Kirby coverage is led by licensed merchandise lines from Re-Ment, Bandai, and Premium Bandai, plus amiibo and an in-game event for the Switch 2 title Kirby Air Riders. The most recent release is the ChocoL Choco BOX, which ships nationwide from October 19 with a Seven-Eleven single-piece type from October 22.
Kirby merchandise runs across several licensees and formats. Bandai's Kirby Light Mascot gashapon offers four light-up figures at 500 yen per play. Re-Ment's Kirby Adventure on Desk set turns six characters and stages into pen and item holders at 1,320 yen each. Premium Bandai's Kirby Friends 6th series adds seven Kirby forms and a Waddle Dee, with a rare color variant of Kirby on the Warp Star, shipping in December 2026. The newest entry is ChocoL Choco's BOX, a candy release built around 24 wrapper designs and four box designs.
The Nintendo Switch 2 title Kirby Air Riders has produced the most activity. During the September 9 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced Sword Kirby & Dragoon and Noir Dedede & Hydra amiibo for November 12 at 8,250 yen each. An earlier pair, Cook Kawasaki & Hop Star, launched September 3 at 6,600 yen alongside the Super Spicy! Cook Kawasaki Army event, which ran September 10 to 15 in City Trial team battles.
Kirby also appears outside its own releases. NHK rebroadcasts the Symphonic Gamers 5 concert on September 20, with a setlist that includes Kirby Air Ride's Legendary Air Ride Machine. Masahiro Sakurai and Ruriko Aoki are the MCs. Separately, T-SPARK's Tokyo Toy Show 2026 display covered Mashin Hero Wataru, Mado King Granzort, Raijin-Oh, and Shinkalion, with no Kirby items named in that presentation.
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ChocoL Choco will release "Kirby of the Stars ChocoL Choco BOX" nationwide from October 19, with the single-piece type "Kirby of the Stars ChocoL Choco <Strawberry Shortcake>" at Seven-Eleven stores sequentially from October 22. The BOX has four box designs and 24 wrapper designs across two flavors; the single-piece type recreates the shortcake from the games and has 10 wrapper designs.
NHK's game music concert Symphonic Gamers 5, subtitled Melodies of Adventure Across Time and Space, returns to NHK BS at 0:40 on September 20, late night on September 19. The broadcast covers an orchestral program drawn from the Super Mario series, the Monster Hunter series, Kirby Air Ride, Chrono Trigger, Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Tales of the Abyss, Granblue Fantasy, Okami, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and Final Fantasy IX. Game director Masahiro Sakurai and voice actress Ruriko Aoki appear as MCs. The setlist runs from Super Mario's Above Ground BGM and Piranha March through Monster Hunter's Proof of a Hero and its Wilds version, Kirby Air Ride's Legendary Air Ride Machine, Chrono Trigger's Wind Scene and Frog's Theme, Okami's Reset (Thank You Version), Sakuna's Yanato Rice Planting Song, and Final Fantasy IX's Battle 1 and The Place I'll Return to Someday. NHK's official website and the streaming service NHK ONE carry performer and setlist details.
During the Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9 broadcast on September 9, Nintendo announced that two new amiibo for the Nintendo Switch 2 software Kirby Air Riders will launch on November 12. The figures, Sword Kirby & Dragoon and Noir Dedede & Hydra, will each be priced at 8,250 yen including tax at the Nintendo Store. According to the broadcast, the amiibo can be called up as figure players that can be raised as legendary machines, and they can also be swapped onto other amiibo machines to be summoned in the game. In addition to the amiibo release, the Direct revealed that an in-game event is planned for Kirby Air Ride. During this event, the menu screen and paddock will receive special specifications, and players will be able to obtain special rewards. Further details about the event were not provided during the presentation. The announcement adds to a slate of new amiibo tied to the upcoming Kirby Air Riders title, which is expected to build on the mechanics of the original Kirby Air Ride for the GameCube.
The Kirby Air Ride amiibo Cook Kawasaki & Hop Star launched on September 3 at Nintendo Store and other retailers for 6,600 yen. A limited in-game event, Super Spicy! Cook Kawasaki Army, runs September 10-15, featuring City Trial team battles where players and CPU opponents are all Cook Kawasaki.
T-SPARK has previewed TOYRISE items to be announced at Tokyo Toy Show 2026, held from August 27 to August 30 at Tokyo Big Sight. The previews cover four franchises: Mashin Hero Wataru, Mado King Granzort, Absolute无敌 Raijin-Oh, and Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. A Shinkalion with design concept by Shoji Kawamori was teased via silhouette on August 25 and appears as a gray prototype at the show. The T-SPARK official X account revealed image visuals for all four lines on August 26, with Wataru and Granzort shown together at the T-SPARK booth. The event's business days, August 27 and 28, are for trade visitors only; the general public can attend on August 29 and 30 with advance tickets at 2,000 yen or same-day tickets at 2,200 yen. Dengeki Hobby Web's breaking reports from the Takara Tomy booth confirmed the Kawamori Shinkalion prototype, plus items from Raijin-Oh, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Wataru, and Granzort. Other Takara Tomy displays included a Captain Tsubasa: Tatakae Dream Team and ZOIDS collaboration, SYNEGENEX Evangelion Prime Unit-02, and Transformers-related items such as Adamas Machina Magna Regulus.
Re-Ment will release the Kirby Adventure on Desk figure set on August 24 at toy and general goods stores and character shops. The six desk figures are themed around adventure, with characters and stages rendered in 3D to work as pen holders and small item holders. The lineup includes Kirby, Waddle Dee, Sleep, Meta Knight, Kirby's Gourmet Fest, and Warp Star. Each figure sells for 1,320 yen including tax.
Bandai is releasing the gashapon 'Kirby Light Mascot' from the fifth week of July. The lineup includes four types: Kirby in a running pose, Kirby on a Warp Star, Waddle Dee, and Waddle Doo. Each figure is about 5cm tall, features a switch to turn the light on and off, and has replaceable batteries. The price is 500 yen per play.
Premium Bandai opened reservations on June 1 for the 6th series of Kirby Friends pre-colored soft vinyl figures. The set includes 7 Kirby forms plus a Waddle Dee, totaling 8 types, with a rare color version of Kirby on the Warp Star. A box of 12 pieces costs 4,752 yen and ships in December 2026.