Winnie the Pooh is in the middle of a 100th anniversary merchandise cycle. The centennial original work debut is being marked by a lottery, arcade campaigns, cafe events, leather goods, and gashapon, with no new film or series announced in these stories.
Winnie the Pooh's centennial is being marked through merchandise and retail events rather than a new film or series. The stories do not announce any new animation. The activity spans lottery prizes, arcade campaigns, cafes, apparel, and collectibles, all tied to the 100th anniversary of the original work's debut.
The most recent stories center on Bandai Spirits' Ichiban Kuji Winnie the Pooh 100th Anniversary, which went on sale October 10, 2026 at 790 yen per draw. Sales run at Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, youme Town, and other locations. The top prizes are an A3 foil-stamped art poster and a book-shaped light, with flocked figures, a miniature plate, a carabiner, acrylic charms, and a sticker set filling out the ranks. The Last One prize is a 40 cm Anniversary Plush Toy, and a Double Chance campaign runs through January 2027. Earlier, GENDA GiGO Entertainment campaigns began September 5 at GiGO group stores with Milky Boa plush and mascot prizes, and Molly Fantasy and PALO rolled out a 100-type mascot lineup across two volumes from October 9, 2026.
Other retail and lifestyle tie-ins arrived through the summer. LTR opened the Winnie the Pooh OH MY CAFE in Tokyo on August 20 and in Osaka on September 10. Bandai released a gashapon miniature and package collection in the fourth week of August at 500 yen per play. Genten opened orders on August 3 for a limited leather line, including a 17,600 yen Face Pouch and 16,500 yen bag charms, with deliveries from late August. Afternoon Tea LIVING released a 41-item collection on July 31 ahead of Honey Day on August 3.
Not every story about the character is an anniversary tie-in. ABEMA broadcast 10 Disney classics for free starting August 8, 2026, including Winnie the Pooh: Special Edition, with a second run September 19 to 27. Yahoo! Kids, a children's portal that carried Winnie the Pooh among its content, ends service on December 4, 2026.
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Leather brand genten has released the second installment of its limited Winnie the Pooh collection marking the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne's original book. The lineup adds a charm of Eeyore in a red shirt with mushroom and thistle sub-charms, a Pooh and Piglet charm with bee and acorn sub-charms, and a honey pot pouch with the reversed-N "HUNNY" spelling. The charms are 16,500 yen each and the pouch 24,200 yen.
Bandai Spirits released the Ichiban Kuji <Winnie the Pooh> 100th Anniversary character lottery on October 10, 2026, priced at 790 yen per draw. Sales run at Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, youme Town, and other locations. The lineup covers the SP prize through the K prize, plus a Last One prize. The SP prize is an A3 art poster in two types, foil-stamped, with designs made for Ichiban Kuji. The A prize is a book-shaped light about 18 cm tall. The B prize is a Pooh mascot about 15 cm. The C through G prizes are flocked figures of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and Lumpy & Roo, sized from about 3 cm to about 6 cm. H is a miniature plate in eight types, I a die-cut carabiner, J an acrylic charm in ten types, K a Hundred Acre Wood flake sticker set. The Last One prize is an Anniversary Plush Toy about 40 cm.
Mascots marking the 100th anniversary of the original Winnie the Pooh work go on sale from Friday, October 9, 2026 at Molly Fantasy, PALO and other locations. The lineup runs to 100 types across two volumes, including Pooh in his red shirt, in a honey pot, and in bee and pumpkin costumes, plus Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Christopher Robin.
LINE Yahoo announced on September 28, 2026 that it will end its children's portal site "Yahoo! Kids" on December 4, 2026. The service remains usable as usual through December 3. A special page looking back on memories of the site is scheduled for November. The company cited a review of how it provides youth protection and literacy education, pointing to a changed digital environment for children: internet use has expanded past PC searching and browsing to school devices, smartphones, social media, messengers, video, and generative AI. Launched in 1997, Yahoo! Kids offered filtered search, study material, games, and picture encyclopedias, and by 2024 carried about 3,200 pieces of content. The closure notice thanks users: "Yahoo! Kids has supported everyone's 'I want to know!' for 29 years." After the site ends, LINE Yahoo says it will keep and strengthen information ethics and digital literacy education, measures against online troubles, consultation services, and cooperation with schools, local governments, and parents.
BANDAI SPIRITS has published the complete prize lineup for Ichiban Kuji Winnie the Pooh 100th Anniversary. The lottery launches October 10, 2026 at 790 yen per draw. Prizes run from an SP art poster and a book-shaped light through plush-style flocked figures of Pooh and friends, with an anniversary plush for the Last One prize and Double Chance campaign.
GENDA GiGO Entertainment announced a campaign at GiGO group stores nationwide to commemorate 100 years since the original debut of Winnie the Pooh. The event features exclusive prizes available only at GiGO group stores, including a Milky Boa Super BIG Plush and mascot set. A Must-Buy Campaign also gives one random Milky Boa Sticker for every 500 yen spent on eligible crane game machines, including 500 paid SP on GiGO ONLINE CRANE. The campaign starts September 5.
LTR opens the Winnie the Pooh OH MY CAFE as a limited-time event starting August 20 in Tokyo and September 10 in Osaka. The cafe marks the 100th anniversary of the original work's debut with themed interior decorations, original menu items, and cafe-exclusive merchandise and souvenirs featuring anniversary artwork.
Bandai will release the gashapon "Winnie the Pooh Miniature & Package Collection" from the fourth week of August. The set includes four miniature figures of Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore, each presented in a boxed package designed for display. Each play costs 500 yen including tax.
Leather brand genten has released a limited collection marking the 100th anniversary of the original debut of Winnie the Pooh. Orders opened August 3, 2026 at the genten official online shop. The lineup includes a Face Pouch priced at 17,600 yen and three Bag Charms at 16,500 yen each, all made from vegetable-tanned calf leather. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late August 2026.
GENDA GiGO Entertainment will hold a campaign at GiGO group stores nationwide to mark 100 years since the original debut of Winnie the Pooh. Exclusive prizes include a Milky Boar Super BIG Plush and four mascot types, plus a must-buy sticker promotion for crane game players. The event starts September 5.
ABEMA will broadcast 10 Disney classic films for free starting August 8, 2026. The lineup includes 'Snow White,' 'Cinderella,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Mulan,' 'Lady and the Tramp,' '101 Dalmatians,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Winnie the Pooh: Special Edition,' and 'High School Musical: The Movie.' During the summer vacation period from August 8 to 18, one work airs twice daily at 3 PM and 8 PM. A second run follows September 19 to 27.
Afternoon Tea LIVING will release a 41-item Winnie the Pooh collection on July 31, 2026, ahead of Honey Day on August 3. The lineup includes tumblers, teaware, totes, and apparel, designed with watercolor and vintage art. A sticker bonus is available for purchases over 1,650 yen during the launch period.