The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
A collaboration café titled “~Bonds Forged~: Mugen Train Arc, Part 1,” celebrating the complete rebroadcast of the “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” TV anime series, is being held at ufotable Cafe and Machi★Asobi CAFE. The menu features dishes recreating Rengoku’s beef hot pot bento, as well as a total of nine drinks depicting the bonds between the characters!
A POP UP CORNER for Ayamine Ryō’s *The Tough-Guy Omega Is Next in Line* will be held on the 1st floor of the Manga Selection section at Kinokuniya Bookstore’s Shinjuku Main Store starting October 23, 2026! New merchandise featuring original artwork—including pin badges, acrylic cards, acrylic stands, and acrylic art boards—will be available. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new products (including manga volumes), customers will receive one randomly selected illustrated card with a reproduction autograph (3 varieties total).
A pop-up shop for Nea-sensei’s “Uri-kun the Fox” will be held on the 3rd floor of Animate Ikebukuro Main Store starting October 14, 2026!
To commemorate the release of Volume 2, merchandise such as acrylic figures and heart-shaped pins featuring brand-new illustrations by Nea will be on sale. Additionally, a purchase bonus will be offered: a square bromide will be given for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent.
Live footage from DAY 1 of the Shimokitazawa SHELTER 35th Anniversary Event, “Zepp Becomes SHELTER,” featuring the band “Bocchi the Rock!,” will be streamed for free on YouTube. It will be available on the anime’s official YouTube channel on Sunday, November 1, 2026!
The “San-chan-ku!” POP-UP SHOP is set to open at seven GRA Select / GRANUP company-owned stores starting October 23, 2026! New merchandise, such as acrylic stands and pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations, will be available, and a purchase bonus will be offered: for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent in a single transaction, customers will receive a random postcard (8 varieties total).
A Pretty Cure Fair featuring “Sweet Pretty Cure♪” and “Magical Pretty Cure!” will be held at Animate stores nationwide from October 10 to November 1, 2026. Twelve new, specially illustrated items featuring the characters in their school uniforms holding sweets will be available, and purchasers will receive a special gift!
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime *Ao no Hako* and the GiGO Group will begin on October 3, 2026. In addition to the sale of 14 types of collaboration merchandise featuring the newly drawn illustration “Youth Paint ★ Palette,” the campaign will also include prizes for crane games, *Ao no Hako*-themed grilled snacks, and drinks with free gifts.
A collaboration event between the anime *Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway* and Shima Spain Village, titled “Special Express to Shima Spain Village,” will be held from September 18 to November 2, 2026. Featuring newly drawn illustrations of characters dressed in animal-themed costumes, the event will include a stamp rally visiting four locations, special runs of the Fiesta Train, four types of collaboration menu items—including paella—and a total of 21 collaboration merchandise items.
A traveling exhibition of metal canvas art from the anime *Ashita no Joe* will be held in five cities—starting in Osaka on September 25, 2026—and will subsequently move to Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In addition to viewing works rendered in three dimensions with up to 32 layers, visitors will be able to purchase items on-site at the exhibition sale, which will also feature venue-exclusive merchandise.
The official “Metal Card Card Folder” from the “Taiga Fantasy Radio Drama: Master of Magic” will go on sale in January 2027! The second series of metal cards is also scheduled to be released on the same day.
A Halloween event for the TV anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” will be held starting September 29, 2026, at ufotable Cafe, Machi★Asobi CAFE, and other locations. This year’s theme is “Crows,” and characters in dark outfits will appear on menu items, promotional items, and merchandise!
A pop-up shop commemorating the 20th anniversary of the “To LOVE-Ru” serialization will be held at the IP Bookstore on the 6th floor of SHIBUYA TSUTAYA starting Thursday, October 8, 2026. Merchandise featuring 14 newly drawn illustrations by Kentaro Yabuki will be available, and autograph sessions with Mr. Yabuki and Ms. Saki Hasemi, as well as figures of Momo, Beria, and Deviluke, have also been announced.
A pop-up store for the TV anime “Heaven on the Other Side of the Red River” will be held from October 15 to November 2, 2026, at a special venue on the 6th floor (Art & Culture Floor) of Shibuya Loft! A total of 25 merchandise items will be available, including acrylic stands and art frames featuring newly drawn illustrations, as well as character stamps exclusive to the Shibuya Loft venue. Additionally, for every purchase of 2,000 yen or more (including tax), customers will receive a random illustrated card (4 designs total) as a gift.
A joint collaboration campaign between the TV anime *The Banned Mole* and the TV anime *Hozuki’s Coolheadedness*, titled “Mogura-yu On the Road & Investigation into a Vacation in the Living World at Nara Health Land II,” will be held from October 3 to November 3, 2026, at Nara Health Land and the Nara Plaza Hotel. This is the second installment following last year’s event; two newly drawn visuals have already been released, and details regarding the menu, merchandise, and more are scheduled to be announced in the future.
A collaboration between “The Youth Pork Guy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend,” based on the popular light novel by Kazushi Kamoshida, and “Shonan Candle 2026” will be held from October 10, 2026 (Sat) through November 3, 2026 (Tue, holiday) at the Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden. Original collaboration candles will be displayed throughout the garden, and visitors will receive original collaboration merchandise as gifts.
A collaboration café titled “The Halloween Party Returns” for the TV anime “Nintama Rantarō,” based on the original work by Sohei Amago, will be held at DECOTTO by animate café from October 1 to November 3, 2026. Special collaboration menu items and original merchandise will be available!
