The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
The second collaboration between the TV anime “Re:Zero—Starting Life in Another World” and “Karaoke Tetsujin,” titled “Vol. 2,” is scheduled to take place in November 2026. Exclusive collaboration illustrations featuring Subaru, Emilia, Rem, Ram, and others dressed in black have been unveiled, and further details will be announced at a later date.
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the TV anime “Hikaru no Go,” a special pop-up shop titled “~Picture Scroll on the Go Board~” will be held on the 5th floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store from October 17 to November 1, 2026! In addition to the sale and display of event-exclusive merchandise featuring newly drawn anniversary illustrations of Hikaru and 10 other characters dressed in traditional Japanese attire, there will also be a purchase bonus for washi-style coasters and a special promotion on the Studio Pierrot Store online shop offering free postcards with qualifying purchases.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the anime “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters,” the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters × Collaboration Cafe Honpo BLANC [Revival Edition]” The collaboration menu, promotional items, and merchandise have been revealed, and reservations for the Ikebukuro location will open on October 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM. The lineup includes 16 types of monster-themed drinks, food and desserts that will rotate between the first and second halves of the event, and life-size acrylic stands. A pop-up takeout event is also scheduled to take place in Osaka starting November 27.
Merchandise
Bandai’s new toy set, “Kirby’s Pupu Star Shop,” is set to go on sale on November 28, 2026. A total of nine miniature toys (including one secret variant) are coming—when you open the star-shaped compact, they transform into a café or a sushi restaurant!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café titled “NORANEKO GANG BURGER,” featuring the TV anime *Diamond no A Act II -Second Season-* and mixx garden, will be held at the mixx garden Ikebukuro and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 9 to November 8, 2026. The event will feature a collaboration menu and merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations themed around a burger shop, and customers who order food or drinks will receive mini bromides and coasters.
News
“Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side” and Sunshine 60 Observatory’s Tenbo Park are teaming up for their first-ever collaboration, “Tokimeki Sky Date,” which kicks off on October 9 in Ikebukuro. The event will feature sky-high photo spots, original merchandise, a stamp rally, and special collaboration menu items!
Pop-up Store
The “Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Friends Pop-Up Shop” is set to open on October 2, 2026, at the LUCUA South 13F Event Space! Featuring items starring Heidi, Yuki-chan, and Josef; collaboration goods with “POPEE the Performer”; Osaka-exclusive items; the “Fluffy Josef Raffle” where everyone wins a prize; and special gifts for purchases totaling 5,500 yen or more and 7,700 yen or more (including tax)!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “SONIC the Exhibition -ACROSS GENERATIONS-,” a 35th-anniversary exhibition celebrating the “Sonic” series, will be held at Ikebukuro PARCO starting October 9. In addition to concept art and development materials from past titles, the exhibition will also feature new collaborative artwork by 16 artists!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the anime “Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter” will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku from October 23 to November 5, 2026! New merchandise, such as large acrylic stands and tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of outfits inspired by “China Lolita,” will be available for purchase. Additionally, there will be a giveaway of bonus illustration cards, as well as a campaign offering venue-exclusive birthday illustration cards featuring Miho Nishizumi and Arisu Shimada, along with life-size panels.
Pop-up Store
The “The Idolmaster SideM” pop-up shop, “~Who howls at night?~ marche,” will be held on the 1st floor of Shibuya Moddy from October 23 to November 1, 2026! Featuring Hideo Tsukuno, Ryu Kimura, Seiji Shingen, Maki Uzuki, and Saki Mizushima dressed as characters from the Werewolf game, as well as the idols in mini-character form, this event is perfect for Halloween.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Azumanga Daioh” is making its debut in the “Machibouke” Gashapon series, and pre-orders for “Azumanga Daioh: Machibouke—The Osaka Case” will begin on Gashapon Online at 11:00 AM on October 2, 2026. Based on an original illustration by the series’ creator, Kiyohiko Azuma, this set features five different figures of Osaka-san (Ayumi Kasuga). Each play costs 500 yen (tax included), and delivery is scheduled for late February 2027.
Pop-up Store
“TRAVAS TOKYO × Anime ‘NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE’ POP-UP SHOP at AMNIBUS STORE -green-” is set to open on October 23, 2026, at AMNIBUS STORE -green- on the 3rd floor of Shibuya Modi! To coincide with the announcement, an original illustration created exclusively for the TRAVAS TOKYO collaboration has been unveiled.
Pop-up Store
The “Little Red Riding Hood Ver. POP UP SHOP” for the TV anime “Hotaru no Yomeiri” is set to open on October 20, 2026, on the 3rd floor of Ikebukuro P’PARCO! The shop will feature trading cards, acrylic stands, acrylic art boards, and other merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations themed around Little Red Riding Hood. A purchase bonus will also be available, offering a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
News
A collaboration between the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend* and Yaro Ramen, titled “A Young Pig-Boy Ramen,” will be held at five locations from Thursday, October 1, 2026, through Sunday, November 15, 2026. Customers who order the collaboration-exclusive Shoyu Tonkotsu Ramen (2,000 yen, tax included) will receive an original postcard, and collaboration merchandise such as pin badges and T-shirts will also be on sale.
News
A digital collaboration campaign between “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night” and Joyful will be held from 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, until 3:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. A newly drawn key visual featuring the six magical girls dressed in Joyful-style uniforms has been unveiled, and a campaign will be held offering chances to win a set of six acrylic stands (limited to the first 1,500 winners) and meal vouchers.
Merchandise
Six “Graphic Skateboards” featuring bold designs based on Rella’s artwork from the “Hatsune Miku × Katsushika Hokusai” collaboration will go on sale in December 2026!
