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ALIEN STAGE “AaD” Café Opens in Ikebukuro and Osaka on September 16!

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.

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Taito Maeda Café: Coming to Four Venues, Including Yokohama and Tokyo, Starting September 15!

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.

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Galaxy Angel Store at Gamers Opens September 19!

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.

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“Emoji no Ko” Pop-Up Store in Tokyo and Osaka Opens September 19!

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.

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BABYMONSTER POP-UP & EPOS Card at Marui—Coming September 19!

BABYMONSTER’s “2026-27 WORLD TOUR [춤 (CHOOM)] IN JAPAN POP-UP STORE” will be held from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, at two locations: the 5th floor of Namba Marui and the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Marui Main Building.
In addition to over 20 types of official merchandise—including tour T-shirts, member towels, and acrylic stands—members of the “BABYMONSTER EPOS Card,” which is launching simultaneously, will receive original stickers and original fan fans as exclusive member benefits.

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SHOW-WA × ORBcafe: Collaboration Café Opens September 11!

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!

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Chainsaw Man Café Opens Sequentially in Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka Starting October 1!

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.

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Shimajiro “&Shimajiro” Event Starts September 11 at 11 Kiddyland Stores!

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!

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NIJISANJI EN Pop-Up Store Opens at 5 Locations Starting September 18!

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.

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The “Rose Tea Parlor” Cafe from “Idolmaster” Opens in 4 Cities on October 1!

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.

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“Natsume’s Book of Friends” Cafe in Osaka to Open in Two Phases Starting September 30!

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.

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Nijigaku POP-UP STORE at Volks Tokyo/Osaka Opens September 18!

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.

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Junji Ito POP-UP SHOP “Gaze” Opens in 3 Cities Starting September 18!

“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.