The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Cygames’ “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” offline event, “Umapyoi Festival Plaza in Ikebukuro,” will be held at Naka-Ikebukuro Park on October 10 and 11. The event will feature a shooting gallery from “Paka Live TV” and a Pinball Derby exhibit!
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the TV anime “Hikaru no Go,” a special pop-up shop titled “~Picture Scroll on the Go Board~” will be held on the 5th floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store from October 17 to November 1, 2026! In addition to the sale and display of event-exclusive merchandise featuring newly drawn anniversary illustrations of Hikaru and 10 other characters dressed in traditional Japanese attire, there will also be a purchase bonus for washi-style coasters and a special promotion on the Studio Pierrot Store online shop offering free postcards with qualifying purchases.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the anime “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters,” the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters × Collaboration Cafe Honpo BLANC [Revival Edition]” The collaboration menu, promotional items, and merchandise have been revealed, and reservations for the Ikebukuro location will open on October 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM. The lineup includes 16 types of monster-themed drinks, food and desserts that will rotate between the first and second halves of the event, and life-size acrylic stands. A pop-up takeout event is also scheduled to take place in Osaka starting November 27.
Merchandise
Bandai’s new toy set, “Kirby’s Pupu Star Shop,” is set to go on sale on November 28, 2026. A total of nine miniature toys (including one secret variant) are coming—when you open the star-shaped compact, they transform into a café or a sushi restaurant!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition for the TV anime “Detective PreCure!” titled “Detective PreCure! Exhibition: Why? Mystery?! Invitation” is set to open at Takashimaya Osaka on December 26, 2026. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the series in spaces that recreate locations from the show, such as the detective agency!
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Special-edition “TOMICA TUNES SINGLE PACKS” Dream Tomica models, celebrating Pompompurin’s 30th anniversary, will go on sale starting October 1, 2026, at Takara Tomy Mall and toy stores nationwide! The lineup consists of two varieties: “We Love Pompompurin” and “Hard at Work Pompompurin,” each of which comes with one original card.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
As the second collaboration between the rock band “Novelbright” and Bandai’s Gashapon, “Novelbright Narabun desu.” will go on sale sequentially at Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in the second week of October 2026. The series features all five members—Yudai Takenaka, Kaito Yamada, Sojiro Oki, Keigo, and Negi—in a total of five different designs, priced at 500 yen (tax included) per play.
Pop-up Store
The “Danganronpa Series × Mephisto POP UP STORE in SHIBUYA109” will be held at WALLMA in the SHIBUYA109 Shibuya and SHIBUYA109 Abeno locations from October 2 to October 20, 2026! Items such as acrylic stands and trading photo-style cards featuring original illustrations by illustrator Mephisto, depicting characters in punk fashion, will be on sale. For every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive one random bromide (out of a total of 12 varieties) as a gift.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café titled “NORANEKO GANG BURGER,” featuring the TV anime *Diamond no A Act II -Second Season-* and mixx garden, will be held at the mixx garden Ikebukuro and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 9 to November 8, 2026. The event will feature a collaboration menu and merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations themed around a burger shop, and customers who order food or drinks will receive mini bromides and coasters.
Fashion
It has been announced that the “Dragon Quest” × Fashion Center Shimamura collaboration items will be available for made-to-order purchase on the online store “Shimamura Park” starting October 8. The full lineup of items has been revealed, and they will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting Wednesday, October 7!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the TV anime “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” (Check Suit Ver.) will be held at Yurindo Yokohama Station West Comic Kingdom from October 2 to October 30, 2026! Featuring acrylic stands, pin badges, and high-resolution A4-sized art based on newly drawn illustrations of Lelouch, Suzaku, C.C., and Kallen in checkered suits, the event will also offer a random “clear bookmark” (8 varieties total) as a bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent.
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“Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side” and Sunshine 60 Observatory’s Tenbo Park are teaming up for their first-ever collaboration, “Tokimeki Sky Date,” which kicks off on October 9 in Ikebukuro. The event will feature sky-high photo spots, original merchandise, a stamp rally, and special collaboration menu items!
Merchandise
The “Chii-Pura” series of easy-to-assemble plastic kits based on “Chiikawa” has been launched. Pre-orders for the first release—featuring “Chiikawa,” “Hachiware,” and “Rabbit and Bicycle” (3 designs total)—will begin on October 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM on the official online store, “Chiikawa Market,” in limited quantities. Prices are 1,650 yen each for Chikawa and the Rabbit, and 1,980 yen for Hachiware with the two-seater bicycle (all prices include tax). Free shipping is available when all three varieties are pre-ordered in a single transaction.
Pop-up Store
The “Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Friends Pop-Up Shop” is set to open on October 2, 2026, at the LUCUA South 13F Event Space! Featuring items starring Heidi, Yuki-chan, and Josef; collaboration goods with “POPEE the Performer”; Osaka-exclusive items; the “Fluffy Josef Raffle” where everyone wins a prize; and special gifts for purchases totaling 5,500 yen or more and 7,700 yen or more (including tax)!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
“To LOVE-ru: Short Story Collection Parade,” by Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi, goes on sale Friday, October 2, 2026!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “SONIC the Exhibition -ACROSS GENERATIONS-,” a 35th-anniversary exhibition celebrating the “Sonic” series, will be held at Ikebukuro PARCO starting October 9. In addition to concept art and development materials from past titles, the exhibition will also feature new collaborative artwork by 16 artists!
Merchandise
A collaboration between the TV anime “Yōko × Boku SS” and Karaoke Maneki Neko will take place from 1:00 PM on October 8, 2026, through November 8. Collaboration drinks (700 yen each) featuring original illustrations based on the theme “A Day Off with Cats” will be available along with free gifts, and collaboration merchandise such as acrylic stands will also be released. The merchandise will be available for pre-order on the official Maneki Neko online shop.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the anime “Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter” will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku from October 23 to November 5, 2026! New merchandise, such as large acrylic stands and tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of outfits inspired by “China Lolita,” will be available for purchase. Additionally, there will be a giveaway of bonus illustration cards, as well as a campaign offering venue-exclusive birthday illustration cards featuring Miho Nishizumi and Arisu Shimada, along with life-size panels.
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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.
Pop-up Store
The “The Idolmaster SideM” pop-up shop, “~Who howls at night?~ marche,” will be held on the 1st floor of Shibuya Moddy from October 23 to November 1, 2026! Featuring Hideo Tsukuno, Ryu Kimura, Seiji Shingen, Maki Uzuki, and Saki Mizushima dressed as characters from the Werewolf game, as well as the idols in mini-character form, this event is perfect for Halloween.
