The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Pop-up Store
The “Hikaru no Go” TV Anime “Sheep Version” Fair will be held at Animate stores nationwide starting Friday, December 4, 2026! Here’s a summary of the event dates, participating stores, conditions for receiving the free photo cards, and the prices and sizes of the new merchandise.
You cannot choose the design of the bromides, and the promotion will end once supplies run out.
Collaboration Café
The “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO” × Animate “Gratte” event kicks off on Thursday, January 14, 2027! Here’s a look at the menu—featuring graphic lattes, icing cookies, and graphic ice cream—as well as information on the eight types of paid-bonus trading acrylic coasters. Graphic Ice is available only at select stores.
Collaboration Café
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!
Collaboration Café
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!
Collaboration Café
Animate’s “Gratte” × “Helva Boss” collaboration will be held at 11 Animate Gratte locations from September 30 to November 6, 2026. Graphic lattes and icing cookies featuring newly drawn maid- and butler-themed illustrations will come with a set of 17 different coasters!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the TV anime *Rosen Maiden*, created by “PEACH-PIT,” will be held at two locations in Tokyo and Osaka from September 13, 2026, through September 29. Featuring newly drawn illustrations with a “sweets” theme, the event will offer a total of 13 collaboration menu items and merchandise!
Collaboration Café
The “Retro Flower Cafe,” a collaboration between the TV anime *Mob Psycho 100 III* and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from September 18 to October 18, 2026. In addition to a total of 16 collaboration menu items featuring newly drawn illustrations adorned with flowers, original merchandise—including L-size bromides and coasters given with every order, as well as a total of 7 different types of original goods—will be available.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A major exhibition commemorating the 5th anniversary of Saka Mikami’s serialized manga *Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity*—titled “Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity: 5th Anniversary Exhibition”—will kick off on Friday, October 16, 2026, in Tokyo, followed by stops in Osaka and Fukuoka! In addition to showcasing a collection of original artwork featuring dignified beauty and heartwarming scenes, a signing session with Saka Mikami will be held at the Tokyo venue.
