The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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The “Brown Dust 2 POP UP SHOP” will be held sequentially at three venues in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka from November 4 through January 24, 2027! Items such as acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations of Jenis, Celia, Therese, Sylvia, and Helena in their “Kemo-Mimi Police”-style outfits, as well as life-size tapestries, will be on sale. Variant versions of these goods will be available exclusively through COCOLLABO’s online store.
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To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the TV anime “NO.6,” a collaboration with Karaoke Tetsujin will be held from November 5 to December 20, 2026, at 10 locations nationwide, including the Ikebukuro East Exit and Shibuya Dogenzaka branches. Collaboration drinks inspired by Shion and Nezumi (660 yen each), set menus, and newly illustrated merchandise will be available. Reservations for the themed rooms at the Shibuya Dogenzaka and Nagoya Meieki locations will open on October 30 at 6:00 PM.
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A “Touhou Project” collaboration café titled “Touhou Project Hakurei Shrine Autumn Festival 2026 at Cure Maid Café – Celebrating the Release of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic” will be held at Cure Maid Café in Akihabara from October 30 to November 15, 2026. The menu will feature dishes inspired by characters from *Red Magic Village*, such as Flandre’s omelet rice and Remilia’s parfait, and customers will receive one limited-edition collaboration sticker (11 varieties total) with each collaboration menu item purchased.
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A “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” campaign in collaboration with Lawson will be held at Lawson stores nationwide from November 3 to November 16, 2026. Purchase three eligible Lotte snacks, and you’ll receive one of eight original clear files featuring Link!
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The “Touneko Danshi” pin badges and stickers, previously sold at Atre “Chant de Herbe” locations, will be available for purchase in-store at the Touneko Danshi POP UP STORE (Akihabara and Kyoto) starting October 31. The lineup includes the “Touneko Danshi Pin Badge Collection” and the “Touneko Danshi Aurora Stickers.”
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The “POP UP CORNER in Kotobukiya” event for the TV anime *Longing to Be a Magical Girl* will be held at Kotobukiya Akihabara starting November 13, 2026, and at Kotobukiya Nihonbashi (Osaka) starting December 5! New merchandise themed around “Career Experiences”—including pin badges, acrylic stands, and large acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations—will be on sale. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new merchandise, customers will receive one randomly selected illustration card (9 varieties total).
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“MEDAROTTERS Café,” a collaboration between Imageneer’s popular robot game “Medarotters” and Collaboration Café Honpo, will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from November 20 to December 13, 2026. Merchandise featuring original diner-style illustrations by Horumarin, as well as menu items such as the Meta-Bee Burger and the Katsu Curry Udon Set, will be available. Reservations will be accepted starting at 12:00 PM on October 30.
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The “SEASONS in Lo-fi Animate-Only Shop” for *Goddess of Victory: NIKKE* will be held at the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store 5F Satellite Space starting November 7, 2026! Merchandise such as Noble Art cards, acrylic dioramas, and tapestries featuring Dorothy, Little Mermaid, Crown, and Nayuta will be on sale. These items will also be available at 15 participating stores nationwide and through the Animate online store, where customers will receive a purchase bonus of “coasters (8 varieties total).”
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A merchandise fair for the anime “Demon Slayer: Iruma-kun” will be held from January 16 to February 7, 2027, at 13 Animate stores and on the Animate online store! During the event, for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related character merchandise, you’ll receive one “photo-style card” (5 varieties total) as a special gift. Additionally, new event merchandise—including pin badges and acrylic stands featuring newly drawn “Yumekawa” illustrations—will be available!
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The “Anime ‘Demons Are Coming! Iruma-kun’ Animate Fair” for the anime “Demons Are Coming! Iruma-kun” will be held starting December 5, 2026, at a total of nine Animate locations—including the Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, and Umeda Store—as well as through the Animate online store! In addition to the pre-release sale of new merchandise featuring original illustrations based on the “shopping” theme, the event will also feature “film-style illustration cards” (8 varieties total)—a fair bonus given with every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise—as well as 75mm pin badges as a bonus for purchasing a box set!
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A pop-up store selling collaboration merchandise between “The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls” and the gaming PC brand “Astromeda” will be held on the 6th floor of Animate Akihabara Building 2 from October 24 to November 1, 2026! The store will sell power banks and rubber mouse pads featuring a lineup of 15 idols, including Nana Abe, Rin Shibuya, Uzuki Shimamura, and Mio Honda.
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A collaboration between “FLOW GLOW,” a five-member unit from Hololive Production’s “hololive DEV_IS,” and Marion Crepe will take place at 31 locations nationwide from November 4 to November 30, 2026. We’ll introduce the five limited-edition crepes designed by the members (rotating between the first and second halves of the event), bonus crepe-style coasters, newly illustrated merchandise and name-tag-style stickers, as well as the stores featuring standee panels.
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A Shine Post pop-up store will be held in Akihabara from November 13 to November 29, 2026. A wide variety of new merchandise will be available!
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An Animate Fair for the TV anime “Hanako-kun: The Boy Bound to the Earth 2” will be held starting December 12, 2026, at nine Animate locations nationwide, including the Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, and Osaka Nipponbashi Store! In addition to the pre-release sale of numerous new products featuring original illustrations based on the “Yumekawa China” concept, customers will receive a “Set of 3 Bromides” as a store purchase campaign bonus for every 3,300 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise during the event period.
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The “Shuten Kyodan” × Mero Kyuba Animate Fair—featuring the multi-genre adventure game “Shuten Kyodan” and illustrator Mero Kyuba—will be held starting December 12, 2026, at 10 Animate stores nationwide, including the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store, as well as through the Animate online store! The event will feature a pre-release sale of merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations themed around the “checkered outfit,” as well as fair-exclusive “film-style illustration cards” (8 varieties total) available with every 1,100 yen (tax included) purchase, and special bonuses for purchasing the complete box set.
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The “Yubisaki to Koiko” “Yubisaki to Koiko Preppy Style Fair at Animate” will be held starting December 11, 2026, at 15 Animate stores and through the Animate online store! During the event period, customers who purchase or pre-order related merchandise and books will receive bromides (7 varieties total). Additionally, a special exhibition booth featuring newly drawn illustrations will be set up at the Mini Museum on the 3rd floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store.
