The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration between *Final Fantasy Resonance*, set for release on October 22, and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 17, 2026, all 8 Gratte varieties and all 3 types of icing cookies will be available at 12 Animate Gratte locations, and character cards modeled after the status screen will also be distributed!
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A collaboration between the 10th Anniversary musical “Hetalia: World☆Starts” and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 23, 2026, 12 Animate Gratte locations will offer lattes, cookies, and ice cream featuring designs of the 11 cast members!
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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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A pop-up store for “Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter” will be held in Nagoya from October 6, 2026, to February 2, 2027.
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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 “Touken Ranbu” Stage Play × Animate 10th Anniversary Collaboration Shop will be held on the 7th floor (SOUTH) of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store from November 7 to November 23, 2026! Representing the *Touken Ranbu* stage play, the Tōken Danshi—Mikazuki Munechika, Ōbōhei, Taikozane Sadamune, Izuminokami Kanesada, Horikawa Kunihiro, and Yamabokogiri Nagayoshi—will appear as panels; further details will be announced at a later date.
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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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Cygames’ “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” offline event, “Umapyoi Festival Plaza in Ikebukuro,” will be held at Naka-Ikebukuro Park on October 10 and 11. The event will feature a shooting gallery from “Paka Live TV” and a Pinball Derby exhibit!
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To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the TV anime “Hikaru no Go,” a special pop-up shop titled “~Picture Scroll on the Go Board~” will be held on the 5th floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store from October 17 to November 1, 2026! In addition to the sale and display of event-exclusive merchandise featuring newly drawn anniversary illustrations of Hikaru and 10 other characters dressed in traditional Japanese attire, there will also be a purchase bonus for washi-style coasters and a special promotion on the Studio Pierrot Store online shop offering free postcards with qualifying purchases.
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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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“Kodansha FES 2026 in Animate” will be held at Animate locations nationwide (including online stores) starting October 10, 2026! During the event period, for every single volume of a Kodansha-published manga or comic magazine purchased, customers will receive one replica mini-shikishi featuring newly drawn illustrations from 40 titles, including *Medalist*, *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, and *Blue Period*.
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A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan! 2” will be held from October 3 to October 18, 2026, at the Wakuwaku Space on the 3rd floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store! Trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and more! acrylic charm keychains, among other merchandise. In addition, there will be purchase bonuses such as bromides (12 varieties total), as well as a raffle for a chance to win a script autographed by the cast.
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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 Sanrio character unit “Cure Kawa Kyuto!” will open its first pop-up store, “Sanrio Characters Cure Kawa! Evolution!!,” on October 3, 2026, at NORTH on the 7th floor of the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store!
In addition to a lineup of 20 different merchandise items—including T-shirts, tote bags, acrylic stands, and pin badges—a special collaboration live event titled “Kyua Kawa! Evolution!! in Animate Theater” will be held at the Animate Theater on October 17 and 18.
