The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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From the TV anime “Puella Magi Madoka Magica,” Fukuya’s palm-sized plush toys, “Kapukko Friends 2,” are coming to capsule toys. A total of four varieties—QB, the Rose Garden Witch’s minions, and the Candy Witch (pre-transformation and post-transformation)—will be released sequentially starting around mid-October 2026!
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Muzzle will release the “APEX LEGENDS™ Lots of Nessie Figure Markers (Clear Version),” a capsule toy inspired by Nessie from “Apex Legends,” in January. Featuring a translucent design, the lineup includes five varieties—green, clear blue, clear pink, clear yellow, and clear white—that you can attach to bags, pouches, umbrellas, and more.
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The “Chiikawa” prize item, the “Chiikawa Fluffy Pouch with Carabiner,” will begin appearing at Taito’s amusement facilities and other locations starting October 16, 2026. The lineup features a total of 8 designs, each made of fluffy faux fur and featuring embroidered faces of the Chikawa characters and a star-shaped carabiner!
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“VIRUSWEETS Gummy with Stickers,” a gummy candy featuring stickers from the original Gashapon IP “VIRUSWEETS,” will go on sale starting October 12, 2026, at candy sections in mass-market retailers nationwide. There are five different gummy shapes (all grape-flavored), and the die-cut stickers come in a total of 15 varieties, including a new type of “gummy.” The price is 216 yen (tax included).
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From the anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders,” the “Soul-less Kakyoin Doll” will begin appearing as a prize in crane games at amusement facilities nationwide starting October 8, 2026! This approximately 15-cm plush toy recreates the “Soul-less Kakyoin Doll” that appears in the series, featuring two of the character’s most memorable expressions from the show.
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From “O-Bunugu to Issho,” emoji-style face-shaped charm accessories are now available in Gashapon machines starting in the third week of September 2026. There are eight designs in total, including “Stationery-san,” “Pudding-san,” “The Nameless One,” and “Cat-san.” Each play costs 300 yen (tax included), and the lineup also features “Ears,” making their debut in a Gashapon machine.
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The fifth installment of the official online gacha for the smartphone game “Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade,” titled “Fanpare Gacha: Kaigyoku & Tamori Vol. 2,” will be available for purchase from 12:00 PM on October 9, 2026, through 11:59 PM on October 25, 2026. Featuring a total of six tiers of prizes—including acrylic blocks and melamine cups featuring Satoru Gojo, Kei Natsume, Shoko Ieiri, Kento Nanami, and Yu Haibara—each draw costs 770 yen (tax included), with prizes scheduled to ship sequentially starting around January 2027.
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The online lottery for the TV anime “Angel Beats!”, titled “Angel Beats! Memorial Lottery [Reprint Edition],” will go on sale on Eureka! Online Lottery starting at 12:00 on October 9, 2026. Featuring a total of six prize tiers—including the S Prize (portrait pub mirror), A Prize (slim tapestry), and E Prize (57mm pin badge)—each draw costs 715 yen (tax included). A bonus for purchasing a 10-draw set and a repost campaign will also be held.
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Following the “Toy Story” gacha series “Andy’s Here!,” “Toy Story: Sid’s Here!”—featuring figures capturing the moment when Sid’s modified toys return to being “toys”—is scheduled for release in January 2027. The series features a total of four figures, including Babyface and Buzz Lightyear. The Jenny Doll’s head can be swapped out for a Pteranodon head, and each pull costs 500 yen.
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Yumeya’s capsule toy, “Sanrio Characters Plush Pouch: Fluffy Bear Version,” is set to go on sale in December 2026! Sanrio characters will appear as fluffy bear plush pouches. The lineup includes four varieties, and each play costs 500 yen.
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Pre-orders for “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road – Waiting in Vain” will begin on October 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Gashapon Online. The set includes all five characters—Mamoru Endo, Shuya Goenji, Yuto Kidou, Shirou Fukiyuki, and Masaru Gojo—at a price of 400 yen per play (tax included), with delivery scheduled for around late January 2027.
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The “Fruit Keychain Collection,” a capsule toy series featuring fruit motifs from *Animal Crossing*, will go on sale at Nintendo TOKYO/OSAKA/KYOTO/FUKUOKA starting September 29, 2026. Apples, peaches, cherries, and more will be available as keychains!
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Characters from “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road” will be featured in Bushiroad’s “Pingurumi” plush badge series and will begin appearing as arcade prizes starting in January 2027. Vol. 1 features Mamoru Endo, Ichirōta Kazamaru, Shuya Gōenji, and Yuto Onido, while Vol. 2 features Shirō Fubuki, Jirō Sakuma, Hiroto Motoyama, and Teppei Kurimatsu—for a total of four characters across both volumes.
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The “Genshin Impact Slime Marker Accessory” gachapon—featuring slimes from the “Genshin Impact” game—has been back on sale since the fourth week of September 2026. There are eight varieties in total, including the Wind Slime and the Mutant Lightning Slime, and each play costs 300 yen (tax included).
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Benelic’s capsule toy series, “Sanrio Characters Mini Plastic Cup Charms,” will hit capsule toy vending machine sections nationwide starting in January 2027! The lineup features five types of palm-sized plastic cup-shaped charms, each measuring approximately 20 × 28 mm and featuring designs of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll, and Little Twin Stars, available for 300 yen (tax included) per play.
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Hiroshi Nohara and the Kindergarten Principal are featured in the new “Our Figures” prize series for the anime “Crayon Shin-chan,” based on the original work by Yoshito Usui. These figures realistically recreate the characters’ cool, relaxed poses after work and will be available starting October 20, 2026, at amusement facilities nationwide!
