Harry Potter T-Shirts Launch on Amazon's Merch on Demand Service
The release marks a broad, print-on-demand expansion of Harry Potter apparel on Amazon Japan, offering a wide size and color range without inventory risk.
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Ichiban Kuji Ultraman 60th Anniversary Full Lineup Revealed
The 60th anniversary lottery marks a major milestone for the Ultraman franchise with a dedicated prize series from Bandai Spirits.
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Bandai Reveals Mobile Suit Ensemble Gundam Mecha II Capsule Set
The set expands the Mobile Suit Ensemble line beyond main mobile suits to include support vehicles and aircraft from across the Gundam franchise.
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Chukukobo Opens Pre-Orders for Second PEZ Soft Vinyl Piggy Bank
The second PEZ piggy bank expands a collaboration between a global candy brand and a niche Japanese soft vinyl maker, turning a collectible novelty into an ongoing product line.
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Sentinel Opens Pre-Orders for Sushi Monster Sushi-L.A. Figure Collection 4
The fourth volume introduces glow-in-the-dark figures and an updated fresh tuna variant, expanding the series' gimmick range while maintaining its 1/1 scale sushi format.
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MFC STORE Launches Aloha Shirt Collection With Ayumi Hamasaki Collaboration
The collection blends street and resort aesthetics through multiple original patterns, and the Ayumi Hamasaki collaboration directly links apparel to a current tour, giving fans a tangible tour commemorative item.
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Sadako Gets New Concept Goods at Tsutaya Kyoto IP Bookstore in July 2026
The collaboration ties a classic horror icon to a traditional Japanese seasonal calendar, reframing Sadako as a figure of aesthetic beauty rather than pure terror.
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Made in Abyss Ichiban Kuji Launches October 31 With Bondrewd and Nanachi Figures
The lottery arrives just over a week after the October 23 theatrical release of Made in Abyss: The Awakening Mystery, giving fans a merchandise tie-in timed to the film's debut.
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POP MART Returns to Nagoya With Limited-Time Store Opening July 2026
The Nagoya pop-up marks POP MART's return to the city after an absence, with a location inside a department store that has operated for over 400 years, and brings both a major anniversary series and a sports tie-in to a single retail event.
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The Amazing Digital Circus Pop-Up Store Set for Shibuya Parco in July
The pop-up store marks the first physical retail event tied to the series' finale, offering exclusive merchandise and in-store experiences for fans in Tokyo.
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Pokemon Close-Up T-Shirts Let Wearers Cosplay as Pikachu or Ditto
The T-shirts turn the wearer into a Pokemon through oversized face prints and tail appliques, extending the brand's apparel line into a more literal cosplay direction.
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Tom and Jerry Merchandise Event Wakuwaku Street in Tokyo Runs July 14 to August 2
The event marks a rare large-scale Tom and Jerry merchandise pop-up in Japan with a Japan-specific food-culture theme and a nationwide tour planned afterward.
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Prime 1 Studio Shows New Statues at NEXT LEVEL SHOWCASE XVIII Exhibition
Prime 1 Studio used its own showcase event to unveil a broad slate of high-end statues across multiple franchises, signaling continued investment in premium collectibles for both anime and Western IP.
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METAL BUILD Strike Freedom Gundam Revival Edition Releases June 27
This revival edition brings back a highly sought-after die-cast figure from the METAL BUILD line, which is known for premium paint and metal joints, at a time when Gundam SEED franchise interest remains high following the 2024 film.
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Tamashii Nations Launches CHANGEARTS Toy Line With Dragon Ball Hoi-Poi Capsule Items
The CHANGEARTS line applies Tamashii Nations' established transformation engineering to a collectible format that directly mimics the in-universe Hoi-Poi Capsule gimmick, making the toy itself a reference to the source material rather than just a static figure.
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ZOZOTOWN Launches Toy Story Collection With Lottery T-Shirts
The collection uses a lottery system for limited-edition shirts, a sales method that creates scarcity ahead of the film's release rather than offering open pre-orders.
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STRICT-G and NUBIAN Release 'Hathaway's Flash' Cut-And-Sew Shirts
This marks the first collaboration between STRICT-G and NUBIAN for the 'Hathaway's Flash' film, bringing high-end streetwear production techniques to Gundam apparel.
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New Sanrio Plush Series Kawaii YumYum MART Debuts This Summer
The series extends Sanrio's merchandise strategy beyond standard character goods into a themed lifestyle line that treats the plushies as both display items and functional accessories, a format Sega Fave is rolling out across photo booths and arcade prizes simultaneously.
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Kurisu Makise Joins Good Smile Company's Reincarnation Plastic Model Line
This kit marks the first Steins;Gate character to enter Good Smile Company's Reincarnation line, which reframes high-end figure sculpts as assembly model kits rather than pre-finished statues.
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Two New Azur Lane Figures Announced, Pre-Orders Open
The two figures target different collector segments-Furyu's premium F:NEX line and Good Smile's Shanghai studio-showing how Azur Lane merchandise continues to expand across price tiers and production partners.
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Bandai Spirits Teases Zeta Gundam Figure for Robot魂 Ver. A.N.I.M.E. Line
The teaser suggests Bandai Spirits is expanding its anime-accurate ver. A.N.I.M.E. line into the Zeta Gundam era, a move that could fill a gap for collectors who want a transformable Zeta figure in that specific style.
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Bandai Spirits 30MF Class Up Armor Leads Amazon Hobby Ranking
The ranking shows that Bandai Spirits' 30MF fantasy job-switching model kit line is generating enough pre-release interest to break into a top 10 dominated by established franchises like Ideon, Hot Wheels, and Gundam.
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PLAMATEA Adds Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami Models
The PLAMATEA line expands beyond mecha into character figures, offering a build-and-pose alternative to pre-assembled Evangelion statues at a lower price point.
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Kingdom Hearts III Sora Gets Fully New Articulated Figure
This is the first FORM-ISM ACT figure for a Kingdom Hearts character, expanding Square Enix's action figure line beyond its usual properties.
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