The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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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!
Pop-up Store
A POP UP CORNER for the TV anime “High School D×D HERO” will be held on the 1st floor of Kotobukiya Akihabara from Friday, September 18, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026!
In addition to pin badges, acrylic cards, acrylic stands, and large acrylic keychains featuring newly drawn artwork, merchandise featuring original mini-character illustrations will also be available. A purchase bonus will be offered: for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on related merchandise, customers will receive one randomly selected illustration card (7 types total).
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 12, the latest installment of “Baki Gaiden: Gaia and Sikorsky ~Sometimes Nomura: Two People, But Living as Three~,” goes on sale November 6, 2026!
Merchandise
New “Nui-Palu” plush toys from the anime “Hetalia World★Stars” will go on sale in December 2026! They’re palm-sized and come in a total of 11 designs to choose from.
Pop-up Store
The “Zombieland Saga: Yumeginga Paradise” Movie POP-UP SHOP at Loft will be held at two locations—Yokohama Loft and Namba Loft—starting Friday, September 18, 2026! Newly drawn illustrations based on the “Sitting Cake” concept will feature on trading glitter pin badges, Ani-Frames, acrylic stands, and B2 tapestries will be available for pre-release purchase. Additionally, there will be a giveaway of one bromide (15 varieties total) for every 2,000 yen (tax included) spent on eligible merchandise, as well as special bonuses for purchasing the complete set and an X campaign.
Amusement
A special event for the TV anime *The Apothecary’s Tale*, titled “Yuen Biyori,” will be held at e-Stadium Namba Main Store from Sunday, September 6, 2026, through Sunday, September 20, 2026. Admission is free, and the event will feature an interactive game titled “The Rite of Mixing an Aphrodisiac as an Offering to Lord Ninji,” as well as event-exclusive merchandise and photo spots!
Pop-up Store
The “Nijisanji Autumn Fair 2026” will be held at Animate stores nationwide (excluding the Animate online store) from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Monday, October 12, 2026 (a national holiday)! During the event, for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on “Nijisanji” and “NIJISANJI EN” merchandise, as well as Gratte collaboration food and drinks, you’ll receive one [bookmark (8 varieties total)] featuring the “#HYPE-ME” visual for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent. Additionally, “#HYPE-ME” merchandise will go on sale, and the Gratte collaboration will run concurrently.
News
Collaboration items featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Hello Kitty” and Ken Matsudaira—known as “Matsuken”—will go on sale starting Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Shimamura stores nationwide and at “Shimamura Park.” The lineup includes a total of 11 items, such as tote bags, pouches, and melamine cups!
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As the first in-theater giveaway for the live-action film *Look Back*, an A5 visual card featuring an original illustration by the original author, Tatsuki Fujimoto, will be distributed from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Thursday, September 17, 2026. This special illustration depicts Fujino and Kyomoto sitting side by side at their desks, drawing manga!
Merchandise
The third series of “Hatsune Miku” merchandise, themed “ENJOY OUTDOOR COOKING,” will go on sale in November 2026! Illustrated by Saine.
Theme Parks and Amusement Parks
A collaboration between “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-” and Yokohama Cosmo World’s YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN will take place from September 4 to October 4, 2026. The event will feature a total of six types of collaboration merchandise, a food truck, and a stamp rally!
Pop-up Store
“Disney” and “Pixar” “Marvel” and “Star Wars”—a major shopping event bringing these brands together, “Disney THE MARKET 2026 at JR Kyoto Isetan,” is set to take place from September 16 to October 5, 2026, at the Event Hall on the 10th floor of JR Kyoto Isetan! A wide variety of event-exclusive merchandise will be available, including a pre-release of “Mini Cosplay Charms,” and the full lineup of merchandise is being updated regularly on the official website.
Merchandise
New merchandise from *Dr. STONE*, featuring brand-new illustrations that were first sold at Comiket 108, will go on general sale in November 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The “Pom Pom Purin Prize Draw”—a guaranteed-win raffle where you can win merchandise featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Pom Pom Purin”—will go on sale nationwide at 7-Eleven and Ito-Yokado stores starting Saturday, September 12, 2026. The lineup includes a total of 13 items, such as plush toys and headbands!
News
“All Over Japan! The Karapichi Amusement Park Project,” a collaboration between Colorful Peach and amusement parks nationwide, will be held at Yomiuri Land starting Friday, September 4, 2026. The event will feature four collaborative rides, 11 types of original merchandise, 11 collaborative menu items, as well as a stamp rally and mini-games!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A costume exhibition commemorating the 9th anniversary of “Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight,” which spans both the musical and the anime, will be held at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store starting Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Nine review costumes and nine “Goddess” costumes from the 99th Class will be displayed in rotation, and a commemorative fair will be held at the same time!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Fully supervised by Norio Sakurai! The latest Volume 2 of the official *Boku Yaba* spin-off, *The Crazy Guy in My Heart: The Romantic Comedy That Never Starts*, goes on sale November 6, 2026!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring “Chiikawa”—whose endearing, clumsy yet earnest way of life is so admirable—will be held simultaneously at two venues starting Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at two locations—the 7th-floor Event Hall at Yagihashi Department Store and the 3rd-floor Grand Event Hall at FKD Utsunomiya—and will run simultaneously until Monday, September 28!
The lineup includes new products such as “layered-style socks” and the “Rhinoceros Beetle Series” mascot rice bowl and spoon set. As a special gift with purchase, customers will receive an original sticker and a POP UP STORE-exclusive shopping bag.
Fashion
A nationwide collaboration between the wildly popular manga “PEANUTS” and the Shimamura Group’s casual brand “Avail” will go on sale starting Saturday, September 5, 2026. The lineup includes women’s and men’s loungewear, pajamas, hanten jackets, robes, and 4-way capes!
Pop-up Store
The “Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Victory Road” POP-UP SHOP will open at MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, and at Abeno Rakubus (Abeno Hoop) on Friday, October 23! New merchandise—including mini acrylic dioramas, a collection of pin badges, and mini photo cards—featuring brand-new illustrations created exclusively for this event will be on sale. Additionally, for every 1,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a random bonus clear card (18 varieties total), and mini character panels will be on display at the venue.
VTuber Roa Kaitetsu’s collaboration café, “Roa’s Seaside Tea Party at Cure Maid Café,” will be held at Cure Maid Café in Akihabara from November 20 to December 6, 2026. The menu will feature omelet rice and parfaits supervised by Roa, as well as nine types of collaboration drinks. Customers will receive a limited-edition card (5 varieties total) with each order and a limited-edition sticker (5 varieties total) with every 2,200 yen spent on merchandise.
Period: Nov 20, 2026〜Dec 6
The “Vampire Knight Collaboration Cafe,” based on the manga “Vampire Knight” by Matsuri Hino, will be held at My Charaful Cafe in Kanda, Tokyo, from December 10, 2026, to February 14, 2027, and from March 10, 2027, to May 9, 2027, in Osaka. A key visual featuring characters dressed in maid and butler-style outfits has been released. The Tokyo venue will operate on an 80-minute time slot basis with priority given to reservations; during certain periods, reservations will be allocated via a lottery.
Period: Dec 10, 2026〜Feb 14
"The Stray Cat Gang Feast Party in TOBU" is set to take place at the Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Branch from November 5 to November 25! In addition to 37 different collaboration menu items available at cafes, restaurants, and the basement food hall, there will be freebies for ordering collaboration dishes, a stamp rally throughout the store, a festival on the rooftop, and a pop-up shop in the 8th-floor event hall.
Period: Nov 5, 2026〜Nov 25
A collaboration café featuring the TV anime “Yumeiro Patissière” and the maid café “At Home Café” will be held at the AKIBA Cultures ZONE Store L from November 20 to December 25, 2026; at the Osaka Main Store from January 12 to February 12, 2027; and and from April 16 to May 16 at the Nagoya Osu Main Store. The menu will feature omurice and drinks inspired by Kashino, Ando, and Hanabusa dressed as butlers and Ichigo dressed as a maid, and customers will receive collaboration stickers and coasters with every order.
Period: Nov 20, 2026〜Dec 25
A collaboration between the TV anime “Blue Lock” and Animate Cafe will take place from December 1, 2026, to January 12, 2027, at Animate Cafe Stand Hareza Ikebukuro, and starting December 16, at an event space next to Nipponbashi in Osaka. The event will feature parfaits, drinks, and merchandise featuring original mini-character illustrations of the characters wearing cat-ear and rabbit-ear hoodies. There will also be a campaign offering coasters (8 varieties total) as a bonus for ordering menu items, as well as a birthday bromide campaign celebrating Hyoma Senki’s birthday.
Period: Dec 1, 2026〜Jan 12
A collaboration between the manga *Mao no Ichi*, serialized in *Weekly Shonen Jump*, and Animate Cafe will take place at Animate Cafe Stand Hareza Ikebukuro from November 6 to November 29, 2026. Drinks and parfaits inspired by characters such as Ichi and Deskaras will be introduced in two phases, with the lineup rotating between the first and second halves of the event. Merchandise featuring original mini-character illustrations exclusive to Animate, as well as coasters (10 varieties total) available as a bonus with menu orders, will also be available.
Period: Nov 6, 2026〜Nov 29
"Dear My Heart in TreeVillage Cafe," part of the "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc" series, will be held sequentially in Tokyo, Osaka, and Hakata from December 12, 2026, to February 11, 2027. A newly drawn illustration of Sakura holding a letter has been unveiled!
Period: Dec 12, 2026〜Feb 11
The second collaboration between the TV anime "WIND BREAKER" and Sweets Paradise will take place sequentially at six locations nationwide from December 1 to December 27, 2026. Details on the collaboration menu, promotional items, and Sweets Paradise-exclusive merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations will be announced at a later date!
Period: Dec 1, 2026〜Dec 27
A collaboration between “Bungo Stray Dogs” and the Animate Cafe Pop-Up Edition will be held at Tokozawa Sakura Town for two days on November 14 and 15, 2026. The event will feature drinks inspired by six characters—including Atsushi Nakajima and Osamu Dazai—dressed in traditional Japanese attire, as well as merchandise such as coasters and acrylic stands available as order bonuses!
Period: Nov 14, 2026〜Nov 15
The “Jump SQ. 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” an exhibition of original artwork commemorating the 20th anniversary of the manga magazine “Jump SQ.,” will be held from April 23 to May 16, 2027, at Exhibition Hall C of the Cultural Hall Building in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, and from July 3 to July 26 at the ATC Gallery in Osaka Nanko. The event will feature displays of original artwork and photo spots recreating iconic scenes, and 20th-anniversary merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Period: Apr 23, 2027〜Jul 26
The “Meiji Milk Chocolate 100th Anniversary Exhibition,” commemorating the 100th anniversary of the launch of “Meiji Milk Chocolate,” will be held at the Tokyo International Forum from December 23 to December 30, 2026. The exhibition will feature original illustrations by 40 manga artists, as well as packaging designs from throughout the brand’s history!
Period: Dec 23, 2026〜Dec 30
A special exhibition titled “Always Partners,” which looks back on the series from “TIGER & BUNNY” to “TIGER & BUNNY 2,” is set to open at the Tokyo Anime Center in Shibuya. The exhibition, which focuses on the moments that changed the relationship between Kotetsu and Barnaby, will run from January 22 to February 28, 2027!
Period: Jan 22, 2027〜Feb 28
The “20th Anniversary Exhibition Final” for Toshiro Hasekura’s *Spice and Wolf*—featuring all four newly illustrated works from the four seasons, previously exhibited in Tokyo and Osaka—is set to take place at GoFa in Aoyama, Tokyo. The exhibition will be held in two phases: the first phase from November 21 to December 25, 2026, and the second phase from January 9 to January 17, 2027!
Period: Nov 21, 2026〜Jan 17
The first exhibition for the TV anime “Ao no Hako,” based on the coming-of-age club activity love story by Miura Koji, titled “TV Anime ‘Ao no Hako’ Exhibition ~Every Time You Open It, You Fall in Love~,” based on the TV anime “Ao no Hako,” which is adapted from the youth club activity romance story by Miura Koji, will be held on the 6th floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex from January 29 to February 14, 2027. Here, we present an overview of the exhibition—which will feature photo spots recreating iconic scenes from the series—along with the newly released key visual and information on where to find further updates.
Period: Jan 29, 2027〜Feb 14
The "POP UP STORE in SHIBUYA109" for the TV anime "Attack on Titan" will be held from November 13 to November 30 at the SHIBUYA109 Shibuya store and Abeno Q's Mall! New merchandise featuring original illustrations of Eren and the others dressed in Western-style outfits will be on sale, and for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a free bromide (12 varieties total).
Period: Nov 13, 2026〜Nov 30
The TV anime “Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity” and E-flower will host the “Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity × E-flower POP UP SHOP in Ueno Marui” at Ueno Marui from November 13 to November 23! An exclusive illustration for this event has been previewed on the official EDITH X account, and details regarding merchandise and other items will be announced at a later date.
Period: Nov 13, 2026〜Nov 23
The “Love Live! Hasu no Sora Girls’ Academy School Idol Club” caravan tour will be held at LaLaport Nagoya Minato Akurus from November 13 to November 23, and at Mitsui Outlet Park Hokuriku Oyabe from November 13 to November 15! In addition to the sale of a total of 9 items—including acrylic stands and flight tag keychains featuring newly drawn illustrations—there will also be a digital stamp rally, a giveaway campaign, and bromide sales via convenience store e-print services.
Period: Nov 13, 2026〜Nov 23
VOISING's Tarot Fair will be held at Animate stores nationwide from November 7 to December 6, 2026. Lots of new merchandise will be available!
Period: Nov 7, 2026〜Dec 6
The "Pop-Up Shop ~Winter 2026/2027~" for the anime "Bocchi the Rock!" will be held from November 13 through February 10, 2027, at Atre Akihabara, G-Store locations, and online! Merchandise details have been revealed, including full-graphic T-shirts featuring newly drawn illustrations of the Ketsusuban members enjoying a day out in slightly more mature winter outfits, F6 canvas art, and a set of five event-exclusive 65mm pin badges.
Period: Nov 13, 2026〜Jan 31
