Kotobukiya’s new lottery art
Toy maker Kotobukiya dropped a new lottery for Idolmaster XENOGLOSSIA illustrations, sharing fresh character artwork that has driven strong engagement on social feeds (x.com). The lottery format promises limited collectible prints and figures, which is typical for this kind of release (x.com).
Kotobukiya is launching an online lottery for *The Idolmaster XENOGLOSSIA* on April 17, with new Haruka Amami and Imber artwork at the center of the release. (kuji.kotobukiya.co.jp) The sale runs from 10:00 a.m. on April 17, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2026, and each draw costs 850 yen including tax. Kotobukiya says orders are scheduled to ship around August 2026. (kuji.kotobukiya.co.jp) The prize list is built around display goods rather than blind-box figures: two S prize big acrylic stands, two A3 clear posters, 11 standard acrylic stands, eight acrylic charms, and 15 can badges. A 30-draw set guarantees one S prize item. (kuji.kotobukiya.co.jp) Kotobukiya announced the lottery on April 15 through its Kuji account on X, the social platform formerly called Twitter, and hobby outlets picked up the news the same day. Dengeki Hobby and 4Gamer both reported the April 17 start time and the new illustration lineup after the post went live. (x.com) (hobby.dengeki.com) (4gamer.net) The property itself is a deep-cut branch of *The Idolmaster* franchise. Sunrise lists *Idolmaster XENOGLOSSIA* as a 26-episode television anime that aired from April 7, 2007, to September 29, 2007, and reworked the idol series into a robot story about girls piloting “iDOL” machines. (sunrise-inc.co.jp) That history helps explain the reaction to the new art. Kotobukiya is not reviving the series for television or games here; it is packaging a 2007 anime spinoff as a limited-run merchandise event tied to newly commissioned character illustrations and archival key visuals. (sunrise-inc.co.jp) (kuji.kotobukiya.co.jp) The format also matches Kotobukiya’s recent playbook for *The Idolmaster* merchandise. The official *Idolmaster* portal promoted a March 2026 Kotobukiya lottery for *Shiny Colors* with new art, themed goods, and bonus campaigns, showing the company has been using online lotteries to sell premium franchise collectibles across different subseries. (idolmaster-official.jp) For fans, the immediate question is not whether the series is coming back, but whether they want to buy into a one-month window for goods built around brand-new *XENOGLOSSIA* art. Kotobukiya’s answer starts Friday morning. (kuji.kotobukiya.co.jp)
