The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball” and Chugai Grace Café will be held at the Shibuya Moddy and Osaka locations from October 1 to October 25, 2026. The event will feature merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations of the characters in their popular black suits—a favorite every year—as well as collaboration menu items inspired by the characters.
Pop-up Store
Starting Thursday, September 17, 2026, the “Machikado Mazoku” Yuko Birthday 2026 POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku (Shinjuku Marui Annex, 6th Floor)!
In addition to new merchandise—such as a large acrylic stand and a life-size tapestry featuring a brand-new birthday illustration by Izumo Ito commemorating Yuko Yoshida’s birthday on September 28—the event will also include the distribution of bonus mini cards (4 varieties total) and a campaign to win a life-size panel.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 41, the latest installment of the wildly popular soccer manga “Blue Lock” by “Original Story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro / Art: Yusuke Nomura,” will be released on November 17, 2026!
Merchandise
Merchandise from the collaboration event held at Atre Akihabara to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the serialization of *I Want to Be in Love Until You Die* will go on general sale in November 2026!
Merchandise
Newly illustrated merchandise featuring the “Casual Wear Ver.” characters from the TV anime “Symphogear XV,” which was first released at the Kichijoji Loft, will go on general sale in mid-December 2026.
Merchandise
New “Date a Vacance ver. Ani-Art aqua label” products from “Date A Live V” will be released in December 2026!
Pop-up Store
The “Shirotan Funwari Store” will open for a limited time at Sapporo Underground Mall Aurora Town starting Saturday, September 19, 2026! This is the first pop-up store of its kind in Hokkaido, featuring a collection of items including a series exclusive to Hokkaido stores. Customers who spend 3,300 yen (tax included) or more on Shirotan merchandise will receive a limited-edition sticker, and those who spend 5,500 yen (tax included) or more will receive a limited-edition pin.
Merchandise
A 1/7-scale figure of “Kaede Akamatsu” from *New Danganronpa V3* will be re-released in May 2027! The base is inspired by the “punishment” scene!
News
A collaborative event between the anime “Bungo Stray Dogs” and the Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum “Shayokan” will be held in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture, from January through spring 2027. Planned events include a special exhibition in the rice storehouse within Shayōkan, a stamp rally visiting sites associated with Osamu Dazai, and newly recorded voice messages by Mamoru Miyano, who voices Osamu Dazai.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The Osaka leg of the Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Exhibition, “Dragon Quest the DIVE—Toward the Stage of Unseen Adventures,” has been confirmed. Visitors can experience the immersive attraction “VR RIDE” at Grand Front Osaka from Tuesday, January 26, 2027, through Sunday, March 14, 2027!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the horror game “Poppy Playtime” will be held at all eight Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us locations from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026!
The event will take place at the Sapporo, Asahikawa, Fujimi, Kinshicho, Tachikawa Tachihi, Namba Parks, Kyoto Ekimae, and Hakata Marui locations. During the event period, the first 300 customers at each store who purchase Poppy Playtime-related merchandise totaling 2,000 yen or more (including tax) will receive a special postcard.
News
The TV anime adaptation of Yuki Sonoyama’s *Breath* will begin airing nationwide on Fuji TV’s “Noitamina” block starting in January 2027. Tomotaka Ohno has been cast as Aia Udagawa, and Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumizaki. Two character promotional videos, featuring teaser visuals and scenes from the series, have been released.
News
“STAR WARS STORE by BENELIC,” Japan’s first permanent “Star Wars” official store, will open on Thursday, October 1, 2026, on the 6th floor of the Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building. It will also open at LUCUA South in Osaka sometime in November!
News
A [Season 2 Highlight Screening Event] commemorating the third anniversary of the TV anime “Freiren: The Funeral” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at nine theaters nationwide. Eight carefully selected episodes from Season 2 will be screened, and at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, there will also be a stage greeting featuring Atsumi Tanezaki and four other cast members!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Pretty Cure All Stars: Pretty Cure Assort 2026” Gashapon capsule toy series will be available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fifth week of September 2026. The lineup features a total of 11 varieties, including large-sized figures of Cure Answer and Cure Mystic as the A Prizes!
Pop-up Store
The “Kamen Rider Store Osaka Pop-Up Shop at Shinsaibashi PARCO” will be held from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Monday, October 26, 2026. The shop will feature the latest merchandise, including items from *Kamen Rider Mice*, and a pop-up event for *Super Space Detective Gavan: Infinity* will be held simultaneously!
News
To commemorate the anime broadcast of CLAMP’s *Magic Knight Rayearth*, the cover art from the early 1990s tankōbon editions is being reprinted as a full-length obi strip. Animeイト, Kinokuniya Bookstore, and Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore are also running a purchase promotion where customers can receive visual boards and illustration cards!
News
The collaboration between *IdentityV: The Fifth Personality* and the City of Yokohama, titled “The Fifth Personality: Asian Championship Support Festival in Yokohama!,” will take place starting September 19, 2026. The event will feature limited-edition stickers available at approximately 200 stores throughout the city, as well as photo spots, puzzle challenges, a mini-stage, and a demo area!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Colorful Multi-Charm” capsule toys from the smartphone app “Touch-and-Solve Detective: Nameko Cultivation Kit” will be available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the third week of September 2026. A total of six varieties—including Nameko, Spiky Nameko, and Masaru—will be available as silicone band charms that match their body colors!
Merchandise
New merchandise featuring the newly illustrated “Starry Sky Maid & Butler Ver.” from *Dungeon Meal* will go on general sale in December 2026! POP UP pre-release merchandise is now available!
