The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
“Rabbiale,” a collaboration between Nijisanji’s unit “Speciale” and Animate Cafe, will be held starting October 22, 2026, in Ikebukuro, Tennoji, Nagoya, and other locations. The event will feature menu items inspired by the members wearing bunny ears, original merchandise, and clear mini-shikishi as gifts!
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A collaboration between the “Urban Legend Debunking Center” and Karaoke Tetsujin will take place at 10 locations nationwide starting Thursday, October 8, 2026. Merchandise featuring original illustrations by artist Natsuki, based on the “Angels and Demons” concept, will be available for pre-sale, and themed rooms and collaboration drinks will also be introduced.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
“Manga: Made in Abyss,” the first-ever exhibition of reproduction original artwork for “Made in Abyss,” will be held at the Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store Book Hall starting Saturday, October 24, 2026. Along with this announcement, the first wave of merchandise has been unveiled, featuring 11 items based on the original manga—such as comic charms and mini-character acrylic blocks—and 10 anime-themed items.
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A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Ranma ½” and the Yokohama-style ramen chain Ikakuya will take place starting Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10 locations in Tokyo and elsewhere. Four types of collaboration ramen inspired by the characters and four types of Calpis juice will be available, and customers will receive one of 16 different coasters with each order.
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The “Theater Series [Part 1]: Made in Abyss: The Awakening Mystery” collaboration campaign with Round One, titled “Winter Fluffy and Cozy Days,” will be held at Round One locations nationwide from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, through Monday, January 11, 2027. The event will feature collaboration merchandise and capsule toys showcasing newly drawn “fluffy and soft” character designs, a total of five types of collaboration drinks, and a B4-sized visual mat available with the purchase of a collaboration pack.
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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!
Pop-up Store
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.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the anime “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters,” the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters × Collaboration Cafe Honpo BLANC [Revival Edition]” The collaboration menu, promotional items, and merchandise have been revealed, and reservations for the Ikebukuro location will open on October 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM. The lineup includes 16 types of monster-themed drinks, food and desserts that will rotate between the first and second halves of the event, and life-size acrylic stands. A pop-up takeout event is also scheduled to take place in Osaka starting November 27.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café titled “NORANEKO GANG BURGER,” featuring the TV anime *Diamond no A Act II -Second Season-* and mixx garden, will be held at the mixx garden Ikebukuro and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 9 to November 8, 2026. The event will feature a collaboration menu and merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations themed around a burger shop, and customers who order food or drinks will receive mini bromides and coasters.
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“Tokimeki Memorial: Girl’s Side” and Sunshine 60 Observatory’s Tenbo Park are teaming up for their first-ever collaboration, “Tokimeki Sky Date,” which kicks off on October 9 in Ikebukuro. The event will feature sky-high photo spots, original merchandise, a stamp rally, and special collaboration menu items!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “SONIC the Exhibition -ACROSS GENERATIONS-,” a 35th-anniversary exhibition celebrating the “Sonic” series, will be held at Ikebukuro PARCO starting October 9. In addition to concept art and development materials from past titles, the exhibition will also feature new collaborative artwork by 16 artists!
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 4th anniversary of the 2.5-dimensional vocal group “AMPTAKxCOLORS,” the collaboration café “AMPTAKxCOLORS 4th Anniversary Café in Sweets Paradise” will be held at nine Sweets Paradise locations starting October 2, 2026. Featuring newly drawn mini-character illustrations in colorful patterned jackets, the event will offer collaboration menu items supervised by the members, special 4th-anniversary desserts, and original cards where you can choose your favorite design.
Pop-up Store
The “Little Red Riding Hood Ver. POP UP SHOP” for the TV anime “Hotaru no Yomeiri” is set to open on October 20, 2026, on the 3rd floor of Ikebukuro P’PARCO! The shop will feature trading cards, acrylic stands, acrylic art boards, and other merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations themed around Little Red Riding Hood. A purchase bonus will also be available, offering a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the movie *Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise* will open on October 17, 2026, at the “eeo POP-UP STORE” on the 3rd floor of Ikebukuro P’PARCO! New merchandise, including pin badges and acrylic stands featuring newly drawn “Angel Ver.” illustrations of Sakura Minamoto and the other six members, will be available. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new items, customers will receive one random bonus postcard (out of a total of 7 varieties).
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “2.5-D Temptation” will be held at Ikebukuro Sukima Store from September 30 to October 13, 2026. New merchandise is coming!
Pop-up Store
The “Studio UG × Sanrio Characters” pop-up shop—a collaboration between the characters from “Studio UG,” illustrated by Yuji Nishimura, and Sanrio Characters—will be held at Ikebukuro Sukima Store starting October 14, 2026! Exclusively at the Ikebukuro Sukima Store—located in the underground central passageway of JR Ikebukuro Station, in front of the Central Ticket Gate—a limited-time selection of newly illustrated collaboration merchandise, including pin badges, wobbling acrylic stands, and ball-chain plush toys, will be available through October 27.
