The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
A total of 16 collaboration items from the anime “New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT” and Thank You Mart will go on sale in stores starting in mid-October 2026. The lineup includes cushions, T-shirts, and more, and pre-orders are now being accepted online!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring the virtual artist unit “HIMEHINA,” titled “HIMEHINA Bubblin’ Memories POP DINER,” will be held on the 8th floor of SHIBUYA109 Shibuya from October 1 to October 19, 2026. The menu will feature regional specialties inspired by cities visited on their world tour, such as the San Jose Burger and Fukuoka Amaou Soda. Customers will receive a coaster with each dish ordered and a clear card for every 3,000 yen spent.
News
“OPERATION TOKAIDO,” a collaboration between “New Mobile Report Gundam W” and JR Central’s “Oshi-Tabi” campaign, will begin on October 20, 2026. Exclusive in-train voice messages on the Tokaido Shinkansen, metallic cards, wallpapers featuring the six stations served by the Nozomi, and collaboration merchandise will be available!
Pop-up Store
The “Hello Kitty POP-UP STORE × Munyu Gurumi Patio” event will be held from October 13 to October 26, 2026, at the event space in front of the South Ticket Gate at JR Ikebukuro Station! Hours of operation are from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the store opening at 1:00 p.m. on the first day and closing at 6:00 p.m. on the final day. Details regarding merchandise and other items will be announced in a future update.
News
The special “NARUTO: What’s Next?” stage event for *NARUTO* at “New York Comic Con 2026” will be live-streamed worldwide on YouTube starting at 6:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time on October 11, 2026, featuring the world premiere of information on a brand-new anime series. Junko Takeuchi, the voice of Naruto Uzumaki, and Noriaki Sugiyama, the voice of Sasuke Uchiha, will take the stage, and the latest information on the *NARUTO Card Game*, scheduled for release in 2027, will also be announced.
Pop-up Store
The “Literary Masters: Stray Dogs × h.NAOTO” “Escape Game” exhibition will kick off at Shibuya Moddy on October 10, 2026, and tour five venues—including Aomori, Yamaguchi, Hakata, and Namba! The event will feature merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of collaboration outfits designed by h.NAOTO’s designer, Naoto Hirooka, inspired by “Escape Game,” as well as a raffle where customers can win original prizes with their purchases.
Merchandise
Official merchandise for the game “Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica: Magia Exedra (MadoDora)” will be re-released by Bell House starting in November 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Fruit Keychain Collection,” a capsule toy series featuring fruit motifs from *Animal Crossing*, will go on sale at Nintendo TOKYO/OSAKA/KYOTO/FUKUOKA starting September 29, 2026. Apples, peaches, cherries, and more will be available as keychains!
Pop-up Store
The “Dengeki Bunko All-Star POP UP SHOP 2026,” featuring a lineup of popular Dengeki Bunko titles, will be held at Animate Akihabara Building 1 from October 10 to October 25, 2026! Featuring character merchandise from all 17 titles—including Holo, Asuna, and Miyuki Shiba in baseball uniforms, specially illustrated for the “Dengeki Bunko Super Appreciation Fair: Summer All-Stars 2026”—as well as new products based on existing illustrations and new merchandise from *A Certain Girl in the Shadows: Coexistence* , *That Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of Dr. Pig+*, and *The Yaebuki Agency: Chronicle of Conquering the 10-Million-Jō Tower*, as well as purchase bonus stickers (17 varieties in total)!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 7, the latest installment of the popular manga “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Star Blossom” by Shin Hoya and Saki Monju, will be released on October 19, 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Characters from “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road” will be featured in Bushiroad’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series and will begin appearing as arcade prizes starting in January 2027. Vol. 1 features Mamoru Endo, Ichirōta Kazamaru, Shuya Gōenji, and Yuto Onido, while Vol. 2 features Shirō Fubuki, Jirō Sakuma, Hiroto Motoyama, and Teppei Kurimatsu—for a total of four characters across both volumes.
Fashion
Merchandise featuring designs from the horror game “Poppy Playtime” will go on sale at Avail starting October 3, 2026. The collection includes six items, such as tote bags, fanny packs, luggage tags, and a five-piece sticker set, and will also be available for purchase on the online store starting at 12:00 p.m. that same day!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
NHK’s character “Domo-kun” has been transformed into a keychain mascot dressed as characters from the historical drama series “Sanada Maru,” “Toward the Shining One,” “Berabou,” and “The Toyotomi Brothers!” Available as capsule toys from Takara Tomy Arts, all four varieties will be available at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Shigeo Shuichi Original Art Exhibition: From the Mountain Passes to the Future,” which spotlights the three works *Initial D*, *MF Ghost*, and *Subaru and the Comet*, will be held from October 24 to December 27, 2026, at the Masuda Manga Museum in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. Precious original artwork and color illustrations spanning approximately 30 years of the “Legend of the Fastest on Public Roads” will be unveiled all at once, and the event will also feature postcard-style visual tickets, a stamp rally, a collaboration café, and original merchandise.
News
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Aeon Mall Musashi-Murayama, a collaboration event with Sanrio’s “Kerokero Keroppi” will be held starting October 9, 2026. Activities will include a stamp rally where you collect stamps as you explore the mall, giveaways of original stickers, and meet-and-greets with Keroppi!
Collaboration Café
The sixth installment of “Touken Cat Cafe,” a collaboration between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, featuring the sword gentlemen transformed into cats in “Touken Ranbu: Touken Cat Gentlemen,” will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 23 to November 15, 2026. The event will feature “cat-themed” drinks inspired by 10 swordmen—including Atsufuji Shiro and Tsurumaru Kuninaga—as well as cat-themed food and desserts. New merchandise will be on sale, and panels displaying original illustrations will be on display. Reservations open on October 2 at 12:00 PM.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up event celebrating the 55th anniversary of the “Lupin the Third” anime series, titled “TV Animation LUPIN THE THIRD 55th ANNIVERSARY × ZOZOTOWN POP-UP,” will be held from October 6 to October 18, 2026, on the 5th floor of Laforet Harajuku at “MAKE THE STAGE” on the 5th floor of Laforet Harajuku!
The event will feature newly illustrated 55th-anniversary merchandise, ZOZOTOWN collaboration products, and collaboration items by artist JUN INAGAWA. Pre-orders for Character Fine Graphs will be accepted, and there will also be a lottery sale for original artwork by JUN INAGAWA.
Fashion
A hairband and hair cap featuring “Shirotan,” a pure white, fluffy bearded seal, will go on sale at “Shimamura Park,” the online store of Fashion Center Shimamura, starting at 3:00 PM on September 30, 2026. These hair accessories feature Shirotan’s face, with the headband priced at 759 yen (tax included) and the hair cap at 979 yen (tax included).
Pop-up Store
A “Pink Heart Jam” pop-up shop by Shikke-sensei is set to take place on the 8th floor of Shinjuku Marui Men from October 24 to November 1, 2026! Based on a “band idol” concept, the shop will feature newly drawn illustrations of Yuki Haiga and Ryo Kane playing guitar—available as acrylic stands—as well as autographed CD jackets and Cigars T-shirts. There will also be postcards as purchase bonuses and a birthday campaign for Ryo Kane.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Genshin Impact Slime Marker Accessory” gachapon—featuring slimes from the “Genshin Impact” game—has been back on sale since the fourth week of September 2026. There are eight varieties in total, including the Wind Slime and the Mutant Lightning Slime, and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
