NU: Carnival “LOVE POP Fair” takes place at stores across Japan
Last Updated on March 15, 2025

A NU: Carnival “LOVE POP Fair” will take place at Animate stores nationwide from the 26th April to the 25th May 2025.
NU: Carnival is a character development game with a Boys’ Love (BL) theme originating from Taiwan, designed for iOS and Android platforms, which commenced its service on February 24, 2022.
The narrative centers around the protagonist, Eight, who finds himself summoned to an alternate world, and his familiars who embark on a collaborative adventure across this world, encountering numerous companions along the way.
The game has achieved a cumulative global download count exceeding 25 million.
During the “NU: Carnival LOVE POP Animate Fair” customers who engage in the purchase or reservation of character goods associated with “NU: Carnival” for a deposit of 2,200 yen (tax included) or who purchase or reserve books requiring a deposit of 2,200 yen (tax included) or more, will be eligible to receive a special SNS-style clear sheet (13 types in total).
These special sheets will feature original illustrations depicting the 13 characters from the game, including Eight, Esther, and Edmond.

Merchandise
A wide variety of goods will be on sale, including acrylic stands, keychains, plushies and more.




In conjunction with the fair, a range of new merchandise such as “holographic acrylic stands” and “plush key chains,” featuring the same illustrations as those presented on the bonus items, will be available for purchase. This presents a valuable opportunity for fans to acquire these exclusive items.
The full range of products available can be found on the official website.
Purchase Bonus
For every 2,200 yen spent at the pop up shop, customers will receive 1 exclusive SNS style character card (selected at random from 13 types).

Display Stands
Life sized display stands of characters will be displayed at the following participating stores:
- Ikebukuro main store: EIGHT
- Shinjuku store: ESTHER
- Shibuya store: MORPHISU
- Yokohama VIVRE store: Yakumo
- Umeda
- store: EDMOND Nagoya store: Olivine
- Omiya store: KECY
- Sendai store: KUYA
- Fukuoka PARCO store: GALU
- Sapporo store: BLADE
- Hiroshima store: ENTEN
- Osaka Nihonbashi store: REI
- Tsudanuma store: RIN

Event Information
calendar_month DATE | Apr 26 2025 - May 25 2025 |
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schedule TIME | ALL DAY |
payments Cost | FREE |
info Website | Official Website |
location_on Location | Animate Stores |
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map Area | Nationwide |
category CATEGORY | Gaming Pop Up Shop |