Pop-ups and events in Osaka
Osaka gets most of what Tokyo gets, a week or two later and in fewer places. Collaboration cafés run at Nipponbashi and around Shinsaibashi, card sets and Ichiban Kuji reach the shops of Den Den Town on the same morning as everywhere else, and the one date the city owns outright is AnimeJapan, held at Intex Osaka rather than in Tokyo. What is below is what has been announced on an official page, with the day each entry was last read; anything that has finished drops off this list on its own.
14 events on now or coming. Dates are Japanese dates, and each entry says when it was last read on its official page.
Ichiban Kuji
Ichiban Kuji: Ghost in the Shell
· until the prizes run out · Hobby shops and convenience stores nationwide
An Ichiban Kuji goes on sale this morning in hobby shops and convenience stores across the country. You pay per draw and take the prize the ticket gives, so there is no choosing and no restocking: the good tiers go first, and a shop that sold out will not have more. The last ticket of a box wins its own prize, which is why a half-empty box near closing time is worth a look.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Ichiban Kuji
Ichiban Kuji: Jujutsu Kaisen, 5th anniversary FINAL
· until the prizes run out · Hobby shops and convenience stores nationwide
An Ichiban Kuji goes on sale this morning in hobby shops and convenience stores across the country. You pay per draw and take the prize the ticket gives, so there is no choosing and no restocking: the good tiers go first, and a shop that sold out will not have more. The last ticket of a box wins its own prize, which is why a half-empty box near closing time is worth a look.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Ichiban Kuji
Ichiban Kuji: Pretty Cure, Endless Grace
· until the prizes run out · Hobby shops and convenience stores nationwide
An Ichiban Kuji goes on sale this morning in hobby shops and convenience stores across the country. You pay per draw and take the prize the ticket gives, so there is no choosing and no restocking: the good tiers go first, and a shop that sold out will not have more. The last ticket of a box wins its own prize, which is why a half-empty box near closing time is worth a look.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Ichiban Kuji
Ichiban Kuji: Toy Story, Playtime pals forever
· until the prizes run out · Hobby shops and convenience stores nationwide
An Ichiban Kuji goes on sale this morning in hobby shops and convenience stores across the country. You pay per draw and take the prize the ticket gives, so there is no choosing and no restocking: the good tiers go first, and a shop that sold out will not have more. The last ticket of a box wins its own prize, which is why a half-empty box near closing time is worth a look.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: anemoi
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: Stella Sora
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Shop opening
animate LACHIC Fukuoka Tenjin opens, the chain's largest in Kyushu
· from this date · animate LACHIC Fukuoka Tenjin
The largest animate in Kyushu opens in Fukuoka, with several sections the region has not had before. Its entry on this map needs its floor, its hours and its address checked against the new shop page rather than the old one.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: Girls und Panzer
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Good to know
Tax-free changes: you pay the tax and are refunded at the airport
· from this date · Every tax-free shop in Japan
Until 31 October a tax-free shop takes the 10% consumption tax off at the till. From this date you pay the full price and are refunded after customs confirms your purchases at the airport, within 90 days. The ¥5,000 minimum per shop per day stays, the sealed-bag rule and the split between general and consumable goods go. Bring your passport to every purchase, as before, and leave time at the airport you did not need to leave before.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Shop opening
animate Fukuoka ANNEX opens at Fukuoka PARCO
· from this date · animate Fukuoka ANNEX (Fukuoka PARCO 8F)
A second animate for Fukuoka, on the eighth floor of Fukuoka PARCO, opening alongside the Tenjin shop rather than replacing it. It is a new shop and has no entry on this map yet.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: BanG Dream! Mugendai Mu-type
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: Persona 30th Anniversary
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Card release
Weiss Schwarz: Azur Lane Vol. 3
· from this date · Card shops nationwide
A Weiss Schwarz set goes on sale this morning, a booster and trial deck release. Sealed boxes reach the card shops of Akihabara, Ikebukuro and Den Den Town on the day, and singles appear at their counters within hours of the first boxes being opened — which is usually where a specific card is cheaper than chasing it in packs.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
Convention
AnimeJapan 2027
– · Intex Osaka
The industry's own show, held in Osaka rather than Tokyo: halls 2 to 6 of Intex Osaka, 9:00 to 17:00 on both public days, with last entry at 16:30. Studio booths, stages and official goods. The Friday and part of the Saturday are business days and are not open to the public.
Official page · read on September 24, 2026
How this calendar is kept
Every entry comes from the page the organiser, the publisher or the maker published, and carries the day it was read. Rumours and leaks are never listed, and an event that has ended disappears from this page on its own. How we check and rank, in full.