The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
High-definition, full-color 3D-printed “Kochikame” figures in 1/64, 1/80, and 1/150 scales (50 varieties total) will go on sale in September 2026!
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To commemorate the streaming release of the theatrical film *Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc*, a collaboration event called “Chainsaw Bread” will be held from September 19 to October 18, 2026, at 11 popular bakeries nationwide. Each store’s chef will introduce a total of 18 original bread varieties inspired by the world of the “Reze Arc.” In addition to in-store sales, customers can also pre-order through the bread reservation service sacri.
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As part of the 30th-anniversary project for the manga *Fengshen Yanyi*, the release of the all-new game *Fengshen Yanyi: Gyakumei Jōten* has been announced. This roguelike action game, in which players control a new protagonist illustrated exclusively by the original author, Ryū Fujisaki, will be released in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Steam!
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A collaboration between the anime “Haikyū!!” and Naruto Taiyaki Honpo will take place from September 18 to October 17, 2026, at 25 stores nationwide and on a special website. Based on the concept of “After-School Taiyaki Time,” the collaboration will feature original illustrations of all 16 characters—including Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama—with plush toys, pin badges, clear cards, and acrylic stands released in two phases.
Collaboration Café
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.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
The complete guidebook to the wildly popular manga “Kochikame,” titled “Here’s the Katsushika Ward Kameari Park Police Box: The History of Kame – 50th Anniversary Complete Story Collection Box,” will go on sale on April 2, 2027!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
Details for the “Yusei Matsui Original Art Exhibition: ~The Appeal of Human~” have been announced. The exhibition will be held sequentially at two venues—Namba Marui starting September 11, 2026, and Yurakucho Marui starting January 15, 2027—featuring approximately 300 original artworks and a total of 61 original merchandise items!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition commemorating the 5th anniversary of the game “Jack Jeanne,” created by Suu Ishida and Shin Towada, will be held sequentially at Yurakucho Marui and Hakata Marui starting October 9, 2026. The event will feature 17 types of event-exclusive merchandise, as well as admission gifts that will vary between the first and second halves of the exhibition!
Merchandise
From “My Hero Academia (HiroAka),” two new “Uruchuru POP SEAL” sticker sets featuring U.A. High School, pro heroes, and villains will be released in February 2027!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store celebrating the 5th anniversary of the anime adaptation of the popular manga *Jujutsu Kaisen* by Gege Akutami will open at TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI Osaka IP Bookstore starting September 10, 2026. A total of nine types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in traditional Japanese attire will be available!
Pop-up Store
A “POP UP SHOP” featuring the fourth installment of newly drawn “World Trigger” illustrations—the “Black Blazer Suit Ver.”—will be held from Friday, September 4, 2026, through Sunday, September 13, 2026, at the Anime Culture Center by eeo (3rd floor of Matsuya Asakusa) in Tokyo! A total of 11 items will be on sale, including hologram pin sets, trading acrylic cards, and “Doko-Sta” (hologram ver.). During the event, a venue-exclusive bonus will be available: for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a postcard featuring the newly drawn illustration (10 varieties in total).
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Pre-orders are now being accepted on Gashapon Online for the fourth installment of the “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” “Machi-bouke” figure series until 11:59 PM on Sunday, September 27, 2026. The lineup features all 5 figures—Zenitsu Agatsuma, Shinobu Kocho, Kanae Kocho, Douma, and Kaigaku—and delivery is scheduled for around late December!
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As the first in-theater giveaway for the live-action film *Look Back*, an A5 visual card featuring an original illustration by the original author, Tatsuki Fujimoto, will be distributed from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Thursday, September 17, 2026. This special illustration depicts Fujino and Kyomoto sitting side by side at their desks, drawing manga!
Pop-up Store
The “Kagurabachi Fair 2026,” a collaboration between Ken Sotono’s *Kagurabachi* and JUMP SHOP, will be held from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 15 permanent JUMP SHOP locations, the limited-time LaLaport Fukuoka store, and JUMP SHOP Online.
In addition to new fair merchandise such as BIG-panel acrylic keychains, acrylic dioramas, and the Sumisei pin badge collection, we’ll introduce the fair’s lineup—complete with product lists and prices—including the “Special Foil-Stamped Sticker” (10 varieties total), a purchase bonus where you receive one sticker for every 2,000 yen spent, and the “Find the Demon Sword!” campaign, where you can enter by taking a photo of the in-store panels. We’ll provide a comprehensive overview of the fair’s offerings, complete with a product list and prices.
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The anime “Dragon Ball Super: Bills,” with Akira Toriyama serving as original creator, story writer, and character designer, will air nationwide on the Fuji TV network starting at 11:15 p.m. on October 11, 2026. Along with this announcement, the “Super Opening” visual and “Super Opening” trailer have been released, and it has been confirmed that the opening theme song will be “Onogami” by Megatera Zero, while the ending theme will be “Perfect Peki” by Vickeblanka.
Pop-up Store
The special pop-up event “MY HERO ACADEMIA T-shirts! T-shirts!! ‘2’” for the anime “My Hero Academia (HiroAka)” will be held at seven Base Yard Tokyo locations (Harajuku, Shinjuku, Kawaramachi, Osaka, Abeno, Hiroshima, and Sapporo) from September 16 to November 18, 2026.
A new, specially drawn visual themed “Let’s Gather in T-shirts!” will be unveiled. In addition to merchandise such as T-shirts, trading cards, acrylic stands, and life-size mega-clear posters, original giveaways—available with every 2,000 yen spent on eligible items—will be released sequentially.
