The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café based on the game “Katamari Damacy” will be held from Thursday, September 17, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the Ikebukuro East Exit and Meieki 3-chome locations of NeCoLabo Café. The event will feature a total of 10 menu items inspired by Oji and Nainai, as well as merchandise such as acrylic stands!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway” and TOWER RECORDS CAFE will be held at four locations nationwide—Shibuya, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka—starting October 29, 2026. Collaboration menu items and merchandise featuring original illustrations based on a “retro dress” theme will be available, and reservations can be made through Ticket Pia.
Pop-up Store
The “TV Anime ‘[My Favorite Child]’ Ayumi Ver. POP-UP SHOP at TOWER RECORDS” will be held from October 2 to October 11, 2026, at three Tower Records locations—Shinjuku, Otaka, and Umeda NU Chayamachi—as well as on Tower Records Online. In addition to the pre-release sale of trading pin badges, acrylic stands, and life-size tapestries featuring newly drawn illustrations themed around “Ayumi,” postcards will be distributed with every 2,000 yen (tax included) purchase of eligible merchandise, and special bonuses will be available with the purchase of a box set.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An interactive exhibition featuring the animated masterpiece *Panda! Panda!* by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki will be held at PARCO HALL on the 8th floor of the West Wing of Nagoya PARCO from December 12, 2026, through January 31, 2027. The exhibition will feature an area recreating the dining room in Mimiko’s house and a photo spot inspired by the “Rainy Day Circus.” Advance tickets are currently on sale for 1,400 yen (tax included) for general admission.
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the collaboration between illustrator and VTuber Ui Shigure and the junior apparel brand “mezzo piano,” the pop-up shop “Ui Shigure × mezzo piano” will be held starting October 3, 2026, at Nagoya PARCO, SHIBUYA109 Shibuya, and Shinsaibashi PARCO. Merchandise featuring newly commissioned illustrations—such as 2-way acrylic stands, heart-shaped mugs, and embroidered towels featuring Berie-chan—will be available for pre-release purchase, along with order-only items like raglan T-shirts and plush mascots. We’ll also provide details on the dates for entry tickets and information regarding post-event order sales.
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 between the TV anime “Blue Lock” and Princess Café will be held from October 1 to October 22, 2026, at three locations: the Ikebukuro branch, the Hirakata Mall branch, and the Lily Banquet Sakae-Fushimi branch. Newly drawn mini-character illustrations featuring the characters dressed in retro Western-style outfits have been unveiled, and details regarding the collaboration menu and merchandise are scheduled to be announced at a later date.
Pop-up Store
It has been announced that a pop-up store for the “Vampires Die Instantly” Exhibition—celebrating the 10th anniversary of Shito Bonoki’s serialized manga *Vampires Die Instantly*—will be held simultaneously at two venues in Aichi and Fukuoka in October 2026!
The event will feature merchandise sales only, with no exhibits on display. Details regarding the event dates, venues, and available merchandise will be announced at a later date.
Collaboration Café
It has been announced that a pop-up store and collaboration café will be held as part of the “You meet siinamota” project commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of Vocaloid producer Shiina Mota. The pop-up store will be held on the 5th floor of Fandom Akiba from October 17 to October 18, 2026, while the collaboration cafes will open sequentially starting October 30 at SMILE BASE CAFE’s Nagoya Sakae, Shinsaibashi, and Ikebukuro locations.
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A collaboration between the TV anime “Osomatsu-san,” based on the original work by Fujio Akatsuka, and the British-style pub chain “HUB” will take place at all four locations from Friday, October 9, 2026, through Sunday, October 25, 2026. With a cocktail party theme, newly drawn illustrations of the six brothers all dressed up will be featured!
Pop-up Store
An Animate Fair for the manga *The Fate Rewinder* by Futa Kimura will be held starting September 28, 2026, at Animate’s Ikebukuro Main Store, Akihabara Store, Umeda Store, and 10 other locations nationwide!
Pre-release merchandise featuring illustrations from the original manga—such as collectible pin badges and acrylic cards—will be available, and customers who purchase eligible items will receive a free set of “postcards (6 varieties total)” as a bonus.
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A [Season 2 Highlight Screening Event] commemorating the third anniversary of the TV anime “Freiren: The Funeral” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at nine theaters nationwide. Eight carefully selected episodes from Season 2 will be screened, and at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, there will also be a stage greeting featuring Atsumi Tanezaki and four other cast members!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café called “POKOPEA WORLD KITCHEN,” featuring Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun (Poko-Pee), will be held at five locations—Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Hyogo, and Hiroshima—starting October 2, 2026. The event is themed around the two characters’ world travels, and reservations are now being accepted via the Sweets Paradise app.
Collaboration Café
A “KING OF PRISM -Tri-Star Act-” collaboration café will open at four and GALLERY locations starting October 9, 2026. Newly illustrated Halloween-themed merchandise and freebies, as well as original food and drinks, will be available!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café featuring “Magic Knight Rayearth” by the creative group “CLAMP” will open sequentially at three SMILE BASE CAFE locations (Nagoya Sakae, Shinsaibashi, and Ikebukuro) starting October 7, 2026. The menu will feature a wide variety of items illustrated specifically for this event with a “DINER” theme!
Pop-up Store
A Recovery Kabahiko pop-up store will be held in Aichi from September 9 to September 23, 2026. Original Kabahiko merchandise will be available!
