Tamagotchi Takes Over anan Cover for 30th Anniversary Issue
The special edition, anan issue 2520, goes on sale November 18, 2026, with Mametchi on the front cover and Kuchipatchi on the back.
A Tamagotchi 30th anniversary special edition of anan will go on sale on November 18, 2026, according to animeanime.jp. The issue, anan 2520, is priced at 1350 yen including tax and is published by Magazine House.
Mametchi appears on the front cover, while Kuchipatchi appears on the back cover in a styling called "Jeansist Kuchipa". It is the first time Tamagotchi has taken over both the cover and back cover of anan.
The feature is themed "LIFE STYLE with Tamagotchi" and includes an interview with Momoiro Clover Z member Ayaka Sasaki, a design board of Tamagotchi characters and a discussion panel. The issue also comes with a special appendix of "Time-Traveling! Trendy Tamagotchi Stickers".
Three decades of the digital pet
Tamagotchi is a digital pet released by Bandai in 1996, built as an egg-shaped device with three buttons. More than 106.5 million units have been shipped worldwide, and over 1500 kinds of Tamagotchi characters have been created.
After its 1996 debut, Tamagotchi sparked a major boom in Japan centred on Shibuya and Harajuku.
Quick answers
When does the Tamagotchi anan special edition go on sale?
It goes on sale on November 18, 2026.
How much does the issue cost?
anan issue 2520 is priced at 1350 yen including tax.
Who appears on the covers?
Mametchi is on the front cover and Kuchipatchi, styled as "Jeansist Kuchipa", is on the back cover.