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“The Banned Mole” & “Hozuki’s Coolheadedness” Start October 3 at Nara Health Land!

A joint collaboration campaign between the TV anime *The Banned Mole* and the TV anime *Hozuki’s Coolheadedness*, titled “Mogura-yu On the Road & Investigation into a Vacation in the Living World at Nara Health Land II,” will be held from October 3 to November 3, 2026, at Nara Health Land and the Nara Plaza Hotel. This is the second installment following last year’s event; two newly drawn visuals have already been released, and details regarding the menu, merchandise, and more are scheduled to be announced in the future.

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Chiikawa-yaki: Fall Limited Edition—Sweet Potato, Chestnut with Skin, and Pumpkin Flavors Now Available!

As part of the “Chiikawa Yaki” fall limited-edition lineup, three varieties—Flying Squirrel (sweet potato), Chestnut Manju (chestnut with skin), and Sea Otter (pumpkin)—will go on sale sequentially starting August 31, 2026. Each item is priced at 350 yen (tax included). The Yokohama World Porters and Nagoya PARCO locations will rotate the offerings weekly, while the AEON Mall Makuhari Shintoshin location will sell all three varieties continuously through November 26.

Lottery / Prizes / Gacha

One Piece × Ichiban Kuji: On Sale October 29! The Golden Bell Tower Makes Its Debut!

“Ichiban Kuji ONE PIECE – ‘The Island’s Song’ (Love Song) Resonating in the Sky” will go on sale in stages starting October 29, 2026. Based on the Sky Island arc, the lineup includes four MASTERLISE EXPIECE figures—Luffy, Nami, Montblanc Cricket, and Wapol—as well as an art board featuring “The Liar Norland” and a map of Jaya and Sky Island. The Last One prize is the “Golden Bell Tower,” which features a built-in projector mechanism.

Pop-up Store

Pokkyoku-ten Pop-Up Store at Tokyo Station Opens August 28!

A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Pokkyokuten,” in collaboration with Munyu Gurumi Patio, will be held from Friday, August 28, 2026, through Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the wagon area beneath Staircase G on Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai!
A wide variety of items will be available, including “Munyu Gurumi” figures themed around public bathhouses, sauna hat mascots, glow-in-the-dark mascots, trading pin badges, and public bath-style acrylic keychain sets. For every 3,300 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive one random visual card as a gift.

Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition

“Utomaru Furuya Exhibition: Schweigen/Afterglow” Opens August 29 in Tokyo and Osaka!

To commemorate the publication of the special edition of *Schweigen*, the “Special Edition Publication Commemorative Exhibition: Usamaru Furuya—*Schweigen* / “Afterglow -Restlicht-” will be held from August 29 to September 27, 2026, at Vanilla Gallery in Tokyo, and from October 10 to October 21 at Seaside Studio CASO in Osaka. The exhibition will feature the complete collection of previously unreleased original artwork from the final chapters of *Schweigen*—a full-color redrawing of *Lychee☆Hikari Club* that took approximately four years to complete—as well as the premiere of the new work *Residual Light -Restlicht-*. A single ticket grants admission to both exhibitions.

Lottery / Prizes / Gacha

Mezopiano Pom-Pom Charm Capsule Toys Coming in Mid-September!

The original “Pom-Pom Charm” capsule toys from the popular kids’ brand “mezzo piano” will begin rolling out at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting in mid-September 2026! The lineup features a total of five characters, including Berie-chan and Debirī-chan. This must-have item, priced at 400 yen (tax included) per play, comes as a set with a fluffy heart-shaped pom-pom and a character plate that can also be used as a smartphone case.

Pop-up Store

BLEACH Pop-Up Store in Tokyo and Osaka Opens September 4!

To commemorate the broadcast of the final season of the TV anime *BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War – The Tale of Calamity*, the pop-up event “BLEACH THE STORIES OF ICHIGO” will be held on the 6th floor of the Movida Building at Seibu Shibuya in Tokyo starting Friday, September 4, 2026! In addition to an exhibition tracing Ichigo Kurosaki’s journey, the event will feature a total of 19 merchandise items—including collectible pin badges, acrylic stands, and Zanpakuto name keychains—as well as a “clear bookmark” given as a purchase bonus for every 3,300 yen spent, and the “HARTi Photo” smart photo booth, where visitors can take photos with venue-exclusive frames.