The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
The “Seishun Buta Yarou” anime series × Poppin’ Cider collaboration will go on sale in limited quantities at Don Quijote stores nationwide starting Wednesday, October 14, 2026! Here are all six flavors, each inspired by Mai Sakurajima, Tomoe Koga, Rio Futaba, Nodoka Toyohama, Kaede Azusagawa, and Shoko Makinohara.
Each bottle comes with three randomly selected stickers featuring one of the characters.
News
A collaboration between the “Seishun Buta Yarou” series and “Keikyu Kyun Travel” will take place from 12:00 PM on October 8, 2026, through November 3. Character standees will be set up at six locations along the Keikyu Line. By scanning the QR codes on the panels, you can receive original wallpapers featuring each Keikyu Line station as the background—exclusive to those specific locations.
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A collaboration between the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend* and Yaro Ramen, titled “A Young Pig-Boy Ramen,” will be held at five locations from Thursday, October 1, 2026, through Sunday, November 15, 2026. Customers who order the collaboration-exclusive Shoyu Tonkotsu Ramen (2,000 yen, tax included) will receive an original postcard, and collaboration merchandise such as pin badges and T-shirts will also be on sale.
Pop-up Store
The “Dengeki Bunko All-Star POP UP SHOP 2026,” featuring a lineup of popular Dengeki Bunko titles, will be held at Animate Akihabara Building 1 from October 10 to October 25, 2026! Featuring character merchandise from all 17 titles—including Holo, Asuna, and Miyuki Shiba in baseball uniforms, specially illustrated for the “Dengeki Bunko Super Appreciation Fair: Summer All-Stars 2026”—as well as new products based on existing illustrations and new merchandise from *A Certain Girl in the Shadows: Coexistence* , *That Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of Dr. Pig+*, and *The Yaebuki Agency: Chronicle of Conquering the 10-Million-Jō Tower*, as well as purchase bonus stickers (17 varieties in total)!
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To coincide with the release of the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend*, a collaboration campaign with the City of Yokohama will begin on October 8, 2026. The event will feature the distribution of six different types of stickers, a photo spot where you can hear Mai Sakurajima’s voice, and a special collaboration fireworks display!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
The second short story collection in the *Aobuta* series, based on the original work by Kazushi Kamoshida, titled *Aobuta: The Youthful Pig Boy Doesn’t Dream of Dr. Pig+*, goes on sale October 9, 2026!
Pop-up Store
The “Seishun Buta Yarou Doesn’t Dream of the Shonan Fujisawa Memory Girl” POP-UP SHOP, part of the “Seishun Buta Yarou” series, will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Monday, October 12 (Mon, Holiday) at Don Quijote Fujisawa Station South Exit Store and four other locations! In addition to the pre-release sale of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Memories by the Sea” theme, we’ll also be introducing a roundup of special bonuses, including event-exclusive bromides (12 varieties total) available with every 2,000 yen (tax included) purchase, postcards exclusive to the Don Quijote Fujisawa Station South Exit Store, and a 75mm glitter pin included with the purchase of one box—all of which will be introduced here.
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A collaborative event between the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend*, based on the popular light novel by Kazushi Kamoshida, and Asakusa ROX Matsuri-yu “The Youth Pork Guy Doesn’t Dream of a Steam-Shrouded Girl” will be held from October 2 to November 1, 2026. A total of nine types of merchandise will be available, including acrylic stands, pin badges, and acrylic locker key chains featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in yukata. For every 2,000 yen spent, customers will receive a bonus illustration card (12 varieties in total).
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A collaboration between “The Youth Pork Guy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend,” based on the popular light novel by Kazushi Kamoshida, and “Shonan Candle 2026” will be held from October 10, 2026 (Sat) through November 3, 2026 (Tue, holiday) at the Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden. Original collaboration candles will be displayed throughout the garden, and visitors will receive original collaboration merchandise as gifts.
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The theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend*, based on the light novel by Kazushi Kamoshida, will be released on Friday, October 16, 2026. The second trailer and the key visual, titled “I’m Glad I Met You,” have been unveiled. Starting Friday, September 4, the second series of Movie Ticket cards with special bonuses and FamilyMart-exclusive convenience store Movie Ticket vouchers will also go on sale.
