The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Pre-orders for “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road – Waiting in Vain” will begin on October 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Gashapon Online. The set includes all five characters—Mamoru Endo, Shuya Goenji, Yuto Kidou, Shirou Fukiyuki, and Masaru Gojo—at a price of 400 yen per play (tax included), with delivery scheduled for around late January 2027.
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The “Totoko Hamutaro” capsule toy, “Totoko Hamutaro: Fluffy Face Pouch 2,” is scheduled to be available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026. In addition to Hamutaro and Ribbon-chan, the collection features a total of five varieties—including Muffler-chan, Tora-Ham-kun, and Kaburu-kun—each transformed into a fluffy face pouch. The price is 400 yen (tax included) per play.
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“PLAVE Landmark Accessories” from K-POP virtual idol group PLAVE are set to be released in October 2026 via Bandai’s Gashapon! All five types—featuring YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO, and HAMIN dressed in the official character MMMM (Mume-Mimu) costumes—will be available for 400 yen (tax included) per play, with a pre-release sale beginning September 26 at select stores in Yokohama.
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From the anime “Ojarumaru,” Yumeya’s capsule toy “Ojarumaru Plush Name Holder” is set to go on sale in October 2026! The lineup features all four characters—Ojarumaru, Kisuke, Aobee, and Akane. Each capsule toy comes with a holder in your favorite character’s signature color and a card where you can write your name. They’ll be available for 500 yen (tax included) per play!
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Pre-orders are now being accepted on Gashapon Online for the “Machi-bouke” capsule toy series from the high-speed deduction action game *New Danganronpa V3*, starting September 29, 2026! The lineup features four different types of approximately 4-cm-tall figures, each depicting characters like Kaede Akamatsu and Shuichi Saibara sitting demurely!
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The “Fruit Keychain Collection,” a capsule toy series featuring fruit motifs from *Animal Crossing*, will go on sale at Nintendo TOKYO/OSAKA/KYOTO/FUKUOKA starting September 29, 2026. Apples, peaches, cherries, and more will be available as keychains!
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Characters from “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road” will be featured in Bushiroad’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series and will begin appearing as arcade prizes starting in January 2027. Vol. 1 features Mamoru Endo, Ichirōta Kazamaru, Shuya Gōenji, and Yuto Onido, while Vol. 2 features Shirō Fubuki, Jirō Sakuma, Hiroto Motoyama, and Teppei Kurimatsu—for a total of four characters across both volumes.
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NHK’s character “Domo-kun” has been transformed into a keychain mascot dressed as characters from the historical drama series “Sanada Maru,” “Toward the Shining One,” “Berabou,” and “The Toyotomi Brothers!” Available as capsule toys from Takara Tomy Arts, all four varieties will be available at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026!
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The “Genshin Impact Slime Marker Accessory” gachapon—featuring slimes from the “Genshin Impact” game—has been back on sale since the fourth week of September 2026. There are eight varieties in total, including the Wind Slime and the Mutant Lightning Slime, and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
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Benelic’s capsule toy series, “Sanrio Characters Mini Plastic Cup Charms,” will hit capsule toy vending machine sections nationwide starting in January 2027! The lineup features five types of palm-sized plastic cup-shaped charms, each measuring approximately 20 × 28 mm and featuring designs of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll, and Little Twin Stars, available for 300 yen (tax included) per play.
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From the anime *Sergeant Keroro☆*, the capsule toy “Sergeant Keroro☆ Colorful Candy Charms”—featuring members of the Keroro Squad as candy-style charms—is now available for pre-order on Gashapon Online starting September 29, 2026! The lineup includes all 5 characters, including Sergeant Keroro!
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“Mejiro Accessory 5,” a gachapon series featuring items inspired by the Kamen Rider series, will be available starting in the fifth week of September 2026. The lineup includes a total of 10 items from past Kamen Rider series, such as Myus’s Ride Ex, Gits’s Boost Buckle, and W’s Extreme Memory!
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The “Chibi Plush Vol. 2” prize set for the space fantasy RPG *Honkai: Star Rail* will begin appearing in crane games nationwide starting September 29, 2026. All five characters—Pioneer, Keigen, Yinyue, Feixiao, and Jiaoqiu—will be available as plushies in a “Chibi” style.
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“Mashu ROOM Cap,” a capsule toy featuring a room cap that lets you mimic a mushroom just by wearing it, will go on sale sequentially at capsule toy vending machines nationwide starting September 28, 2026. There are four varieties in total—Benitengu, Shimeji, Poison, and Shiitake—and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
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Bright Link is releasing “Wiggly Nose Lantern ZOO: Landmark Collection,” a capsule toy series featuring animals whose nose lanterns have grown so large that they’ve floated away. Scheduled to go on sale in January 2027, the lineup includes a total of six varieties, such as a shiba dog, a calico cat, and a hamster!
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The crew members from the wildly popular alien werewolf game “Among Us” are making their debut as “Marker Accessories” in Gashapon capsules. Gashapon Online plans to ship them around late January 2027. The lineup includes a total of 8 varieties, such as Red and Blue, and the Ghost figure is translucent!
