The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
A Halloween event for the TV anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” will be held starting September 29, 2026, at ufotable Cafe, Machi★Asobi CAFE, and other locations. This year’s theme is “Crows,” and characters in dark outfits will appear on menu items, promotional items, and merchandise!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The Hatsune Miku Gashapon “Hatsune Miku Landmark Accessories” is scheduled to go on sale in stores in November 2026! A total of five Miku figures featuring various expressions—including the “Wink” version, “Asleep” version, “Crying” version, and “Confused” version—will be available for 400 yen (tax included) per play. Orders from the second round of pre-orders on Gashapon Online are scheduled to ship around late December.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Waiting” Gashapon figures from the TV anime *The Apothecary’s Tale* will be gradually re-released at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fourth week of September 2026. The lineup features all five figures—Momo, Ninji, Princess Tamayo, Xiao Lan, and Zi Cui, each sitting demurely with their knees hugged—with the same contents as when they were first released in May 2025!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan! 2” will be held from October 3 to October 18, 2026, at the Wakuwaku Space on the 3rd floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store! Trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and more! acrylic charm keychains, among other merchandise. In addition, there will be purchase bonuses such as bromides (12 varieties total), as well as a raffle for a chance to win a script autographed by the cast.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Mark Accessories” Gashapon series from STPR’s creator group “Knight X” is scheduled for release in December 2026. The lineup features a total of four designs modeled after Shun, Takeyaki Sho, Baau, and Teruto-kun.
Convenience Store
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime *Freiren: The Funeral* and 7-Eleven will take place nationwide starting at 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2026. Buy two eligible ice cream treats at once, and you’ll receive one clear stand of your choice from a set of four designs featuring Freiren and her friends holding ice cream!
News
“BLEACH FES.,” a premium finale event commemorating the conclusion of the TV anime “BLEACH,” will be held on February 27 and 28, 2027, at the Makuhari Messe Makuhari Event Hall. Fifteen cast members, including Seiichi Morita, who voices Ichigo Kurosaki, have been announced, and applications for the fastest-track advance ticket lottery are being accepted until October 31.
Pop-up Store
The “Nintama Rantarō Animate Fair ~Trip or Sweet~” will be held at Animate stores nationwide from October 3, 2026, through October 18! In addition to the pre-release sale of merchandise featuring brand-new, original illustrations based on a “Halloween” theme, a campaign will be held where customers will receive a “film-style illustration card (9 varieties total)” with every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
Convenience Store
The “I Wish It Were Midnight Forever” (“Zutomayo”) campaign with 7-Eleven will begin at 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2026. When you purchase two eligible gummies or candies at once, you’ll receive one of five original stickers of your choice.
Pop-up Store
The “Adventure Tale Fair in Animate” for the TV anime “Togen Ankiki” will be held starting October 3, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online store! During the event period, for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise (including pre-order deposits), or for each book, audio, or visual product purchased, customers will receive one “foil-stamped bookmark” (9 varieties total). Additionally, RPG-themed merchandise from Movic is scheduled to go on sale on the same day.
News
Yana Toboso’s *Black Butler* will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its serialization on September 18, 2026, and a special commemorative website and 20th-anniversary promotional video have been released. An anime fair has begun at Animate stores nationwide, consisting of four separate events where customers receive a replica mini-shikishi for every eligible comic book purchased, and a commemorative exhibition has also been announced.
Pop-up Store
The “hololive production official pop-up shop,” which will tour five locations nationwide—Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sapporo—is set to kick off on October 3, 2026, at PACKS in Ikebukuro, Tokyo! The event will feature new original merchandise featuring newly drawn bus guide artwork, region-exclusive items, venue-exclusive giveaways, and special content such as life-size panels and photo spots for taking pictures with plushies!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 8, the latest installment of “My Second Chance at Magic School Life with My Ex-Boyfriend, Starting from the Prologue (*But with a Favorability Rating of Zero),” goes on sale December 4, 2026!
Merchandise
Merchandise featuring illustrations from the original “STEINS;GATE” game will be re-released in December 2026!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop titled “-marine look-,” based on Aoi Tayama’s manga *Girl Crush*, will be held at three HMV&BOOKS locations—Shibuya, Namba, and Hakata—starting October 6, 2026!
The event will feature an exclusive pre-sale of trading pin badges, clear cards, acrylic stands, and other merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of Tenka Momose, Erian Sato, Jiu Chang, and Minche Im dressed in refreshing marine-style outfits. Additionally, special purchase bonuses will be available for every 3,300 yen (tax included) spent.
Merchandise
New ar-Unity products featuring ties inspired by Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross from *Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray* will go on sale in January 2027!
News
The Blu-ray and DVD of the movie *Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel of the Highway* will be released on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. Available in four different editions—Deluxe and Standard Blu-ray and DVD sets—the Deluxe Edition includes a bonus disc featuring spin-off content and audio commentary!
Merchandise
New, specially illustrated merchandise based on the “Exorcist” theme from the anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends,” which was first released as part of the Animate Fair, will go on general sale in mid-January 2026.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji Blue Archive Vol. 4” will go on sale in stages starting December 26, 2026. As part of the Ichiban Kuji “1/7 Gracemaster” series of bishoujo figures, five characters—Al, Kayoko, Ako, Saori, and Hina—will be released in dress outfits, priced at 850 yen per draw.
Pop-up Store
Maiko Mochizuki · Chihiro Sakurada, will be held sequentially at 23 Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore locations nationwide starting October 1, 2026, to celebrate the release of the latest volume in their popular series, *Star Reading at the Full Moon Coffee Shop*. In addition to selling original collaboration merchandise—such as mugs, teaspoons, and drip coffee bags—themed around “Book & Cafe,” Maruzen’s Kyoto Main Store and magmabooks will host an exhibition of reproduction original illustrations, a panel exhibition, and a book signing event. Furthermore, a collaboration café will be held at the Kyoto venue.
