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Matsuzakaya Nagoya will hold an exhibition from November 19 to 23, 2026, showing original artworks from Bhajju Shyam's autobiographical picture book and its short animation for the first time in the Tokai region. Admission is free.
PROOF's 1/7 scale figure of Sakura Kinomoto -soar- from the anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card opens for pre-order on October 24, 2026 at ¥39,600 (tax included), with release planned for July 2027.
Chaos Zero Nightmare's Galactic Disaster Season 5 began on October 21, adding the new Season-limited ★5 fighter ロスヴァイセ, new systems such as Card Skins, and the 1st anniversary event "Nightmare Festival," which runs through December 2.
A goods fair for the TV anime Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle runs October 30 to November 29, 2026 at Gamers stores in Akihabara, Namba, and Kanazawa, with acrylic stands, bath towels, and more featuring newly drawn gym uniform illustrations.
New Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road goods, including acrylic stands with newly drawn mini-character illustrations of Endo and 11 others, will be sold at the Chugai Mining booth [Y-23] at Animate Girls Festival 2026 at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro on November 7 and 8, 2026, with online pre-orders also available.
To mark 40 years of the Hurricane Top, CHUMS is releasing the "Made In Japan Hurricane Top" on October 23, 2026. The fabric is knitted slowly by Okazaki Knit in Wakayama, and the price is ¥62,700 (tax included).
The fourth Cinema Damis performance, a murder mystery event in which popular voice actors improvise on stage in a movie theater, will be held on January 17, 2027, with five new cast members and a lottery pre-sale starting November 6.
ClawZ, the character created by Miyuki Okumura, gets a new mini-size series called "Go with you" due in late November 2026. The nine-design lineup comes with a wrist strap and phone tab and is priced at ¥2,750 including tax.
Courtyard by Marriott Kyoto Station, a 270-room hotel a 3-minute walk from Kyoto Station's Hachijo East Exit, opens on November 16, 2026 with a 24-hour fitness center and "The 8th Gate" dining, cafe and bar.
Dashi to Sushi Tachibana Tenjin, a kappo-style izakaya popular in Tokyo's Ebisu and Yokohama, opens on November 1, 2026 in Fukuoka's Hakata Tenjin area as its first location in Kyushu. Its signature dish is clam shabu-shabu enjoyed with dashi alone, served alongside sushi and a lineup of 61 types of sake.
A goods fair for Dig It is coming to eight Animate stores and the Animate online shop, with in-store sales from December 19, 2026 to January 11, 2027, pre-orders open since October 21, and a bonus trading card for qualifying purchases.
A new raid event, "Witch Trial of the Immovable Strategist," began on October 21, 2026 in the smartphone RPG DISGAEA RPG, alongside the "Trick or Curry?! Platinum Summon" featuring the ★4 Halloween Usalia.