The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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LUMINE and Nintendo Switch 2 will host the “LUMINE Pokémon Christmas 2026” campaign for the exclusive game *Poko a Pokémon* at LUMINE locations nationwide from November 19 to December 25, 2026. In addition to a digital stamp rally that takes participants to 25 locations across 14 LUMINE locations—where they can earn original prizes—the event will also feature meet-and-greets with Pikachu, workshops, and photo booths.
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The “POP UP SHOP in Marui” for the TV anime “Licorice Recoil” will be held sequentially at Shinjuku Marui Men and Machida Modie from November 14 to December 13! The event will feature a pre-release sale of merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations inspired by the “poncho style” concept, as well as a prize draw with no losing tickets and an exhibition of standee panels.
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A pop-up store for “The Firefly’s Wedding” will be held in Machida from November 6 to November 15, 2025. Merchandise featuring illustrations of characters making a heart shape with their fingers will be available!
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A giveaway of birthday stickers commemorating Pingu’s birthday will be held exclusively on October 28, 2026. Customers who purchase Pingu merchandise at eight participating locations—including the Keio Department Store Shinjuku Branch and Nagoya PARCO—as well as the official online store will receive a free gift!
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The Christmas event “Grandberry Christmas: ‘Together This Holiday’” at Grandberry Park in Minami-Machida, featuring the wildly popular comic strip “PEANUTS” starring Snoopy and his friends, will be held from November 14 to December 25, 2026. We’ll introduce the approximately 8-meter-tall tree featuring Snoopy and his siblings, the distribution of paper hats during the tree-lighting ceremony, workshops at the Snoopy Museum, the SNOOPY ICE ARENA, and the museum’s “Happy Christmas” exhibition.
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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 “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.
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.
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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!
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A pop-up store for “Chiikawa”—whose characters are beloved for their endearing, clumsy yet earnest way of life—will be held at the Machida Moddy 4th-floor event space from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Sunday, November 1!
The lineup will feature a wide variety of new products, including winter items such as the “Meat Bun-Eating Mascot” and cozy, fluffy blankets; drink-themed merchandise featuring the “Chestnut Manju”; and a 2027 desk calendar.
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A Star Wars pop-up store will be held at Parco Loft from March 23 to August 16, 2026! New merchandise will be available!
