The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Characters from “Granblue Fantasy” are set to appear in Bushiroad Prize’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series. The collection features all five characters—Anila, Antila, Makira, Vajira, and Kubira—and is scheduled to hit arcades and other locations nationwide starting in December 2026!
Merchandise
“Full-Graphic T-Shirts” from the “Ani-Art aqua label Series” based on “Rozen Maiden” will be restocked in mid-January 2027!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café for Mitsuru San’go’s BL manga *The Masked Guy Doesn’t Want to Fall in Love* will open at eeo Café in Ikebukuro on October 10, 2026. Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations and collaboration menu items inspired by characters like Saikawa and Sayama will be available!
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A collaboration event between “The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls” and Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, titled “Cinderella Marine Symphony♪,” is set to take place starting January 9, 2027. Special stage performances featuring the cast will also be held on January 16 and February 14!
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“Ichiban Kuji Kinnikuman: Superhuman Alliance,” based on the “Kinnikuman” manga by Yudetamago, will go on sale in stages starting October 17, 2026. MASTERLISE figures of Brocken Jr., The Ninja, Ashuraman, Buffalo Man, and Kinnikuman Soldier are coming!
Merchandise
The “5th Anniversary Perfume (Eau de Toilette)” from the anime “Jobless Reincarnation: I’ll Give It My All in Another World” is scheduled to go on sale in late October 2026.
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To coincide with the release of the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend*, a collaboration campaign with the City of Yokohama will begin on October 8, 2026. The event will feature the distribution of six different types of stickers, a photo spot where you can hear Mai Sakurajima’s voice, and a special collaboration fireworks display!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Disney Halloween 2026” Happy Lottery, featuring Halloween-themed Mickey & Friends and Stitch, will go on sale starting October 2, 2026, at Lawson stores, hobby shops, and other locations. The lineup includes 10 different prizes, such as the Grand Prize Stitch plush toy, which stands approximately 40 cm tall!
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Details have been revealed for the “Cocktail Party” collaboration between the TV anime “Osomatsu-san” and the British-style pub “HUB.” The event will take place at all four locations starting October 9, 2026, featuring a collaboration menu inspired by the sextuplets and newly illustrated merchandise. Reservations open on September 28 at 2:00 PM!
Fashion
Collaboration items featuring “Pingu,” the penguin character loved around the world, and Avail will go on sale starting October 3, 2026, at select Avail stores and online. The lineup includes a total of 8 items, such as tote bags, coin purses, and passport holders!
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“Ichiban Kuji Chokotto” based on Fuse’s original work, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, will go on sale in stages starting October 2, 2026. With the theme of “The Primordial Demons × Lord Rimuru,” the lineup will feature plush mascots of the Primordial Demons transformed into slimes, as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A special exhibition for the original TV anime “Sayonara Lara,” set in Shiga Prefecture, will be held at the Kintetsu Department Store Kusatsu Branch starting September 30, 2026. Cell animations used in the production of the opening sequence, voice-over scripts for each episode, and life-size character standees will be on display—free of charge!
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Kamen Rider series, the “Kamen Rider 55th ANNIVERSARY CAFE in SWEETS PARADISE” will open sequentially at four locations starting October 16, 2026. A collaboration menu inspired by six Riders, including Kuuga and Mays, will be available!
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The “Detective Conan × Namco Campaign,” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime “Detective Conan,” will be held at Namco locations nationwide starting October 9, 2026. Namco-exclusive prizes—including plush toys, clear stands, and a total of 15 types of original stickers—will be available!
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The “Enimai Kuji Rilakkuma” lottery, based on the “Rilakkuma” anime, will go on sale starting October 9, 2026, at Lawson stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations. The lineup features plush toys and scene-based merchandise that recreate the anime’s costumes, including Rilakkuma and Kiiroitori dressed as Momotaro!
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Fujiya’s “FUJIYA Smile Switch Festa 2026” is coming to Osaka as “Peko Fest in Abeno Harukas.” The event will be held at the Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store starting October 7, 2026, featuring Sanrio collaboration products making their Kansai debut and an all-you-can-pack candy bar!
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The capsule toy “Aikatsu! Colorful Multi-Charm,” featuring the idols from “Aikatsu!” as mascots, is now available. Available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026, the lineup features all five characters: Ichigo Hoshimiya, Aoi Kiriya, Ran Shibuki, Otome Arisugawa, and Yurika Todo!
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A re-release of “Marker Accessories 3”—capsule toys from Professor Nagano’s “Chikawa” series that can be attached to personal items as markers—has been announced. All five designs—including Chikawa, Hachiware, a rabbit, and a used bookstore—will make their return to Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026!
Merchandise
From *The New Prince of Tennis (Tenipuri)*, the Ani-Art series “Full-Graphic T-Shirts” will be re-released in January 2027! All 78 designs are making a comeback!
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To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the “Symphogear” series, newly illustrated merchandise for the TV anime *Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV* will go on sale at participating Don Quijote stores starting October 10, 2026. Six items, including a BIG acrylic stand and a B2 tapestry, will be available. For every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive one random bonus mini-card (6 varieties total). Additionally, a life-size tapestry—available exclusively through a post-event online store—will be sold on a pre-order basis.
