The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A pop-up store for “2.5-D Temptation” will be held at Ikebukuro Sukima Store from September 30 to October 13, 2026. New merchandise is coming!
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A pop-up shop for the MBS Dramaism series “Masamune-kun Wants to Be Happy,” based on the original work by Yonemai, will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya (MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 5th floor) from October 16 to November 1, 2026! New merchandise, including “acrylic stands” (5 types total) and a “bromide collection” (8 types, 16 designs total), will be on sale at the venue. Special gifts will also be distributed, and the items will be available for purchase online via the MEDICOS ONLINE SHOP after the event concludes.
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A pop-up store for Akira Honma’s *The Kind Wolf, Wolf-kun*—titled “The Kind Wolf, Wolf-kun’s Fluffy Pajama Party POP-UP STORE”—is set to open on October 16, 2026, at K-Wagon in Tokyo Character Street, Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai! Themed around a pajama party with the fluffy and cozy Wolf-kun characters, the event will run for two weeks until October 29. Details on merchandise and other items will be announced in future updates.
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The “Disney Store JP Japan Tour,” a pop-up event designed to bring the Disney Store.jp shopping experience to visitors, will tour nine cities nationwide starting October 16, 2026. Additionally, the Disney Store pop-up “Disney Store POP UP” will be held at Haneda Airport for approximately six months starting October 1! The Japan Tour will feature venue-exclusive items in locations such as Kanagawa, Okinawa, Aichi, and Yamaguchi, while the Haneda Airport venue will introduce airport-exclusive items featuring artwork of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse inspired by pilots and flight attendants.
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To commemorate the broadcast of the TV anime “I May Be a Flawed Villainess, But… ~The Tale of Hinamiya Chōne and Torikae~,” a “POP UP SHOP presented by TOHO animation” will be held at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara starting October 1, 2026! The event will run for two weeks through October 14, featuring a wide range of new merchandise for popular characters such as Reirin (after the body swap) and Keigetsu (after the body swap).
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The “Love Live! Sunshine!! POP UP SHOP” is set to take place on the 7th floor of Yurakucho Marui from October 17 to November 3, 2026! Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Aqours members wearing fairy-themed costumes will be on sale, and product details and purchase bonuses will be announced at a later date.
Collaboration Café
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the GiGO Collaboration Cafe Akihabara Building 3, a collaboration cafe with the Love Live! series will be held from November 21, 2026, to April 11, 2027. The first installment features the Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club. Newly drawn illustrations of the members wearing the GiGO Collaboration Cafe uniforms have been unveiled, and a survey is currently underway asking which menu items fans would like to see brought back during the event period.
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The “Making a Living from Death Games” anime POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku starting October 15, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubasu (Abeno Hoop) starting November 7! New merchandise, including large acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations and life-size tapestries, will be available. Additionally, there will be venue-exclusive OSMO stamps, a giveaway of bonus illustration cards (5 types total), and a campaign offering a chance to win a life-size panel.
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A “Bunny Garden 2” pop-up shop is set to open on October 15, 2026, at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya (MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 5th floor)! In addition to selling new merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “Little Devil” theme, the event will include the distribution of bonus mini-cards (6 varieties total), an exhibition of life-size panels, and a venue-exclusive giveaway campaign for life-size panels.
Collaboration Café
The “WE ARE HERO HOLICS” themed café based on the anime *My Hero Academia* will open in Tokyo, Aichi, and Hokkaido on October 16, 2026, and in Osaka on October 22. The menu will feature hero-themed box pizzas and donuts, along with merchandise featuring newly illustrated mini-character designs!
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To commemorate the 2nd anniversary of “Chiikawa Bakery” in Harajuku and Omotesando on October 29, 2026, the “2nd Anniversary Celebration” will be held starting October 15. New merchandise will be available, including a set of eight mascot items featuring the Chikawa characters as cornet pastries and tea tins. Customers who spend 3,300 yen or more (tax included) will receive an original 2nd-anniversary mat and pin badge, and will also receive an original 2nd-anniversary coaster with each takeout drink purchased.
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A pop-up shop for the TV anime “PSYЯEN -Siren-” will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku starting October 15, 2026! In addition to new merchandise such as large acrylic stands and acrylic dioramas featuring original illustrations based on the theme of “Training,” there will be a campaign offering 10 different types of bonus clear cards for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as venue-exclusive OSMO stamps and a giveaway campaign for life-size panels.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the new rhythm game “BanG Dream! Our Notes” and Sweets Paradise will open sequentially at nine locations nationwide starting November 2, 2026. Newly drawn illustrations themed around Sweets Paradise’s desserts have been revealed, and the menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date!
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The “Kapibara-san” pop-up tour, “Kapibara-san POP-UP: Nationwide Tour & Tote-Tote Shop,” is set to kick off in Tokyo on October 30, 2026! The tour will visit five cities—Tokyo, Sendai, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya—and is scheduled to return to Tokyo around late March 2027. The locations of each venue and event details will be announced at a later date.
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A “Identity V” pop-up shop will be held sequentially starting October 15, 2026, at Hands stores in Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Shinsaibashi! The first phase will feature a “Halloween”-themed “Night Festival Vol. 2,” and the second phase will feature new merchandise from “Identity V Kindergarten ~Naptime~” Vol. 2, available for pre-sale. Customers who purchase eligible merchandise will also receive a Cheki-style photo card as a bonus.
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The “Studio UG × Sanrio Characters” pop-up shop—a collaboration between the characters from “Studio UG,” illustrated by Yuji Nishimura, and Sanrio Characters—will be held at Ikebukuro Sukima Store starting October 14, 2026! Exclusively at the Ikebukuro Sukima Store—located in the underground central passageway of JR Ikebukuro Station, in front of the Central Ticket Gate—a limited-time selection of newly illustrated collaboration merchandise, including pin badges, wobbling acrylic stands, and ball-chain plush toys, will be available through October 27.
