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Nijisanji

Nijisanji's operator ANYCOLOR is in a heavy release period across merchandise, music, and a card game. The 7 Colors Card Game arrives December 26 with a January 2027 start ceremony at Sunshine City, and the Girls Idol Festival runs at Intex Osaka Hall 5 on December 19 and 20.

Synthesized from 21 Yomimono stories · updated 1d ago

Merchandise is the steadiest output in the recent stories. The Nostalgia Collection 2026 and the 8th Anniversary line both opened at 18:00 on September 7, the latter alongside the official store's 6th anniversary campaign and with forty livers taking part. A Replay Mode set for Ibrahim and Ex Albio followed on October 14, and a Y4T4 Half Anniversary line on October 21 at 19:00, the new eight-member team rendered across 11 product types from 350-yen cards to a 4,800-yen T-shirt. Purchase caps run through the lineups.

The larger project is the trading card game. The NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game, nicknamed Nijinana, is co-developed with Takara Tomy and releases December 26, 2026. The first wave has four starter decks themed on Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, and Kagami Hayato at 1,650 yen, booster packs at 440 yen and 5,280 yen per box of 12, and sleeves in four designs at 1,210 yen. An information program on October 7 followed a promotional video on October 2, with a start ceremony at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro on January 16 and 17, 2027.

The Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting the Rainbow, Finding the Future~ is set for Intex Osaka Hall 5 on December 19 and 20, 2026, with 16 livers split eight per day across the Iris Stage and Prism Stage. The image song "Chojigen Encounter" is sung by all 16 and is on music services, and a card game trial corner sits in Hall 4.

ANYCOLOR continues legal action against online infringement. On July 15 it announced a settlement with posters who targeted Shirayuki Tomoe, with 1.4 million yen in total compensation agreed after a court granted a sender disclosure request.

Key facts

Nostalgia Collection 2026 sale start
September 7, 2026 at 18:00, at the Nijisanji Official Store and NIJISANJI EN Official Store ↗
8th Anniversary merchandise sale start
September 7, 2026 at 18:00 on the official store, with 40 livers taking part ↗
Replay Mode Ibrahim and Ex Albio sale start
October 14, 2026 at 19:00 JST, with shipping from late October 2026 ↗
Y4T4 Half Anniversary goods
Sale opens October 21, 2026 at 19:00, 11 product types for an eight-member team ↗
7 Colors Card Game release date
December 26, 2026, co-developed with Takara Tomy ↗
7 Colors starter decks
Four decks themed on Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, and Kagami Hayato, 1,650 yen each ↗
Girls Idol Festival dates and venue
December 19 and 20, 2026 at Intex Osaka Hall 5, 16 livers across the Iris and Prism Stages ↗
Shirayuki Tomoe settlement
1.4 million yen in total compensation agreed with identified posters ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
MECHATU-A 1st LIVE "Over Drive!" at K Arena Yokohama · 2026-10-01
Noted
NIJISANJI's VTuber unit EX Gamers · 2026-09-11

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nijisanji 7 colors card game

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1d ago

MECHATU-A Take the Hero Show to K Arena Yokohama for First Solo Live

The Nijisanji VTuber unit MECHATU-A held its first solo live, "Over Drive!", at K Arena Yokohama on October 10, 2026. The show opened with a hero-show framing: an opening movie, a staged explosion, and the villain KOZAKA-C interrupting the MC segment. Members performed solo and trio covers between group songs, and the first mini album "On-Deck!" had topped Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales chart with 326,000 first-week copies.

4d ago

Nijisanji Opens Y4T4 Half Anniversary Goods Sales on Oct 21

ANYCOLOR will start selling Y4T4 Half Anniversary goods at the Nijisanji Official Store on October 21, 2026 at 19:00. The eight-member team Rei7, Otora, Mikogami Kotone, Tsukahara Daichi, Chisato Ayumu, Kuri Eita, Kokonami Iruka, and Reyon appears across 11 product types, from 350-yen random collection cards to a 4,800-yen T-shirt. Per-person purchase caps apply to every item.

Oct 14

Kuzuha To Appear On NTV's ZIP! After K Arena Solo Live

Kuzuha, a Nijisanji virtual liver, will appear on Nippon TV's ZIP! on Thursday, October 15, with an exclusive interview airing in the entertainment corner shortly after 6:30 a.m. The program covers his one-man live "Bloody Alexandrite" at K Arena Yokohama on October 12, his first real solo performance in about three years, and his future dreams in his ninth year of activities.

Oct 13

Nijisanji Replay Mode Goods For Ibrahim And Ex Albio Go On Sale October 14

ANYCOLOR will open sales for the "NIJISANJI Replay Mode Type:Ibrahim&Ex Albio" merchandise line on the NIJISANJI Official Store on October 14, 2026 at 19:00 JST. The lineup holds 11 item types tied to the Nijisanji livers Ibrahim and Ex Albio, from a 350 yen random photo-style card to a 9,500 yen hoodie and a 4,800 yen jewelry case. A purchase of 3,000 yen or more earns one random bonus card from a six-type set, capped at 20 bonus items per order. Most items are limited to five per person per order, while the random photo-style card and foil-stamped can badge set are capped at 40. Shipping is scheduled to begin in late October 2026, and the goods sit under the NIJISANJI Mode Select special page.

Oct 13

LTK Season Finale Sets 60-Player Field With Gemagema And Nijisanji Debuts

League The k4sen: League of Legends Streamer's Championship opens its Season Finale on October 15 with 60 players across 15-member teams in three tiers: NEXT, CORE, and MASTERS. All Gemagema members take part, including Jasper and Stanmi Japan on Dahlia Diadem CORE. Nijisanji's Kanae and Shishido Akari enter the NEXT tier, while Sakayori Soma plays CORE for a different team.

Oct 10

Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival Sets Osaka Dates and 16 Performers

Nijisanji will hold the Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting the Rainbow, Finding the Future~ at Intex Osaka Hall 5 across two days, December 19 and 20, 2026. Day 1 is the Iris Stage and Day 2 the Prism Stage, with eight livers on each for 16 total. Ticket lotteries open October 15, general sales November 21.

Oct 10

Nijisanji and Takara Tomy Name December 26 for 7 Colors Card Game

Nijisanji and Takara Tomy will release the trading card game Nijisanji 7 Colors Card Game on December 26, 2026. The first wave has four pre-constructed starter decks (Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, Kagami Hayato), nine-card booster packs sold at 440 yen each with a 12-pack box at 5,280 yen, and card sleeves in four types at 1,210 yen each. The basic rule is to collect seven colors to make a rainbow.

Oct 8

Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival Sets 16 Livers For Intex Osaka In December

ANYCOLOR will hold the Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting the Rainbow, Finding the Future~ on Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, 2026 at Intex Osaka Hall 5. Sixteen livers perform across two days, eight per stage. The Iris Stage on December 19 lists Nozomi Ishigami, Ratna Petit, Tsuzuri Tachiden, Mito Tsukino, Ruri Shiroha, Karta Yamagami, Melto Kuramochi and Lena Yomi. The Prism Stage on December 20 lists Berry Saotome, Tamako Kirara, Riko Shiga, Rika Igarashi, Lize Helesta, Kokoro Amamiya, Suzuna Nanase and Ruru Suzuhara. Doors open at 17:00 on December 19 for an 18:00 start, and at 16:00 on December 20 for a 17:00 start. The Nijisanji general and individual fan club advance lottery runs from Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 12:00 to Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 23:59. Colorful Palette ENCORE handles 3DCG planning and production, live system development and on-site direction.

Oct 8

NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game Launches December 26 With Four Starter Decks

ANYCOLOR announced on October 7, 2026 that its trading card game NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game, nicknamed Nijinana, will go on sale December 26, 2026. The game is co-developed with Takara Tomy and uses new visuals of the Nijisanji livers. The first wave has four pre-constructed starter decks themed on Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, and Kagami Hayato at 1,650 yen each, booster packs at 440 yen per pack and 5,280 yen per box of 12 packs, and card sleeves at 1,210 yen per pack of 64 in four designs: Card Back (Main), Card Back (Color), Tsukino Mito, and Kenmochi Toya. The basic rule is to collect seven colors of cards to form a rainbow. Sales run through the Nijisanji Official Store, Takara Tomy Mall, and other retailers. A Nijinana Start Ceremony event is set for Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on January 16 and 17, 2027, with rules classes and matches.

Oct 8

Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival Reveals Image Song And Two-Day Stage Split

Nijisanji's girls idol festival at Intex Osaka Hall 5 runs December 19 and 20, with the 16 performers split across an Iris Stage and a Prism Stage. The image song "Chojigen Encounter," sung by all 16, has an MV on the official Nijisanji YouTube channel and is on music services. Fan club and e+ advance lotteries opened October 8. A NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game trial corner sits in Hall 4.

Oct 6

MECHATU-A Concert To Stream On Niconico As Billboard Ads Run In Tokyo And Osaka

Dwango will livestream MECHATU-A's first real live concert, "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE 'Over Drive!,'" from K Arena Yokohama on Niconico Live Broadcasting starting at 18:00 on Saturday, October 10, 2026. To mark the show, announcement videos for the two units, Oriens and Dytica, will screen on street billboards in Shibuya and Dotonbori from October 4 through October 10.

Oct 6

VTuber Inaba Haneru Gets Cooking Comedy Manga on Comic Y-ours

A new manga, Inaba Haneru Shinya no Haishin-gai Shokudou, began serialization on October 6 at noon on Shonen Gahosha's web outlet COMIC Y-OURS. The protagonist is VTuber Inaba Haneru, who cooks late-night meals after finishing her streams. The cooking comedy is drawn by manga artist Saitou Fumi (Somemaru), who also handles the ongoing Gohan-zame. It requires no registration and is free to read.

Oct 3

Nijisanji Releases Promo Video for NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game

Nijisanji released a promotional video for its original card game NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game on October 2, 2026. The video shows card designs that are still in development. Cards in the video carry what appears to be an attribute marker in the upper right, and the footage introduces four attribute types. Text such as "#Gamer" and "#B-grade" appears at the bottom of the cards. Five cards each from the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow groups were revealed. Card text includes a mechanic called "Color Call," and each card lists a trait that works like a hashtag for synergy between cards. An information program about the game, "NijiNana Information Bureau," will stream from 20:00 on October 7. The livers appearing on the program were announced only as silhouettes. The game was announced in May 2026.

Oct 1

Nijisanji Unit MECHATU-A Sets First Real Live For October 10

Dwango will stream the first real live performance by MECHATU-A, an eight-member male unit from the VTuber group Nijisanji, on Niconico Live Broadcasting on October 10, 2026. The event, titled "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE "Over Drive!"", takes place at K Arena Yokohama with a 16:30 open and 18:00 start. Main stream viewing tickets cost 6,500 yen before fees, and a version with an acrylic diorama bonus costs 10,500 yen. The unit will perform songs from its first mini album "On-Deck!", released in July 2026. Fans who cannot attend the venue can watch the opening portion free. A pre-show broadcast at 16:45 and a fastest impressions broadcast after the live are also planned, and both will stream on Niconico.

Sep 16

Acecook And NIJISANJI Team Up For Beef Kimchi Chige Super Cup

Acecook will release Super Cup 1.5x x NIJISANJI Beef Kimchi Chige Ramen on October 12, 2026, nationwide, at a suggested retail price of 298 yen before tax. Five NIJISANJI VTubers, Tsukasa Sha, Keisuke Maimoto, Joe Rikiichi, Leos Vincent, and Ayato Hitachi, form the "NIJISANJI Super Cup Club." A receipt campaign runs October 12, 2026 to January 10, 2027, with 1,800 winners across three prizes plus a guaranteed wallpaper.

Sep 11

EX Gamers And ROUND1 Launch Collaboration Campaign

NIJISANJI's VTuber unit EX Gamers and ROUND1 are running a collaboration campaign from September 12 to October 12, 2026, the first ROUND1 collaboration for the unit. Kanae, Akabane Youko, Sasaki Saku, Honma Himawari, Makaino Ririmu, Kuzuha, and Shiina Yuika appear across participating stores. The program includes collaboration menus, collaboration packs with limited novelties, a Spo-cha AR stamp rally, a bowling score campaign, an SNS campaign, and original goods.

Sep 2

NIJISANJI 8th Anniversary Merchandise Goes on Sale September 7

NIJISANJI will sell new merchandise for its eighth anniversary starting September 7, 2026 at 18:00 on the official store. The 8th Anniversary line includes random metal cards and a memorial book. The 8th with cake! line includes stickers, keychains, and collect books. Forty livers take part, and the official store's 6th anniversary campaign opens at the same time.

Sep 2

Nijisanji Nostalgia Collection 2026 Merchandise Goes on Sale September 7

ANYCOLOR Corporation announced the Nijisanji Nostalgia Collection 2026 merchandise line for its Nijisanji and NIJISANJI EN virtual liver groups. The goods go on sale September 7, 2026 at 18:00 at the Nijisanji Official Store and the NIJISANJI EN Official Store, with the English store carrying only NIJISANJI EN liver products. The collection uses visuals from liver birthday and anniversary goods and voices sold between May 2025 and April 2026. The lineup has two product types: acrylic block keychains at 1,400 yen each across 158 types, and random collection cards at 400 yen each, with type counts varying by group from 9 to 11. Purchase limits apply, with five keychains and 40 cards per transaction. Shipping is planned from late September 2026. The announcement also notes a 6th anniversary campaign for the official store starting the same day at 18:00.

Jul 15

ANYCOLOR Settles With Posters Over Shirayuki Tomoe Rights Infringement for 1.4 Million Yen

ANYCOLOR, the operator of the virtual liver groups Nijisanji and NIJISANJI EN, announced on July 15 that it has reached a settlement with individuals who posted content encouraging secondary harm against affiliated VTuber Shirayuki Tomoe. The company filed a request for disclosure of sender information for multiple posts made on anonymous internet bulletin boards. The court granted the request, and based on the disclosed information, the posters were identified. ANYCOLOR then filed claims for damages, resulting in a settlement in which the parties agreed to pay a total of 1.4 million yen in compensation. The company stated that it is currently pursuing multiple legal actions in parallel against rights infringement targeting its affiliated livers and the company itself, including defamation, insult, discrediting, business obstruction, invasion of privacy, threats, and copyright infringement. ANYCOLOR also said it will continue to take prompt legal measures, including criminal procedures, and has set up a report form on its official website for aggressive or slanderous acts, unauthorized reproduction of singing videos, short videos, live event footage, and impersonation. The company requested that people refrain from contacting it or its affiliated livers directly via social media or during streams.

Jul 7

Nijisanji Suite Medley Video from World Tour Now on YouTube

Nijisanji released the "Nijisanji Suite" medley video on YouTube on July 7. The 25-song medley was the climax of the "Nijisanji WORLD TOUR 2025 Singin' in the Rainbow!" Tokyo performance, the largest tour in the group's history. The video is included in the Blu-ray releasing September 30. The tour covered nine stages across Japan and overseas, ending at Toyota Arena Tokyo in January 2026 with seven members.

May 27

Nijisanji Countdown Live Crossing Tones Blu-ray Releases September 2

ANYCOLOR announced on May 27, 2026, that the Blu-ray for the Nijisanji countdown live event "NIJISANJI COUNTDOWN LIVE 'CROSSING TONES'" will be released on September 2, 2026. Pre-orders opened the same day at the Nijisanji Official Store and other retailers. The disc captures the year-end live that ran from late 2025 into 2026, featuring eight performers: Salome Ichimatsuryu, Hibari Watase, Nozomi Ishigami, Wen Akagi, Row Koyanagi, Ruri Shioriha, Nes Sakaki, and Nana Tamanoi. The Blu-ray includes the main concert video and bonus "Liver Camera" footage that follows individual talents through selected songs. The package also comes with a set of eight reproduction comment-included photo bromide cards and an acrylic bromide frame. Store-specific bonuses vary by retailer, including film-style bookmarks at the official store, a visual sheet at Amazon Japan, a phone strap at Rakuten Books, and long photos at Animate. The Blu-ray is priced at 13,000 yen before tax.