The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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The Halloween limited-edition menu at the café and gift shop “Disney HARVEST MARKET By CAFE COMPANY” will be available at the Shibuya Hikarie location starting September 30, 2026, and at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse location starting October 1. The Halloween-exclusive afternoon tea set comes with an original acrylic keychain, and customers who spend 3,500 yen or more will also receive a pin badge.
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Collaboration items between gag manga artist Kyosuke Usuta and the apparel brand “Granif” will go on sale in stores starting September 29, 2026. Characters from three series—“Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san,” “Pew! Pew! Jaguar,” and “Arabake! Arato Gungun Park”—will appear in the lineup, which features a total of 12 items, including T-shirts and hoodies.
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The “Pom Pom Purin Collaboration Dessert Buffet: A Sweet, Heartwarming Moment with Pom Pom Purin” will be held at Hotel New Otani Osaka from October 9 to November 30, 2026. The buffet will feature collaboration desserts crafted by the hotel’s pastry chefs, including tarts with three-dimensional Pom Pom Purin faces and silky-smooth puddings.
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The second collaboration between Ai Yazawa’s popular manga “NANA” and Godiva will go on sale on September 16, 2026. The lineup will feature a chocolate assortment with packaging depicting the members of BLACK STONES, G Chocolat in a heart-shaped tin, and the Mixed Berry Cake Chocolixir. Original stickers will also be available as a purchase bonus.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Furyu Lottery: Touken Ranbu ONLINE – A Stroll with Your Companion ~Pochi Lottery~ Part 2” will go on sale sequentially starting September 26, 2026, at Ministop, hobby shops, bookstores, and other locations. Each play costs 690 yen (tax included), and the lineup includes companion finger puppets, mini towel sets, and close attendant pin sticker sets.
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Sanrio’s original “Miniature Package Charm Series” will go on sale starting September 16, 2026, at Sanrio-operated stores, Sanrio corners in department stores, and the Sanrio Online Shop!
This new series features 16 different charms—each priced at 990 yen—that come as sets of 3D character mascots and small accessory parts, allowing you to pretend to run your own shop. Here’s a summary of the release date, participating stores, and purchase limits.
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An event featuring Hololive Generation 0 member “Sakura Miko,” titled “Eri & Eizo Park: Sakura Miko in Odaiba,” will be held at LED DAIBA STUDIO from October 15 to November 1, 2026. The event will feature screenings of a special video on a large wall-sized video display, as well as the sale of 13 original merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Puppet Sunsun’s first guidebook, *Puppet Sunsun Guidebook*, will be released on November 11, 2026! The first edition comes with a bonus sticker sheet!
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The “Charafuku Lottery: Lisa and Gaspard FRUITS”—a store-based lottery where every ticket wins a prize—will go on sale sequentially starting September 26, 2026, at bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. For 770 yen (tax included) per play, the lottery features a lineup of limited-edition fruit-themed items, including soft and squishy BIG plush toys, flat plush toys, embroidered drawstring pouches, and art posters.
Merchandise
Newly illustrated merchandise from *Love Live! Nijigasaki High School School Idol Club*—including the “Gyaru Uniform” version and the “Zodiac Signs” version—will be re-released in January 2027!
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A collaboration stay package between the anime “Hetalia World★Stars” and the Sunshine City Prince Hotel will go on sale starting Saturday, September 19, 2026. The package features 10 newly drawn characters dressed as doormen, along with two types of collaboration rooms and a total of 10 collaboration drinks!
Merchandise
Merchandise from the “That Summer…” POP UP SHOP, based on Akimi Yoshida’s legendary manga *BANANA FISH*, will go on sale in December 2026!
Fashion
Disney-themed apparel will go on sale starting Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Avail stores nationwide and online. The lineup includes matching hoodies with designs that connect when you stand side by side with your partner or friends, as well as Mickey and Minnie knitwear and zip-up hoodies!
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A collaboration between the TV anime “Dungeon Meal” and Karaoke Maneki Neko has been announced, with the event scheduled to begin sometime in October 2026. Newly drawn illustrations in a modern Japanese style, featuring Lios, Marushiru, Chiruchack, and two others dressed in hakama and kimono, have also been unveiled!
Merchandise
New, original merchandise based on the “Painter Style” theme from the theatrical film *Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise* will go on sale in December 2026!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 48, the latest installment of the hugely popular manga *Kanojo, Okarishimasu (KanoKari)* by Rei Miyajima, goes on sale November 17, 2026!
