Kitakyushu’s Panda! Go, Panda! exhibition runs through October with recreated scenes, same-day tickets only, venue-only goods, and related summer and fall events.
Hetalia WorldFesta Now Has Full Tokyo and Osaka Details Plus Ticket Windows
Hetalia WorldFesta now has both city schedules in place, with Tokyo and Osaka venue details, timed-entry ticket windows, and 20th anniversary bonus-item specifics.
Anime Tokyo Station Is Giving Kids a Free Shot at Making Anime This Summer
Anime Tokyo Station's Summer Festival 2026 includes the TOKIOドキドキアニメワークショップ, a free two-day workshop for elementary and middle school students. According to the official announcement, the program will run on August 21 and August 22, 2026 and will teach animati
Tamon-kun wa Docchi!? Is Bringing Back Its Anime Cafe in 3 Cities
TV anime 多聞くん今どっち！？ is bringing its collaboration cafe back for an encore run across three 洒落CAFE locations. Anique announced on July 23, 2026 that the event will open at Harakado in Tokyo and Shinsaibashi BIGSTEP in Osaka from August 11 through August 25, whi
Pompompurin Is Taking Over Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse for a Month of 30th Anniversary Perks
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is running a month-long Pompompurin campaign with shopping bonuses, photo spots, digital badges, and a final-weekend tie-in with Pomfes.
JoJo Is Opening a Villain-Themed Permanent Experience Store in Osaka
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is getting a major new permanent destination in Kansai. According to Bandai Namco Experience's official announcement , THE★JOJO WORLD OSAKA is set to open in winter 2026 on the 10th floor of LUCUA South in Umeda, Osaka. Unlike the Toky
Belle Is Becoming an Immersive Live Show in Tokyo This October
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-
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