The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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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.
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The “TV Anime Gintama ‘Gin!’ Fair” for the TV anime “Gintama” will be held from December 26, 2026, through January 17, 2027, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store! During the event period, for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive a washi-style card (7 varieties total). Additionally, 10 Animate-exclusive items—including acrylic stands and eye masks featuring a newly drawn “Gin!” illustration themed around his piercing gaze—will be available!
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The “The Legend of Zelda” Animate Fair is set to take place starting October 2, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store! For every 5,500 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, you’ll receive a bookmark set featuring *Breath of the Wild* and *Tears of the Kingdom*. Additionally, original merchandise—including an aurora acrylic stand, a character badge collection, and fabric goods—will go on sale on October 2, and Navi die-cut stickers will be distributed when you check in via the Nintendo Store app.
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The “Yumekawa Fair in Animate” for the TV anime *There Are Too Many Losing Heroines!* will be held starting October 10, 2026, at six Animate locations nationwide, including the Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, and Nagoya Store! A total of 8 items, including acrylic stands and pin badges featuring newly drawn “Yumekawa Ver.” illustrations, will be available. A campaign will also be held where customers will receive a special bookmark (5 varieties total) with every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
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The “Nintama Rantarō Animate Fair ~Trip or Sweet~” will be held at Animate stores nationwide from October 3, 2026, through October 18! In addition to the pre-release sale of merchandise featuring brand-new, original illustrations based on a “Halloween” theme, a campaign will be held where customers will receive a “film-style illustration card (9 varieties total)” with every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
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The “Adventure Tale Fair in Animate” for the TV anime “Togen Ankiki” will be held starting October 3, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online store! During the event period, for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise (including pre-order deposits), or for each book, audio, or visual product purchased, customers will receive one “foil-stamped bookmark” (9 varieties total). Additionally, RPG-themed merchandise from Movic is scheduled to go on sale on the same day.
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The Animate Fair for the TV anime *You and I: Complete Opposites*, titled “~Let’s All Try On Blazers~,” will be held at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate Online Store starting October 2, 2026!
Customers who purchase or pre-order eligible items will receive a bonus “student ID-style card” (9 types in total), and new merchandise—including acrylic stands and character badge collections featuring newly drawn illustrations—will go on sale starting the same day.
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An Animate Fair for the manga *The Fate Rewinder* by Futa Kimura will be held starting September 28, 2026, at Animate’s Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, Umeda Store, and 10 other locations nationwide!
Pre-release merchandise featuring illustrations from the original manga—such as collectible pin badges and acrylic cards—will be available, and customers who purchase eligible items will receive a free set of “postcards (6 varieties total)” as a bonus.
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To commemorate the release of Volume 31 of the manga *Togen Ankī* by Yuki Urushibara and the broadcast of the anime’s second season, a special promotion will be held from October 7 to November 8, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online store. During the event period, customers will receive one “B6-Size Memorable Scene Visual Board (8 varieties total)” as a bonus for every eligible volume purchased.
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The “Persona” Series 30th Anniversary Animate Fair will be held from September 19 to October 25, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store. For every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on the purchase or pre-order of related merchandise, customers will receive one of eight exclusive clear bookmarks. Additionally, a pop-up shop will be held simultaneously at the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store, featuring fair-exclusive items such as cushions bearing logos from past games and acrylic art cards.
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The TV Anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends” Animate Fair 2026 will be held from Saturday, September 12, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store. Newly drawn merchandise based on the “exorcist” theme—including trading pin badges, illustration cards, and acrylic stands—will be available for pre-release purchase. For every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on character goods, customers will receive a fair purchase bonus: a set of “postcards” (6 varieties total).
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New merchandise from “Takagi-san: The Master of Teasing”—the “Work Experience Ver. Part 2” collection—will go on sale in December 2026! Pre-release items available at the Animate Fair!
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The “Moon Viewing Ver. Release Commemoration Fair at Animate” for the TV anime *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* will be held from Friday, November 6, 2026, through Sunday, November 29, 2026, at Animate’s Ikebukuro Main Store and other participating locations, as well as through Animate’s online store! During the event period, for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” merchandise, customers will receive one bonus postcard (8 varieties total). The lineup will also include “Moon Viewing Ver.” trading pin badges, B2 half-size tapestries, and acrylic stands, as well as “Dot Art Ver.” mini-character goods.
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The “Nijisanji Autumn Fair 2026” will be held at Animate stores nationwide (excluding the Animate online store) from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Monday, October 12, 2026 (a national holiday)! During the event, for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on “Nijisanji” and “NIJISANJI EN” merchandise, as well as Gratte collaboration food and drinks, you’ll receive one [bookmark (8 varieties total)] featuring the “#HYPE-ME” visual for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent. Additionally, “#HYPE-ME” merchandise will go on sale, and the Gratte collaboration will run concurrently.
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A special promotional event celebrating the release of the newly illustrated “Retro Pop Ver.” merchandise for the TV anime “Marriage Toxin” will be held from Friday, October 23, 2026, through Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 10 Animate locations nationwide—including the Ikebukuro Main Store, Sapporo Store, and Shibuya Store—as well as through the Animate online store!
During the event period, for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on “Marriage Toxin” merchandise, customers will receive one bonus bromide (8 varieties total). “Retro Pop Ver.” merchandise, including pin badges, acrylic stands, and B2 half-size tapestries, will also be available!
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A promotional event commemorating the release of the original short anime “Narumi’s Weekdays” from the anime *Kaiju No. 8* will be held starting Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate online store. During the event period, customers who purchase or pre-order eligible items will receive “postcards (5 varieties total),” including newly illustrated designs. In addition, new Movic merchandise—such as an acrylic stand of Gen Narumi, clear files, and “Korotto” acrylic figures—will also be available starting on the same day.
