The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
The “Glitter Sticker Book” from *Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu* will be released on September 30, 2026! It includes a total of 217 stickers!
Merchandise
Newly drawn merchandise from “Longing to Be a Magical Girl”—the “Puddle Ver.”, a Comiket 108 exclusive—will go on general sale in late November 2026!
News
The Halloween limited-edition menu at the café and gift shop “Disney HARVEST MARKET By CAFE COMPANY” will be available at the Shibuya Hikarie location starting September 30, 2026, and at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse location starting October 1. The Halloween-exclusive afternoon tea set comes with an original acrylic keychain, and customers who spend 3,500 yen or more will also receive a pin badge.
News
Collaboration items between gag manga artist Kyosuke Usuta and the apparel brand “Granif” will go on sale in stores starting September 29, 2026. Characters from three series—“Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san,” “Pew! Pew! Jaguar,” and “Arabake! Arato Gungun Park”—will appear in the lineup, which features a total of 12 items, including T-shirts and hoodies.
News
The “Pom Pom Purin Collaboration Dessert Buffet: A Sweet, Heartwarming Moment with Pom Pom Purin” will be held at Hotel New Otani Osaka from October 9 to November 30, 2026. The buffet will feature collaboration desserts crafted by the hotel’s pastry chefs, including tarts with three-dimensional Pom Pom Purin faces and silky-smooth puddings.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji Chokotto Josemaru ~Furifuri Pretty Oinu~” will go on sale sequentially starting September 29, 2026, on Ichiban Kuji ONLINE and at the official Ichiban Kuji store. Priced at 550 yen per draw (including 10% tax), the lineup includes the plush mascot “Sumahokurin,” which doubles as a smartphone cleaner, as well as acrylic charms.
News
The second collaboration between Ai Yazawa’s popular manga “NANA” and Godiva will go on sale on September 16, 2026. The lineup will feature a chocolate assortment with packaging depicting the members of BLACK STONES, G Chocolat in a heart-shaped tin, and the Mixed Berry Cake Chocolixir. Original stickers will also be available as a purchase bonus.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Furyu Lottery: Touken Ranbu ONLINE – A Stroll with Your Companion ~Pochi Lottery~ Part 2” will go on sale sequentially starting September 26, 2026, at Ministop, hobby shops, bookstores, and other locations. Each play costs 690 yen (tax included), and the lineup includes companion finger puppets, mini towel sets, and close attendant pin sticker sets.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the original TV anime “HIGH CARD” and the specialty tea shop Oshiad will be held at three locations—Harajuku, Daikanyama, and Kanazawa—from September 18 to October 12, 2026. The event will feature herbal tea sodas, mocktails, and tea-inspired snacks inspired by the characters, and customers who place orders or make reservations will receive coasters and illustrated cards.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration between “Demons Have Entered! Iruma-kun if: Episode of Ma-Fia” and Animate’s “Gratte” will take place at 11 stores nationwide from September 18 to October 18, 2026. A total of six designs will be available for three items—graphic lattes, icing cookies, and graphic ice cream—and trading acrylic coasters will be offered as paid promotional items.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji Berserk: Fates of the Twin Poles” will go on sale starting September 25, 2026, at Lawson stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations. The lineup includes Prize A—reproduction original artwork framed in the new “EPITAFRAME” style—as well as MASTERLISE figures of Guts and Zodd, among other items. Each draw costs 850 yen (including 10% tax).
News
Sanrio’s original “Miniature Package Charm Series” will go on sale starting September 16, 2026, at Sanrio-operated stores, Sanrio corners in department stores, and the Sanrio Online Shop!
This new series features 16 different charms—each priced at 990 yen—that come as sets of 3D character mascots and small accessory parts, allowing you to pretend to run your own shop. Here’s a summary of the release date, participating stores, and purchase limits.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
A new Chikawaku lottery item, the “Chestnut Manju Lottery,” will be available from 11:00 a.m. on September 24, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. on October 1. Each ticket costs 1,100 yen (tax included), and there are no losing tickets. Additionally, customers will receive a sticker sheet for every 10 tickets purchased.
Pop-up Store
The Snoopy Town Shop’s limited-time pop-up store, “PEANUTS I LIKE…,” will be held from September 18 to October 1, 2026, at the Ichiban Plaza Event Hall in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai’s Tokyo Character Street and at the Snoopy Town Shop Osaka Umeda location. In addition to event-exclusive clear file folders, glittery pin badges, 2-way tumblers, and T-shirts, this article provides a comprehensive overview of the special decorations at Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai, limited-edition smartphone wallpapers, four types of free gifts, and information on the distribution of admission tickets.
Collaboration Café
A “Debi-kyun” collaboration café for the TV anime *Demon Slayer: Iruma-kun* will be held at the AMOCAFE Ikebukuro and Namba Marui locations from September 18 to October 20, 2026. The event will feature collaboration menu items and merchandise based on newly drawn maid- and butler-themed illustrations, along with four types of promotional items, including coasters and placemats.
Pop-up Store
To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the smartphone game “Reverse Blue × Reverse End,” the “2nd Anniversary POP UP SHOP” will be held at the IP Bookstore on the 6th floor of SHIBUYA TSUTAYA from Friday, September 25, 2026, through Thursday, October 29, 2026!
In addition to life-size acrylic stands, acrylic panels, and desk mats featuring 2nd-anniversary illustrations, the shop will offer a total of 36 types of trading acrylic keychains featuring chibi character illustrations, as well as POP UP SHOP original merchandise. A two-part purchase bonus campaign will also be held, where customers will receive a postcard with every purchase of 2,200 yen or more (tax included).
