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Toy Story 5 opened in Japan on July 3, 2026, with record-breaking box office, and the franchise is currently supported by a broad wave of merchandise, promotional events, and a planned game re-release later in the year.
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Toy Story 5 arrived in Japanese theaters on July 3, 2026, achieving the franchise's biggest opening weekend both domestically and worldwide. The film's worldwide box office had surpassed $585 million, exceeding the final totals of the first two Toy Story films. The Japanese dub cast includes Alice Hirose as the new character Lily Pad, and Sano Yuto as Smarty Pants, his first voice acting role in the franchise. The film screens in 11 formats including IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX, with a themed theater event running through July 20.
Merchandise tied to the release spans categories from toys and apparel to food and jewelry. Takara Tomy's Toy Story Real-Size Talking Figure Buzz Lightyear topped Amazon Japan's toy best seller ranking on July 6. Bandai Spirits released prize figures that spell TOY when lined up, and Bandai launched a gashapon series with humorous poses. ZOZOTOWN held lottery and made-to-order sales for exclusive T-shirts, and a pop-up store operated at JR Shinagawa Station. A limited-time cafe opened across four Japanese cities, and a larger retail activation at LUMINE EST Shinjuku involved 37 shops. VAIO offered laser-engraved Toy Story 5 laptops, and Tokyo Disney Resort ran a summer event with Toy Story 5-themed goods.
In addition to the film's theatrical run, Atari and Digital Eclipse announced plans to release two Toy Story game collections on October 15, 2026, bundling classic titles and a remastered Toy Story 3 edition for modern platforms. The franchise's 30th anniversary in Japan was noted in connection with the film's release. Promotional events included a special parade at Tokyo Disneyland with the full Japanese voice cast, and cameo appearances by M!LK members Taishi Shiozaki and Yuito Yoshida in the film's dub.
Key facts
- Toy Story 5 Japan release date
- July 3, 2026 ↗
- Worldwide box office
- Surpassed $585 million ↗
- New Japanese voice cast
- Alice Hirose as Lily Pad, Sano Yuto as Smarty Pants ↗
- Screening formats
- 11 versions including IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX ↗
- Top-selling merchandise
- Takara Tomy's Toy Story Real-Size Talking Figure Buzz Lightyear took first place on Amazon Japan toy best seller ranking ↗
- Toy Story 5 game collections
- Two collections releasing October 15, 2026 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 ↗
- Record-breaking opening weekend
- Franchise's biggest opening weekend worldwide and in Japan ↗
Timeline
- Jul 9, 2026 VAIO Adds Toy Story 5 Laser-Engraved Laptops to Disney Lineup
- Jul 8, 2026 Toy Story 5 Cafe and Limited Items Launch at LUMINE EST Shinjuku
- Jul 6, 2026 Takara Tomy's Buzz Lightyear Tops Amazon Toy Best Seller Ranking
- Jul 6, 2026 Bandai Spirits Releases Toy Story Prize Figures That Spell Toy When Lined Up
- Jul 4, 2026 Zozotown Launches Lottery and Made-to-Order Sales for Toy Story Collection
- Jul 3, 2026 Sano Yuto Joins Toy Story 5 Parade at Tokyo Disneyland
- Jul 3, 2026 Toy Story 5 Opens in Japan With Record-Breaking Box Office
- Jul 3, 2026 Bandai Releases Toy Story Gashapon Funny Time Series in July
- Jul 3, 2026 M!LK Members Taishi Shiozaki and Yuito Yoshida Cameo in Toy Story 5
- Jul 2, 2026 M!LK's Sano Yuto Joins Toy Story 5 as Smarty Pants Voice Actor
- Jun 30, 2026 Sano Yuto Reveals Weekly Late-Night M!LK Meetings at Toy Story 5 Premiere
- Jun 28, 2026 Toy Story 5 Pop Up Store Opens at JR Shinagawa Station
- Jun 27, 2026 ZOZOTOWN Launches Toy Story Collection With Lottery T-Shirts
- Jun 20, 2026 Toy Story 5 Gets 11 Screening Formats and Themed Theater Event
- Jun 13, 2026 Toy Story 5 Merchandise Lineup Spans Figures, Fashion, Food, and Jewelry
- Jun 7, 2026 Toy Story 5 Oh My Cafe Opens July 3 Across Four Japanese Cities
- Jun 6, 2026 Tokyo Disney Resort Reveals Summer Event Goods and Menus
- Jun 3, 2026 Atari and Digital Eclipse Revive Classic Toy Story Games for October Release
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- game · July 16 · Japan · 2026-07-06
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- movie · 2026-07-03 · Japan · 2026-07-04
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- manga · third week of July 2026 · Japan · 2026-07-03
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2d ago
VAIO has begun accepting orders for limited-edition Toy Story 5 laser-engraved laptops, released to coincide with the Japan premiere of the film. The special models are available on the VAIO F16 and VAIO F14 notebooks, sold through the VAIO Store. The laptops feature two laser-engraved top cover designs: "Buzz Lightyear and Alien," showing Buzz carrying an alien and aliens in a crane game; and "Best Friends," which includes Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Bullseye. Buyers can choose from three body colors: navy blue, satin gold, and satin silver. The engraving is done by skilled technicians at VAIO's factory in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. Each laptop ships with three original wallpapers and special Disney-logo packaging. The earliest delivery date is July 18, 2026. A campaign running until August 5, 2026 offers a 10,000 yen discount on the base price, and an additional 5,000 yen off for models with Intel Core 5 or Core 7 processors. The minimum price for the F16 is 181,500 yen, and for the F14 is 176,000 yen. Early buyers receive a free alien mascot called 'Hyotto' while supplies last.
4d ago
The "TOY STORY - PLAYFUL JOURNEY COLLECTION" event will run from July 21 to August 31, 2026, at LUMINE EST Shinjuku in Tokyo. It features limited items from 37 shops, a special cafe themed around the latest film "Toy Story 5," and exclusive novelty giveaways. The event coincides with the film's theatrical release on July 3, which marks 30 years since the first "Toy Story" debuted in Japan.
6d ago
Dengeki Hobby Web reports the Amazon.co.jp toy best seller ranking as of July 6, 2026. Takara Tomy's Toy Story Real-Size Talking Figure Buzz Lightyear took first place, with four Toy Story 5-related toys appearing in the top 10 following the film's theatrical release. Other popular items include Tamagotchi Paradise - Orange Tropics and the Pokémon Card Game MEGA Expansion Pack Storm Emerald BOX.
6d ago
Bandai Spirits will release four Toy Story prize items starting July 16. Three figures of Woody, Buzz, and Jessie from Toy Story 5 are each posed on alphabet blocks; together they spell TOY. A clock reproducing Woody's Roundup from Toy Story 2 is also offered.
Jul 4
ZOZOTOWN is holding lottery and made-to-order sales for its exclusive Toy Story collection, timed to the July 3 release of Toy Story 5. The lineup includes limited-edition T-shirts with character art, rough sketch designs, and a storage box. Lottery applications and orders are open until August 3.
Jul 3
Sano Yuto, who voices Smarty Pants in the Japanese dub of Toy Story 5, made a surprise appearance at Tokyo Disneyland on July 3. He rode in an omnibus with fellow cast members Karasawa Toshiaki and Tokoro George, greeting fans during a special evening parade celebrating the film's release.
Jul 3
Toy Story 5 opened in Japan on July 3, 2026, following a record-breaking US debut that earned approximately $160 million in its opening weekend. The film's worldwide box office has surpassed $585 million, exceeding the final totals of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. The Japanese dub cast includes Alice Hirose as the new character Lily Pad, with comments from the actress and details on theater bonuses.
Jul 3
Bandai will release the Gashapon "TOY STORY Funny Time!" from the third week of July. The series includes four types of figures-Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Lotso, and Forky-each about 5.7 cm tall with humorous expressions and poses. Each play costs 400 yen.
Jul 3
M!LK members Taishi Shiozaki and Yuito Yoshida made unannounced cameo voice appearances in the Japanese dub of Toy Story 5, now in theaters. Fellow member Yuto Sano, who voices Smarty Pants, hinted that Shiozaki's role may be easy to miss on first viewing. The specific characters they play have not been disclosed.
Jul 2
Sano Yuto, a member of the vocal dance unit M!LK, has been cast as the Japanese voice of the new high-tech toy Smarty Pants in Toy Story 5. He passed an audition at Pixar's US headquarters and re-recorded about 80-90% of his lines after the initial dubbing session, working with the director to refine the performance.
Jun 30
Actor Sano Yuto attended the Japan premiere of Toy Story 5 in Tokyo on June 30, where he voices new character Smarty Pants. He shared that he holds weekly late-night meetings with his vocal dance unit M!LK, where members speak freely, including the youngest member Sano Shunta, who is five years his junior and speaks casually to him.
Jun 28
A limited-time pop-up store for Toy Story 5 will open inside the central ticket gate of JR Shinagawa Station from July 1 to July 16, 2026. The store sells new merchandise including acrylic keychains, mugs, and tote bags, with a free sticker for purchases over 2,000 yen.
Jun 27
ZOZOTOWN will release a ZOZOTOWN-exclusive "TOY STORY" COLLECTION starting June 29 at 12:00 JST, featuring T-shirts and a storage box tied to the upcoming film "Toy Story 5." The collection includes four types of lottery-sale T-shirts, each limited to 555 pieces, printed with art that gathers characters from the new film. Two of those shirts are the "Big Gathering T-Shirt" and the "Tech Trio Design T-Shirt," both priced at 5,555 yen. A "Storage Box" costs 2,420 yen. Separately, four made-to-order "Rough Sketch T-Shirts" depict Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and character pairs with phrases evoking their personalities, priced at 5,720 yen each. A "Peek-a-Boo T-Shirt" is also available for 4,400 yen. The shirts use a hybrid heritage fabric meant to reproduce the rough texture of 1980s American T-shirts. The lottery application and order period runs until August 3 at 12:00 JST, with lottery results emailed around August 5. Shipping is scheduled from mid-September to mid-October 2026. A social media campaign will give away three "Storage Boxes" to winners who follow ZOZOTOWN's X account and repost a specific post. The collection commemorates the July 3 theatrical release of "Toy Story 5," the first film in the series in seven years.
Jun 20
Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 will screen in 11 versions including IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX. A themed Toy Story Theater event runs July 3-20 at eight Japanese theaters, featuring character seat decorations and a greeting video from the Japanese voice cast. The film opens July 3.
Jun 13
Ahead of the July 3, 2026 release of Toy Story 5, a wave of licensed goods has been announced, including Takara Tomy talking figures, Belkin iPad cases, Kenko Tokina kids' cameras, Shimamura T-shirts, ASICS shoes, Kirin Icha tea with character labels, and K.UNO jewelry featuring Lotso and other characters.
Jun 7
A limited-time Toy Story 5 OH MY CAFE will open July 3, 2026, at five locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, and Miyagi. The cafe offers character-themed food, desserts, and drinks, plus exclusive merchandise and reservation bonuses. All menu items follow Disney nutritional guidelines.
Jun 6
Tokyo Disney Resort announced "Summer Cool Off at Tokyo Disney Resort" and "Fun Time with Toy Story 5" events running July 2 to September 14, 2026. New collaboration goods with Mrs. GREEN APPLE featuring Baymax, plus Toy Story 5-themed items and special menu items, will be available from July 1.
Jun 3
Atari and Digital Eclipse announced on June 3 that they will release two Toy Story game collections on October 15: "Toy Story: Retro Roundup!" and "Toy Story 3 Complete Edition." The Retro Roundup! collection bundles five classic titles-the 1995 "Toy Story," the 1999 "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!," the 1999 "Toy Story 2," the 2000 "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command," the 2001 "Toy Story Racer," and the 1998 "A Bug's Life"-across 11 console and handheld versions. It adds modern features like rewind, practice mode, and cheat codes, plus a gallery with interviews and development materials. The "Toy Story 3 Complete Edition" is a remastered version of the 2011 game, with enhanced graphics and frame rate, and includes previously version- content such as playing as Emperor Zurg in Toy Box mode and four extra theme packs. Both titles will be available on PC via Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. A physical double pack combining both collections is also planned for select platforms.