The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A limited-time café stand and merchandise shop for the TV anime “Shirotan” will be held at Emo Store in Harajuku from October 9 to October 31, 2026. Limited-edition merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations with a “kindergarten” theme will be available, along with three original drinks (850 yen each) inspired by Shirotan and friends. Customers will receive a free promotional coaster with each drink purchased.
Pop-up Store
The pop-up store for the epic fantasy radio drama “The Grandmaster of Magic,” titled “Epic Fantasy Radio Drama ‘The Grandmaster of Magic’ POP-UP STORE at Loft,” will be held at Ikebukuro Loft from October 23 to November 8, 2026! New merchandise—including trading pin badges and acrylic diorama stands featuring brand-new illustrations based on the “Throne” concept—will be available for pre-release purchase. Additionally, postcards will be offered as a purchase bonus, and a 75mm glitter pin badge will be included as a bonus with the purchase of a box set!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The online lottery for the TV anime “Angel Beats!”, titled “Angel Beats! Memorial Lottery [Reprint Edition],” will go on sale on Eureka! Online Lottery starting at 12:00 on October 9, 2026. Featuring a total of six prize tiers—including the S Prize (portrait pub mirror), A Prize (slim tapestry), and E Prize (57mm pin badge)—each draw costs 715 yen (tax included). A bonus for purchasing a 10-draw set and a repost campaign will also be held.
Fashion
The first collaboration between “8 THE THALASSO u,” a serum-based hair care brand inspired by skincare, and Sanrio’s popular character “Kuromi,” will go on sale in limited quantities at Don Quijote stores nationwide starting October 12, 2026! A kit featuring a specially designed serum shampoo and serum hair treatment (475 mL each), both featuring Kuromi in the brand logo, will be available for 3,410 yen (tax included)!
Convenience Store
A nationwide campaign featuring the anime “Aikatsu!,” based on the Data Carddass series published by Bandai, and 7-Eleven will run from 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2026, through October 21. Customers who purchase three eligible snacks at once will receive one set of the original “Aikatsu! Encore Card/Sticker Index” set. The lineup features a total of six card designs, each featuring dresses perfect for the pre-Halloween season, such as “Girly Devil” and “Monster Cat.”
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular characters “Cinnamoroll” and “Cinnamo Angels”—“Cinnamoroll & Cinnamo Angels POP-UP STORE in Loft”—will open on October 8, 2026, starting at Umeda Loft and Moyuku Sapporo Loft, and will subsequently be held at 15 Loft locations nationwide! The theme is “Ice Cream,” and the lineup features a wide variety of event-exclusive merchandise in various designs, including T-shirts, tote bags, acrylic keychains, and random pin badges.
News
Glico’s “Makiba Shibori” ice cream will host the “With Cinnamoroll! I Love Milk Campaign” from October 5 to December 25, 2026. By submitting your purchase receipt via LINE, you’ll collect stickers and receive digital points of your choice—everyone who participates is guaranteed a reward. For every three stickers collected, 1,000 winners will be selected by lottery to receive a set of Cinnamoroll cup covers, coasters, and spoons. Additionally, limited-edition collaboration smartphone wallpapers and in-game items for “Sanrio Party Land” are also available.
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the broadcast of the sequel to the drama “Gentle Waves, A Couple’s Good Day,” the “Drama ‘Gentle Waves, A Couple’s Good Day’ POP-UP STORE at Loft” will kick off on October 15, 2026, at the Shinjuku 3-chome Loft, followed by locations in Umeda, Fukui, Sakae, and Hiroshima! The store will feature acrylic stands of Natsumi and Takimasa, tin magnets available exclusively at Loft, mascots of Risumi and Kumamasa, and items featuring Peko-chan and Poko-chan. Special video messages from Kyoko Yoshine and Kyoiya Honda will be screened, and customers who purchase cast cards will receive special bonuses.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An original artwork exhibition commemorating the 15th anniversary of the serialization of the manga *Hozuki’s Coolheadedness* by Natsumi Eguchi The “*Hozuki’s Coolheadedness* 15th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition—Even in Hell, It’s Up to You” will be held from February 4 to February 23, 2027, at WHAT CAFE (Terada Warehouse) in Tennozu, Tokyo. A key visual specially drawn by Ms. Eguchi has been unveiled, and the venue will feature displays of original artwork as well as interactive exhibits where visitors can experience the history of the series.
Pop-up Store
Mini Pop-Up Event for *Blade Maidens: The Light of a Flash Carved in Time* “Blade Maidens: The Flash of Light Engraved ~If You Will It, It Is Done!~” is set to take place from October 9 to October 22, 2026, at Tokyo Character Street One Spot in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai! Merchandise featuring 26 newly drawn illustrations by Mitsuru Sasaki, the board game “Great Expedition to Subdue the Wild Spirits” with packaging art by Yoshinori Shizuma, and a total of 30 types of clear files will be available, and these items will also be sold simultaneously at the Tokyo Character Street Online Plaza.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
KADOKAWA will release *Resonant Japanese: Enjoyed Through *Bungo Stray Dogs* on December 3, 2026! Featuring an original cover illustration by Harukawa 35!
Merchandise
Original merchandise featuring the “Angel-themed” design from the 7th and 8th installments of the “Touhou Project” × “BOOKOFF” collaboration will go on general sale in December 2026!
News
The “My Happy Marriage (Special Edition)” will be held from Friday, October 16, 2026, through Monday, November 30, 2026, at four shrines: Kamimeguro Hikawa Shrine, Shichisha Shrine, Abe-Oji Shrine, and Nashiki Shrine. Original items for this event—including goshuin stamps with designs unique to each shrine, goshuin albums, and amulets—will be available for purchase, and those who purchase an item will receive a special bookmark. Payment is cash only; there will be no online sales.
Merchandise
From “KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!”, the newly illustrated merchandise featuring the characters in soccer uniforms—which caused a sensation at “Kyomafu 2026″—will go on sale in February 2027!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the start of the serialization of *Moriarty the Patriot*, the exhibition “Moriarty the Patriot Exhibition – 10th Anniversary” will be held sequentially in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka starting December 18, 2026. Trace William’s journey through iconic scenes!
Merchandise
From *Super Kaguya-hime!*, a new figure featuring Kaguya, Ayaha Sakayose, and Yachiyo Tsukimi—the “Collab Live Ver. (Non-Scale)”—will be released in April 2027!
Merchandise
Merchandise featuring beautiful opening and ending illustrations from the anime *Kamiina Botan: When She’s Drunk, She’s Like a Lily* is scheduled to go on sale starting in November 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Following the “Toy Story” gacha series “Andy’s Here!,” “Toy Story: Sid’s Here!”—featuring figures capturing the moment when Sid’s modified toys return to being “toys”—is scheduled for release in January 2027. The series features a total of four figures, including Babyface and Buzz Lightyear. The Jenny Doll’s head can be swapped out for a Pteranodon head, and each pull costs 500 yen.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition of original artwork by Muto Hagio, titled “Muto Hagio Exhibition: Longing for Europe,” is set to be held at the Asahi Group Oyamazaki Sanso Art Museum in Kyoto. Running from December 19, 2026, to April 11, 2027, the exhibition will feature over 200 original artworks, focusing primarily on works set in Europe, such as *The Family of Po* and *Thomas’s Heart*!
Pop-up Store
The “On Air! 8th Anniversary Store,” a limited-time pop-up celebrating the 8th anniversary of “On Air!,” will open on October 16, 2026, at the coly more! Ikebukuro PARCO store and the coly more! Umeda NU Chayamachi Store! A total of 18 items from the 8th Anniversary series—including acrylic stands, pin badges, and “tea set cans”—will be available across the first and second halves of the event. Customers will also receive a bonus card for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as a bonus shopping bag for purchases of 9,000 yen (tax included) or more.
