The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
News
A collaboration has been announced between the latest installment in the Pretty Cure series, *Detective Pretty Cure: The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets*, and Kappa Sushi. Newly drawn illustrations of all four main characters will be unveiled, and a campaign linked to the theater giveaway will begin on September 18, 2026!
Fashion
Collaboration items featuring “Miffy”—the globally beloved character created by Dutch children’s book illustrator Dick Bruna—and Shimamura will go on sale at Shimamura stores nationwide starting Saturday, September 5, 2026. Women’s sweatshirts, shoes, and bags are now available and proving very popular!
Collaboration Café
“Ringo Jam Café,” a collaboration café commemorating the 10th anniversary of Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s fan club, will open in stages starting September 25, 2026. Menus and merchandise featuring Memel will be available at 8 locations across 6 cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, and Hokkaido!
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis Night’s Turn* will open sequentially starting September 19, 2026, at three Marui locations in Yurakucho, Hakata, and Namba. The lineup features a total of 18 merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations of the “Petal Dress”!
Fashion
Arm warmers featuring “mofusand,” the popular character who transforms into various forms, will go on sale nationwide at Avail stores and online starting September 5, 2026. All six designs, featuring the character embroidered on fluffy, brushed fabric, are now available and proving very popular!
Collaboration Café
A collaboration café celebrating the first anniversary of the release of *Muv-Luv Girls Garden* is being held at Subculture Café & Bar NewType Shinjuku. The event features a total of 17 items, including food inspired by meals from the series and character-themed drinks, and is currently running to great acclaim through October 4, 2026!
Pop-up Store
The “Sakura Wars” 30th Anniversary POP-UP SHOP ~Romance, Once Again~ will be held from October 3 to October 12, 2026, at the event space on the 8th floor of Yurakucho Marui. A total of 13 new merchandise items featuring brand-new illustrations by Hidenori Matsubara will be available, and there will also be a campaign offering a free mini-card for every 2,000 yen spent, as well as a chance to win a life-size panel.
Pop-up Store
The “Demon Slayer! Iruma-kun” Anime Gothic Lolita Version Premium Shop will be held at POP Culture Style IKEBUKURO in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, from September 18 to October 18, 2026. Newly illustrated characters from Team Debimus and Team Gary will be featured in Gothic Lolita outfits, and Asmodeus and Clara’s cheerleading squad will also make an appearance. The merchandise is also scheduled to be available at four Gamers stores.
Pop-up Store
The “Love Live! Hasu no Sora Girls’ Academy School Idol Club” pop-up store will open sequentially at all four Loft locations—starting with Ikebukuro Loft on September 15, 2026—followed by Kanazawa, Namba, and Sakae. A total of 13 merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters wearing each unit’s costumes will be available, and a purchase bonus offering one of eight mini stickers for every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent will also be provided.
Merchandise
The “Mogumogu Fair” for the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball” will be held at the I.G STORE online shop from 6:00 PM on September 11, 2026, through 11:59 PM on September 27. For every 2,000 yen spent on eligible items, customers will receive one random card from a set of seven visual coaster-style cards. In addition, nine new items—including “Mogumogu” and “Inemuri” versions—will be available.
Pop-up Store
A “School Time” pop-up shop for the anime *Saiki Kusuo’s Ψ-Trouble* will be held at 10 Hands stores nationwide from September 18 to October 4, 2026. A total of eight items—including character badges and acrylic stands featuring the newly drawn “School Time” illustrations depicting daily life at PK Academy—will be available, and customers will receive an original sticker with every 3,300 yen spent.
Theme Parks and Amusement Parks
The first collaboration between the anime “Maebashi Witches” and Gunma Flower Park Plus in Maebashi City will take place from September 12 to October 9, 2026. The event will feature clear file folders with exclusive, newly drawn illustrations, weekly rotating collaboration bouquets, collaboration menu items, and a workshop where visitors can make pressed-flower charms. A market will also be held on September 12 and 13.
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji: Gakuen Idolmaster Part 6” will go on sale sequentially starting September 19, 2026, at Lawson and other locations.
Prizes A through C feature the “Gracemaster” 1/7-scale figures of Mao Arimura, China Kuramoto, and Hiroshi Shinozawa, while Prizes D and below include a lineup of 13 different types of merchandise each, all featuring newly drawn illustrations.
Merchandise
The “PSYCHO-PASS -ROOM MATE- FAIR,” a new merchandise fair for the theatrical film “PSYCHO-PASS: PROVIDENCE,” will be held at the I.G Store starting at 6:00 PM on September 4, 2026. Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations based on the theme of what it would be like if Shu Tsugamori, Shinya Kogami, and Nobumoto Ginoza were roommates will be available.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the anime “New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT” will open sequentially at all six Hands locations starting September 16, 2026. A total of 11 merchandise items featuring original illustrations with a gingham check theme will be available, and customers will receive a special card with every purchase of 2,500 yen or more (including tax).
Merchandise
New merchandise based on the anime “Kuroko’s Basketball,” adapted from the popular manga by Tadashi Fujimaki, will go on sale at participating Don Quijote stores nationwide starting September 19, 2026. A total of nine items featuring newly drawn illustrations with an “American school” theme will be available, and customers will receive a bonus mini-card with every 2,000 yen (tax included) purchase.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up shop for the theatrical film *Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc*, based on the popular manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, will be held at Shinjuku Marui Annex starting September 19, 2026, and at Namba Marui starting October 10. The shop will feature newly illustrated merchandise in a “black-themed” design, as well as items based on original artwork. For every 1,100 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a bonus illustration card.
News
A pop-up store for the movie “Super Princess Kaguya!” will be held from September 18 to September 27, 2026, at five Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport locations nationwide. In addition to 18 merchandise items featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters in swimsuits, there will be purchase bonuses such as original bookmarks and shopping bags, as well as a digital stamp rally.
Pop-up Store
A pop-up store for the anime “You and Me: Complete Opposites,” based on the popular manga by Aga-zawa Kōcha, will be held from September 12 to September 27, 2026, at three Sanseido Bookstore locations and online. A total of 10 items will be available, including acrylic keychains and snow globe-style acrylic blocks. For every 3,000 yen (tax included) spent, customers will receive a postcard.
Merchandise
Merchandise for the second part of *The Final Movement: Sound! Euphonium*, based on the novel by Ayano Takeda, will go on sale at theaters screening the film starting September 11, 2026. The lineup includes 11 Kyoto Animation original merchandise items, such as illustration boards featuring newly drawn artwork and Aurora Big pin badges.
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
