The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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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.
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A collaboration café featuring the virtual artist unit “HIMEHINA,” titled “HIMEHINA Bubblin’ Memories POP DINER,” will be held on the 8th floor of SHIBUYA109 Shibuya from October 1 to October 19, 2026. The menu will feature regional specialties inspired by cities visited on their world tour, such as the San Jose Burger and Fukuoka Amaou Soda. Customers will receive a coaster with each dish ordered and a clear card for every 3,000 yen spent.
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The “Hello Kitty POP-UP STORE × Munyu Gurumi Patio” event will be held from October 13 to October 26, 2026, at the event space in front of the South Ticket Gate at JR Ikebukuro Station! Hours of operation are from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the store opening at 1:00 p.m. on the first day and closing at 6:00 p.m. on the final day. Details regarding merchandise and other items will be announced in a future update.
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The “Literary Masters: Stray Dogs × h.NAOTO” “Escape Game” exhibition will kick off at Shibuya Moddy on October 10, 2026, and tour five venues—including Aomori, Yamaguchi, Hakata, and Namba! The event will feature merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of collaboration outfits designed by h.NAOTO’s designer, Naoto Hirooka, inspired by “Escape Game,” as well as a raffle where customers can win original prizes with their purchases.
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The “Dengeki Bunko All-Star POP UP SHOP 2026,” featuring a lineup of popular Dengeki Bunko titles, will be held at Animate Akihabara Building 1 from October 10 to October 25, 2026! Featuring character merchandise from all 17 titles—including Holo, Asuna, and Miyuki Shiba in baseball uniforms, specially illustrated for the “Dengeki Bunko Super Appreciation Fair: Summer All-Stars 2026”—as well as new products based on existing illustrations and new merchandise from *A Certain Girl in the Shadows: Coexistence* , *That Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of Dr. Pig+*, and *The Yaebuki Agency: Chronicle of Conquering the 10-Million-Jō Tower*, as well as purchase bonus stickers (17 varieties in total)!
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Aeon Mall Musashi-Murayama, a collaboration event with Sanrio’s “Kerokero Keroppi” will be held starting October 9, 2026. Activities will include a stamp rally where you collect stamps as you explore the mall, giveaways of original stickers, and meet-and-greets with Keroppi!
Collaboration Café
The sixth installment of “Touken Cat Cafe,” a collaboration between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, featuring the sword gentlemen transformed into cats in “Touken Ranbu: Touken Cat Gentlemen,” will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from October 23 to November 15, 2026. The event will feature “cat-themed” drinks inspired by 10 swordmen—including Atsufuji Shiro and Tsurumaru Kuninaga—as well as cat-themed food and desserts. New merchandise will be on sale, and panels displaying original illustrations will be on display. Reservations open on October 2 at 12:00 PM.
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A pop-up event celebrating the 55th anniversary of the “Lupin the Third” anime series, titled “TV Animation LUPIN THE THIRD 55th ANNIVERSARY × ZOZOTOWN POP-UP,” will be held from October 6 to October 18, 2026, on the 5th floor of Laforet Harajuku at “MAKE THE STAGE” on the 5th floor of Laforet Harajuku!
The event will feature newly illustrated 55th-anniversary merchandise, ZOZOTOWN collaboration products, and collaboration items by artist JUN INAGAWA. Pre-orders for Character Fine Graphs will be accepted, and there will also be a lottery sale for original artwork by JUN INAGAWA.
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A “Pink Heart Jam” pop-up shop by Shikke-sensei is set to take place on the 8th floor of Shinjuku Marui Men from October 24 to November 1, 2026! Based on a “band idol” concept, the shop will feature newly drawn illustrations of Yuki Haiga and Ryo Kane playing guitar—available as acrylic stands—as well as autographed CD jackets and Cigars T-shirts. There will also be postcards as purchase bonuses and a birthday campaign for Ryo Kane.
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A pop-up shop for the TV anime “Magic Knight Rayearth” will be held from October 28 to November 10, 2026, at the Ikebukuro Sukima Store, located in the underground central passageway of JR Ikebukuro Station, in front of the Central Ticket Gate! The shop will feature merchandise based on newly drawn “Aoharu”-themed illustrations, as well as pin badges, acrylic stands, and mini autograph cards. Additionally, customers will receive a postcard (4 designs total) with every purchase of new merchandise priced at 2,200 yen (tax included).
Collaboration Café
The first collaboration café for Sega’s music game “Ongeki” is set to open on October 9, 2026, at the “Clove Lounge” café and bar in Akihabara. Food and merchandise featuring brand-new illustrations by Tira-sensei, based on the “Cyberpunk Maid” theme, are scheduled to be available!
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To commemorate the 14th anniversary of the “ONE PIECE Straw Hat Store,” the “Harakado Shokudo” collaboration—featuring 11 restaurants on the 5th and 6th floors of Tokyu Plaza Harajuku’s “Harakado”—will be held from October 3 to October 25, 2026. For every collaboration menu item inspired by the Straw Hat Pirates that you purchase, you’ll receive an “Umbrella Charm” featuring the 14th-anniversary artwork. If you bring the exchange voucher to the Straw Hat Store Harajuku, you’ll also receive charms featuring the other five characters.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring “Sakehiyo Radio” and Asobibakuro Usagi will be held at two locations—in Nakano, Tokyo, and Hiroshima—from October 2 to December 29, 2026. Drinks inspired by the two radio hosts and menu items themed around “explorers” will be featured, with the lineup rotating between the first and second halves of the event. Additionally, on November 15 and 16, the two hosts will serve as staff members at the Tokyo location for a special in-store event.
