The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A pop-up store for “2.5-D Temptation” will be held at Ikebukuro Sukima Store from September 30 to October 13, 2026. New merchandise is coming!
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A pop-up shop for the MBS Dramaism series “Masamune-kun Wants to Be Happy,” based on the original work by Yonemai, will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya (MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 5th floor) from October 16 to November 1, 2026! New merchandise, including “acrylic stands” (5 types total) and a “bromide collection” (8 types, 16 designs total), will be on sale at the venue. Special gifts will also be distributed, and the items will be available for purchase online via the MEDICOS ONLINE SHOP after the event concludes.
Merchandise
Exclusively drawn merchandise from the anime *Zombieland Saga Revenge*, originally sold at the Revival POP UP SHOP, will go on general sale in December 2026!
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Kodansha has announced that “Sanrio Characters: A Book Full of Chubby Stickers” will be released on October 7, 2026! The book features a generous collection of 54 plump, soft, three-dimensional stickers featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, and Happy Danbui, and will be priced at 1,650 yen (tax included).
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A pop-up store for Akira Honma’s *The Kind Wolf, Wolf-kun*—titled “The Kind Wolf, Wolf-kun’s Fluffy Pajama Party POP-UP STORE”—is set to open on October 16, 2026, at K-Wagon in Tokyo Character Street, Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai! Themed around a pajama party with the fluffy and cozy Wolf-kun characters, the event will run for two weeks until October 29. Details on merchandise and other items will be announced in future updates.
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A collaborative campaign between the “Superhuman Share House Story: ‘Charisma’” and Sports Club Renaissance will be held from October 8 to November 8, 2026, at 14 Renaissance locations nationwide. A total of seven items—including locker-key-style acrylic keychains and muffler towels featuring original illustrations—will be available. Anyone can purchase them without needing to register as a member, and they will also be sold through the online store.
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The “Nagano Market POP UP SHOP” 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)! The lineup features new products such as a denim bear mascot, “Trading Okāo” pouches (including the “Best Friends” edition), blankets and slippers from the “Warm” series, and a desk calendar starting in January 2027. Customers will receive one sticker with every purchase.
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The “Disney Store JP Japan Tour,” a pop-up event designed to bring the Disney Store.jp shopping experience to visitors, will tour nine cities nationwide starting October 16, 2026. Additionally, the Disney Store pop-up “Disney Store POP UP” will be held at Haneda Airport for approximately six months starting October 1! The Japan Tour will feature venue-exclusive items in locations such as Kanagawa, Okinawa, Aichi, and Yamaguchi, while the Haneda Airport venue will introduce airport-exclusive items featuring artwork of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse inspired by pilots and flight attendants.
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The “Final Movement: Sound! Euphonium” Special Thanks Book will be distributed as a gift to theatergoers during the fourth week of the second half of the theatrical anime “Final Movement: Sound! Euphonium” from October 2 to October 8, 2026. This special 24-page, full-color booklet—a collection of original illustrations created by volunteer staff members at Kyoto Animation—will be distributed in limited quantities.
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A Halloween collaboration between “IdentityV: The Fifth Personality” and Marion Crepes will take place at 21 locations nationwide from October 9 to October 31, 2026. Two limited-edition crêpes inspired by Survivors and Hunters (1,200 yen each) will be available, along with original merchandise such as life-size acrylic stands featuring newly drawn artwork of the characters in their Halloween costumes.
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The “Totoko Hamutaro” capsule toy, “Totoko Hamutaro: Fluffy Face Pouch 2,” is scheduled to be available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026. In addition to Hamutaro and Ribbon-chan, the collection features a total of five varieties—including Muffler-chan, Tora-Ham-kun, and Kaburu-kun—each transformed into a fluffy face pouch. The price is 400 yen (tax included) per play.
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A pop-up store featuring “Chiikawa”—whose endearing, clumsy yet earnest way of life is truly admirable—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)!
The lineup will feature “Chiikawa Sushi” and “Chiikawa Baby Bonbon Drop Stickers,” and customers who make a purchase will receive an original sticker and a POP UP STORE-exclusive shopping bag as a gift.
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To celebrate Pom Pom Purin’s 30th anniversary, a collaborative dessert buffet with Hotel New Otani Makuhari will be held at “The Lounge” (Tea & Cocktails) from November 3 to December 7, 2026. The event will feature desserts inspired by Pompompurin and his friends, as well as savory dishes such as roast beef and limited-edition collaboration drinks. Every guest will receive one of four original Makuhari-exclusive pin badges.
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To commemorate the broadcast of the TV anime “I May Be a Flawed Villainess, But… ~The Tale of Hinamiya Chōne and Torikae~,” a “POP UP SHOP presented by TOHO animation” will be held at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara starting October 1, 2026! The event will run for two weeks through October 14, featuring a wide range of new merchandise for popular characters such as Reirin (after the body swap) and Keigetsu (after the body swap).
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“Koala’s March ,” the first collaborative product between the idol group “CUTIE STREET” and Lotte’s “Koala’s March,” will go on sale nationwide starting October 6, 2026, exclusively at convenience stores and station kiosks. The eight members, dressed as koalas, will appear on five types of limited-edition packaging and a total of 32 different biscuit designs, and the product will also feature a collaboration with the “March-kun Gacha,” a free online spin game.
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The “Love Live! Sunshine!! POP UP SHOP” is set to take place on the 7th floor of Yurakucho Marui from October 17 to November 3, 2026! Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Aqours members wearing fairy-themed costumes will be on sale, and product details and purchase bonuses will be announced at a later date.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the GiGO Collaboration Cafe Akihabara Building 3, a collaboration cafe with the Love Live! series will be held from November 21, 2026, to April 11, 2027. The first installment features the Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club. Newly drawn illustrations of the members wearing the GiGO Collaboration Cafe uniforms have been unveiled, and a survey is currently underway asking which menu items fans would like to see brought back during the event period.
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The “Fly High! Haikyu!! National Tour POP-UP STORE ~Second Lap~” for “Haikyu!!” is set to kick off on October 24, 2026, at Aeon Mall Kawaguchi Maekawa! As the second leg of the “Run Wild!! National Tour Pop-Up Store,” which toured all 47 prefectures, this “Second Lap” will feature a wide range of related items—including merchandise featuring newly drawn artwork—and will tour all 47 prefectures sequentially, starting with Iwate, Gifu, and Wakayama.
Collaboration Café
The “Slayer Cafe & POP UP SHOP,” a collaboration event based on the TV anime “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance,” will be held at the Tree Village Yokohama location from October 10 to November 4, 2026, and and at the Osaka and Hakata locations from November 21 to December 3. The event will feature a collaboration menu and newly illustrated merchandise themed around a café run by the Demon Hunters. Customers who order from the menu will receive an original coaster, and those who purchase merchandise will receive a bonus bromide.
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“PLAVE Landmark Accessories” from K-POP virtual idol group PLAVE are set to be released in October 2026 via Bandai’s Gashapon! All five types—featuring YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO, and HAMIN dressed in the official character MMMM (Mume-Mimu) costumes—will be available for 400 yen (tax included) per play, with a pre-release sale beginning September 26 at select stores in Yokohama.
