The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “FINAL FANTASY X MUSEUM—Memories of Phantom Light,” a 25th-anniversary exhibition for *Final Fantasy X*, will be held at Lumine Zero in Shinjuku starting September 12, 2026. Advance tickets are now on sale!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “Chikawa”—whose endearing, clumsy yet earnest way of life is truly admirable—will be held from Tuesday, September 8, 2026, through Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in the East-West Connecting Corridor on the 3rd floor of Granduo Kamata!
The lineup includes new items such as “layered-style socks” and jacquard hand towels featuring the beetle series mascots. As a special gift with purchase, customers will receive an original sticker and a POP-UP STORE exclusive shopping bag.
Pop-up Store
A promotional event commemorating the release of the original short anime “Narumi’s Weekdays” from the anime *Kaiju No. 8* will be held starting Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store. During the event period, customers who purchase or pre-order eligible items will receive “postcards (5 varieties total),” including newly illustrated designs. In addition, new Movic merchandise—such as an acrylic stand of Gen Narumi, clear files, and “Korotto” acrylic figures—will also be available starting on the same day.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji IVE FROM STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT WITH AMUSE Vol. 2,” featuring the six-member South Korean girl group “IVE,” will go on sale in stages starting September 19, 2026. The lineup includes aurora-themed acrylic stands and square clear file folders featuring newly shot visuals, with each draw priced at 590 yen (tax included).
Merchandise
The second series of “Cherigem Stickers,” based on the movie “Tabe-ko Doubutsu,” will go on sale in December 2026!
News
The “Pokémon” × GU collaboration collection will go on sale starting at 7:15 a.m. on October 23, 2026. Inspired by the lifestyle of a Trainer living in the forest alongside Pokémon, the collection features a lineup of eight items in total: six unisex items and two kids’ items.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Based on the anime “Hanakappa,” adapted from the picture book by Tadashi Akiyama, the capsule toy “Hanakappa: Pinch and Connect, Here We Go!” will go on sale sequentially at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fifth week of August 2026. The lineup consists of 10 varieties across two types—the Ball Chain Version and the Lobster Clasp Version—and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Based on the popular manga by Yoshihiro Togashi, the anime *Yu Yu Hakusho* will feature the “Ichiban Kuji Yu Yu Hakusho: Gate to the Demon World” series, which will go on sale sequentially starting September 25, 2026. Prizes A through E are MASTERLISE figures, with Shinobu Senzui and Itsuki making their MASTERLISE figure debuts. The price is 850 yen (tax included) per play.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Kapukko Friends 2” capsule toys based on the TV anime *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* are set to go on sale starting in September 2026! The lineup features four different types of approximately 8-cm-tall mascots, including the Candy Witch and Kyubey!
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Daiichi Pan will launch the “Pokémon Bread Sticker Holder Giveaway Campaign” to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, starting at 12:00 a.m. on September 1, 2026. By collecting five serial codes from Pokémon Bread and submitting them, participants will be entered into a drawing to win one of nine special campaign sticker holders; a total of 13,500 winners will be selected.
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A collaboration product featuring Mrs. GREEN APPLE and the puffy 3D “Bonbon Drop Stickers” is here! This marks the first-ever artist collaboration for “Bonbon Drop Seals.” The collection features stickers adorned with stylized designs of Motoki Omori, Kotaro Wakai, and Ryoka Fujisawa, as well as green apples and the official mascots, Memel and Jammy. A pre-release lottery sale will be held on the Kuria official online store around late September.
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A total of eight items from the “Poppy Playtime” horror game collaboration menu will be available starting August 28, 2026, at “Hi! EVERYVALLEY” in Tokyo Dome City! Customers who place an order will receive a special coaster as a gift!
Fashion
New Sanrio Characters merchandise will go on sale starting Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Avail stores and the official online store, “Shimamura Park”!
The lineup includes 14 types of organizing and storage items from the “Hello Kitty Gal Series,” featuring cool animal prints, as well as two styles of women’s socks from “Luloromanic,” priced from 429 yen to 3,300 yen (including tax).
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Exclusive prizes for “Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- (Tourabu)” × GiGO Group stores will be released sequentially starting September 12, 2026. The lineup includes “Companion Stroll: Sakura Outfit Plush with Loop, Vol. 3 ~GiGO Exclusive~” (3 varieties) and “Sitting Fox ~Outing Edition~ ~GiGO Exclusive~” (5 varieties); the participating stores will be announced at a later date.
News
Collaboration items featuring Sanrio characters and the “Nikkorino” character brand will go on sale sequentially starting August 28, 2026, exclusively at 7-Eleven stores nationwide. The lineup includes a total of six types of plush mascots and pouches!
Fashion
New “Monchhichi” merchandise in collaboration with “Avail,” a casual brand operated by the Shimamura Group, will go on sale nationwide starting August 29, 2026. In addition to new fashion accessories such as bag charms and keychains, the lineup features a wide range of daily necessities—from memory foam cushions, storage boxes, and bath mats to women’s pajamas and loungewear—starting at 770 yen (tax included)!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the manga *Tian Guan Ci Fu* by Su Xiang Tong Xiu will be held simultaneously at Shire Cafe FLEUR Shinjuku Marui Main Building and Shire Cafe Shinsaibashi BIGSTEP from September 17 to September 29, 2026. The event will feature limited-edition collaboration menu items inspired by the series’ world, as well as original merchandise featuring illustrations from the manga. The merchandise is also scheduled to be sold online at Anique Shop.
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MAN WITH A MISSION’s new song “Issen” has been selected as the official promotional song for Capcom’s sword-fighting action game *Onimusha: Way of the Sword*! TV commercials will begin airing on August 28!
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Collaboration items featuring “Kobiham-chan”—a character from NORICOPO’s “Kuso Ham-chan”—and “Thank You Mart,” a store where everything costs 390 yen, will go on sale sequentially at Thank You Mart locations nationwide starting in mid-September 2026. The lineup includes a total of 18 items, such as plush keychains, fluffy drawstring pouches, and stickers, and online pre-orders began on August 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Pre-orders for the “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Mini CD Collection”—which recreates songs from the TV anime “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” in miniature CD cases—will begin on August 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Gashapon Online. The lineup includes a total of eight varieties, such as “Isn’t This an Adventure?” and “Hare Hare Yukai.” Each play costs 500 yen (tax included), and delivery is scheduled for around late January 2027.
