USJ Sets Universal Cool Japan 2027 With Sailor Moon and The Apothecary Diaries
The event's two announced anchors are both returns, so the park is leaning on proven tie-ins rather than new properties while it schedules them around two separate December film releases.
Key Facts
- Universal Cool Japan 2027 will be held in stages starting December 2, 2026 at Universal Studios Japan.
- Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Edition Deluxe~ runs December 2, 2026 to April 5, 2027, and Sailor Moon x Story Ride runs the same dates.
- The Apothecary Diaries collaboration runs February 10 to June 30, 2027 and is the second USJ collaboration for the series, after 2025.
- The Apothecary Diaries: The Secret Treasure of the Departed Consort opens December 11, and the USJ program is tied to the film.
- The Apothecary Diaries has cumulative worldwide series sales above 57 million copies, and its third anime season is set to air from October 2, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Anime Anime.
Universal Studios Japan will hold its Universal Cool Japan 2027 event in stages starting December 2, 2026. The first lineup announcement is a Sailor Moon collaboration tied to the park's 25th anniversary. Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Edition Deluxe~ returns as a theater show, and Sailor Moon x Story Ride runs for the first time. Both run December 2 to April 5, 2027. The second announcement is The Apothecary Diaries, which returns for a second USJ collaboration after 2025. Its new program runs February 10 to June 30, 2027 and is a full renewal of the 2025 Mystery Walk, tied to the film The Apothecary Diaries: The Secret Treasure of the Departed Consort, which opens December 11. Universal Studios Japan says original food and goods are planned, with details to be announced later.
The Sailor Moon lineup brings back "Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Edition Deluxe~" as a theater show and adds "Sailor Moon x Story Ride" for the first time. The park has run Sailor Moon collaborations three times before, in 2018, 2019, and 2022. This is the fourth.
- Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D ~Moon Palace Edition Deluxe~: theater show, December 2 to April 5, 2027
- Sailor Moon x Story Ride: story ride, December 2 to April 5, 2027
- The Apothecary Diaries: new program set in a water city, February 10 to June 30, 2027
The Apothecary Diaries program is a complete renewal of the 2025 Mystery Walk, where guests solved a case alongside Maomao. The 2025 version drew a strong reception. Anime Anime reports the series has sold more than 57 million copies worldwide, and that the anime's first and second seasons topped streaming rankings. More than 2,000 North American fans gathered at Anime Expo 2025. The television anime's third season airs from October 2.
Anime Anime also notes that the film opens December 11, and that further collaboration announcements for Universal Cool Japan 2027 are planned as details become available.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) USJ、「薬屋のひとりごと」コラボ再び！劇場版と連動した新たなプログラムを2027年2月より開催
- Anime Anime 「薬屋のひとりごと」猫猫&壬氏と再び会える！劇場版と連動した2度目のUSJコラボ開催【27年2月10日～】