CATEGORY December 2026

Collaboration Café

“Sakehiyo Radio” Collaboration Café in Nakano and Hiroshima Starts October 2!

A collaboration café featuring “Sakehiyo Radio” and Asobibakuro Usagi will be held at two locations—in Nakano, Tokyo, and Hiroshima—from October 2 to December 29, 2026. Drinks inspired by the two radio hosts and menu items themed around “explorers” will be featured, with the lineup rotating between the first and second halves of the event. Additionally, on November 15 and 16, the two hosts will serve as staff members at the Tokyo location for a special in-store event.

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All right! “The Young Lord Who’s Good at Escaping: Suwa Tour 2026” Starts November 6!

The second collaboration event for the TV anime “The Young Lord Who’s Good at Running Away,” titled “Yoisa! Suwa Tour 2026,” will be held in the Suwa area of Nagano Prefecture from Friday, November 6, 2026, through Sunday, December 20, 2026. A digital stamp rally featuring 11 locations, including Suwa Taisha Shrine, will be available!

Pop-up Store

“The Legend of Zelda” Animate Fair Starts Nationwide on October 2!

The “The Legend of Zelda” Animate Fair is set to take place starting October 2, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store! For every 5,500 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, you’ll receive a bookmark set featuring *Breath of the Wild* and *Tears of the Kingdom*. Additionally, original merchandise—including an aurora acrylic stand, a character badge collection, and fabric goods—will go on sale on October 2, and Navi die-cut stickers will be distributed when you check in via the Nintendo Store app.

Pop-up Store

Haikyu!! Exciting Culture Festival POP UP at 4 Venues—Starting October 23!

“Haikyu!! Exciting Culture Festival POP UP SHOP by Production I.G” will be held sequentially starting October 23, 2026, at four locations nationwide: Shinjuku Marui Annex, Namba Marui, Morela Gifu, and Sumark Isesaki! In addition to new merchandise—such as connectable acrylic stands featuring newly drawn visuals of the characters enjoying the cultural festival and the “Exciting Cultural Festival” lottery—there will also be postcard giveaways for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent, as well as photo spots with standee panels!

Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition

“All Super Sentai Exhibition” at Marinart in Shizuoka Starts December 26!

The Shizuoka leg of the “All Super Sentai Exhibition,” a commemorative exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the “Super Sentai” series, is set to open on December 26, 2026, at the Shimizu Cultural Center Marinaut in Shizuoka City. The exhibition will feature approximately 500 items, including props and costumes actually used in filming, offering a retrospective of the series spanning the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras!

Collaboration Café

Attack on Titan: Raven Blade Cafe—All 13 Menu Items and Merchandise Revealed!

The full menu of 13 items and merchandise for the “Raven Blade Cafe in TreeVillage,” a collaboration cafe based on the TV anime *Attack on Titan*, have been revealed. The cafe will be held at TreeVillage in Tokyo starting October 10, 2026, and in Osaka and Hakata starting December 19, 2026. For each menu item ordered, customers will receive one of six original coasters, and for every 3,300 yen spent on eligible merchandise, they will receive one of five stickers. Merchandise will also be available for purchase online starting at 12:00 PM on October 10.

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Delicious School Lunches × Iwatsuka Confectionery: Second Installment of the Kinako Mochi Collaboration—Pineapple Flavor Now Available!

The second collaboration between the TV drama “Delicious School Lunches Season 4” and Iwatsuka Confectionery’s “Kinako Mochi” has been announced. A “Pineapple-Flavored Kinako Mochi,” inspired by the show’s setting in Okinawa, will be available for a limited time, and “Kinako Mochi” will also be released in limited-edition collaboration packaging. From October 1 to December 20, 2026, a campaign will be held where customers who submit receipts for eligible products via LINE will have a chance to win prizes—including a script autographed by Hayato Ichihara—with a total of 235 winners.

Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition

“Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray” Original Art Exhibition in Ikebukuro Starts December 19!

To commemorate the first anniversary of the conclusion of the manga series *Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray*, the dates and venue for the series’ first-ever original artwork exhibition have been announced. The exhibition will be held at Exhibition Hall A in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, starting December 19, 2026, and will feature a large number of dynamic original artworks by Taiyo Kusumi!

Lottery / Prizes / Gacha

Granblue Fantasy: New Prize Items—Pingurumi Vol. 1 (5 Varieties Total)—Coming in December!

Characters from “Granblue Fantasy” are set to appear in Bushiroad Prize’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series. The collection features all five characters—Anila, Antila, Makira, Vajira, and Kubira—and is scheduled to hit arcades and other locations nationwide starting in December 2026!