The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A pop-up store and pop-up café for “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night” will open at the Tree Village Tokyo location starting Saturday, October 17, 2026. The Osaka and Hakata locations will open on Saturday, December 5, featuring newly illustrated amusement park-themed merchandise and collaboration food items.
Collaboration Café
The “Slayer Cafe & POP UP SHOP,” a collaboration event based on the TV anime “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance,” will be held at the Tree Village Yokohama location from October 10 to November 4, 2026, and and at the Osaka and Hakata locations from November 21 to December 3. The event will feature a collaboration menu and newly illustrated merchandise themed around a café run by the Demon Hunters. Customers who order from the menu will receive an original coaster, and those who purchase merchandise will receive a bonus bromide.
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The “Literary Masters: Stray Dogs × h.NAOTO” “Escape Game” exhibition will kick off at Shibuya Moddy on October 10, 2026, and tour five venues—including Aomori, Yamaguchi, Hakata, and Namba! The event will feature merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of collaboration outfits designed by h.NAOTO’s designer, Naoto Hirooka, inspired by “Escape Game,” as well as a raffle where customers can win original prizes with their purchases.
Collaboration Café
The full menu of 13 items and merchandise for the “Raven Blade Cafe in TreeVillage,” a collaboration cafe based on the TV anime *Attack on Titan*, have been revealed. The cafe will be held at TreeVillage in Tokyo starting October 10, 2026, and in Osaka and Hakata starting December 19, 2026. For each menu item ordered, customers will receive one of six original coasters, and for every 3,300 yen spent on eligible merchandise, they will receive one of five stickers. Merchandise will also be available for purchase online starting at 12:00 PM on October 10.
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To commemorate the premiere of the third season of the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Musings,” the “POP UP SHOP presented by TOHO animation” will be held sequentially at three venues—Shibuya Moddy, Kobe Marui, and Hakata Marui—starting October 10, 2026! Original merchandise, including acrylic stands, collectible pin badges, and cushion totes, will be on sale, and purchase bonuses will also be available.
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Pre-sales of original merchandise from the “Colorful Peach” × “JR West” collaboration project, “All Aboard! Karapichi Express,” will take place starting October 9, 2026, at the event space on the 5th floor of Hakata Marui! Items such as acrylic stands, random hologram pin badges, and store-exclusive rusks with postcards will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a ticket-style card as a bonus for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent, and there will be an exchange program for Sanyo Shinkansen ride bonus stickers.
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The Harry Potter pop-up store, “Mahoudokoro,” will be held at Hakata Amu Est from September 26 to December 27, 2026.
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A pop-up shop titled “-marine look-,” based on Aoi Tayama’s manga *Girl Crush*, will be held at three HMV&BOOKS locations—Shibuya, Namba, and Hakata—starting October 6, 2026!
The event will feature an exclusive pre-sale of trading pin badges, clear cards, acrylic stands, and other merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of Tenka Momose, Erian Sato, Jiu Chang, and Minche Im dressed in refreshing marine-style outfits. Additionally, special purchase bonuses will be available for every 3,300 yen (tax included) spent.
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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.
Collaboration Café
Daisho Maeda’s first pop-up shop and collaboration café, “Daisho Maeda POP-UP STORE & CAFE ~Prince Pavilion 2026~ feat. tree village,” will be held at four tree village locations, starting with the Yokohama store on September 15, 2026. The event will feature a total of 13 collaboration menu items curated by Prince, pop-up-exclusive merchandise, and the “Prince Pavilion” edition of his second single, “Yes, Call in LOVE.” For every menu item purchased, customers will receive one of eight original coasters at random.
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A “Galaxy Angel” pop-up store commemorating Gamers’ 30th anniversary will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Akihabara Gamers flagship store, seven other locations nationwide, and the Gamers Online Shop. The event will feature trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and B2 half-size tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Moon Angel Squad, as well as pre-order items such as Character Fine Graph and Rough Note. Additionally, there will be purchase bonuses including special bromides (12 varieties total), a meet-and-greet event with Ryoko Shintani, and a giveaway campaign for hand-signed color paper by Kanann, the character designer.
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The pop-up store “NIJISANJI EN Welcome home, boys!” by the VTuber group “NIJISANJI EN” will open starting Friday, September 18, 2026, at HMV & BOOKS SHIBUYA, followed by locations in Nagoya, Hakata, and Namba, and Shinjuku. Featuring acrylic stands and pin badges using newly shot visuals of Albarn Knox, Claude Clomark, Sunny Briscoe, Ukiki Violeta, Bentacrow Bringer, and Vesalius Bandage, Yu Q Wilson. In addition to these items—which include acrylic stands, pin badges, fluffy loungewear, and Japan-exclusive merchandise sets—the event will also feature a venue-exclusive mini-game titled “The Phantom Thief Jewel Game,” surprise videos, and photo spots.
Collaboration Café
The café menu for the “Aikatsu!” POP UP SHOP & CAFÉ ~Sweet Restaurant~ has been revealed. The event will be held sequentially at three Tree Village locations starting September 19, 2026, featuring a total of 12 items—6 food items and 6 drinks—as well as a special coaster given with every order!
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A “Kamen Rider Zetsu” pop-up shop in collaboration with HMV will be held sequentially at four locations: Osaka and Aichi starting September 19, 2026, and Tokyo and Fukuoka starting October 10, 2026. A total of six commemorative items, including acrylic banner cards and stickers featuring iconic scenes, will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a mini sticker (7 varieties total) as a purchase bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
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The “Demon Slayer! Iruma-kun” Anime Gothic Lolita Version Premium Shop will be held at POP Culture Style IKEBUKURO in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, from September 18 to October 18, 2026. Newly illustrated characters from Team Debimus and Team Gary will be featured in Gothic Lolita outfits, and Asmodeus and Clara’s cheerleading squad will also make an appearance. The merchandise is also scheduled to be available at four Gamers stores.
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A pop-up store for the anime “New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT” will open sequentially at all six Hands locations starting September 16, 2026. A total of 11 merchandise items featuring original illustrations with a gingham check theme will be available, and customers will receive a special card with every purchase of 2,500 yen or more (including tax).
