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“Blue Pig” Mai Sakurajima Birthday Fair at Animate on November 28!

“Young Pig Boy Doesn’t Dream of Sweet Girls” Mai Sakurajima Birthday Fair 2026 at Animate will be held starting November 28, 2026, at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store and seven other locations nationwide, as well as through the Animate online store! Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Mai Sakurajima’s Birthday” theme from the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend* will be available for pre-sale, and postcards (8 varieties total) will be distributed as purchase bonuses.

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Proseca × Cocos Collaboration Campaign Starts October 21!

A collaboration campaign between “Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku” and Cocos will be held at Cocos locations nationwide from October 21 to December 15, 2026. The campaign features a collaboration menu inspired by six units, and customers who order eligible menu items will receive a clear file. We’ll also introduce the drink bar that comes with a clear bottle, a web raffle for a chance to win limited-edition merchandise, Coco’s-exclusive acrylic stand panels and pin badges, and six stores featuring special decorations.

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Digimon Tamers 25th Anniversary Animate Fair Starts November 14!

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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“Chikawa” Movie: Penlight Cheer Screenings to Be Held for Three Consecutive Days Starting October 16!

The “Let’s Make It Happen!! Cheer Screening” of *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*—featuring automated penlight effects—will be held for three consecutive days from October 16 to 18, 2026, at seven TOHO Cinemas locations across five prefectures nationwide. This is a screening where audience members can cheer along using special glow sticks that change color in sync with the film. It is an expansion of the “Glow Stick Cheer Screening,” which was held just once on September 23, to a three-day event.

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Yumeiro Patissière × Kara Tetsu Halloween Collaboration Starts October 8!

A collaboration between the TV anime “Yumeiro Patissière” and Karaoke Tetsujin will take place at 10 locations nationwide from October 8 to November 23, 2026, featuring new, original Halloween-themed illustrations. We’ll introduce four types of collaboration drinks that come with coasters, special sets, newly illustrated merchandise, concept rooms at the Shibuya Dogenzaka and Osaka Namba locations, and the challenge to sing the designated songs.

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Kaozero × Meidori-min: Nightmare Café Opens October 16!

To commemorate the first anniversary of the game “Chaos Zero Nightmare,” a collaboration café called “Nightmare Café” with the maid café “Meidori-min” will be held at eight locations nationwide from October 16 to November 15, 2026. Food and drinks inspired by Rossweiss Blaze Bell Daria, a new character from Season 5, will be available. Customers who order a drink will receive a coaster, and those who order a set meal will receive a pin.

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Urban Legend Debunking Center × Kara-Tetsu: Menu & Concept Room Details Revealed!

Details have been released for the collaboration between the “Urban Legend Debunking Center” and Karaoke Tetsujin (October 8–November 23, 2026), featuring collaborative drinks by Wataru Meguriya, Azami Fukurai, and Jasmine (660 yen each) and the “-Fabulous! – Set” (1,760 yen) with special bonuses have been revealed. The themed rooms, available at nine locations, cost 2,200 yen per person per time slot (tax included), and reservations will be accepted via a dedicated form starting at 5:00 PM on October 5.

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Cinnamoroll POP-UP STORE at 15 Loft Locations Starts October 8!

A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular characters “Cinnamoroll” and “Cinnamo Angels”—“Cinnamoroll & Cinnamo Angels POP-UP STORE in Loft”—will open on October 8, 2026, starting at Umeda Loft and Moyuku Sapporo Loft, and will subsequently be held at 15 Loft locations nationwide! The theme is “Ice Cream,” and the lineup features a wide variety of event-exclusive merchandise in various designs, including T-shirts, tote bags, acrylic keychains, and random pin badges.

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Uma Musume × Tomakomai City 2026 Collaboration Starts October 24!

A new collaboration between Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, and “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” will kick off on October 24. The event will feature the distribution of trading cards (6 varieties total) at restaurants throughout the city, a “Photo Derby” tour covering the Iburi and Hidaka regions, the installation of life-size panels, and the sale of newly illustrated merchandise!

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Rilakkuma × Haikyu!! Store Opens in 5 Cities Nationwide Starting November 20!

A pop-up store for the special collaboration between the anime series “Rilakkuma” and “Haikyu!!”—titled “Rilakkuma × Haikyu!!”—will tour Base Yard Tokyo locations in five cities across Japan—Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima—starting November 20, 2026! The first lineup of 13 items—including acrylic stands, random-design mats, and pin badges—has been unveiled, along with a collaboration lottery set for release on January 23, 2027, and card-shaped soft cookies scheduled for release in January 2027!

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“The Manga ‘The Fate Rewinder’ Animate Fair Starts September 28!”

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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Shirotan Fluffy Store at Aurora Town in Sapporo Opens September 19!

The “Shirotan Funwari Store” will open for a limited time at Sapporo Underground Mall Aurora Town starting Saturday, September 19, 2026! This is the first pop-up store of its kind in Hokkaido, featuring a collection of items including a series exclusive to Hokkaido stores. Customers who spend 3,300 yen (tax included) or more on Shirotan merchandise will receive a limited-edition sticker, and those who spend 5,500 yen (tax included) or more will receive a limited-edition pin.

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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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“Freiren of the Funeral Procession” Season 2 Special Screening Event to Be Held on September 26 at 9 Theaters!

A [Season 2 Highlight Screening Event] commemorating the third anniversary of the TV anime “Freiren: The Funeral” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at nine theaters nationwide. Eight carefully selected episodes from Season 2 will be screened, and at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, there will also be a stage greeting featuring Atsumi Tanezaki and four other cast members!

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HELLO KITTY’S SWEETS MARKET Opens in 3 Cities Starting September 18!

Sanrio’s large-scale shopping event, “HELLO KITTY’S SWEETS MARKET -Chocolate lovers-,” will be held at the Daimaru Umeda Store starting September 18, 2026, at the Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Branch starting October 22, and and at the Daimaru Sapporo Store starting November 18.
The lineup will feature over 2,000 items, centered on event-exclusive merchandise featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, Choco Cat, and Lullaby Lovables dressed in chocolate-colored outfits.