The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration products featuring Nintendo’s popular “Kirby” game series and Tirol Choco will go on sale in stages starting Monday, October 19, 2026. The boxed sets come in four varieties, each with a different facial expression, while the individually wrapped varieties feature a total of 24 designs. The single-piece varieties, exclusive to 7-Eleven, will be available in 10 different designs!
The “Original 3-Way Clip,” featuring Lotte’s baked goods characters, will be available at FamilyMart starting at 10:00 a.m. on September 22, 2026. For every two eligible Lotte snacks purchased from the 11 participating items, customers will receive one clip from a selection of four designs. The promotion runs through October 5.
Kodansha’s “Chiikawa: What Will Come Out? Sticker Collection” will go on sale sequentially at bookstores nationwide starting September 28, 2026. The collection features a total of nine designs—including eight characters such as Chiikawa and Hachiware, plus a secret character—and will be sold as individual sheets priced at 660 yen (tax included) each.
“Nissin Donbei” products featuring characters from the TV anime “My Hero Academia” will go on sale at 7-Eleven stores starting October 5, 2026. The lineup features two varieties in My Hero Academia-themed packaging: “Kitsune Udon” featuring Izuku Midoriya and “Tempura Soba” featuring Shoto Todoroki!
A collaboration café featuring the movie “The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of Gegege” and and GALLERY will be held at the Yurakucho, Namba No. 2, and Nagoya No. 1 locations starting October 3, 2026. Newly drawn illustrations based on the theme “Moonlit Night Party Café” will be featured, along with a total of nine collaboration menu items and six types of original merchandise.
The “SWEET HALLOWEEN CAFE at Share CAFE,” a collaboration café for the TV anime “Candy Caries,” will be held from October 16 to October 31, 2026, at the Share CAFE Harakado branch in Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado. Newly drawn illustrations featuring Ame and the Kariés characters in Halloween costumes will be on display, and details on the limited-edition collaboration menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
A capsule toy featuring Don Quijote’s official characters, Donpen and Donko, called “Landmark Keychains,” will be available exclusively at Don Quijote starting in October 2026. The lineup includes a total of five designs, featuring three types of Donpen and two types of Donko wearing nightcaps, all with clear bodies!
A collaboration between VTuber agency “MiriPro” and VTubers Koma Komai and Nufu Nijimi° will take place at 31 locations nationwide starting October 1, 2026. The event will feature collaboration curries and drinks that come with exclusive merchandise—including original illustrations—as well as bonus items like placemats and coasters!
A re-release of “Marker Accessories 3”—capsule toys from Professor Nagano’s “Chikawa” series that can be attached to personal items as markers—has been announced. All five designs—including Chikawa, Hachiware, a rabbit, and a used bookstore—will make their return to Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026!
The capsule toy “Aikatsu! Colorful Multi-Charm,” featuring the idols from “Aikatsu!” as mascots, is now available. Available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026, the lineup features all five characters: Ichigo Hoshimiya, Aoi Kiriya, Ran Shibuki, Otome Arisugawa, and Yurika Todo!
The “Enimai Kuji Rilakkuma” lottery, based on the “Rilakkuma” anime, will go on sale starting October 9, 2026, at Lawson stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations. The lineup features plush toys and scene-based merchandise that recreate the anime’s costumes, including Rilakkuma and Kiiroitori dressed as Momotaro!
“Ichiban Kuji Chokotto” based on Fuse’s original work, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, will go on sale in stages starting October 2, 2026. With the theme of “The Primordial Demons × Lord Rimuru,” the lineup will feature plush mascots of the Primordial Demons transformed into slimes, as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
Collaboration items featuring “Pingu,” the penguin character loved around the world, and Avail will go on sale starting October 3, 2026, at select Avail stores and online. The lineup includes a total of 8 items, such as tote bags, coin purses, and passport holders!
The “Disney Halloween 2026” Happy Lottery, featuring Halloween-themed Mickey & Friends and Stitch, will go on sale starting October 2, 2026, at Lawson stores, hobby shops, and other locations. The lineup includes 10 different prizes, such as the Grand Prize Stitch plush toy, which stands approximately 40 cm tall!
“Ichiban Kuji Kinnikuman: Superhuman Alliance,” based on the “Kinnikuman” manga by Yudetamago, will go on sale in stages starting October 17, 2026. MASTERLISE figures of Brocken Jr., The Ninja, Ashuraman, Buffalo Man, and Kinnikuman Soldier are coming!
The “Clear Mascot Charms”—capsule toys featuring San-X’s popular character “Rilakkuma”—will make a comeback around late October 2026. The lineup includes a total of five varieties, such as Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, and Kiiroitori, all in glossy, clear colors!
