Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star is a live-service smartphone puzzle game with a steady run of limited-time pickup gacha events, each adding newly drawn cards and costumes supervised by the anime's character designer. As of mid-August 2026, the game is in its half anniversary campaign, running through September 16.
Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star is a smartphone puzzle game operated by KADOKAWA that keeps its content cycle moving with recurring pickup gacha events. Each event adds new cards, often in original costumes drawn specifically for the game, with illustrations supervised by Hirayama Kanna, the character designer and chief animation director for the TV anime. The events are tied to the franchise's ongoing anime production, including the fourth and final season.
From June 1 through mid-June, the Dream Parade gacha round 2 featured MEMcho and Aqua in new costumes. June 16 brought the Rainy Drops gacha with Akane Kurokawa and Ruby, alongside a new Idol Step event. On July 1, Raindrops Part 2 added Kana Arima and Ai in rainy-season motif cards, followed by a Cafe Chocolat event on July 2. The Summer Splash gacha ran July 16 to August 1, introducing original costumes for Ai and Ruby and a paid Like Pass.
The half anniversary campaign, running August 17 to September 16, is the largest push covered. It includes part 1 of a two-part pickup gacha with newly drawn Ruby and Aqua cards, a login bonus of up to 30 pulls and two extra cards, and X campaigns giving gacha items and signed color papers. A concurrent Word Collection event runs until September 16. The game's content is consistently monitored by the anime's key staff, keeping the mobile title aligned with the franchise's visual identity.
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KADOKAWA will run a half anniversary campaign for the Oshi no Ko puzzle game from August 17 to September 16. Part 1 of a two-part pickup gacha features newly drawn Ruby and Aqua cards. A login bonus grants up to 30 pulls and two additional cards, and X campaigns offer gacha items and signed color papers.
KADOKAWA announced a new pick-up gacha 'Summer Splash' for the Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star game, running from July 16 to August 1. The first wave features new original-costume cards for Ai and Ruby, with illustrations supervised by character designer Hirayama Kanna. A paid 'Like Pass' offers Ai's costume set. A concurrent 'Word Collection' event runs until September 16.
The official puzzle game Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star launched a new pickup gacha, Raindrops Part 2, on July 1, adding newly drawn cards of Kana Arima and Ai with a rainy-season motif. The illustrations were supervised by Hirayama Kanna, character designer and chief animation director for the TV anime. A new event, Cafe Chocolat, begins July 2.
KADOKAWA began the pickup gacha [Rainy Drops] on June 16 in the smartphone puzzle game Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star. Part 1 features ★★★[Rainy Drops] Akane Kurokawa and ★★[Rainy Drops] Ruby in newly drawn special costumes. A Like Pass grants Akane's costume, and a new event Idol Step starts June 17.
KADOKAWA launched the second round of the pickup gacha "Dream Parade" in the official puzzle game "Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star" on June 1. The event runs through June 16 and features ★★★[Dream Parade] MEMcho and ★★[Dream Parade] Aqua in special costumes newly drawn for the game, with card illustrations supervised by anime character designer Kanna Hirayama.