The WIND BREAKER anime franchise is in an active period of real-world collaborations and pop-up shops, with multiple events running from spring through summer 2026, and a live-action film set for an international premiere.
The WIND BREAKER TV anime has sustained a steady cadence of physical retail and event activations throughout 2026, with no new season or episode announced. The franchise's presence has been built entirely through collaboration cafes, pop-up shops, and leisure-facility events that offer exclusive merchandise and character illustrations.
CloverWorks, the studio behind the anime, has taken an unusually direct role in merchandising. For the first time, it released its own official goods at a third-party venue collaboration, the WIND BREAKER × RED° TOKYO TOWER event that ran from April 3 to May 6, 2026. The studio also announced a three-city regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026, which includes WIND BREAKER merchandise alongside other CloverWorks series, with stops in Hokkaido, Nagoya, and Kochi. A standalone pop-up shop at Kinokuniya Shinjuku ran June 3-16, and a Baseyard Tokyo collaboration featuring nine characters in casual summer outfits opened May 29 at seven stores.
Summer 2026 brought a wave of themed collaborations. A Karaoke BanBan campaign runs June 12 to July 31 with themed drinks and decorated rooms. A summer event titled "WIND BREAKER -SUMMER WIND VACATION-" runs July 17 to August 16 at eight leisure facilities across Japan, featuring newly drawn illustrations of six characters in denim and summer styles. A butler-cafe collaboration with NeCoLabo Cafe runs July 7 to August 4 at the Ikebukuro location. The live-action WIND BREAKER film, meanwhile, is set for its international premiere at the 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, which runs July 16 to August 2.
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A WIND BREAKER collaboration cafe with NeCoLabo Cafe runs from July 7 to August 4, 2026, at the Ikebukuro location. Six characters appear in butler outfits, with themed food, drinks, and goods including acrylic stands and can badges.
The TV anime WIND BREAKER is holding a summer collaboration event titled "WIND BREAKER -SUMMER WIND VACATION-" at eight leisure facilities across Japan from July 17 to August 16, 2026. Newly drawn illustrations of six characters in denim and summer styles will be featured. Collaboration participation tickets cost 220 yen, with admission bonuses and food-and-drink campaigns included.
The TV anime "WIND BREAKER" and the Karaoke BanBan chain will hold a collaboration campaign from June 12 to July 31, 2026. The event includes newly drawn character goods, eight themed drinks, and collaboration rooms at select nationwide locations.
The 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival will host the world premiere of the Cherry and Virgin film, the North American premiere of the Sekiro: No Defeat anime, and international premieres of the live-action WIND BREAKER film and The Origin of Ultraman documentary. The festival runs July 16-August 2 in Montreal.
CloverWorks announced on March 19, 2026, that it will sell official studio merchandise at the TV anime WIND BREAKER × RED° TOKYO TOWER collaboration event. The lineup includes items featuring cover illustrations of the after-recording script, created by director Toshifumi Akai and character designer/chief animation director Taishi Kawakami. Products include script-style notebooks and can badges, among other items that use artwork from the production studio. The event runs from April 3 to May 6, 2026, at RED° TOKYO TOWER on the 5th floor. A purchase bonus offers a random postcard from eight designs for every 2,200 yen spent on new WIND BREAKER merchandise during the period. After-event online sales are planned, with details to be announced later.
CloverWorks announced a regional tour of its POP UP SHOP 2026 event, starting January 16 in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, followed by Nagoya in February and Kochi in March. The pop-up shops will sell merchandise for series including My Dress-Up Darling, Wind Breaker, Bocchi the Rock!, Spy × Family, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and others. Limited quantities of past release goods and books will also be available. Each venue will display reproduction artwork and production materials, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's animation process. The tour begins at Ebetsu Tsutaya Books (January 16 to February 4), moves to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Noritake in Nagoya (February 13 to March 2), and ends at Kochi Tsutaya Books (March 27 to April 13). Stock and exhibits may vary by location. The announcement was made on January 9, 2026.
CloverWorks announced a pop-up shop for the TV anime WIND BREAKER at Kinokuniya Shinjuku Main Store from June 3 to June 16, 2026. The venue will sell existing goods, display reproduction original drawings, and offer a random sticker bonus for purchases of 2,200 yen or more.
A Wind Breaker popup collaboration with Baseyard Tokyo runs from May 29 at seven stores nationwide. Nine characters appear in new casual summer outfits on exclusive merchandise, with two waves of visitor art cards.