The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
New merchandise from *The Atelier of the Pointed Hat*—including glow-in-the-dark pin badges and themed T-shirts—packed with the magic of the series’ world will go on sale in late February 2027!
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.
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
Yumeya’s capsule toy, “Sanrio Characters Plush Pouch: Fluffy Bear Version,” is set to go on sale in December 2026! Sanrio characters will appear as fluffy bear plush pouches. The lineup includes four varieties, and each play costs 500 yen.
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!
News
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!
News
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Golden Kamuy” and Autobacs will run from October 1 to December 31, 2026. Featuring an original visual depicting the nine characters in their overalls, the campaign will include the distribution of limited-edition illustration cards, a prize drawing, and the sale of merchandise available exclusively at 130 stores!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
A “Special Collaboration Guidebook” based on the popular manga “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara and “Chikyu no Arukikata” will go on sale on Thursday, December 17, 2026!
Merchandise
Collaboration merchandise with a “Heisei Pop” theme from “Inazuma Eleven: The Heroes’ Road to Victory” × “Round One” will go on sale in December 2026!
Merchandise
Based on “Making a Living from Death Games,” new products featuring designs from the “Ani-Art aqua label series” and “Scene Art” will go on sale in January 2027!
Pop-up Store
The “Disney Store JP Japan Tour,” a pop-up event designed to bring the Disney Store.jp shopping experience to visitors, will tour nine cities nationwide starting October 16, 2026. Additionally, the Disney Store pop-up “Disney Store POP UP” will be held at Haneda Airport for approximately six months starting October 1! The Japan Tour will feature venue-exclusive items in locations such as Kanagawa, Okinawa, Aichi, and Yamaguchi, while the Haneda Airport venue will introduce airport-exclusive items featuring artwork of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse inspired by pilots and flight attendants.
News
To celebrate Pom Pom Purin’s 30th anniversary, a collaborative dessert buffet with Hotel New Otani Makuhari will be held at “The Lounge” (Tea & Cocktails) from November 3 to December 7, 2026. The event will feature desserts inspired by Pompompurin and his friends, as well as savory dishes such as roast beef and limited-edition collaboration drinks. Every guest will receive one of four original Makuhari-exclusive pin badges.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the GiGO Collaboration Cafe Akihabara Building 3, a collaboration cafe with the Love Live! series will be held from November 21, 2026, to April 11, 2027. The first installment features the Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club. Newly drawn illustrations of the members wearing the GiGO Collaboration Cafe uniforms have been unveiled, and a survey is currently underway asking which menu items fans would like to see brought back during the event period.
Pop-up Store
The “Fly High! Haikyu!! National Tour POP-UP STORE ~Second Lap~” for “Haikyu!!” is set to kick off on October 24, 2026, at Aeon Mall Kawaguchi Maekawa! As the second leg of the “Run Wild!! National Tour Pop-Up Store,” which toured all 47 prefectures, this “Second Lap” will feature a wide range of related items—including merchandise featuring newly drawn artwork—and will tour all 47 prefectures sequentially, starting with Iwate, Gifu, and Wakayama.
