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MEGA CAT PROJECT makes its first appearance at KYOTO INTERNATIONAL MANGA ANIME FAIR 2026 on September 19 and 20, with an early sale of new "ニャルト！生八ツ橋" nama-yatsuhashi sweets made with Shogoin Yatsuhashi, each including a random acrylic charm, also available at Bellmart, inside ASTY KYOTO at JR Kyoto Station, starting September 19.
Starting September 17, 2026, merchandise from the Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express POP UP SHOP — previously held at Yurakucho Marui's THE Chara SHOP and other locations — is available for post-event mail order through the THE Chara online store, with orders accepted through October 5, 2026.
THE Chara CAFE is holding the moment × Ameiro 11th Anniversary Cafe, featuring an original menu and new merchandise for the illustration collaboration, at HEP Navio in Osaka from October 9 to 20, 2026, and at Grandscape Ikebukuro in Tokyo from November 11 to 25, 2026.
Monster Strike's "MONST FREAK 2026 13th Anniversary Party" streams on the official YouTube channel on September 26 and 27, 2026, with behind-the-scenes stage content, a high-difficulty quest ranking countdown, and commemorative merchandise.
Nagoya City is holding "Nagoya Castle Night Illumination — Be GOLD" this autumn, lighting up Nagoya Castle's keep, stone walls, and Ninomaru Garden in gold from September 19 to October 4 and October 18 to 24, 2026, inspired by the castle's golden shachihoko and gold leaf.
Nakasu Hakata-bune, the only yakatabune houseboat in Fukuoka City, is set to begin serving a new mizutaki hot pot made with Kyushu-grown Hanamidori chicken, created in collaboration with Trizen Foods, the company behind the Hakata Hanamidori brand, and paired with the boat's original ponzu sauce.
Nalkonal LLC has added four new first-year characters to the smartphone puzzle game NINJABOY RANTARO: Futtobi Puzzle! no Dan Again!, available through the Premium and Normal Gacha starting after maintenance on September 17, 2026.
Two Oktoberfest 2026 venues are running at once this Silver Week — the live-music, toast-filled Shiba Park event through September 23 and the free, dog-friendly seaside event in Toyosu through October 12. Here's how admission, hours, access, beer, and food compare.
OLD MOUNTAIN & Co. and GLAD HAND & Co. have teamed up on a collaboration collection called TIMELESS GARAGE CULTURE, inspired by early 20th-century advertising and garage culture, going on sale September 19, 2026, alongside pop-up events in Izumo, Shimane, and Harajuku, Tokyo.
The latest installment of the Onegai AiPri arcade game, 4-dan, launches Thursday, October 1, featuring new three-member Smile Heart and Pure Heart team cards, plus collaborations with Narumiya Characters brands mezzo piano and ANGEL BLUE and with idol group Iginari Tohoku San.
CAVE Interactive has launched a collaboration event between the arcade music game ONGEKI Re:Fresh and its shooting RPG Gothic wa Mahou Otome starting today, September 17, featuring a two-part original story, a login bonus for the ★5 familiar Akari Hoshizaki, and an X campaign offering autographed shikishi from the cast.
Men's brand PAPAS is running "Yataro's Coordinate," a styling series led by Creative Officer Yataro Matsuura on the brand's official Instagram and website, pairing his outfits with the PAPAS items used to put them together. Vol.01 went up on August 17 and vol.02 followed on September 15, 2026.