The latest collab news on anime, manga, games, voice actors, movies, and more!
“Puppet Sunsun,” a character from the puppet kingdom of “Tuhock,” is teaming up with McDonald’s for a Happy Meal promotion launching nationwide on August 28, 2026. A set of four McDonald’s-exclusive stickers will be available for the first time!
Lawson-exclusive merchandise for the TV anime “Medalist” will go on sale starting Friday, August 28, 2026. New acrylic stands and pin badges featuring original illustrations of the characters in Arabian-style outfits are now available!
A limited-time shop featuring San-X’s popular character “Ishiyowa-chan”—the “Ishiyowa-chan POP-UP SHOP ~Monotone Mood~”—will be held at 17 Rilakkuma stores nationwide starting Saturday, August 29, 2026! The event will feature a variety of highlights, including POP-UP exclusive merchandise such as the “hanging plush” with its cute large polka-dot ribbon and the heart-shaped “marker charm,” a “mini drawstring pouch” given as a free gift to the first customers who make a purchase of 3,300 yen or more (tax included), as well as a photo session where you can take a picture with Ishiyowa-chan—there’s plenty to see and do.
The pop-up store for the movie *Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise* is currently open to great acclaim at the Hakata Marui 7th-floor event space from August 22 to August 30, 2026. A total of nine different merchandise items and bonus postcards are available!
All eight varieties of the “Japonica Notebook Anime Chikawa” collaboration—featuring the long-running bestseller “Japonica Notebook,” first released in 1970, and the anime series “Chikawa”—are now being released sequentially starting in early July 2026 at stationery stores nationwide and other retailers!
A new prize item for the TV anime “Detective PreCure!”—the “Chibi Plush Vol. 1” series—will be rolled out sequentially at amusement facilities nationwide starting Thursday, August 27, 2026. All three types, including Cure Answer, will be available!
The “Pitta-na Nakayoshi Charms” capsule toys from the “Pretty Cure” TV anime series will go on sale sequentially at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fourth week of August 2026. The lineup features all six fairy pairs from throughout the series!
The “SR+ Silent Hill 2” capsule toy series, based on the video game *Silent Hill 2*, will go on sale sequentially at capsule vending machines nationwide starting the week of August 24, 2026. The lineup features a total of four varieties, including the Red Pyramid Thing!
It has been announced that the “Kapukko Friends” capsule toys based on the TV anime *Made in Abyss: The Land of the Golden Sun* will go on sale. The lineup includes all five characters: Riko, Leg, Nanachi, Faputa, and Maa-a-a.
A “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” pop-up shop will be held starting Friday, August 21, 2026, at the wagon located beneath Staircase K in “Tokyo Character Street” on the B1 floor of Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai!
The shop will feature pin badges, acrylic cards, and acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations of Lelouch, Suzaku, and C.C. dressed in detective-style outfits, as well as GraffArt merchandise. There will also be a purchase bonus: customers will receive an illustration card (4 designs total) with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new merchandise.
New merchandise from the anime “That Dress-Up Doll Is in Love (Kisekoi) Season 2” will be released by Azmaker in late October 2026.
Acrylic stands and stickers featuring “Puni-Kore” chibi illustrations from the anime *Kamiina Botan: When She’s Drunk, She’s Like a Lily* will go on sale in October 2026!
The “Yowamushi Pedal LIMIT BREAK” POP UP STORE (Gleamistia ver.) will be held at the Bushiroad Creative Store Akihabara Main Store from Friday, August 28, 2026, through Sunday, September 6, 2026!
New merchandise, including acrylic stands and hologram pin badges featuring a classic, newly drawn illustration inspired by a starry sky, will be available. The event will also feature a panel exhibition and a giveaway of hologram sheets for every 3,000 yen spent.
“The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls POP UP STORE ~Legend of Cinderella: The Legend of Pinyakorata~” is set to open on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the JOL Collab Store on the 5th floor of MAGNET by SHIBUYA109! The store will feature acrylic stands and random pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations, as well as merchandise from “Pinyakora-ta the Hero.” A purchase bonus will also be available: customers will receive a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Yomi no Tsugai” will be held on the 7th floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex from Friday, August 28, 2026, through Sunday, September 6!
The lineup will feature new original merchandise, including collection cards, pins, acrylic stands, and rubber desk mats based on the newly illustrated “Morning Routine” theme. There will also be a giveaway where customers receive a bromide for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as a raffle for a chance to win an extra-large acrylic figure.
An exhibition event titled “10th Anniversary: Will You Marry Me?” celebrating the 10th anniversary of *Stand My Heroes* will be held in the Ikebukuro area from September 4 to September 6, 2026. The event will feature “Choose Your Own! Three Wedding Vows Cards,” which visitors can receive by playing digital content, as well as life-size standees featuring the 10th-anniversary visuals at wedding-themed booths. Specific venue details and admission information will be announced on August 31.
