August 28!

The first collaboration between “Genshin Impact” and Baskin-Robbins, “Sweet Ice Cream Time,” is now underway, and pre-orders for mobile-order-exclusive items will begin at 11:00 a.m. on August 28, 2026. The “Genshin Impact Ice Cream Set,” which includes a set of two acrylic stands, and the “Genshin Impact Fresh Pack Mini,” which includes a set of four acrylic keychains, will be available. Both sets come with a serial code for in-game items, including 100 Primogems.

Collaboration Café

“The Promised Neverland” 10th Anniversary × Princess Cafe Event to Be Held in Tokyo and Osaka Starting August 25!

A collaboration café celebrating the 10th anniversary of *The Promised Neverland* will be held at Princess Café from Tuesday, August 25, 2026, through Friday, September 11, 2026.
The event will be held at two locations: “Sunshine City Bunka Kaikan Theater Terrace” in Tokyo and “Community Food Hall Osaka Nipponbashi” in Osaka.