The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Disney 101 Dalmatians” Happy Lottery, based on the Disney movie *101 Dalmatians*, will go on sale at FamilyMart starting October 17, 2026. The lineup includes 11 prize tiers—from Prize A to Prize K—as well as a “Last Prize,” featuring items such as giant plush toys of Pongo and Perdita!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
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!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of “Winnie the Pooh,” the “Ichiban Kuji 100th Anniversary” series will go on sale starting October 10, 2026, at locations such as 7-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, and Yume Town. The lineup includes plush-style flocked figures—making their Ichiban Kuji debut—as well as book-shaped lights and an anniversary plush toy as the “Last One” prize. The price is 790 yen (tax included) per play.
Pop-up Store
The “POP UP STORE GREED ISLAND ARCHIVES” for the TV anime *HUNTER×HUNTER* will be held at eight locations nationwide, starting at Shinjuku Marui Annex on October 9, 2026! A total of 19 items will be available, including acrylic stands and pin badges featuring original illustrations by MADHOUSE, chibi-style illustrations, and anime key frames and stills from the G.I. (Greed Island) arc, and the G.I. Acrylic Card Collection. Additionally, customers who spend 2,000 yen (tax included) or more will receive one randomly selected “Anime Keyframe Art Card” (4 varieties total) as a purchase bonus.
Fashion
Collaboration items between “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” and Shimamura will go on sale starting October 6, 2026, at select Shimamura stores and the online store “Shimamura Park.” The collection features T-shirts, socks, floor cushions, key cases, and more, all inspired by four swords, including Daitenno Mitsuyoshi!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
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!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Yumeya’s capsule toy, “Sanrio Characters Plush Pouch: Fluffy Bear Version,” is set to go on sale in December 2026! Sanrio characters will appear as fluffy bear plush pouches. The lineup includes four varieties, and each play costs 500 yen.
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The “Soy Milk Festival Campaign,” a collaboration between Kikkoman Soy Milk and Sanrio Characters, will run from October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Buy eligible soy milk products and submit your receipt for a chance to win original merchandise or digital points—a total of 31,510 winners will be selected by lottery!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
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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The “Solve Your Problems at Nojima!” campaign, a collaboration between Moomin and Nojima, will be held at Nojima stores from October 1 to December 31, 2026. Customers who visit a store and complete a short survey will receive an original Moomin × Nojima sticker, and those who purchase eligible home appliances will receive an original eco-bag.
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A collaboration campaign between the TV anime “Golden Kamuy” and Autobacs will run from October 1 to December 31, 2026. Featuring an original visual depicting the nine characters in their overalls, the campaign will include the distribution of limited-edition illustration cards, a prize drawing, and the sale of merchandise available exclusively at 130 stores!
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Sanrio Characters’ “Sun Catcher-Style Acrylic Keychains with Beads” will go on sale at select FamilyMart locations starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 2, 2026! All five designs—Peckle the Duck, Pocchacco, Usahana, Korokoro Kuririn, and Cinnamoroll—will be available in limited quantities for 1,408 yen (tax included) each, featuring sparkling beads that resemble a suncatcher!
Fashion
Avail merchandise featuring designs from the TV anime “NARUTO: Shippuden” will go on sale exclusively at the Shimamura Group’s online store, “Shimamura Park,” starting at 12:00 PM on October 6, 2026. The lineup includes pouches featuring the Mangekyō Sharingan of Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Itachi Uchiha (3,190 yen each), as well as smartphone straps featuring Naruto and members of Akatsuki (3,850 yen each).
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Pre-orders for “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road – Waiting in Vain” will begin on October 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Gashapon Online. The set includes all five characters—Mamoru Endo, Shuya Goenji, Yuto Kidou, Shirou Fukiyuki, and Masaru Gojo—at a price of 400 yen per play (tax included), with delivery scheduled for around late January 2027.
Fashion
Collaboration merchandise between “Knives Out” and Don Quijote / Arita will go on sale at participating stores starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 10, 2026. As exclusive 9th-anniversary merchandise available only at Don Quijote and Apita, the collection will feature T-shirts (3 designs total), zip-up hoodies, face towels featuring quotes from the game, and clear file folders with a map design.
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Production has been greenlit for the fifth theatrical installment of “Delicious School Lunches,” starring Hayato Ichihara, which is set to be released nationwide in 2027. Set in Okinawa—the setting for the TV drama “Season 4,” which will air starting in October 2026—the film will depict a “tropical culinary showdown” between Amari and his rival, Ren. To mark the production announcement, a special teaser trailer has also been released.
