The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A collaboration campaign between “Fate/Grand Order (FGO)” and Round One will run from 10:00 a.m. on October 13, 2026, through January 11, 2027. Newly drawn visuals of Servants wearing Round One uniforms have been revealed, and further details are scheduled to be announced at a later date.
Convenience Store
Lawson original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime “20th Century Electric Catalog: Eureka, Eureka,” produced by Kyoto Animation, will go on sale starting October 13, 2026, via @Loppi, HMV, and at Lawson stores. Puzzle-style acrylic keychains featuring Kihachi Sakamoto, Inako Momokawa, and Yosuke Mitsuzoe, as well as A3 tapestries and acrylic stands, will be available, and scene-based photo cards are currently on sale at in-store multi-function copiers.
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As part of an exclusive collaboration between “Arknights: Endfield” and ZONe Energy’s ION Group, a limited-edition pack containing three bottles of HYPER ZONe and one original towel will go on sale in stages starting October 27, 2026. The towels come in six designs featuring characters such as Camille and Sue. A campaign will also be held where 25 winners will be selected at random to receive an original pouch if they collect all six designs and enter the drawing.
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The fourth installment of the “Blue Archive” 5th Anniversary Stamp Rally, titled “Blue Archive ~A Whiff of the Autumn Wind~ Strolling Through Golden Kanazawa♪~,” will be held in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, from November 13 to December 13, 2026. In addition to the digital stamp rally that takes participants around various locations in Kanazawa, there will also be a Blue Archive-themed gold leaf application workshop (3,650 yen) and a talk show on November 15 (registration for the lottery begins at 12:00 PM on October 7).
Pop-up Store
The “POP UP SHOP ~Alice in Wonderland~” for the TV anime “There’s No Way I Could Be a Girlfriend, No Way, No Way! (*Or Maybe It Wasn’t Impossible!?)” will be held simultaneously at three locations starting October 23, 2026: Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 in Tokyo, the Volks Osaka Showroom in Osaka, and the Hobby Stock Web Shop! Character fine-art prints, tapestries, acrylic stands, and other items featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the fairy tale *Alice in Wonderland* will be available for pre-sale, and a raffle will be held where customers can win prizes such as a newly drawn A4 visual acrylic plate for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on eligible merchandise.
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The “Happy Wedding Anniversary POP UP STORE in Annivroad” for the anime “Sword Art Online” is set to open on October 23, 2026, at the Annivroad by Bushiroad Creative Store in Shinjuku Marui Annex! Centered on Kirito and Asuna’s wedding anniversary, new merchandise—including acrylic stands, art panels, and mugs featuring newly drawn illustrations of the couple—will be available. Customers who make a purchase will also receive a postcard designed to look like an invitation to the wedding anniversary party as a special bonus.
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A “1,000 Gunmen” pop-up store will be held at Shinjuku Marui Annex from October 14 to October 27, 2026. New merchandise will be available!
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A pop-up store for “Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter” will be held in Nagoya from October 6, 2026, to February 2, 2027.
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A limited-time pop-up shop for *Magical Angel Creamy Mami*, titled “Magical Angel Creamy Mami POP UP SHOP Retro Future,” will be held at the Calendarium on the 5th floor of Ueno Marui from October 9 to October 18, 2026! New merchandise, including mistographs featuring completely original illustrations based on the theme “What if Mami sang on a special stage in the future?” and Aurora acrylic stands, will be available. Additionally, customers who spend 3,300 yen or more (tax included) will receive a ticket-style card as a purchase bonus, and a raffle with no losing tickets will also be held.
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Two types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime “Aono Hako” will go on sale sequentially at FamilyMart starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2026. The items include the Polashot Collection (550 yen, tax included), featuring Chika Kano in sportswear, and trading acrylic keychains (880 yen, tax included); both sets come in a total of five varieties.
Pop-up Store
A POP UP CORNER for the TV anime *Date A Live V* will be held on the first floor of the Kotobukiya Akihabara Store from October 21 to October 30, 2026! Items such as pin badges, acrylic stands, and large acrylic stands featuring newly drawn “Bath”–themed illustrations will be on sale, and a postcard will be given as a purchase bonus for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent.
Merchandise
Newly illustrated “Dark China Ver.” merchandise from the manga *Sasaki and Miyano* will go on sale in December 2026! The lineup includes all the sold-out items from “Kyomafu 2026.”
Pop-up Store
A collaboration between the superhuman sharehouse story “Charisma” and BOOKOFF will take place at participating BOOKOFF stores from November 13 to December 13, 2026! In addition to new merchandise—such as acrylic bookmarks and a collection of pin badges featuring brand-new illustrations themed around “Jump”—the event will include a clear bookmark given as a bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent, a life-size panel display, a specially recorded in-store announcement by Yuki Ono (who voices Fumiya Ito), and a post-event online sale with bonus items.
Pop-up Store
An Aopera pop-up store will be held at Shinjuku Marui Annex from October 6 to October 19, 2026. Lots of new merchandise will be available!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the TV anime “Heaven on the Other Side of the Red River” will be held from October 15 to November 2, 2026, at a special venue on the 6th floor (Art & Culture Floor) of Shibuya Loft! A total of 25 merchandise items will be available, including acrylic stands and art frames featuring newly drawn illustrations, as well as character stamps exclusive to the Shibuya Loft venue. Additionally, for every purchase of 2,000 yen or more (including tax), customers will receive a random illustrated card (4 designs total) as a gift.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The fifth installment of the official online gacha for the smartphone game “Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade,” titled “Fanpare Gacha: Kaigyoku & Tamori Vol. 2,” will be available for purchase from 12:00 PM on October 9, 2026, through 11:59 PM on October 25, 2026. Featuring a total of six tiers of prizes—including acrylic blocks and melamine cups featuring Satoru Gojo, Kei Natsume, Shoko Ieiri, Kento Nanami, and Yu Haibara—each draw costs 770 yen (tax included), with prizes scheduled to ship sequentially starting around January 2027.
