The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café celebrating the release of EXILE’s 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCEPT ALBUM, *PARTY TUNE -BEST SELECTION-*, will be held at TSUTAYA locations in Tokyo and Osaka from September 25 to October 12, 2026. In addition to food and drinks produced by AMAZING COFFEE, the event will feature an exhibition tracing EXILE’s history, café-exclusive merchandise, and special gifts for both entry and with each order.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Mob Psycho 100 III” will open at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubus in Osaka on Friday, December 4!
In addition to new merchandise—such as large acrylic stands and a collection of pin badges featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Animal” theme—there will also be mini cards as a bonus for every 1,000 yen spent, venue-exclusive illustrated cards for every 3,000 yen spent, venue-exclusive OSMO stamps, and life-size character panel displays.
Collaboration Café
A “KING OF PRISM -Tri-Star Act-” collaboration café will open at four and GALLERY locations starting October 9, 2026. Newly illustrated Halloween-themed merchandise and freebies, as well as original food and drinks, will be available!
Pop-up Store
The “POP UP CORNER in Kotobukiya” event for the TV anime “K-ON!” will be held at Kotobukiya Nipponbashi in Osaka from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026! New merchandise—including pin badges, acrylic stand plates, and acrylic keychains featuring scenes from the series and newly illustrated mini-character designs—will be on sale. Additionally, a purchase bonus will be offered: for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on eligible items, customers will receive one randomly selected illustration card (5 types total).
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring “Magic Knight Rayearth” by the creative group “CLAMP” will open sequentially at three SMILE BASE CAFE locations (Nagoya Sakae, Shinsaibashi, and Ikebukuro) starting October 7, 2026. The menu will feature a wide variety of items illustrated specifically for this event with a “DINER” theme!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Spice and Wolf 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of Toisa Hasekura’s light novel *Spice and Wolf*, is currently on display at Tokyo Fuji University in Tokyo through September 13. The exhibition features newly drawn illustrations by Shiki as well as illustrations from throughout the series’ history, and will also open at Seaside Studio CASO in Osaka on September 26!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration with TOWER RECORDS CAFE to commemorate the musical *The New Prince of Tennis: The Final Stage* will be held at the Ikebukuro location from October 2 to October 25, 2026, and at the Umeda NU Chayamachi location from October 17 to November 1. The event will feature limited-edition giveaways and merchandise created using newly shot footage, as well as an original collaboration menu inspired by national team representatives.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop featuring newly illustrated merchandise with a “DJ” theme from the TV anime *Attack on Titan* will tour three locations—Tower Records Shibuya, Abeno Hoop, and Fukuoka Parco—starting Sunday, October 11, 2026!
Items such as record-jacket-style tapestries, acrylic stands, and trading cards featuring newly drawn illustrations of Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and Levi will be available, and online sales (on a pre-order basis) will begin at the Anique shop on Friday, November 20.
Collaboration Café
Details have been released regarding the collaboration menu and merchandise for the “Hibike! UFO-Namu Chaya” collaboration café. The lineup includes a total of 10 items—2 food items, 4 desserts, and 4 drinks—as well as 8 types of merchandise, such as acrylic stands and B2 tapestries. Additionally, an acrylic clear card will be offered as a reservation bonus, and coasters will be given as a bonus with food and drink purchases.
Pop-up Store
Additional Blue Archive pop-up stores will be held at the Kinokuniya Bookstore Tennoji Mio branch in Osaka from September 19 to October 14, 2026, and at the Sanseido Bookstore Nagoya Main Store in Nagoya from November 13 to November 30.
Products featuring newly drawn illustrations will be sold at these additional venues, and it has also been confirmed that promotional giveaways will be distributed and a post-event online sale will be held after the event concludes.
News
The second collaboration between the TV anime *Attack on Titan* and JR Central’s “Oshi-Tabi” campaign, titled “Osaka Investigation Operation,” will take place from October 8 to December 21, 2026, aboard the Tokaido Shinkansen and throughout Osaka City. A digital stamp rally featuring original voice recordings from Eren, Levi, and others will be held at 12 locations. Prizes include a card set for Shinkansen riders, stickers for completing the course, and 17 types of limited-edition merchandise available at the Kiddy Land Osaka Umeda store.
Pop-up Store
Pop-up Store Celebrating the Release of INI’s 9th Single, “ANTHEM” “INI LIMITED STORE – ANTHEM -” will be held from Tuesday, September 15, 2026, through Sunday, September 20, 2026, at three locations: Shibuya in Tokyo, Nagoya in Aichi, and Abeno in Osaka!
The venues will feature an exhibition of the helmets actually used in the album cover photoshoot, as well as screenings of exclusive video messages and the music video for the title track “You Know What To Do.” For every set of three product formats purchased, customers will receive one limited-edition trading card (one of 11 random designs).
Collaboration Café
The official March Monster × ALIEN STAGE “AaD” collaboration café will be held from September 16 to October 12, 2026, at two locations: motto cafe Ikebukuro and motto cafe Osaka. The event will feature a total of 16 collaboration menu items inspired by the six characters—including Ivan and Sua—as well as 13 types of merchandise, such as collectible pin badges and acrylic stands. Three types of special bonuses will be available based on menu orders and merchandise purchases.
Collaboration Café
Daisho Maeda’s first pop-up shop and collaboration café, “Daisho Maeda POP-UP STORE & CAFE ~Prince Pavilion 2026~ feat. tree village,” will be held at four tree village locations, starting with the Yokohama store on September 15, 2026. The event will feature a total of 13 collaboration menu items curated by Prince, pop-up-exclusive merchandise, and the “Prince Pavilion” edition of his second single, “Yes, Call in LOVE.” For every menu item purchased, customers will receive one of eight original coasters at random.
Pop-up Store
A “Galaxy Angel” pop-up store commemorating Gamers’ 30th anniversary will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Akihabara Gamers flagship store, seven other locations nationwide, and the Gamers Online Shop. The event will feature trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and B2 half-size tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Moon Angel Squad, as well as pre-order items such as Character Fine Graph and Rough Note. Additionally, there will be purchase bonuses including special bromides (12 varieties total), a meet-and-greet event with Ryoko Shintani, and a giveaway campaign for hand-signed color paper by Kanann, the character designer.
Pop-up Store
New merchandise featuring the LINE FRIENDS character “Emoji-ko (tentative name)” will go on sale at the dedicated LINE Gift shop starting at 11:00 a.m. on September 10, 2026, and the first pop-up event will be held on the first floor of “LINE FRIENDS SQUARE SHIBUYA” in Shibuya starting September 19.
In addition to the product lineup—which includes plush toys, mascots, 3D mugs, and capsule toys divided into Phases 1 through 3—details have been revealed regarding purchase bonuses such as the “Emoji Child (tentative name) Observation Card,” shopping bags, greeting events, and social media follow-up campaigns.
