The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
Newly illustrated “Yumeiro Bunny” merchandise from *The Vampire Next Door* will go on sale in December 2026! In addition to the C108 pre-release items, clear files will also be available.
News
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime *The Apothecary’s Tale* and Ezaki Glico’s “Giant Cone,” titled “Unravel the Secret of the Crunchy Texture with Neko Neko! Campaign,” will run from Monday, September 7, 2026, through Sunday, November 29, 2026. By submitting receipts for eligible products, a total of 39,390 winners will be selected via lottery to receive original drawstring pouches and acrylic stands designed by Momo and Ninji, as well as “Erabu Pay” rewards. Additionally, products featuring original packaging depicting Momo and Ninji will go on sale for a limited time starting on the same day.
Pop-up Store
Stella Sola’s pop-up store will be held in Osaka from September 8 to September 30, 2026. New merchandise featuring illustrations of characters in swimsuits will be available!
Merchandise
From the TV anime “Tamun-kun, Which Way Now!?,” the palm-sized plush toy “Kurumita-pi-nui” will go on sale in December 2026! F/ACE and Utage are here!
News
Limited-edition items from the collaboration between the anime “Bungo Stray Dogs” and ZOZOTOWN will be available for pre-order exclusively on ZOZOTOWN from 12:00 PM on September 9, 2026, through October 9. The lineup features a total of seven styles, including T-shirts and zip-up hoodies, featuring pop, cartoon-style illustrations created specifically for this project by illustrator OkiCha. The designs showcase six characters, including Atsushi Nakajima and Osamu Dazai.
Collaboration Café
Ahead of the revival event for “Gakuen Idolmaster” × Chugai Grace Café, the three new food items previously listed as “COMING SOON” have been unveiled as “1st Year, Class 1: Best Friends’ Hearty Curry,” “1st Year, Class 2: Unbeatable Omelet Pilaf,” and “3rd Year, Class 1: Memorial Plate.” Additionally, visuals for three new merchandise items—including an acrylic collection stand—have been unveiled, along with details on a receipt campaign in collaboration with Hatsuboshi Store. The event will be held on the 7th floor of Shibuya Modi from September 3 to September 27, 2026.
News
The “Chiikawa Bakery Advent Calendar” is now available, with an online pre-sale running from 6:00 PM on September 2, 2026, through 11:59 PM on September 6. Priced at 5,500 yen (tax included), the product features a Western-style box containing 24 small boxes, each hiding baked goods, tea bags, and all three types of limited-edition figurine ornaments—bread shaped like Santa hats. In-store sales will begin in late November.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
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).
Fashion
“Kanahai’s Small Animals Gum with Acrylic Charms” will go on pre-sale starting Thursday, September 3, 2026, at select Don Quijote, Apita, and Piago stores!
The set includes one randomly selected acrylic charm from a total of six designs featuring “laid-back quotes” from Piske and Usagi, characters from the popular LINE sticker series. Priced at 418 yen (tax included), each set contains one piece of soda-flavored chewing gum and one charm with a silicone ring.
News
A collaboration event between “The Idolmaster SideM” and Seibuen Amusement Park, titled “Super!! Retro Rose Party,” will be held from October 30 to December 1, 2026. Idols from 315 Production, dressed in Showa-era retro costumes, will make an appearance alongside autumn roses. On October 31, November 1, and November 22, the “Super!! Retro Rose ‘Special’ Party” will be held, featuring appearances by the cast, and a joint stamp rally with Tokyo Joypolis will also take place.
Pop-up Store
A “POP UP SHOP” featuring “Tōnyan-dashi” (the swordmen from the popular game “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” transformed into cats) in collaboration with Atre will be held starting Friday, September 4, 2026, at Atre’s “Chant de l’Herbe” Ebisu store, Ueno Store, Kawasaki Store, and 11 other locations. “Travel Ver.” merchandise previously sold in Akihabara will be available, featuring a total of 8 designs: Mikazuki Munechika, Shoryu Kagemitsu, Kashu Kiyomitsu, Oogurikara, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Sasanuki, Unsei, and Unji. The lineup ranges from clear files starting at 550 yen to large acrylic character stands priced at 7,700 yen. The event dates and available merchandise vary by store.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration between “PSYREN” and THE Character CAFE STAND at Tokyo Dome City will take place from September 26 to October 7, 2026. Newly drawn illustrations of the seven characters, including Ageha, have been unveiled, and the event will feature limited-time original collaboration menu items, special gifts for purchasers, and the sale of new merchandise.
Pop-up Store
The special pop-up event “MY HERO ACADEMIA T-shirts! T-shirts!! ‘2’” for the anime “My Hero Academia (HiroAka)” will be held at seven Base Yard Tokyo locations (Harajuku, Shinjuku, Kawaramachi, Osaka, Abeno, Hiroshima, and Sapporo) from September 16 to November 18, 2026.
A new, specially drawn visual themed “Let’s Gather in T-shirts!” will be unveiled. In addition to merchandise such as T-shirts, trading cards, acrylic stands, and life-size mega-clear posters, original giveaways—available with every 2,000 yen spent on eligible items—will be released sequentially.
News
The “Let’s Make It Happen! Cheer Screening” of *Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island*—featuring automatically synchronized glow stick effects—will be held simultaneously at TOHO Cinemas in 7 theaters across 5 prefectures nationwide starting at 7:00 PM on September 23, 2026. This is a special screening where audience members can cheer aloud while using special glow sticks that change color in sync with the film. Tickets went on sale at midnight on September 2 via each theater’s website.
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
A mini solo exhibition of illustrations by artist Tsubasu Izumi, titled “The Little Things Exhibition,” will be held at @PLACE in Ebisu, Tokyo, from Saturday, September 19, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026!
The exhibition will feature primarily original illustrations. Admission will require a numbered ticket for the first three days of the event—September 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), and 21 (Mon, holiday)—so please check the official website for details on how to obtain a ticket.
Collaboration Café
The collaboration menu and new merchandise for “Magical Dechu! Kuso Ham-chan × LAFARY” have been unveiled and will be available at “WEEKEND’ CHEESECAKE” in Koenji from September 18 to September 30, 2026. In addition to a total of six items—including paninis, cheesecakes, and café lattes with your choice of latte art—we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of all eight types of coasters available as order bonuses, new merchandise such as random acrylic stands and mini clear pouches, and the post-event sale starting October 9.
Pop-up Store
The “POP UP STORE in Loft” for the TV anime *Atelier of the Pointed Hat* will kick off on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Kichijoji Loft, and will then tour a total of six locations—including Hiroshima, Namba, Sakae, Kyoto, and Sendai!
The lineup of exclusive merchandise includes six types of acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations themed around a pajama party, tapestries, and clear files with newly drawn mini-character designs. For every purchase of 2,000 yen or more (tax included), customers will receive one randomly selected mini-bromide from a set of seven newly drawn designs.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji: Ghost in the Shell” will go on sale starting September 26, 2026, at Ministop and Daily Yamazaki stores nationwide, as well as bookstores and hobby shops. Prize A and the Last One Prize feature a set of approximately 22-cm figures of Motoko Kusanagi and Fuchikoma, and the lineup—comprising a total of 8 prize tiers, including an aurora poster, a tote bag, a Chokonnoko figure, and a sticker set—will be available for 850 yen per draw.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for “Magical Girl’s Witch Trial” will be held from Friday, September 4, 2026, through Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at THE Character Shop on the 5th floor of DiverCity Tokyo Plaza!
In addition to merchandise such as hologram pins featuring the “school uniform-style” design and large acrylic stands, the event will feature a food truck where you can receive one of 13 original coasters, a stamp rally at seven locations throughout the venue, and a special photo card giveaway with a chance to win a prize for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent.
News
A collaboration campaign between the retro horror idol group “Phantom Theta,” produced by Ado, and ROUND1 will be held at all ROUND1 locations from 10:00 a.m. on September 14, 2026, through December 13. We’ll give you a comprehensive rundown of everything, including all four collaboration drinks inspired by the four members, collaboration food items, order-with-purchase gifts like standee coasters and acrylic keychains, a karaoke collaboration room at the Kichijoji location, a singing campaign, and a bowling score registration campaign.
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
