The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Chiikawa Petit Clips,” prize items featuring the Chiikawa characters as tiny clips, will be rolled out nationwide starting in early September 2026 at amusement facilities, arcades, and other locations. Measuring approximately 3 cm in height, they’re fun to wear in your hair, and the lineup includes 20 different designs to choose from!
Fashion
Collaboration items featuring “Magical Angel Creamy Mami” and Fashion Center Shimamura will go on sale starting September 5, 2026, at Shimamura stores nationwide and at Shimamura Park. The lineup includes a total of eight items, such as a tote bag with a charm, a shopping bag with a pouch, and a heart-shaped air freshener. On the same day, items from the latest installment in the same Pierrot Magical Girl series, “Magical Sisters Lulut and Lily,” will also be released.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
New Sanrio Characters capsule toys from Bandai’s Gashapon line will go on sale sequentially at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in September 2026. The lineup includes a total of six series, such as role-play cars, flip-phone-style mirror charms, and Halloween-themed charm accessories!
Fashion
Collaboration merchandise featuring TBS’s “Ravit!” official character “Lappy” and “Sanrio Characters” will go on sale starting Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Shimamura stores nationwide and on Shimamura Park (online store)! The lineup features a wide variety of everyday items—including shopping bags, tissue pouches, storage boxes, and headband charms—featuring Lappy alongside Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Hangyodon, Pompompurin, Pocchacco, and Cinnamoroll.
Fashion
Sagara-embroidered zip-up hoodies featuring the Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast logos will go on sale sequentially at Don Quijote and Arita stores nationwide starting Saturday, September 5, 2026. The lineup includes three limited-edition items, each featuring a sticker depicting the respective console!
News
A collaboration between the TV anime *Attack on Titan* and the karaoke chain Maneki Neko will take place at Maneki Neko locations nationwide from 1:00 PM on September 17, 2026, through October 18. Three collaboration drinks inspired by Eren, Levi, and Hanji will be available for 700 yen each. For every drink ordered, customers will receive one random coaster from a set of eight designs. Collaboration merchandise, such as acrylic stands and pin badges, will also be on sale.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Details have been revealed about new merchandise from the “Thoroughbred Collection (SaraKore)”—a line of prize items modeled after racehorses—set to debut in September 2026. A total of seven items, including a plush toy of Shafriyar wearing the Japan Derby bib, will be released sequentially starting in the second week of September!
Fashion
Bandai’s “Tamagotchi” merchandise will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting Saturday, September 5, 2026! The lineup features four items: squeeze mascots, slide-style flip phone keychains, mini-mini photo album keychains, and fluffy mirror mascots, with a total of 13 designs featuring Mamecchi, Mimecchi, Kuchipatchi, Memecchi, and Furawatchi. They will also go on sale at Shimamura Park (online store) starting at 3:00 PM on the same day.
Convenience Store
A collaboration between Sanrio’s popular character “Pompompurin” and 7-Eleven will launch sequentially at 7-Eleven stores nationwide starting September 8, 2026. In addition to the release of three original sweets, there will also be a campaign where customers can receive limited-edition merchandise with the purchase of eligible items!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café for the TV anime *Jardugal of the Tent* will be held at EX GARDEN CAFE in Roppongi from September 10 to September 27, 2026. The menu will feature items such as the “Euclid’s Elements” sandwich and a gel-style cake platter, as well as five character-themed drinks. A placemat will be given as a gift to all visitors, and all six types of coasters will be available as a gift with purchase.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Prizes featuring E-Cor Prize’s original art, “Sanrio Characters: Love Letter for You,” will begin appearing sequentially at amusement facilities nationwide starting the first week of September 2026. Featuring a design of the characters in matching sailor uniforms holding love letters, the lineup includes a total of nine items: Big Doll, Doll, Mascot, Face Mascot, Mini Caramel Pouch, and a two-tier tote bag with an insulated pocket.
Fashion
Collaboration items between the TV anime “Magical Sisters Lulu and Lily” and Fashion Center Shimamura will go on sale starting September 5, 2026, at Shimamura stores nationwide and at Shimamura Park. The lineup includes a total of eight items, such as a tote bag with a charm, a shopping bag with a pouch, a carabiner with a retractable cord, and a flocked bang clip, with prices ranging from 539 yen to 2,189 yen (tax included).
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Gaopawaru,” titled “Gaopawaru: Yaruki Fruit Sandwich SHOP,” will be held at “POP UP NEXT” on the B1 floor of the Main Building at Namba CITY in Osaka from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026. In addition to merchandise such as fruit sandwich-themed mascots, beaded keychains, T-shirts, and mugs, the event will feature an interactive experience corner and a promotional giveaway where customers who spend 3,000 yen or more (tax included) will receive a “pop-up card.”
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Gintama Chibi Plushies ~Let’s Go Beetle Hunting Together~” prize items from the TV anime “Gintama” will begin appearing gradually as crane game prizes nationwide starting September 3, 2026. Based on Episode 65 of the anime, “The Boy Learns the Preciousness of Life Through a Rhinoceros Beetle,” the set features six different characters: Gintoki Sakata, Shinpachi Shimura, Kagura, Isao Kondō, Jūshirō Hijikata, and Sōgo Okita, all as approximately 11 cm plush toys.
Convenience Store
Details have been revealed for the “NPOCHAM” × Lawson campaign, “NPOCHAM CAMPAIGN!”, which will begin at 7:00 a.m. on September 8, 2026. In addition to five types of original “Puku Deco” stickers featuring a martial arts theme, the campaign will also include four types of pre-order merchandise available exclusively through Loppi and HMV&BOOKS online, as well as the “CHAM QUEST” entertainment lottery, priced at 790 yen per play.
Pop-up Store
The “Premium Birthday 2026 POP-UP SHOP in OIOI” for *Disney Twisted Wonderland* will be held at two locations: Shibuya MODI in Tokyo starting September 4, 2026, and Namba Marui in Osaka starting September 18, 2026. The merchandise lineup has also been revealed, featuring a total of 17 items, including 22 different types of goods such as acrylic stands and brooch charms. At the venues, customers will receive one random “Relaxing Birthday Ver. Clear Bookmark” for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent as a special in-store bonus. Online sales are scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 10, at 7:00 PM via Aniplex Online and Animate.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Parade Co., Ltd. has announced via its official X account for “Prizes” the release of the new “Rinrin Okao Mascot” from the “Chiikawa Baby” series. These face-shaped mascots feature Chiikawa, Hachiware, Rabbit, and Sea Otter as babies. Details such as the release date and participating stores will be announced at a later date.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the “Pretty Cure Pretty Store,” the official store of the Pretty Cure series, will be held at 20 theaters nationwide from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Saturday, October 31, 2026! This limited-time shop, celebrating the release of *Pretty Cure: The Movie! The Great Detective*, will appear at theaters nationwide—including 109 Cinemas Osaka Expo City, Shinjuku Wald 9, TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro, and T-Joy Emi Terrace Tokorozawa—featuring a wide selection of Pretty Cure merchandise.
News
It has been announced that the second season of the TV anime “Dark Gathering,” based on the popular manga by Kenichi Kondo, will air in 2027. The second season will shift the setting to Kyoto and adapt episodes starting from “#34: Journey to Kyoto” in Volume 9 of the original manga.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s six-member boy group “Hapidanbui,” in collaboration with Munyu Gurumi Patio, will be held at AKIBA LINK on the 1st floor of Ecute Akihabara from September 23 to October 6, 2026. Newly drawn visuals of the six characters transformed into angels and little devils have been unveiled.
