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Sega and its subsidiary Atlus announced the two will collaborate with Animate, which means the Animate domestic and global stores will release merchandise of developers’ game brands for a year. People will be able to buy goods, play demos of games, check out displays, and visit cafe collaborations for eight popular franchises in over 140 locations around the world, including ones in North America. Everything will start to kick off on June 6, 2026,
The eight games that are part of the Sega, Atlus, and Animate collaboration are:
- Angry Birds
- Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage (Project Sekai)
- Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Persona series
- Puyopuyo
- Sakura Taisen
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Animate also shared a more detailed schedule, but the start and end dates differ depending on the location of the company’s storefront. Here is a more detailed schedule for the Sonic the Hedgehog events, as this is coming up soon:
- Only shop and fair
June 6 – 21, 2026
Shanghai Flagship Store, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Taipei, Hongdae, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles
As a note, the Hangzhou, Taipei, Hongdae, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Los Angeles locations will have a demo display. - Fair
June 6 – 28, 2026
Ikebukuro, Akihabara, Shibuya, Kichijoji Parco, Yokohama Vivre, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka Nihonbashi, Umeda, Okayama, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Busan, Jamsil Lotte, Rangsit, London - Gratte
June 6 – 28, 2026
Ikebukuro, Akihabara Annex, Shibuya, Kichijoji Parco, Yokohama Vivre, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka Nihonbashi, Umeda, Okayama, Shanghai Flagship Store, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei, Hongdae, Jamsil Lotte, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
The general starting dates for the other collaborations will be:
- Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage: August 2026
- Persona: September 2026
- Metaphor: ReFantazio: October 2026
- Like a Dragon: November 2026
- Angry Birds: February 2027 | December 2026 for other Asian countries excluding Japan
- Sakura Taisen: January 2027
- Puyopuyo: February 2027 | July 2026 for other Asian countries excluding Japan
The Animate, Sega, and Atlus collaboration will begin in Animate stores worldwide in June 2026.
