B-R Baskin-Robbins Japan launches its “Happy ICE CREAM CHRISTMAS” campaign featuring special ice cream cakes themed around Pokémon, USJ’s 25th anniversary, and Sanrio Characters. Pre-orders open Octob
TV Tokyo’s kids anime music festival special reveals its second wave of artists for the October 2 broadcast, featuring Aikatsu!, Pokémon, BEYBLADE X, and more.
A 2026 reader poll of 351 anime fans names Bungou Stray Dogs’ Nakahara Chuuya the top hat-wearing character for the fifth consecutive year, with Ash and Luffy rounding out the top three.
Aardman, the studio behind Wallace & Gromit, is co-producing a Pokémon stop-motion animated series set in a UK-inspired region, coming exclusively to Disney+ and Disney XD in 2027.
Pokémon: The Origin, the four-episode special based on the original Pokémon Red and Green games, is set to broadcast on BS12 Twellv on August 2 at 7:00 PM.
A limited-edition Pokémon × Kogei-ten momiji manju assortment has launched to mark the exhibition’s Hiroshima run, featuring a Japanese-pattern box with gold foil maple leaves and five flavors from Ni
Idol group CUTIE STREET will guest-voice the eight-Pikachu idol unit “Cutie Picapikachu” in Pokémon TV anime episode 147, airing August 28.
Poképiece POP UP STORE BY FLOWERING kicks off a nationwide Japan tour in June 2026, featuring exclusive merchandise, special novelty gifts, and adorable Plusle & Minun sports-themed décor.
Miyata Toshiya, a member of the idol group Kis-My-Ft2, is set to guest voice as the leader of the idol team Shining Oceans in Pokemon episode 141, airing June 19, 2026.
