The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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The first collaboration between Kuromi and the miso ramen specialty shop “Menba Tadokoro Shoten” will take place at 147 locations nationwide from October 5 to November 30, 2026. The “Kuromi Collaboration Ramen,” which comes with a limited-edition figurine charm, will be available, and during her birthday period starting October 29, you can also choose a keychain!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Disney 101 Dalmatians” Happy Lottery, based on the Disney movie *101 Dalmatians*, will go on sale at FamilyMart starting October 17, 2026. The lineup includes 11 prize tiers—from Prize A to Prize K—as well as a “Last Prize,” featuring items such as giant plush toys of Pongo and Perdita!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 17, the latest installment of the popular manga “Tamun-kun, Which Way Now!?” by Yuki Shiwasu, goes on sale October 20, 2026! A special edition with a secret behind-the-scenes booklet is also available!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Sanrio Characters’ Gashapon series, “Fluffy Landmark Accessories ~Baby~,” will go on sale starting in the second week of October 2026. A total of five designs—including Hello Kitty and My Melody—will be available as landmark accessories featuring the characters as babies, all with a fluffy flocked finish!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of “Winnie the Pooh,” the “Ichiban Kuji 100th Anniversary” series will go on sale starting October 10, 2026, at locations such as 7-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, and Yume Town. The lineup includes plush-style flocked figures—making their Ichiban Kuji debut—as well as book-shaped lights and an anniversary plush toy as the “Last One” prize. The price is 790 yen (tax included) per play.
Pop-up Store
The “POP UP STORE GREED ISLAND ARCHIVES” for the TV anime *HUNTER×HUNTER* will be held at eight locations nationwide, starting at Shinjuku Marui Annex on October 9, 2026! A total of 19 items will be available, including acrylic stands and pin badges featuring original illustrations by MADHOUSE, chibi-style illustrations, and anime key frames and stills from the G.I. (Greed Island) arc, and the G.I. Acrylic Card Collection. Additionally, customers who spend 2,000 yen (tax included) or more will receive one randomly selected “Anime Keyframe Art Card” (4 varieties total) as a purchase bonus.
Fashion
Collaboration items between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and Shimamura will go on sale starting October 6, 2026, at select Shimamura stores and the online store “Shimamura Park.” The collection features T-shirts, socks, floor cushions, key cases, and more, all inspired by four swords, including Daitenno Mitsuyoshi!
Collaboration Café
“Heisei Fancy Cafe,” a collaboration cafe featuring Pukupuku Awa-wa-chan, Happy March, Ham Ham Cafe, Puwapawa Pan-chan, and Fuwafuwa Rabi-chan, will open for a limited time starting October 22, 2026, at BOX cafe & space SHIBUYA109 Shibuya, and at KITTE Osaka Store No. 2 starting November 12. The cafe will feature collaboration menu items inspired by the characters as well as collectible merchandise, and reservations are now being accepted starting at 6:00 PM on October 1.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “STAR WARS Bottle Cap Collection” gachapon featuring characters from the movie *The Mandalorian and Grogu* will go on sale starting in the fifth week of October 2026. The collection includes five different cap-shaped figures—including The Mandalorian and Grogu—that can be attached to bottles for display!
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of Rilakkuma’s appointment as a tourism ambassador for the Chiyoda City Tourism Association, Attohome Café is participating in the “Take It Easy: Café Hopping Campaign.” From October 1 to 31, 2026, the AKIBA Cultures ZONE Store L will offer a limited-time menu item “Chiyoda Ward Stroll Sweets Plate & Sakura Latte” (2,970 yen) will be available at the AKIBA Cultures ZONE Store L from October 1 to 31, 2026. Customers who order this menu item will receive a “Collectible Card” featuring an AR photo frame exclusive to Chiyoda Ward, and those who book in advance will also receive a placemat.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition event titled “Keihan Electric Railway × Sound! Euphonium: A History of Collaboration,” which looks back on past collaborations between Keihan Electric Railway and “Sound! Euphonium,” will be held at SANZEN-HIROBA in Kuzuha Mall from October 1 to December 20, 2026. The exhibition will feature photo panels of the wrapped train cars and life-size panels installed throughout the station, and the wrapped vending machine (Kumiko Kumae version) from this past spring will also be brought back.
News
The “Soy Milk Festival Campaign,” a collaboration between Kikkoman Soy Milk and Sanrio Characters, will run from October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Buy eligible soy milk products and submit your receipt for a chance to win original merchandise or digital points—a total of 31,510 winners will be selected by lottery!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From the anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind,” S·P will be released as a “Marker Accessory 01” Gashapon starting in the fifth week of October 2026! Priced at 300 yen (tax included) per play, the set features six different designs, including umbrella handles, plastic bottles, and bag charms—items that can be used to mark your belongings—and will be available at Gashapon vending machines nationwide!
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Collaborative Japanese sweets from “Dragon Quest Walk” and Aoyagi Sohonke—“Slime Manju” and “Slime Uiro”—are making their Tokyo debut at the Takashimaya Shinjuku store. They will be on sale at the 11th-floor event hall through October 6, 2026, and a “7th Anniversary Set” commemorating the 7th anniversary of DQ Walk will also be available!
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The “Solve Your Problems at Nojima!” campaign, a collaboration between Moomin and Nojima, will be held at Nojima stores from October 1 to December 31, 2026. Customers who visit a store and complete a short survey will receive an original Moomin × Nojima sticker, and those who purchase eligible home appliances will receive an original eco-bag.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A collaboration between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and the Kashiwabara Art Museum in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, will be held from October 1 to December 27, 2026. To commemorate the exhibition of the National Treasure “Meibutsu Inaba-e,” a life-size panel of the sword spirit Inaba-e will be on display, and the “A4 Clear File [Inaba-e]” will be available for purchase inside the museum!
