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“Kamitsubaki City Under Construction” × Gawako Animate Fair Starts November 14!

The “TV Anime ‘Kamitsubaki City Under Construction’ × Gawako Animate Fair,” featuring the TV anime “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction” and illustrator Gawako, will be held starting November 14, 2026, at six Animate locations—including the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store—as well as through Animate’s online store! New merchandise featuring original illustrations based on the “Black Coord” concept will be available for pre-sale, and a special fair promotion will offer a “film-style illustration card” with every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.

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San-chan-ku! Pop-up Store at 7 Locations Starting October 23!

The “San-chan-ku!” POP-UP SHOP is set to open at seven GRA Select / GRANUP company-owned stores starting October 23, 2026! New merchandise, such as acrylic stands and pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations, will be available, and a purchase bonus will be offered: for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent in a single transaction, customers will receive a random postcard (8 varieties total).

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Minecraft Plush Mascot Capsule Toys—On Sale the Fourth Week of October!

“MINECRAFT Plush Mascots,” a capsule toy series based on the popular game “Minecraft,” will go on sale sequentially at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in the fourth week of October 2026. A total of five varieties—including the Creeper, Enderman, and TNT—will be available as square plush mascots measuring approximately 7 cm!

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Pom Pom Purin × Avail: New Merchandise Goes on Sale Nationwide Starting October 10!

A new collection featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Pompompurin” in collaboration with Avail has been released, showcasing a laid-back, relaxing image of Pompompurin. Starting on Saturday, October 10—known as “Futon Day”—bedding, accessories, and apparel will be available at Avail stores and on the official online store, “Shimamura Park”!

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Aikatsu! Landmark Accessories ~Cute Collection~ Are Here!

The cute “Aikatsu!” bookmark accessories, “Aikatsu! Bookmark Accessories ~Cute Collection~,” will be available on Gashapon Online starting October 8, 2026! The lineup features four types of figures that bring “Cute” style outfits to life, along with five types of items—all nine varieties in total—featuring Aikatsu! cards mounted on plates—for a total lineup of 9 items. Each play costs 400 yen (tax included), and items will be shipped to your home around late December 2026.

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Heisei Fancy Characters: Landmark Accessories 2 Are Here!

“Heisei Fancy Characters: Bookmark Accessories 2,” featuring a collection of nostalgic Heisei-era fancy characters such as Fluffy Rabi-chan, Happy March, and Awa-wa-chan, is now available on Gashapon Online, with pre-orders open until 11:59 PM on October 12, 2026! The lineup features 8 varieties of translucent mascots with silicone rings and lobster clasps. Each play costs 300 yen (tax included), and items will be shipped to your home around late February 2027.

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Digimon Tamers 25th Anniversary Animate Fair Starts November 14!

The “Digimon Tamers 25th Anniversary Animate Fair” will be held starting November 14, 2026, at eight Animate locations nationwide, including the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store! In addition to the pre-release sale of new merchandise featuring original illustrations inspired by balloons, there will be an in-store campaign where customers receive postcards with the purchase of related merchandise, as well as a pre-order campaign on the Animate online store.

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“Hikaru no Go” × Round One: Collaboration Event at All Locations Starting October 16!

A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Hikaru no Go” and Round One will be held at all locations from October 16, 2026, to January 17, 2027, featuring collaboration drinks and food inspired by characters such as Hikaru Shindou and Sai Fujiwara. In addition to receiving original promotional items that change depending on whether you order during the first or second half of the campaign, we’ll also introduce collaboration packs, the collaboration room at the LaLaport Shin-Misato location, bowling score animations, and capsule toys featuring pin badges.

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Miffy × Kinokuniya Bookstore 100th Anniversary Fair to Be Held on November 12!

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dick Bruna’s birth and the 100th anniversary of Kinokuniya Bookstore’s founding, the “Dick Bruna Birth Anniversary & Kinokuniya’s 100th Anniversary Book & Collaboration Goods Fair” will be held starting November 12, 2026, at all Kinokuniya Group stores in Japan and on their online store! Collaboration merchandise will be available, including Miffy and Boris mascot keychains dressed as bookstore clerks, embroidered book covers, Staedtler mechanical pencils in Bruna’s signature colors, and Black Bear book pouches. Original shopping bags will also be provided as a special gift to customers who purchase picture books and related titles.

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“Chikawa” Movie: Penlight Cheer Screenings to Be Held for Three Consecutive Days Starting October 16!

The “Let’s Make It Happen!! Cheer Screening” of *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*—featuring automated penlight effects—will be held for three consecutive days from October 16 to 18, 2026, at seven TOHO Cinemas locations across five prefectures nationwide. This is a screening where audience members can cheer along using special glow sticks that change color in sync with the film. It is an expansion of the “Glow Stick Cheer Screening,” which was held just once on September 23, to a three-day event.

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Dakaiichi × Round One: Collaboration Event Starts October 30 at All Locations!

A collaboration campaign between “I’m Being Threatened by the No. 1 Man I Want to Be With” and Round One will be held at all locations starting October 30, 2026. In addition to collaboration packs—which include mini autograph cards and other items—and special collaboration menu items, a karaoke collaboration room will also be available at the Ikebukuro location!

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Monsters, Inc. Ichiban Kuji: On Sale Starting October 17 at FamilyMart and Other Locations!

A “Ichiban Kuji” capsule toy series based on Disney/Pixar’s *Monsters, Inc.* will go on sale starting October 17, 2026, at FamilyMart and other locations. The lineup includes figures depicting the scene from the door warehouse featuring Sulley, Mike, and Boo, as well as an energy tank-shaped coin bank that emits a scream!