The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Bandai’s food toy set “SANRIO CHARACTERS FRIENDS 5” has been on sale since October 5, 2026, at candy aisles in retail stores nationwide. Under the theme of “Cosmic Cuteness,” the set features a total of 8 types of soft vinyl figures of Sanrio characters dressed up as planets and aliens!
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“Petit Candy Vol. 2,” a palm-sized tin of candy featuring designs of the Tōken Danshi from “Touken Ranbu ONLINE,” will go on sale in stages starting in early October 2026. Candy cans featuring 10 different Tōken Danshi—including Tsurumaru Kuninaga and Izuminokami Kanesada—will be available, each filled with soda-flavored candy!
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“Card Soft Cookies,” a collaboration food toy featuring the anime series “Rilakkuma” and “Haikyū!!,” will go on sale at retail stores nationwide starting in January 2027. The set includes a total of 24 varieties of clear cards and metallic plastic cards featuring Rilakkuma and friends alongside characters like Shōyō Hinata and Tobio Kageyama!
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Efttoys Confect’s food toy set, “Sanrio Characters: Always Together 2-Piece Display Figures,” has been on sale nationwide at candy stores and other retailers since September 14. This display set features two figures—a character and its partner—standing on a single base, with a total of 20 varieties available!
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Square Enix’s “Choco Box Box Figure Collection”—a toy-in-candy series based on the wildly popular RPG *Dragon Quest*—will go on sale nationwide starting in November 2026 at the candy sections of major retailers and other locations. The lineup features a total of 12 different figures, including a secret figure!
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Bandai’s food toy set, “Sanrio Characters Chocolate Box: Box Figure Collection 2026,” will go on sale nationwide at candy stores and other retailers starting Monday, September 7, 2026. Each package contains one randomly selected mascot from a total of 12 varieties, each with a ball chain!
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Bandai’s “Tamagotchi Chocolate Box: Box Figure Collection” toy-in-food product will go on sale in December 2026 at candy sections of mass retailers nationwide. A total of 11 types of figurine charms—including Mametchi and Kuchipatchi (one of which is a secret variant)—are contained in a deluxe, package-style box and sold as a set with chocolate-coated cookies for 350 yen (385 yen including tax).
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“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” characters transformed into flocked dolls will be available in the “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Friend Dolls SELECTION” capsule toy series, which goes on sale September 28, 2026, at candy sections in mass retailers nationwide. The lineup includes a total of 10 characters, such as Shizue, Tanuki, and Totakeke. Each doll costs 550 yen (tax included) and comes with a display stand.
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Bandai’s “Ice Creamy Case Charm: Sanrio Characters” toy-in-candy series is now available. Since August 31, 2026, all 8 varieties of these ice cream-shaped charms—which feature a detachable cone that transforms into a small accessory case—have been on sale to great acclaim at candy sections in mass retailers nationwide!
