Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 8, 2026, Yokohama City announced a collaboration with Jujutsu Kaisen to mark the series' fifth anniversary. The citywide campaign runs from August 15 through August 31, 2026, and it is being framed as a summer route through Yokohama with limited stickers, photo spots, and a larger finale event at K Arena Yokohama. What Was Announced The city press release is explicit about the scope. Yokohama, the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 will work with TOHO to stage the collaboration. The core campaign period is August 15-31, 2026, but the city also says that related venue events begin earlier, on August 1, at locations such as Yokohama Cosmo World, YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN, and Yokohama Marine Tower. The finale event, Jujutsu Kaisen 2026 -5th anniversary- , is scheduled for August 29 and 30 at K Arena Yokohama. The practical fan hooks are straightforward. The collaboration includes an original sticker giveaway campaign and photo spots, both ...

On July 14, 2026, a PR Times release reported that Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia had been screened at Japan Expo 2026 in Paris, where episodes 1 through 4 were shown to a French audience that responded with visible excitement. The release also noted that TV Asahi producer Kazuki Endo took part in the presentation, giving the event a direct link back to the production side rather than treating it as a generic convention appearance. What Was Announced The core news is simple but important. The production committee used the July 14 press release to highlight a special Japan Expo 2026 screening of the series. That means the audience in Paris saw more than a quick teaser or a short stage clip. They watched a substantial early stretch of the anime in a live festival setting, which is a meaningful way to introduce a title that still has a lot of room to build international awareness. Endo's presence matters because it gives the announcement a human, editorially useful anchor. A prod...

On July 13, 2026, Toho announced that the TV anime Chibi Godzilla is teaming up with Kansai Food Market for a summer campaign. The promotion runs from July 13 through July 26, 2026, and centers on a newly drawn collaboration visual and a giveaway of original goods at participating stores. What Was Announced The release says the campaign covers Kansai Food Market's familiar supermarket brands, including Hankyu Oasis, Izumiya, Daily Kanat, and Kansai Super. It also reminds readers that the short anime has been airing since 2023, every Wednesday at 7:05 a.m. in TV Tokyo's Oha Suta block. This is the kind of announcement that looks small at first glance but makes sense if you follow Japanese character marketing. A single seasonal visual can connect a TV anime, a supermarket chain, and a limited-time prize campaign without needing a movie-size rollout. Why It Matters What makes this interesting is the setting. The campaign is aimed at ordinary shopping trips, no...

On July 8, 2026, the official site for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia published a new “Mongolia Arc” PV and confirmed a third wave of cast additions. The update pushes the story further along Sitara’s path from Persia to Mongolia, and it makes the series’ political side much more visible. What Was Announced The new PV focuses on the court tension around the Mongol empire and introduces the consorts who will shape the next stretch of the story. The announcement names three new cast members: Misaki Kuno as Sorghaghtani, Ayaka Asai as Möge, and Mayumi Shintani as Kirgistani. The page also notes that the role of First Empress Boraqchin is still unannounced. That is a useful detail, because it shows the production is revealing the ensemble in stages rather than all at once. The trailer is not only selling motion and scale; it is also mapping the relationships that will drive the arc. Why It Matters For international anime fans, this is the kind of update that clarifies th...

On July 7, 2026, the official site for TV Anime "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" 20th Anniversary SOS Exhibition went live. On July 8, 2026, the formal press release followed with the full plan: the exhibition will run from August 10 to August 30, 2026 at Sunshine City Exhibition Hall D in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. What Was Announced The exhibition is built around the idea of revisiting Haruhi from two angles. One part, The Memories of Haruhi Suzumiya , focuses on the story itself through setting materials, the SOS Brigade clubroom atmosphere, and photo spots that let visitors step back into the series. The other part, The Haruhi Phenomenon , presents the show as a cultural object and looks at how it is being remembered after two decades. The official site also says original goods and a guidebook will be sold. Ticketing is already in motion, with date-specific admission tickets, weekday tickets, and a limited goods exchange ticket listed for the event. Adm...

On July 13, 2026, Pony Canyon began streaming the second promotional video for Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume , the original TV anime based on Tomytec's railway-character franchise. The official teaser site now presents the project as an October 2026 television premiere, so the series has moved from an announcement phase into a more concrete release window. What Was Announced The new promo does three useful things at once. First, it previews the ending theme, "Watashi Miraisen" ("My Future Line"), performed by Tetsuryo Club , the voice-actor unit made up of May Tachibana, Mao Shōji, Haruna Fukushima, and Hika Tsukishiro. Second, it shows that the production is expanding beyond the first reveal by introducing additional cast members. Third, it confirms that the anime is not a vague concept anymore; the official site now frames it as a TV series headed for October 2026. The teaser page also gives a clear picture of the ensemble around the four m...

What Was Announced On July 10, 2026, the official The Witch on the Holy Night site published an event report from the July 7 release-date reveal. The report covers the on-stage announcement that the theatrical release is set for November 20, 2026, and it preserves the full feel of the reveal rather than reducing it to a single line of news. The event itself was timed to a meaningful date: July 7 was both Tanabata and the birthday of Aoko Aozaki, the film's main character. Haruka Tomatsu, who voices Aoko, appeared on stage, thanked the audience for coming, and talked about how eagerly people had been waiting to learn what "this year" would actually mean. The report says the audience reaction was immediate and loud once the date was shown on the monitor and the announcement video played. The official report also framed the reveal as a broader production moment. The page includes comments from cast and Type-Moon staff, the display of written wishes on bamboo, ...

On July 11, 2026, the official website for Seito-kai ni mo Ana wa Aru! posted a new character poster and character PV for Hisako Kotobuki, confirming Haruka Shiraishi in the role and reiterating that the anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in October 2026. The timing matters: this announcement follows the July 4 reveal of Ume Mizunoe's poster and the broadcast-window update, so the series is clearly moving through its launch materials in a careful sequence rather than dropping everything at once. The manga behind the anime is not starting from zero. The official site says the work won first place in the comics category of the 2023 Next Manga Award and has passed 2.7 million copies in circulation. That gives the production a built-in audience and helps explain why each new poster is being treated as a small event. The official page also makes the rollout pattern easy to read. July 4 brought Ume Mizunoe's poster and the first timing information, and July 11 moved on to...

On June 26, 2026 , the official site for the anime's 10th-anniversary exhibition confirmed that One Punch Man has opened its first dedicated exhibition at Sunshine 60 Observatory in Ikebukuro. The run lasts through July 20, 2026 , and the venue places it inside the Tenbou Park event space at the top of Sunshine 60. What Was Announced The official site says the exhibition brings together original artwork, setting materials, memorable scene photo spots, and original merchandise. It also adds collaboration food and drink at the observatory cafe, with coaster giveaways tied to the menu while supplies last. The site lists the basic admission price at 2,200 yen , with opening hours from 11:00 to 19:00 and last entry at 18:00 . One useful detail for visitors is that the site says there is no touring plan for the exhibition. In other words, this Tokyo run is the only scheduled stop currently announced. Why It Matters One Punch Man is the kind of title that usually lives on a s...

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...

On July 12, 2026, Aniplex announced that Demon Slayer will take part in Tokushima's 2026 Awa Odori, the city's famous summer dance festival. The official announcement says the series will form Kimetsu-ren 2026 and join the festival on August 14, 2026 . A new ufotable illustration commemorating the collaboration is planned, but the image will be revealed later. What Was Announced The announcement is straightforward: the ongoing full-series rerun of the television anime has been tied to a real-world festival collaboration. The official Awa Odori page says the collaboration brings a special project for the 2026 Awa Odori , including a new illustrated visual and a live dance participation event. The participation window for Kimetsu-ren 2026 opened on July 12, 2026 , and the official page lists a lottery application period through July 19, 2026 at 23:59 JST for the event. According to the official event page, the dance session is scheduled for August 14, 2026 at the Tokush...

On July 1, 2026, Nijigen no Mori announced a summer food update for its Attack on Titan collaboration on Awaji Island. Starting July 13, 2026, visitors can buy two limited-time shaved ice desserts inspired by Eren and Annie, each priced at 1,200 yen, from the park's collaboration kitchen car. The menu arrives while the broader collaboration continues from March 14 through December 13, 2026. What Was Announced The new menu turns one of Attack on Titan 's defining ideas, hardening, into a seasonal dessert. Nijigen no Mori says the summer items are built around Eren and Annie, with cool blue and crystal-like visual elements for the former and a brighter, fruit-based look for the latter. According to the official page, the announcement is not just about food. It sits inside a larger collaboration event that already includes a night walk, a stamp rally, and a mystery quest. In other words, the shaved ice is an extra layer of immersion, not a separate one-off stall. Sale sta...