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The "Doll Trunk Bag for 40cm" from TV anime Rozen Maiden, designed after the trunk case where the Rose Maidens sleep, is back for a limited-time reorder after selling out during its 2024 20th-anniversary release.
Butter confectionery specialist "Kaoru Butter" Sabrina renews its bite-size pie "Bon Point," increasing the French fermented butter folded into the dough for a fluffier, lighter bite, and puts it on sale from September 30, 2026, with first-time availability at GRANSTA Tokyo, Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro, and Hakata Hankyu.
MegaHouse adds 海藤瞬 and 窪谷須亜蓮 from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. to its popular Look Up figure series. Pre-orders are now open at AmiAmi, with release expected in late April 2027.
From October 19 to November 1, 2026, SENDAI UMINOMORI AQUARIUM will hold its Halloween event "UMINOMORI HALLOWEEN," with a special "Trick!? Tank" of unusual sea creatures, Halloween versions of its dolphin, sea lion, and bird shows, hands-on animal programs, and two nights of after-hours "Umino-Mori Halloween Night Aquarium" events on October 25 and 31.
Buffet Dining Kochel at Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel is holding the "Dagoumaka! Kumamoto Fair" from October 1 to November 30, 2026, featuring hearty ingredients from Kumamoto's mountains and seas, chosen through the chef's own visit to local producers.
SHIROIYA HOTEL, the art destination in Maebashi, Gunma, has completed this year's Art Illumination artwork, "Putting Down Roots in the Air" by painter and picture-book artist mirocomachiko, free to view September 19, 2026 through January 12, 2027, illuminated daily 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. A limited-time mirocomachiko Room and mirocomachiko cookie tin are also available.
SPACE SOUVENIR, a fashion and lifestyle brand imagining a "souvenir shop in outer space," has unveiled the first part of its 26AW collection, with new pop-up shops opening at Haneda Airport Tsutaya Books and Ropponmatsu Tsutaya Books in Fukuoka.
One of the most beloved entries in the Metal Hero series, Spielvan, returns vividly to life after 40 years — TOKYO MX will broadcast a special 4K negative scan HD remaster of Episode 1 on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 7:00 PM, ahead of the Blu-ray BOX release on October 14.
Starting October 9, all six SUNRISE WORLD stores will hold "SUNRISE WORLD – Deformed Robot Fair – Vol. 3," featuring deformed-style artwork from six Sunrise mecha titles by illustrator Koji Yokoi, new goods from the web manga "IP Police Tsuzuki-chan," an autographed frame art release, and anniversary bonus shikishi cards.
Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro will host its first-ever Fate/Grand Order collaboration restaurant at IKEPRI CANVAS from October 31 to December 20, 2026, featuring a banquet-themed menu and newly illustrated Servant artwork.
TAKEO PAPER SHOW 50 "HOGI and REI ─ MARK THE MOMENT" runs for nine days, from October 17 to 25, 2026, at Kanda Square Hall in Tokyo, with free, reservation-based admission.
Kodansha will release manga artist Taro Yabe's first original picture book, "Sannen Netaroro," around November 16, 2026, with original illustrations from the book going on display at a gallery exhibition at the former Ozaki Theodora Residence starting November 28.