The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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A collaboration event between “The Idolmaster SideM” and DiverCity Tokyo Plaza will be held from Friday, September 4, 2026, through Sunday, September 20, 2026. Merchandise featuring original illustrations by Café Parade and Legenders, as well as a total of 16 collaboration menu items, will be available!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
A new “Harness Style” set will be available starting at 12:00 PM on September 4, 2026, in the “Marukuji” online raffle for the popular manga *SAKAMOTO DAYS* by Yuto Suzuki. The lineup features acrylic stands and pin badges with newly drawn illustrations across five tiers—with no losing prizes!
Pop-up Store
The TV anime “You Wicked Person Who Wants to Eat Me” POP-UP STORE will be held from Saturday, September 12, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, on the 7th floor of the Akihabara Gamers Main Store and at the Gamers Online Shop. New “Wedding Dress Ver.” merchandise featuring original illustrations will be on sale, and there will be a raffle for a chance to win an extra-large, approximately 30 cm acrylic figure, as well as purchase bonuses offering all 6 types of bromides.
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The second round of the prize giveaway campaign for *Chikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island* will begin on September 4, 2026, at amusement facilities nationwide. Insert 500 yen into a participating crane game machine to receive one random clear card from a set of five!
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The “Zenitsu Agatsuma Birthday Event 2026,” celebrating the birthday of Zenitsu Agatsuma from the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” will be held at ufotable Cafes nationwide and other locations starting September 3, 2026. Limited-edition menu items, five types of commemorative merchandise, and a “Birthday BOX” exclusive to the online store will also be available!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the TV anime “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected: The End” will be held from Saturday, September 12, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the 7th floor of the Akihabara Gamers Main Store, as well as the Namba, Nagoya, and Sendai branches, and the Gamers Online Shop. New “Elegant Ver.” merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations will be on sale, along with a raffle to win an oversized acrylic figure, purchase bonuses offering bromides, and pre-orders for oversized tapestries and commemorative art.
Pop-up Store
To commemorate the 9th anniversary of the Japanese release of the smartphone app game *Azur Lane*, the “*Azur Lane* POP-UP SHOP at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA, 6th Floor, IP Bookstore” will be held from Saturday, September 12, 2026, through Wednesday, October 7, 2026!
In addition to the sale of nine new merchandise items featuring original illustrations—including acrylic stands, B2 tapestries, and large towels—the event will also feature the distribution of a plastic card for every 3,300 yen (tax included) spent, as well as an exhibition of two painted figure prototypes.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store featuring Sanrio’s popular character “Wish Me Mel,” in collaboration with Munyu Gurumi Patio, will open on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station Ichiban-gai!
The store will be located at the wagon area below Staircase G on Tokyo Character Street. It will run through Thursday, September 24, with hours from 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM (until 6:00 PM on the final day). Products will also be available for purchase at the Online Plaza during this period, and details regarding the product lineup and other information will be announced in future updates.
Pop-up Store
The “Kagurabachi Fair 2026,” a collaboration between Ken Sotono’s *Kagurabachi* and JUMP SHOP, will be held from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 15 permanent JUMP SHOP locations, the limited-time LaLaport Fukuoka store, and JUMP SHOP Online.
In addition to new fair merchandise such as BIG-panel acrylic keychains, acrylic dioramas, and the Sumisei pin badge collection, we’ll introduce the fair’s lineup—complete with product lists and prices—including the “Special Foil-Stamped Sticker” (10 varieties total), a purchase bonus where you receive one sticker for every 2,000 yen spent, and the “Find the Demon Sword!” campaign, where you can enter by taking a photo of the in-store panels. We’ll provide a comprehensive overview of the fair’s offerings, complete with a product list and prices.
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 9, the latest installment of the wildly popular manga “Chiikawa: That Little Cute Thing” by “Nagano,” will be released around November 20, 2026! A special edition will also be available!
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The anime “Dragon Ball Super: Bills,” with Akira Toriyama serving as original creator, story writer, and character designer, will air nationwide on the Fuji TV network starting at 11:15 p.m. on October 11, 2026. Along with this announcement, the “Super Opening” visual and “Super Opening” trailer have been released, and it has been confirmed that the opening theme song will be “Onogami” by Megatera Zero, while the ending theme will be “Perfect Peki” by Vickeblanka.
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The third season of the TV anime “Ranma ½,” based on Rumiko Takahashi’s classic martial arts romantic comedy, will air on Nippon TV starting October 3, 2026, every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. In addition to being broadcast nationwide on the Nippon TV network, the series will be available exclusively on Netflix immediately following each broadcast. With the addition of new characters debuting in Season 3, the chaotic fighting romance comedy featuring Ranma, Akane, and the rest of the cast is set to pick up even more steam.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration campaign featuring illustrator mikko’s work “Lil ala mode” and the Taiwanese dessert specialty store “Bull Pulu” will be held at 32 stores nationwide from September 3 to September 23, 2026. A total of six items will be available, including tapioca drinks inspired by mousse, cammy, latte, soufflé, and nuts, as well as Taiwanese castella. With each order, customers will receive a coaster (one of five designs, chosen at random).
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A collaborative fireworks display inspired by Nagano’s wildly popular manga “Chikawa” will be launched on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Yokohama’s Shin-Kō Wharf. This is a rescheduled showing of the fireworks display that was canceled on July 25 due to inclement weather. It will take place as part of the “Yokohama Night Flowers” event, lasting 5 minutes starting at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.
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A limited-time collaboration campaign between the original animated film “Super Princess Kaguya!”—produced by Studio Colorido and Studio Chromat—and the takeout sushi chain “Kozosushi” will run from September 9 to September 30, 2026. Two new menu items inspired by the film’s world—the “Tsukuyomi’s KASSEN! Aburi Platter” and “Kaguya’s Moon-Viewing Jewel Chirashi”—will be available, and customers who purchase them will receive a free promotional sticker (one of eight random designs) and an original wrapping paper as a bonus.
Collaboration Café
The “Hibike! Euphonium Chaya” collaboration café, based on the TV anime “Hibike! Euphonium” produced by Kyoto Animation and adapted from the novel by Ayano Takeda, will open simultaneously at four locations nationwide—Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima—starting September 11, 2026. This event commemorates the release of the second part of the theatrical film *Resonance! Euphonium: Final Movement*, and will feature original “Japanese-style café ver.” illustrations created by Kyoto Animation.
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September 9—the start date of the serialization of Hajime Isayama’s wildly popular manga *Attack on Titan*—has been officially designated as “Attack on Titan Day” by the Japan Anniversary Association, a general incorporated association.
To mark the establishment of this commemorative day, three special events will be held on September 9, 2026: a 99-hour limited-time free release of 99 chapters on Magapoke; the release of commemorative merchandise at the Magazine Shop; and a special live stream featuring voice actors including Yuki Kaji.
Merchandise
Pre-orders are now being accepted on the official online store for the reversible ballet bags—a collaboration between the girly brand “RoseMarie seoir” and “Puella Magi Madoka Magica.” The collection features eight designs that incorporate the magical girls’ costumes into ballet shoes, each priced at 7,590 yen (tax included). The lining features an all-over cherry print, allowing the bag to be used on both sides.
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Collaboration items between the popular manga “Attack on Titan,” created by Hajime Isayama, and the apparel brand graniph will go on sale in stores starting Tuesday, September 8, 2026! The lineup features a total of 18 items, ranging from sweatshirts, hoodies, T-shirts, shirts, pants, outerwear, hats, bags, wallets, and even charms. Pre-orders are now being accepted on the official online store, and customers will earn double points through Monday, September 7.
Pop-up Store
A “Shugo Chara!” pop-up store will be held in Tokyo from September 25 to October 1, 2026. A wide variety of merchandise featuring panels and color illustrations from the original manga will be available!
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
