Crossovers, licensing and adaptations.
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Kayou and Fanatics launched the officially licensed NBA Match Attax 2025 series on October 3. Available in 10 yuan 'Power Pack' and 20 yuan 'Super Pack' formats via Kayou's channels, the release fills the gap for licensed NBA trading cards in China.
Kotobukiya Co., Ltd. has partnered with Japan’s BS11 to launch a new project on its online lottery service “Kotobukiya Kuji”. The first batch features exclusive items themed on the five members of the Food Culture Research Club from the anime “Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi”, using newly drawn illustrations, and will go on sale on August 8, 2025 at 10:00 JST. Further rounds are in development.
Kotobukiya announced that its Megami Device line will release a collaboration limited acrylic stand prize at GiGO stores across major Japanese cities starting August 15, 2025, with three designs. The items, illustrated by Nidy-2D, are portable and aim to attract a younger gamer audience. The partnership builds on Kotobukiya’s ongoing collaboration with GiGO since 2024, further boosting the series’ visibility.
Bandai’s Tamashii Nations division announced the launch of the METAL BUILD EX Project for its METAL BUILD action‑figure line. The initiative expands the brand’s super‑alloy technology and design beyond robots, with the first collaborations featuring Kamen Rider Zero One, Hatsune Miku and Sagittarius Seiya from Saint Seiya. Prototype figures will debut at ANI‑COM & GAMES HONG KONG 2025 in July, with further details slated for Wonder Festival Shanghai in October.
Kotobukiya’s ArcanaDea model series is being adapted into a TV anime, and a super teaser PV was released today. The PV features Kaede Honda reprising her role as Lumitia and includes her narration, while also revealing the character’s design art. Kotobukiya and TV Asahi will also exhibit at Anime Expo in Los Angeles from July 3‑6, 2025, showcasing the upcoming series.
Kotobukiya announced that its original plastic model series Arcanadea will collaborate with SEGA’s online RPG PSO2 NGS ver.2 starting in July 2025. PSO2 NGS ver.2, launched in June 2021, has surpassed 11 million registered users worldwide and received a major update in June 2023 adding a toon‑style display feature. The Arcanadea line has shipped over 300,000 units globally as of June 2024 and is slated for a TV anime adaptation later this year.
Kotobukiya announced that its ArcanaDea model series will be adapted into a TV anime airing on TV Asahi on December 21, 2024, and unveiled a new teaser visual featuring the angelic girl Lumitia among the mysterious ‘Dears’ creatures. The visual hints at the relationship between Lumitia and a watching youth. Kotobukiya will also distribute special postcards with exclusive Lumitia ASMR audio and display a large wall‑size visual at AnimeJapan 2025 on March 22‑23.
Kayou secured the Nezha 2 license, and its first batch of products sold out quickly upon release. The second batch's online pre-orders exceeded 10,000 units. The company is ramping up restocks with its supply chain, holding a 70% market share in China's trading card sector.
Kotobukiya has announced that its Arcanadea model kit series, which has shipped over 300,000 units, will be adapted into an anime slated to air on TV Asahi’s network. The series, launched in December 2021 with sci‑fi/fantasy themes and designs by necömi, has attracted worldwide praise for its detailed aesthetics, and the adaptation is accompanied by a commemorative illustration and a comment from voice actress Kaede Hondo, boosting fan excitement.
The China Toy Capital Brand Development Conference and HI FUNNY World Toy & Anime Industry Week opened in Dongguan on December 5, gathering guests from 40 countries and regions. The event released the 'Dongguan Toy Industry Management Measures (Trial)' and the 'IP into Dongguan Loan' financial product, and established the Toy & Anime Industry Alliance to promote industrial integration and international cooperation.
Lifestyle brand CASETiFY partners with Sonny Angel for a new collection including the Harvest Medley Case and a Sonny Angel x CASETiFY blind box. The collection launches on July 19 with prices starting at $52 USD.
Casetify teams up with Sonny Angel for their first collaboration, inspired by the Harvest series. The collection features Impact and Mirror phone cases, and a limited blind box priced at $100, which includes a Harvest Heart Series case and a matching HIPPER figure. The full collection goes live on July 19 at casetify.com.
Casetify and Sonny Angel collaborate on a blind box phone case series starting at $52, including Harvest Heart cases and phone charms. Available online from July 19, with a 'Farmers Market' pop-up in Long Beach, California.
Takara Tomy Arts will launch the new “Ring 4” installment of the Aipri arcade game on Thursday, Oct 2, adding the Flower Bazzleum Change and debuting the “Ring Princess” (Ring Clover Princess) cards. The update also brings new songs and a collaboration card set with “Super Tokimeki♡ Promotion Dept,” and a 400‑yen (tax‑incl.) figure mascot is slated for a November capsule‑toy release.
On August 1, 2025, Kotobukiya released a collaboration video between its TV anime “Kaiju Sekai Seifuku” and the popular YouTube channel “Kotami no Channel”. The clip shows four monsters visiting Mino‑chan’s house and embarking on adventures. The channel, active since 2019, currently has 4.72 million subscribers.
Takara Tomy Arts will launch the new arcade game “Himitsu no Aipuri Ring 3‑dan” on July 31, timed with the second‑season “Ring” arc of the Pretty Series anime. The update adds an “Animal Bazzle Change”, new character cards for Bibi and Chi, and a first‑time collaboration with “Sumikko Gurashi” featuring the “Ebiten no Shippo” card.
From July 7 to August 31 2025, Kotobukiya and Orion Shobo’s Nordt store will host the “Kaiju Sekai Seifuku × Orion Shobo” collaboration fair, featuring limited‑edition goods, a themed café and giveaways. On the same day, KADOKAWA releases the full‑color original comic priced at ¥1,375.
Sonny Angel and Casetify release the Wild Haven collection featuring 14 phone cases, magnetic wireless chargers, and wallets, starting at $64.
Sonny Angel and Casetify launch the second wave of their 2025 collaboration featuring 14 phone cases and accessories, highlighting the Animal Series 2.
Takara Tomy Arts says the new arcade game “Himitsu no Aipuri Ring 2nd Stage” will launch on June 5, aligning with the second‑season “Ring” anime. It features a new Space Bazzleam Change with four Space Bazzleam cards, including the new anime characters Subaru and Otohime. The game also continues the Sanrio collaboration, adding eight Sanrio character cards and related merchandise.
CASETiFY and Sonny Angel launch the 'Wild Haven' collab featuring phone cases, iPad cases, charms, and MagSafe wallets with customizable text. The collection is available on May 16 at casetify.com/co-lab, the Co-Lab app, and global Casetify Studio locations, with a pop-up store in NYC's SoHo on the same day.
On April 17, Kotobukiya announced a collaboration event for the mech‑girl 2v2 fighting game Star Wing, featuring three characters from the anime Frame Arms Girl – “轟雷改”, “スティレット” and “バーゼラルド” – appearing as limited‑time additions. Players can battle them in‑game; details are on Star Wing’s official X, website and Discord.
Kotobukiya’s TV anime “Kaiju Sekai Seifuku” will debut on March 11, 2025 in the FamilyPay app with a “Kaiju Slot” mini‑game and on the LCD screens, in‑store audio and FamilyMartVision displays of roughly 16,200 FamilyMart locations nationwide. The game offers up to ¥100,000 in limited‑time FamilyMart points, and related bromides and stickers are sold via FamilyPrint until January 13, 2026.
The TV anime “Kaijyu Sekai Seifuku” will start airing on April 5, 2025, Saturdays at 7 a.m. on TV Tokyo’s “Iniminimanimo” block. Rose Chronicle performs the theme song “GaoGaoGao,” and new cast members Misato Fukuen and Megumi Sato are announced. The series will also appear at AnimeJapan 2025 (March 22‑23) with voice actors and a Rose Chronicle stage performance.
Kotobukiya, together with the ENRAI platform and partners, opened entries for the 1st Digital Apparel Design Contest (Jan 15–Mar 31, 2025). The student‑focused competition requires CLO software and offers a top prize of ¥100,000 plus virtual productization, with winners’ works displayed on Kotobukiya’s Akihabara venue screen and Hobby Japan’s VR sphere.
Kotobukiya announced a collaboration with Favorite to turn the popular apparel items "大神さん家の和袖毛布ルームウェア" and "天体観測ワンピース" into avatar wear for VR platforms, slated for release around Jan‑Mar 2025. The garments will support VRChat, VRSNS and VRoid, using a new workflow that leverages apparel CAD (CLO) and fabric‑scanning technology for realistic texture simulation.
Kotobukiya announced that a Frame Arms Girl collaboration event began on Dec 18 in the ancient‑official‑position RPG “Higawari Naishitsu”. The event adds five limited‑edition characters—Gennai Ao, Gōrai, Stilet, Barzelard, and Frezverk—and new collaboration skins. Players can earn a free Gennai Ao chat icon during the Christmas login event, and a concurrent X (formerly Twitter) campaign offers prize draws.
Kotobukiya’s “かいじゅうせかいせいふく” TV anime is set to launch in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and other networks. The main cast features Rina Kawae, Sota Nakajima (FANTASTICS) and Aoi Yuki, with production by DLE. A second teaser PV has been released and updates will be posted on the official X account.
Bandai Namco and ISKN launch Tori platform on October 2 with the Tori Explorer Pack, including Wand, Catapult, and Spacecraft, plus five apps.
