Star Wars Celebration Japan has officially kicked off! Fans from across the globe are gathering at Makuhari Messe for the ultimate Star Wars experience, and I wanted to share some exciting updates on new consumer products and publishing announcements revealed earlier today.
Launching today, the latest product reveals include action figures, books, and other merchandise from beloved licensees such as Hasbro, the LEGO Group, Random House Worlds, Dark Horse Comics, and VIZ Media.
Highlights from today’s announcements include:
Hasbro Star Wars Panel
Today, Hasbro announced new additions to the Black Series and Vintage collection figure lines during their Star Wars panel, including the new BLACK SERIES CAL KESTIS, TURGLE & SKOOVA STEV multifigure pack, BLACK SERIES NIGHTSISTER MERRIN figure, the VINTAGE COLLECTION MOFF GIDEON (DARK TROOPER ARMOR) figure and the VINTAGE COLLECTION BANTHA & TUSKEN RAIDER 2-PACK. These reveals and more are available for preorder starting April 18. You can find more information on the product reveals from the Hasbro Star Wars panel HERE.
The LEGO Star Wars K-2SO Building Set Revealed on the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Stage
Today on the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Stage, the LEGO Group revealed the new LEGO® Star Wars™ K-2SO™ Security Droid building set to fans in attendance alongside 1:1 LEGO replica of the reprogrammed security droid. The LEGO Star Wars K-2SO Security Droid set will be available on August 1, 2025 on LEGO.com and in LEGO stores worldwide. More information on this building set and other new LEGO Star Wars reveals can be found HERE.
Amazon is the Official Retail Partner of Star Wars Celebration Japan
Fans at home can purchase select licensed products and official Star Wars Celebration Japan store merchandise for a limited time on Amazon, including select collectible figures from Hasbro, Star Wars Celebration Japan logo apparel and more. A complete list of Star Wars Celebration Japan and licensed merchandise available for purchase on Amazon can be found HERE.
Fans can find the full list of product reveals and announcement news HERE. Don’t hesitate to reach out for more information on more Star Wars Celebration Japan news related to merchandise and participating licensees and be sure to keep an eye out for more announcements and reveals throughout the rest of the weekend.
Publishing Announcements
Today, Disney Lucasfilm Publishing hosted two packed panels with a series of exciting announcements. The first panel, ‘Manga Mania!’ announced a new Kickstarter campaign for Star Wars: A New Hope from Dark Horse, in addition to teasers for upcoming releases from VIZ Media, Marvel Comics and more. During the second panel, centered around the overall Star Wars publishing slate / The High Republic conclusion, over 10+ new reveals and announcements were made from new comics, visual guides and a 50th anniversary book for ILM, to the final series in The High Republic era and so much more! A full roundup of product reveals and announcement news can be found HERE.
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Scopely Unveils Legendary MONOPOLY GO! and Star Wars Crossover
Scopely, the #1 mobile games company in the U.S., is bringing the Force to MONOPOLY GO! with a crossover event of galactic proportions that spans the entire Skywalker Saga and The Mandalorian from May 1 – July 2. This massive crossover is packed with fan-favorite MONOPOLY GO! events -Treasures, Partners, Racers, Adventure Club, and more – inviting Tycoons and Star Wars fans alike to:
- Unlock the ‘Star Wars GO!’ sticker album – with 20+ unique sticker sets featuring a comic book-style narrative that takes Tycoons through the evocative world of Star Wars.
- Relive iconic moments with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo, R2D2, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, and other key characters from the MONOPOLY GO! universe within the Star Wars galaxy as you collect, partner up, and compete with and against your friends and family.
- Race through the Mos Espa Grand Arena with Qui-Gon Jinn and Mr. Monopoly, in a podracing showdown
- Roll the dice and collect iconic Star Wars-themed tokens, shields, and emojis!
More information on this new collaboration is in the official announcement trailer HERE.
Ubisoft Shares First Look at Star Wars™ Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune, and Announces that Star Wars Outlaws Comes to Nintendo Switch 2
Today, Ubisoft debuted the trailer for the game’s second story pack, A Pirate’s Fortune, showing a sneak peek of the heart-pounding adventure available on May 15. For fans who haven’t jumped in yet, a free demo* that features parts of the base game is now available on these platforms where Star Wars Outlaws is already available: Ubisoft+, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, and Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store and Steam. Ubisoft also announced that the game will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4.
As part of the Title Update alongside Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune launch on May 15, all players will be gifted cosmetic items inspired by Skeleton Crew, for Nix and the speeder. After downloading and installing the update, the gift will appear in player’s delivery crate on the Trailblazer. For more information about Star Wars Outlaws, please visit starwarsoutlaws.com. For the latest news about Star Wars Outlaws and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.
Even more information about announcements from Star Wars Celebration can be found here: https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-2025-roundup
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