MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary will distribute free audio guides featuring newly recorded voices from top anime voice actors, alongside a 30-second CM narrated by Tsuda Kenjiro.
The Medalist Special Exhibition 2026 event in Tokyo brought the anime’s full cast together, debuting the theatrical film’s teaser visual and confirming a February 19, 2027 release date.
The “Kon Satoshi Birthday Festival 2026” returns to Tokyo in October with 4K-remastered screenings of all four films and talk shows featuring Noto Mamiko, Hayashibara Megumi, and more.
The Kagurabachi anime world tour continues with stops at Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg on Sept. 27 and PAX Aus in Melbourne on Oct. 11, ahead of its April 2027 broadcast premiere.
Ghibli Park in Aichi will host its “Autumn Dondoko Festival” from October 30, 2026, highlighted by a free outdoor screening of Porco Rosso and a live concert by Kato Tokiko on November 1.
To celebrate 30 years of the Detective Conan TV anime, a spectacular music-and-fireworks show will light up Yokohama’s Yamashita Pier on November 21, 2026, featuring iconic OP/ED themes and character
The 4DX run of Movie Chiikawa: Secret of the Mermaid Island launched 5 September 2026 across 65 theatres. Seats shake, water flies, and Usagi is the undisputed 4DX MVP — bring a towel.
Voice actor Kamiya Hiroshi closed out his “Share Live” tour at Tokyo International Forum Hall A with a landmark on-stage collab with Hayami Saori and a string of surprise guest appearances.
The cast of TV anime Hotaru no Yomeiri attended a special preview screening at United Cinema Toyosu on Sept. 6, wearing kimono and playing fun on-stage games ahead of the Oct. 9, 2026 Fuji TV debut.
Black Clover 2nd Season premieres October 3, 2026 on TV Tokyo, featuring ending theme “Yellow Brick Road” by ONE OR EIGHT and three special pre-air programs.
To celebrate volume 50 of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun, a special “Babyls Open Campus” microsite has launched, featuring a mock entrance exam, campus guides, and a prize campaign.
HUNTER×HUNTER THE STAGE Part 4 is officially confirmed for 2027, tackling the iconic Chimera Ant Arc across two separate runs in Tokyo and Kyoto.
The Ao no Hako Season 2 world premiere was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on September 6, with five lead voice actors sharing highlights before the October 4 broadcast debut.
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas will screen six anime films at its Modern Film Festival 2026, running September 18–20, introduced by anime scholar Dr. Marc Hairston.
A special quiz campaign linked to the “Escape from the Highway Chase” real escape game will run for five consecutive Saturdays from September 19, 2026, with prizes up for grabs.
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) is shutting down after 13 editions since 2014, with Kenshi Yonezu, Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle among its final honorees.
