Kadokawa and Garena Online Private Limited announced on Friday that the first episode of Free Fire Daybreak — the television anime adaptation of Singaporean developer Garena’s hit battle royale game Garena Free Fire — will receive its world premiere screening at this year’s CCXP event in São Paulo, Brazil on December 5. A panel featuring the anime’s production team and DJ/producer Alok will also be held at the event.
CCXP26 runs from December 3–6 at São Paulo Expo.
Story
Set in the near-future city of New Dawn, dominated by the powerful Horizon Corporation, sixteen-year-old Kelly becomes entangled in the experimental “Project Bloom” and awakens a remarkable ability called “Limit Break” — capable of unlocking anything that has been sealed away. As fragments of her past resurface, Kelly joins newfound allies to expose the conspiracy surrounding Horizon Corporation and stand against the forces threatening New Dawn’s future.
Staff
- Director: Ken Takahashi (Ragna Crimson, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya)
- Animation Studio: Candy Box (Blue Archive The Animation, Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!)
- Music: Sus4 Inc. (Ragna Crimson)
The anime is co-produced by Kadokawa and Garena, with Kadokawa’s subsidiary Kadokawa Qingyu serving as production manager. It is planned for broadcast and streaming worldwide.
About Garena Free Fire
Garena Free Fire is a third-person battle royale shooter in which players are dropped onto a large island with dozens of others, scavenging for weapons and supplies in a bid to be the last one standing. Garena launched the game in December 2017. According to Sensor Tower’s data.ai platform, it ranked as the world’s most downloaded mobile game from 2019 to 2021, and the most downloaded mobile battle royale game in both 2022 and 2023. As of February 2024, the game boasts 100 million daily active users.

