The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
The “FINAL FANTASY X 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAFE” will be open from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Wednesday, December 2, 2026. A total of 23 collaboration menu items inspired by Tidus and Yuna will be available at four locations in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya!
The “Slayer Cafe & POP UP SHOP,” a collaboration event based on the TV anime “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance,” will be held at the Tree Village Yokohama location from October 10 to November 4, 2026, and and at the Osaka and Hakata locations from November 21 to December 3. The event will feature a collaboration menu and newly illustrated merchandise themed around a café run by the Demon Hunters. Customers who order from the menu will receive an original coaster, and those who purchase merchandise will receive a bonus bromide.
KADOKAWA will release *Resonant Japanese: Enjoyed Through *Bungo Stray Dogs* on December 3, 2026! Featuring an original cover illustration by Harukawa 35!
Daiichi Pan will launch the “Pokémon Bread Sticker Holder Giveaway Campaign” to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, starting at 12:00 a.m. on September 1, 2026. By collecting five serial codes from Pokémon Bread and submitting them, participants will be entered into a drawing to win one of nine special campaign sticker holders; a total of 13,500 winners will be selected.
Volume 8, the latest installment of “My Second Chance at Magic School Life with My Ex-Boyfriend, Starting from the Prologue (*But with a Favorability Rating of Zero),” goes on sale December 4, 2026!
Volume 116, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga “ONE PIECE” by Eiichiro Oda, will be released on Friday, December 4, 2026!
Volume 25, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga *Akane Banashi* by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Umagami—currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*—will go on sale on December 4, 2026!
The first music event for the anime “Kaiju No. 8,” titled “DJ Daisakusen @ Ginza Base,” will be held on December 5, 2026, at CLUB PLUM in Ginza, Tokyo, with two performances—one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The event will feature a selection of tracks from the original soundtracks of the anime’s first and second seasons, with Yudai Bando appearing as a guest, and Risa Taniguchi and MON/KU serving as DJs.
A 1/8-scale figure of Kyoko Kirigiri from *Danganronpa: The Animation* will be re-released in May 2027!
Starting Friday, September 4, 2026, a wide variety of merchandise featuring brand-new original illustrations will be available!
A collaboration café commemorating the 5th anniversary of the “Dandadan” manga series will be held at Charum Café in Tokyo from October 27 to November 3, 2026, and at CAFE EPIC TALE in Osaka from December 2 to December 6. In addition to seating areas featuring character panels, customers will receive a special coaster (12 varieties total) with each collaboration menu item ordered, and a special mini card for every 3,000 yen spent on related merchandise.
The third collaboration between “The Idolmaster SideM” and Tokyo Joypolis, “The Idolmaster SideM in JOYPOLIS 3,” will be held from September 12 to December 6, 2026. The event will feature a special show using 3D live footage of all 16 units, three collaboration attractions, collaboration menu items, and original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations.
A collaboration café between “Chokotto Yabasity” and Animate Café, titled “Choko Yaba Café Stand in MZYB FAIR 2026,” has been announced. It will be held from Thursday, November 12, 2026, to Sunday, December 6, 2026, at the Animate Cafe Stand Ikebukuro No. 4, with reservations available via lottery for all dates!
The “BLACK LAGOON 25th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition,” commemorating the 25th anniversary of Rei Hiroe’s manga series “BLACK LAGOON,” will be held at the Sunshine 60 Observatory in Ikebukuro from Friday, November 13, 2026, through Sunday, December 6, 2026. Exhibition details and merchandise will be announced at a later date!
An exhibition featuring director Yoshiyuki Tomino, known for the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series and other works, will open early at the Odawara Castle Keep in his hometown of Odawara on November 6, 2026. Starting November 23, the Odawara Sannomaru Hall will also serve as a venue, tracing the “origins” of his creativity through materials from his childhood and his body of work!
A collaboration café featuring the five-member dance and vocal group “STARGLOW” and Tower Records Café will be held at the Omotesando location starting November 12, 2026, and at the Osaka Station City location starting November 18, to commemorate the release of their first album, *Aurora*. The event will feature food, desserts, and drinks produced by the five members, as well as special order bonuses such as replica message cards and ticket-style cards with autographs. Advance tickets went on general sale on October 3 at 8:00 PM.
