Category: AKIBA NEWS

Products featuring two newly drawn illustrations of Maomao and Jinshi from “The Apothecary Diaries: The Movie – The Treasure of the Dead Empress” will be released on December 11th (Friday)! Animate is holding a fair where you can get a special “illustration card” as a bonus. Animate Co., Ltd. will release new merchandise for “The Apothecary Diaries: The Secret of the Dead” starting December 11, 2026 (Friday). Additionally, a fair will be held at all Animate stores nationwide and through the Animate online shop starting on the same day.   The lineup includes items such as acrylic stands, clear files, and mini shikishi (decorative paper boards) featuring two types of […]

Tohakusha has announced that it will be holding a POP UP SHOP for the TV anime “Tokyo Ghoul” at Don Quijote Akihabara store. — Limited-time event starting December 4, 2026 (Friday) — Tohakusha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kazuki Ogiso) is pleased to announce that a POP UP SHOP for the TV anime “Tokyo Ghoul” will be held at Don Quijote Akihabara store from Friday, December 4, 2026.   This pop-up shop will feature original merchandise along with events that allow you to enjoy the world of the TV anime “Tokyo Ghoul”.   Details about merchandise and events will be announced at a later date. Please look forward […]

The "TV Anime 'Dungeon Meshi' POP UP SHOP in Volks" has been announced! Armabianca Co., Ltd., which operates "AMNIBUS," a store selling original manga and anime merchandise, will be holding the "TV Anime 'Dungeon Meshi' POP UP SHOP in Volks"! Armabianca Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomonari Sakai), which operates "AMNIBUS," a store selling original manga and anime merchandise, will be holding an event for the TV anime "Dungeon Meshi," titled "TV Anime 'Dungeon Meshi' POP UP SHOP in Volks," at Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 and Volks Osaka Showroom.   From November 7th, 2026 (Saturday), the "TV Anime 'Dungeon Meshi' POP UP SHOP in Volks" will be […]

Rilakkuma, the tourism ambassador for Chiyoda Ward Tourism Association, is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a new collaboration menu! At Home Cafe will be participating in the currently running "Relaxing Cafe Hopping Campaign." "At Home Cafe," a maid cafe operated by INFINIA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takaki Fukazawa), will participate in the "Relaxing Cafe Hopping Campaign" hosted by the Chiyoda-ku Tourism Association to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Rilakkuma's appointment as a tourism ambassador for the Chiyoda-ku Tourism Association.   From Thursday, October 1st, 2026, the At-Home Cafe AKIBA Cultures ZONE L branch will be offering a limited-time collaboration menu featuring Rilakkuma and friends as tourism ambassadors: […]

The 6th anniversary theme song sung by Takanori Nishikawa has been released, advertising campaigns are being implemented in train stations and outdoors nationwide, and the first permanent Genshin Impact cafe will open in 2027! COGNOSPHERE Co., Ltd. HoYoverse, a globally expanding interactive entertainment brand, has announced a variety of new projects to commemorate the 6th anniversary of its multi-platform open-world RPG, Genshin Impact. Details of each project will be announced, including the release of the Genshin Impact 6th anniversary theme song sung by Takanori Nishikawa, the implementation of a nationwide advertising campaign in train stations and outdoors to celebrate the 6th anniversary, and the opening of Genshin Impact's first permanent […]

[New Product] Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" join the "PalVerse" deformed figure series! Bushiroad Creative Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Kosuke Narita), a group company of Bushiroad Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Takaaki Kidani), is pleased to announce that it has begun selling a new product in its deformed figure brand "PalVerse," "PalVerse / Disney vol.3," starting September 18th (Friday).   ©Disney ©BUSHI     Disney characters Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" are now available on PalVerse! Anna and Elsa from "Frozen" are now available as palm-sized, stylized figures in the "PalVerse" series!   Sales will begin on September 18th (Friday) at anime goods and hobby shops nationwide, […]

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club The Flower Goddesses POPUP STORE opens today! Team Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshinari Kajima), a subsidiary of Edia Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce that it will be holding a pop-up store selling original goods featuring newly drawn illustrations of "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" for a limited time starting September 18, 2026 (Friday).     Flower Goddesses POPUP STORE Overview A pop-up store for "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" will be held for a limited time at Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 and Volks Osaka Showroom!   We have a wide variety of […]

GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYO will reopen on Thursday, September 10th in the manufacturing district of 2k540! ~A place where you can enjoy socks even more~ GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYO 2k540, a directly managed store operated by sock specialist manufacturer Glen Clyde Co., Ltd., located under the railway overpass between JR Akihabara Station and Okachimachi Station in the commercial facility “2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN,” which is themed around “Japanese craftsmanship,” has relocated to section J-2 and reopened on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM.   What is GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYO? GLEN CLYDE SOCKCLUB TOKYO, operated by Glen Clyde Co., Ltd., is a specialty sock shop that continues to create socks […]

From September 18th (Fri), the “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Chronicle of Echoes” collaboration cafe will be held at Cure Maid Cafe!! Tablier Marketing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoshiyuki Matsunaga) will be holding a “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Chronicle of Echoes” collaboration cafe at Cure Maid Cafe. From September 18th (Fri) to October 4th (Sun), 2026, CURE MAID CAFÉ will be hosting a collaboration café for the smartphone/PC game “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Chronicle of Echoes,” which was officially released on July 27th.   The collaboration cafe will offer a menu inspired by the still images that appear in the game. Rudeus’s Fluffy and Creamy […]

[1st Anniversary of Release] The extremely spicy cold noodles “Shinigami Reimen” now have 5 levels of spiciness. The highest level is named “The Night of the Last Day of the Long Weekend” (Akihabara, Tokyo Reimen) Tokyo Reimen, a cold noodle specialty restaurant in Akihabara, has expanded the spiciness level of its extremely spicy “Shinigami Reimen” (Death God Cold Noodles), which uses Carolina Reaper peppers, from three levels to five. Those who can finish the level 5 spicy dish will receive a “Certificate of Survival from the Underworld.” Tokyo Reimen, a cold noodle specialty restaurant in Akihabara, has expanded the spiciness options for its extremely spicy “Shinigami Reimen” (Death God Cold […]