The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Fashion
Merchandise for the TV anime *The Apothecary’s Musings* will go on sale again at Avail stores nationwide starting October 10, 2026. Items featuring designs of Momo and Ninji—such as shopping bags, drawstring bags, pouches, and acrylic stands—will also be available on the online store starting at 12:00 PM that same day!
Pop-up Store
A “1,000 Gunmen” pop-up store will be held at Shinjuku Marui Annex from October 14 to October 27, 2026. New merchandise will be available!
Merchandise
Merchandise for the anime *Our Last Battlefield, or the Holy War Where the World Begins Season II (Kimi-Sen)* is finally being re-released! Available in December 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Muzzle will release the “APEX LEGENDS™ Lots of Nessie Figure Markers (Clear Version),” a capsule toy inspired by Nessie from “Apex Legends,” in January. Featuring a translucent design, the lineup includes five varieties—green, clear blue, clear pink, clear yellow, and clear white—that you can attach to bags, pouches, umbrellas, and more.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
“Ameana’s Strange World Exhibition,” an exhibition by horror mystery author and YouTuber Ameana, will be held at the Terada Warehouse G1 Building in Tennozu Isle, Tokyo, starting October 23, 2026. Featuring a recreation of Kurihara’s room and more, this theme park-style exhibition lets you fully immerse yourself in Ameana’s world!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
A new, specially illustrated prize draw themed around the 6th anniversary of “Wanpaku! Touken Ranbu” will go on sale sequentially at FamilyMart starting October 10, 2026. The lineup includes cake-themed storage boxes, diorama stands, towels, and more, and there will also be a “Double Chance” prize drawing!
Pop-up Store
The “Muchauma!! Chikawa Sushi POP UP STORE,” featuring adorable Chikawa characters dressed as sushi toppings, will be held at the Mitsukoshi Gallery on the 9th floor of Fukuoka Mitsukoshi from Friday, October 16, 2026, through Tuesday, November 3 (a national holiday)!
In addition to commemorative event merchandise such as collectible chopstick rests, placemats, and water-repellent tea cups, capsule toys will also be available. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a “plate-shaped trading card” (8 varieties total).
Merchandise
Two new “Pingu” “Hyottomo” pop-up friends and “Mascot Mobile Stands” are scheduled for release in December 2026.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter” will be held in Nagoya from October 6, 2026, to February 2, 2027.
News
“The Heroes’ Banquet,” a collaboration restaurant between “Fate/Grand Order” and the Sunshine City Prince Hotel, will be held at “IKEPRI CANVAS” on the hotel’s B1 level from October 31 to December 20, 2026. A total of 62 items—including food, desserts, and afternoon tea, which will be refreshed for the first and second halves of the event—as well as original merchandise and various special perks will be available. Reservations are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 12:00 PM on September 28.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Chiikawa” prize item, the “Chiikawa Fluffy Pouch with Carabiner,” will begin appearing at Taito’s amusement facilities and other locations starting October 16, 2026. The lineup features a total of 8 designs, each made of fluffy faux fur and featuring embroidered faces of the Chikawa characters and a star-shaped carabiner!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“VIRUSWEETS Gummy with Stickers,” a gummy candy featuring stickers from the original Gashapon IP “VIRUSWEETS,” will go on sale starting October 12, 2026, at candy sections in mass-market retailers nationwide. There are five different gummy shapes (all grape-flavored), and the die-cut stickers come in a total of 15 varieties, including a new type of “gummy.” The price is 216 yen (tax included).
Fashion
Merchandise featuring Nyanko-sensei from the TV anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends” will go on sale nationwide at Avail stores and the Avail Online Store (starting at 12:00 p.m. on the same day) beginning October 10, 2026. The lineup ranges from accessories such as shoulder bags, pouches, and caps to bedding items like mattress pads, fleece-lined half-blankets, and body pillows, as well as slippers and pet beds.
Collaboration Café
The “as:9-nine- ARTEISIA Café,” a collaboration café based on “as:9-nine- ARTEISIA”—a spin-off of the game “9-nine-“—will be held at Cure Maid Café in Akihabara from October 10 to October 25, 2026. The café will feature food and desserts inspired by the in-game “Café Nine Ball,” as well as seven character-themed drinks. Customers will receive one limited-edition coaster (8 designs total) with each collaboration menu item purchased.
Pop-up Store
A limited-time pop-up shop for *Magical Angel Creamy Mami*, titled “Magical Angel Creamy Mami POP UP SHOP Retro Future,” will be held at the Calendarium on the 5th floor of Ueno Marui from October 9 to October 18, 2026! New merchandise, including mistographs featuring completely original illustrations based on the theme “What if Mami sang on a special stage in the future?” and Aurora acrylic stands, will be available. Additionally, customers who spend 3,300 yen or more (tax included) will receive a ticket-style card as a purchase bonus, and a raffle with no losing tickets will also be held.
News
Two types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime “Aono Hako” will go on sale sequentially at FamilyMart starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2026. The items include the Polashot Collection (550 yen, tax included), featuring Chika Kano in sportswear, and trading acrylic keychains (880 yen, tax included); both sets come in a total of five varieties.
News
The first collaboration between the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” and Hanamarki’s “Sugu Umai Cup Miso Soup” has been announced, and a limited-edition series of six packaging designs featuring original illustrations by ufotable will be released sequentially starting in mid-October 2026. A campaign offering prizes such as acrylic stand sets will also begin on November 1!
Pop-up Store
The “Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Friends POP-UP SHOP” and the “POPEE the Performer POP-UP SHOP” will be held simultaneously starting October 8, 2026, at the Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Branch as part of the “10th Showa & Heisei Retro World Exhibition”! Items such as Heidi × Kuppy Ramune drawstring pouches and multi-purpose cases, as well as “KEDAMONO LOVES CHICKEN” T-shirts, will be on sale. Customers who spend 5,500 yen or more (tax included) will receive a “Heidi & Kedamono” pin badge while supplies last.
Merchandise
“Petit Candy Vol. 2,” a palm-sized tin of candy featuring designs of the Tōken Danshi from “Touken Ranbu ONLINE,” will go on sale in stages starting in early October 2026. Candy cans featuring 10 different Tōken Danshi—including Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Izuminokami Kanesada—will be available, each filled with soda-flavored candy!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Pre-orders for the “Cardcaptor Sakura” Gashapon “SLEEP Mascot Charms” will begin on Gashapon Online at 11:00 AM on October 6, 2026! Inspired by an episode in the series where everyone falls asleep due to the power of the cards, all four designs—featuring Sakura, Tsukino, Shaolan, and Kero-chan sleeping on the moon or stars—will be available for 500 yen (tax included) per play.
