The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
WHISKY MEW is releasing a limited-edition whiskey featuring “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” characters Dream Journey and Epiphaneia on the labels. The collection features two varieties—Glen Elgin 2009 and Ortmore 2013—and pre-orders via lottery are being accepted until 11:59 PM on October 4!
Merchandise
From the “Danganronpa Series” (Danron), a new line of stickers called “Uruchuru POP SEAL”—featuring cute, plump 3D designs—will be released in December 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Chibi Plush Vol. 2” prize set for the space fantasy RPG *Honkai: Star Rail* will begin appearing in crane games nationwide starting September 29, 2026. All five characters—Pioneer, Keigen, Yinyue, Feixiao, and Jiaoqiu—will be available as plushies in a “Chibi” style.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Mashu ROOM Cap,” a capsule toy featuring a room cap that lets you mimic a mushroom just by wearing it, will go on sale sequentially at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting September 28, 2026. There are four varieties in total—Benitengu, Shimeji, Poison, and Shiitake—and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
News
Pre-orders for the “Yoitomake 3-Pack,” the second collaboration between “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” and the famous Hokkaido confection “Yoitomake,” will begin on September 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The collaboration packaging, featuring Copano Ricky and two other characters, will be available, with deliveries scheduled to begin sequentially starting October 24!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The crew members from the wildly popular alien werewolf game “Among Us” are making their debut as “Marker Accessories” in Gashapon capsules. Gashapon Online plans to ship them around late January 2027. The lineup includes a total of 8 varieties, such as Red and Blue, and the Ghost figure is translucent!
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A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Ao no Hako” Season 2 and the karaoke chain Big Echo will be held from September 29 to November 16, 2026, at five locations in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, and Osaka, featuring an exhibition of stills from the anime. For a limited time of seven days starting October 4—the day the anime premieres—customers who make an advance online reservation and spend at least 1,000 yen (tax included) per person on karaoke will receive a non-commercial official poster.
Merchandise
Sanrio’s original “Pick-Your-Own Sticker Book & Stickers” set will go on sale starting September 28, 2026, at Sanrio-owned stores, Sanrio corners in department stores, and other locations! This set, priced at 1,100 yen, features a nostalgic Heisei-era design and lets you choose one sticker album from a total of eight varieties, plus one sticker from each of the three types: hologram, aurora, and puffy!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
A capsule toy series called “Desktop Figures,” inspired by a scene from the movie *Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*, will be released in stages starting in late September 2026. The series includes four types: a trinket box, a stamp stand, a smartphone stand, and a pen holder. Each play costs 500 yen.
Fashion
“Miffy” items will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting September 30, 2026! The wide-ranging lineup includes pullovers, loungewear, fluffy tank tops, belly warmers, towels, blankets, and bedding such as mattress pads. The items will also go on sale at the online store “Shimamura Park” starting at 3:00 PM on the same day.
Merchandise
From *Hanako-kun: The Earthbound Boy*, the plump and squishy “Cherigem Sticker” will go on sale in January 2027!
Merchandise
Pre-release merchandise for the “Nijigaku Festival”—an event from *Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club* taking place in August—will go on general sale in mid-December 2026!
Merchandise
“Ani-Art Full-Graphic T-Shirts” featuring Tsuruko Enoshima, Nagito Komachi, and Kogichi Ouma from the “Danganronpa” series will be re-released in January 2027!
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A collaborative “Travel Tumbler 500ml” from “Bocchi the Rock!” and home goods brand “KINTO” will go on sale in mid-January 2027!
Merchandise
“Full-Graphic T-Shirts” from the “Ani-Art aqua label Series” based on “Rozen Maiden” will be restocked in mid-January 2027!
Merchandise
The “5th Anniversary Perfume (Eau de Toilette)” from the anime “Jobless Reincarnation: I’ll Give It My All in Another World” is scheduled to go on sale in late October 2026.
