Geek Culture

Sanrio's CHEERISTAILS brings pink cupcake-dress mascots and matching accessories to its first pop-up, now open at Osaka's Shinsaibashi PARCO.

A Space Sagittarius merchandise pop-up will open at three Tokyo bookstores on December 1, featuring rare pilot-film artwork and a glass inspired by the anime’s ending sequence.

Kitaro, Neko Musume and Nezumi Otoko feature on amulet-style glass charms in the new GeGeGe-ki 2026 merchandise lineup. The Chofu PARCO pop-up opens November 18.

A December 4–20 Yokohama collaboration pairs The Apothecary Diaries with Maomao-inspired fireworks, a Chinatown pop-up and a planned 12-stop stamp rally.

Sakura holds sealed letters in three new costume illustrations for a Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card shop-and-café collaboration, starting in Tokyo on December 12, 2026.

Baskin-Robbins Japan’s November collaboration brings My Melody and Kuromi spoon charms with special double cups, plus a sticker book with an eight-ice-cream takeaway set. Kuromi’s charm cup arrives later, on November 16.

Rella’s Hokusai-inspired artwork comes to animate Fukuoka ANNEX for a November 2–December 27 pop-up featuring character goods, standees and a clear-bookmark purchase bonus.

Pokepeace POP UP STORE BY FLOWERING begins a nine-venue Japan tour on November 16, 2026, with microphone-themed pins, heart-themed multi-clips and two distinct Jigglypuff plush products.

Chisato and Takina’s new poncho-style artwork leads a Marui pop-up featuring acrylic stands, black T-shirts and motif bags. Shinjuku opens November 14, followed by Machida on December 4.

STARDUST GIRLS is on demo display in Akihabara. The Famicom homebrew bullet-hell shooter uses two Raspberry Pi microcontrollers inside its cartridge.