The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors” and Sweets Paradise will be held starting October 30, 2026, at COLLABO PARADISE locations in Shinjuku Marui Annex, Abeno Harukas, and Nagoya Sakae. Newly drawn illustrations of the idols wearing maid-style outfits and holding pancakes and parfaits have been unveiled, and the original menu items and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
Pop-up Store
The “283PRODUCTION POP UP SHOP ~Smiles, That Eternal Light~” for “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors” will be held at the Bushiroad Creative Store Akihabara Main Store from November 27 to December 13, 2026! To preserve “idols’ smiles” as “art of light,” the event will feature an exhibition and sale of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations depicting the idols as paintings.
News
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!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors,” the “Chibi Gurumi Vol. 1” prize figures featuring the PJ: REFRAC7IONS unit costumes are scheduled to be available exclusively at Namco locations starting in November 2026. The lineup includes all five characters from “I’m a Cutie Finder”: Fuyuko Maeda, Tomoyoko Sonoda, Hana Suzuki, Nichika Nanakusa, and Tenka Osaki.
Pop-up Store
The “Parallel Corridor” pop-up shop for *The Idolmaster Shiny Colors* will be held at the “UDX Gallery” on the 4th floor of Akihabara UDX from Sunday, September 20, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026!
This event commemorates the debut of all characters in the “Parallel Collection” gacha series, which depicts the idols’ “alternative futures.” It will feature the sale of new merchandise featuring illustrations from the Parallel Collection cards, an exhibition of production comments and select rough sketches, and the distribution of the purchase bonus “4-Panel Illustration Card.”
