The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring the adult vocal group “SHOW-WA”—produced by Yasushi Akimoto—in partnership with Nippon Direct Sales and ORBcafe will be held at three locations from September 11 to October 12, 2026. The event will feature a total of nine collaboration menu items created by the members, as well as a special pin badge given to visitors!
Collaboration Café
The “Chainsaw Man Café,” a themed café inspired by “Café Nido”—where Reze works part-time in the movie *Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc*—will open for a limited time in Tokyo and Aichi starting October 1, 2026, and in Osaka starting October 8. The café will feature a total of 11 collaboration menu items inspired by scenes from the film, as well as 11 types of original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations. Customers who make advance reservations will receive a set of two postcards as a gift.
Pop-up Store
A new collection themed “My Room” from Benesse’s “&Shimajiro” will be available for a limited-time pre-sale from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 11 Kiddyland stores nationwide. In addition to a total of 77 items—including plush toys, face-print drawstring pouches, and a secret collection—we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to the event dates, prices, and participating stores, featuring exclusive gifts for purchasers such as limited-edition stickers and reusable bags, as well as photo sessions with Shimajiro at the Osaka Umeda and Hiroshima PARCO stores!
Collaboration Café
The second collaboration between the TV anime “SAKAMOTO DAYS,” based on the original work by Yuto Suzuki, and FavoteriA will take place at three locations from September 18 to October 12, 2026. Drinks and merchandise inspired by the “Retro Telephone Style” theme will be available!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the TV anime *Rosen Maiden*, created by “PEACH-PIT,” will be held at two locations in Tokyo and Osaka from September 13, 2026, through September 29. Featuring newly drawn illustrations with a “sweets” theme, the event will offer a total of 13 collaboration menu items and merchandise!
Pop-up Store
The pop-up store “NIJISANJI EN Welcome home, boys!” by the VTuber group “NIJISANJI EN” will open starting Friday, September 18, 2026, at HMV & BOOKS SHIBUYA, followed by locations in Nagoya, Hakata, and Namba, and Shinjuku. Featuring acrylic stands and pin badges using newly shot visuals of Albarn Knox, Claude Clomark, Sunny Briscoe, Ukiki Violeta, Bentacrow Bringer, and Vesalius Bandage, Yu Q Wilson. In addition to these items—which include acrylic stands, pin badges, fluffy loungewear, and Japan-exclusive merchandise sets—the event will also feature a venue-exclusive mini-game titled “The Phantom Thief Jewel Game,” surprise videos, and photo spots.
Collaboration Café
The “Rose Tea Parlor” collaboration café for *The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls* will open at four SMILE BASE CAFE locations starting October 1, 2026, beginning with the Nagoya Sakae branch. A total of 13 collaboration menu items and 6 types of merchandise, themed around “Rose Tea Parlor”—featuring a rose-patterned dress—and the newly illustrated “Crescent Princess,” will be available. Random coasters will be given as a bonus with food and drink orders, and random postcards will be provided upon payment.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of *LaLa*’s launch, the “Natsume’s Book of Friends” Collaboration Café will be held at the motto cafe Osaka location from September 30 to November 29, 2026. The event will feature 16 collaboration menu items—with different offerings for the first and second halves of the event—as well as 12 types of collaboration merchandise, including original coasters, paper bookmarks, acrylic stands, and reproductions of original artwork, all available as special gifts with purchase. Reservations for the first half of the event will open on September 11 at 7:00 PM.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for *Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club* will be held at Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 starting Friday, September 18, 2026, and at the Volks Osaka Showroom starting Saturday, October 10!
A total of 13 merchandise items—including Trading Heart pin badges, acrylic stands, and half-B2 tapestries—featuring newly drawn illustrations titled “Goddesses of Flowers” will be on sale. Additionally, a purchase bonus will be offered: customers will receive a postcard for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent on eligible items.
Pop-up Store
“Junji Ito POP-UP SHOP ‘Manazashi’,” a pop-up shop featuring original merchandise based on illustrations from the works of horror manga artist Junji Ito, will be held on a rotating basis starting Friday, September 18, 2026, at three locations: Tower Records Shibuya, Abeno Hoop, and Fukuoka Parco—starting Friday, September 18, 2026!
The event will feature apparel and collectibles based on masterpieces such as “Tomie,” “The Handsome Boy at the Crossroads,” and “The Hanging Balloon,” and the venue will include a mirrored area where countless “eyes” of Tomie cover an entire wall, as well as photo spots.
Collaboration Café
The café menu for the “Aikatsu!” POP UP SHOP & CAFÉ ~Sweet Restaurant~ has been revealed. The event will be held sequentially at three Tree Village locations starting September 19, 2026, featuring a total of 12 items—6 food items and 6 drinks—as well as a special coaster given with every order!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Sylvanian Families 40th Exhibition,” commemorating the 40th anniversary of Epoch Co., Ltd.’s “Sylvanian Families” series, will be held at the Hankyu Umeda Main Store from Wednesday, September 9, 2026, through Monday, September 28, 2026. The exhibition will feature large-scale dioramas and a complete display of all 100 types in the Baby Collection!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
Details for the “Yusei Matsui Original Art Exhibition: ~The Appeal of Human~” have been announced. The exhibition will be held sequentially at two venues—Namba Marui starting September 11, 2026, and Yurakucho Marui starting January 15, 2027—featuring approximately 300 original artworks and a total of 61 original merchandise items!
Pop-up Store
A “Kamen Rider Zetsu” pop-up shop in collaboration with HMV will be held sequentially at four locations: Osaka and Aichi starting September 19, 2026, and Tokyo and Fukuoka starting October 10, 2026. A total of six commemorative items, including acrylic banner cards and stickers featuring iconic scenes, will be available. Additionally, customers will receive a mini sticker (7 varieties total) as a purchase bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store celebrating the 5th anniversary of the anime adaptation of the popular manga *Jujutsu Kaisen* by Gege Akutami will open at TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI Osaka IP Bookstore starting September 10, 2026. A total of nine types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in traditional Japanese attire will be available!
Collaboration Café
“Ringo Jam Café,” a collaboration café commemorating the 10th anniversary of Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s fan club, will open in stages starting September 25, 2026. Menus and merchandise featuring Memel will be available at 8 locations across 6 cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, and Hokkaido!
