A second volume of the "Trading Card Wafer" series featuring HoneyWorks (commonly known by the nickname "Haniwa"), the creator unit whose related videos have racked up more than 3 billion combined views, goes on sale at Animate stores nationwide on October 16, 2026 (Friday). The product is planned, produced, and sold by Media Works Co., Ltd., a company that handles merchandise built around anime, game, and creator IP.
Pre-orders open ahead of the release on September 18 (Friday) at Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online shop.
This volume's newly drawn illustrations are themed around the "Sakuragaoka High School Cultural Festival." The characters appear in artwork created especially for this product, dressed in special cultural-festival outfits — from a Japanese-style cafe and a haunted house to greeting staff, a princess-and-butler theme, and a maid cafe.
The card lineup includes both the newly drawn illustrations made for this release and a selection of illustrations from HoneyWorks music videos, with one card randomly included per pack. The newly drawn illustration cards also feature a sparkling holographic finish, showcasing the characters' special cultural-festival looks on eye-catching cards.
A "1 BOX" purchase also comes with an original can badge bonus (9 designs), described in more detail below.
In addition, to coincide with the Volume 2 pre-order period, pre-orders for 17 acrylic stands featuring the newly drawn illustrations from both Volume 1 and Volume 2 also open at the Animate online shop on September 18 (Friday).
The lineup packs in illustrations exclusive to this release, sparkling holographic cards, and acrylic stands featuring the same artwork, bringing together the appeal of HoneyWorks in one collection.
Animate Online Shop
https://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/corner/cc/honeyworks-0918goods/cd/4720/
Product Information
Product name: HoneyWorks 告白実行委員会 Trading Card Wafer: Sakuragaoka High School Cultural Festival Arc
Suggested retail price: ¥290 (tax included)
Cards: 24 designs in total — 18 newly drawn illustration designs (holographic finish) and 4 music-video illustration designs (standard finish); one card is randomly included per pack
Card size: approximately 59 x 86mm
Contents: vanilla-flavored wafer x 1, trading card x 1
Characters featured: 榎本夏樹, 瀬戸口優, 望月蒼太, 早坂あかり, 合田美桜, 芹沢春輝, 成海聖奈, 濱中翠, 綾瀬恋雪
Notes
- Images are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual product.
- Of the 24 total card designs, one is randomly included per pack.
- Purchasing a full box (1 BOX) does not guarantee a complete set of all designs.
- Card designs cannot be chosen individually; duplicate cards may occur with multiple purchases.
- Store away from direct sunlight and high humidity, at room temperature.
- The product is made in a factory that also processes egg-containing products.
- Consume the product promptly after opening, regardless of the best-by date.
- The wafers are fragile and may crack or chip.
- Color unevenness on the wafer surface is a natural result of the baking process and does not affect quality.
- The release date and specifications are subject to change, delay, or cancellation.
Bonus
Customers who purchase a full box (1 BOX) of this product at Animate stores or through the Animate online shop will receive an original can badge as a bonus, with one of 9 designs given at random. Badge designs cannot be chosen individually.
Related Products
The newly drawn illustrations from Volume 1 and Volume 2 are also coming to acrylic stands. To coincide with the Volume 2 pre-order period, pre-orders for 17 acrylic stand designs featuring artwork from both volumes open at the Animate online shop on September 18 (Friday). The lineup brings together newly drawn illustrations from Volume 1's "Fantasy Arc" and the new Volume 2 "Sakuragaoka High School Cultural Festival Arc."
Price: ¥2,100 each (tax included)
Size: approximately 130 x 164mm
Material: acrylic
Pre-order period: September 18, 2026 (Friday) 12:00 PM through October 4, 2026 (Sunday) 11:59 PM
Lineup: 17 designs total
[Sakuragaoka High School Cultural Festival Arc] 9 designs: 榎本夏樹, 瀬戸口優, 望月蒼太, 早坂あかり, 合田美桜, 芹沢春輝, 成海聖奈, 濱中翠, 綾瀬恋雪
[Fantasy Arc] 8 designs: mona, 愛蔵, 勇次郎, MEGU, YUI, IV, RIO, DAI
Where to Buy
Animate online shop: https://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/corner/cc/honeyworks-0918goods/cd/4720/
About HoneyWorks
HoneyWorks (commonly known by the nickname "Haniwa") is a creator unit active mainly on video-sharing platforms such as Niconico Douga and YouTube, with related videos surpassing 3 billion combined views and derivative videos surpassing 15 billion combined views.
Its music centers on upbeat rock often described as "heart-fluttering" and "youthful."
Its song-based series project, 告白実行委員会, follows stories told by a variety of characters and has expanded into a wide-ranging media mix spanning novels, comics, TV anime, and theatrical films.
Novels based on original HoneyWorks concepts have become bestsellers, surpassing 3 million copies in cumulative sales.
Through the unit "CHiCO with HoneyWorks," featuring CHiCO on vocals, HoneyWorks has provided theme songs for hugely popular TV anime including Ao Haru Ride, Magic Kaito, Gintama, After the Rain, and Haikyu!!.
The 告白実行委員会 series has also introduced idol characters such as LIP×LIP (勇次郎 and 愛蔵, voiced by Koki Uchiyama and Nobunaga Shimazaki), mona (voiced by Shiina Natsukawa), and Full Throttle4 (YUI, RIO, MEGU, and DAI, voiced by Soma Saito, Yuma Uchida, Tetsuya Kakihara, and Toshiki Masuda), further expanding its activities.
The song "可愛くてごめん" (Kawaikute Gomen) became popular among young people on social media, and won the Top UGC Music (2022) Grand Prix and the Silver Award at the 2024 JASRAC Awards.
Official site: https://honeyworks.jp/
Official X: https://x.com/HoneyWorks_828
