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Make Drama: MAD, a new mobile RPG about collecting and raising original girl characters from developer Fluffy Duck and publisher Wemade Connect, has opened global pre-registration including Japan on Google Play and the App Store, alongside a new Steam wishlist page.
Phoenixx has released Menherarium, a deck-building roguelite Chinchiro game in which players wager their blood against a menhera girl, for Nintendo Switch, with a launch sale offering 20% off through August 26.
AMNIBUS, an online shop for original anime and manga merchandise, has started taking pre-orders for 10 types of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch goods since July 30, 2026, including Trading Glitter Can Badge vol.2, BIG Acrylic Stand vol.3, Aurora Acrylic Stand, and more.
SPARK RICH, a strong-carbonation drink stand at Ikspiari in Maihama, has renewed its lineup with new Tokuno fruit drinks, a craft energy drink, and floats made with milkkiss's soft-serve, sold more than 20,000 times, through August 31, 2026.
InfoLens is expanding its official Minecraft merchandise with seven new items — a blind dig-out figure kit, an Enderman motion-sensor light, a tabletop crane game, mini pinball machines, and GOO JIT ZU stretchy figures — with pre-orders opening August 13, 2026, ahead of staggered releases running through January 2027.
Monster Strike kicks off its first collaboration with the TV anime BLUE LOCK on August 16, 2026, bringing series characters into gacha, quests, login rewards, and mission rewards, alongside a campaign offering Eraberu Pay® and limited-edition merchandise.
T-Two-O adds two new designs to its Moomin embroidered tote bag series, depicting Little My's warm ties with Snufkin, Mymble, and her siblings in a lightweight, 15-liter nylon tote.
CRAZY BUMP is holding the Great Mothra POP UP STORE at TSUTAYA Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture from August 29 to September 27, 2026, marking Mothra's 65th anniversary with original T-shirts, acrylic stands, and other exclusive merchandise.
Mount Rainier, the No. 1 chilled coffee brand, is adding Café Latte Cinnamon Hazelnut to its lineup for autumn 2026, layering cinnamon spice and toasted hazelnut aroma over its milky, low-bitterness espresso latte, available nationwide for a limited time from August 25.
Museum Box, an online shop for museum merchandise from around the world, opens pre-orders on August 14, 2026 for its sixth collection — a lineup of notebooks, snow domes, a tote bag, and a silk scarf inspired by Renoir and Cezanne paintings held by the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie.
On sale August 12, the Autumn 2026 issue of "Nee-nee" magazine (vol. 184) comes with a Sumikkogurashi Tenshi to Akuma na Shippos nail sticker and slider case set, a Pom Pom Purin 30th anniversary feature, and a bonus Mamegoma fan.
Fashion brand niko and ... is releasing its first-ever collaboration with the viral capsule toy character "Oretachi Fukuro-men," launching instant-ramen-themed goods under "INSTANT RAMEN IS MY HERO" with advance reservations opening August 14, 2026, at the official WEB store and ST, ahead of a September 4 full release at select stores including flagship "niko and ... TOKYO."