The live-action sequel 'Osomatsu-san: The Human Trashification Plan!!!!!?' is in theaters in Japan, with a series of pop-up stores and collaboration cafes running through late 2026. The franchise continues to expand merchandise and events around the anime and live-action films.
The Osomatsu-san franchise is in a period of heavy cross-promotion around the June 12, 2026 release of the live-action sequel 'Osomatsu-san: The Human Trashification Plan!!!!!?'. The film, starring Aぇ! group members Seimei Yoshinori, Masaki Sawa, Ken Kojima, and Masaya Sano alongside Takuya Nishimura, Miho Watanabe, Yusuke Onuki, Naenano, and Iori Noguchi, opened nationwide in Japan. Director Taisuke Kawamura revealed the cast learned a maximum-difficulty dance in two hours, and the film was postponed by about five months before release. Snow Man's Koji Mukai, who played Osomatsu in the 2022 film, returns as Old Osomatsu, a man who once lived as Osomatsu, and made a surprise appearance at a Tokyo stage greeting on June 23.
The sequel's release was supported by a terrestrial TV broadcast of the 2022 film on June 6, a theme song video for 'Dekoboko Life' by Aぇ! group, and first-week audience gifts: a sticker from June 12 to 14 and a full live video of the in-film unit F6 from June 19 to July 5. The film opened at #3 in Japan's box office for June 12-14, 2026, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. Audio commentary screenings ran from June 26 to July 31, featuring Aぇ! group and Nishimura Takuya, and new live footage of Watanabe Miho and Noguchi Iori performing a duet was released on YouTube until July 12.
Alongside the film, the anime franchise sustained a steady merchandise cycle. The previously unaired Season 4 episode 13 'The Matsunoten' aired on TV for the first time on June 13, 2026, after streaming began June 12. A collaborative commercial with energy company CD Energy Direct began airing in the Kanto region on June 12. Pop-up stores and cafes followed: an angel-themed pop-up at Animate Ikebukuro and Umeda from July 3 to 20, a 'Blooming Flower' pop-up from July 24, a maneki-neko pop-up at Machida Modi from August 28 to September 13, and the SIX GAMER BROS. collaboration cafe at mixx garden Ikebukuro and Osaka Nipponbashi from September 4 to October 4.
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A new Osomatsu-san pop-up store will run at the 4F event space of Machida Modi from August 28 to September 13, 2026. The theme is maneki-neko, with new Japanese-style illustrations of the sextuplets dressed as the lucky cat. New goods include acrylic stands, keychains, and trading items, each featuring an auspicious four-character idiom.
The Osomatsu-san collaboration cafe event SIX GAMER BROS. runs September 4 to October 4, 2026, at mixx garden Ikebukuro and Osaka Nipponbashi. The dine-in cafe is reservation-only for all days. Newly drawn art and chibi characters were revealed, with menu and goods details to come later.
A pop-up store for the TV anime Osomatsu-san will open on July 24, 2026, featuring new illustrations of the sextuplets in a 'Blooming Flower' theme with flower crowns and bouquets. The store will sell a range of goods including can badges, clear files, acrylic stands, T-shirts, chibi items, and character motif rings. A purchase bonus of a postcard is offered for every 2,000 yen spent.
Snow Man member Koji Mukai surprised the audience at a Tokyo stage greeting for the live-action film "Osomatsu-san: The Human Trashification Plan!!!!!?" on June 23. Mukai appeared mid-event after a message hinted at his arrival. He praised the film's take on the franchise and joked about a prior radio slip that spoiled the surprise.
The 'Osomatsu-san' POP UP SHOP (Angel ver.) will be held at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store and Animate Umeda from July 3 to July 20, 2026. Newly drawn angel-costume illustrations of the sextuplets appear on limited goods including acrylic stands, can badges, and charms. Purchase bonuses of bromide photos are offered.
The live-action film "Osomatsu-san: Jinrui Kuzu-ka Keikaku!!!!!?" will host limited audio commentary screenings from June 26 to July 31, featuring Aぇ! group and Nishimura Takuya. New live footage of Watanabe Miho and Noguchi Iori performing a duet has also been released on YouTube for a limited time until July 12.
The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' debuted at #1 in Japan's box office for June 12-14, 2026, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. Other new entries include 'Osomatsu-san: The Human Scum-ification Plan!!!!!?' at #3, 'Bluey in Cinema: The Sign' at #8, and 'Temporary Extra Service: Milky☆Subway Local Train to the Theater' at #9.
The cast of "Osomatsu-san: Jinrui Kuzuka Keikaku!!!!!?" appeared at a first-day stage greeting on June 12 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya in Tokyo. The live-action film, based on the anime by Fujio Akatsuka, follows the sextuplet Matsuno brothers as they confront a world that has begun praising their lazy lifestyle. Members of Ae! group-Seimei Yoshinori, Masaki Sawa, Ken Kojima, and Masaya Sano-star alongside Takuya Nishimura, Miho Watanabe, Yusuke Onuki, Naenano, and Iori Noguchi. Director Taisuke Kawamura revealed that the choreographer said the sextuplet actors could handle the most difficult dance, so he requested maximum difficulty choreography, which the cast learned in two hours. The actors described the dance as more challenging than Ae! group's own songs and said it took a full day to film, like a music video. Koji Mukai of Snow Man, who played Osomatsu in the 2022 film, appears as "Old Osomatsu" and added ad-libs that raised the cast's morale. The film was postponed by about five months before its release.
Snow Man member Koji Mukai appears in the live-action film "Osomatsu-san: Human Scum-ification Plan!!!!!?" as the character Old Osomatsu, reprising his role from the 2022 first film. Mukai played the eldest brother Osomatsu in the earlier movie, and in the sequel he portrays a version described as "a man who once lived as Osomatsu." The film opened nationwide in Japan on June 12, 2026. Mukai shot his scenes in a single day and noted that his body remembered the performance from three years prior, though he joked that the new wig felt different from the one he had grown attached to. The sequel features a new set of sextuplets played by members of Ae! group, Keita Kusama Richard, and Takuya Nishimura. The cast also includes Miho Watanabe, Yusuke Onuki, Naeno, Iori Noguchi, Hiroki Miyake, Tae Kimura, Hitomi Miyauchi, Yudai Chiba, and Eiichiro Funakoshi. Taisuke Kawamura directs from a screenplay by Takayuki Takuma, with distribution by Toho.
The previously unaired Season 4 episode 13 of Osomatsu-san, 'The Matsunoten,' will air on TV for the first time on June 13, 2026. Streaming began early on June 12 across multiple platforms including U-NEXT and AnimeTimes. The episode was originally shown only in limited theatrical screenings during the franchise's 10th anniversary event.
A collaborative TV commercial between the anime "Osomatsu-san" and energy company CD Energy Direct begins airing in the Kanto region on June 12. The ad features ambassador Haruka Fukuhara humming the company's song while cleaning, with the sextuplets as bathhouse customers joining in. A making-of video and an interview with Fukuhara have also been released.
The 2022 live-action film 'Osomatsu-san the Movie' starring Snow Man will air on TV Tokyo on June 6, 2026, from 11:40 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The broadcast promotes the upcoming sequel 'Osomatsu-san: Humanity's Trashification Plan!!!!!?' starring Aぇ! group, which opens nationwide on June 12.
A new promotional video for the live-action Osomatsu-san film uses the theme song "Dekoboko Life" by Aぇ! group and includes footage not previously shown online. The film, titled Osomatsu-san: Jinrui Kuzukeikaku!!!!!?, opens nationwide in Japan on June 12 with a first-day stage greeting and live broadcast.
The film "Osomatsu-san: Human Scum-ification Plan!!!!!?" starring Aぇ! group, Keita Kusama Richard, and Takuya Nishimura will offer a special sticker as a first-week audience gift from June 12 to 14, followed by a full live video of the in-film unit F6 from June 19 to July 5. The film opens June 12, 2026.