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Nut
Nut is an anime production company that has not been directly mentioned in recent Yomimono coverage; the two stories in this dossier discuss industry-wide distribution shifts and the end of a mobile game service, neither of which name Nut.
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May 31
No Yomimono story in this dossier directly covers Nut. The two available stories address broader industry developments and a separate franchise closure. One story reports that anime production companies are building their own domestic film distribution systems to retain a larger share of box office revenue, citing Sony-owned Aniplex and Kadokawa's joint venture Animec, as well as Bandai Namco Filmworks' new distribution division. The other story covers the end of service for the Tokyo 7th Sisters mobile game after 12 years, with an offline version in development and continued live events. Neither story mentions Nut by name or provides any information about the studio's projects, staff, or current activities.
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19h ago
BANDAI SPIRITS will release the Tekkano Samurai kit in its 30 MINUTES FANTASY plastic model line on Saturday, October 24, 2026, priced at 2,420 yen including tax. The kit is the combat job of Hino Okuni, a country described as lying far to the east of the Austland region. Its base Silhouette body shares the same form as the separately sold 30MF Liber Knight, and armor parts attach to the Silhouette to switch it into the Tekkano Samurai job. The tachi's blade can be sheathed in its scabbard. Articulation in the chest, torso and waist works with a sliding mechanism at the base of the waist joint, and shoulder and waist armor mount through joints on the back. Two forehead parts are included, with and without the maedate crest. Accessories are one tachi, two head part types, one armor part set, one hand part set and one joint part set. The Element Core attribute is Lightning.
2d ago
Bandai will release the shokugan "PEANUTS -SNOOPY- Package Charm & Choco Bolo" on October 26, 2026, priced at 396 yen with tax included. Each package pairs one charm with 18g of chocolate-coated bolo. The charm line has eight types: Snoopy, Joe Cool, Beagle Scout, Woodstock, Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, and Linus. The backs carry character introductions and episodes, and each charm includes a ball chain. Bandai Candy Division sells it at confectionery sections of mass retailers nationwide.
4d ago
Creepy Nuts released the new song "Tom and Jerry and Haters and Me" on Wednesday, October 21, with no advance announcement. The track is on streaming services and the full audio is on YouTube. The duo, rapper R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga, are guests on the Asia leg of The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn Tour, and their first film opens Friday, November 20.
6d ago
Uniqlo will release a new Snoopy (PEANUTS) UT collection in mid-December 2026. The lineup is 12 items: six graphic T-shirts at 1,990 yen each, four sweatshirts at 3,990 yen, and two UV-cut caps at 1,990 yen. Sizes run XS to 4XL, with XS, XXL, 3XL and 4XL sold only on the online store.
Oct 16
FamilyMart starts its third PEANUTS collaboration campaign, "Enjoying Autumn at FamilyMart with Snoopy," on October 20 at roughly 16,500 stores nationwide, timed to Dog Day. The campaign runs in two goods rounds. From October 20 at 10:00, two eligible product purchases earn one of five flat pouch designs in gray, navy, yellow, red, and green; three of the five are see-through. From October 27 at 10:00, the second round offers four mame plates, about 10cm across, in blue-green and yellow, two designs per color, each carrying a "PEANUTS 2026" logo. Alongside the goods, six collaboration and private-label products go on sale October 20: Snoopy Maple Baumkuchen in two package designs at 247kcal per piece, and Famimaru Afternoon Tea rooibos and Earl Grey in 600ml bottles with original labels, among others. Designs span 15 patterns in total. Prizes end when stock runs out, and eligible product prices differ in some regions.
Oct 14
CHICSTOCKS will release SNOOPY×CHICSTOCKS Sports Ankle socks on October 16, 2026. The socks carry one-point embroidery of Snoopy playing baseball, ice hockey, basketball, and American football, drawn from the PEANUTS comics. Two colorways are offered, Smoky Blue×Brown and Black×Off-White, in sizes S, M, and L at 2,420 yen each. They ship through the CHICSTOCKS online shop, its Rakuten Market store, and handling stores.
Oct 11
Bandai plans to re-release the gashapon set PEANUTS Marking Accessories FUNNY ver. starting in November, priced at 300 yen per play. The lineup has six types: five Snoopy figures, one of them in snowman form, and a Charlie Brown wearing a headpiece. Each part comes with cancan rings and loop parts so it can be attached to different places. The set first went on sale in December 2025.
Oct 10
VTubers Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun, the unit PokoPie, will screen a planetarium program called PokoPie Planetaria at Planetaria TOKYO in Yurakucho. The 35-minute show runs 10 times a day, once hourly, across five days from November 19 to November 23. It will run at the same time in VRChat. Tickets go on sale first-come, first-served from 10:00 on October 17.
Oct 6
Moleskine's second Peanuts collection is on sale at Moleskine stores and the online store as of Tuesday, October 6, 2026. It covers hard cover notebooks in large and pocket sizes, a two-book Cahier Journal set, an undated large diary, pin badges, stickers, and greeting cards made from recycled paper. A separate batch, led by The Mini notebook and a writing set, is scheduled for the end of October.
Oct 6
Nishikawa announced its "Snoopy 2026 Autumn Campaign" on September 26, 2026. The collection, called "PEANUTS I LIKE...," includes a Snoopy-print Keeps Cushion for beauty, a Blanket That Becomes a Cover in ivory and gray, and wool blankets and lap blankets inspired by Linus's security blanket. It goes on sale October 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the official nishikawa online shop, Amazon, and authorized retailers. Buyers spending 5,500 yen or more receive a Snoopy tote bag while supplies last.
Sep 19
Bandai will release the gashapon PEANUTS Classical Mode in the fourth week of September, priced at 400 yen per play with tax included. The set has four figures, each about 4.3cm tall and finished with a glossy paint that looks like porcelain: Snoopy A in a cap and goggles, Snoopy B hugging Woodstock, Charlie Brown, and Olaf. All four are posed sitting.
Sep 19
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, the SELECTED INDIE 80 booth is showing DONUT PANIC, a horror game from Edinburgh solo developer Kyle Banks. The player works a night shift at a struggling diner, frying and glazing donuts to order while spotting anomalies: eyes in the dough, blood on a spatula. Small anomalies go in the incinerator; large ones send you to the panic room.
Sep 16
Bandai will release the gashapon line PEANUTS Classical Mode in the fourth week of September, priced at 400 yen per play with tax included. The four types are Snoopy A in a cap and goggles, Snoopy B holding Woodstock, Charlie Brown, and Olaf. Each figure is roughly 4.3 cm tall, sits in a seated pose, and carries a glossy paint finish meant to resemble porcelain.
Sep 8
Medicom Toy announced the 20th series of its UDF (ULTRA DETAIL FIGURE) line for PEANUTS. The lineup includes Snoopy with bone, Referee Snoopy, Catcher Schroeder, HALLOWEEN Patty, and a two-figure set of Charlie Brown and Yawn Snoopy. The figures stand about 5 to 9 cm tall. A through D are 1,980 yen each, the two-figure set is 2,420 yen. Release is planned for March 2027.
Sep 8
VTuber unit Pokopea, made up of Koga-ryu Ninja Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun, released the free browser game Pokopea in The Backrooms on September 7. The game is a collaboration with the A24 film Backrooms, which opened in Japan on September 4. Players move through three stages, photographing Pokopea-themed objects as evidence while avoiding an unknown creature in Normal mode, or focusing on photography in Peaceful mode. Clearing a single stage opens a made-to-order limited merchandise page, and clearing all three stages earns a wallpaper for PC and smartphone. The merchandise sale runs until September 20 at 23:59, with shipping planned for mid-to-late December. The game site is available for a limited time until September 20. The collaboration is part of a wider push around the film's Japanese release, which also includes the Q LIMINAL spatial experience event at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro from September 11 to 20.
Sep 4
Arc System Works released the alien inspection adventure game Donutal on Steam on September 4. The player is an immigration inspector who wakes from 150 years of cryosleep at an international space port in 2206 and must inspect visiting aliens to pay off a debt they do not remember incurring. Inspections run in groups of up to eight, with two called in at a time. The game costs 1,000 yen.
Sep 2
CHICSTOCKS is adding a Navy x Multi colorway to its Snoopy and Peanuts Gang socks, with the sold-out Ivory x Multi returning as well. Both launch September 3, 2026. The socks knit Charlie Brown and friends along the side and embroider Snoopy and Woodstock above the heel. Six characters from 1960s comics appear: Sally, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Woodstock, and Charlie Brown. Each pair is 2,530 yen.
Sep 2
Sega Fave is releasing four new PEANUTS prize items through September 2026. The lineup covers a Snoopy mascot in a prone pose, Halloween-costume plushies featuring a wizard, a vampire, and Charlie Brown, a large reading Snoopy plush, and harvest-themed plushies wearing apple, grape, pear, and sweet potato hats. All are prize goods, arriving in stages from September 4 to September 18.
Aug 31
Premium Bandai has opened reservations for the 30MM 1/144 eEXM-9dm Baskyrott Custom (Underwater Specification), a re-release scheduled for November 2026. The kit includes new head, chest, arm, and leg parts with dedicated coloring, plus a Roy Roy support mecha that transforms into cruise mode and attaches to the backpack. Price is 3,080 yen.
Aug 29
Peanuts and Swedish legwear brand Happy Socks are collaborating for the first time. The collection, featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Woodstock in designs drawn from the original comic strips, launches September 17, 2026. Adult and kids crew socks, plus gift box sets, will be sold online and at the Happy Socks Lumine EST Shinjuku store.
Aug 29
Creepy Nuts, the two-member hip-hop unit of R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga, will release their first live documentary film on November 20. Titled "Creepy Nuts - North America Tour: LIVE in NY & Documentary Film," the movie documents the group's recent overseas push, including their April 2026 performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and their first solo live show in New York. The documentary also covers the rest of their first North America tour, which visited Chicago and Mexico. Hiroya Brian Nakano, who has long handled Creepy Nuts' photography and video work, directs. The film is not a live viewing release but a standalone documentary reconstructing a series of overseas activities into a single work. The announcement follows a period of rapid growth for the duo, whose 2024 single "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" surpassed 900 million cumulative global streams. In 2025 they played Tokyo Dome and toured five Asian cities. After the North America tour, they are scheduled to join The Weeknd's Asia tour from September, and they will start a domestic arena tour in February 2027.
Aug 29
Dengeki Hobby Web reports that Mikoto Hida from THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS, Rin Tohsaka from Fate/stay night, and Aoko Aozaki from Witch on the Holy Night are joining the 30 MINUTES SISTERS bishoujo plastic model series. Mikoto Hida ships in January 2027, while Rin Tohsaka and Aoko Aozaki ship in March 2027.
Aug 28
DONUTS announced the 7th anniversary event Inferno for Blackstar -Theater Starless- will run from September 1 to October 1. The event adds GOD and DEVIL cast visuals, two new songs, customizable song parts, a sugoroku map, voice notes, and a daily roulette mini-game with up to 70 free pulls per day. Anniversary cast members are obtainable via gacha tickets earned through play.
Aug 28
Arc System Works announced Donutal, an alien immigration simulation game, will launch on PC via Steam on September 3 (September 4 in Japan). A new character overview trailer is streaming. Buyers between September 3 and November 30 get future access to a 13-track soundtrack. Players act as a Chief Extraterrestrial Counselor, screening aliens for Earth entry, with gameplay similar to Papers, Please.
Aug 28
BANDAI SPIRITS announced a new Class-Up Armor set for its 30 MINUTES FANTASY plastic model series, allowing the separately sold 30MF Tekka no Bugeisha kit to job-change into an advanced class. The set, named Tekka no Sōhei, includes a three-sided kasa, two hand claws, and one set of armor parts. It is priced at 1,100 yen (tax included) and is scheduled for release on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The armor pieces attach to the base kit through an Armor Cross system, enabling the class change. All joints on the armor are movable, allowing for action poses with both hand claws raised, and connecting it to a separately sold action base enables more dynamic combat display poses. The element core attribute for Tekka no Sōhei is Earth. The set is non-scale and published by BANDAI SPIRITS. Photos shown are of a sample under development, so the actual product may differ slightly.
Aug 23
The Peanuts x Sauna Ikitai collaboration's second installment, 'Snoopy's Bath,' is running at Kairyu-yu, a long-established sento in Shibuya, until August 31. The bathhouse is decorated throughout with Peanuts visuals, including an original Snoopy-themed bathtub. Sample collaboration goods, T-shirts and sauna hats, are on display but sold only through the Sauna Ikitai STORE. PEANUTS Cafe SUNNY SIDE KITCHEN in Harajuku is serving two Snoopy-themed ginger sodas.
Aug 20
Kizuna AI celebrated her birthday on June 30, 2026, with a 3D live and collaboration stream featuring Sakura Miko, Mori Calliope, and others. The pioneer of the VTuber scene, active since November 29, 2016, is approaching her 10th year, prompting a two-part analysis of whether VTubers are idols.
Aug 20
BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division has released silhouettes and some runners for upcoming 30MS, 30MM, and 30MF products, including a THE iDOLM@STER SHINE COLORS kit. Full details will be revealed at the 15th 30 MINUTES LABEL New Product Presentation, streaming August 21 at 18:00 on YouTube.
Aug 19
Comma.ai released Chestnut, an eGPU dock that connects a desktop GPU to the comma four onboard computer. The dock raises the power limit from about 10W to 100W, allowing openpilot to run larger AI models. The dock-only version is $249, and a bundle with an AMD Radeon RX 9060 is $799.
Aug 18
FURLA's pop-up store "La Dolce Vacanza" at Hankyu Umeda Main Store in Osaka will carry Peanuts collaboration items from August 12 to August 25. The lineup includes 22 product types, with 16 leather bags made to order. Bags range from the Furla Poppy at ¥74,800 to the Furla Peanuts 2026 Tote at ¥9,900.
Aug 18
Shimamura's official online store will release PEANUTS innerwear on August 19. The lineup includes men's 2-pack boxer briefs, women's 2-pack shorts, and a half top plus shorts set, all featuring Snoopy in a summer style.
Aug 11
PEANUTS and Italian dive watch brand SPINNAKER have announced their first collaboration, the Fleuss 40 Automatic PEANUTS Snoopy Snorkeling Limited Edition. The watch features a snorkeling Snoopy on the dial, with hour and minute hands formed by Snoopy's arms. It launches August 26, 2026 in four limited colorways.
Aug 8
Creepy Nuts will hold the domestic arena tour "Creepy Nuts ONEMAN TOUR 2027" from February to May 2027, with 12 shows across 8 cities and about 120,000 attendees expected. Fan club advance tickets open August 6. The unit also plans a new song, "Running Wheel," for August 19.
Aug 6
Seven titles end service in August 2026, led by DONUTS' idol rhythm game Tokyo 7th Sisters, which closes August 12 after roughly 12 years and 6 months. The roundup also covers Tenkei Paradox, the Rosidere puzzle game, Counter:Side, and others, with refund procedures detailed for paid currency.
Jul 19
Shobido has launched a new Peanuts merchandise line featuring Snoopy and a summer-themed gingham check pattern. The collection includes five items: drawstring pouch, mini pouch, coin purse, scrunchie, and hair clip, available in black and blue colorways. Prices range from ¥1,760 to ¥2,420. The items are sold at the Shobido online store.
Jul 7
Kura Sushi has revealed the prizes for the second and third waves of its Peanuts collaboration giveaway campaign. The second wave, starting July 10, offers clear files in four designs featuring Snoopy, Woodstock, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus. The third wave, starting July 24, offers sushi plates in four designs. Each wave is limited to the first 300,000 customers. The collaboration began June 26.
Jul 1
Japanese Hallmark will release a line of imported PEANUTS merchandise from American Hallmark on July 15, 2026. The lineup includes 10 new products, headlined by the sporty and nostalgic "Peanuts Athletic Club" collection. Key items include a Snoopy sitting plush in a varsity jacket holding a pennant (4,950 yen), a lying plush with baseball-themed decorations (3,960 yen), a jigsaw puzzle featuring the whole gang playing sports (4,950 yen), a mug (3,960 yen), a figure of Charlie Brown and cheerleader Snoopy (6,600 yen), and a tumbler (5,500 yen). Other products include a "Zip-Along Plush" that scuttles when its tail is pulled (2,640 yen), a pastel checkerboard lying plush (3,960 yen), a vintage comic cover-style figure (14,960 yen), and Snoopy 3D bookends (8,250 yen). The goods will be available at specialty stores nationwide, select events, and the Hallmark Japan official online store.
Jun 22
Kura Sushi will run a collaboration campaign with the comic Peanuts from June 26 to August 6, 2026, at locations nationwide. This is the first time the sushi chain has partnered with Peanuts in Japan. The campaign includes limited-edition menu items inspired by Snoopy and Woodstock, such as a pizza-themed steamed bun, a cookies and cream cheesecake, and a cola float. Customers who order any collaboration menu item receive one random sticker from a set of 20 designs. The chain's Bikkura Pon game will offer prizes including can badges, clear keychains, and masking tape featuring Peanuts characters. A three-round present campaign gives customers who spend at least 3,000 yen per bill a notebook (round one, from June 26), a clear file (round two, from July 10), or a sushi plate (round three, from July 24), each limited to the first 300,000 customers. Two global flagship stores in Harajuku and Namba Parks South will have special decorations and photo spots.
Jun 20
Bandai Spirits announced the Liber Commander Class Up Armor set for its 30 Minutes Fantasy plastic model series. The set, releasing June 20, 2026, attaches to the Liber Knight base kit to upgrade the figure to a commander role. It includes a long sword, halberd, shield, and armor parts, with articulated joints and a movable cape. The set costs 1,100 yen.
Jun 4
Sega announced a new prize brand called Chibiparu, featuring tiny Snoopy mascots in eight colors, as part of its June 2026 Peanuts lineup. The lineup also includes a large lying-on-back Snoopy plushie and a pirate-themed plushie set. All items are manufactured by Sega Fave and roll out sequentially from mid-June.
May 31
Anime production companies are moving away from relying on legacy theatrical distributors like Toho, Shochiku, and Toei, instead forming their own domestic film distribution systems to retain a larger share of box office earnings. This week, Sony-owned Aniplex and publishing giant Kadokawa announced a joint venture called Animec for anime film distribution and promotion. The following day, Bandai Namco Filmworks established a new film distribution division, building on early success with the short film "Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express," which opened in fourth place at the Japanese box office last month despite screening in only 73 theaters and has earned over ¥400 million (US$2.5 million) domestically. Bandai Namco Filmworks also plans to use its distribution expertise to redistribute older films in its catalog. The shift comes as anime's fourteen highest-grossing films in 2025 earned a cumulative ¥90.1 billion (US$573 million) at the Japanese box office, with at least half of that going to distributors.
May 19
Donuts announced that the Tokyo 7th Sisters idol raising smartphone game will end service on August 12, 2026, after 12 years. The main story concludes with the Stella MiNE group's arc. An offline version preserving story, music, and cards is in development, and the franchise will continue concerts and merchandise.