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Nagoya's Osu district will host the cosplay event "OSU Cosplay" on September 12, 2026, with the Osu Skate Rink, Osu Shopping Street, and TV Aichi's headquarters studio all serving as venues.
Idea Factory's female-oriented game brand Otomate released the Nintendo Switch romance adventure CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- on July 9, 2026, complete with a countdown campaign, six voiced love interests, and new opening and ending themes performed by girls' metal band HAGANE.
Starting July 10, 2026, Path to Nowhere is holding the Murphy's Misadventures event, introducing new Sinners Murphy and Norma along with limited-time rewards, costumes, and rate-up banners.
LOTTE ARAI RESORT in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture is opening PIERRE HERMÉ PARIS's first permanent eat-in and retail space in the Hokushin'etsu region, offering macarons, cakes, and gift items from July 15, 2026, along with a launch campaign featuring resort stays and other prizes.
Yellow Co., Ltd. is releasing "PIXEL ANIMALS in OKINAWA Marker Charm," a capsule toy featuring pixel-art animals inspired by Okinawa, in stores from early July 2026.
U-TREASURE, a consolidated subsidiary of K.UNO, is taking reservations for five Pokémon 30th anniversary necklaces featuring Pikachu, Magikarp, Ditto, and Snorlax, each engraved with the anniversary logo.
Munyugurumi Patio, a character goods shop operated by KThingS, has begun selling the new Pompompurin "Kirameki Gold Party" series from Sanrio Characters at the Marui Family Mizonokuchi Pompompurin POP-UP STORE × Munyugurumi Patio, running July 10 to 19, 2026. The four-item lineup includes plush mascots and acrylic stands, with a bonus shopper bag for purchases of ¥5,500 or more.
Starting in July 2026, "PostPet" prize plushies featuring the beloved bear character Momo will roll out at amusement facilities — game centers and online crane games — across Japan, courtesy of Eikoh Co., Ltd. Five plush designs will be available, from bag-sized charms to a large, huggable doll.
An online lottery celebrating the birthdays of Illya, Miyu, and Chloe from the movie Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht – The Nameless Girl will launch on Kujibikido on July 16, 2026, featuring newly drawn illustrations and prizes including big acrylic stand figures, tapestries, and acrylic cards.
A special commemorative site has opened for Enough with This Slow Life! I Was Reincarnated as a High Elf and Now I'm Bored after the series passed 1 million copies in cumulative circulation, featuring congratulatory messages, commemorative illustrations, and an autographed shikishi present campaign.
RESOL no MORI Obon 2026 runs from August 8 to 16, 2026, at Grandvaux Spa Village in Chiba, offering nine limited-time programs built around the cool of summer, including SUP fitness, a floating sound bath, indigo dyeing, sparkler making, and a Perseid meteor shower stargazing tour.
RICO DOLCE, a Japanese chestnut sweets specialty store in Gifu whose housemade chestnut kernels have earned praise from Michelin three-star restaurants, will release Kogane-ju HAKURI, a new dessert centered on its 3-Year Aged Chestnut, the result of seven years of research.