The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Hooded scarves and ponchos featuring Disney character designs will go on sale at Avail stores nationwide starting October 3, 2026. These hooded items are shaped like the characters’ ears and faces, and will also be available on the “Shimamura Park” online store starting at 12:00 p.m. on the same day!
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A capsule toy series called “Desktop Figures,” inspired by a scene from the movie *Chiikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*, will be released in stages starting in late September 2026. The series includes four types: a trinket box, a stamp stand, a smartphone stand, and a pen holder. Each play costs 500 yen.
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Takara Tomy Arts has released a capsule toy series titled “Sanrio Characters: Let Us Wash Your Back,” featuring characters like Bad Batsumaru and Pompompurin with bubbles on their heads and buckets in their hands. Scheduled for release in January 2027, the lineup features a total of five varieties, each featuring transparent parts that recreate hot water, bubbles, a bucket, and a chair!
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Sanrio’s “Kuromi” “No-Loser Lottery,” featuring Kuromi in a dress with a leopard-print design, will go on sale starting October 3, 2026, at Sanrio shops, convenience stores, and other locations nationwide. The lineup includes a total of 12 prizes, such as blankets and cosmetic cases!
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Bright Link is set to release the “Ebi FLY Clear Marker Collection,” a capsule toy featuring Ebi Fry equipped with wings and jets. Scheduled to go on sale in January 2027, the lineup features five types of Ebi Fry—Airplane, Wings, Dragon, Jet, and Butterfly—all depicted taking flight!
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“Miffy” items will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting September 30, 2026! The wide-ranging lineup includes pullovers, loungewear, fluffy tank tops, belly warmers, towels, blankets, and bedding such as mattress pads. The items will also go on sale at the online store “Shimamura Park” starting at 3:00 PM on the same day.
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Merchandise featuring designs from the classic animated film *Panda! Panda!*, created by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, will go on sale at Avail starting October 3, 2026, and will also be available at the online store starting at 12:00 p.m. that same day. The lineup includes pants with a belly warmer featuring the pandas, a three-pair set of socks, a storage box with a handle, a tissue case, and slippers, with prices starting at 1,089 yen (tax included).
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The second collaboration between the TV drama “Delicious School Lunches Season 4” and Iwatsuka Confectionery’s “Kinako Mochi” has been announced. A “Pineapple-Flavored Kinako Mochi,” inspired by the show’s setting in Okinawa, will be available for a limited time, and “Kinako Mochi” will also be released in limited-edition collaboration packaging. From October 1 to December 20, 2026, a campaign will be held where customers who submit receipts for eligible products via LINE will have a chance to win prizes—including a script autographed by Hayato Ichihara—with a total of 235 winners.
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TV Anime “Dr. STONE” × Pizza delivery chain “Pizza-La” will hold a limited-quantity collaboration from October 1 to November 1, 2026, featuring the “Dr. STONE Collaboration Pizza,” which lets you enjoy two flavors—the “Science Kingdom-Style Mediterranean Margherita” and the “François-Style Beef Curry Pizza”—on a single pizza. Sets starting at 3,490 yen (tax included) include a special sleeve featuring newly drawn artwork of Senku and his five friends, plus either a wire keychain or an acrylic coaster.
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The “Clear Mascot Charms”—capsule toys featuring San-X’s popular character “Rilakkuma”—will make a comeback around late October 2026. The lineup includes a total of five varieties, such as Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, and Kiiroitori, all in glossy, clear colors!
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Characters from “Granblue Fantasy” are set to appear in Bushiroad Prize’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series. The collection features all five characters—Anila, Antila, Makira, Vajira, and Kubira—and is scheduled to hit arcades and other locations nationwide starting in December 2026!
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“Ichiban Kuji Kinnikuman: Superhuman Alliance,” based on the “Kinnikuman” manga by Yudetamago, will go on sale in stages starting October 17, 2026. MASTERLISE figures of Brocken Jr., The Ninja, Ashuraman, Buffalo Man, and Kinnikuman Soldier are coming!
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Details have been revealed for the “Cocktail Party” collaboration between the TV anime “Osomatsu-san” and the British-style pub “HUB.” The event will take place at all four locations starting October 9, 2026, featuring a collaboration menu inspired by the sextuplets and newly illustrated merchandise. Reservations open on September 28 at 2:00 PM!
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Collaboration items featuring “Pingu,” the penguin character loved around the world, and Avail will go on sale starting October 3, 2026, at select Avail stores and online. The lineup includes a total of 8 items, such as tote bags, coin purses, and passport holders!
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“Ichiban Kuji Chokotto” based on Fuse’s original work, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, will go on sale in stages starting October 2, 2026. With the theme of “The Primordial Demons × Lord Rimuru,” the lineup will feature plush mascots of the Primordial Demons transformed into slimes, as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
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The “Detective Conan × Namco Campaign,” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime “Detective Conan,” will be held at Namco locations nationwide starting October 9, 2026. Namco-exclusive prizes—including plush toys, clear stands, and a total of 15 types of original stickers—will be available!
