The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Sanrio’s “Soft Pack Tissue Case”—which features plush toys modeled after the characters in the “Prone Pose”—is now available in four designs: Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, and Kuromi. These items are exclusively available at Don Quijote stores and Apita/Piago locations, priced at 2,750 yen each (tax included), and are currently selling well!
Collaboration Café
To celebrate the third collaboration between Vocaloid music and the haunted house “Obaken” featuring KAITO, a collaboration café will be held at “Juju: The Cursed Object Café” in Hōnanchō, Tokyo, from October 10 to November 3, 2026. Reservations for the cafe will open on September 18, 2026, at 6:00 PM, and details regarding the menu and merchandise are scheduled to be announced at the same time.
Pop-up Store
The “Katamari” POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya (MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 5th Floor) from Thursday, October 1, 2026, through Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Here’s a summary of the event details, including new merchandise featuring original Halloween-themed illustrations created exclusively for this event, OSMO stamps, bonus mini-cards (8 varieties total) available with every 1,000 yen spent, venue-exclusive bonus illustration cards available with every 3,000 yen spent, and a post-event online sale starting at noon on October 14.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Marker Accessories” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the “Persona” series will be released sequentially at Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in December 2026. The collection features a total of 8 designs, showcasing all the protagonists from *Persona 1* through *Persona 5X*. Each play costs 400 yen and includes a loop-shaped attachment that can be used as a tag for umbrellas or plastic bottles.
Pop-up Store
A “Hikaru no Go” merchandise fair is set to take place from October 1 to October 16, 2026, at a total of 17 locations nationwide, including TSUTAYA and Tsutaya Bookstores! Featuring a total of nine items—including authentic hanging scrolls crafted by master scroll artisans, as well as canvas boards, desk mats, acrylic stands, fan-shaped acrylic keychains, large foil-stamped pin badges, and collectible washi-style pin badges, mini autograph cards, and framed magnets—we’ve compiled a list of participating stores, prices, and important notes.
Collaboration Café
It has been announced that a pop-up store and collaboration café will be held as part of the “You meet siinamota” project commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of Vocaloid producer Shiina Mota. The pop-up store will be held on the 5th floor of Fandom Akiba from October 17 to October 18, 2026, while the collaboration cafes will open sequentially starting October 30 at SMILE BASE CAFE’s Nagoya Sakae, Shinsaibashi, and Ikebukuro locations.
Pop-up Store
The “KING OF PRISM-Tri-Star Act-” POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku starting October 1, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubasu (Abeno Hoop) starting November 14!
New merchandise—including large acrylic stands, a collection of pin badges, and acrylic dioramas featuring original illustrations themed around “Pirates”—will be on sale. Additionally, customers will receive a bonus mini photo card (8 varieties total) with every 1,000 yen spent, and a venue-exclusive life-size panel giveaway campaign will also be held.
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An unexpected collaboration…!? Wow!!
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In addition to collaboration merchandise and menu items featuring original illustrations, there’s plenty more to enjoy, including a collaboration bath and in-house decorations!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 14, the latest installment of the popular manga “Skip and Loafer” by Misaki Takamatsu, currently serialized in Monthly Afternoon, will be released on November 20, 2026!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The first-ever exhibition for Agasawa Kōcha’s popular manga *The Ice Wall*, titled “The Ice Wall Exhibition,” will be held at Marui no Anime on the 7th floor of Shibuya Moddy starting Saturday, November 28, 2026. The exhibition will also open on Saturday, February 6, 2027, at the event space on the 5th floor of Namba Marui in Osaka, and a newly drawn key visual by Kōcha Agasawa has been unveiled.
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A collaboration campaign between “Steins;Gate” and Round One will be held at Round One locations nationwide from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, December 20. The campaign will feature collaboration merchandise and capsule toys featuring newly drawn illustrations, a total of eight types of collaboration drinks, and a B4-sized visual mat available with the purchase of a collaboration pack.
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A new anime in the Gundam series, *Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (Alex Zero)*, will begin airing on television in April 2027. Kenji Kamiyama is directing and serving as series composer, while Tsuyoshi Otsuka will voice the protagonist, Azumi Ray. A teaser trailer and an interview with Director Kamiyama have been released.
Merchandise
From the movie *Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc*, a “Spin-Around Face Mascot”—where the expression changes with a simple slide of the face—will go on sale in December 2026!
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The seventh collaboration between “Rilakkuma” and the lifestyle brand “Maison de FLEUR” will go on sale starting September 26, 2026, at Maison de FLEUR stores nationwide and on the official online store, among other locations. This special collaboration commemorates the 10th anniversary of Chairoiko-guma and features a lineup of 11 items—including bags, pouches, and plush toys—starring Korilakkuma and Chairoiko-guma dressed in houndstooth-patterned outfits.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN” will open as part of the “TOKYO ISSUE” event, taking place from September 30 to October 5, 2026, in the Event Hall on the 6th floor of the Main Building at Isetan Shinjuku!
Curated by the gaming apparel brand “TORCH TORCH,” the store will feature pre-release merchandise, including accessories, as well as promotional items. To mark the occasion, the accessories label “TORCH TORCH Lite” will also launch, with details on the specific lineup to be announced in future updates.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Pretty Cure Live Costume Exhibition 2026 at Tower Records Shibuya” will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026. The event will feature an exhibition of costumes from “With You, Idol Pretty Cure♪ LIVE 2025” and an advance sale of LIVE 2026 merchandise!
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The fifth installment of the theater giveaway for *The Chikawa Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island*—the “Secret Book”—will be distributed in limited quantities starting Saturday, September 19, 2026. This deluxe 52-page booklet features an original essay manga by Nagano titled “Muchauma Diary” and a bonus manga at the end of the book titled “Ode and the Island”!
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A collaboration between the TV anime “Osomatsu-san,” based on the original work by Fujio Akatsuka, and the British-style pub chain “HUB” will take place at all four locations from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Sunday, October 25, 2026. With a cocktail party theme, newly drawn illustrations of the six brothers all dressed up will be featured!
Pop-up Store
An Animate Fair for the manga *The Fate Rewinder* by Futa Kimura will be held starting September 28, 2026, at Animate’s Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, Umeda Store, and 10 other locations nationwide!
Pre-release merchandise featuring illustrations from the original manga—such as collectible pin badges and acrylic cards—will be available, and customers who purchase eligible items will receive a free set of “postcards (6 varieties total)” as a bonus.
