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“Poppy Playtime” Pop-Up Store at 8 Toys”R”Us Locations Starts September 18!

A pop-up store for the horror game “Poppy Playtime” will be held at all eight Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us locations from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026!
The event will take place at the Sapporo, Asahikawa, Fujimi, Kinshicho, Tachikawa Tachihi, Namba Parks, Kyoto Ekimae, and Hakata Marui locations. During the event period, the first 300 customers at each store who purchase Poppy Playtime-related merchandise totaling 2,000 yen or more (including tax) will receive a special postcard.

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Urban Legend Debunking Center × Karaoke no Tetsujin: October Collaboration Confirmed!

It has been announced that a collaboration between the adventure game *Urban Legend Deconstruction Center* and Karaoke Tetsujin will take place in October 2026. Exclusive illustrations created specifically for the collaboration, featuring angels and demons as their theme, have been unveiled, and details regarding the menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date.

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Love Live! Sauna Event #5: Coming to 12 locations nationwide starting September 23!

The fifth installment of the “Love Live! Series × Sauna and Rock Bath Facility Collaboration: ‘Love Live! Sauna’” will be held at 12 facilities nationwide from September 23 to October 8, 2026. The fifth installment will feature μ’s as its theme, with merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the members enjoying the sauna, as well as a “Music Löyly” event where guests can relax while listening to μ’s songs.

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Blue Archive POP-UP STORE at Kotobukiya Opens September 17!

The “Blue Archive POP UP STORE 2026 in Kotobukiya,” a pop-up store for *Blue Archive -Blue Archive-*, will be held on the 1st floor of the Kotobukiya Akihabara Building from September 17 to October 4, 2026!
Featuring a “Blue Sea and White Shirt” theme, the store will offer newly drawn illustrations on BIG tapestries, BIG towels, BIG acrylic stands, and name key chains. For every 3,000 yen spent on eligible merchandise, customers will receive a free postcard (8 varieties total, distributed at random) as a purchase bonus.

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Aikatsu! × Tobu Zoo: “Safari Look” Event Starts October 17!

A collaboration event between “Aikatsu! 10th STORY ~STARWAY to the Future~” and Tobu Zoo will be held from October 17, 2026, through January 11, 2027. Newly drawn illustrations featuring nine idols, including Ichigo Hoshimiya, interacting with animals in safari-style outfits will be unveiled, and the event will offer collaboration admission tickets, original merchandise, and specially packaged food items.

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Trikkal Pop-Up Store in Ikebukuro Opens September 17!

Pre-orders for “Mochimochi Bancole!,” a pop-up store for the smartphone RPG *Trikkaru: Mochimochi Hoppe Daisakusen*, will begin on September 17, 2026, at “Bancole!” within Premium Bandai. The lineup includes 78 different “Connectable Acrylic Stands,” a T-shirt collection featuring Spiki designs, and rotating acrylic stands. Pre-sales will begin on the same day at the Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo.

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The Idolmaster SideM Event at Joypolis Starts September 12!

The third collaboration between “The Idolmaster SideM” and Tokyo Joypolis, “The Idolmaster SideM in JOYPOLIS 3,” will be held from September 12 to December 6, 2026. The event will feature a special show using 3D live footage of all 16 units, three collaboration attractions, collaboration menu items, and original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations.

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“Fengshen Yanyi” 30th Anniversary: New Game “Defying Heaven’s Will” Set for Release in 2027!

As part of the 30th-anniversary project for the manga *Fengshen Yanyi*, the release of the all-new game *Fengshen Yanyi: Gyakumei Jōten* has been announced. This roguelike action game, in which players control a new protagonist illustrated exclusively by the original author, Ryū Fujisaki, will be released in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Steam!

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Blue Archive Pop-Up Store in Osaka and Aichi on September 19!

Additional Blue Archive pop-up stores will be held at the Kinokuniya Bookstore Tennoji Mio branch in Osaka from September 19 to October 14, 2026, and at the Sanseido Bookstore Nagoya Main Store in Nagoya from November 13 to November 30.
Products featuring newly drawn illustrations will be sold at these additional venues, and it has also been confirmed that promotional giveaways will be distributed and a post-event online sale will be held after the event concludes.

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ALIEN STAGE “AaD” Café Opens in Ikebukuro and Osaka on September 16!

The official March Monster × ALIEN STAGE “AaD” collaboration café will be held from September 16 to October 12, 2026, at two locations: motto cafe Ikebukuro and motto cafe Osaka. The event will feature a total of 16 collaboration menu items inspired by the six characters—including Ivan and Sua—as well as 13 types of merchandise, such as collectible pin badges and acrylic stands. Three types of special bonuses will be available based on menu orders and merchandise purchases.

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Uma Musume × Animate: Local Merchandise from All 47 Prefectures Goes on Sale Starting September 26!

“Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” merchandise featuring motifs from all 47 prefectures will go on sale at Animate stores and the Animate Online Store nationwide starting September 26, 2026. A promotional event will also be held from that date through October 25, and customers who purchase eligible items will receive a postcard!

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Monogakuka Loungewear POP-UP SHOP in Shibuya Opens September 18!

A “Monji-ka-ka” pop-up shop will be held starting Friday, September 18, 2026, at AMNIBUS STORE -blue- on the 5th floor of MAGNET by SHIBUYA109! Merchandise based on the “loungewear” concept—including trading glitter pin badges, acrylic stands, and T-shirts featuring original illustrations by the creator—will be available for pre-sale. During the event, for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent, you’ll receive one random event postcard (out of a total of 7 designs) as a purchase bonus.