Toei Animation has announced a pop-up store for the original television anime Girls Band Cry which will be held at Village Vanguard locations across Kanagawa, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Aichi starting March 19, 2026.
The popular ten member South Korean idol group TREASURE will open a special pop up store titled MEMORIES OF PULSE ON POP-UP STORE in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
The anime industry embraced the spirit of April Fools' Day on April 1, 2026, with a wide variety of joke announcements and creative collaborations.
The popular virtual YouTuber group Nijisanji has announced that a new pop up shop featuring the unit Lucbus will open at HMV locations across Japan from March 20 to April 5, 2026.
Animate stores across Japan will host the Calligraphy Master Young Lord Fair featuring the popular series The Elusive Samurai from July 3 to July 26, 2026.
A pop up store for the popular game series Senran Kagura by Marvelous will be held at Shibuya Modi from March 27 to April 4, 2026.
Japanese convenience store chain Seven-Eleven has introduced a brand-new springtime dessert to its food lineup.
A pop up store for the anime Gnosia, based on the science fiction werewolf game by the game production circle Petit Depotto, will be held at 50 GEO stores across Japan from March 17 to April 12, 2026.
A pop-up store for the film Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-, based on King Records' male voice actor character rap project, will be held at LaLaport locations in Osaka, Yokohama, and Nagoya from March 19 to April 19, 2026.