The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration between the 10th Anniversary musical “Hetalia: World☆Starts” and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 23, 2026, 12 Animate Gratte locations will offer lattes, cookies, and ice cream featuring designs of the 11 cast members!
Merchandise
As part of the *Touken Ranbu ONLINE* × TOYOTA collaboration, vehicle designs that blend the personalities of 10 *Touken Danshi* with 10 car models have been unveiled. Starting October 17, a *Crown Crossover* themed after Mikazuki Munechika will be on display at the Kyoto Station Building, and three types of collaboration merchandise will go on sale in Kyoto ahead of other locations!
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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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A collaboration event between the TV anime “My Happy Marriage (Special Edition)” and several shrines, titled “My Happy Marriage Prayer: Forging New Bonds and Strengthening Existing Ones,” will be held from October 16 to November 30, 2026, at four shrines in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Amulets, shrine stamps, and stamp books inspired by Miyo’s hair ornament and Seika’s braided cord will be available for purchase, and those who purchase these items will receive a special bookmark as a gift.
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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.
Pop-up Store
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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The “My Happy Marriage (Special Edition)” will be held from Friday, October 16, 2026, through Monday, November 30, 2026, at four shrines: Kamimeguro Hikawa Shrine, Shichisha Shrine, Abe-Oji Shrine, and Nashiki Shrine. Original items for this event—including goshuin stamps with designs unique to each shrine, goshuin albums, and amulets—will be available for purchase, and those who purchase an item will receive a special bookmark. Payment is cash only; there will be no online sales.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition of original artwork by Muto Hagio, titled “Muto Hagio Exhibition: Longing for Europe,” is set to be held at the Asahi Group Oyamazaki Sanso Art Museum in Kyoto. Running from December 19, 2026, to April 11, 2027, the exhibition will feature over 200 original artworks, focusing primarily on works set in Europe, such as *The Family of Po* and *Thomas’s Heart*!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration between the shooting game *Gothic is a Magical Girl* and BLUE LEAF CAFÉ will take place at four locations—Sendai, Ueno, Nagoya, and Kyoto—starting November 21, 2026. The event will feature French toast exclusive to the Ueno location, new drinks, and a revival of last year’s lemonade!
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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.
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The Kyoto Tango Railway and “Cinnamoroll” are teaming up for the “A Gentle, Lulling Stroll Through Maritime Kyoto” event, which begins on November 1. The event will feature the operation of a specially wrapped train called the “Cinnamoroll Gentle, Lulling Stroll Train,” the sale of one-day passes with special perks, and a digital stamp rally!
Pop-up Store
The “Gridman Universe” HEROINES ’80s Idol POP UP SHOP is set to open on October 19, 2026, at the IP Bookstore on the 6th floor of SHIBUYA TSUTAYA and at the Kyoto IP Bookstore! Items such as acrylic stand figures and B2 tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of Rikka and Yume, inspired by ’80s idols, will be available. Customers will receive a free promotional bromide with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
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.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition event titled “Keihan Electric Railway × Sound! Euphonium: A History of Collaboration,” which looks back on past collaborations between Keihan Electric Railway and “Sound! Euphonium,” will be held at SANZEN-HIROBA in Kuzuha Mall from October 1 to December 20, 2026. The exhibition will feature photo panels of the wrapped train cars and life-size panels installed throughout the station, and the wrapped vending machine (Kumiko Kumae version) from this past spring will also be brought back.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the new rhythm game “BanG Dream! Our Notes” and Sweets Paradise will open sequentially at nine locations nationwide starting November 2, 2026. Newly drawn illustrations themed around Sweets Paradise’s desserts have been revealed, and the menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date!
Pop-up Store
“Biwako-kun,” a VTuber active in Shiga Prefecture, will hold his first-ever pop-up shop from October 1 to October 31, 2026, at the Kyoto IP Bookstore on the 6th floor of Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. [T8]! In addition to selling exclusive merchandise available only here—such as limited-edition Lake Biwa acrylic figures, Lake Biwa pin badges, and kanji T-shirts that might appeal to foreign visitors—the event will also feature video screenings on a large in-store screen and special exhibitions.
