Katamari Damacy remains an active catalog property for Bandai Namco in 2026: it placed in the TGS2026 merchandise lineup, its sound team gave a CEDEC 2026 session on the series' music, and Keita Takahashi has course work in the game Reality Drift, due November 12 on Steam.
Katamari Damacy's 2026 presence runs through other people's releases and its own archived expertise rather than a new entry. In August, the sound team took the series' music to CEDEC 2026, where Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, and Akihiro Nomura described the 2004 approach of pairing in-house songwriters with established artists. That formula is still in use: the latest work credits 14 artists, among them Maya Sakura, DAOKO, Shigeru Matsuzaki, and Etsuko Yakushimaru.
The following month, Bandai Namco put Katamari Damacy into its TGS2026 merchandise slate alongside Ace Combat, Tales of, and other series. Early sales ran September 17 to 21 at the ASOBI STORE branch in Makuhari Messe Hall 11, with a King Rainbow tissue box cover among the Katamari items. Pre-orders moved to ASOBI STORE on September 28 and shipping is planned from the end of January 2027.
In October, Keita Takahashi's name surfaced on Reality Drift, an Arganoid Industries roguelike racer with card deck mechanics that releases November 12 on PC via Steam, with a Japanese in-store date of November 11 depending on time zone. Takahashi handles some course designs, placing a Katamari Damacy designer inside a game built on OutRun and Slay the Spire references. The three stories do not describe a new Katamari Damacy game, and no entry in the series is dated.
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Prime 1 Studio has opened pre-orders for Prince and King figures from Katamari Damacy, the first release in its new A-SYMBOL series. Pre-orders began October 22, with both figures scheduled for November 2027. The Prince stands 15cm with a magnetized Katamari that accepts included objects or metal items; the King stands 50cm with a movable neck and cloth cape. Bonus editions cost 10,120 yen and 32,340 yen.
Prime 1 Studio's new figure series A-SYMBOL starts with Katamari Damacy's Prince and King. The 1/1 scale Prince is 5cm tall and 15cm tall on its Katamari, which has magnets built into its protrusions so three included objects (eraser, film, soy sauce bottle) can be swapped in. A King figure over 50cm tall ships alongside. Preorders run October 22 to December 22, 2026, with release around November 2027 at 10,120 yen.
Arganoid Industries will release Reality Drift on November 12 for PC via Steam, with a Japanese release appearing on November 11 in-store depending on time zone. The roguelike racer sends players through 26 delivery missions, races 99 opponents who also collect upgrades, and uses a card deck drawn between areas. Some course designs are handled by Keita Takahashi.
Bandai Namco will sell new merchandise for Ace Combat, Tales of, Katamari Damacy, and other series at TGS2026. The early sales run September 17 to 21 at the ASOBI STORE branch in Makuhari Messe Hall 11. Items include a Katamari Damacy King Rainbow tissue box cover, a Little Nightmares Twin Chefs T-shirt, and an Ace Combat 8 tumbler. Pre-orders open on ASOBI STORE on September 28, with shipping planned from the end of January 2027.
At CEDEC 2026, the sound team behind Katamari Damacy detailed the philosophy behind the series' music. Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano, and Akihiro Nomura discussed the 2004 strategy of pairing in-house songwriters with famous artists. The latest work features 14 artists, including Maya Sakura, DAOKO, Shigeru Matsuzaki, and Etsuko Yakushimaru.