The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
A theatrical film project based on the popular manga by Osamu Nishi, *Demon Slayer: Iruma-kun*, has been launched, and a special video was released on September 27, 2026. Details such as the release date will be announced in future updates.
News
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.
Merchandise
Sanrio’s original “Pick-Your-Own Sticker Book & Stickers” set will go on sale starting September 28, 2026, at Sanrio-owned stores, Sanrio corners in department stores, and other locations! This set, priced at 1,100 yen, features a nostalgic Heisei-era design and lets you choose one sticker album from a total of eight varieties, plus one sticker from each of the three types: hologram, aurora, and puffy!
Fashion
Hooded scarves and ponchos featuring Disney character designs will go on sale at Avail stores nationwide starting October 3, 2026. These hooded items are shaped like the characters’ ears and faces, and will also be available on the “Shimamura Park” online store starting at 12:00 p.m. on the same day!
Fashion
“Miffy” items will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting September 30, 2026! The wide-ranging lineup includes pullovers, loungewear, fluffy tank tops, belly warmers, towels, blankets, and bedding such as mattress pads. The items will also go on sale at the online store “Shimamura Park” starting at 3:00 PM on the same day.
News
Merchandise featuring designs from the classic animated film *Panda! Panda!*, created by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, will go on sale at Avail starting October 3, 2026, and will also be available at the online store starting at 12:00 p.m. that same day. The lineup includes pants with a belly warmer featuring the pandas, a three-pair set of socks, a storage box with a handle, a tissue case, and slippers, with prices starting at 1,089 yen (tax included).
News
The second collaboration between the TV drama “Delicious School Lunches Season 4” and Iwatsuka Confectionery’s “Kinako Mochi” has been announced. A “Pineapple-Flavored Kinako Mochi,” inspired by the show’s setting in Okinawa, will be available for a limited time, and “Kinako Mochi” will also be released in limited-edition collaboration packaging. From October 1 to December 20, 2026, a campaign will be held where customers who submit receipts for eligible products via LINE will have a chance to win prizes—including a script autographed by Hayato Ichihara—with a total of 235 winners.
News
TV Anime “Dr. STONE” × Pizza delivery chain “Pizza-La” will hold a limited-quantity collaboration from October 1 to November 1, 2026, featuring the “Dr. STONE Collaboration Pizza,” which lets you enjoy two flavors—the “Science Kingdom-Style Mediterranean Margherita” and the “François-Style Beef Curry Pizza”—on a single pizza. Sets starting at 3,490 yen (tax included) include a special sleeve featuring newly drawn artwork of Senku and his five friends, plus either a wire keychain or an acrylic coaster.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 116, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga “ONE PIECE” by Eiichiro Oda, will be released on Friday, December 4, 2026!
Merchandise
From *Hanako-kun: The Earthbound Boy*, the plump and squishy “Cherigem Sticker” will go on sale in January 2027!
Merchandise
Pre-release merchandise for the “Nijigaku Festival”—an event from *Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club* taking place in August—will go on general sale in mid-December 2026!
Merchandise
“Ani-Art Full-Graphic T-Shirts” featuring Tsuruko Enoshima, Nagito Komachi, and Kogichi Ouma from the “Danganronpa” series will be re-released in January 2027!
Merchandise
A collaborative “Travel Tumbler 500ml” from “Bocchi the Rock!” and home goods brand “KINTO” will go on sale in mid-January 2027!
Merchandise
“Full-Graphic T-Shirts” from the “Ani-Art aqua label Series” based on “Rozen Maiden” will be restocked in mid-January 2027!
News
A collaboration event between “The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls” and Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, titled “Cinderella Marine Symphony♪,” is set to take place starting January 9, 2027. Special stage performances featuring the cast will also be held on January 16 and February 14!
Merchandise
The “5th Anniversary Perfume (Eau de Toilette)” from the anime “Jobless Reincarnation: I’ll Give It My All in Another World” is scheduled to go on sale in late October 2026.
