The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Fashion
Jersey-style apparel inspired by the anime *The New Prince of Tennis* will go on sale sequentially at Don Quijote and Arita stores nationwide starting at 9:00 a.m. on September 26, 2026. The lineup includes four designs each of track jackets, track pants, and sweatsuit sets with hangers, with prices starting at 2,529 yen (tax included).
Pop-up Store
The “Love Live! Hasu no Sora Girls’ Academy School Idol Club: Gothic Punk Collection POP-UP SHOP” is set to take place from October 9 to October 25, 2026, at the Tokyo Anime Center on the 2nd floor of Shibuya Moddy! In addition to selling items such as acrylic stands and B2 half-size tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in Gothic Punk-style outfits, the event will also feature a raffle where everyone wins a prize, a special birthday bonus for Ginako Hyakusei, and online sales via the A-on STORE.
News
The TV anime “Chiikawa” will air a total of 25 reruns of highly popular episodes from October 2 to December 25, 2026. The first episode to air will be Episode 6, “Friends / Dorayaki,” and starting October 6, the “Nantoka Bania” arc will be broadcast. Starting October 5, a new segment called “Chikawa Chance,” where viewers can win Chikawa merchandise, will begin on the “Mezamashi Janken” segment of “Mezamashi TV,” and the broadcast of new episodes is scheduled to resume in January 2027.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Perfect Addiction” will be held at the Tokyo Anime Center in DNP PLAZA SHIBUYA from October 9 to October 18, 2026! New merchandise, including pin badges and acrylic stands featuring an original “Knit × Teddy Bear” illustration by Kaoruko Miyama, will be available. A purchase bonus will also be offered: customers will receive an illustration card (3 varieties total) with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent.
News
The second “Let’s Make It Happen!” cheer screening for *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island* has been confirmed, and the screening where audience members are encouraged to cheer aloud will be held simultaneously across 12 theaters in 8 prefectures nationwide starting at 7:00 PM on October 2, 2026. Cheer screenings featuring automated penlight effects will also be held for three consecutive days from October 16 to 18 at 7 theaters in 5 prefectures.
Pop-up Store
An episode-themed pop-up shop for the TV anime “NARUTO: Shippuden” will open at the Ekimaru à la Mode JR Kyoto Station West Exit store starting October 9, 2026! The shop will feature a variety of merchandise, including acrylic stands and desk mats featuring newly drawn illustrations themed around school trips, as well as chibi character goods and scene-based items. For every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent on eligible items, customers will receive a random postcard from a set of nine designs.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
The “Official Art Book (Japanese Edition)” from *Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu* goes on sale December 9, 2026!
Pop-up Store
Pre-sales of original merchandise from the “Colorful Peach” × “JR West” collaboration project, “All Aboard! Karapichi Express,” will take place starting October 9, 2026, at the event space on the 5th floor of Hakata Marui! Items such as acrylic stands, random hologram pin badges, and store-exclusive rusks with postcards will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a ticket-style card as a bonus for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent, and there will be an exchange program for Sanyo Shinkansen ride bonus stickers.
Merchandise
New collaboration merchandise from “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night’s Turn” × “ANGEL BLUE” will go on general sale in December 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors,” the “Chibi Gurumi Vol. 1” prize figures featuring the PJ: REFRAC7IONS unit costumes are scheduled to be available exclusively at Namco locations starting in November 2026. The lineup includes all five characters from “I’m a Cutie Finder”: Fuyuko Maeda, Tomoyoko Sonoda, Hana Suzuki, Nichika Nanakusa, and Tenka Osaki.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From “Chiikawa” by Nagano, the “Chiikawa Fluffy Flocked Doll” capsule toys are coming soon. All four types—Chiikawa, Hachiware, the Rabbit, and the Flying Squirrel—transformed into fluffy flocked mascots, will go on sale starting in October 2026!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Yumeiro Patissière” will open on October 9, 2026, at the Tokyo Character Street F Staircase Area and Online Plaza in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai! New merchandise, such as pin badges and acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations and graph art, will be available. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive one randomly selected illustration card (5 types total).
Collaboration Café
A collaboration celebrating the 25th anniversary of the “Ace Attorney” series has been announced at two Capcom Cafe locations: Ikebukuro and Umeda. The event will begin on October 9, 2026, and the main visual—featuring Ryuichi Naruhodo and other key characters celebrating the 25th anniversary—has also been unveiled!
Merchandise
Bandai’s “Tamagotchi” line features six varieties of the “Sparkling Water-in-Seal” series—cute, shimmering, and wobbly with water and glitter—now on sale from CRUX!
Collaboration Café
The “SWEET HALLOWEEN CAFE at Share CAFE,” a collaboration café for the TV anime “Candy Caries,” will be held from October 16 to October 31, 2026, at the Share CAFE Harakado branch in Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado. Newly drawn illustrations featuring Ame and the Kariés characters in Halloween costumes will be on display, and details on the limited-edition collaboration menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From the movie *Detective PreCure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets*, the prize items “Round and Chubby PreFace Plushies” (Vol. 1–Vol. 4) are now available. They will be rolled out sequentially starting September 25, 2026, at amusement facilities nationwide, with a lineup of four varieties per series!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the special collaboration between the anime series “Rilakkuma” and “Haikyu!!”—titled “Rilakkuma × Haikyu!!”—will tour Base Yard Tokyo locations in five cities across Japan—Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima—starting November 20, 2026! The first lineup of 13 items—including acrylic stands, random-design mats, and pin badges—has been unveiled, along with a collaboration lottery set for release on January 23, 2027, and card-shaped soft cookies scheduled for release in January 2027!
Pop-up Store
The “The Idolmaster Million Live!” Cyber Planet POP UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya starting October 8, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubasu (Abeno Hoop) starting November 7! In addition to new merchandise featuring original illustrations of Miki Hoshii, Ritsuko Akizuki, Tomoka Tenkubashi, Seirika Hakozaki, and Anna Mochizuki in their “Cyber Planet” costumes, there will be bonus clear cards, venue-exclusive bonus illustration cards, OSMO stamps, and a life-size panel giveaway campaign!
Merchandise
Merchandise from the “Licorice Recoil” “POP UP STORE in SHIBUYA109” pre-release sale is now available for purchase online! Released in December 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From the anime *My Hero Academia*, the “Gyukotto” mascot figures—which feature characters tightly hugging plush toys—are coming to capsule toy vending machines. A total of five varieties, including Izuku Midoriya and Hawks holding All Might figures, will go on sale at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in December 2026!
