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Select Animate stores are holding a "TV Anime KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION x Gawako Animate Fair" from November 14 to 29, 2026, with new black-coordinate illustrations by Gawako, a wide lineup of merchandise available for advance sale, and purchase bonuses.
From August 20 through September 23, 2026, Karaoke Manekineko is hosting a collaboration campaign with Kurageu Roa at locations nationwide, featuring "ROA'S DINER"-themed exclusive merchandise and three character-inspired drinks.
Kashima Arts opens the preview viewing for its "Meguru -MEGURU-" Vol.27 MAIN SALE art auction on August 22, bringing together 213 fine works of Japanese art including 15 pieces by Ito Jakuchu. To mark the occasion, a limited-quantity original eco bag featuring Serizawa Keisuke's 10 Great Disciples of Shakamuni goes on sale, and preview visitors receive a complimentary specially designed fan.
THE KOBE DINING CRUISE will run its five-day "Minato HANABI Cruise" from October 19 to 23, 2026, pairing course dinners and a buffet aboard the Concerto and Luminous Kobe 2 with Kobe Port's autumn fireworks, plus an early-bird discount on the Concerto French course through August 31.
Netmarble's idle RPG "THE KING OF FIGHTERS Dot Battle" has launched a major update marking its 1st anniversary, introducing new fighter Kyo Kusanagi (THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98), the "Fighters Festa" event, and a large-scale Team Battle renewal.
For four days this August, Komadenoike Campground in Saku-ho, Nagano Prefecture, is letting guests paddle out onto Komadenoike, the highland pond they usually only view from the shore, in a solo kayak.
KADOKAWA's new KonoSuba game, officially titled KONOSUBA – God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Prosperity to This Beloved Town! and nicknamed "Machisuba," will launch on DMM GAMES for PC, with a special stage program set to livestream from Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 20, 2026.
Starting August 22, MIXI's word-battling mobile RPG Kotodaman is running back-to-back collaborations with Hiromu Arakawa's works — a returning Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood collab featuring the Elric brothers, followed on August 31 by a first-ever Daemons of the Shadow Realm collab, alongside a free daily summon campaign and an X follow-and-repost giveaway.
A collaboration campaign between KURAGEU ROA and ROUND1 is coming to ROUND1 locations nationwide from September 4 through December 6, 2026, featuring collaboration menus, packs, decorated rooms, novelty giveaways, and an AR stamp rally.
KURAND is opening a lottery sale for "Kinmokusei no Hachimitsushu," a mead infused with hand-sorted osmanthus flowers and produced by Mine no Yuki Shuzojo in Fukushima. Entries are open from August 21 through September 25, 2026, with winners notified afterward and bottles shipping from late October.
On September 25, 2026, Higaki, the restaurant inside Kyoto Gyoen, will hold its first-ever, limited-seating "Harvest Moon Special Dinner and Moon-Viewing Banquet," pairing a special kaiseki dinner with a moon-viewing gathering held in a specially arranged area in front of the Kyoto Imperial Palace's Seisho-mon gate.
Kyukamura Ibusuki begins serving its seasonal Ise Ebi (Japanese spiny lobster) course from September 1, timed with the citywide Ibusuki Autumn Gourmet Festival, and is also adding a new a la carte Ise Ebi tempura and miso soup dish this year.