A special exhibition celebrating 20 years of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya opens at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from August 10–30, 2026, featuring rare materials and exclusive merchandise.
Yokoyari Mengo has unveiled a newly drawn illustration featuring eight key characters for the “Manga Oshi no Ko Ten -Hoshi no Kiseki-” exhibition, opening in Tokyo this July.
To mark the premiere of TV anime Thunder 3, a 33-strong gakuran-clad flash mob and comedy duo Kaminari took over Shibuya on July 8 in a bold street promotion.
BookLive and Buccomi are running a campaign to celebrate the TV anime “Kimi-Ai” broadcast, offering 59 volumes free or up to 50% off, plus a signed shikishi giveaway.
A silhouette image hinting at the reading play for “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Natsu no Enyu-kai 2026” has been revealed, featuring characters in what appear to be school uniforms.
The CHIIKAWA DAYS 台北特展 exhibition has opened in Taipei from July 4, 2026, featuring a Taiwan-exclusive Night Market zone, 100+ 3D displays, and limited merchandise including a mahjong set.
Voice actors Wataru Takagi and Mika Kanai reunite for a special screening and talk show celebrating the 30th anniversary of After War Gundam X at TOHO Cinemas Lalaport Fukuoka on August 1.
TV anime Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi teams up with Real Escape Game for the first time in “Kiki Semaru Senjou kara no Dasshutsu,” kicking off in Tokyo on September 3.
The “Hetalia 20th Anniversary Genga Exhibition: WorldFesta” is set to run in Tokyo and Osaka in autumn 2026, celebrating two decades of Himaruya Hidekaz’s beloved series.
The My Hero Academia TV anime 10th anniversary exhibition “OUR HERO” has unveiled its second key visual, adding four new characters, and confirmed production of life-size figures.
Composer Sawano Hiroyuki will bring his Mobile Suit Gundam UC, NT, and Hathaway’s Flash scores to life with orchestra and band at Tokyo Garden Theater on 27 February 2027.
A memorial streaming event for the late anime director Sato Tatsuo offers 7 of his key works — including Nadesico and Stellvia — free on YouTube from July 7–14.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM will participate in the Aomori Nebuta Festival (Aug 2–7) with Mighty Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice floats, a new key visual, and local collabs.
The first-ever Chiikawa film partners with PARCO for a nationwide summer campaign in Japan from July 17 to August 2, 2026, featuring exclusive novelties, photo booths, and an X giveaway.
Otakon 2026 has revealed voice actress Ayaka Fukuhara and Production I.G USA president Maki Terashima-Furuta as guests, joining a lineup of over 30 industry figures at the Washington, D.C. convention.
The Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo exhibition “DIVE INTO THE BO-BOBO WORLD” has revealed its zone lineup, including a nose-hair entrance gate, an openable afro, and a zone where music never stops.
