Black Butler

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Black Butler Pop Up Shop Announced for Public School and Emerald Witch Arcs

A pop up shop for the TV anime "Black Butler: Public School Arc" and "Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc" will run from January 31 to February 15, 2026, at Shinjuku Marui Annex in Tokyo. The shop will sell new merchandise featuring original illustrations. A talk event with production staff, including director Kenjiro Okada, character designer Yumi Shimizu, and animation producer Taito Ito, is scheduled for February 7 at Shinjuku Marui Men. Attendees can enter the shop freely, though crowd control measures may apply. A purchase bonus offers a random mini-shikishi (four designs) for every 3,000 yen spent. Online sales via the Marui Web Channel run concurrently from January 31 to February 15. Applications for the talk event are open from January 17 to February 1, with winners announced around February 3-4.

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CloverWorks POP UP SHOP 2026 Tour Announced for Three Cities

CloverWorks announced a regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026 event, starting January 16 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, followed by Nagoya in February and Kochi in March. The pop-up shops will sell merchandise for series including My Dress-Up Darling, Wind Breaker, Bocchi the Rock!, Spy × Family, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and others. Limited quantities of past release goods and books will also be available. Each venue will display reproduction artwork and production materials, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's animation process. The tour begins at Ebetsu Tsutaya Books (January 16 to February 4), moves to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Noritake in Nagoya (February 13 to March 2), and ends at Kochi Tsutaya Books (March 27 to April 13). Stock and exhibits may vary by location. The announcement was made on January 9, 2026.