The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Restaurant
The first-ever collaboration lunch between *Rakudai Ninja Rantarō*—created by Amagasaki-born artist “Amago Sōbei”—and the Miyako Hotel Amagasaki has been announced. The special set meal, “The Canteen Lady’s Special,” will be served at the Japanese restaurant Tsukunokuni starting October 2, 2026, and will come with exclusive original merchandise!
Manga, Magazines, Light Novels
Volume 5, the latest installment of the wildly popular light novel series *Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite: Third-Year Edition* by Akio Kinugasa, goes on sale October 23, 2026!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “Chiikawa”—whose clumsy yet earnest way of life is truly endearing—will be held from Friday, September 11, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, at Taiyo no Hiroba on the 1st floor of the Future City Favore Main Building!
The lineup includes new items such as “layered-style socks” and jacquard hand towels featuring the rhinoceros beetle series mascots. As a special gift with purchase, customers will receive an original sticker and a POP UP STORE-exclusive shopping bag.
Merchandise
From “The New Prince of Tennis,” the “Puku Tsuya Bangle” featuring the wildly popular original illustration “With the Dress-Up Thread” will go on sale in November 2026!
Pop-up Store
A Gal Neko pop-up store will be held in four cities across Japan from September 4 to December 21, 2026. A wide variety of new merchandise will be available!
Pop-up Store
“Chiikawa Land,” the official shop for “Chiikawa”—a character whose clumsy yet earnest approach to life is truly endearing—will open for a limited time from Friday, September 11, 2026, to Monday, October 12 (a national holiday) at a special venue on the 2nd floor of Amu Plaza Oita!
The lineup will feature “Chikawa” merchandise such as GPSBOX’s “Yurayura Mokuba Figure Collection,” “Nonbiri DAYS Figure Collection,” and “PRISON FIGURE Collection,” as well as the “I’m a Little Tipsy” mascot and the “Hangover” mascot.
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A special program commemorating the 30th anniversary of the anime “Detective Conan,” based on the original work by Gosho Aoyama, will be streamed on the official YouTube channel starting at 6:30 p.m. on September 5, 2026. Featuring Kai and Yuka Kageyama, among others, the program will reveal the latest details on the two-hour special “The Murder Case of No. 30” all at once!
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A collaboration room stay package between the TV anime “To You in Full Bloom” and the Sunshine City Prince Hotel will be available from September 19 to December 19, 2026. Based on the theme of “Fall Outing Outfits,” the concept rooms feature newly illustrated artwork of Mizuki Ashiya, Izumi Sano, and Shuichi Nakatsu, and include four types of original amenities, such as acrylic stands and lunch totes.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
A new capsule toy series called “Sanrio Characters Monotone Mascots,” featuring Sanrio characters in monochrome colors, is coming soon. A total of five varieties, including Hello Kitty and Kuromi, will be released sequentially starting in September 2026 at capsule vending machines nationwide for 300 yen (tax included) per play!
Merchandise
The “Kurisu Makise 1/8 Scale Figure” from the game “STEINS;GATE,” originally released in 2010, is being reissued! Kotobukiya will re-release it in January 2027!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji: Anime ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ 5th Anniversary FINAL!” will go on sale sequentially starting September 26, 2026, at FamilyMart stores and bookstores nationwide. The lineup includes MASTERLISE figures of Yuji Itadori (Prize A), Yuta Okkotsu (Prize B), and Satoru Gojo (Last One Prize), while Prize H features all characters from the 5th-anniversary visual as die-cut acrylic badges, totaling 28 varieties.
Pop-up Store
The “Morureto Gourmet” pop-up store featuring Maltese and Retriever characters will open on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Calendarium on the 1st floor of Yurakucho Marui, and on Thursday, September 17, at the north side of Porta Plaza in Kyoto Porta. This is Marui’s first pop-up store featuring Molcheese and Retrievers working at a restaurant. The event will offer a wide variety of attractions, including event-exclusive merchandise—such as plush toys and mascots modeled after popular menu items like ramen and pudding—as well as purchase-bonus pin badges, clear cards for EPOS Card members, and even a photo session where you can take pictures with the two characters.
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The “Goddess of Victory: NIKKE” × Tokyo Dome City Attractions collaboration event, “Reclaim the Amusement Park, Commander!,” will be held from September 10 to October 18, 2026. In addition to three types of collaboration tickets that come with limited-edition giveaways and a mystery-solving rally kit, the event will feature five collaboration attractions with character voiceovers, merchandise, mini-games, and collaboration menus at 13 participating restaurants.
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The fourth set of theater-goer giveaways for the blockbuster hit “Chikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island,” based on the original work by Nagano, has been unveiled. A total of four types of mini charm figures—featuring Shima Jiro, Hitoha, Futaba, and a siren—making their debut as theater-goer giveaways, will be distributed at random at theaters nationwide starting September 5, 2026!
Collaboration Café
The “TV Anime ‘Blue Lock’ at Tree Village Café” event will be held sequentially starting September 1, 2026, at four Tree Village locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Hakata, and Yokohama. A total of 14 collaboration menu items and 12 types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations in a casual, sporty style will be available. Customers will receive an original coaster with each menu item ordered and a special card for every 2,500 yen (tax included) spent.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between the hospitality adventure game *18TRIP*—set in the near-future Yokohama district “HAMA18”—and Sweets Paradise will be held sequentially at five locations nationwide from September 2 to September 30, 2026. In addition to a total of 13 collaboration menu items featuring original illustrations themed around dessert-making, the event will offer promotional items such as paper placemats and coasters, as well as 13 different types of collaboration merchandise.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café for *Hana no Ketsu -Re;bloom-*, based on the work by Tokiko Kirishiki, is now open!
The cafe offers carefully crafted food, desserts, and drinks that capture the essence of the characters and the series’ world. Since there are virtually no dining scenes in the original series, the menu is packed with creative interpretations—and the use of black sesame and bamboo charcoal powder to represent the color “black” in the desserts and drinks makes for a real highlight!
Collaboration Café
The “Retro Flower Cafe,” a collaboration between the TV anime *Mob Psycho 100 III* and Collaboration Cafe Honpo, will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from September 18 to October 18, 2026. In addition to a total of 16 collaboration menu items featuring newly drawn illustrations adorned with flowers, original merchandise—including L-size bromides and coasters given with every order, as well as a total of 7 different types of original goods—will be available.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Sanrio’s popular character “Hangyodon” is back with a “Hangyodon Win-Every-Time Lottery” where every ticket wins a prize. A total of 13 prizes—including a humidifier and a cushion themed around Hangyodon and Sayuri-chan’s bath time—will go on sale sequentially starting September 5, 2026, for 880 yen (tax included) per draw!
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New Halloween items featuring “Disney Villains” and *Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas* will go on sale sequentially on the Belle Maison online store starting Wednesday, September 2, 2026! Featuring Scar, Gothel, Cruella, and Hades, as well as a Jack & Sally camisole dress, a Zero body bag, and heat-blocking curtains. A special purchase campaign will also be held: the first 100 customers who spend 10,000 yen or more on eligible items will receive a mini wallet as a gift.
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
