The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between “Chokotto Yabasity” and Animate Café, titled “Choko Yaba Café Stand in MZYB FAIR 2026,” has been announced. It will be held from Thursday, November 12, 2026, to Sunday, December 6, 2026, at the Animate Cafe Stand Ikebukuro No. 4, with reservations available via lottery for all dates!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the visual novel game “Despair at 30 Degrees Below Zero” by Mitsudomoe Studio will be held on the 7th floor of Yurakucho Marui from September 26 to October 7, 2026. A total of 10 items will be available, including aurora pins and acrylic figures featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the “pajamas” theme. Additionally, a special purchase bonus will be offered: for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive one random bromide photo selected from a set of 10 varieties!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the TV anime “Making a Living from Death Games” will be held from Saturday, September 26, 2026, through Monday, October 12, 2026 (a national holiday) on the 7th floor of the Akihabara Gamers Main Store and at the Gamers Online Shop!
The store will feature a lineup of pre-order items themed around the “Night Parade of a Hundred Demons,” including Inugami, Tanuki, and Nekomata acrylic keychains, large acrylic stands, and full-graphic T-shirts. There will also be a raffle open to customers for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as purchase bonuses offering free photo cards.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
“UO10.”, an exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of manga artist Uotoyo’s debut, will be held at the YURAKUCHO MUSEUM (Yurakucho, Tokyo) from December 19, 2026, to February 23, 2027. In addition to exhibits tracing the artist’s creative journey through original artwork and storyboards, a replica of Uotoyo’s studio will be set up at the venue, allowing visitors to witness the artist creating a new serialized manga in real time.
Pop-up Store
The “The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls POP UP SHOP” is set to open on the 7th floor of Yurakucho Marui on September 26, 2026! As a post-event merchandise pop-up shop for the “Kyoto International Manga & Anime Fair 2026 (Kyomaf),” merchandise will be on sale for a limited time through October 14. We’ve compiled the latest information, including event details, business hours, special benefits for customers, and entry guidelines.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
The “Honey Lemon Soda: Series Finale Exhibition,” commemorating the conclusion of Mayu Murata’s coming-of-age love story, has opened at the event space on the 4th floor of Building B at the Seibu Shibuya Store. We’re reporting live from the venue—where interactive exhibits across seven zones, reproductions of original artwork, and limited-edition merchandise are on display—as the popular event continues through Wednesday, September 30!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the manga *Tian Guan Ci Fu* will be held from September 17 to September 29, 2026, at the CAFE FLEUR Shinjuku Marui Main Building and Shinsaibashi BIGSTEP locations. A lineup of eight collaboration menu items inspired by characters such as Xie Lian and Hua Cheng, along with ten types of original merchandise featuring illustrations from the original manga, has been unveiled.
Pop-up Store
A “POP UP SHOP” for the TV anime *Marriage Toxin* will kick off on September 18, 2026, at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA IP Bookstore, and then tour a total of four venues in Osaka, Kyoto, and Fukuoka!
The shop will feature acrylic stands, collectible pin badges, T-shirts, and more, all based on newly drawn illustrations themed around “black outfits with accent colors.” Customers will also receive a random illustration card as a purchase bonus for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent in a single transaction.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball” and Chugai Grace Café will be held at the Shibuya Moddy and Osaka locations from October 1 to October 25, 2026. The event will feature merchandise based on newly drawn illustrations of the characters in their popular black suits—a favorite every year—as well as collaboration menu items inspired by the characters.
Pop-up Store
Starting Thursday, September 17, 2026, the “Machikado Mazoku” Yuko Birthday 2026 POP-UP SHOP will be held at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku (Shinjuku Marui Annex, 6th Floor)!
In addition to new merchandise—such as a large acrylic stand and a life-size tapestry featuring a brand-new birthday illustration by Izumo Ito commemorating Yuko Yoshida’s birthday on September 28—the event will also include the distribution of bonus mini cards (4 varieties total) and a campaign to win a life-size panel.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the horror game “Poppy Playtime” will be held at all eight Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us locations from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026!
The event will take place at the Sapporo, Asahikawa, Fujimi, Kinshicho, Tachikawa Tachihi, Namba Parks, Kyoto Ekimae, and Hakata Marui locations. During the event period, the first 300 customers at each store who purchase Poppy Playtime-related merchandise totaling 2,000 yen or more (including tax) will receive a special postcard.
News
“STAR WARS STORE by BENELIC,” Japan’s first permanent “Star Wars” official store, will open on Thursday, October 1, 2026, on the 6th floor of the Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building. It will also open at LUCUA South in Osaka sometime in November!
News
A [Season 2 Highlight Screening Event] commemorating the third anniversary of the TV anime “Freiren: The Funeral” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at nine theaters nationwide. Eight carefully selected episodes from Season 2 will be screened, and at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, there will also be a stage greeting featuring Atsumi Tanezaki and four other cast members!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring Korilakkuma in a rabbit costume will open on the B1 floor of Lumine Est Shinjuku on October 1, 2026. More than 10 different items, including mini-mini plush badges and finger mascots, will be available, and the store will also open at Shinsaibashi PARCO starting October 30!
Pop-up Store
The pop-up store for the popular web manga “The Fox God and the Salaryman,” created by Yashin and originally gaining traction on social media, titled “The Fox God and the Salaryman POP UP Store in Izumo,” will open on October 23, 2026, starting at the Esco Izumo Taisha-mae Store in Shimane. The pop-up store will tour three locations—the Tamayura Solamachi Store in Tokyo and the Agateya Meneya Aeon Mall Itami Store in Hyogo—featuring merchandise adorned with original illustrations by Yashin.
Pop-up Store
The “EXPO 2025 Official Pop-Up Store at Ecute Akihabara,” themed around “Myaku Myaku,” the official mascot of the Osaka-Kansai World Expo, will be held from September 18 to September 27, 2026, at “TOPPA!!! BASE AKIBA,” located inside the ticket gates at JR Akihabara Station, from September 18 to September 27, 2026. The store will feature “Myaku Myaku Studio” merchandise, including a full lineup of 20 postcards and 5 posters, store-exclusive gacha-gacha trading acrylic stands, and a “WithShot®” digital photo booth where visitors can take photos with “Myaku Myaku.”
