Tokyo Anime Next has revealed the details of its first festival, set to take place from October 30 to November 2 in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.
The four-day event will feature anime screenings, creator talks, workshops, seminars, and a special live orchestra concert. The festival will also serve as a preview of a larger Tokyo Anime Next event planned for 2027, which will introduce a new anime award voted on by members of the Japanese anime industry.
Screenings will begin on October 31 at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas and TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro. The lineup includes the premiere of LONA: Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis Episode 1, Expelled from Paradise: Resonance, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -PROGRESSIVE- Aria of Starless Night, and a 10th anniversary screening of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.
The festival will also offer anime production workshops for children and a creator class for adults, giving attendees a look at how anime is made.
The main event will take place on November 2 at TOKYO TATEMONO Brillia HALL. A special live orchestra performance will feature music from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan, and Detective Conan.
Nami Nakagawa, Ai Higuchi, and Mai Kuraki will appear as special guests, with the music arranged by Kazunori Miyake and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Hirofumi Kurita. Special visuals from the three anime series will accompany the performances.
Tokyo Anime Next aims to showcase the “present and future of Japanese animation” while introducing its new event concept ahead of the 2027 edition.
Tickets for the screenings and main event will be available through a lottery, with applications opening on October 8.
Source: Press Release
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