Nijisanji's 2026 slate spans anniversary merchandise, a finalized Blu-ray release, and a new real-venue live for the male unit MECHATU-A on October 10. ANYCOLOR continues to pursue rights-infringement claims against individuals who target its affiliated livers.
Nijisanji's year so far runs on live events and merch rather than new unit announcements. The countdown live "Crossing Tones" ran from late 2025 into 2026 with eight performers, and its Blu-ray arrives September 2 with per-liver camera footage; the same bonus angle idea carries into MECHATU-A's first real live at K Arena Yokohama on October 10, streamed on Niconico with team-specific liver cameras and a fixed venue camera alongside the main feed.
On the merchandise side, two September 7 drops bracket the group's scope: the Nostalgia Collection 2026 draws on birthday and anniversary visuals sold between May 2025 and April 2026 across 158 acrylic block keychain types and random cards, while the 8th anniversary line brings in forty livers and opens alongside the official store's own 6th anniversary campaign. Both go live at 18:00 on September 7. The Nostalgia Collection splits its inventory between the Japanese and English stores, with the latter carrying only NIJISANJI EN products.
Outside the music and merch business, the unit-level work has leaned on brand tie-ups. EX Gamers and ROUND1 ran a campaign from September 12 to October 12, and Acecook's Super Cup flavor with a five-member NIJISANJI unit arrived October 12 with a receipts campaign through January 10, 2027. On the legal side, ANYCOLOR settled with posters who targeted Shirayuki Tomoe for 1.4 million yen in July and says it is pursuing multiple related actions in parallel.
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Kuzuha, a Nijisanji virtual liver, will appear on Nippon TV's ZIP! on Thursday, October 15, with an exclusive interview airing in the entertainment corner shortly after 6:30 a.m. The program covers his one-man live "Bloody Alexandrite" at K Arena Yokohama on October 12, his first real solo performance in about three years, and his future dreams in his ninth year of activities.
ANYCOLOR will open sales for the "NIJISANJI Replay Mode Type:Ibrahim&Ex Albio" merchandise line on the NIJISANJI Official Store on October 14, 2026 at 19:00 JST. The lineup holds 11 item types tied to the Nijisanji livers Ibrahim and Ex Albio, from a 350 yen random photo-style card to a 9,500 yen hoodie and a 4,800 yen jewelry case. A purchase of 3,000 yen or more earns one random bonus card from a six-type set, capped at 20 bonus items per order. Most items are limited to five per person per order, while the random photo-style card and foil-stamped can badge set are capped at 40. Shipping is scheduled to begin in late October 2026, and the goods sit under the NIJISANJI Mode Select special page.
League The k4sen: League of Legends Streamer's Championship opens its Season Finale on October 15 with 60 players across 15-member teams in three tiers: NEXT, CORE, and MASTERS. All Gemagema members take part, including Jasper and Stanmi Japan on Dahlia Diadem CORE. Nijisanji's Kanae and Shishido Akari enter the NEXT tier, while Sakayori Soma plays CORE for a different team.
Nijisanji will hold the Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting the Rainbow, Finding the Future~ at Intex Osaka Hall 5 across two days, December 19 and 20, 2026. Day 1 is the Iris Stage and Day 2 the Prism Stage, with eight livers on each for 16 total. Ticket lotteries open October 15, general sales November 21.
Nijisanji and Takara Tomy will release the trading card game Nijisanji 7 Colors Card Game on December 26, 2026. The first wave has four pre-constructed starter decks (Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, Kagami Hayato), nine-card booster packs sold at 440 yen each with a 12-pack box at 5,280 yen, and card sleeves in four types at 1,210 yen each. The basic rule is to collect seven colors to make a rainbow.
ANYCOLOR will hold the Nijisanji Girls Idol Festival ~Connecting the Rainbow, Finding the Future~ on Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, 2026 at Intex Osaka Hall 5. Sixteen livers perform across two days, eight per stage. The Iris Stage on December 19 lists Nozomi Ishigami, Ratna Petit, Tsuzuri Tachiden, Mito Tsukino, Ruri Shiroha, Karta Yamagami, Melto Kuramochi and Lena Yomi. The Prism Stage on December 20 lists Berry Saotome, Tamako Kirara, Riko Shiga, Rika Igarashi, Lize Helesta, Kokoro Amamiya, Suzuna Nanase and Ruru Suzuhara. Doors open at 17:00 on December 19 for an 18:00 start, and at 16:00 on December 20 for a 17:00 start. The Nijisanji general and individual fan club advance lottery runs from Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 12:00 to Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 23:59. Colorful Palette ENCORE handles 3DCG planning and production, live system development and on-site direction.
ANYCOLOR announced on October 7, 2026 that its trading card game NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game, nicknamed Nijinana, will go on sale December 26, 2026. The game is co-developed with Takara Tomy and uses new visuals of the Nijisanji livers. The first wave has four pre-constructed starter decks themed on Tsukino Mito, Kuzuha, Sasaki Saku, and Kagami Hayato at 1,650 yen each, booster packs at 440 yen per pack and 5,280 yen per box of 12 packs, and card sleeves at 1,210 yen per pack of 64 in four designs: Card Back (Main), Card Back (Color), Tsukino Mito, and Kenmochi Toya. The basic rule is to collect seven colors of cards to form a rainbow. Sales run through the Nijisanji Official Store, Takara Tomy Mall, and other retailers. A Nijinana Start Ceremony event is set for Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on January 16 and 17, 2027, with rules classes and matches.
Nijisanji's girls idol festival at Intex Osaka Hall 5 runs December 19 and 20, with the 16 performers split across an Iris Stage and a Prism Stage. The image song "Chojigen Encounter," sung by all 16, has an MV on the official Nijisanji YouTube channel and is on music services. Fan club and e+ advance lotteries opened October 8. A NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game trial corner sits in Hall 4.
Dwango will livestream MECHATU-A's first real live concert, "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE 'Over Drive!,'" from K Arena Yokohama on Niconico Live Broadcasting starting at 18:00 on Saturday, October 10, 2026. To mark the show, announcement videos for the two units, Oriens and Dytica, will screen on street billboards in Shibuya and Dotonbori from October 4 through October 10.
A new manga, Inaba Haneru Shinya no Haishin-gai Shokudou, began serialization on October 6 at noon on Shonen Gahosha's web outlet COMIC Y-OURS. The protagonist is VTuber Inaba Haneru, who cooks late-night meals after finishing her streams. The cooking comedy is drawn by manga artist Saitou Fumi (Somemaru), who also handles the ongoing Gohan-zame. It requires no registration and is free to read.
Nijisanji released a promotional video for its original card game NIJISANJI 7 Colors Card Game on October 2, 2026. The video shows card designs that are still in development. Cards in the video carry what appears to be an attribute marker in the upper right, and the footage introduces four attribute types. Text such as "#Gamer" and "#B-grade" appears at the bottom of the cards. Five cards each from the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow groups were revealed. Card text includes a mechanic called "Color Call," and each card lists a trait that works like a hashtag for synergy between cards. An information program about the game, "NijiNana Information Bureau," will stream from 20:00 on October 7. The livers appearing on the program were announced only as silhouettes. The game was announced in May 2026.
Dwango will stream the first real live performance by MECHATU-A, an eight-member male unit from the VTuber group Nijisanji, on Niconico Live Broadcasting on October 10, 2026. The event, titled "MECHATU-A 1st LIVE "Over Drive!"", takes place at K Arena Yokohama with a 16:30 open and 18:00 start. Main stream viewing tickets cost 6,500 yen before fees, and a version with an acrylic diorama bonus costs 10,500 yen. The unit will perform songs from its first mini album "On-Deck!", released in July 2026. Fans who cannot attend the venue can watch the opening portion free. A pre-show broadcast at 16:45 and a fastest impressions broadcast after the live are also planned, and both will stream on Niconico.
Acecook will release Super Cup 1.5x x NIJISANJI Beef Kimchi Chige Ramen on October 12, 2026, nationwide, at a suggested retail price of 298 yen before tax. Five NIJISANJI VTubers, Tsukasa Sha, Keisuke Maimoto, Joe Rikiichi, Leos Vincent, and Ayato Hitachi, form the "NIJISANJI Super Cup Club." A receipt campaign runs October 12, 2026 to January 10, 2027, with 1,800 winners across three prizes plus a guaranteed wallpaper.
NIJISANJI's VTuber unit EX Gamers and ROUND1 are running a collaboration campaign from September 12 to October 12, 2026, the first ROUND1 collaboration for the unit. Kanae, Akabane Youko, Sasaki Saku, Honma Himawari, Makaino Ririmu, Kuzuha, and Shiina Yuika appear across participating stores. The program includes collaboration menus, collaboration packs with limited novelties, a Spo-cha AR stamp rally, a bowling score campaign, an SNS campaign, and original goods.
NIJISANJI will sell new merchandise for its eighth anniversary starting September 7, 2026 at 18:00 on the official store. The 8th Anniversary line includes random metal cards and a memorial book. The 8th with cake! line includes stickers, keychains, and collect books. Forty livers take part, and the official store's 6th anniversary campaign opens at the same time.
ANYCOLOR Corporation announced the Nijisanji Nostalgia Collection 2026 merchandise line for its Nijisanji and NIJISANJI EN virtual liver groups. The goods go on sale September 7, 2026 at 18:00 at the Nijisanji Official Store and the NIJISANJI EN Official Store, with the English store carrying only NIJISANJI EN liver products. The collection uses visuals from liver birthday and anniversary goods and voices sold between May 2025 and April 2026. The lineup has two product types: acrylic block keychains at 1,400 yen each across 158 types, and random collection cards at 400 yen each, with type counts varying by group from 9 to 11. Purchase limits apply, with five keychains and 40 cards per transaction. Shipping is planned from late September 2026. The announcement also notes a 6th anniversary campaign for the official store starting the same day at 18:00.
ANYCOLOR, the operator of the virtual liver groups Nijisanji and NIJISANJI EN, announced on July 15 that it has reached a settlement with individuals who posted content encouraging secondary harm against affiliated VTuber Shirayuki Tomoe. The company filed a request for disclosure of sender information for multiple posts made on anonymous internet bulletin boards. The court granted the request, and based on the disclosed information, the posters were identified. ANYCOLOR then filed claims for damages, resulting in a settlement in which the parties agreed to pay a total of 1.4 million yen in compensation. The company stated that it is currently pursuing multiple legal actions in parallel against rights infringement targeting its affiliated livers and the company itself, including defamation, insult, discrediting, business obstruction, invasion of privacy, threats, and copyright infringement. ANYCOLOR also said it will continue to take prompt legal measures, including criminal procedures, and has set up a report form on its official website for aggressive or slanderous acts, unauthorized reproduction of singing videos, short videos, live event footage, and impersonation. The company requested that people refrain from contacting it or its affiliated livers directly via social media or during streams.
Nijisanji released the "Nijisanji Suite" medley video on YouTube on July 7. The 25-song medley was the climax of the "Nijisanji WORLD TOUR 2025 Singin' in the Rainbow!" Tokyo performance, the largest tour in the group's history. The video is included in the Blu-ray releasing September 30. The tour covered nine stages across Japan and overseas, ending at Toyota Arena Tokyo in January 2026 with seven members.
ANYCOLOR announced the package design, bonus liver camera footage, and in-store campaigns for the Nijisanji Countdown Live 'Crossing Tones' Blu-ray, releasing September 2, 2026. The Blu-ray captures the December 2025/January 2026 countdown event and includes select song performances from eight livers as bonus video.
ANYCOLOR announced on May 27, 2026, that the Blu-ray for the Nijisanji countdown live event "NIJISANJI COUNTDOWN LIVE 'CROSSING TONES'" will be released on September 2, 2026. Pre-orders opened the same day at the Nijisanji Official Store and other retailers. The disc captures the year-end live that ran from late 2025 into 2026, featuring eight performers: Salome Ichimatsuryu, Hibari Watase, Nozomi Ishigami, Wen Akagi, Row Koyanagi, Ruri Shioriha, Nes Sakaki, and Nana Tamanoi. The Blu-ray includes the main concert video and bonus "Liver Camera" footage that follows individual talents through selected songs. The package also comes with a set of eight reproduction comment-included photo bromide cards and an acrylic bromide frame. Store-specific bonuses vary by retailer, including film-style bookmarks at the official store, a visual sheet at Amazon Japan, a phone strap at Rakuten Books, and long photos at Animate. The Blu-ray is priced at 13,000 yen before tax.