The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
The second collaboration event for the TV anime “The Young Lord Who’s Good at Running Away,” titled “Yoisa! Suwa Tour 2026,” will be held in the Suwa area of Nagano Prefecture from Friday, November 6, 2026, through Sunday, December 20, 2026. A digital stamp rally featuring 11 locations, including Suwa Taisha Shrine, will be available!
A hairband and hair cap featuring “Shirotan,” a pure white, fluffy bearded seal, will go on sale at “Shimamura Park,” the online store of Fashion Center Shimamura, starting at 3:00 PM on September 30, 2026. These hair accessories feature Shirotan’s face, with the headband priced at 759 yen (tax included) and the hair cap at 979 yen (tax included).
The “WE ARE HERO HOLICS” themed café based on the anime *My Hero Academia* will open in Tokyo, Aichi, and Hokkaido on October 16, 2026, and in Osaka on October 22. The menu will feature hero-themed box pizzas and donuts, along with merchandise featuring newly illustrated mini-character designs!
Avail merchandise featuring designs from the TV anime “NARUTO: Shippuden” will go on sale exclusively at the Shimamura Group’s online store, “Shimamura Park,” starting at 12:00 PM on October 6, 2026. The lineup includes pouches featuring the Mangekyō Sharingan of Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Itachi Uchiha (3,190 yen each), as well as smartphone straps featuring Naruto and members of Akatsuki (3,850 yen each).
An exhibition event titled “Keihan Electric Railway × Sound! Euphonium: A History of Collaboration,” which looks back on past collaborations between Keihan Electric Railway and “Sound! Euphonium,” will be held at SANZEN-HIROBA in Kuzuha Mall from October 1 to December 20, 2026. The exhibition will feature photo panels of the wrapped train cars and life-size panels installed throughout the station, and the wrapped vending machine (Kumiko Kumae version) from this past spring will also be brought back.
“Heisei Fancy Cafe,” a collaboration cafe featuring Pukupuku Awa-wa-chan, Happy March, Ham Ham Cafe, Puwapawa Pan-chan, and Fuwafuwa Rabi-chan, will open for a limited time starting October 22, 2026, at BOX cafe & space SHIBUYA109 Shibuya, and at KITTE Osaka Store No. 2 starting November 12. The cafe will feature collaboration menu items inspired by the characters as well as collectible merchandise, and reservations are now being accepted starting at 6:00 PM on October 1.
“Chiikawa” women’s belly warmers will go on sale on October 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM on Shimamura’s official online store, “Shimamura Park.” These fluffy belly warmers feature large designs of Chikawa, Hachiware, and a rabbit. They come in two sizes—M–L and L–LL—and are priced at 1,089 yen (tax included).
“The Heroes’ Banquet,” a collaboration restaurant between “Fate/Grand Order” and the Sunshine City Prince Hotel, will be held at “IKEPRI CANVAS” on the hotel’s B1 level from October 31 to December 20, 2026. A total of 62 items—including food, desserts, and afternoon tea, which will be refreshed for the first and second halves of the event—as well as original merchandise and various special perks will be available. Reservations are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 12:00 PM on September 28.
Men’s pullovers and hoodies featuring “Pokémon” designs will go on sale nationwide at Avail stores and the Avail Online Store (starting at 12:00 p.m. on the same day) beginning October 10, 2026. The hoodies, featuring Charizard, Umbreon, Gengar, and Mimikyu on the back, are priced at 3,850 yen (tax included), while the pullovers are priced at 3,300 yen (tax included). There is no limit on the number of items per customer.
From *The Idolmaster Million Live!*, Emi Tokoro, Ayumi Maihama, and Mizuki Makabe—featuring the three members of “Sagittarius”—will be held at Kotobukiya Akihabara from November 6, 2026, and at Kotobukiya Nihonbashi from December 4! A visual showing the three holding flags while seated on a throne has been released, and further details will be announced at a later date.
Merchandise from the anime “Dorohedoro” will go on sale starting October 10, 2026, at select Avail stores and on the Avail Online Store starting at 12:00 PM on the same day. The lineup includes a men’s zip-up hoodie with a drawstring pouch, a men’s T-shirt with a multi-purpose case, a tote bag with a charm, and a shopping bag with a pouch.
Nijisanji’s first-ever girls’ idol festival, “Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting Rainbows, Finding the Future~,” will be held on December 19 and 20, 2026, at Hall 5 of Intex Osaka, featuring 16 streamers over the two days. We’ll cover ticket prices, the postponement of the advance lottery, streaming tickets, the theme song “Superdimensional Encounter,” as well as sponsored events such as card game tutorials and “favorite idol trips.”
“Pokémon” BIG costume hoodies will go on sale sequentially at Don Quijote stores nationwide starting at 9:00 a.m. on October 10, 2026. Available in four designs—Kodak, Snorlax, Pikachu, and Gengar—these hoodies let you fully transform into your favorite Pokémon thanks to their hoods and body patterns.
The “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors” and WILLER “Fumage” collaboration cruise will take place in Tokyo Bay on December 19 and 20, 2026. Enjoy newly recorded onboard announcements and decorations featuring chibi character panels—the lottery application period runs until October 11!
A 15th-anniversary museum celebrating Izumi Tsubaki’s manga *Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun* will be held as a mini-museum at Omiya Marui in Saitama and Shinjuku Marui Men in Tokyo. The Omiya venue will open on November 13, 2026, and the Shinjuku venue—the final stop on the tour—will open on December 11. Admission is free!
A Gal Neko pop-up store will be held in four cities across Japan from September 4 to December 21, 2026. A wide variety of new merchandise will be available!
