Amiami and Gift are opening a joint "Amiami × Gift" booth at Comic Market 108 on August 15 and 16, 2026, selling new plush toys from Gift's fumofumo series and previewing upcoming releases, with free giveaways including an original Amiko-chan umai bou snack and a Gakuen Idolmaster special-issue plush guidebook.
Art Bell Ange Kushiro, a wedding venue in Hokkaido, is opening its garden and indoor spaces for "SUMMER BEER GARDEN 2026" on August 21 and 22, offering a 120-minute all-you-can-eat-and-drink buffet with live cooking, shaved-ice sours, and a festival-style game corner for families and friends.
A free seminar at Waterras Common Hall in Tokyo on August 31, 2026, digs into the planning and technology behind EVANGELION:30+； 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION, the Evangelion series' first fes event, with technical director collective BASSDRUM and khara sharing ideas that apply to any project built around creating an experience.
Mobile Factory's location-based game series Station Memories! is holding a collaboration campaign with the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya from September 2 to September 30, 2026, featuring a limited-time gacha and a raid battle against Ryoko Asakura.
On October 21, 2026, Hotel New Grand in Yokohama will host a Halloween Special Magic Dinner Show, "Hidden Masquerade," featuring magical artist Mahoutsukai Akitto, with a one-night-only dinner and story-driven magic for guests of all ages.
Ise Sea Paradise in Mie Prefecture is bringing back its popular "Goma-chan Lap Pillow Experience" from September 1 to 30, 2026, letting visitors feel a spotted seal's warmth and weight resting on their lap as part of the aquarium's Respect for the Aged Day celebrations.