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Laughing Archangel Gets Pop Up Store at Five Junkudo Locations
A pop up store for Izumi Kawahara's manga Laughing Archangel, titled St. Michael Academy School Store, will run sequentially at five Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore locations across Japan from June 26 through December 2026.
Reporting from 1 source: Comic Natalie.
Why it matters
The store tour gives the school comedy a physical retail presence across major Japanese cities, timed to the manga's existing readership.
Key Facts
- The pop up store for Izumi Kawahara's manga Laughing Archangel runs at five Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore locations across Japan from June 26 through December 2026.
- The store opens June 26 at the Ikebukuro Main Store in Tokyo and runs through August 2.
- The store moves to the Umeda Store in Osaka from mid-August to early September.
- The store then goes to the Sendai AER Store in Miyagi from mid-September to early October.
- The merchandise includes acrylic stands, sticker sets, clear files, postcards, and memo pads using original illustrations from the manga.
Original goods including acrylic stands, sticker sets, clear files, postcards, and memo pads will be sold.
The store opens June 26 at the Ikebukuro Main Store in Tokyo and runs through August 2. It then moves to the Umeda Store in Osaka (mid-August to early September), the Sendai AER Store in Miyagi (mid-September to early October), the Sannomiya Store in Hyogo (late October to mid-November), and the Hakata Store in Fukuoka (early December to late December). The merchandise uses original illustrations from the manga.
- Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store, Tokyo: June 26 to August 2, 2026
- MARUZEN & Junkudo Bookstore Umeda Store, Osaka: mid-August to early September, 2026
- Maruzen Sendai AER Store, Miyagi: mid-September to early October, 2026
- Junkudo Bookstore Sannomiya Store, Hyogo: late October to mid-November, 2026
- Maruzen Hakata Store, Fukuoka: early December to late December, 2026
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Sources
- Comic Natalie 川原泉「笑う大天使」の魅力を詰め込んだPOP UP STORE「聖ミカエル学園購買部」