The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
Merchandise from the “Licorice Recoil” “POP UP STORE in SHIBUYA109” pre-release sale is now available for purchase online! Released in December 2026.
Pop-up Store
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.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 8, the latest installment of “My Second Chance at Magic School Life with My Ex-Boyfriend, Starting from the Prologue (*But with a Favorability Rating of Zero),” goes on sale December 4, 2026!
Merchandise
Based on “Making a Living from Death Games,” new merchandise featuring original Ghost House costumes will go on general sale in January 2027! C108 pre-release merchandise and TCG supplies are now available!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The capsule toy series “Sergeant Keroro: Afro Flocky Dolls,” featuring figures of the Keroro Squad sporting afro hairstyles, will begin rolling out starting in the third week of September 2026. The line is distinguished by the soft, fluffy flocked afro hairstyles and includes all five squad members, such as Sergeant Keroro and Private Tamama!
Merchandise
20th-anniversary merchandise from the anime “The Familiar of Zero,” including an original illustration of Louise in a wedding dress, will go on sale in December 2026! Animate exclusive.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café for the anime *Sergeant Keroro☆* will be held at Collabo_Index in Tokyo and Osaka from Friday, October 9, 2026, to Monday, November 16, 2026. The event will feature a total of 10 menu items themed around “Autumn Delicacies: We’re Invading!” as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the start of the serialization of “The Summer the Light Died” by Mokumoku Ren, the “‘The Summer the Light Died’ 5th Anniversary POP-UP SHOP in OIOI” will be held from October 2 to October 18, 2026, at the event space on the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex!
Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations—including acrylic stands, tote bags, and collectible pin badges—will be available. The venue will also feature a display of standee panels, and visitors will receive an illustrated card with every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
Pop-up Store
“Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World” “POP UP STREET in Okuyama O-mairi-machi & Asakusa Nishi-sando Shopping Street” has been confirmed to take place from Friday, October 2, 2026, to Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Okuyama O-mairi-machi and the Asakusa Nishi-sando Shopping Street in Asakusa, Tokyo, among other locations!
The special pop-up shop will feature an early release of original merchandise featuring collaboration illustrations, and various events—such as a stamp rally—are planned to liven up the shopping district. From October 2 through October 4, entry will be by advance reservation only (registration opens on September 18 at 6:00 PM on a first-come, first-served basis).
Pop-up Store
The “Fools, Tests, and Summoned Beasts” TV Anime POP UP CORNER at Melon Books will be held from October 2 to October 11, 2026, at the Melon Books Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi stores, as well as through the Melon Books online store. The lineup includes pin badges, acrylic keychains, acrylic stands, acrylic art boards, and “POPArt” merchandise. Additionally, a store-exclusive purchase bonus will be offered: for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive one random postcard (out of a total of 3 types).
Merchandise
Merchandise from the “That Summer…” POP UP SHOP, based on Akimi Yoshida’s legendary manga *BANANA FISH*, will go on sale in December 2026!
News
A collaboration between the TV anime “Dungeon Meal” and Karaoke Maneki Neko has been announced, with the event scheduled to begin sometime in October 2026. Newly drawn illustrations in a modern Japanese style, featuring Lios, Marushiru, Chiruchack, and two others dressed in hakama and kimono, have also been unveiled!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the TV anime “Making a Living from Death Games” will be held from Saturday, September 26, 2026, through Monday, October 12, 2026 (a national holiday) on the 7th floor of the Akihabara Gamers Main Store and at the Gamers Online Shop!
The store will feature a lineup of pre-order items themed around the “Night Parade of a Hundred Demons,” including Inugami, Tanuki, and Nekomata acrylic keychains, large acrylic stands, and full-graphic T-shirts. There will also be a raffle open to customers for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as purchase bonuses offering free photo cards.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Spice and Wolf 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of Toisa Hasekura’s light novel *Spice and Wolf*, is currently on display at Tokyo Fuji University in Tokyo through September 13. The exhibition features newly drawn illustrations by Shiki as well as illustrations from throughout the series’ history, and will also open at Seaside Studio CASO in Osaka on September 26!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up corner for *Sergeant Keroro: The New Movie – Resurrected and Immediately Threatening to Destroy the Earth!* will be held at the Anime Culture Center by eeo (3rd floor of Matsuya Asakusa) from Monday, September 28, 2026, through Monday, October 12, 2026 (a national holiday)!
Items featuring mini-character illustrations from the “Moon Viewing Ver.”—including pin badges, small acrylic stands, large acrylic keychains, accessory cases, and acrylic art boards—will be available, with online pre-orders opening on Monday, August 31. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new products, customers will receive one random illustration card (10 varieties total) as a gift.
Pop-up Store
The “Seishun Buta Yarou Doesn’t Dream of the Shonan Fujisawa Memory Girl” POP-UP SHOP, part of the “Seishun Buta Yarou” series, will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Monday, October 12 (Mon, Holiday) at Don Quijote Fujisawa Station South Exit Store and four other locations! In addition to the pre-release sale of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Memories by the Sea” theme, we’ll also be introducing a roundup of special bonuses, including event-exclusive bromides (12 varieties total) available with every 2,000 yen (tax included) purchase, postcards exclusive to the Don Quijote Fujisawa Station South Exit Store, and a 75mm glitter pin included with the purchase of one box—all of which will be introduced here.
