The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “STAR WARS Bottle Cap Collection” gachapon featuring characters from the movie *The Mandalorian and Grogu* will go on sale starting in the fifth week of October 2026. The collection includes five different cap-shaped figures—including The Mandalorian and Grogu—that can be attached to bottles for display!
News
A collaboration between the TV anime “Detective PreCure!” and “Ojamajo Doremi” has been confirmed for Episode 39, “Ojamajo Halloween♪,” airing on October 25. The four members of Cure At Detective Agency will dress up as the witch apprentices from “Ojamajo Doremi,” and an original illustration by Yoshihiko Umakoshi has also been unveiled!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the animated film *Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart* will open at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku on November 13, 2026! In addition to new merchandise such as large acrylic stands and extra-large tapestries featuring original illustrations created specifically for this event, there will be a giveaway of mini photo cards for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as a venue-exclusive giveaway campaign where attendees can win one of the extra-large panels on display.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The second installment of the “Ichiban Kuji” series themed around *Street Fighter II*, titled “Ichiban Kuji Street Fighter: Going to Meet Someone Stronger Than Me,” will go on sale in November 2026. The lineup includes “MASTERLISE” figures of Ryu and Cammy, as well as the Last One Prize—a “Kill Intent Color” version of Ryu—and each draw costs 850 yen (tax included).
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between “The Idolmaster Shiny Colors” and Sweets Paradise will be held starting October 30, 2026, at COLLABO PARADISE locations in Shinjuku Marui Annex, Abeno Harukas, and Nagoya Sakae. Newly drawn illustrations of the idols wearing maid-style outfits and holding pancakes and parfaits have been unveiled, and the original menu items and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
From *Kamen Rider Myce* and *Kamen Rider Zets*, Banpresto’s “Plush Charm” prize line is here. A total of six types of plush mascots—each approximately 8 cm tall and featuring a rubber cord so they can be attached to bags—will be rolled out sequentially starting October 22 at amusement facilities nationwide!
Collaboration Café
A café themed after *Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas* is set to open on November 19 at OH MY CAFE in Omotesando Hills, Tokyo. Limited-edition menu items and merchandise inspired by familiar characters like Jack and Zero are scheduled to be available!
Pop-up Store
A “POP UP SHOP” featuring the manga “Thank You Pitch” and “Hyperinflation” by Sumiyoshi Kyu will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku starting November 14, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubasu starting January 16, 2027! In addition to a wide variety of new merchandise from both series being sold at the venues, there will be an illustration exhibition, as well as the distribution of bonus cards (13 varieties total) for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, and venue-exclusive bonus illustration cards (2 varieties total) for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between *Dead by Daylight* and the internet café and karaoke chain “DiCE” will be held from October 30 to December 15, 2026, at DiCE locations in Ikebukuro, Namba, Sapporo, Sendai, Omiya, and Jiyugaoka, as well as at select eSPORTS CAFE AIM locations. The event will feature merchandise based on original illustrations by artist Keyman, collaboration menu items such as “Torte with Bared Teeth,” and collaboration rooms themed after in-game maps.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Ichiban Kuji Chokotto Aikatsu! Encore ~Aim for the Best Stage!~” from the Data Carddass “Aikatsu! Encore” series is set to go on sale in stages starting December 10, 2026. Ahead of the full lineup reveal, three prizes—including the Original Multi-Binder (Prize A)—have been unveiled early!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “I’ve Started Teaching at a Yokai School!” will be held at the AmiAmi Ikebukuro Mini Fair Goods Store starting November 13, 2026! In addition to new merchandise such as large acrylic stands and pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Decora Style” theme, the event will also offer a clear bookmark (5 varieties total) as a bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as an exhibition of life-size panels.
Merchandise
New plush toys from the anime *Freiren: The Funeral*—including “Goodnight Tapinui” and “Petit Tapinui”—will be released by Tapioka in February 2027!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A pop-up shop titled “RAB Exhibition: Otaku at 20,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of REAL AKIBA BOYZ, will be held at Shibuya Moddy and Kobe Marui. The event will feature limited-edition merchandise and exhibits based on newly taken photos, as well as meet-and-greets with the members!
Pop-up Store
“Sugoinu” will hold its first-ever pop-up event, “SUGOINU POPUP,” on the first floor of Shibuya Moddy from November 19 to November 30, 2026! The venue will feature a wide variety of new products and exhibits, and information about the pop-up will be updated periodically.
Convenience Store
A collaboration campaign between “PEANUTS” and FamilyMart, titled “Enjoy FamilyMart’s Fall with Snoopy,” has been announced. FamilyMart-exclusive collaboration products will go on sale, and a promotion offering original Snoopy merchandise with the purchase of two eligible items will begin on October 20!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Pre-orders for the “O-Bunugu to Issho” Gashapon series, “Mascot Figure Collection: Warm Up with Oden,” will begin on October 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Gashapon Online. The set features 7 types of figures, all newly illustrated for this Gashapon series, depicting stationery items transformed into oden ingredients such as hanpen, mochi pouches, and knotted kelp. Each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Digimon Adventure” will open on November 6, 2026, at the wagon area below Staircase F on Tokyo Character Street! Items such as acrylic stands, pin badges, and charm pendants featuring newly drawn illustrations in the “Porter” style and graph art illustrations will be available, and a pre-sale with bonus items will begin on October 15.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Bandai’s Gashapon “Cardcaptor Sakura: Marker Accessories 5” will go on sale in the fifth week of October 2026. This is the first time in the series that Sakura and her friends are featured in the lineup. The set includes a total of six designs—featuring characters in their costumes, as well as Sakura and Shaolan’s cherished teddy bears, all rendered in a plush-style design—for 300 yen per play (tax included).
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Yukan Club Exhibition,” featuring the manga *Yukan Club* by Yukari Ichijo, will be held from December 19, 2026, to January 11, 2027, at SPACE1 on the 8th floor of Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo, and from February 12 to March 15, 2027, at Space Galleria KYOTO in Kyoto. This exhibition offers visitors the chance to fully immerse themselves in the world of the six troublemaking characters through a wealth of rare original artwork, and a key visual featuring the six characters dashing off in their winter outfits has been unveiled.
Pop-up Store
The limited-time “miffy style POP UP SHOP in Osaka Umeda,” a pop-up shop by the Miffy merchandise store “miffy style,” will be held at the Kiddyland Osaka Umeda store from October 31 to November 17, 2026! Limited-edition plush toys and mascots dressed in retro checkered and denim outfits, as well as bags and accessories. Additionally, customers who spend 11,000 yen (tax included) or more will receive a free tote bag, and in-store pre-orders will be accepted for the “TENSHODO × miffy” Nine Che Watch.
