The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
Sanrio Characters bath bombs are scheduled to go on sale exclusively at Don Quijote stores nationwide starting Wednesday, September 23, 2026. They feature a citrus scent, and the six different mascots that pop out include Hello Kitty, Kuromi, and Pompompurin. It’s a surprise which one you’ll get!
Fashion
Ultraman Series apparel items will go on sale at Shimamura stores starting Saturday, September 19, 2026. New items include a kids’ hooded pullover with a hood shaped like Ultraman’s face and a sweatshirt with a storage pocket. Sales will also begin at Shimamura Park on the same day at 3:00 p.m.!
Fashion
Collaboration items between “Pokémon” and Shimamura will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting September 19, 2026. The lineup features 10 items, ranging in price from 350 yen to 1,490 yen, with a focus on bags and pouches that are convenient for carrying items, such as silicone pouches, hard cases with carabiners, and tote bags.
Merchandise
From *My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected: The End*, the C108 pre-release “Beach House & Swimsuits” original merchandise will go on general sale in November 2026!
Pop-up Store
The “Sana Natori × Irasutoya” eeo POP-UP STORE will be held on the 3rd floor of Ikebukuro P’PARCO from October 2 to October 15, 2026, with pre-sales beginning on August 21, 2026, at the eeo Store online. New items featuring original illustrations by Takashi Mifune—including acrylic keychains, acrylic mini stands, flake stickers, character pouches, and die-cut cushions—will be available. For every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent on new merchandise, customers will receive one random illustration card (8 varieties total) as a gift.
Fashion
Collaboration items featuring the popular character “Chiikawa” and GU are scheduled to go on sale in two separate releases: Friday, November 20, 2026, and Friday, November 27, 2026. Under the theme “Let’s have fun even on cold, snowy days!”, the first release will feature knitwear and other outfits for going out, while the second release will feature loungewear!
Pop-up Store
The Animate Fair for the TV anime *You and I: Complete Opposites*, titled “~Let’s All Try On Blazers~,” will be held at Animate stores nationwide and on the Animate Online Store starting October 2, 2026!
Customers who purchase or pre-order eligible items will receive a bonus “student ID-style card” (9 types in total), and new merchandise—including acrylic stands and character badge collections featuring newly drawn illustrations—will go on sale starting the same day.
Fashion
Disney apparel items will go on sale sequentially at Don Quijote and Arita stores nationwide starting at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Eight brands—including Mickey, Stitch, and Zootopia—will be featured, and the back of the fleece-lined hoodies will be adorned with three-dimensional sagara embroidery!
Pop-up Store
The “Osomatsu-san POP UP SHOP” will be held simultaneously from Friday, October 2, 2026, through Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store (6th Floor), Animate Umeda, and the Animate Online Store.
In addition to new “Devil ver.” merchandise featuring brand-new illustrations based on the “Devil” theme, we’ve compiled a complete overview of the event and the full lineup—including L-size bromides given out at random for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, and an on-the-spot giveaway of a giant acrylic figure for lucky winners!
Merchandise
“Kill Me Baby” will release “pin badges” featuring scene designs, as well as “acrylic stands” of Yasuna Oribe, Sonya, and Agiri Kureori in December 2026!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café between “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway” and TOWER RECORDS CAFE will be held at four locations nationwide—Shibuya, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka—starting October 29, 2026. Collaboration menu items and merchandise featuring original illustrations based on a “retro dress” theme will be available, and reservations can be made through Ticket Pia.
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café for the anime *Sergeant Keroro☆* will be held at Collabo_Index in Tokyo and Osaka from Friday, October 9, 2026, to Monday, November 16, 2026. The event will feature a total of 10 menu items themed around “Autumn Delicacies: We’re Invading!” as well as newly illustrated merchandise!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for “Magical Chikawa,” the magical girl series based on “Chikawa,” will be held at Event Space 2 on the 2nd floor of Granduo Tachikawa from Wednesday, September 30, 2026, through Sunday, November 8!
The lineup includes four new “Magical Chikawa Socks” designs and the “Magical Chikawa GPSBOX Statue Figure Collection” (6 varieties total). When you purchase a box of figures, you’re guaranteed to receive all six varieties.
Convenience Store
A collaboration campaign between “The New Prince of Tennis: U-17 WORLD CUP Final Roster Decider” and Lawson will begin on September 29, 2026. For every two eligible cup soups purchased, customers will receive one of five original, Lawson-exclusive stickers—featuring newly drawn illustrations of Ryoma Echizen, Kunimitsu Tezuka, and others—on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Pop-up Store
The syudou POP-UP STORE “syudou Shoten” Traveling Edition @ NU Chayamachi (Umeda, Osaka) will open for a limited time from September 26 to October 4, 2026, at NU BASE on the B1F of NU Chayamachi!
In addition to exhibits and costume displays themed around shopping district festivals, the POP-UP STORE will feature original merchandise such as oversized T-shirts, track jackets, acrylic stands, and music video keychains, as well as a “syudou Shop” lottery with no losers for 1,000 yen per play!
News
Nintendo Switch 2-compatible accessories featuring Sanrio’s Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and Pompompurin will be released sequentially in October and November 2026. The lineup includes two types: a controller and a decoration kit that comes with a plush toy!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
Hololive’s new Gashapon series, “Hololive Gashapon Palette: Fairy Swing 2,” will go on sale sequentially starting in the third week of September 2026. The lineup features swing mascots depicting the talents as fairies, with a total of five varieties: Suisei Hoshimachi, Subaru Ozora, Marin Hozane, Towa Tokoyami, and Koyori Hakui.
Pop-up Store
The “Suica Penguin POP-UP SHOP” will open for a limited time starting September 17, 2026, at the event space on the 7th floor of Lumine Kita-Senju! The shop will feature a wide selection of Suica Penguin merchandise, ranging from small accessories like mascots and towels to bags and penguin lamps. During the event, there will also be a 10% off campaign for Lumine Card holders and sales of the “Original Happy Bag” lucky bags.
Collaboration Café
The “Marufuku Coffee Shop × Rilakkuma Collaboration Fair” will be held at 13 locations nationwide from October 1 through October 31, 2026. Collaboration sweets featuring the shop’s famous hotcakes and Korilakkuma-themed hayashi rice will be available, and starting October 16, keychain plush toys dressed in Marufuku Coffee Shop uniforms will go on sale.
Fashion
Special-edition items from the anime “Haikyu!!” will go on sale sequentially at Don Quijote and Arita stores nationwide starting at 9:00 a.m. on September 19, 2026. The lineup includes track jackets and sweatsuit sets inspired by the five schools—Karasuno, Aoba Josai, Otokomachi, Fukurodani, and Inarizaki—as well as zip-up hoodies featuring memorable quotes from the series.
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
