The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
“Hello Kitty’s Lounge,” an interactive Hello Kitty event, will be held at Omotesando Hills from October 28 to November 8, 2026. In addition to original background music, hair scrunchie-making workshops, and a photo studio, there will also be an early release of your favorite design series!
A Gratte event commemorating the 40th anniversaries of Monthly Newtype and Animate will be held at the Animate Gratte Ikebukuro Main Store starting October 9, 2026. Gratte cookies featuring cover art from *Five Star Stories* and *Literary Stray Dogs*, as well as commemorative merchandise for three titles—including *Evangelion*—are now on sale and proving very popular!
The “KABUKICHO STELLAR TOWER” collaboration between Suisei Hoshimachi and Tokyu Kabukicho Tower will take place from October 23 to November 8, 2026, featuring original merchandise and collaborative food and drinks themed around the new Halloween song “Zombie Zombie Zombie.” There will also be in-building decorations, the new song playing as background music throughout the venue, and the DJ event “MIDNIGHT STELLAR” at ZEROTOKYO.
New merchandise featuring original color illustrations from the manga *The Fate Rewinder* will go on sale in late January 2027! Pre-release items are now available at the “Animate Fair.”
A collaboration event between the anime “Bungo Stray Dogs”—based on the popular manga by Kafka Asagiri and Haruka 35—and Yokohama’s Hakkeijima Sea Paradise will be held from October 1 to November 9, 2026. Newly drawn mini-character illustrations featuring the characters spending time with marine creatures, as well as newly drawn illustrations evoking an aquarium date, have been unveiled.
The “Cute Little Otter” collaboration café, “Nunnun Bakery Café,” will be open for a limited time from October 1 to November 9, 2026, at “R.O.STAR Seaside Terrace” on the 5th floor of Aqua City Odaiba. The café will feature limited-edition food, desserts, and drinks inspired by the otters, as well as original merchandise. Details about the menu and the start of reservations are scheduled to be announced from mid- to late September 2026.
The full lineup of eight limited-edition menu items and special perks for the “Cute Little Otter” collaboration café, “Nun-Nun Bakery Café,” has been revealed, and advance reservations began on September 18, 2026. For every food, dessert, or drink order, customers will receive one of five original cards, and the first visitors will receive a placemat as a gift. The event will be held from October 1 to November 9 at R.O.STAR Seaside Terrace on the 5th floor of Aqua City Odaiba.
Due to its popularity, the TV anime *Freiren: The Funeral* × ORBcafe collaboration café is returning! It will be held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka starting Saturday, October 10, 2026. In addition to the return of the “Astronomy Camp” menu items and merchandise, new menu items and promotional items will also be available!
KAWAII LAB.’s costume exhibition, “KAWAII CLOSET,” will be held from October 28 to November 10, 2026, at the Daimaru Museum on the 9th floor of the Daimaru Kobe Store. In addition to 154 costumes actually worn by a total of 38 members from five groups—including FRUITS ZIPPER and CANDY TUNE—during live performances and music videos, the exhibition will also feature design sketches and handwritten messages.
The latest novel by Kinoko Nasu, *The Night of the Wizard: Part 2*, goes on sale November 10, 2026! *The Night of the Wizard* has been adapted into a novel by Kinoko Nasu himself!
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Magic Knight Rayearth” will be held from October 28 to November 10, 2026, at the Ikebukuro Sukima Store, located in the underground central passageway of JR Ikebukuro Station, in front of the Central Ticket Gate! The shop will feature merchandise based on newly drawn “Aoharu”-themed illustrations, as well as pin badges, acrylic stands, and mini autograph cards. Additionally, customers will receive a postcard (4 designs total) with every purchase of new merchandise priced at 2,200 yen (tax included).
A digital collaboration campaign between “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night” and Joyful will be held from 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, until 3:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. A newly drawn key visual featuring the six magical girls dressed in Joyful-style uniforms has been unveiled, and a campaign will be held offering chances to win a set of six acrylic stands (limited to the first 1,500 winners) and meal vouchers.
From “Machikado Mazoku,” the “Mikan Birthday 2026 POP UP SHOP,” celebrating Mikan’s birthday on November 3, will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku from October 30 to November 10, 2026! In addition to new merchandise featuring an original birthday illustration by Izumo Ito, the event will include a giveaway of mini cards (4 designs total) with every 1,000 yen spent, a giveaway campaign for life-size panels, and a post-event online sale starting November 11.
In addition to collaboration merchandise and menu items featuring original illustrations, there’s plenty more to enjoy, including a collaboration bath and in-house decorations!
Brand-new collaboration pixel art and key visuals are here! There’s plenty to enjoy, including a collaboration bath, original merchandise, and collaboration menu items!
The “Jujutsu Kaisen PLAZA in Shibuya Loft” merchandise event for the anime “Jujutsu Kaisen” will be held on the 6th floor of Shibuya Loft from October 23 to November 10, 2026! The event will feature merchandise showcasing the new “The Wall” visual commemorating the anime’s 5th anniversary, as well as special postcards and clear cards given as gifts with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent, and an exhibition of character standee panels.
