The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
The collaboration between the musical “Touken Ranbu: A Sliver of Moonlight” and Tokyo Dome City has been running to great acclaim since Monday, September 7, 2026. A total of nine collaboration menu items inspired by the show and the Touken Danshi are now available, and each item comes with a Tokyo Dome City-exclusive coaster!
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A “Sumikko Gurashi: The Kingdom in the Sky and the Two Little Ones” quest rally will be held from September 15 to October 14, 2026, at the Dai-Nagoya Building, which is directly connected to Nagoya Station. Participants will use their smartphones and the LINE Storyteller to navigate from B1 to the 5th floor and tackle five quests. An original merchandise pop-up store and photo spots will also be available during the event.
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The latest trailer for *Detective Precure: The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets*—the “Pochitan Miracle Light” edition—has been released. The movie-exclusive Future Forms of Cure Mystic, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana have also been revealed, building anticipation for the nationwide release on September 18!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “HUNTER×HUNTER Seated Figures Real 3” Gashapon series is set to go on sale in mid-September 2026! The lineup features two types of pre-painted, realistic 3D figures, each approximately 7 cm tall, depicting Meruem and Neferpitou in seated poses. The price is 800 yen per play (tax included), and the recommended age is 15 and up.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Limited-edition collaboration prizes featuring “Loveez,” the wildly popular character from TikTok, and GiGO will be released sequentially starting September 18, 2026, at GiGO Group stores nationwide and on GiGO ONLINE CRANE. The first wave will feature Mega BIG plush toys and mascot plush toys with heart-shaped carabiners, while the second wave will include appliqué blankets and mini “Uruchuru” POP stickers. A repost campaign will also be held.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Doko-usa,” the mascot character from the popular gaming streamer “Docoms Channel,” is making its debut as a capsule toy called the “Doko-usa Mark Charm.” They will go on sale sequentially at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting in early September 2026, with a lineup of five varieties, including Devil Doko-usa and Dot Doko-usa!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Ganko-chan of the Bustling Forest” Gashapon series—featuring characters from the NHK E-Tele puppet show “Ganko-chan of the Bustling Forest”—will be available at Gashapon locations nationwide starting in the third week of September 2026. The lineup features a total of five designs, including Ganko-chan and Ganpei-chan. Priced at 300 yen (tax included) per play, these are charms that can be attached to items such as umbrellas and plastic bottles.
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The 2018 film *Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE* will be re-released for a limited time starting December 25, 2026, at 30 theaters nationwide to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime series. A trailer for the re-release has also been released, and the list of participating theaters can be found on the official website’s theater listings page.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Kirby” capsule toy series, “Pupupu’s Candy Shop Mascot Charms,” will go on sale at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fourth week of September 2026. These mascot charms, featuring icing cookie designs based on artwork from “Pupupu’s Candy Shop,” come in a total of six varieties: two types of Kirby, Waddle Dee, Waddle Doo, King Dedede, and Meta Knight. The price is 300 yen per play (tax included).
Pop-up Store
“MILGRAM” will host the “Yume Puchi POP UP SHOP in AMNIBUS STORE -white-” from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026, at “AMNIBUS STORE -white-” on the 4th floor of Shibuya Moddy! A wide variety of “Yume Puchi” items featuring new illustrations—including heart-shaped pin badges, bromides, illustration cards, aurora die-cut stickers, and wobbling acrylic stands—will be available for pre-release purchase. Additionally, customers who purchase one box of eligible products will receive a box purchase bonus featuring designs from “S” and “Innocent/Guilty.”
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café commemorating the 15th anniversary of the publication of *My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected* will be held at “Cafe Lish” in Jimbocho from September 18 to October 30, 2026. Four collaboration drinks, each priced at 1,100 yen and inspired by Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita, Yui Yuigahama, and Iroha Isshiki, will be available, along with a “book cover cake” priced at 1,800 yen, featuring a design chosen from four different book cover illustrations. Customers who place an order will receive an original coaster as a bonus.
Pop-up Store
A “Sergeant Keroro” × “Sanrio Characters” pop-up store will kick off on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Ekimaru à la Mode store near the West Exit of JR Kyoto Station, and will then tour to the event space in front of the South Ticket Gate at JR Ikebukuro Station in Espal Sendai for additional stops!
Merchandise such as approximately 10 cm tall squishy plush mascots, acrylic keychains, embroidered pin badges, and tote bags will be available. In-store purchase incentives will also be offered: a message card with every purchase of 3,000 yen or more (tax included), and a paper shopping bag with every purchase of 5,000 yen or more (tax included).
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji hololive FLOW GLOW” will go on sale sequentially starting November 13, 2026, at Ministop stores nationwide and the official Ichiban Kuji shop. The lineup includes acrylic visual boards featuring each of the five characters—Riona Hibisaki, Hishou Torakane, Kazu Mizumiya, Chisoku Rindo, and Vivira Kirara—as well as all five types of Chokonokko figures. The price is 790 yen (tax included) per play.”
Pop-up Store
Featuring illustrators NERDOG, Mominin, and Yamada yum, “NERDOG, Mominin, and Yamada yum Joint Pop-Up” will be held at Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore’s ART IN CABINET from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (a national holiday). In addition to an exhibition of original artwork, the event will feature “NERDOG’s” first-ever plush toys and large double-sided cushions, “Momi-Ham” embroidered handkerchiefs, “Yamuneko-chan” plush mascot charms, among other original merchandise from all three artists. Also available will be a venue-exclusive clear sticker set and key visual postcards, which will be given away with the purchase of pop-up merchandise.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
To celebrate Pom Pom Purin’s 30th anniversary, the special edition magazine “Relaxing Pom Pom BOOK,” which comes with a bonus item, will go on sale on September 9, 2026! It includes a soft, fluffy butt cushion!
Merchandise
New merchandise from the third installment of the Ani-Art Clear Label series, based on *High School Fleet: The Movie*, will go on sale in November 2026.
Merchandise
A new apparel item from the anime “Girls Band Cry”—”Nina’s Hooded Jacket”—will go on sale in January 2027! The price is 16,500 yen (tax included).
Merchandise
SPYAIR’s best-of album “BEST OF ANIME,” featuring a collection of their anime theme songs, will be released on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Disc 1 features a total of 17 tracks, including “Last Moment,” the ending theme for “BLEACH.” The limited-edition production run (11,000 yen / tax included) comes in a digipak housed in a 7-inch three-sided box and includes a Blu-ray disc featuring live footage.
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The “Detective Conan” Artistic Fireworks 2026, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime series, will be held on November 21, 2026, at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama. This one-night-only show will feature fireworks set to the series’ opening and ending themes, as well as theme songs from the theatrical films. Four ticket categories will be available, starting at 8,900 yen.
Pop-up Store
A “Kamen Rider Zetsu” pop-up shop in collaboration with HMV will be held sequentially at four locations: Osaka and Aichi starting September 19, 2026, and Tokyo and Fukuoka starting October 10, 2026. A total of six commemorative items, including acrylic banner cards and stickers featuring iconic scenes, will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a mini sticker (7 varieties total) as a purchase bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
