The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
“Slime Crisis” and “Metal Slime Crisis”—collaboration products between “Dragon Quest” and “Blackbeard’s Crisis”—will go on sale starting Saturday, October 24, 2026, for 3,850 yen each. It’s a party game where you insert the Sword of Loto to launch the figurine—and it features over 10 different sound effects!
As a new line of Plus One’s carbonated beverage “Poppin’ Cider,” “Poppin’ Cider Cap Toy (Sanrio Characters, Cozy Time),” created in collaboration with Sanrio Characters, will go on sale at Don Quijote stores nationwide starting September 18, 2026. Inspired by traditional Japanese public bathhouses, the product features six different types of cap toys—Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Pochacco—each nestled in a pink bath tub, and they are included randomly.
New merchandise based on the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball,” adapted from the popular manga by Tadashi Fujimaki, will go on sale at participating Don Quijote stores nationwide starting September 19, 2026. A total of nine items featuring newly drawn illustrations with an “American school” theme will be available, and customers will receive a bonus mini-card with every 2,000 yen (tax included) purchase.
A pop-up store for the anime “New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT” will open sequentially at all six Hands locations starting September 16, 2026. A total of 11 merchandise items featuring original illustrations with a gingham check theme will be available, and customers will receive a special card with every purchase of 2,500 yen or more (including tax).
“Ichiban Kuji Mobile Suit Gundam UNIVERSAL CENTURY SAGA 2” will go on sale sequentially starting October 3, 2026, at 7-Eleven and other locations. The lineup includes seven tiers of prizes, such as the “BUSTISAN” bust figure of the RX-78-2 Gundam and the MASTERLISE figure of Amuro Ray, as well as a Last One Prize.
The “Love Live! Hasu no Sora Girls’ Academy School Idol Club” pop-up store will open sequentially at all four Loft locations—starting with Ikebukuro Loft on September 15, 2026—followed by Kanazawa, Namba, and Sakae. A total of 13 merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters wearing each unit’s costumes will be available, and a purchase bonus offering one of eight mini stickers for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent will also be provided.
A “Kamen Rider Zetsu” pop-up shop in collaboration with HMV will be held sequentially at four locations: Osaka and Aichi starting September 19, 2026, and Tokyo and Fukuoka starting October 10, 2026. A total of six commemorative items, including acrylic banner cards and stickers featuring iconic scenes, will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a mini sticker (7 varieties total) as a purchase bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
The “Nijisanji Hokaron Mini 8P” and “Nijisanji Hokaron Stick-On Mini 8P”—collaborative products between the VTuber group “Nijisanji” and Lotte’s portable hand warmers “Hokaron”—will go on sale nationwide starting September 7, 2026. These are limited-edition products available only this winter; scanning the QR code on the inside of the package lets you listen to all four original episodes featuring Kanou, Kuzunoha, Saki Sasaki, and Yuka Shiina.
An exclusive, newly drawn visual featuring Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night* will be released as the special edition cover of the November issue of *NYLON JAPAN* on Monday, September 28, 2026 (Mon). In addition to a lengthy interview with Kazuki Kawada, who handled the visual and concept design, and a fashion shoot feature by Hidetaka Kano, merchandise featuring the newly drawn illustrations is also planned.
The “Chiikawa” capsule toy series, “Chiikawa Heart Rubber Mascots,” will be gradually re-released at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting September 11, 2026. The lineup features eight varieties of large, semi-three-dimensional heart-shaped rubber mascots with plump surfaces, complete with heart-shaped fasteners, priced at 400 yen per play.
“Dr.STONE PARTY vol.2,” a collaboration café based on the TV anime “Dr.STONE,” will be held at the NATSLIVE CAFE Omotesando location from October 2 to October 31, 2026. The event will feature a total of 12 collaboration menu items, each featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in Halloween costumes, as well as original merchandise. Customers will receive different promotional gifts with each food and drink order.
The “Multi-Towel” capsule toys from the movie *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island* will go on sale sequentially at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting in early September 2026. The lineup features five designs, each depicting scenes from the “Siren” arc on colorful, large-sized towels. Priced at 400 yen per play, they can be used as handkerchiefs, eyeglass cloths, or home decor.
A Halloween-exclusive event at “Chiikawa Park,” the Chiikawa interactive attraction, will be held from September 25 to October 31, 2026, at Sunshine City Annex in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The event will feature meet-and-greets with Chikawa characters dressed in Halloween-exclusive costumes, special photo spots, and limited-edition original merchandise.
A “KING OF PRISM -Tri-Star Act-” collaboration café will open at four and GALLERY locations starting October 9, 2026. Newly illustrated Halloween-themed merchandise and freebies, as well as original food and drinks, will be available!
The menu and merchandise for the 16th installment of the Nijisanji x Sweets Paradise collaboration café have been unveiled. In addition to the 13 collaboration menu items supervised by Tsubasa Hanakago, Reo Kō, Isumi Shirose, and Yuno Shinomiya, there will be a free gift with every order and a total of six types of collaboration merchandise.
Pre-orders for ska jackets featuring original illustrations of six popular Hololive talents will begin on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via BLACK BALLOON MARKET. The collection features six designs—Crazy Ollie, Kobo Kanaru, Ichinari, Hakos Beals, Mizumiya Kazuki, and Kirara Vivi—each priced at 33,000 yen (tax included). The actual jackets will be on display at the Tokyo Game Show 2026 venue.
