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AMNIBUS has opened pre-orders for 14 types of Sword Art Online merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations in the "Ayumi ver." series, including trading acrylic cards, can badges, acrylic stands, desk mats, and more.
Takino Snow World is wrapping up the white season on March 31, while the park's Green Season — featuring 230,000 tulips in 120 varieties, Shirane Aoi wildflowers, camping, BBQ areas, and large play structures — is set to begin on April 19.
A limited-time pop-up store featuring exclusive "Teasing Master Takagi-san" merchandise with brand-new illustrations will be held at two Ito-Yokado locations from April 3 to 15, 2026.
A pop-up store for the manga series The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All is coming to select bookstores across Japan from April 1, 2026. Exclusive merchandise featuring two newly drawn illustrations by author Sumiko Arai will be available for purchase, with a nationwide fair also planned for late April.
New merchandise from the TV anime "This Monster Wants to Eat Me" is now available for pre-order on the mail-order site "Kyara ON!", featuring T-shirts, B2 tapestries, character rubber mats, and acrylic character stands.
A wide range of new Touring After the Apocalypse merchandise — including apparel, tapestries, acrylic figures, mugs, and badges — is now open for pre-order on the CharaON! online shop.
Towada Prince Hotel on the west shore of Lake Towada opens for the 2026 season in April, with an exclusive early morning lake cruising café experience available for hotel guests.
Tree of Life's popular Mint & Lemon natural essential oil product series is returning with refreshed packaging starting April 1, 2026, alongside two brand-new items for the summer season.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse Fukuoka is serving a limited-time "Afternoon Tea Set Strawberry Ver." featuring Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberries, available from April 1 to May 31, 2026.
Pastry Chef Koichi Sato presents four season-limited cakes featuring citrus, matcha, strawberry, and lemon, on sale from April 1, 2026.
The popular smartphone game "100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams" is getting a collaboration cafe at eeo Cafe in Ikebukuro from April 25 to May 7, 2026, along with new merchandise now available online.
Alice Glint has announced a 1/7 scale figure of Masaki Gaillard from Amairo IsleNauts, with an AmiAmi exclusive version that includes a special smiling face part, scheduled for release in December 2026.