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Otaru confectionery LeTAO's official online shop begins taking reservations on September 11, 2026 for its Christmas cake lineup themed "Time Woven Together," featuring a range of cakes, a butter stollen, and a two-cake duo set.
London Pottery, the British teapot brand, is adding two new UK-inspired designs, Tea Party and Big Ben, to its popular knit tote bag, going on sale from September 11, 2026 at the official Japan distributor's online store.
MILKFED. is releasing a collaboration collection with Miffy, the character created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna, with pre-orders opening September 11, 2026 at the official online store calif and MILKFED. stores nationwide, ahead of the full release on September 18 at calif, ZOZOTOWN, and MILKFED. stores nationwide.
Marvelous has confirmed that the Japanese-style action RPG Muramasa: Revenant Blades will launch on February 4, 2027, for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam, with pre-orders for the packaged edition opening in stages alongside a new trailer showing off the game's evolved systems.
NAGANO ANIERA FESTA 2026, Nagano Prefecture's largest outdoor anime song festival, has unveiled a new key visual illustrated by Mai Yoneyama and introduced two collaboration sake bottles with SAKUNOHANA Sake Brewery ahead of the event on September 19–20, 2026.
Ikebana artist Mika Otani presents her first Tokai-region hotel lobby installation at Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel, combining Aichi's traditional crafts with a large-scale flower arrangement on display from September 10 to October 26, 2026.
Nakamura Kankuro and Nakamura Shichinosuke's Nakamuraya troupe have finalized the program and cast for their 2027 nationwide kabuki tour, Shungyo Kabuki Special Performance 2027 and Yoshun Kabuki Special Performance 2027, which visit venues across Japan from March 2027.
Kodansha's Children's Business Division is releasing the Narumiya Characters Deka Kira Deco Seal Book on September 25, 2026, packing in 343 hologram-finished character stickers — including "deka deco seal" designs over 10cm long — from four brands (ANGEL BLUE, mezzo piano, DAISY LOVERS, and pom ponette), plus character profile pages, for ¥1,320 (tax included).
COSPA is releasing new NieR:Automata Ver1.1a merchandise for the YoRHa unit, including a Heavyweight T-Shirt and an M-51 Jacket, plus a 2B Full Graphic T-Shirt and cleaner cloths, with early sales for the two YoRHa items at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 ahead of general release in mid-December 2026.
Nyanko Dai Shoten Online has added four puffy pop stickers and a kids' trainer recreating the "I LOVE うに" outfit worn by Li'l Jamiera Cat, with all five items launching September 11, 2026.
Image Magic's on-demand print service Originalprint.jp began selling "Acrylic Omamori (S)" and "Acrylic Omamori (M)" on September 10, 2026, adding glow-in-the-dark, mirror, and other special acrylic materials to the charm's lineup, with orders accepted from just one piece.
FREEing releases a new 1/4 scale figure of Narberal Gamma from Overlord in a jet-black bunny outfit, now available for pre-order through hobby retailer AmiAmi at ¥39,600 (tax included), with release planned for February 2027.