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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A collaboration between the 2.5-dimensional talent group “Shikufoni” and Yokohama Chinatown will take place from October 15 to October 26, 2026, featuring a pop-up shop at ChinaTown80 Hall with an original visual of “The Shopkeeper of Mahou-dou.” Limited-edition merchandise, such as acrylic stands and rice bowls, will be available, along with a postcard giveaway for every 1,650 yen spent and a stamp rally where participants can collect coasters by visiting participating stores.
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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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The “Colors of Japan, Nanairo Biyori” collaboration between IDOLiSH7 and Japanese department stores will begin on October 9, 2026. Collaboration food items and merchandise featuring IDOLiSH7 in modern Japanese-style outfits will be available, and limited-edition postcards will be given as a purchase bonus!
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A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Ranma ½” and the Yokohama-style ramen chain Ikakuya will take place starting Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10 locations in Tokyo and elsewhere. Four types of collaboration ramen inspired by the characters and four types of Calpis juice will be available, and customers will receive one of 16 different coasters with each order.
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A pop-up store for the TV anime “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” (Check Suit Ver.) will be held at Yurindo Yokohama Station West Comic Kingdom from October 2 to October 30, 2026! Featuring acrylic stands, pin badges, and high-resolution A4-sized art based on newly drawn illustrations of Lelouch, Suzaku, C.C., and Kallen in checkered suits, the event will also offer a random “clear bookmark” (8 varieties total) as a bonus for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent.
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A collaboration between the “Seishun Buta Yarou” series and “Keikyu Kyun Travel” will take place from 12:00 PM on October 8, 2026, through November 3. Character standees will be set up at six locations along the Keikyu Line. By scanning the QR codes on the panels, you can receive original wallpapers featuring each Keikyu Line station as the background—exclusive to those specific locations.
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The “Petit Cure ~Precure Fairies~” Merchandise Fair is set to take place from October 17 to November 1, 2026, at the Character Goods Section in Zone B of Loft Yokohama! New products, such as mini acrylic dioramas and pin badges featuring brand-new illustrations of the Puchi Cure characters enjoying the snow, will be on sale. In addition, mini cards and venue-exclusive illustration cards will be distributed as purchase bonuses, and mini panels will be on display.
Collaboration Café
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.
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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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A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Ao no Hako” Season 2 and the karaoke chain Big Echo will be held from September 29 to November 16, 2026, at five locations in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi, and Osaka, featuring an exhibition of stills from the anime. For a limited time of seven days starting October 4—the day the anime premieres—customers who make an advance online reservation and spend at least 1,000 yen (tax included) per person on karaoke will receive a non-commercial official poster.
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The “Nagano Market POP UP SHOP” will be held from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Monday, October 19, 2026, at the Event Space by Marui on the 8th floor of the Yokohama Sky Building! New products will be available, including a denim bear mascot, “Trading Okāo” pouches (featuring the “Best Friends” edition), cozy items like blankets, and a 2027 desk calendar. Customers will receive a free sticker with any purchase.
Collaboration Café
Acacia and G-Mode’s secret-account dungeon novel RPG, *The Streamer Girl’s Secret Account Dungeon*, will hold its first-ever pop-up shop and café at the Entertainment Shop Tree Village Yokohama starting October 16, 2026. Details to be announced later!
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To coincide with the release of the theatrical anime *A Young Pig-Boy Doesn’t Dream of a Dear Friend*, a collaboration campaign with the City of Yokohama will begin on October 8, 2026. The event will feature the distribution of six different types of stickers, a photo spot where you can hear Mai Sakurajima’s voice, and a special collaboration fireworks display!
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A pop-up shop celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Dangerous Cops,” titled “ABDK40+ POP UP SHOP at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Precinct,” is set to open at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse on October 3, 2026!
