The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball” and Chugai Grace Café will be held at the Shibuya Moddy and Osaka locations from October 1 to October 25, 2026. The event will feature merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations of the characters in their popular black suits—a favorite every year—as well as collaboration menu items inspired by the characters.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The Osaka leg of the Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Exhibition, “Dragon Quest the DIVE—Toward the Stage of Unseen Adventures,” has been confirmed. Visitors can experience the immersive attraction “VR RIDE” at Grand Front Osaka from Tuesday, January 26, 2027, through Sunday, March 14, 2027!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the horror game “Poppy Playtime” will be held at all eight Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us locations from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026!
The event will take place at the Sapporo, Asahikawa, Fujimi, Kinshicho, Tachikawa Tachihi, Namba Parks, Kyoto Ekimae, and Hakata Marui locations. During the event period, the first 300 customers at each store who purchase Poppy Playtime-related merchandise totaling 2,000 yen or more (including tax) will receive a special postcard.
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“STAR WARS STORE by BENELIC,” Japan’s first permanent “Star Wars” official store, will open on Thursday, October 1, 2026, on the 6th floor of the Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building. It will also open at LUCUA South in Osaka sometime in November!
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A [Season 2 Highlight Screening Event] commemorating the third anniversary of the TV anime “Freiren: The Funeral” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at nine theaters nationwide. Eight carefully selected episodes from Season 2 will be screened, and at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, there will also be a stage greeting featuring Atsumi Tanezaki and four other cast members!
Pop-up Store
The “Kamen Rider Store Osaka Pop-Up Shop at Shinsaibashi PARCO” will be held from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Monday, October 26, 2026. The shop will feature the latest merchandise, including items from *Kamen Rider Mice*, and a pop-up event for *Super Space Detective Gavan: Infinity* will be held simultaneously!
Pop-up Store
Sanrio’s large-scale shopping event, “HELLO KITTY’S SWEETS MARKET -Chocolate lovers-,” will be held at the Daimaru Umeda Store starting September 18, 2026, at the Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Branch starting October 22, and and at the Daimaru Sapporo Store starting November 18.
The lineup will feature over 2,000 items, centered on event-exclusive merchandise featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, Choco Cat, and Lullaby Lovables dressed in chocolate-colored outfits.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café called “POKOPEA WORLD KITCHEN,” featuring Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun (Poko-Pee), will be held at five locations—Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Hyogo, and Hiroshima—starting October 2, 2026. The event is themed around the two characters’ world travels, and reservations are now being accepted via the Sweets Paradise app.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “Chiikawa”—whose characters are beloved for their endearing, clumsy yet earnest way of life—will be held at the Senboku Takashimaya 4th-floor Event Hall from Thursday, September 24, 2026, through Tuesday, October 6!
The lineup features a wide variety of new products, including the “It’s Way Too Delicious! ‘Water’… Mascot,” leopard-print vanity pouches and pin badges, Pasta-rai-suke T-shirts, and zip-up hoodies from the horror series.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A traveling exhibition of metal canvas art from the anime *Ashita no Joe* will be held in five cities—starting in Osaka on September 25, 2026—and will subsequently move to Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In addition to viewing works rendered in three dimensions with up to 32 layers, visitors will be able to purchase items on-site at the exhibition sale, which will also feature venue-exclusive merchandise.
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!
