BLACK LAGOON 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Tour Starts in Akihabara

A five-city BLACK LAGOON 25th anniversary pop-up tour will bring new Rei Hiroe artwork, displays, and limited purchase bonuses to Japan from September through November 2026, with a later mail-order window also planned.

What Was Announced

COSPA announced the BLACK LAGOON 25th ANNIVERSARY pop-up shop on August 19, 2026. The event is built around three of the franchise's most dangerous women: Revy, Roberta, and Balalaika. Original creator Rei Hiroe has drawn new anniversary artwork of the trio, and COSPA will use those illustrations for advance-sale merchandise and an in-person display.

The tour begins at Granentas on the first floor of the Onoden building in Akihabara, Tokyo, from September 12 through September 27. It then moves through four GEE STORE locations: Osaka from October 3 through October 12, Nagoya from October 17 through October 25, Kokura from October 31 through November 8, and Sendai from November 21 through November 29. The official schedule lists the event as free admission at every venue.

The event is not presented as a general merchandise restock. The official announcement specifically ties the goods and displays to the 25th anniversary artwork. The listed lineup includes apparel, acrylic items, bags, stickers, and a canvas artwork, while the dedicated event page says each venue will provide its own sales and entry information. COSPA also notes that crowd controls or numbered-entry arrangements may be introduced when needed.

Why It Matters

The anniversary theme gives this release a distinct creative angle. Rather than placing the full cast on a single commemorative key visual, the event centers on Revy, Roberta, and Balalaika as a trio. That focus could appeal to fans who see BLACK LAGOON's women as more than supporting characters: each brings a different form of power, danger, and personal history to the series.

It also matters that the new art comes from Hiroe himself. The official materials identify the manga creator as the artist behind the anniversary illustrations, so the event is anchored in the original work rather than relying only on a generic licensing design. The purchase bonus follows the same approach: the standard bonus is a random acrylic keychain featuring a memorable scene from the manga that inspired the new artwork, while the venue-only bonus is a reproduced signed mini shikishi bearing Hiroe's signature.

For the franchise, this creates a compact anniversary program with three connected layers: creator-led visual material, physical exhibition space, and goods tied to recognizable manga moments. The combination may make the tour more meaningful to long-time readers than a normal character-goods campaign, although the official announcement does not describe any new manga chapters, anime continuation, or story project.

Context for International Fans

As currently announced, this is a Japan-only physical tour. The five listed venues are in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kokura, and Sendai, and no overseas location or international in-person event is included in the official schedule. Fans planning travel should treat the store pages and venue accounts as essential because opening procedures, stock information, and possible numbered entry can vary by location.

The event is free to enter, but the main bonuses require purchases. Spending at least 5,000 yen on BLACK LAGOON-related goods at an eligible venue earns one random acrylic keychain from four designs. Spending at least 20,000 yen earns one venue-only reproduced signed mini shikishi, limited to one per transaction. The official pages say these bonuses are available while supplies last, so meeting the spending threshold may not guarantee a particular design or a bonus late in the event.

COSPA plans a post-event mail-order period from November 24 at 6:00 p.m. to December 3 at noon, Japan Standard Time. The pages say advance-sale items are expected to be offered online and that the acrylic keychain bonus will also apply to qualifying reservations during the post-event period, but only to the advance-sale products. They do not state whether the online store will ship internationally. Overseas fans should therefore wait for the official shop's shipping terms rather than assume that international delivery will be available.

The event page also does not list an official English-language shopping guide. International visitors may want to save the Japanese venue names and dates, allow time for local store rules, and confirm any changes through COSPA or the individual venue's official account before traveling. The official BLACK LAGOON credit line identifies the work as © Rei Hiroe / Shogakukan, while the event itself is organized by COSPA and operated by Tablier Marketing.

What Happens Next

The next concrete checkpoint is September 12, when the Akihabara venue opens. Before that date, fans should check the dedicated COSPA event page and the official account for Granentas for entry instructions, stock notices, and any change to the first venue's procedures. The same process applies as the tour reaches Osaka, Nagoya, Kokura, and Sendai.

For fans who cannot attend in person, the most important follow-up is the final mail-order announcement. The current schedule is a plan and may change, and the official pages have not yet confirmed overseas shipping, the full online inventory, or the exact international purchasing conditions. Those details remain not yet confirmed and should be verified directly with COSPA when the order window approaches.

Information was checked on August 23, 2026, Japan Standard Time.

Sources

• COSPA's official BLACK LAGOON 25th Anniversary event page — venue dates, admission, merchandise scope, bonuses, and post-event mail-order schedule.
• COSPA Group's August 19, 2026 official company release — announcement date, anniversary concept, five-city schedule, and event details.
• COSPA's official August 20 product update — confirmation of the anniversary event's advance-sale goods and venue schedule.

Editorial note: This report is based on the primary sources linked above. Availability, schedules, and announcements can change; verify the latest details with the official source.