Translated articles and essays on things I'm into.
Source: Granblue Fantasy Bath & Hot-Spring 7-Facility Collab — Yuukata Illustrations, Starts Oct 29 — collabo-cafe.com Okay, so picture this: you're floating in a steaming outdoor bath in the Japanese…
Source: ドラクエ × FF カフェ in みなとみらい 11月11日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com The two biggest RPG names in Japan are finally in the same room Okay, this one made me do a double-take. Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy —…
Source: 9月24日(木)に世界同時リリース予定の新作リズムゲーム「バンドリ！アワーノーツ」事前登録者数がグローバル200万人達成！ — prtimes.jp Three days until launch, and the numbers are insane. Bushiroad announced this morning that BanG Dream! Our Notes — th…
Source: ファイナルファンタジーX 25周年カフェ 9月11日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com If the FFX Museum in Shinjuku got you excited about Tidus and Yuna's world, the companion experience is coming next. The FINAL FANTASY X 25TH…
Source: ファイナルファンタジーX 25周年展 in 新宿 9月12日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com A 25-Year Time Capsule Opens in Shinjuku The exhibition "FINAL FANTASY X MUSEUM — 幻光の記憶 (Memory of Illusory Light)" is set to open on Sep…
Source: にじさんじ・NIJISANJI ENから「Haunted School」グッズが登場！ — prtimes.jp (ANYCOLOR) The ghosts are in session, and they're cute. ANYCOLOR announced the "Haunted School" goods line for Nijisanji and NIJISANJI…
Source: 「ホロライブプロダクション」の公式ショップ「hololive production official shop in Tokyo Station」、新区画にてリニューアルオープン決定！ — prtimes.jp Station staff, wine-red and all The hololive production official shop in Tokyo Station…
Source: Anime "Love Live! Hasunosora" begins airing January 2027 — 106th-term members in a group visual — natalie.mu (comic news) The fifth entry in the Love Live! franchise is officially heading to t…
Source: M!LK × ローソン キャンペーン 11月3日よりコラボ開催! — collabo-cafe.com M!LK Takes Over Lawson — Conbini Collab, Original Food & A Pair Invite To Win Hey everyone, it's Halies! \✨ Today's find is one of my favori…
Source: ホロライブ × ローソン 10月13日よりハロウィン&秋服コラボ開始! — collabo-cafe.com Something a little extra popped up at the corner konbini this morning. Hololive Production's Lawson campaign kicked off at 7am on October…
Source: 『ホロライブ麻雀 -ホロじゃん-』タイトル発表＆事前登録受付開始！ — prtimes.jp (COVER Inc.) 37 Talents. One Mahjong Table. Zero Mercy. Okay, this one's genuinely fun. COVER and Aiming just announced Hololive's first official…
Source: ホロライブ学園 Shiny Smily Stories 最新刊1巻 1.25発売! 特装版も! — collabo-cafe.com Good morning, everyone! I found something today that made my whole day brighter, and I simply cannot keep it to myself. The m…
Source: 「ライブの熱狂を、カラオケまねきねこで。」ホロライブ「IRyS」1stソロライブのライブビューイングをカラオケまねきねこ渋谷本店にて2026年10月6日開催！ — PR TIMES (Koshidaka) Found this one and I immediately thought: this is the most Japanese thing I have ever see…
Source: デレマス × 八景島シーパラダイス 1月9日よりコラボ開催決定! — collabo-cafe.com Oh no, a whole island full of idols. It's official: THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls is teaming up with Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama f…
Source: シャニマス ちびぐるみ vol.1 冬優子ら ナムコ限定で11月登場! — collabo-cafe.com PJ: REFRAC7IONS in their tiniest form yet If the full-sized idols of The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors were already soft enough, Bandai Spirit…
Source: 「ホロライブ」新ユニット『アソビ★まわり隊！』デビュー決定！！ — PR TIMES (Cover Corp) Big news for anyone who's been around Hololive: for the first time in about two years, the agency is debuting a brand-new unit. It's cal…
Source: 一番くじ 学園アイドルマスター Part6が9月19日より発売! — collabo-cafe.com Bandai Namco just announced that Ichiban Kuji Gakuen Idolmaster Part 6 starts releasing September 19, 2026. If you're an Idolmaster fan who…
Source: ホロライブプロダクション9周年記念！『hololive Dreams』をテーマとしたイベントが開催決定！ — PR TIMES Cover Corp just dropped some huge news for Hololive fans: to celebrate Hololive Production's 9th anniversary, two major events a…
Source: 2026年10月より「hololive Grand Reception ～感謝を込めた招待状～」開催決定！！ — prtimes.jp Hololive Production has officially announced a massive new project: a nationwide exhibition tour called "hololive Grand Rece…
Source: 「ガンダムSEEDシリーズ」主題歌など15曲を収めたアルバム発売、新曲も収録 — natalie.mu Okay, SEED fans, this one's been coming to us for about two decades. FlyingDog is releasing "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Series Song Collection…
Source: 平安神宮隣に新たなクリエイティブ拠点「TOKIO KYOTO」、2027年1月オープン — PR TIMES Kyoto, get ready — a brand-new live house is being born. TOKIO KYOTO, the second venue from HYPE Inc. (the crew behind Shibuya's TOKIO TO…
Source: 初音ミク×葛飾北斎「スケボーデッキ」登場! Rella氏描く全6種が12月発売 — collabo-cafe.com Ohhh, the Miku × Hokusai collab just went and did the one thing I didn't see coming. Skateboard decks. Like, real ones. What's droppi…
Source: 「初音ミク×日清焼そばU.F.O.」濃厚コラボレーション動画、9/19（土）19時プレミア公開！ — PR TIMES The 39-second video that ate the internet was just the appetizer. When Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. hit its 50th anniversary in May, Crypt…
Source: 映画『BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora』の公開記念キャンペーンが、アニメイトで10月1日から順次開催。アニメイト限定特典付きムビチケカードも発売決定！ — PR TIMES The new Ave Mujica film, prima aurora, hits theaters on October 16 — and starting Octo…
Source: 初音ミク CHURA MIKU STREET 2026 11月1日より沖縄で開催! — collabo-cafe.com Crypton just dropped the details on a massive Hatsune Miku x Okinawa event, and it looks absolutely beautiful. CHURA MIKU STREET 20…
Source: 「ヤマトよ永遠に」×「ラブライブ！」高坂穂乃果とサーシャが秋葉原を駆ける — natalie.mu Good morning, everyone. I found something that made me grin all the way to my coffee — two of my favourite corner of anime-land just collided.…
Source: TRIGUN STARGAZE アラビアンVer. ストア in 新宿 11月12日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com Hey, I'm Halies — and I have a little sand in my soul today. The anime TRIGUN STARGAZE, based on Yasuhiro Nanato's beloved ma…
Source: 名探偵コナンダイナー 11月19日オープン決定! 予約詳細も解禁! — collabo-cafe.com The date is finally official! Detective Conan Diner — Japan's first permanent Detective Conan restaurant — opens in Shibuya on November 19,…
Source: 映画「ニジガク」最終章は2027年2月5日公開 特報に12人と1人の少女たちの姿 — natalie.mu The School Idol GPX Ends in Tokyo The Love Live! Nijigasaki School Idol Club Complete Chapter movie trilogy is finally getting its finish…
Source: Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO — Kira and Aslan's Winter Meeting Goods, January Release — collabo-cafe.com Alright, fellow mecha romantics, gatherers, the newest Gundam SEED entry is finally getting…
Source: Dr.STONE TERRAFORMING 続編アニメの制作が決定! — collabo-cafe.com The Science Kingdom Gets a Second Act The TV anime of Dr.STONE — the one where a genius named Senku Ishigami rebuilds civilization from a…
Source: NARUTO × NINKŪ-忍空- 完全新作アニメ制作決定! — collabo-cafe.com Okay, this one genuinely made me stop scrolling. At the NARUTO: What's Next? special stage at New York Comic Con 2026, a completely new anime…
Source: 映画「ラブライブ！ 蓮ノ空」4DX上映は10月23日開始、キャストによる体験動画公開 — natalie.mu (comic news) The Final Day, Now in Full Surround Okay, this one's special. The third 3D-animated film from the fifth Love Live! series —…
Source: 新機動戦記ガンダムW × JR東海 推し旅 10月20日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com Hi, it's me again. Today's find is a little special, because this isn't a cafe or a store — this time Gundam is on the train with you. OPER…
Source: 「ポンポさん」がガンダムエースに来たぞ～っ！杉谷庄吾の新連載「ニャリウッド！」 — natalie.mu (Comic Natalie) Today's find is pure serotonin for anyone who loves both Gundam and the manga I Love Movies, Pono-san! The news Shugo Sugit…
Source: 「Turkey!」OPテーマがしなの鉄道・屋代駅の駅メロに、麻衣によるアナウンスも — natalie.mu Hi everyone! Found something genuinely sweet today, so I had to share it. An anime OP theme, playing on a real train platform The origina…
Source: マクロス 修学旅行 POP UP STORE in 松屋浅草 10月2日より開催! — collabo-cafe.com A school trip to Asakusa is the most on-brand field trip the MACROSS franchise could possibly take. From October 2 to 16, 2026, a p…
Source: 機動戦士ガンダム プライズ ザクⅡ陶磁器ボウル 9月17日より登場! — collabo-cafe.com A Bowl That's Actually a Zaku? The Ceramic Zaku II Prize Lands in Arcades Tomorrow Okay, so I have to share this one, because it's the kin…
If you've ever wondered what Kita Ikuta of Bocchi the Rock! would look like in a maid outfit, DIG has answered the question with a figure. The figure Character Kita Ikuta — Bocchi the Rock! (Hamaji…
Source: 初音ミク × 甲州印伝コラボ 新作の革小物や人気の長財布 1月発売! — collapo-cafe.com Virtual Singer × Traditional Craft: Hatsune Miku x Koshuinden Collab Lands January There's something oddly perfect about pairing the world…
Source: 「ゆるキャン△」スタンプラリー開催 — natalie.mu Get out your camp cards, because a real-world Yuru Camp adventure is starting tomorrow. A stamp rally tied to aoi Hiromi's hit slice-of-life anime is kicking off…
Source: 「ワッチャプリマジ！」5周年！初単独ライブで見せた強い絆と涙、50話の生アフレコも — Comic Natalie The anime Watcha PriMa! marked its 5th anniversary on August 29 with a special solo live event at Shibuya LOVEZ — the first of its kin…
Source: 学園アイドルマスター カフェ in 渋谷モディ 9月3日より再開催! — collabo-cafe.com The Gakuen Idolmaster × Chugai Grace Cafe collaboration is back! After its first run, the pop-up cafe returns to Shibuya MODI 7F from Sept…
Source: 機動新世紀ガンダムX FLASH 新連載開始 — Comic Natalie The sequel saga continues. "Mobile Suit Gundam X FLASH," a new manga serial by artist Kōta Tokita, launched this morning (August 26) in the October 2026…
Source: 「映画ちいわか」KEY TO LIT中村崎亞が好きなシーンを紹介、「アニメダマ」で — natalie.mu (comic news) The Chiikawa movie The Secret of Mermaid Island (Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu), based on Nagano's beloved manga, is getting a…
Source: 「ガンダムSEED FREEDOM ZERO」最新情報を10月9日朝4時45分にYouTubeで発表 — natalie.mu The Gundam franchise is keeping up the momentum with another SEED announcement. A special program dedicated to Mobile Suit Gunda…
Hello Kitty Takes Over a Kids' Boutique — mezzo piano Pop-Up Opens in Tokyo Source: ハローキティ × mezzo piano10月15日より東京ソラマチ開催! — collabo-cafe.com Oh my, this is the cutest little crossover of the autumn. S…
Source: 【"YUBINOWA"KEYBOLT・源元世界大会『Tutters Outlet X TurfInc Vol. 3』に出場！KEYBOLTはBEST16、源元はBEST32】 — prtimes.jp The dance crew YUBINOWA, under the METEORA st. agency, recently sent two members to compete…