The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A collaboration between *Final Fantasy Resonance*, set for release on October 22, and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 17, 2026, all 8 Gratte varieties and all 3 types of icing cookies will be available at 12 Animate Gratte locations, and character cards modeled after the status screen will also be distributed!
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A collaboration between the 10th Anniversary musical “Hetalia: World☆Starts” and Gratte has been announced. Starting October 23, 2026, 12 Animate Gratte locations will offer lattes, cookies, and ice cream featuring designs of the 11 cast members!
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The “Let’s Make It Happen!! Cheer Screening” of *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*—featuring automated penlight effects—will be held for three consecutive days from October 16 to 18, 2026, at seven TOHO Cinemas locations across five prefectures nationwide. This is a screening where audience members can cheer along using special glow sticks that change color in sync with the film. It is an expansion of the “Glow Stick Cheer Screening,” which was held just once on September 23, to a three-day event.
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The second collaboration between “The Idolmaster SideM” and Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, titled “THE IDOLM@STER SideM × DAIMARU MATSUZAKAYA VOL.2,” will feature a pop-up shop starting October 28, 2026, at the Daimaru Tokyo Store, and at the Daimaru Umeda Store starting November 18. The event will feature apparel and accessories showcasing newly drawn visuals reminiscent of a magazine photo shoot, a special collaboration with Aki Akane, and a custom charm project. Customers who spend 3,300 yen or more will receive an original clear card.
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The fifth installment of the “Attack on Titan” × Sanrio Characters collaboration pop-up shop will open at the Kiddyland Omokado Store on October 23, 2026, and at venues in Osaka, Aichi, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka, as well as on the online store “Animaru!”, starting October 30! Items on sale will include mascot costumes, the “Style-Up Mascot” Hello Kitty, large acrylic stands, canvas boards, and a web-exclusive metallic pin badge set.
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A collaboration café featuring the five-member dance and vocal group “STARGLOW” and Tower Records Café will be held at the Omotesando location starting November 12, 2026, and at the Osaka Station City location starting November 18, to commemorate the release of their first album, *Aurora*. The event will feature food, desserts, and drinks produced by the five members, as well as special order bonuses such as replica message cards and ticket-style cards with autographs. Advance tickets went on general sale on October 3 at 8:00 PM.
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JR Tokai’s collaboration between “Oshi Tabi” and “Sumikko Gurashi” will run from November 2, 2026, to January 31, 2027. Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen can receive a total of six types of AR photo frames and original smartphone wallpapers. By participating in the onboard activities, you can exchange your participation for an acrylic mini charm at stores in Tokyo Station and Osaka Umeda, and you’ll also be entered into a drawing where 50 winners will receive a mini tote bag.
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A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular characters “Cinnamoroll” and “Cinnamo Angels”—“Cinnamoroll & Cinnamo Angels POP-UP STORE in Loft”—will open on October 8, 2026, starting at Umeda Loft and Moyuku Sapporo Loft, and will subsequently be held at 15 Loft locations nationwide! The theme is “Ice Cream,” and the lineup features a wide variety of event-exclusive merchandise in various designs, including T-shirts, tote bags, acrylic keychains, and random pin badges.
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To commemorate the broadcast of the sequel to the drama “Gentle Waves, A Couple’s Good Day,” the “Drama ‘Gentle Waves, A Couple’s Good Day’ POP-UP STORE at Loft” will kick off on October 15, 2026, at the Shinjuku 3-chome Loft, followed by locations in Umeda, Fukui, Sakae, and Hiroshima! The store will feature acrylic stands of Natsumi and Takimasa, tin magnets available exclusively at Loft, mascots of Risumi and Kumamasa, and items featuring Peko-chan and Poko-chan. Special video messages from Kyoko Yoshine and Kyoiya Honda will be screened, and customers who purchase cast cards will receive special bonuses.
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The “On Air! 8th Anniversary Store,” a limited-time pop-up celebrating the 8th anniversary of “On Air!,” will open on October 16, 2026, at the coly more! Ikebukuro PARCO store and the coly more! Umeda NU Chayamachi Store! A total of 18 items from the 8th Anniversary series—including acrylic stands, pin badges, and “tea set cans”—will be available across the first and second halves of the event. Customers will also receive a bonus card for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, as well as a bonus shopping bag for purchases of 9,000 yen (tax included) or more.
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A pop-up store and pop-up café for “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night” will open at the Tree Village Tokyo location starting Saturday, October 17, 2026. The Osaka and Hakata locations will open on Saturday, December 5, featuring newly illustrated amusement park-themed merchandise and collaboration food items.
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The “Theater Series [Part 1]: Made in Abyss: The Awakening Mystery” collaboration campaign with Round One, titled “Winter Fluffy and Cozy Days,” will be held at Round One locations nationwide from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, through Monday, January 11, 2027. The event will feature collaboration merchandise and capsule toys showcasing newly drawn “fluffy and soft” character designs, a total of five types of collaboration drinks, and a B4-sized visual mat available with the purchase of a collaboration pack.
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To commemorate the first anniversary of NARUMIYA HAPPY PARK, the Narumiya Characters-themed café “NARUMIYA CHARACTERS Lovely Stand” will open for a limited time starting October 16, 2026, in Shinjuku, Tokyo (Lumine Est Shinjuku), and in Umeda, Osaka (KITTE Osaka) starting October 29. The cafe will feature a menu inspired by Mimirī-chan, Berie-chan, and the new characters Ripan-chan and Wanpī-chan, as well as cafe-exclusive, newly illustrated merchandise. Reservations will be accepted starting at 6:00 PM on October 2.
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The “Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Friends Pop-Up Shop” is set to open on October 2, 2026, at the LUCUA South 13F Event Space! Featuring items starring Heidi, Yuki-chan, and Josef; collaboration goods with “POPEE the Performer”; Osaka-exclusive items; the “Fluffy Josef Raffle” where everyone wins a prize; and special gifts for purchases totaling 5,500 yen or more and 7,700 yen or more (including tax)!
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“Heisei Fancy Cafe,” a collaboration cafe featuring Pukupuku Awa-wa-chan, Happy March, Ham Ham Cafe, Puwapawa Pan-chan, and Fuwafuwa Rabi-chan, will open for a limited time starting October 22, 2026, at BOX cafe & space SHIBUYA109 Shibuya, and at KITTE Osaka Store No. 2 starting November 12. The cafe will feature collaboration menu items inspired by the characters as well as collectible merchandise, and reservations are now being accepted starting at 6:00 PM on October 1.
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The “Slayer Cafe & POP UP SHOP,” a collaboration event based on the TV anime “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance,” will be held at the Tree Village Yokohama location from October 10 to November 4, 2026, and and at the Osaka and Hakata locations from November 21 to December 3. The event will feature a collaboration menu and newly illustrated merchandise themed around a café run by the Demon Hunters. Customers who order from the menu will receive an original coaster, and those who purchase merchandise will receive a bonus bromide.
