The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
A “School Time” pop-up shop for the anime *Saiki Kusuo’s Ψ-Trouble* will be held at 10 Hands stores nationwide from September 18 to October 4, 2026. A total of eight items—including character badges and acrylic stands featuring the newly drawn “School Time” illustrations depicting daily life at PK Academy—will be available, and customers will receive an original sticker with every 3,300 yen spent.
A collaboration café celebrating the first anniversary of the release of *Muv-Luv Girls Garden* is being held at Subculture Café & Bar NewType Shinjuku. The event features a total of 17 items, including food inspired by meals from the series and character-themed drinks, and is currently running to great acclaim through October 4, 2026!
A pop-up store for the movie *Super Princess Kaguya!*, produced by Studio Colorido and Studio Chromat, will be held from September 12 to October 4, 2026, at six Gamers locations and online. The lineup will feature a total of 11 types of exclusive, newly illustrated merchandise available only at Gamers!
“MILGRAM” will host the “Yume Puchi POP UP SHOP in AMNIBUS STORE -white-” from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026, at “AMNIBUS STORE -white-” on the 4th floor of Shibuya Moddy! A wide variety of “Yume Puchi” items featuring new illustrations—including heart-shaped pin badges, bromides, illustration cards, aurora die-cut stickers, and wobbling acrylic stands—will be available for pre-release purchase. Additionally, customers who purchase one box of eligible products will receive a box purchase bonus featuring designs from “S” and “Innocent/Guilty.”
The “Chiikawa Pocket mini POP UP STORE,” based on the smartphone game “Chiikawa Pocket,” will be held at Sapporo PARCO, 7th Floor (PARCO FACTORY), from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 4!
The lineup includes mascots, trading acrylic stands, and pin badges from the “Dinosaur” and “Alice” series, and customers who make a purchase will receive a special shopping bag and stickers (7 varieties total) as a bonus.
A pop-up event titled “CHAXCORE GATHERIN’ (Chaxcore Gatherin) ~Gloomy and His Hilarious Friends Special~,” featuring characters created by Mr. Mori Chuck such as “Gloomy the Mischievous Bear” and “The Versatile Rabbit,” will be held at Gallery W in Omotesando, Tokyo, starting Friday, September 18, 2026!
In addition to an exhibition of panels featuring newly drawn artwork, the event will showcase venue-exclusive merchandise such as canvas art and acrylic stands, as well as the mascot from the first installment of the new “CHAXCORE” series. There will also be a signing session with artist Chuck Mori and a meet-and-greet event with Gloomy.
A collaboration campaign featuring San-X’s popular character “Rilakkuma” and GiGO will be held from September 12 to October 4, 2026, at GiGO Group stores nationwide. A BIG-sized plush toy, approximately 44 cm tall, will be available as a GiGO-exclusive prize!
A “Galaxy Angel” pop-up store commemorating Gamers’ 30th anniversary will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Akihabara Gamers flagship store, seven other locations nationwide, and the Gamers Online Shop. The event will feature trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and B2 half-size tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Moon Angel Squad, as well as pre-order items such as Character Fine Graph and Rough Note. Additionally, there will be purchase bonuses including special bromides (12 varieties total), a meet-and-greet event with Ryoko Shintani, and a giveaway campaign for hand-signed color paper by Kanann, the character designer.
The “Spice and Wolf 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of Toisa Hasekura’s light novel *Spice and Wolf*, is currently on display at Tokyo Fuji University in Tokyo through September 13. The exhibition features newly drawn illustrations by Shiki as well as illustrations from throughout the series’ history, and will also open at Seaside Studio CASO in Osaka on September 26!
A limited-time “MGA ‘SHADOWS’ POP-UP STORE,” which will carry official merchandise for Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s live tour ≪Ringo Jam Tour “SHADOWS”≫, will be held at a special venue on the 2nd floor of the Hall Wing at Maritime Plaza Takamatsu from Saturday, September 26, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026. All dates will operate on a first-come, first-served reservation basis, with registration opening on Friday, September 11, at 6:00 PM. A total of 29 items—including light sticks, apparel, and random figurines—will be available for purchase at the venue, and customers who spend 5,000 yen (tax included) or more will receive a limited-edition smartphone sticker on a first-come, first-served basis.
New merchandise featuring an original illustration from *Golden Kamuy*—the “Fighting Back View” version—will go on general sale in December 2026! Pre-release merchandise is now available at the Marui POP UP store!
A collaboration café for “Re:Zero—Starting Life in Another World: Chronicles of Echoes” will be held at Cure Maid Café in Akihabara from September 18 to October 4, 2026. The cafe will feature food and desserts inspired by Rudel and his friends, as well as a total of nine collaboration drinks. For every collaboration menu item purchased, customers will receive one limited-edition collaboration card.
The “Blue Archive POP UP STORE 2026 in Kotobukiya,” a pop-up store for *Blue Archive -Blue Archive-*, will be held on the 1st floor of the Kotobukiya Akihabara Building from September 17 to October 4, 2026!
Featuring a “Blue Sea and White Shirt” theme, the store will offer newly drawn illustrations on BIG tapestries, BIG towels, BIG acrylic stands, and name key chains. For every 3,000 yen spent on eligible merchandise, customers will receive a free postcard (8 varieties total, distributed at random) as a purchase bonus.
New merchandise featuring the newly illustrated “Starry Sky Maid & Butler Ver.” from *Dungeon Meal* will go on general sale in December 2026! POP UP pre-release merchandise is now available!
New “Date a Vacance ver. Ani-Art aqua label” products from “Date A Live V” will be released in December 2026!
Newly illustrated merchandise featuring the “Casual Wear Ver.” characters from the TV anime “Symphogear XV,” which was first released at the Kichijoji Loft, will go on general sale in mid-December 2026.
