Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 13, 2026, FLOW announced that the Australia leg of FLOW WORLD TOUR 2026 "NARUTO THE ROCK" has been added to the schedule. The new dates close out the tour's fourth stage after the Latin America and Asia legs, and they bring the project to Melbourne and Sydney with a setlist built around Naruto songs. What Was Announced The official news post says the newly added shows will take place on October 24, 2026 at The Forum in Melbourne and on October 25, 2026 at Metro Theatre in Sydney. The dedicated tour site presents the run as a world tour that moves through Latin America, Asia, and Australia, and it frames the project as a live celebration of Naruto music rather than a general best-of concert. The tour site also lists the songs FLOW says are guaranteed to appear, including GO!!! , Sign , Haruka Kanata , Viva Rock , Re:member , Hero's Come Back!! , CLOSER , and Silhouette . That matters because it turns the tour into a specific anime-music experience wit...

Anime Times Sponsors Anime India Delhi 2026 On July 3, 2026, Anime Times published a detailed recap of its sponsorship role at Anime India Delhi 2026 , which took place on June 6-7, 2026, at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in Delhi. The release says the Delhi edition drew about 42,000 visitors over two days and paired a large fan convention with a live programming mix built around anime, games, cosplay, merchandise, and Japanese guest appearances. The same release highlights one of the strongest details from the weekend: Kazuhiko Inoue , the Japanese voice actor widely known to international fans as Kakashi Hatake in Naruto , appeared as the first Japanese voice-actor guest at the event. Anime Times says Inoue took part in meet-and-greets, a talk stage, and a fan-participation live dubbing session titled Anime Times Presents: NARUTO Live Dubbing Experience with Kazuhiko Inoue . The company also said the next Anime India stop is scheduled for August 28-30, 2026 in Mumbai. ...

On July 3, 2026, Anime Times India announced that it would join Anime India Delhi 2026 as the title sponsor, using one of the region's biggest anime gatherings to do more than just place a logo on a banner. The press release describes a program built around live dubbing, a Naruto-themed fan space, a creator-facing idea contest, and a broader attempt to treat India as an active anime market rather than only a destination for imported titles. The Delhi event itself had already run on June 6-7 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi and, according to the release, drew about 42,000 visitors. Anime Times says it set up a Naruto-focused booth, invited voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue for a live dubbing session, and used the space to connect fans with a series that remains one of anime's most recognizable entry points worldwide. The company also says this was the first time the event invited a Japanese voice actor guest. What Was Announced The announcement contained two strands that matt...

June 30, 2026. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has launched AN-IPPON, a new international brand that pairs Japanese anime intellectual property with regional craftsmanship. The first collection brings together NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, Kutani ware from Ishikawa, Yonezawa textiles from Yamagata, and Akabeko folk crafts from Fukushima. DNP says advance sales will start at two Tokyo Anime Center locations in the United States, with a later rollout through animate Los Angeles in summer 2026. What Was Announced The official release frames AN-IPPON as more than a merchandising line. DNP says the brand is meant to connect anime with products that already have cultural and material value of their own. In other words, the company is not simply printing characters onto souvenirs. It is trying to place anime properties inside craft traditions that have been refined by local makers over generations. The first collaboration uses a title that international fans already know well: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN...

What ABEMA Announced On June 25, 2026, ABEMA announced a dedicated NARUTO channel that will start on June 26 and run through July 25. The channel will stream the full 720-episode run of NARUTO and NARUTO Shippuden free of charge in a daily live-channel format. The release frames the project as a limited-time free programming window rather than a simple library page. That matters because it turns a long-running catalog title into an event: fans can return for a marathon, new viewers can jump in from the beginning, and the service can program the franchise as a daily habit instead of a one-time browse. The press release also notes that the channel opens at 6:00 p.m. JST on June 26, 2026, and remains available until 5:00 p.m. JST on July 25, 2026. In other words, ABEMA is using a classic franchise to create a month-long access window with a clear start and end. Why It Matters NARUTO is one of the easiest anime titles to explain to a broad audience: a long-running s...