Tokyo Anime Dispatch

What Was Announced On June 26, 2026, Frontier Works said it will appear at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 5 and will center its booth work on Identity V , the asymmetric multiplayer game known in Japan as Identity V: Fifth Personality . The company plans to show the property inside the animate GROUP booth at South Hall, booth SH-2100, where it will run an exhibit, hand out novelties, and sell goods tied to the series. The release also adds two extra layers to the announcement. First, Frontier Works says it will invite guest cosplayers dressed as characters from the game, which gives the booth a live, convention-floor dimension rather than a simple display table. Second, the merch line will include a new 8th-anniversary series called Sweet Tale Tea Time , making the Anaheim-to-Los Angeles style convention circuit feel directly connected to the property’s retail strategy. Beyond the expo itself, the company says Animate Los Angeles will hold an Identity V...

On June 26, 2026, TAITO announced that it will return to Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles with a new booth built around hands-on experiences. The company says the booth will run under the theme TAITO PLAY BASE and gather several of its best-known game and character properties in one place. What Was Announced TAITO's official release says the company will exhibit at Anime Expo 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2 to July 5, 2026 . Instead of a standard display-only setup, the booth is being framed as an interactive space where visitors can try content, meet characters, and look at memorabilia from long-running series. The first highlighted attraction is a playable demo of Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeon Boost . TAITO also says it will show past goods from the 40-year history of the Bubble Bobble series, hold a Bubblun meet-and-greet, offer free play of the arcade title Getta Spin D , and display figures from several TAITO brands. Why It Matters TAITO is not jus...

On June 16, 2026, Anique announced a new hololive English merchandise project called Diner Caravan , tying it to a first-time appearance at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. The project is not just a standard logo-and-merch drop. It is built around a fully new illustration concept, a diner-road-trip aesthetic, and a convention rollout designed to meet fans in person before the goods become available online in select regions after the event. The timing matters. Anime Expo runs from July 2 to July 5, 2026, which gives the release a clear convention anchor and makes the launch feel like part of the show rather than a general e-commerce campaign. For overseas fans, especially those who follow hololive English from outside Japan, that is the practical appeal: the first place to experience the concept is at a major North American anime event, with a broader online sale following later. What Was Announced Anique said it is launching Diner Caravan as a new hololive English original-illustra...

On June 19, 2026, NTT Solmare published an English-language press release announcing that it will join JETRO's Geek Street booth at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. The company says the booth will center on Obey Me! Sinner's Choice , the next title in its long-running Obey Me! franchise, with early-release merchandise, giveaways, autograph sessions, and a separate anniversary event built around the series. What Was Announced The core announcement is straightforward: NTT Solmare will use Anime Expo as a launch point for a new chapter in the Obey Me! universe. The release says fans who stop by the Geek Street booth will be able to see and buy early merchandise tied to Obey Me! Sinner's Choice , rather than waiting for the title's wider release later in the year. That makes the booth more than a simple brand display; it is a preview of the next phase of the franchise. The company also says the booth will offer a small incentive for fans who have already followed the ...