Drink IP Collab Timeline

Drink IP Collab Timeline is a dated observation archive of major intellectual-property (IP) collaborations in Greater China’s made-to-order tea and coffee scene (现制茶饮 / 咖啡). It records fandom and cultural moments—queues, merch scarcity, circle tags, and short-run store themes—as encyclopedia notes, not a shopping guide or coupon list.

Examples below are time-bound and can go stale quickly; editors aim to refresh this page about monthly. For category culture and brand stubs, start from the hub Chinese Drink. Related drink forms include Bubble Tea, Hong Kong Milk Tea, and Yuenyeung.

This page does not embed brand promo artwork; sources link outward to trade press and announcements.

Scope

Include: nationwide or cross-city IP / fandom-breaking collabs (game, anime, otome, Disney, healing, literary, designer-toy) with a checkable date and at least one relatively reliable source.
Usually skip: undated soft posts, pure local buy-one-get-one promotions with no circle discussion, and packaged soft-drink flavor launches (unless noted elsewhere).
Region: Mainland China by default; Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan marked when relevant.

2026-10

Date	Brand	IP / Theme	Circle	Notes	Sources
2026-10-01–11-15	CAFE!N	CLUBBABO / FLAT CAT · MINI MICE (Halloween vampire)	designer-toy; character IP	Region: Taiwan. Taiwan coffee chain CAFE!N’s first collab with designer-toy brand CLUBBABO (“EVERYDAY FANTASY with CLUBBABO”), Halloween / vampire theme at all CAFE!N stores in Taiwan: notes name 焦糖苹果冠军拿铁, alcohol-free 热红酒风味黑咖啡 and 热红酒风味红玉红茶, with themed cups and store decor featuring FLAT CAT, MINI MICE, VON BAT and POWER BUNNY, plus five merch items (vampire FLAT CAT 500 ml water bottle, MINI MICE vinyl figure, sticker set, rubber coin purses).	CAFE!N (official) · Marie Claire TW · UpMedia
2026-10-01	鲜茶道	Wasabi Bear / 芥末熊	character IP; healing	Region: Taiwan. Taiwan hand-shaken tea chain pairs with Korean character IP Wasabi Bear (芥末熊) through 2026-12-31: four cocoa drinks (notes name 经典伯爵可可欧蕾, 黑可可酷奇奶霜, 开心果可可奶霜, 圣塔路黑可可), limited cups/films, and merch (痛包 doll bag, tumblers, tote, translucent cards).	ETtoday · UDN

2026-09

Date	Brand	IP / Theme	Circle	Notes	Sources
2026-09-30–10-07	书亦烧仙草	Big Ear Tutu / 大耳朵图图 (“一起快乐秋游”)	domestic animation; nostalgia	Nationwide National Day “autumn outing” collab with the classic Chinese children’s cartoon 大耳朵图图: autumn matcha line (notes name 抹茶布蕾蛋糕珍珠, 芭乐抹茶, 红豆糯糯珠抹茶), Tutu-themed stores, and merch (对错牌 right/wrong paddle fans, stickers, double-cup paper bags) — childhood-nostalgia lane aimed at post-2000 drinkers.	SocialBeta · EEO · 4A广告网
2026-09-29	Molly Tea	Guanyuanji / 观园吉 (“守护东方” · persimmon fruit-veg milk)	literary; cultural IP; healing	Nationwide second wave with the Oriental-garden IP 观园吉 (after a 2023 “看见东方” package): persimmon fruit-veg milk duo notes name 白兰与柿子 and 白兰柿子树番茄 (white-orchid tea base + Huojing persimmon / tree tomato), garden-themed merch (screen scent cards, persimmon cards, aroma-stone sets), “入园饮茶” theme stores, and a China Cultural Relics Protection Foundation donation tie-in under the “守护东方” frame — soft cultural lane beside the same week’s meme / festival A-tier drops.	Ifeng
2026-09-28	Luckin Coffee	Siamese Lipu / 暹罗厘普 (“假期就要瑞～到厘普”)	character IP; meme; healing	Nationwide National Day countdown wave with the meme cast “四荤一素”: dual-cup sticker gift, package merch (tissues, crossbody bag, metal badges, acrylic charms), five-cup full badge/charm sets, and a ceramic straw-cup voucher pack; wave 2 workplace merch (badges/desk pieces) due ~2026-10-05. Notes also name upgraded high-protein yogurt drinks (高蛋白莓果酸奶饮, 高蛋白椰蓝酸奶饮) and 流心芝士拿铁 — soft merch window after the mid-Sept Link Click run.	SocialBeta
2026-09-24	Chagee	Miffy / 米菲 · Mid-Autumn osmanthus	character IP; healing; festival	Nationwide Mid-Autumn guihua series with Miffy merch (stickers, fridge-magnet blind bags, plush). Notes name drinks such as 桂馥兰香冰酿, 桂馥芭乐冰酿, 桂馥秋梨冰奶, and 桂馥兰香. Announced ~2026-09-22 for 09-24 launch.	Sina / Chagee Weibo · SMZDM
2026-09-24	Guming	Guihua Yu / 《桂花雨》 · People's Education Press Mid-Autumn	literary; festival	Nationwide Mid-Autumn packaging borrow from the classic PEP Chinese essay 《桂花雨》: textbook-style cup/bag art, translucent cards, greeting cards, and delivery-slip easter eggs—nostalgia literary lane beside the same-week character-IP festival drops.	Sina / Guming Weibo · 4A
2026-09-23	Nayuki	Arknights: Endfield / 明日方舟：终末地 (“果韵香迎”)	game; anime	Nationwide game collab with fruit-yogurt drinks (notes name 卡缪·初雪轻酪红苹果, 诀·初雪轻酪泰橘, 提弗洛斯·初雪轻酪蓝莓) plus bakery 布蕾小贝二重奏, ~140 themed stores, and merch (cards, badges, standees). Official Weibo set 09-23 launch.	Sina / Nayuki Weibo · NetEase guide
2026-09-21–28	Auntea Jenny	Someone Someone / 《某某》 (Jinjiang campus novel)	literary; campus; BL adaptation	Nationwide two-wave campus “开学季” package with Jinjiang hit 《某某》 (江添 / 盛望): wave 1 from 2026-09-21 (“骄阳刚好” single-cup mint cupsleeve + “他的光” translucent card; “做个甜梦” dual-cup + hawthorn cupsleeve, “仲夏心跳” bag, “一『被』子” acrylic set); wave 2 from 2026-09-28 (“定格仲夏” dual-cup + green-plum cupsleeve, “骄阳刚好” bag, “仲夏夜” lenticular badge). Pick any of six hot SKUs into the sets; 09-21–30 line-draft receipt coloring; mini-program cup stickers; ~100 theme stores (20 deep “喜乐便利店” scenes); Nanjing theme bus; 20-city outdoor / Ferris-wheel screens — soft literary-campus lane after earlier delay rumors.	SocialBeta · 4A · Sina / Auntea Weibo
2026-09-14–27	Luckin Coffee	Link Click / 时光代理人	anime; coffee	Returning salty-cheese soy milk latte / yuenyeung / tea trio plus pocket-watch charms, badges, and laser tickets; fandom treated counters as short-run “谷” merch windows (wave 2 ~09-21).	Foodaily · SMZDM
2026-09-12	ChaPanda	Heaven Official's Blessing / 天官赐福 (“与君共饮秋”)	anime; literary	Nationwide animation collab with four limited packaging lines, laser-ticket / badge merch sets, DIY cup stickers, 1 flagship + 36 themed stores, and multi-city outdoor / airport screens — autumn “花怜” fandom wave after earlier MiHoYo packages.	SocialBeta
2026-09-10	Chagee	The Little Prince / 小王子	literary	Region: Hong Kong & Macau. Matcha trio and themed spaces (e.g. Venetian / MOKO)—literary IP localized for Greater China premium-tea storytelling.	TechLife
2026-09-07	Luckin Coffee	YOYO / 名创优品 YOYO酱 (“YOYO一杯小确幸”)	designer-toy; healing	Nationwide MINISO original-IP wave after two early-Sept controversy collabs: cheese-line drinks (notes name 小奶酪拿铁, 抹茶奶酪拿铁) plus foam stickers, “瑞的都对” fridge magnets, and fish-eye badges. Soft merch window ~09-07–13 before Link Click took the counters.	SocialBeta · SMZDM
2026-09-04	Chagee	Disney Princesses / 迪士尼公主 (“推开世界的门”)	Disney; character IP; healing	Nationwide low-caffeine Qingyin (轻因) series with notes naming 轻因·桂馥兰香 and 轻因·折桂令; four themed cups (Snow White / Ariel / Belle / Jasmine) with lenticular bookmarks. Merch waves 09-04 (stickers, fridge-magnet blind bags) and 09-09 (mirror blind bags, jasmine pendant, Mulan hairpin)—fairy-tale counterpoint to Luckin Coffee’s August Disney Villains Apple Party.	SocialBeta · Sina / Chagee Weibo

2026-08

Date	Brand	IP / Theme	Circle	Notes	Sources
2026-08-10	Luckin Coffee	Disney Villains Apple Party	Disney; coffee; meme	Evil Queen / Maleficent / Cruella / Ursula apple drinks (Apple Latte, Apple C Americano, Apple C Iced Tea with Aksu apple juice) rode the Chinese “stepmother tea party” (后妈茶话会) meme rather than princess sweetness.	SocialBeta · Digitaling · Dao Insights
2026-08-25	Nayuki	yuy / 小玉 · “秋日松弛公式”	healing	Soft illustrator IP yogurt-smoothie drop (蔬果酸奶昔) with themed cups and ~70 themed stores—healing / nostalgia lane after trimming some top-tier IP spend. Earlier echo: Nayuki × McDull “快乐宝宝节” (Children’s Day 2026-06-01).	SocialBeta · CQN (McDull)
2026-08-28–09-09	益禾堂	Renegade Immortal / 《仙逆》 (“新途问道顶峰相『芋』”)	anime; campus	Nationwide anime collab around taro drinks (notes name 芋泥啵啵奶绿, 葡萄仙芋, 抹茶仙芋) with grating cards / tear badges / flowing-sand charms, DIY cup stickers, campus standees, and outdoor screens — two waves (王林 08-28–09-03; 李慕婉 09-04–09-09).	SocialBeta

2026-07

No seed rows in this first archive pass.

2026-06

Date	Brand	IP / Theme	Circle	Notes	Sources
2026-06 (618 window)	Molly Tea	Love and Deepspace / 恋与深空	otome; game	First major tea collab for the otome game’s five male leads: mini-program strain, long cup queues, and water-reactive cards that outlived the SKU window.	Foodaily

2026-05