Kodansha FES 2026 Runs October 10 to November 15 at Animate
The bonus is a blind draw inside a chosen group, so Kodansha and Animate are steering buyers through a retail fair where the purchase decision happens before the illustration is known.
Reporting from 1 source: Nijimen.
Kodansha FES 2026 in Animate runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026 at Animate stores nationwide and Animate mail order. Buyers of eligible Kodansha books and magazines receive one Replica Mini Shikishi drawn from a set of 40 designs. Customers pick a group from A through D, then receive one sheet from it, without choosing the design. Animate mail order distributes the bonus differently, and the source points buyers to the official site for that guidance.
Eligible products cover Kodansha's books and magazines, including September, October, and November new releases, so the fair doubles as a window on the publisher's fall list. The 40 Replica Mini Shikishi designs draw on 40 Kodansha works, and the source says many of them use newly drawn illustrations. Group selection happens first, the sheet comes second, and no design request is possible after the group is picked.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.