Tokyo is getting a new way to experience Mamoru Hosoda's Belle this fall. Animmersive Live "Belle" is scheduled to run from October 10, 2026 to November 15, 2026 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Minato, Tokyo. According to the official anno
Fuji-Q Highland Just Opened a Free Official VRChat World
Fuji-Q Highland has launched a new way to visit the park without buying a ticket or traveling to Yamanashi. The officially announced VRChat world, Virtual FUJIQ , opened to the public on July 27, 2026 and is available for free at any time. The project was deta
Weekly Shonen Magazine Now Has Permanent Don Quijote Corners for Manga Goods
Permanent Magazine Shop corners for Weekly Shonen Magazine have opened inside three Don Quijote stores in Japan: MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Honten, Don Quijote Ikebukuro Higashiguchi Ekimae, and MEGA Don Quijote Shinsekai. Kodansha and Don Quijote say the store-
Kingdom Hearts x Shimamura Is Back With a Made-to-Order Second Run
Selected items from the July 18 Kingdom Hearts collaboration with しまむら are back through a made-to-order sale on しまむらパーク. Famitsu and Fashion Center Shimamura's official X account said the second run opened at 3 p.m. JST on July 25, 2026 and covers part of the
One of Sanrio’s Most Overlooked Character Groups Is Getting a Huge Tokyo Summer Event
Sanrio is giving Hapidanbui a full summer outing in Tokyo this year, and the scale is larger than a single pop-up might suggest at first glance. Hapidanbui is the Sanrio unit made up of six long-running boy characters: Pochacco, Tuxedosam, Kerokerokeroppi, Bad
Chiikawa’s First Movie is so Popular It has 41 Screenings a Day in This Tokyo Theater
Chiikawa is reaching Japanese theaters with a launch pattern that is hard to ignore. On July 22, Oricon reported that TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro is scheduled to run 41 screenings of Eiga Chiikawa Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu on opening day, July 24, 2026. For a firs
Japan Is Using Manga to Tell the Story of Mongol Women
The Japan-Mongolia Folk Museum in Toyooka, Hyogo, is marking its 30th anniversary with a long-running special exhibition built around the TV anime Tenmaku no Jadougal . According to Toyooka City’s announcement , the show will run from August 22, 2026, to Augus
The Demon Slayer Collab Every Fan Dreamed Of
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is treating its latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba collaboration as something much bigger than a quick merchandise stop. The event, titled Hakone Onsen Tan: Wisteria Flower Rest , began on July 18 and runs through October 4, 2026, t
Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yokohama Cafe Runs All August at Landmark Plaza
Anime Jujutsu Kaisen 5th Anniversary x YOKOHAMA Collaboration Cafe in Cafe Fan Base will run from August 1 to August 31, 2026 at Cafe Fan Base on the fifth floor of Landmark Plaza in みなとみらい. Pia's announcement also sets out the reservation system, 75-minute ti
Japan’s Most Famous Lazy Bear is Taking Over Sunshine 60
Rilakkuma is heading high above Ikebukuro this summer. Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbou Park has announced Anime Rilakkuma: Goyururi Sky Journey x Sunshine 60 Observatory , a limited-time event running from July 24 to August 31, 2026, inside the observatory’s ev