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In the lawsuit over "Chiitan☆," the official character of the Akihabara Tourism Promotion Association, and "Shinjo-kun" of Susaki City, Kochi, the IP High Court on October 7, 2026 ordered Susaki City to pay 18.87 million yen, more than the first-instance ruling. Susaki City appealed to the Supreme Court on October 21.
A POP UP STORE for NORICOPO's character "Kuso Ham-chan" runs from November 4 to November 17, 2026 at ecute Akihabara 1F AKIBA LINK inside the JR Akihabara Station ticket gates, with new items planned for sale.
A POP UP STORE for the magical debate mystery game Magical Girl Witch Trials (Manosaba) with GiGO runs at GiGO Akihabara Building 5 from October 24 to November 8, 2026. "Gothic Sailor ver." goods and a venue-exclusive "great misfortune" omikuji are sold, and entry from 10:00 to 13:00 on October 24 and 25 is by advance lottery on the GiGO app. The store then tours GiGO locations in Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sendai.
A POP UP SHOP celebrating GA Bunko's 20th anniversary will be held on the 2nd floor of Kotobukiya Akihabara in two sessions: November 6-15 and November 20-29, 2026. New goods from six titles including DanMachi and Nourin will be sold, with purchase bonuses.
A POP UP STORE celebrating the release of the Dolphin Wave Official Visual Collection - Second Wave - runs from October 9 to October 18, 2026, at Melonbooks Akihabara No.1 and the Melonbooks online store.
New Gift plushies from the 13th Hakurei Shrine Autumn Reitaisai, including the Touhou Project Fumo Fumo series, will be sold for a limited time at AmiAmi Akihabara Radio Kaikan from October 4 to 11, 2026.
A limited collab menu, the Chiyoda Stroll Sweets Plate & Sakura Latte, celebrating Rilakkuma's fifth year as Chiyoda City Tourism Association ambassador, is served at @home cafe AKIBA Cultures ZONE L from October 1 to 31, 2026.
A pop-up store themed around the Moomin family runs September 9–22, 2026 at the "Akiba Link" event space inside the ticket gates of Ecute Akihabara, JR Akihabara Station, selling limited-edition goods with purchase bonuses.
A pop-up shop for the arcade game "Asuka 120% Excellent" runs at Kotobukiya Akihabara from August 21 to August 30, 2026, selling goods featuring in-game art plus items first sold at EVO Japan 2026.
A pop-up corner for the TV anime "Shugo Chara!" runs from August 7 to August 16, 2026 at both Kotobukiya Akihabara and Kotobukiya Nihonbashi-Osaka, selling related merchandise.
My Sweet Piano POP-UP STORE x Munyugurumi Patio will run at AKIBA LINK inside JR Akihabara Station from July 29 to August 11, 2026. The pop-up features mascots, badges, and other goods, plus novelty bonuses for every ¥3,300 spent.
An Alice Gear Aegis POP UP CORNER celebrating the app's 8.5th anniversary will run at Kotobukiya Akihabara from July 22 to August 2, 2026. The event includes in-store sales and simultaneous online sales through the Kotobukiya Online Shop.
A Kin-iro Mosaic POP UP CORNER will run at Kotobukiya Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi from July 17 to July 26, 2026. The event features related goods and postcard bonuses for every ¥2,000 spent.
The hyakki yako-themed popup shop Genka Yoenichi will run on the 1st floor of Kotobukiya Akihabara from August 1 to August 16, 2026. It will sell new goods and offer postcard bonuses for every ¥2,000 spent.
Starting June 5, 2026, BicCamera AKIBA is giving away the Gijinka Memorial Dress Akibatan acrylic keychain to the first 100 customers who present a same-day receipt of at least ¥3,000 including tax at the first-floor service counter.
A TV anime Collector Yui Pop Up Corner runs at Kotobukiya Akihabara 1F from June 7 to 18, 2026, featuring new goods with newly drawn artwork and random illustration card purchase bonuses.
HUNTER x HUNTER Animate Fair in 2026 Summer will run from June 13 to 28, 2026 at Animate Akihabara and other participating stores, featuring early sales of new Ani-Art illustration goods and purchase bonuses.
A 1st anniversary pop-up store for RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army will run at Animate Akihabara Annex from June 13 to 28, 2026, featuring illustrated goods, photo spots, costume displays, and purchase bonuses.
A pop-up shop for the TV anime Kanan-sama Is Easy as Hell will run at Volks Akihabara Hobby Tengoku 2 from June 12 to 28, 2026, featuring early sales of bunny outfit illustration goods and purchase bonuses.
Pokepeace POP UP STORE BY FLOWERING will run at AKIBA LINK inside JR Akihabara Station from June 17 to June 30, 2026, featuring advance-release items and purchase bonuses.
I'M DORAEMON POP-UP STORE BY FLOWERING runs at ecute Akihabara's AKIBA LINK event space from June 3 to June 16, 2026, offering blue-themed goods and a purchase bonus campaign.
Sirotan popup shop Sirotan Funwari Store is running at the ticket-gate event space inside Ecute Akihabara from May 20 to June 2, 2026 with convenience-store themed new items and purchase bonuses.
The first-ever collaboration between "Sumikko Gurashi" and "@home Cafe" will be held in Akihabara. A special collaboration stage will take place at Kanda Myojin Hall on May 6, 2026, followed by a collaboration cafe at AKIBA Cultures Zone Store R from May 15 to July 31, 2026.