The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Theme Parks and Amusement Parks
The second collaboration between the TV anime *The Apothecary’s Tale* and Universal Studios Japan is set to take place from February 10 to June 30, 2027. In conjunction with the feature film *The Secret Treasure of the Late Empress*, a new program will be unveiled set in the floating city, where Momo and Jin will appear right before your eyes!
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.
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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
“Kawaiiso!”‘s “Ichiban Kuji Kawaiiso! ~welcome to KAWAISOUNI! HOTEL~” is scheduled to go on sale in stages starting February 27, 2027. Featuring original illustrations brimming with the hotel’s unique atmosphere, this Ichiban Kuji set showcases designs of Opanchu Rabbit, Npochamu, and others as hotel staff. The price is 750 yen per play (tax included).
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.
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 “Kapibara-san” pop-up tour, “Kapibara-san POP-UP: Nationwide Tour & Tote-Tote Shop,” is set to kick off in Tokyo on October 30, 2026! The tour will visit five cities—Tokyo, Sendai, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya—and is scheduled to return to Tokyo around late March 2027. The locations of each venue and event details will be announced at a later date.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Characters from “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road” will be featured in Bushiroad’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series and will begin appearing as arcade prizes starting in January 2027. Vol. 1 features Mamoru Endo, Ichirōta Kazamaru, Shuya Gōenji, and Yuto Onido, while Vol. 2 features Shirō Fubuki, Jirō Sakuma, Hiroto Motoyama, and Teppei Kurimatsu—for a total of four characters across both volumes.
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A collaboration event between “The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls” and Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, titled “Cinderella Marine Symphony♪,” is set to take place starting January 9, 2027. Special stage performances featuring the cast will also be held on January 16 and February 14!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
Details regarding admission tickets and the key visual for the “Kingdom Hearts” 25th Anniversary Exhibition, set to take place in Roppongi starting February 5, 2027, have been unveiled. The earliest priority lottery for tickets that include merchandise begins on October 8, while general advance ticket sales start on December 3. All attendees will receive a special gift!
New Anime
The manga *Oishinbo* is set to air as the TV anime *New Oishinbo* in 2027. Three main cast members—including Yohei Azagami, who plays Shiro Yamaoka—have been revealed, along with a teaser visual and a super teaser PV. A special video will also premiere on September 25 at 8:00 p.m.!
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“BLEACH FES.,” a premium finale event commemorating the conclusion of the TV anime “BLEACH,” will be held on February 27 and 28, 2027, at the Makuhari Messe Makuhari Event Hall. Fifteen cast members, including Seiichi Morita, who voices Ichigo Kurosaki, have been announced, and applications for the fastest-track advance ticket lottery are being accepted until October 31.
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.
Merchandise
Three types of plush toys from xxxHOLiC will go on sale in February 2027! Yuko Ichihara and Kimihiro Kazugari’s black cat plushies, “Tapinyanko,” are here!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition of original artwork by Hiroko Natsuno, titled “Hiroko Natsuno Exhibition,” will be held at Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo starting November 28, 2026. The exhibition will feature original artwork spanning 10 years from three works—*25:00, in Akasaka*, *A Love That Knows No Winter*, and *About an Arab Song*—all of which have been adapted into TV dramas. It will also be held in Kyoto starting January 8, 2027!
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It has been announced that “Sega Lucky Lottery: Blue Archive -BUNNY CHASER-” will be released in February 2027, and the main visual has been unveiled. The six characters—Akane, Karin, Yuka, Nel, Asuna, and Toki—appear in newly drawn illustrations dressed as bunnies, and “BUNNY Yuka” will be released as a figure for both the A Prize and the Last Lucky Prize.
