Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star Opens [POP IN 2] Gacha Round One
KADOKAWA's puzzle game adds a limited gacha with MEMcho and Kana Arima cards, plus a new lobby display option for card illustrations.
KADOKAWA announced on November 1, 2026 that the first round of the limited pickup gacha [POP IN 2] is running in the official Oshi no Ko puzzle game 【Oshi no Ko】Puzzle Star. The round opened at 11:00 on November 1 and closes at 10:59 on November 11, 2026, according to news.denfaminicogamer.jp.
The first round features ★★★[POP IN 2 -on-]MEMcho and ★★[POP IN 2 -off-]Kana Arima. The [POP IN 2] gacha is planned to run for three rounds in total.
Both cards use newly drawn special costumes, and the card illustrations were supervised by Kana Hirayama, character designer and chief animation director of the Oshi no Ko TV anime.
The update also adds a feature that lets players display illustrations of owned ★★ to ★★★ cards in the lobby. Players can show up to 10 cards at random, or keep a single card displayed constantly, while still displaying a coordinated lobby character as before.
【Oshi no Ko】Puzzle Star is a free-to-play smartphone puzzle game developed by NHN, with KADOKAWA handling domestic publishing. Oshi no Ko, written by Aka Akasaka and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari, has surpassed 23 million copies in circulation worldwide, and a fourth TV anime season, Final Season, has been greenlit.
Quick answers
When does the first [POP IN 2] gacha round in Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star end?
The first round runs from November 1, 2026 at 11:00 to November 11, 2026 at 10:59.
Which cards are in the first [POP IN 2] round?
★★★[POP IN 2 -on-]MEMcho and ★★[POP IN 2 -off-]Kana Arima.
How many rounds will the [POP IN 2] gacha have?
Three rounds in total are planned.