The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
New collaboration merchandise from “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night’s Turn” × “ANGEL BLUE” will go on general sale in December 2026!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the special collaboration between the anime series “Rilakkuma” and “Haikyu!!”—titled “Rilakkuma × Haikyu!!”—will tour Base Yard Tokyo locations in five cities across Japan—Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima—starting November 20, 2026! The first lineup of 13 items—including acrylic stands, random-design mats, and pin badges—has been unveiled, along with a collaboration lottery set for release on January 23, 2027, and card-shaped soft cookies scheduled for release in January 2027!
Merchandise
Merchandise from the “Licorice Recoil” “POP UP STORE in SHIBUYA109” pre-release sale is now available for purchase online! Released in December 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From the anime *My Hero Academia*, the “Gyukotto” mascot figures—which feature characters tightly hugging plush toys—are coming to capsule toy vending machines. A total of five varieties, including Izuku Midoriya and Hawks holding All Might figures, will go on sale at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in December 2026!
Pop-up Store
The Harry Potter pop-up store, “Mahoudokoro,” will be held at Hakata Amu Est from September 26 to December 27, 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Visuals for Fling Posse and Matengou have been revealed from the “Nui-Puri-Ke mini” prize line for “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-.” These palm-sized plush toys feature appliqué faces and are scheduled to be released in stages starting in December 2026.
News
A collaboration between the TV anime “Detective PreCure!” and the fighting game “Street Fighter 6” has been announced. A four-episode original collaboration story, presented in the style of an adventure game set in the Battle Hub, is scheduled to be released starting December 17, 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Mark Accessories” Gashapon series from STPR’s creator group “Knight X” is scheduled for release in December 2026. The lineup features a total of four designs modeled after Shun, Takeyaki Sho, Baau, and Teruto-kun.
Pop-up Store
The “hololive production official pop-up shop,” which will tour five locations nationwide—Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sapporo—is set to kick off on October 3, 2026, at PACKS in Ikebukuro, Tokyo! The event will feature new original merchandise featuring newly drawn bus guide artwork, region-exclusive items, venue-exclusive giveaways, and special content such as life-size panels and photo spots for taking pictures with plushies!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 8, the latest installment of “My Second Chance at Magic School Life with My Ex-Boyfriend, Starting from the Prologue (*But with a Favorability Rating of Zero),” goes on sale December 4, 2026!
Merchandise
Merchandise featuring illustrations from the original “STEINS;GATE” game will be re-released in December 2026!
Merchandise
New ar-Unity products featuring ties inspired by Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross from *Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray* will go on sale in January 2027!
Merchandise
New, specially illustrated merchandise based on the “Exorcist” theme from the anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends,” which was first released as part of the Animate Fair, will go on general sale in mid-January 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji Blue Archive Vol. 4” will go on sale in stages starting December 26, 2026. As part of the Ichiban Kuji “1/7 Gracemaster” series of bishoujo figures, five characters—Al, Kayoko, Ako, Saori, and Hina—will be released in dress outfits, priced at 850 yen per draw.
Merchandise
“There’s no way I could ever be your girlfriend—no way, no way! (*Wait, wasn’t it ‘no way, no way’!?)” — Newly illustrated merchandise in the Heisei Gal version goes on sale in January!
Merchandise
New merchandise from the “Danganronpa” series—including “Kemocube” figures that can be stacked—will go on sale in February 2027! The lineup features all 24 characters, including Nagito Komaeda.
