The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
A collaboration café for Mitsuru San’go’s BL manga *The Masked Guy Doesn’t Want to Fall in Love* will open at eeo Café in Ikebukuro on October 10, 2026. Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations and collaboration menu items inspired by characters like Saikawa and Sayama will be available!
Mini Pop-Up Event for *Blade Maidens: The Light of a Flash Carved in Time* “Blade Maidens: The Flash of Light Engraved ~If You Will It, It Is Done!~” is set to take place from October 9 to October 22, 2026, at Tokyo Character Street One Spot in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai! Merchandise featuring 26 newly drawn illustrations by Mitsuru Sasaki, the board game “Great Expedition to Subdue the Wild Spirits” with packaging art by Yoshinori Shizuma, and a total of 30 types of clear files will be available, and these items will also be sold simultaneously at the Tokyo Character Street Online Plaza.
Volumes 7 and 8, the latest volumes of the original LINE Manga webtoon *Tears for a Withered Flower*, will be released simultaneously on October 23, 2026.
Volume 5, the latest installment of the wildly popular light novel series *Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Third-Year Edition* by Akio Kinugasa, goes on sale October 23, 2026!
Bandai’s “Tamagotchi” line features six varieties of the “Sparkling Water-in-Seal” series—cute, shimmering, and wobbly with water and glitter—now on sale from CRUX!
A pop-up shop for Amamori-sensei’s role-reversal BL manga *My Boyfriend’s Love Is Too Overwhelming* will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya in Tokyo starting Friday, August 28, 2026, and at CAFE EPIC TALE in Osaka starting Wednesday, October 7!
In addition to new merchandise—such as acrylic stands and a collection of pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations of Mizuki Yaeno and Masato Uzuki in their jersey maid outfits—there will be a giveaway of all 7 types of mini photo cards as a bonus for every 2,000 yen spent, as well as a giveaway campaign offering a chance to win a life-size panel exclusive to the Tokyo venue.
“Fist of the North Star: Original Art Exhibition RETURNS+ — From the End of the Century to the Celestial Emperor” will be held at Gallery Zenon in Kichijoji, Tokyo, from September 12 to October 25, 2026! Over 150 original manuscripts hand-drawn by Tetsuo Hara will make their triumphant return.
The third installment of the “MILGRAM” pop-up shop, “POP UP SHOP vol. 3 at AMNIBUS STORE -green-,” will be held from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 25, 2026, at AMNIBUS STORE -green- on the 3rd floor of Shibuya Modi!
A wide variety of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Footprints in the Sea Breeze” concept will be available for pre-sale, along with the re-release of CDs autographed by the artists, a re-release of CDs autographed by the artists themselves, an exhibition of live costumes worn by S, Haruka, Yuno, Fuuta, Muu, Shido, Mahiru, Kazui, Amane, Mikoto, and Kotoko, and the distribution of purchase-bonus postcards (12 varieties in total).
The “True Agito Exhibition,” commemorating the 25th anniversary of the premiere of “Kamen Rider Agito,” will be held at the Namba Parks Museum from Saturday, October 3, 2026, through Sunday, October 25, 2026. Through testimonies and historical materials from that era, the exhibition will uncover the truth behind the 25th anniversary, and a wide variety of venue-exclusive merchandise will be on sale!
The “Gridman Universe: Heisei Defense Force Heroines” pop-up store is set to open on Friday, September 18, 2026, on the 6th floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex! Trading goods, acrylic stands, T-shirts, and more featuring newly drawn illustrations of the heroines dressed in Defense Force uniforms from *Ultraman Tiga* to *Ultraman Mebius* will be available, and the event will also take place at Namba Marui starting Friday, October 16.
The “Detective PreCure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets” × Namco Campaign will be held at Namco locations nationwide from September 18 to October 25, 2026. Show your movie ticket stub to receive a Namco-exclusive watermark postcard, and don’t miss the raffle for toys and crane game prizes!
The collaboration between the musical “Touken Ranbu: A Sliver of Moonlight” and Tokyo Dome City has been running to great acclaim since Monday, September 7, 2026. A total of nine collaboration menu items inspired by the show and the Touken Danshi are now available, and each item comes with a Tokyo Dome City-exclusive coaster!
A pop-up store for *Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club* will be held at Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 starting Friday, September 18, 2026, and at the Volks Osaka Showroom starting Saturday, October 10!
A total of 13 merchandise items—including Trading Heart pin badges, acrylic stands, and half-B2 tapestries—featuring newly drawn illustrations titled “Goddesses of Flowers” will be on sale. Additionally, a purchase bonus will be offered: customers will receive a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent on eligible items.
“Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” merchandise featuring motifs from all 47 prefectures will go on sale at Animate stores and the Animate Online Store nationwide starting September 26, 2026. A promotional event will also be held from that date through October 25, and customers who purchase eligible items will receive a postcard!
New merchandise featuring the LINE FRIENDS character “Emoji-ko (tentative name)” will go on sale at the dedicated LINE Gift shop starting at 11:00 a.m. on September 10, 2026, and the first pop-up event will be held on the first floor of “LINE FRIENDS SQUARE SHIBUYA” in Shibuya starting September 19.
In addition to the product lineup—which includes plush toys, mascots, 3D mugs, and capsule toys divided into Phases 1 through 3—details have been revealed regarding purchase bonuses such as the “Emoji Child (tentative name) Observation Card,” shopping bags, greeting events, and social media follow-up campaigns.
The 2nd Anniversary POP-UP SHOP for *Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue Saga* at Kotobukiya will be held on the 2nd floor of the Kotobukiya Akihabara Building from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Sunday, October 25, 2026!
New merchandise, including large acrylic stands and an acrylic keychain collection featuring in-game illustrations, will be available for purchase at the venue. Additionally, there will be a giveaway of mini photo cards (10 varieties total) for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, venue-exclusive illustration cards, and a life-size panel display of Reinhard Yang.
