The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Muzzle will release the “APEX LEGENDS™ Lots of Nessie Figure Markers (Clear Version),” a capsule toy inspired by Nessie from “Apex Legends,” in January. Featuring a translucent design, the lineup includes five varieties—green, clear blue, clear pink, clear yellow, and clear white—that you can attach to bags, pouches, umbrellas, and more.
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A new, specially illustrated prize draw themed around the 6th anniversary of “Wanpaku! Touken Ranbu” will go on sale sequentially at FamilyMart starting October 10, 2026. The lineup includes cake-themed storage boxes, diorama stands, towels, and more, and there will also be a “Double Chance” prize drawing!
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The “Chiikawa” prize item, the “Chiikawa Fluffy Pouch with Carabiner,” will begin appearing at Taito’s amusement facilities and other locations starting October 16, 2026. The lineup features a total of 8 designs, each made of fluffy faux fur and featuring embroidered faces of the Chikawa characters and a star-shaped carabiner!
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“VIRUSWEETS Gummy with Stickers,” a gummy candy featuring stickers from the original Gashapon IP “VIRUSWEETS,” will go on sale starting October 12, 2026, at candy sections in mass-market retailers nationwide. There are five different gummy shapes (all grape-flavored), and the die-cut stickers come in a total of 15 varieties, including a new type of “gummy.” The price is 216 yen (tax included).
Fashion
Merchandise featuring Nyanko-sensei from the TV anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends” will go on sale nationwide at Avail stores and the Avail Online Store (starting at 12:00 p.m. on the same day) beginning October 10, 2026. The lineup ranges from accessories such as shoulder bags, pouches, and caps to bedding items like mattress pads, fleece-lined half-blankets, and body pillows, as well as slippers and pet beds.
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Two types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime “Aono Hako” will go on sale sequentially at FamilyMart starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2026. The items include the Polashot Collection (550 yen, tax included), featuring Chika Kano in sportswear, and trading acrylic keychains (880 yen, tax included); both sets come in a total of five varieties.
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The first collaboration between the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” and Hanamarki’s “Sugu Umai Cup Miso Soup” has been announced, and a limited-edition series of six packaging designs featuring original illustrations by ufotable will be released sequentially starting in mid-October 2026. A campaign offering prizes such as acrylic stand sets will also begin on November 1!
Merchandise
“Petit Candy Vol. 2,” a palm-sized tin of candy featuring designs of the Tōken Danshi from “Touken Ranbu ONLINE,” will go on sale in stages starting in early October 2026. Candy cans featuring 10 different Tōken Danshi—including Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Izuminokami Kanesada—will be available, each filled with soda-flavored candy!
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Pre-orders for the “Cardcaptor Sakura” Gashapon “SLEEP Mascot Charms” will begin on Gashapon Online at 11:00 AM on October 6, 2026! Inspired by an episode in the series where everyone falls asleep due to the power of the cards, all four designs—featuring Sakura, Tsukino, Shaolan, and Kero-chan sleeping on the moon or stars—will be available for 500 yen (tax included) per play.
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From the anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders,” the “Soul-less Kakyoin Doll” will begin appearing as a prize in crane games at amusement facilities nationwide starting October 8, 2026! This approximately 15-cm plush toy recreates the “Soul-less Kakyoin Doll” that appears in the series, featuring two of the character’s most memorable expressions from the show.
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Starting in October 2026, Bandai’s Gashapon lineup will begin rolling out a total of eight new series featuring Sanrio characters. A wide variety of items—including “Bonbon Drop Miniature Charms 2” and the first mascot for the new unit “Cheerlist Tales”—will be available at capsule toy vending machines nationwide!
Fashion
A total of 10 items from the anime “Freiren: The Funeral” — including tote bags, pouches, and eyeglass cases — are now on sale at select Shimamura stores and Shimamura Park. The collection features designs of Freiren and her traveling companions as chibi characters, including a scene where Freiren is being eaten by a Mimic!
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From “O-Bunugu to Issho,” emoji-style face-shaped charm accessories are now available in Gashapon machines starting in the third week of September 2026. There are eight designs in total, including “Stationery-san,” “Pudding-san,” “The Nameless One,” and “Cat-san.” Each play costs 300 yen (tax included), and the lineup also features “Ears,” making their debut in a Gashapon machine.
Fashion
“Monchhichi”-themed keychains, pouches, bedding, and loungewear will go on sale starting October 10, 2026, at all nationwide locations of the Shimamura Group’s casual brand, “Avail”! The Avail online store will also begin carrying these items at 12:00 PM on the same day, featuring a wide range of products from bedding such as mattress pads and blankets to winter accessories and fleece-lined hoodies.
Fashion
“Chiikawa” women’s belly warmers will go on sale on October 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM on Shimamura’s official online store, “Shimamura Park.” These fluffy belly warmers feature large designs of Chikawa, Hachiware, and a rabbit. They come in two sizes—M–L and L–LL—and are priced at 1,089 yen (tax included).
Pop-up Store
The “Aikatsu Stars! ~Progress of the Stars~ Winter Boa Style Fair at Animate” is set to take place starting December 19, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store! During the event period, customers who purchase or pre-order “Aikatsu!” series merchandise will receive a set of bromides (6 varieties total), and other goods—such as acrylic stands and items from the ViVimus series—are also scheduled to go on sale.
