The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Pop-up Store
A Gal Neko pop-up store will be held in four cities across Japan from September 4 to December 21, 2026. A wide variety of new merchandise will be available!
Collaboration Café
The “TV Anime ‘Blue Lock’ at Tree Village Café” event will be held sequentially starting September 1, 2026, at four Tree Village locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Hakata, and Yokohama. A total of 14 collaboration menu items and 12 types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations in a casual, sporty style will be available. Customers will receive an original coaster with each menu item ordered and a special card for every 2,500 yen (tax included) spent.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the hospitality adventure game *18TRIP*—set in the near-future Yokohama district “HAMA18”—and Sweets Paradise will be held sequentially at five locations nationwide from September 2 to September 30, 2026. In addition to a total of 13 collaboration menu items featuring original illustrations themed around dessert-making, the event will offer promotional items such as paper placemats and coasters, as well as 13 different types of collaboration merchandise.
Collaboration Café
The “Retro Flower Cafe,” a collaboration between the TV anime *Mob Psycho 100 III* and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from September 18 to October 18, 2026. In addition to a total of 16 collaboration menu items featuring newly drawn illustrations adorned with flowers, original merchandise—including L-size bromides and coasters given with every order, as well as a total of 7 different types of original goods—will be available.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Zero no Tsukaima 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of the TV anime “Zero no Tsukaima” based on the original work by Noboru Yamaguchi, will be held in Osaka following its run in Ikebukuro. It will take place from October 24 to November 15, 2026, at the Rakubasu Hall on the 3rd floor of Abeno and in Osaka!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring Capcom’s sword-fighting action game *Onimusha: Way of the Sword* and Pasela Resorts has been announced. From September 4 to October 12, 2026, a total of nine venues—including seven Karaoke Pasela locations and the Monster Hunter Bar—will offer a lineup of nine collaboration menu items and special perks with every order!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop celebrating the conclusion of Isaku Natsume’s *Amekiro Paradox* will open at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya in Tokyo on Friday, September 4, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubus in Osaka on Friday, September 25! New merchandise, including acrylic stands and canvas art featuring original illustrations based on the “Garden Party” theme, will be available. For every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive one random bonus mini-card (6 varieties total).
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring the character “Ocha-Inu,” which is celebrating its 24th anniversary, and “Aomi Coffee” will be held from Thursday, October 1, 2026, through Sunday, November 1, 2026. Collaboration drinks will be served and collaboration merchandise will be sold at all nine locations in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto!
Collaboration Café
The “FINAL FANTASY X 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAFE” will be open from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Wednesday, December 2, 2026. A total of 23 collaboration menu items inspired by Tidus and Yuna will be available at four locations in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The Osaka venue of the “Steins;Gate ANIMATION 15th Anniversary EXHIBITION,” commemorating the 15th anniversary of the TV anime “Steins;Gate,” will be held at Rakubus Hall Abeno, 3rd Floor, from Saturday, October 3, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, (Sun) at Rakubus Hall Abeno, 3rd Floor. In an exhibition space packed with the essence of the Future Gadget Laboratory, visitors can enjoy displays of items such as the “Phone Microwave (Tentative Name)” and “Gelbana,” as well as brand-new photo spots. Additionally, limited-edition merchandise featuring original illustrations, along with admission and purchase bonuses, will be available.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition for the anime “Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo” will be held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro starting September 30, 2026! Details have been revealed on the exhibits across all five areas, all 32 types of merchandise, and the photo booths!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for *The Idolmaster SideM* will be held in Tokyo and Osaka from September 4 to September 27, 2026. New merchandise will be available!
Pop-up Store
The “ONE PIECE CHOPPER’s” pop-up store will tour four Loft locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, and Fukuoka starting September 21, 2026! New merchandise featuring original illustrations and bonus cards will be available!
Pop-up Store
The “The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls” POP UP SHOP ~Sweet Melty Whip~ will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya starting September 10, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubus (Abeno Hoop) starting October 23. The event will feature large acrylic stands and tapestries showcasing newly drawn illustrations of Uzuki Shimamura, Arisu Tachibana, Akari Tsujino, Airi Toki, and Kanako Mimura in sweet-themed dresses, as well as venue-exclusive OSMO stamps. Additionally, there will be a distribution of bonus clear cards and a life-size panel giveaway campaign.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the manga *Tian Guan Ci Fu* by Su Xiang Tong Xiu will be held simultaneously at Shire Cafe FLEUR Shinjuku Marui Main Building and Shire Cafe Shinsaibashi BIGSTEP from September 17 to September 29, 2026. The event will feature limited-edition collaboration menu items inspired by the series’ world, as well as original merchandise featuring illustrations from the manga. The merchandise is also scheduled to be sold online at Anique Shop.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
To commemorate the publication of the special edition of *Schweigen*, the “Special Edition Publication Commemorative Exhibition: Usamaru Furuya—*Schweigen* / “Afterglow -Restlicht-” will be held from August 29 to September 27, 2026, at Vanilla Gallery in Tokyo, and from October 10 to October 21 at Seaside Studio CASO in Osaka. The exhibition will feature the complete collection of previously unreleased original artwork from the final chapters of *Schweigen*—a full-color redrawing of *Lychee☆Hikari Club* that took approximately four years to complete—as well as the premiere of the new work *Residual Light -Restlicht-*. A single ticket grants admission to both exhibitions.
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