Pokémon Is Opening Its First Permanent Store Outside Asia in London
The Pokémon Company International plans a permanent Pokémon store in London, due to open by 2029, which will be the brand's first permanent shop outside Asia.
Tuesday 10 November 2026 · picked by Mark
TODAY'S PICKS
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Jackie Chan's Magnificent Bodyguards Comes Out of the Screen on 3D Blu-ray for the First Time
88 Films puts the 1978 Hong Kong film on a 3D and 2D Blu-ray set on 10 November, from a new 2K restoration, at £19.99 in the UK and $25.97 in the US.
Curiosities
Indonesia's Bekudo Bono Festival Rides a Six-Metre River Wave
The free festival at Teluk Meranti in Riau runs 11 to 14 November, built around the Kampar River's Bono tidal bore.
Festival ends Sat 14 Nov
Toys
Kotobukiya Seats Fatal Frame II's Amakura Twins Back to Back, With a Butterfly That Glows in the Dark
The OSHI WORKS figure of Mio and Mayu Amakura from Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is $149.99 to preorder from Kotobukiya's US store, for release in June 2027.
Secured US preorders close 1 Dec
EARLIER
Martial Arts
Bruce Lee's Weight Bench, Roman Chair and Medicine Ball Go to Auction on 12 November
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BEAMS MANGART's First Cowboy Bebop Collection Is a Collage of the Whole Crew, on Sale in Japan Until 10 November
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Judy Joo's Mukja Cooks Its Way Through K-Dramas, K-Pop and KPop Demon Hunters
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Chang Cheh's Blood Feuds Share a Slipcase with Flying Swords in 88 Films' Shawscope Triple
Toys
Chiikawa and Friends Dress Up as Sanrio Characters, and Hachiware Makes a Very Good Hello Kitty
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Ghost in the Shell × AIR TWOKYO Puts the Fuchikoma on Your Chest
Toys
Ibanez Gives Dragon Ball Z Its Own Guitar Range, and Piccolo Gets a Piccolo Guitar
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Chen Sicheng's Traces of Justice Opens in UK Cinemas This Week
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Jet Li's Romeo Must Die and Cradle 2 the Grave Get 4K Releases, and Romeo Is Uncut in the UK at Last
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Hello Kitty Moves Into FigJam, Then Throws a Free Birthday Party in New York
Toys
LABUBU Cat Mode On Gets an Insulated Cup, and the UK Store Date Is 6 November
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Learn Furoshiki Gift Wrapping at a Tiny Bookshop in Merton
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Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love, His First Film in Eight Years, Streams on Netflix Worldwide on 6 November
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BAPE Wraps the adidas Crazy Energy+ in Silver Camo for a Late-'90s Basketball Throwback
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Devils' Crest, the New Anime From Sword Art Online Writer Reki Kawahara, Starts on Prime Video on 6 November
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Overacting: A Thai Netflix Comedy Where a Daughter Stages Fake Police Missions for Her Ex-Cop Dad
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Starface Puts Hello Kitty in a Blind Box for Your Breakouts
Toys
POP MART Puts TXT in Their Own PPULBATU Character Hoods for a Plush Pendant Series on 5 November
Make
Write Autumn in Ink at the Japan Society's Calligraphy Workshop
Martial Arts
John Woo's Taekwondo Film The Dragon Tamers Gets an 88 Films Blu-ray
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Kinoko no Yama Earphones Are Back, and the Mushrooms Hit Their Target in 48 Minutes
Toys
Maison Ghibli's London Pop-Up Opens 7 November With More Than 1,000 Studio Ghibli Products
Diaspora
Uncle Roger's First Cookbook, Don't Mess Up Your Rice, Is Out in the UK and US on 3 November
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