Uniqlo has revealed a new lineup of shirts inspired by the original Dragon Ball and its latest entry Dragon Ball Daima that will appear worldwide in 2025. The brand will gradually sell these products in numerous countries, starting in Japan in January 2025.

There will be a total of ten shirt designs available. Uniqlo will further split the designs into three different categories.

The first ones will be adult unisex sweatshirts priced at ¥2,990 (~$19.85) each. These are unisex items that can be worn by anyone. Here's how they will look:

The following Dragon Ball designs will be intended for adult unisex shirts that cost ¥1,500 (~$9.95) apiece:

The last three will be designs for kids' T-shirts with the lowest price tag of ¥990 (~$6.57):

As with prior crossover shirts like Monster Hunter and One Piece, the adult shirts will be available in sizes from XS to 4XL. However, Uniqlo's physical outlets will mostly only stock shirt sizes from S to XL. People who are interested in getting the super small or large sizes will have the best chance to order the shirts online via Uniqlo's web store.

The new Dragon Ball and Daima Uniqlo shirts will be available first in Japan in early January 2025.

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Amnibus has announced via its X account that it will set up a new Danganronpa Pop Up Shop in mid-January 2025. The company will sell new exclusive merchandise featuring several Danganronpa series characters dressed as butlers and maids.

The Japanese illustrator Wata has completed new art of twelve Danganronpa characters becoming butlers and maids. The following four characters from each of the three mainline entries will all appear in the new merchandise line:

• From Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - Makoto Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri, Celestia Ludenberg, and Junko Enoshima
• From Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Hajime Hinata, Nagito Komaeda, Chiaki Nanami, and Izuru Kamukura
• From Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Kaede Akamatsu, Rantaro Amami, Kokichi Oma, and Shuichi Saihara

Amnibus has yet to publish a webpage or a list of merchandise that will be available. However, based on prior lineups like the Kill La Kill 10th anniversary or Sakura Miku, it would usually produce items like tin badges, acrylic stands, and keychains.

The new Danganronpa Pop Up Shop will appear on the eighth floor of Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10-20, 2025. People will be able to visit the physical store from 11 AM until 7 PM JST. Amnibus will publish more details about the temporary store, including the full merchandise lineup, at a later time.

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Capcom revealed the second wave of the collaboration campaign between hololive and Monster Hunter, which will feature Vtubers from the Hololive Gamers group. The company will release new merchandise based on this crossover at its amusement centers across Japan in late October 2024.

All four active members of Hololive Gamers—Shirakami Fubuki, Ookami Mio, Nekomata Okayu, and Inugami Korone, will be present in this collaboration. Their costume designs will also take inspiration from certain Felyne armors, with the said Palico also accompanying them. For instance, Fubuki will wear a Zinogre-themed attire, and Mio's costume will be based on the default Kamura Village set from Monster Hunter Rise.

Most of the items in the lineup—ranging from acrylic stand keychains and boards to towels and cushions—will appear in crane games inside the amusement centers. Those who spend 500 yen consecutively on a crane game featuring those items can receive a random clear file. Capcom will also add hanging tapestries as exclusive prizes on Capcom Net Catcher.

In addition, Capcom is publishing new advertisements in Ikebukuro, Tokyo to promote this collaboration. The company has set up an advertisement video to play at Ikebukuro Hit Vision until November 3, 2024. It is also decorating windows and crane games inside Capcom Plaza Ikebukuro for a limited time.

Hololive Gamers will comprise the second wave in the overall collaboration. The first wave appeared in late September 2024, and it featured the four active Japanese third-generation VTubers, which are Usada Pekora, Shiranui Flare, Shirogane Noel, and Houshou Marine.

The Monster Hunter Hololive Gamers crossover merchandise will appear at Capcom's amusement centers across Japan in limited numbers starting from Friday, October 25, 2024.

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Masahiro Sakurai announced the exact schedule for his YouTube channel's special finale episode. People will be able to watch the premiere of the very last episode for Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games on October 22, 2024, at 8pm JST/12pm BST/11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT.

Sakurai also noted in his latest announcement that the finale will run for over 40 minutes. It appears that the owner of Sora Ltd. and the game creator best known for the Kirby and Super Smash Bros series will have quite a number of topics to talk about in this episode.

Sakurai had announced earlier in January 2024 that the Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games video series would end within the year. He had also recorded the final episode in mid-June 2024. But while a final episode had already aired on October 15, 2024, that was for the regular scheduled episode. This special finale episode will mark the true ending to the channel.

Masahiro Sakurai made the announcement tweets in both Japanese and English on his own X account:

The Special Finale Episode of Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games will premiere on YouTube in Japanese and English on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 8 PM JST / 11 AM UTC / 7 AM ET.

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Koei Tecmo confirmed Tamaki will be the fourth character in Venus Vacation Prism - Dead or Alive Xtreme. Players of the upcoming romance simulation game will be able to choose her as one of the six dateable heroines. Saori Onishi will also return to reprise her role as her Japanese voice actress role.

The fashion designer Tamaki made her debut in the original Japanese version of Venus Vacation in April 2018. She later joined the Asian English server roster in July 2019. Tamaki is arguably one of the title's most popular characters, as Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja actually added her to Dead or Alive 6 as a DLC character with an Aikido fighting style in March 2020.

The teaser trailer featuring Tamaki in Venus Vacation Prism is available to view via the game's official X account:

The first three characters revealed for Venus Vacation Prism are Misaki, Fiona, and Elise. All four characters revealed to date, including Tamaki, made their debuts in the original Venus Vacation free-to-play title. Koei Tecmo will reveal the last two characters on the next two Mondays.

Venus Vacation Prism - Dead or Alive Xtreme will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and DMM Games in Southeast and East Asia including Japan in early 2025.

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Bandai will release new Gundam and Evangelion Shokugan frame toys in Japan in 2025. The company has also opened pre-orders for the upcoming toys on its Japanese Premium Bandai web store. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

The new Gundam G-Frame-FA Shokugan toy set will be particularly based on Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. The package will contain armor parts, frames, and armaments that let the owner construct the Gundam Ez8, Ground Type Gundam, Ground Type GM, and Gouf Custom. All of these items will be available in a single package at 7,480 yen (~$50.05)

Meanwhile, the Rebuild of Evangelion toys will appear in two different sets. Both of them will feature unit parts and frames that result in Shinji's EVA Unit-01 and Rei's EVA Unit-00' when completed, so they won't come pre-built like the Robot Spirits action figures.

The regular EVA-Frame-DX set that costs 6,930 yen (~$46.35) will add Asuka's EVA Unit-02. There will also be a limited set based on Operation Yashima that comes with the 6th Angel while bringing in EVA 01's positron rifle and EVA 00''s large shield at 5,940 yen (~$39.70).

While the Gundam: The 08th MS Team toys are only available on the Japanese Premium Bandai, the Evangelion Shokugan toys—both the regular set with EVA 02 and the Operation Yashima set with the 6th Angel—can be ordered via the Evangelion Store. The latter also supports international shipping via the Buyee proxy widget.

Bandai will release the Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team and Rebuild of Evangelion Shokugan toys in April 2025.

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Bandai revealed that it will re-release the Tamagotchi Angel worldwide at the 2024 New York Comic Con, starting in North America in December 1, 2024. Amazon product pages already opened for Dreamy Angel and Lovely Angel designs. It will come to Japan in early 2025. People will once again be able to raise an evolvable angel in this digital toy.

The company has also released successor models like Tamagotchi Uni Angel Festival, but this one will bring back the original Tamagotchi Angel model. The new release will be available worldwide, but the Japanese webpage has the most information.

Even though the product had also appeared in Japan as Tenshicchi no Tamagotchi, Bandai will base the new releases on the yellow-colored Original Tamagotchi Lovely Angel and the blue Dreamy Angel that originally came out in Europe and the Americas. That is also the official English name for the two designs.

The Japanese page also shows more details on the toy screens. It shows the list of available menu icons that range from feeding and taking care of the angel to playing a Jumping Star minigame. It also has an almost complete evolution tree. However, the angel can and will leave the player if they do not take good care of it.

The product will cost 3,080 yen (~$20.55) when it launches in Japan. Bandai will hold early sales for the product in the Tamagotchi 28th Birthday event at Oshi Base Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan, on November 2-28, 2024. However, it will only allow each buyer to get one of the two models.

Original Tamagotchi Lovely Angel and Dreamy Angel will be available worldwide, with the Japanese formal release date set for January 25, 2025. Bandai will open public pre-orders for the product in Japan on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

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Cygames confirmed the date that Vikala will join Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising as DLC. Players will be able to add her as a new DLC character on October 25, 2024.

Vikala will primarily fight by launching random projectiles in this Granblue Fantasy fighting game. The shikigami Dormouse will also accompany her throughout her in-game appearance. Her personality will also change based on whether she is wearing the iconic rat ears or not.

Cygames has published a character page for Vikala, which includes her in-game personal theme BGM "Welcome to the Parade." It has also uploaded the individual gameplay trailer for Vikala with two different voiceover versions. The one available on the game's official YouTube channel features the Japanese voiceover by Atsumi Tanezaki:

A complete English version of the trailer, which includes Hayden Daviau's voiceover for Vikala, is also available via the Cygames EN channel:

Vikala will be the sixth and final DLC fighter in Character Pass 1, but she won't be the last overall character. Cygames revealed during the Evolution Championship Series in July 2024 that it will also add Sandalphon to the roster. The "1" in the currently available Character Pass 1 is already an indication for Cygames to release a second pass that will add even more DLC characters.

Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising is readily available worldwide on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC. Vikala will appear as a new DLC character for the fighting game on October 25, 2024.

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Square Enix released a FFVII Rebirth bonus soundtrack disc that contains tracks from the title's minigames and Gold Saucer area. The company is selling the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Gold Saucer & Minigame Disc exclusively in its own official physical and online stores, including the Japanese e-Store, with a price tag of 2,530 yen (~$16.85).

As the album title suggests, this disc contains tracks from the aforementioned segments. These tracks did not appear in the FFVII Rebirth Original Soundtrack, even though the latter contained a whopping seven discs.

The Gold Saucer & Minigame Disc contains a total of 38 tracks. It also includes the Piano Game versions of tracks like "Those Who Fight" and "One-Winged Angel," as well as Tifa, Barret, and Aerith's themes. The latter part of the disc features multiple versions of tracks like "Date Invitation" and "Words Erased by the Fireworks."

The Japanese Square Enix e-Store is not the only place where people can buy this disc. Square Enix will also put the product on sale at its Artnia cafe and store facility in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. In addition, the company may stock the item at its merchandise booth in upcoming related physical events.

The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Gold Saucer & Minigame Disc soundtrack is now available in Japan.

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Bushiroad will soon launch The Quintessential Quintuplets Card Game in Japan. The company has published details on how it will release the new trading card game based on the popular manga and anime franchise.

There will be five starter decks available for this new TCG, and each of them will be based on an individual from the Nakano quintuplets—Ichika, Nino, Miku, Yotsuba, and Itsuki. A deck will cost 1,650 yen (~$10.99). It will include 50 cards for the Main Deck and 10 cards for the Protagonist Deck, along with a playing mat and a manual sheet containing the game's rules.

Bushiroad will also sell booster packs for the new TCG. A single pack containing five cards will cost 440 yen (~$2.93), and a box containing twelve of these packs will be priced at 5,280 yen (~$35.20). A bonus pack containing a single premium card will also come with each box.

The booster packs will mostly contain cards featuring the quintuplets from both the manga and anime versions. Some of them will even have the signatures of their respective voice actresses from the anime adaptation. As a reminder, the quintuplets' voice actresses are Kana Hanazawa as Ichika, Ayana Taketatsu as Nino, Miku Ito as Miku, Ayane Sakura as Yotsuba, and Inori Minase as Itsuki.

The Quintessential Quintuplets Card Game will be available in Japan on October 18, 2024.

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Capcom announced a new lineup of Ace Attorney merchandise that will be available at its Capcom Cafe outlets from late October 2024 until mid-December 2024. It will include Trucy Wright's Magic Panties, which appeared as a key item in the 2007 DS game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

The Magic Panties originally belonged to Trucy Wright. The aspiring magician would use it as a magic prop where she can store and pull out objects larger than the item. As for its real-world merchandise appearance, Capcom will completely sew the bottom side to make it function properly as a storage pouch. The item will be available at ¥2,420 (~$16.15).

Here is the complete list of merchandise in the lineup, along with their prices in Japanese yen:

• Clear file - ¥660
• Acrylic stand keychain - ¥990 (random character)
• Card acrylic stand - ¥990 (random character)
• Masking tape - ¥550
• Playing cards-styled memo - ¥660
• Pouch with flake stickers - ¥1,100
• Scarf - ¥2,860
• Card case with charm keychain - ¥1,540
• Glittering badge - ¥550 (random character)
• Speech bubble keychain - ¥880 (random line)
• "Igi Ari!" (Objection!) tote bag - ¥1,650
• Trucy's Magic Panties pouch - ¥2,420

Capcom has frequently featured the Ace Attorney series in its cafe outlets. One of the prior examples was the sale of the tissue box cover inspired by Miles Edgeworth's cravat in 2021.

The above Ace Attorney merchandise lineup will be available for purchase at both Capcom Cafe outlets at Grandscape Ikebukuro in Tokyo and Daimaru Umeda in Osaka from October 25, 2024, until December 19, 2024.

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Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid record label Karent opened a new webpage to mark the 20th anniversary of MEIKO. The Vocaloid character will actually celebrate her anniversary on November 5, 2024.

Karent has also published a number of songs featuring MEIKO on digital platforms like Spotify and YouTube Music. Some of the songs included in the list are "origin" by Daibakuhasin, "History Story" by MINO-U, "Ray" by IMO, and "Fujun Doumei" by Ako.

Even though Hatsune Miku is arguably the most popular Crypton character, MEIKO is also revered in the community as her oldest senpai and senior. MEIKO was the first-ever Japanese Vocaloid released by Yamaha and Crypton Future Media on November 5, 2004. The companies used vocals from the singer-songwriter Meiko Haigo as a basis for the Vocaloid. Crypton would also occasionally include MEIKO in merchandise collections that feature Hatsune Miku and the Piapro family of Vocaloid characters.

Crypton has since released updated versions of MEIKO for newer engines. V3 appeared for the Vocaloid 3 engine in February 2014. Most recently on August 30, 2024, Crypton released Piapro Characters Super Pack, which is compatible with Vocaloid 4 and Piapro Studio. The latter also includes an even newer version of the MEIKO voice bank in MEIKO SP.

The 20th anniversary of the Vocaloid character MEIKO will fall on November 5, 2024.

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Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for a new figure based on 2B from the NieR Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation. The figure is available for worldwide shipping via its Japanese international web store for ¥17,800. People residing in the U.S. and Canada can alternatively place orders on Good Smile Online Shop US storefront for $118.99.

While Good Smile Company had put up a page for another 2B figure in July 2024, Max Factory actually produced that one. This new figure will entirely come from Good Smile Company itself, with the GSC Production Department working on its production. Fuji Zoukei and Kenji Ando are working as the respective sculptor and painter for the figure.

Compared to Max Factory's version, Good Smile Company's figure will have a more modest base with 2B having a more neutral standing pose while wielding her Virtuous Contract sword. This figure will have an overall height of around 24 cm / 9.44 inches. The package will also have an alternate face plate that shows 2B's full anime face without the visor.

Here are some of the sample images for this new figure:

Good Smile's new figure will add yet another entry to the ever-growing list of figures based on the NieR Automata Ver1.1a rendition of 2B. Proof, Kotobukiya, and FuRyu have also revealed their own 2B figures, although they also produce additional figures based on 9S.

Good Smile Company will close pre-orders for its own 2B figure based on the NieR Automata Ver1.1a anime on November 27, 2024. It will ship the finished figures from Japan in June 2025 and North America in Q4 2025.

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The Japanese Unicorn Overlord Orchestra Concert will be accessible to non-Japanese foreigners living outside the country. Atlus has announced on its official Japanese X account that it is working to make ticket applications for the concert available more widely.

Atlus originally announced the concert in early October 2024 to celebrate Unicorn Overlord surpassing one million units sold worldwide. The Tokyo Chamber Orchestra will perform tracks from the game with Naotaka Tachibana as the conductor. Vanillaware's Takafumi Noma and Basiscape members Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Toki Takeda, Richter, and Denys Fontanarosa will also appear as guests for the talk show.

As of this announcement, only tickets for physical attendance are available via lottery on the Japanese e+ website. Prices for the tickets will range from 9,900 yen (~$66.20) for regular attendance to 19,800 yen (~$132.40) for receiving bonus character acrylic stands.

While Atlus also announced that people residing outside Japan will also be able to purchase tickets for the concert, it is still unclear whether they will still have to come to Tokyo to physically attend the concert or be able to watch it via online streaming.

Atlus announcement tweet is also available to view right below, with the English announcement appearing on the second image:

The Unicorn Overlord Orchestra Concert will take place at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Japan on March 2, 2025. The game is available on the Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X.

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A Pokemon-themed traditional Japanese craft exhibit will appear in Tokyo, Japan. The event is known in English as "Pokemon x Kogei - Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft." People will be able to visit the exhibition at the Azabudai Hills Gallery starting in November 2024, and it will run through January 2025.

The exhibition will feature around 70 Pokemon-related craft works. They will range from simple reproductions of the creatures with materials like copper to artistic expressions, such as jars blended with the Pokemon's shapes. The Pokemon featured will come from not only the first-generation entries Red, Blue, and Yellow, but also from subsequent generations, such as Seedot, Goomy, and Shaymin.

The craft exhibits will not be the only things people can enjoy at the venue. They will be able to participate in a stamp rally that rewards one of the three holographic stickers featuring the Japanese craft Pokemon. In addition, several cafes located in the same building will also sell exclusive snacks and drinks with Pokemon-themed packages.

This will not be the first time this exhibition appeared, though. Japan House Los Angeles held an event with the same title and displayed works from late July 2023 until early January 2024. The Pokemon Company had also previously held the event in the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa, Shiga, and Shizuoka.

The "Pokemon x Kogei - Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft" event will take place at the Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. It will run from Friday, November 1, 2024, until Sunday, February 2, 2025.

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