Tokyo Anime Dispatch

NFAJ Announces Toei Animation on Film for July 21 On July 9, 2026, the National Film Archive of Japan (NFAJ) announced Toei Animation on Film , a special screening program that will run from July 21 through September 6, 2026 at Nagase Memorial Hall OZU on the second floor of the archive in Tokyo. The program will screen 67 works across 45 programs, and every screening will be shown on film rather than digitally. The announcement places the series inside the archive's regular programming, not as a commercial revival tour. That matters because the NFAJ is framing the event as a historical viewing experience: some titles will use newly prepared screening prints, and the lineup also includes a rare set of TV anime shown on film. In other words, the archive is not only revisiting famous Toei Animation titles, but also presenting them in the format that shaped how audiences originally encountered them. What Was Announced The official notice says the program will look b...