ThinkingAI will hold the ThinkingAI Summit 2026 Tokyo on November 10, 2026, at City Hall & Gallery Gotanda in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, with attendance limited to 300. Speakers include Takara Tomy, Bushiroad, Mirrativ, Imagineer, Betimo, South Korea's Underdog Games, and China's Duoniu Technology, plus Yoichiro Miyake of Tokyo University of the Arts, who gives the keynote. Ten lectures are planned for the day.
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.
TOMYTEC is taking pre-orders on Amazon.co.jp for a Little Armory collaboration kit tied to Dolls' Frontline 2: Exilium. The LA-DF39 Nemesis is a 1/12 scale unpainted runner kit of the OM 50 Nemesis sniper rifle carried by the T-Doll Nemesis, packed in Dolls' Frontline 2 packaging with a postcard-size display card. It lists at 2,964 yen including tax, with release set for February 28, 2027.
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.
Manga artist Michiro Ueyama announced on X that he will serialize the final arc of Zoids: New Century starting in 2027. The original manga ran in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic from 1999 to 2001. The project continues Zoids: New Century EX, a series he posted on his personal site about 20 years ago that was left unfinished. It proceeds with official approval from Takara Tomy.
Takara Tomy Arts is adding a Hide & Seek Kakurenbo Jewel Dress set to PERIHAPI!, its random-box trading figure line. The set features Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, Pochacco, My Melody, and Kuromi, with faces hidden behind clear jewel material and costumes finished with pearl and gloss coating. Eight types ship in all, two of them secret. Each figure stands about 8.8 cm tall and costs 1,870 yen, with release set for October 2026.
Takara Tomy is taking pre-orders for two Q VILLAGE finished display models based on Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. QV-08 pairs the Fiat 500 with minifigures of Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen, a swappable roof and luggage part, and a turbo muffler, priced at 8,250 yen. QV-09 is Inspector Zenigata's Nissan Bluebird patrol car with his minifigure, priced at 6,600 yen. Both are due late May 2027.
Takara Tomy has opened pre-orders on Takara Tomy Mall for three ZOIDS items under its T-SPARK brand. Metamorverse MV-02 Fine & Zeke Zoid is a 1/10-scale articulated model with a Buddy Armor that reconfigures into two Favor Armor forms, priced at 38,500 yen. Zoids AZ-18 Godos is a 1/72-scale walking kit at 7,700 yen, and Realize RMZ-027 Dibison Thomas Spec Zoid is a 1/100-scale action model. Pre-orders close November 11.
Takara Tomy opened pre-orders on Friday, October 2, 2026 for the Diaclone DA-128 Tri-Digger Land Armored Corps Ver., priced at 14,300 yen including tax and scheduled for release in late March 2027. The machine is a three-part combiner built for the Land Armored Corps: a Bullet Core holding the head unit, a Top Machine with two drill-type pulverizing units and two heavy particle reaction cannons, and a Bottom Machine with two multi-warhead penetrating projectile launchers. Target age is 15 and up.
Takara Tomy will add five figures to its Transformers Age of the Primes line in late March 2027, with pre-orders opening Friday, October 2, 2026. Transformers AOTP-53 Guzzle is a fully transformable figure of a Wrecker, around 168mm tall and priced at 7,150 yen. AOTP-54 Cybershark is a Maximal who changes between robot mode and a shark beast mode, listed at the same price and roughly 206mm tall. The lineup also names Skygard, Autobot Breakaway, and Alpha Bravo, though the sources give no scale, price, or SKU details for those three. The Age of the Primes line builds its figures around the 13 Primes, the origin figures of the Transformers fiction, and has been working through Primes that had rarely been made as toys. Each figure ships with a dedicated weapon and poseable joints.
Takara Tomy's MPG brand is adding MPG-27 Twincast & Rewind. Twincast transforms from a radio cassette recorder to a robot, and Rewind transforms from a cassette tape to a humanoid robot. The chest grew larger when Blaster powered up into Twincast and is recreated with new parts. Rewind in cassette mode stores inside. The set costs 27,500 yen and is scheduled for late May 2027.
Takara Tomy's Dramatic Capture Series adds Dinobot Island part2, a two-figure set of Slag and Sludge. Slag converts between robot and mechanical Triceratops, Sludge between robot and mechanical Brontosaurus. Both carry a metallic premium finish based on the show's coloring, and the set ships with swords, a rifle, a blaster, a back part, and effect parts for the flame-throwing scene. Pre-orders open Friday, October 2, 2026, with release scheduled for late March 2027 at 19,800 yen.
Takara Tomy Arts will release two Godzilla capsule toy lines in consecutive months. Katazun Fig. Godzilla ships mid-October 2026 with four figures: Godzilla (1984), Mechagodzilla (1974), Gigan (1972), and Hedorah (1971). Mugyutto! Godzilla follows in early November 2026 with Godzilla (1974), Gigan (1972), Hedorah (1971), and Mothra Larva (1961). Each play costs 400 yen including tax.
Takara Tomy Arts is releasing five UCC Ueshima Coffee Mejirushi Gacha Mascots at capsule vending machines nationwide in November 2026, priced at 300 yen per play. The lineup is the Ueshima Coffee Shop Copper Mug, GOLD SPECIAL, BLACK Unsweetened, Milk Coffee, and DRIP POD YOUBI & Capsule. Each comes with a silicone ring for attaching to umbrellas and bottles. Advance sales are planned at the UCC Capsule Coffee Shop event at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya from October 9 to 12, 2026.
TakaraTomy Arts is expanding its Gacha capsule toy vending machines across North America through partnerships with amusement operator Genda and with Mitsubishi and Sega Fave. The company is piloting a capsule toy specialty store in Santa Monica, California, and running a separate placement deal with Genda's crane game operation. CEO Toshihisa Kondo says U.S. buyers already follow Japanese IP, unlike Japan's wider, character-agnostic market.
TakaraTomy will rebrand its overseas operations in 2027, presenting itself in English-speaking markets under the same name it uses in Japan. CEO Akio Tomiyama said the company raised research and development spending 14.9 percent year over year to 6.7 billion yen in the fiscal year ended March 2026, with more products aimed at "kidult" buyers and new trading card licenses including Detective Conan and Haikyu!!.
Takara Tomy has opened Amazon reservations for Tomica Dream Tomica Sushi Tomica Sono Ichi, a set of six sushi-topping cars: ootoro, maguro, tamago, ika, anago, and ebi. Each car comes with a differently patterned sushi plate. The rice body hides a driver's seat, lights, a license plate, and a rice-grain emblem. Price is 909 yen each, release October 24, 2026.
Takara Tomy will release Powered Convoy V-MAX, a Great Combination System item, worldwide for Diaclone fans. The set packages Battle Convoy V-MAX with the armored reinforcement machine Powered Greater in basic body color spec. Preorders open September 9, 2026, with release scheduled for late February 2027 at 44,000 yen including tax.
BEYBLADE X demand has surged worldwide, leaving products short mainly in Japan and Asia since spring 2026. Takara Tomy announced emergency production increases on July 29 and began made-to-order sales through Takara Tomy Mall. At TOKYO Toy Show 2026, development team member Yamamoto said the decision follows the brand's core principle: Beyblade is a physical toy, and players cannot play without the product in hand.
Takara Tomy Arts is releasing a capsule gacha line of BEYBLADE X mini shooters in six designs: Dransword, Hells Scythe, Wizard Arrow, Knight Shield, Phoenix Wing, and Cobalt Dragoon. Each capsule is an all-in-one set with the bey, a shooter, and a winder, so it can be played immediately. Five beys pair with right-spin shooters; Cobalt Dragoon comes with a left-spin shooter and winder. Each capsule costs 300 yen including tax, with release set for early September 2026.
Takara Tomy's PuniRunes toyline anime is getting a fourth season, titled PuniRunes Puni 4. The staff announced that comedy duo Ganbareruya will voice new characters Sanrun and Tsukurun. The season premieres on TV Tokyo and affiliates on October 4 at 9:15 a.m., with the story set in Puni School.
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.
Bandai Spirits is launching a new Gundam figure brand called ABSOLUTE ACT, built around the ABSOLUTE ACTION SYSTEM for articulation. The first entry is the Strike Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, which received its world first display at TOKYO Toy Show 2026, running from August 27 to August 30, 2026. The approximately 185mm tall ABS/PVC figure features movable mechanisms in the neck, shoulders, and waist, plus a waist rail mechanism and shoulder pull-out mechanism for dynamic posing. It includes a high-energy beam rifle, two beam sabers, a connected saber handle, two beam shields, interchangeable wrist parts, and a base with a bendable support rod. Reservations begin August 27, 2026, at general retail stores, with release scheduled for March 2027 at 16,500 yen including tax. TOKYO Toy Show 2026's first two days are trade-only, with public access on August 29 and 30. The show also featured other Gundam items at the Bandai Spirits booth, including Gundam Miximize Gundam Zero and HG 1/144 Gundam Zero.
Takara Tomy will release the board game Dragon Quest Life Game on October 24 for 7,150 yen. Preorders are open on Amazon. Players become adventurers, gather gold with companions, and the one with the most gold at the end wins. The game includes familiar monsters, job changes, and small medals.
Takara Tomy announced MPG-26 Destron Rhinox, a figure of Rhinox as converted by the Destron device in Beast Wars episode 16. The figure includes a red head, two gatling hammers, a sword, and a beast mask. Preorders open August 5, 2026, with release in late March 2027.
Takara Tomy announced TS-39 Scourge and TS-40 Blitzwing for its Transformers Studio Series. Scourge, from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, transforms into a lumber truck and includes a weapon. Blitzwing is a triple-changer with tank and jet modes, plus gun, sword, and big-hand weapon parts. Both cost 9,900 yen and ship in late January 2027.
Takara Tomy's Toy Rise line adds a three-unit set of low-visibility Legioss Omega, Delta, and Alpha from Genesis Breaker Mospeada ANOTHER GENESIS. The transforming figures include pilots and Armor Cycles, priced at 44,000 yen, with preorders starting August 5, 2026.
Takara Tomy is reissuing the Back to the Future collaboration Transformers figure Gigawatt in a 40th anniversary package. The figure transforms from the DeLorean time machine into a robot mode modeled after Doc Brown's face. Pre-orders open July 8, 2026, for a late December 2026 release at 6,600 yen.
Takara Tomy announced two new sets for the Transformers MPG toy line: MPG-24 Eject & Amhorn, releasing in late February 2027, and MPG-25 Blaster & Steeljaw, releasing in late March 2027. Both sets include fully transformable figures and accessories based on the classic anime series.
Takara Tomy announced two new figures in the Transformers Studio Series: TS-37 Starscream MTMTE Collection and TS-38 Prowl MTMTE Collection. Both are fully transformable figures based on the film series, set for release in late December 2026. Pre-orders open July 8, 2026.
Lobotomy Corporation, the monster management sim by ProjectMoon, is on sale for 66% off on Steam at 873 yen until July 10. The game tasks players with containing and extracting energy from Abnormalities across 50 days, with high difficulty and over 100 hours of content. It is the first title in ProjectMoon's connected series.
Takara Tomy Arts is releasing a new set of trading figures in its Perihapi! Shoulder Lean Hug series featuring characters from Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. The eight-figure lineup includes two secret types and goes on sale in July 2026 for 1,870 yen each.
Takara Tomy announced the UX-00 Starter Samurai Saber 5-60K Metal Coat: Samurai Blue Japan National Football Team Ver. Beyblade will be available for made-to-order sales at the JFA STORE. The product features a Samurai Blue color scheme inspired by the Japan national football team and includes a winder launcher starter and a team sticker. Orders run from June 19 to July 20, 2026, with delivery scheduled for late November 2026.