Aug 18
Nijimen reports that the Horimiya 15th anniversary project includes two events: a cafe themed after Katagiri High School's cultural festival and a pop-up shop with a strawberry motif. Daisuke Hagiwara drew separate main visuals for each. The cafe runs in Tokyo from October 14 to December 27, 2026, and in Osaka from November 25, 2026 to February 7, 2027. The shop starts in December 2026 across four cities.
May 31
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.