A bookstore collaboration campaign for the game Bungo and Alchemist will be held at 404 bookstores nationwide starting Friday, November 20, 2026. The campaign is organized by Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (日販), and the game is distributed on DMM GAMES, which is operated by EXNOA LLC.
Campaign Overview
To mark the 10th anniversary of the game's service launch, all participating bookstores will hand out original bookmarks. In addition, select stores will hold a book fair and sell original goods, and a "93 Literary Masters" poster project will display a different literary master at each of 93 stores. A special project commemorating the 5th bookstore collaboration will also take place.
Campaign period: November 20, 2026 (Friday) to December 6, 2026 (Sunday)
List of participating stores: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/event/204134/
Campaign details: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/event/204131/
Original Bookmark Giveaway (All Participating Stores)
At participating bookstores, customers who show the designated redemption image or tell the cashier at the register when making a purchase will receive one original Bungo and Alchemist bookmark (24 designs in total, given at random) for every ¥1,000 (tax included) spent.
The bookmarks feature newly drawn illustrations of Ryunosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介), Sanjugo Naoki (直木三十五), and Kan Kikuchi (菊池寛), along with existing illustrations of characters appearing in Bungo and Alchemist.
- Eligible items include all genres in the store, such as books, stationery, and miscellaneous goods (some items, including gift certificates such as Book Cards (図書カード), are excluded).
- There is no limit on the number of bookmarks given per transaction.
- The giveaway ends as soon as the original bookmarks run out.
Original bookmarks (selection)
Redemption image
The redemption image is also posted on the campaign details page of Hon no Hikidashi (ほんのひきだし) and on the official X account (https://x.com/honhikidashi).
Book Fair "Beyond the Works: Essays by Literary Masters" (Select Stores)
Select participating bookstores will hold a book fair titled "Beyond the Works: Essays by Literary Masters" (作品の向こう側へ――文豪の随筆), featuring essays by the literary masters who appear in the game.
Customers who buy fair items will receive one "Reading Window" (読書の窓) card per book. The card is made of tracing paper. Laid over a page of a book, it lets readers enjoy a favorite passage as if peeking through a "window."
Reading Window card
Period: November 20, 2026 (Friday) to December 6, 2026 (Sunday)
- The giveaway ends as soon as the "Reading Window" cards run out.
- The actual design and specifications may differ from the image.
Made-to-Order Original Goods with Newly Drawn Illustrations (Select Stores)
Select participating bookstores and online shops will take orders for acrylic stands and glitter can badge sets featuring newly drawn illustrations of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Sanjugo Naoki, and Kan Kikuchi.
Acrylic Stands (3 designs)
Price: ¥1,848 each (tax included)
Size: W115 × H150 mm (before assembly)
Glitter Can Badge Sets (3 designs)
Price: ¥1,518 each (tax included)
Size: Φ57 mm
Ordering in Stores
- Participating stores: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/event/204134/
- Order period: November 20, 2026 (Friday) to December 6, 2026 (Sunday)
- Pick-up period: February 23, 2027 (Tuesday, national holiday) to March 22, 2027 (Monday, national holiday)
Ordering Online
- Online bookstore Honya Club.com: https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/c/c09ba/
- Kinokuniya Web Store (紀伊國屋書店ウェブストア): https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsd-107004008008
- Order period: 10:00 AM on November 20, 2026 (Friday) to 10:00 AM on December 7, 2026 (Monday)
- Shipping: Scheduled to begin in February 2027 or later
Notes for made-to-order goods:
- The actual design and specifications may differ from the images.
- The order start date and details may change depending on the store or online shop.
- Some stores may require an advance payment when an order is placed.
- The sales page of each online shop is scheduled to go live as soon as order acceptance begins.
Collaboration Original Goods on Sale in Stores (Select Stores)
Select participating bookstores will sell a book pouch and a perpetual calendar as collaboration original goods. The book pouch is a paperback-sized pouch designed with the Imperial Library (帝國図書館) mark that appears in the work. The perpetual calendar is a special edition that lists the birthdays, death anniversaries, and more of the literary masters.
Book Pouch
Price: ¥2,860 (tax included)
Size: Approx. W130 × H180 × D25 mm
Perpetual Calendar
Price: ¥2,178 (tax included)
Size: W60 × H180 × D65 mm (assembled) / W60 × H210 × D15 mm (before assembly)
- Stores selling the goods: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/event/204134/
- Details: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/goods/204136/
- Release date: November 20, 2026 (Friday)
The sales start date may differ depending on the store. The actual design and specifications may differ from the images.
Posters of 93 Literary Masters (93 Stores Only)
At 93 of the participating stores, called "Campaign Support Stores" (キャンペーン応援店), special posters will be displayed, with each store featuring a different literary master. All 93 literary masters from Bungo and Alchemist are made into posters one by one, so visitors can enjoy the posters of all 93 by visiting the support stores.
List of support stores and the literary masters featured on their posters: https://hon-hikidashi.jp/event/204134/
Special poster design (example)
- For the display location in each store, please ask the store staff.
- When taking photos in stores, please be considerate of other customers and store staff appearing in the frame.
Special Exhibition Commemorating the 5th Bookstore Collaboration (4 Stores Only)
To mark the 5th Bungo and Alchemist bookstore collaboration campaign, a special exhibition titled "Tracing the Path of the Bookstore Collaborations" (書店コラボの軌跡を辿る展) will look back on the campaigns so far. It will display reproductions of the posters that were shown at support stores nationwide during the 1st to 4th bookstore collaborations, so visitors can enjoy the history of the collaborations together with the past posters.
Participating stores:
- Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store (紀伊國屋書店 新宿本店)
- Kumido Main Store (久美堂本店)
- Bunkyodo Ichigaya Store (文教堂 市ヶ谷店)
- Umeda Tsutaya Books (梅田 蔦屋書店)
The exhibition content differs from store to store.
Limited Reissue of Shunro Oshikawa's Works with a Bungo and Alchemist Character Band
A reissue of Meiji Tantei Boken Shosetsu Shu 3: Oshikawa Shunro Shu (『明治探偵冒険小説集 3 押川春浪集』, published by Chikuma Shobo, 筑摩書房) will go on sale in a special edition with a Bungo and Alchemist character band. The book collects works by Shunro Oshikawa (押川春浪), a literary master who appeared in the game in spring 2026. The stores selling it will be announced later on the web media Hon no Hikidashi (ほんのひきだし).
The book has been reissued as "Re Bunko" (Re文庫) through the DNP Reprint Support Service (DNP復刊支援サービス) run by Dai Nippon Printing (DNP大日本印刷).
Price: ¥2,090 (tax included)
About the Game Bungo and Alchemist
Released in 2016 on DMM GAMES, the game reaches the 10th anniversary of its service in November 2026.
In the story, characters modeled on real literary masters fight "invaders (侵蝕者) who destroy the worlds inside books" to protect the world of literature. A TV anime aired in 2020, and a stage series has also been developed. The 10th installment of the stage series is scheduled to be performed starting in January 2027.
Related Links
- Bungo and Alchemist official website: https://bungo.dmmgames.com/
- Bungo and Alchemist official X (Operations, 運営): https://x.com/BunAl_Staff
- Bungo and Alchemist official X (Bulletin, 館報): https://x.com/BunAl_PR
