The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Merchandise
The sixth installment of the “Sanrio Characters” × illustrator “Akakura” collaboration merchandise will be restocked in January 2027! Usahana and Kogimyun are making an appearance!
Merchandise
Popular merchandise from the anime “Sasaki and P-chan (Sasa-P),” including “body pillow covers” featuring the neighbor in her swimsuit and gym uniform, will be re-released in December 2026!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Furyu’s prize item, “Chiikawa Noodle Stopper Figure—Passing Ramen—,” is scheduled to be available at amusement facilities nationwide starting in November 2026. The set includes two figures: Chikawa, who is tearing up while eating celebratory ramen after passing the Weeding Certification Exam, and Hachiware, who is moved to tears by Chikawa’s reaction. Collecting both figures allows you to recreate a scene from the manga.
Pop-up Store
The “Machikado Mazoku” × BOOKOFF collaboration is set to take place at participating BOOKOFF stores starting November 20, 2026! New merchandise—including large acrylic stands and life-size tapestries featuring brand-new illustrations by Izumo Ito themed around “Heisei-style fashion”—will go on sale. There will also be a giveaway campaign where customers can win clear bookmarks as a purchase bonus and have a chance to win life-size panels through a lottery.
News
As the second collaboration between the movie *Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc* and Granif, a total of 19 apparel and merchandise items featuring designs of Denji, Reze, Pochita, Beam, and others will go on sale starting November 3, 2026, at the official Granif online store and in-store locations throughout Japan. The online store is accepting advance online pre-orders through November 2, and Granif Café will also be selling three original collaboration-themed lattes to commemorate the partnership.
Merchandise
New merchandise currently available at Junji Ito’s “Manazashi” pop-up shop will go on general sale through Anique in late March 2027.
News
As part of a collaboration between the anime “Haikyū!!” and the ramen online retailer “Takumen.com,” collaboration ramen inspired by the four schools—Karasuno, Aoba Josai, Otonokoma, and Fukurodani Academy—will go on sale on November 12, 2026, on Takumen and “Rakuumma Takumen.” Limited-time dine-in pop-up shops will also open at Kinshicho Marui, Marui Family Mizonokuchi, Hiroshima PARCO, and Nagoya PARCO, featuring card sets and coasters with stylized illustrations, as well as newly illustrated merchandise.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Takara Tomy Arts is set to release a gacha series titled “Tsunaga Ring Charm: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime—Full of Lord Rimuru,” featuring only Lord Rimuru from the TV anime *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, in March 2027. The set includes five different charms, each featuring the unique translucency characteristic of slimes. They are designed to be linked together with snap hooks for display, and the price is 300 yen per play (tax included).
Pop-up Store
“Let’s Go! Pretty Cure Marche,” a limited-time pop-up shop featuring a full lineup of Pretty Cure merchandise that has been touring locations across the country, will open sequentially starting November 13, 2026, at four venues: EBeanS in front of Sendai Station, ATI Koriyama, Yonago Tenmaya, and the Naha branch of Junkudo Bookstore! A total of 14 original market merchandise items will be available, including acrylic stands, acrylic keychains with ribbons, pouches with name patches, and die-cut cushions.
News
A collaboration between the movie *Takopy’s Original Sin: Thank You, See You Tomorrow* and Bakudan-yaki Honpo will take place from November 25 to December 31, 2026, at four locations, including the Ikebukuro Main Store and the Tokyo Dome City Store. Collaborative food items and original merchandise are scheduled to be sold, with details to be announced at a later date.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
The 9th installment of SHIFT UP’s gun girl RPG “Goddess of Victory: NIKKE” Ichiban Kuji series, “Ichiban Kuji: Goddess of Victory: NIKKE CHAPTER 9,” will go on sale sequentially starting January 29, 2027, at Lawson convenience stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations. To coincide with the NIKKE 4th Anniversary live stream, a sneak peek of the Last One Prize—the “Little Mermaid Figure”—and a portion of the newly drawn illustration was revealed.
Pop-up Store
Details have been revealed for “The Idolmaster SideM Knick-Knacks Vol. 2,” the finale of Hands’ 50th-anniversary commemorative campaign, including merchandise, purchase bonuses, and participating stores! From November 13 to December 6, 2026, the items will be available at 15 Hands stores nationwide and at ANICLOSET. Online Store. The lineup includes newly drawn illustrations of the 12 characters dressed as store clerks in original aprons, merchandise featuring the animal series motif, and postcards and bromides available with every 2,200 yen purchase.
Collaboration Café
Collaborative sweets and drinks from the TBS Tuesday drama *Iroha’s Love Transcends Time* and Branch Park will be available for takeout at Branch Park in Akasaka, Tokyo, from November 3 to November 29, 2026. The lineup includes “Suzu Castella,” inspired by the bell featured in the drama, and “Printed Café Lattes” (4 varieties total) featuring Okopii and the drama logo. Customers will receive an original clear file with each purchase.
Pop-up Store
The “ESTHER BUNNY × MY MELODY POP-UP STORE” will open at Lumine Est Shinjuku on November 11, 2026, and at LUCUA ERE on December 25! Limited-edition art depicting Ribbon Bunny and My Melody after school featuring “Thrilling School Life” and “Fluffy Amusement Park,” will be available. Customers who spend 3,000 yen or more (tax included) will receive one random novelty card (6 designs total) as a gift.
News
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Disney movie *Zootopia*, Tokyo Banana’s “Disney SWEETS COLLECTION” will launch the banana milkshake-flavored “Zootopia/Chocolate Sandwich ‘I Spotted You!’” exclusively at the JR Tokyo Station store starting November 6, 2026. A total of seven merchandise items—including an eco-bag, a pouch, and a life-size bath towel featuring a design of Nick in a tuxedo—will also be released and will go on sale at all Tokyo Banana stores starting November 11.
Pop-up Store
A special event tied to the Shigure Ui Exhibition 2026 “Uitopia” will be held from November 10 to December 15, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online store! During the event period, official “Uitopia” merchandise will be on sale, and for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on Ui Shigure-related merchandise, customers will receive one random magazine-cover-style card (3 designs total) as a gift.
Collaboration Café
“MEDAROTTERS Café,” a collaboration between Imageneer’s popular robot game “Medarotters” and Collaboration Café Honpo, will be held at the Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi locations from November 20 to December 13, 2026. Merchandise featuring original diner-style illustrations by Horumarin, as well as menu items such as the Meta-Bee Burger and the Katsu Curry Udon Set, will be available. Reservations will be accepted starting at 12:00 PM on October 30.
Fashion
The “FIBER HEAT Warm & Moist Socks 2-Pair Set,” featuring Sanrio character designs, will go on sale October 28, 2026, at Shimamura stores nationwide and on Shimamura Park (online store)! The lineup includes “Fleece-Lined Socks (2-Pair Sets, Various Styles)” with name tags, formulated with cosmetic-derived ingredients (PDRN, ceramides, and collagen), as well as “Ribbed Socks (2-Pair Sets, Various Styles)” featuring embroidery.
News
Details have been announced for the 15th-anniversary original artwork exhibition of the hell-themed comedy manga *Hozuki’s Coolheadedness* by Natsumi Eguchi, including the design of the “washi-style postcard”—an admission gift distributed to all visitors—and a commemorative ticket that comes with a photo frame featuring an original illustration. Tickets are priced at 2,200 yen (tax included) for standard admission and 5,500 yen (tax included) for the commemorative merchandise ticket. General sales will begin on Eplus at 6:00 PM on November 6, 2026.
Pop-up Store
The “SEASONS in Lo-fi Animate-Only Shop” for *Goddess of Victory: NIKKE* will be held at the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store 5F Satellite Space starting November 7, 2026! Merchandise such as Noble Art cards, acrylic dioramas, and tapestries featuring Dorothy, Little Mermaid, Crown, and Nayuta will be on sale. These items will also be available at 15 participating stores nationwide and through the Animate online store, where customers will receive a purchase bonus of “coasters (8 varieties total).”
"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
A collaboration between Sanrio’s “Furagaria Memories”—featuring humanoid characters—and the Sanrio Café Ikebukuro branch has been announced to commemorate the start of the “Kizuna: Yui-hen” arc. For a limited time from November 6 to November 23, 2026, latte art featuring all 18 Fragaria characters—including Harurit and Claude—will be available!
Period: Nov 6, 2026〜Nov 23
A collaboration café featuring the shōjo manga magazine *Monthly Flowers* will be held at “Cafe Lish” in Jimbocho from November 5, 2026, to January 29, 2027. A total of nine limited-edition menu items, each inspired by nine different works—including *Don’t Call It a Mystery* and *The Poe Clan*—will be available, each accompanied by a special gift!
Period: Nov 5, 2026〜Jan 29
The “Miffy” themed café, “Miffy Hot & Cozy Dining,” will be held from October 31, 2026, to January 24, 2027, at the BOX cafe&space Tokyo Solamachi location in Oshiage, Tokyo, and and from November 26, 2026, to January 11, 2027, at Collabo_Index SHINSAIBASHI in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. The menu will feature heartwarming winter dishes such as a gratin pie shaped like Miffy’s face and beef stew hamburger steak. Reservations are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis via the official website starting at 6:00 PM on October 23.
Period: Oct 31, 2026〜Jan 24
A “Touhou Project” collaboration café titled “Touhou Project Hakurei Shrine Autumn Festival 2026 at Cure Maid Café – Celebrating the Release of Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic” will be held at Cure Maid Café in Akihabara from October 30 to November 15, 2026. The menu will feature dishes inspired by characters from *Red Magic Village*, such as Flandre’s omelet rice and Remilia’s parfait, and customers will receive one limited-edition collaboration sticker (11 varieties total) with each collaboration menu item purchased.
Period: Oct 30, 2026〜Nov 15
The first café featuring the “ZO&FRIENDS” characters created by IPX (LINE FRIENDS) and G-DRAGON, “ZO&FRIENDS CAFE HOME&DREAM,” will be held at Shibuya PARCO from November 7 to December 15, 2026, from November 13 to December 20 at Shinsaibashi PARCO, and from February 19 to March 15, 2027, at THE GUEST CAFE BY PARCO in Nagoya PARCO. Limited-edition menu items and merchandise inspired by the “home café” theme will be available, and reservation tickets obtained through Lawson Ticket (starting at 12:00 PM on November 1 for Shibuya and November 8 for Shinsaibashi) will come with bonus pins.
Period: Nov 7, 2026〜Mar 15
A themed café based on director Tetsuro Araki’s original anime series “Guilty Crown” and “Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress” The “Guilty Crown × Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Exhibition – THE SCENE TABLE GINZA” will be held from October 30 to November 23, 2026, at the café attached to the Ginza Mirai Museum in Ginza, Tokyo. The menu will feature collaboration pasta dishes inspired by Inori and Mumei, waffle parfaits, and character-themed drinks. With every order, guests will receive a clear file, card, sticker, or coaster.
Period: Oct 30, 2026〜Nov 23
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 “We Are Aliens Exhibition,” which traces the production history of director Kohei Kadowaki’s film *We Are Aliens*, is returning to Shinjuku Marui Annex due to its popularity. The exhibition will be held from November 1 to November 30, 2026, with free admission, and new merchandise—including postcards from a selection of 1,301 designs—will be available!
Period: Nov 1, 2026〜Nov 30
The “Guilty Crown × Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Exhibition,” a joint exhibition featuring director Tetsuro Araki’s original anime series “Guilty Crown” and “Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress,” is being held at the Ginza Mirai Museum in Ginza, Tokyo, from October 30 to November 23, 2026. Visitors can enjoy exhibits of original artwork and setting materials, an interactive area where you can discover the Void that’s perfect for you, and a photo spot featuring the song “Sakaseya Sakase.” Additionally, 40 types of merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of Inori Yuzuriha and Mumei will be on sale.
Period: Oct 30, 2026〜Nov 23
An exhibition of prints commemorating the publication of the art book for Ryoko Ikeda’s *The Rose of Versailles* will be held at EDITION88 in Gotanda, Tokyo, from November 12 to November 29, 2026. Admission is free, and approximately 50 types of prints will be on display and for sale, along with the art book and new prints!
Period: Nov 12, 2026〜Nov 29
A collaboration between “ALIEN STAGE” and Animate Cafe will take place from November 19 to December 10, 2026, at Animate Cafe locations in Ikebukuro, Nagoya, and Tennoji. This collaboration coincides with the “ALIEN STAGE” EXHIBITION. Reservations for all dates will be made by lottery, and details regarding the menu and merchandise will be announced at a later date.
Period: Nov 19, 2026〜Dec 10
The “Mogumogu Fair in Animate” for the TV anime “Kuroko’s Basketball”—based on the manga by Tadayuki Fujimaki—will be held at Animate stores nationwide (excluding Animate Online) starting November 27, 2026! During the event period, for every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent on “Kuroko’s Basketball”-related character merchandise (including pre-order deposits), or for every book, audio, or video item purchased or pre-ordered, customers will receive one of seven different bromides.
Period: Nov 27, 2026〜Dec 20
The “GeGeGe Memorial 2026 Toei Animation POP UP STORE” will be held on the 5th floor of Chofu PARCO from November 18 to November 30, 2026. A lineup of 30 new merchandise items has been unveiled, including original artwork by Michi Himeno and items based on *Akuma-kun* and *The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of Gegege*!
Period: Nov 18, 2026〜Nov 30
"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
A pop-up shop for the anime series “Spaceship Sagittarius,” which premiered in 1986, is being held at Shosen Grande, Shosen Book Tower, and Horindo Bookstore’s Takadanobaba branch. From December 1, 2026, to January 3, 2027, T-shirts and glasses featuring stills from the pilot episode and other scenes will be available!
Period: Dec 1, 2026〜Jan 3
The “Brown Dust 2 POP UP SHOP” will be held sequentially at three venues in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka from November 4 through January 24, 2027! Items such as acrylic stands featuring newly drawn illustrations of Jenis, Celia, Therese, Sylvia, and Helena in their “Kemo-Mimi Police”-style outfits, as well as life-size tapestries, will be on sale. Variant versions of these goods will be available exclusively through COCOLLABO’s online store.
Period: Nov 4, 2026〜Jan 24
