The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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The “Hikaru no Go” TV Anime “Sheep Version” Fair will be held at Animate stores nationwide starting Friday, December 4, 2026! Here’s a summary of the event dates, participating stores, conditions for receiving the free photo cards, and the prices and sizes of the new merchandise.
You cannot choose the design of the bromides, and the promotion will end once supplies run out.
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A collaboration between “ALIEN STAGE” and Animate Cafe will take place from November 19 to December 10, 2026, at Animate Cafe locations in Ikebukuro, Nagoya, and Tennoji. This collaboration coincides with the “ALIEN STAGE” EXHIBITION. Reservations for all dates will be made by lottery, and details regarding the menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
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The third collaboration between the British brand “Macmillan Alice” and Best Bridal, titled “Alice’s Christmas Gift Afternoon Tea,” will be available on select dates from November 18 to December 27, 2026, at 10 venues across 9 cities nationwide. The event will feature strawberry and apple-flavored sweets designed to evoke the worlds of *Alice in Wonderland* and *Through the Looking-Glass* using the Christmas colors of red and green, with prices starting at 5,000 yen.
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The “ALL ABOARD, TROUBLEMAKERS! POP UP STORE” for the anime “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway” will kick off at Yurakucho Marui on October 17, 2026, and tour four cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, and Fukuoka! A wide range of new merchandise featuring original illustrations by artist TSCR will be available, along with venue-exclusive panel gachas and purchase bonuses—clear cards (6 varieties total)—given for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
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The fourth installment of the “Chiikawa Pocket POP UP STORE” for the smartphone game “Chiikawa Pocket” will be held at five locations nationwide, starting at Ikebukuro PARCO on Saturday, October 24, 2026!
The lineup will feature items from the “Lunch Box” and “Shop” series, such as mascots, embroidered pin badges, and acrylic stands, and visitors will also receive freebies like Chiipoke Points and Original Stamps Vol. 4.
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A pop-up store celebrating the first anniversary of the theatrical release of *Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise* will open on October 24, 2026, at the Akihabara Gamers Main Store, Yume Town Saga, all Gamers locations, and the Gamers Online Shop!
New items featuring an original illustration of Franchu-shu in her Expo Live costume—including acrylic stands, pin badges, and skateboard decks—will be available, and a bonus bromide (13 varieties total) will be distributed with every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Danganronpa 15th Anniversary Exhibition” in Nagoya will be held at Telepia Hall starting Saturday, November 28, 2026! Here’s a roundup of information on the exhibition of concept art, in-venue puzzle-solving activities, and all 47 original merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations.
Tickets go on sale starting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16.
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The “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO” × Animate “Gratte” event kicks off on Thursday, January 14, 2027! Here’s a look at the menu—featuring graphic lattes, icing cookies, and graphic ice cream—as well as information on the eight types of paid-bonus trading acrylic coasters. Graphic Ice is available only at select stores.
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A collaboration between *Final Fantasy Resonance*, set for release on October 22, and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 17, 2026, all 8 Gratte varieties and all 3 types of icing cookies will be available at 12 Animate Gratte locations, and character cards modeled after the status screen will also be distributed!
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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!
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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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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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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 café between the anime “Haikyū!!” and and GALLERY will be held at six locations—Ikebukuro, Yurakucho, Namba, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sendai—from November 3 to December 6, 2026. An original visual depicting a winter afternoon after school bathed in the glow of twilight has been unveiled. Here, we’ll introduce six food items and six drinks inspired by Hinata, Kageyama, Tsukishima, Sawamura, Sugawara, and Azumine, as well as newly illustrated merchandise and special bonuses for ordering.
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To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the “Persona” series, a collaboration with “Yappari Steak” will take place at 44 locations nationwide from October 21 to November 24, 2026. At the four “full collaboration” locations, food and desserts recreating in-game menus, drinks named after past protagonists, and newly illustrated merchandise featuring characters wearing Kariyushi shirts will be available. At the 40 “light collaboration” locations, the “30th Anniversary 3-Item Assortment Plate” will be served.
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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.
