The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Kamen Rider series, the “Kamen Rider 55th ANNIVERSARY CAFE in SWEETS PARADISE” will open sequentially at four locations starting October 16, 2026. A collaboration menu inspired by six Riders, including Kuuga and Mays, will be available!
The “Retro MIX” collaboration café for the TV anime “MAO” will be held at the Share CAFE théâtre Yurakucho Marui location starting November 3, 2026, and at the Share CAFE Nagoya Central Park location starting November 7, 2026; both events will run through November 15. The event will feature a menu and merchandise showcasing original mini-character illustrations of Mao and her four friends, along with coasters as a bonus for placing an order and photo cards as a bonus for purchasing merchandise.
The “OH MY CAFE,” a special café based on “Disney Twisted Wonderland,” will be held at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo from October 24 to November 15, 2026. The café will feature seven food items and seven drinks inspired by the recipes of each dorm leader’s team from the in-game “Master Chef” event, as well as merchandise featuring illustrations of the characters dressed as chefs. Reservations for the general public will open on October 9 at 6:00 PM on a first-come, first-served basis.
The sixth installment of “Touken Cat Cafe,” a collaboration between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, featuring the sword gentlemen transformed into cats in “Touken Ranbu: Touken Cat Gentlemen,” will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 23 to November 15, 2026. The event will feature “cat-themed” drinks inspired by 10 swordmen—including Atsufuji Shiro and Tsurumaru Kuninaga—as well as cat-themed food and desserts. New merchandise will be on sale, and panels displaying original illustrations will be on display. Reservations open on October 2 at 12:00 PM.
A TSUTAYA POP UP SHOP featuring the popular manga *Mao no Ichi*, currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*, will be held at participating TSUTAYA stores nationwide from October 16 to November 15, 2026! A total of 10 items will be available, including uchiwa fan keychains, trading heart pin badges, and wooden figurines that showcase the natural texture of the material. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on eligible merchandise, customers will receive one random postcard (7 varieties total).
The POP-UP SHOP for the original TV anime “Courage Explosion: Burn Braver!”—titled “Shout! Courage Explosion Fist”—will be held sequentially starting October 16, 2026, at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku, and starting November 6 at Abeno Rakubasu! New merchandise, including acrylic stands and B2 tapestries featuring newly drawn kung fu-style illustrations, will be available. Additionally, there will be a giveaway of bonus illustration cards (5 types total) for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as a venue-exclusive giveaway campaign where attendees can win a life-size panel.
A collaboration between the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend* and Yaro Ramen, titled “A Young Pig-Boy Ramen,” will be held at five locations from Thursday, October 1, 2026, through Sunday, November 15, 2026. Customers who order the collaboration-exclusive Shoyu Tonkotsu Ramen (2,000 yen, tax included) will receive an original postcard, and collaboration merchandise such as pin badges and T-shirts will also be on sale.
The “Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV POP UP SHOP” will be held starting October 23, 2026, at the Akihabara Gamers Main Store, as well as the Sendai, Nagoya, and Namba branches, and on the Gamers Online Shop! To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Symphogear series, the event will feature a pre-release sale of new merchandise featuring original illustrations based on the “lace apron” theme, as well as exclusive event bonuses.
“No Game No Life Zero POP-UP SHOP at AMNIBUS STORE -white-” is set to open on October 30, 2026, at AMNIBUS STORE -white- on the 4th floor of Shibuya Moddy! A new, original illustration based on the “cheerleading” theme has been unveiled, and the event will run through November 15.
To commemorate the first anniversary of the game “Chaos Zero Nightmare,” a collaboration café called “Nightmare Café” with the maid café “Meidori-min” will be held at eight locations nationwide from October 16 to November 15, 2026. Food and drinks inspired by Rossweiss Blaze Bell Daria, a new character from Season 5, will be available. Customers who order a drink will receive a coaster, and those who order a set meal will receive a pin.
A pop-up shop for “Stardust Telepath,” based on the original work by Rasuko Okuma, will be held from October 31 to November 15, 2026, at the Kirara & FUZ Official Store on the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex! New merchandise, including large acrylic stands and a collection of pin badges featuring original illustrations by Rasuko Okuma, will be on sale. There will also be a venue-exclusive campaign offering bonus illustration cards (6 varieties total) and a chance to win an autographed color paper.
A collaboration between *Final Fantasy Resonance*, set for release on October 22, and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 17, 2026, all 8 Gratte varieties and all 3 types of icing cookies will be available at 12 Animate Gratte locations, and character cards modeled after the status screen will also be distributed!
A collaboration café for the anime *Sergeant Keroro☆* will be held at Collabo_Index in Tokyo and Osaka from Friday, October 9, 2026, to Monday, November 16, 2026. The event will feature a total of 10 menu items themed around “Autumn Delicacies: We’re Invading!” as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Ao no Hako” Season 2 and the karaoke chain Big Echo will be held from September 29 to November 16, 2026, at five locations in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, and Osaka, featuring an exhibition of stills from the anime. For a limited time of seven days starting October 4—the day the anime premieres—customers who make an advance online reservation and spend at least 1,000 yen (tax included) per person on karaoke will receive a non-commercial official poster.
Lawson original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime “20th Century Electric Catalog: Eureka, Eureka,” produced by Kyoto Animation, will go on sale starting October 13, 2026, via @Loppi, HMV, and at Lawson stores. Puzzle-style acrylic keychains featuring Kihachi Sakamoto, Inako Momokawa, and Yosuke Mitsuzoe, as well as A3 tapestries and acrylic stands, will be available, and scene-based photo cards are currently on sale at in-store multi-function copiers.
Volume 41, the latest installment of the wildly popular soccer manga “Blue Lock” by “Original Story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro / Art: Yusuke Nomura,” will be released on November 17, 2026!
