Nintendo DS Lite Turned 20 This Year — the Handheld That Made Owning a Game Console a Status Symbol
DS Lite launched March 2, 2006 and went on to sell 93.86 million units worldwide, riding a boom built on Nintendogs, Brain Training, and Animal Crossing that made it a genuine status symbol with shortage lines to match. This Gloss Silver unit is a piece of that history.
Live-Action Zelda Wrapped Filming and Moved Its Release Date Up — Meet the Hyrule-Themed Switch Lite
The live-action Legend of Zelda film, directed by Wes Ball and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, finished shooting and had its 2027 release date moved a week earlier, with a Netflix deal lined up after theaters. This Hyrule Edition Switch Lite carries the same aesthetic into hardware.
While Everyone's Chasing Switch 2, Secondhand 3DS Prices Are Quietly Doubling
A New Nintendo 3DS now resells for around 36,800 yen, roughly double its 2014 launch price of 18,800 yen, as supply keeps shrinking with no new production possible. This Metallic Blue New 3DS LL is part of the same aging, increasingly scarce lineup.
The Apothecary Diaries Is Getting Its First-Ever Movie — Meet Maomao in Garden Party Form
Season 3 arrives in two parts starting October 2026, and the franchise's first-ever theatrical film follows that December with a fully original story. This Nendoroid dresses Maomao up for a garden party rather than her usual poison-tasting duties.
Tokyo Revengers' Sequel Arc Just Got Its First Trailer — Meet Mikey in Nendoroid Form
The sequel series, subtitled the "Santen War Arc," revealed its first PV in 2026 ahead of broadcast, alongside a new mobile RPG, Tokyo Revengers UNLIMITED, launching that same spring. This Nendoroid covers Mikey, the gang's central figure.
One Punch Man Marked 10 Years With Its First-Ever Exhibition — Meet Saitama in Hoodie Form
The anime's 10th-anniversary exhibition ran June 26 through July 20, 2026 at Sunshine 60 in Ikebukuro, its first ever, while Season 3's second half was confirmed for 2027. This POP UP PARADE Saitama is styled in his signature off-duty hoodie.
Audemars Piguet Just Made Its Own 'Casioak' — the Nickname G-Shock Fans Gave It First
In May 2026, Audemars Piguet collaborated with Swatch on a "Royal Pop" model, echoing the octagon-bezel design G-Shock's GA-2100 line made famous online years earlier as the "Casioak." This GA-B2100MF is part of that same lineage, in a fluorescent colorway.
G-Shock Just Released a Pokémon Collab for the Franchise's 30th Anniversary — Here's a Standard Model in Stock
The GA-110PKM-7A, released July 17, 2026, wraps a G-Shock in Pokémon's original 1996 color palette and a band printed with 30 Pokémon, marking the franchise's 30th anniversary. This GD-010 is a more everyday G-Shock, currently in stock and discounted.
Kaiju No. 8's Final Season Just Got Confirmed — Meet Mina Ashiro in Figure Form
Kaiju No. 8's anime finale season was confirmed at Jump Festa 2026, alongside an original short series debuting fall 2026. The manga itself wrapped in July 2025. This S.H.Figuarts Mina Ashiro is part of the same wave of attention.
Frieren Season 2 Just Wrapped With Season 3 Already Confirmed — and a First-Ever USJ Collaboration This Year
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End's second season ended in March 2026, with a third season, subtitled "Golden Land," already confirmed for fall 2027. In between, Universal Studios Japan hosted the franchise's first-ever collaboration, an immersive walk-through attraction, from May 2026. This figma captures Frieren herself.
Attack on Titan's Immersive Park Collaboration Runs Through December — Meet Levi in Palm Size
A year-long collaboration event at Nijigennomori, a real theme park on Awaji Island, runs March 14 through December 13, 2026, bringing the series' world to life in person. This G.E.M. Series palm-size Levi is open for pre-order now.
Real-Life Soccer Fans Are Calling Blue Lock "Real" After Japan's World Cup Rout — Meet a Figure From the Manga
Japan's 4-0 win over Tunisia at the 2026 World Cup, punctuated by a standout strike from Kiyotaka Ueda, had international fans comparing the moment to Blue Lock. The manga itself is mid-arc on its own fictional U-20 World Cup right now. This acrylic figure covers Niko Ikki.
Splatoon Raiders Just Launched on Switch 2 — Meet the Amiibo That Came With It
Splatoon Raiders, the series' new Switch 2 entry, released July 23, 2026 alongside a matching wave of Sumi Squad amiibo. This Fuka figure is one of three from that lineup.
One Piece Card Game's Elbaf-Themed 4th Anniversary Set Gets a Date — Here's an Earlier Chapter of the Story
OP-17, "World's Strongest Warriors," arrives August 22, 2026 as the game's official 4th-anniversary set, built around the Elbaf arc and featuring Luffy's Elbaf-arc art, Rocks, and Whitebeard. This OP-03 box, "Kyodai na Teki" (Mighty Enemies), is a look back at an earlier chapter of the game.
Pokémon's Next Switch 2 Game Casts a Ditto as the Hero — Meet Sylveon in Plush Form
Poco a Pokemon, a relaxed life-sim starring a Ditto transformed into human form, is set for Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026, jointly developed by The Pokemon Company, Game Freak, and Koei Tecmo. This soft Sylveon plush is a calmer way to spend time with the franchise in the meantime.
The World's First Official Dragon Ball Store Opened in Tokyo — Meet Vegeta in Mini Form
DRAGON BALL STORE TOKYO, the franchise's first official retail store anywhere, opened at Tokyo Station Ichibangai in November 2025, and the Games Battle Hour fan event returned to Los Angeles this April. This mini S.H.Figuarts Vegeta comes from the current DAIMA series.
Japan Qualified for the 2026 World Cup Faster Than Any Non-Host Team — Beyblade Made a Samurai Blue Version to Match
Japan clinched its 2026 World Cup spot on March 20, 2025, faster than any team outside the three co-hosts, securing an eighth straight appearance and a first-ever Pot 2 seeding. This Beyblade X starter carries the Samurai Blue name and colors into the toy aisle.
Ghibli Park's Osaka Exhibition Recreates Spirited Away's Bathhouse — Here's a Piece of Kiki's Delivery Service Instead
The touring Ghibli Park Exhibition opened its first stop in Osaka on July 18, 2026, recreating the Spirited Away bathhouse, a giant Haku dragon sculpture, and a small retro shopping street. Kiki's Delivery Service gets its own moment on this signboard-pattern laundry bag.
Demon Slayer Just Staged a Live Theater Run of the Infinity Castle Arc — Meet Zenitsu in Figure Form
A stage production covering the Hashira Training and Infinity Castle arcs ran June 13-28, 2026 in Tokyo, alongside a dedicated retrospective exhibition at the Kyoto Museum of Culture. This S.H.Figuarts Zenitsu is part of the same wave of attention.
My Hero Academia's Anime Ended in December — Its Spinoff Is Already Confirmed for Season 2
The main anime wrapped its 170-episode run in December 2025 to a huge fan reaction, but the story isn't over: spinoff Vigilantes just landed a second season, and a Netflix/Legendary live-action film is in the works. This S.H.Figuarts Koichi Haimawari leads the spinoff's cast.
Boruto's Anime Is Getting a Real Sequel Season — Meet the Figure of His First Big Rasengan Moment
Studio Pierrot confirmed Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Part 2, adapting the ongoing "Two Blue Vortex" manga arc, with Volume 8 out in June 2026 and new chapters still landing monthly. This Figuarts Zero captures Boruto's Rasengan clash with Momoshiki.
Pokémon Card Game's 30th Celebration Event Just Got Dates — Here's a Look Back at an Earlier Era
The "Pokémon Card Game 30th CELEBRATION EVENT" is set for October 25 at Makuhari Messe and October 31 to November 1 at Intex Osaka. This Sun & Moon-era Knight Unison box is a look back at one of the sets that came before this year's milestone.
Switch 2's Accessory Ecosystem Is Filling In Fast — Here's the Pro Controller
Nintendo Switch 2 launched in mid-2025, and its accessory lineup, from third-party gaming controllers to Switch 2-rated microSD Express cards, keeps expanding into 2026. Nintendo's own Pro Controller remains one of the tightest-supplied pieces of it.
Chainsaw Man's Reze Arc Movie Made Serious Money — Meet a Figure Still a Year From Release
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc became a genuine box-office hit after its 2025 release, keeping the franchise's momentum high well into 2026. This S.H.Figuarts Samurai Sword figure is a preview of what's still a year from shipping.
Netflix's One Piece Just Wrapped Filming on Its Next Season — Meet the Figure of the Three Brothers
Netflix's live-action ONE PIECE finished shooting Season 3, "The Battle of Alabasta," arriving worldwide in 2027, on the heels of Season 2 topping Netflix's global charts for three straight weeks. This Figuarts Zero brings Luffy, Ace, and Sabo together in one piece.
SPY×FAMILY's First Big Cast Reunion in 2.5 Years Just Got a Date — Meet Anya's Penguin in Plush Form
"ANIME EXTRA MISSION II" brings the Forger family's voice cast back together on November 8, 2026, the franchise's first large-scale event in about two and a half years, right after Season 3's home-video run wrapped in May. This sitting plushie covers Anya's favorite stuffed penguin.
Mini Retro Consoles Keep Trading for Double Their Retail Price — Meet a Companion Piece for the Mega Drive Mini 2
Japan's mini retro-console boom hasn't cooled off: the Mega Drive Mini 2 has settled into a resale range of 20,000-25,000 yen, more than double its original price, with only limited production runs. This official display tower is a companion piece for the console itself.
Ghibli Park Just Premiered Its First Original Short Film — Meet Totoro in Bracelet Form
Ghibli Park unveiled its first original short film on July 8, 2026, directed by Goro Miyazaki and Akihiko Yamashita, alongside a touring "Ghibli Park Exhibition" that opened in Osaka the same month. This small Totoro-and-acorn bracelet is a low-key way in.
Casio's 'Cheap Casio' Watches Are Reverse-Importing Back to Japan as Vintage Icons
Casio rebranded its once-dismissed 1980s analog watches as the "Casio Vintage Collection" in Europe, and the trend is now reverse-importing back to Japan. Casio itself refreshed the MQ-24 with new metal-band colorways this May — here's the original resin version.
Pokémon Turned 30 This Year — All 12 Japanese Baseball Teams Are In On It
Pokémon marked its 30th anniversary on February 27, 2026, and Japan's pro baseball league answered with a season-long crossover across all 12 teams. This extra-big Dragapult plush is a good way to bring some of that celebration home.
Jujutsu Kaisen Just Teased Its Next Arc — Meet the Gojo Figure Riding the Wave
MAPPA dropped a teaser for Jujutsu Kaisen's fourth season in June 2026, with a two-day 5th-anniversary festival following in August. Here's a look at the S.H.Figuarts Satoru Gojo figure riding that wave.
G-Shock's G-LIDE Line Just Got Its First Heart-Rate Model — Here's the Surf Classic It's Built On
Casio added heart-rate monitoring to G-LIDE for the first time in May 2026, then followed with a 10th Surfrider Foundation Japan collaboration in June. This GWX-5600 carries the tide-graph-and-moon-data core the newer gear is built on.
One Piece Card Game Turns 4 This Summer — Here's the Booster Box That Started It All
OP-17 lands in August as the game's 4th-anniversary set, and a record-scale tournament follows in October. The original ROMANCE DAWN [OP-01] BOX that launched the whole game back in 2022 is long gone from CDJapan's shelves, but still reachable through their Proxy Shopping Service.
A Live-Action Naruto Movie Just Opened Global Casting — Here's the Rasengan Figure to Revisit First
Lionsgate's live-action Naruto film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, opened a worldwide casting search for Team 7 this July, with filming set for early 2027. This Figuarts Zero Naruto captures the Rasengan moment that made him a legend in the first place.
Dragon Ball's 40-Year Run Just Got Two New Anime Projects — Here's a Goku Figure to Watch For
Dragon Ball Super confirmed two new anime projects in early 2026 — an enhanced remaster called Bills and a new Galactic Patrol arc carrying Akira Toriyama's character designs forward posthumously. This Figuarts Zero Goku rides that wave, with a 2027 release.
Taiko no Tatsujin Hit Its 25th Anniversary in 2026 — Here's the Controller to Play It Right
The rhythm game franchise hit its 25th anniversary in February and just ran a worldwide simultaneous event in June. HORI's official Switch drum controller is the way to actually play it instead of mashing buttons.
BEYBLADE X Just Went Back to Japanese TV — Meet Its 25th-Anniversary Set
The anime returned to broadcast this month after a run on YouTube, and the franchise just packed a 7,000-person booth at Anime Expo in LA. Here's a look at the set marking Beyblade's 25th anniversary.
Baby-G's BGA-1100 Is a Decade Old and Still in Casio's Current Lineup
Baby-G turned 30 in 2024, and the BGA-1100 series it launched back in 2015 is still part of the current lineup, still showing up in Baby-G's own 2026 gift guides. This military-green colorway is currently discounted at CDJapan.
This Pokémon TCG Box Sold Out Fast in Japan — Here's How to Still Track One Down
Glory of Team Rocket's sealed BOX has traded for multiples of its original retail price since launch. CDJapan sources it through their Proxy Shopping Service, direct from Japan's resale market — fees, caveats, and all.
Demon Slayer's Infinity Castle Saga Isn't Done Yet — Here's the Doma Figure to Grab
The first Infinity Castle film just left theaters and heads to Blu-ray this month with fan events across Japan, and a second chapter is already confirmed. Bandai's Figuarts Zero Doma rides that wave.
One Piece Is Having a Moment in Japan Right Now — Here's the Chopper Figure to Grab
Between a new anime arc, a 600-million-copy manga milestone, and a Netflix season 2, One Piece is everywhere in Japan this year. Bandai's latest Figuarts Zero Chopper is a good, cheap way in.