The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Sticker designs featuring Sanrio characters are now available on UNIQLO’s “UTme!” custom merchandise service, starting Friday, October 2, 2026. You can freely combine stamps featuring all 12 characters to create your own unique designs, which can be printed on a total of 8 items, including T-shirts and tote bags.
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A collaboration between the TV anime “Bocchi the Rock!” and Don Quijote has been announced, with merchandise set to go on sale at participating stores starting October 17, 2026. The lineup features items showcasing an exclusive, newly drawn illustration for Don Quijote, in which the four members of “Ketsushan Band” appear wearing hoodies!
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A collaboration campaign between the Japanese drum rhythm game “Taiko no Tatsujin” and Calbee’s “Jagariko” will begin on October 5, 2026. In addition to being able to collect all four types of collaboration mascots by playing new songs in the arcade version of the game, limited-edition packaging and a giveaway campaign on X will also be available!
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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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Matsuya Foods’ Matsuya and Matsu-no-ya restaurants are launching a collaboration with “Sumikko Gurashi” called the “Sumikko Gurashi: A Big ♪ Reward Campaign,” which will be held nationwide starting October 6. Order any eligible children’s menu item and receive a reflective keychain (6 designs total) right away!
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All five types of “Connecting Acrylic Charms” from the TV anime “Ao no Hako” will be released sequentially starting October 7, 2026, exclusively at Aeon Fantasy’s cashless capsule toy machine “Kapuebo.” The five designs—Daiki Inomata, Chinatsu Kano, Hina Chono, Tadashi Kasahara, and Shobu Moriya—are available for 390 yen (tax included) per play. You can connect your favorite characters together, and a social media campaign is currently underway where you can win a complete set.
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Kikkoman’s “Del Monte” series, featuring collaboration packaging with Sanrio characters, will go on sale nationwide in limited quantities starting in early October. The collection includes four items with a total of 10 designs featuring Kuromi, Pochacco, Gudetama, and Kogimyun, along with an official X campaign!
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The second collaboration between the TV anime “Re:Zero—Starting Life in Another World” and “Karaoke Tetsujin,” titled “Vol. 2,” is scheduled to take place in November 2026. Exclusive collaboration illustrations featuring Subaru, Emilia, Rem, Ram, and others dressed in black have been unveiled, and further details will be announced at a later date.
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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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Special-edition “TOMICA TUNES SINGLE PACKS” Dream Tomica models, celebrating Pompompurin’s 30th anniversary, will go on sale starting October 1, 2026, at Takara Tomy Mall and toy stores nationwide! The lineup consists of two varieties: “We Love Pompompurin” and “Hard at Work Pompompurin,” each of which comes with one original card.
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As the second collaboration between the rock band “Novelbright” and Bandai’s Gashapon, “Novelbright Narabun desu.” will go on sale sequentially at Gashapon vending machines nationwide starting in the second week of October 2026. The series features all five members—Yudai Takenaka, Kaito Yamada, Sojiro Oki, Keigo, and Negi—in a total of five different designs, priced at 500 yen (tax included) per play.
Fashion
It has been announced that the “Dragon Quest” × Fashion Center Shimamura collaboration items will be available for made-to-order purchase on the online store “Shimamura Park” starting October 8. The full lineup of items has been revealed, and they will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting Wednesday, October 7!
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The “Chii-Pura” series of easy-to-assemble plastic kits based on “Chiikawa” has been launched. Pre-orders for the first release—featuring “Chiikawa,” “Hachiware,” and “Rabbit and Bicycle” (3 designs total)—will begin on October 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM on the official online store, “Chiikawa Market,” in limited quantities. Prices are 1,650 yen each for Chikawa and the Rabbit, and 1,980 yen for Hachiware with the two-seater bicycle (all prices include tax). Free shipping is available when all three varieties are pre-ordered in a single transaction.
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A collaboration between the TV anime “Yōko × Boku SS” and Karaoke Maneki Neko will take place from 1:00 PM on October 8, 2026, through November 8. Collaboration drinks (700 yen each) featuring original illustrations based on the theme “A Day Off with Cats” will be available along with free gifts, and collaboration merchandise such as acrylic stands will also be released. The merchandise will be available for pre-order on the official Maneki Neko online shop.
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“Azumanga Daioh” is making its debut in the “Machibouke” Gashapon series, and pre-orders for “Azumanga Daioh: Machibouke—The Osaka Case” will begin on Gashapon Online at 11:00 AM on October 2, 2026. Based on an original illustration by the series’ creator, Kiyohiko Azuma, this set features five different figures of Osaka-san (Ayumi Kasuga). Each play costs 500 yen (tax included), and delivery is scheduled for late February 2027.
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A digital collaboration campaign between “Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night” and Joyful will be held from 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, until 3:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. A newly drawn key visual featuring the six magical girls dressed in Joyful-style uniforms has been unveiled, and a campaign will be held offering chances to win a set of six acrylic stands (limited to the first 1,500 winners) and meal vouchers.
