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From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Ryutenmon at The Westin Tokyo serves a 20-item dim sum afternoon tea, "Autumn Harvest Festival & Hong Kong Delights," limited to 20 servings a day, featuring wagon-served dumplings and sweets built around chestnut, sweet potato, and Shine Muscat for ¥8,200.
Whispering Angel, the premium Provence rosé that has led the global "rosé renaissance" for two decades, is marking its 20th anniversary with a limited-edition design bottle available at select retailers in Japan, alongside anniversary promotions at hotels and restaurants nationwide.
A new Herbal Lime flavor is joining the Wilkinson Tansan Tag Sober lineup of non-alcoholic cocktail-taste carbonated drinks, pairing the brand's signature strong carbonation with lime flavor and herbal aroma, launching nationwide on September 8.
X: The Movie, the 1996 anime film featuring the X JAPAN ballad "Forever Love" as its theme song, began exclusive unlimited streaming on d Anime Store on August 14, marking 30 years since its original theatrical release.
6ty6 Vacation Home, a whole-house rental in Niseko featuring works by Hokkaido and Japanese artists, a picture window onto the surrounding forest, and three bedrooms for up to 8 guests, began taking reservations on August 12, 2026, under new operator "& Yado Kanri."
New merchandise featuring official illustrations from seven popular ALcot titles is now available at eeo Store online, with in-person sales also planned at Comiket 108 on August 15–16, 2026.
Combined sales of the horror game series Ao Oni on Nintendo Switch and Steam have topped 250,000 units, with new details also revealed on the Ao Oni Horror Pencil, an early purchase bonus for the upcoming package release.
Arma Bianca's AMNIBUS brand is opening a booth at Comic Market 108 on August 15 and 16, 2026, offering advance sales of new, newly drawn Arknights merchandise and an in-venue purchase bonus, at Tokyo Big Sight.
From August 28 to September 23, 2026, an Attack on Titan pop-up event takes over Asakusa's Senzoku-dori Shopping Street, with exclusive merchandise, a stamp rally, spending giveaways, and street decorations throughout the neighborhood.
Starting August 14, 2026, Ayakashi Rumble! adds limited-time ★5 characters Taikobo and Hinamori through a new pickup gacha, alongside the Ayakashi Rumble! Summer Campaign 2026 featuring a voting event, up to 300 free 10x summons, and a login bonus, running through August 28.
To mark the simultaneous release of Black Lagoon Volume 14 and the official spin-off Black Lagoon: Eda Initial Stage Volume 9 on August 19, 2026, bookstores nationwide taking part in the fair will offer a "Black Lagoon Sticker Lottery Extra Edition" (two designs) with the purchase of related Black Lagoon comics, starting the same day.
The smartphone game Browser Sangokushi Ten introduces a new star-5 general, Oto, through a limited-time debut gacha, alongside a Shu faction pickup gacha and a limited-time value pack.