Dragon Quest's Mimic Becomes a Tissue Cover, Pokemon Skips 29 Allergens, and Nue no Onmyouji Gets a 2027 Anime 13 October 2026

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1. Dragon Quest's Deadliest Treasure Chest Returns — As a Tissue Box Cover

Source: 🇯🇵 GAME Watch

Square Enix has revived its Smile Slime plush tissue cover shaped like the Mimic, the Dragon Quest chest that kills. Priced at 3,960 yen, it returned to the Square Enix e-STORE on October 10.

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2. Pokémon's New Gluten-Free Rice Cookies Skip All 29 Japanese Allergens — On Sale October 17

Source: 🇯🇵 GAME Watch

Pokémon Center is releasing 'Rice Cookie Pokémon Yurutto Strawberry Flavor' on October 17 for ¥1,760, with Kanahei illustrations and no wheat or any of Japan's 29 labeled allergens.

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3. Jump's 'Nue no Onmyouji' Lands a TV Anime on TV Asahi in Summer 2027

Source: 🌏 News - MyAnimeList

Kouta Kawae's Weekly Shonen Jump exorcist series is heading to TV Asahi in Summer 2027, with Studio Hibari animating and Saori Oonishi voicing the gamer youkai Nue.

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