The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Starting in October 2026, Bandai’s Gashapon lineup will begin rolling out a total of eight new series featuring Sanrio characters. A wide variety of items—including “Bonbon Drop Miniature Charms 2” and the first mascot for the new unit “Cheerlist Tales”—will be available at capsule toy vending machines nationwide!
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Bandai’s new toy set, “Kirby’s Pupu Star Shop,” is set to go on sale on November 28, 2026. A total of nine miniature toys (including one secret variant) are coming—when you open the star-shaped compact, they transform into a café or a sushi restaurant!
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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.
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The swordmen from “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” are being released as “Marker Accessories” in Gashapon capsules, starting in the fifth week of October 2026. All six varieties—including Mikazuki Munechika and the five Early-Period Swords—feature original designs where they wear clear raincoats in their signature colors, perfect for attaching to umbrellas or bags as markers!
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The third installment of the “Gashapon: Landmark Accessories – Sanrio Characters All-Stars” series will go on sale starting in the fifth week of October 2026. The lineup features a total of 10 designs, including Gudetama, Bad Batsumaru, My Sweet Piano, Little Twin Stars, and Luro Romanic!
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Capcom’s “Monster Hunter” is introducing its first-ever “Marker Accessories” gachapon series, set to go on sale starting in the fourth week of October 2026. A total of six popular monsters—including Rathalos, Zinogre, and Nargacuga—are featured as unique, stylized marker accessories!
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Sanrio Characters’ Gashapon series, “Fluffy Landmark Accessories ~Baby~,” will go on sale starting in the second week of October 2026. A total of five designs—including Hello Kitty and My Melody—will be available as landmark accessories featuring the characters as babies, all with a fluffy flocked finish!
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The “STAR WARS Bottle Cap Collection” gachapon featuring characters from the movie *The Mandalorian and Grogu* will go on sale starting in the fifth week of October 2026. The collection includes five different cap-shaped figures—including The Mandalorian and Grogu—that can be attached to bottles for display!
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From the anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind,” S·P will be released as a “Marker Accessory 01” Gashapon starting in the fifth week of October 2026! Priced at 300 yen (tax included) per play, the set features six different designs, including umbrella handles, plastic bottles, and bag charms—items that can be used to mark your belongings—and will be available at Gashapon vending machines nationwide!
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“PLAVE Landmark Accessories” from K-POP virtual idol group PLAVE are set to be released in October 2026 via Bandai’s Gashapon! All five types—featuring YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO, and HAMIN dressed in the official character MMMM (Mume-Mimu) costumes—will be available for 400 yen (tax included) per play, with a pre-release sale beginning September 26 at select stores in Yokohama.
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Pre-orders are now being accepted on Gashapon Online for the “Machi-bouke” capsule toy series from the high-speed deduction action game *New Danganronpa V3*, starting September 29, 2026! The lineup features four different types of approximately 4-cm-tall figures, each depicting characters like Kaede Akamatsu and Shuichi Saibara sitting demurely!
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From the anime *Sergeant Keroro☆*, the capsule toy “Sergeant Keroro☆ Colorful Candy Charms”—featuring members of the Keroro Squad as candy-style charms—is now available for pre-order on Gashapon Online starting September 29, 2026! The lineup includes all 5 characters, including Sergeant Keroro!
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“Mejiro Accessory 5,” a gachapon series featuring items inspired by the Kamen Rider series, will be available starting in the fifth week of September 2026. The lineup includes a total of 10 items from past Kamen Rider series, such as Myus’s Ride Ex, Gits’s Boost Buckle, and W’s Extreme Memory!
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The crew members from the wildly popular alien werewolf game “Among Us” are making their debut as “Marker Accessories” in Gashapon capsules. Gashapon Online plans to ship them around late January 2027. The lineup includes a total of 8 varieties, such as Red and Blue, and the Ghost figure is translucent!
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The capsule toy “Aikatsu! Colorful Multi-Charm,” featuring the idols from “Aikatsu!” as mascots, is now available. Available at capsule vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026, the lineup features all five characters: Ichigo Hoshimiya, Aoi Kiriya, Ran Shibuki, Otome Arisugawa, and Yurika Todo!
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A re-release of “Marker Accessories 3”—capsule toys from Professor Nagano’s “Chikawa” series that can be attached to personal items as markers—has been announced. All five designs—including Chikawa, Hachiware, a rabbit, and a used bookstore—will make their return to Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in October 2026!
