One of the world’s biggest anime events, AnimeJapan 2026, returns on March 28–31 at Tokyo Big Sight, featuring new anime reveals, stage events, and appearances from top titles and voice actors.

AnimeJapan is one of the largest annual anime exhibition events in Japan, held in Tokyo since March 2014. This year’s AJ2026 marks the 13th edition of the event, with the public exhibition scheduled for March 28–29, 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight. The newly revealed key visual  brings together characters from 22 anime works, highlighting the scale of this year’s event, including the AJ Brothers, the official mascots of AnimeJapan.


AnimeJapan 2026 has unveiled its full stage lineup and features popular anime series such as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, My Hero Academia, and Oshi no Ko, alongside a wide range of new and upcoming titles. Below are the stage lineups:

The event will host over 120 exhibitors, including major anime-related companies such as Aniplex Inc., KADOKAWA Corporation, TOHO Co., Ltd. (TOHO animation), and Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc., all confirmed to participate. Fans can expect new project announcements, trailers, and cast talk sessions across multiple stages during the public days (March 28–29), while March 30–31 is reserved for industry and media events.


Additionally, members of Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 will serve as the event’s official ambassadors for the second consecutive year, following their role in the previous event.


Further updates on AnimeJapan 2026, including details on the stage lineup, were announced during the “AnimeJapan KICKOFF 2026” program, which streamed on the event’s official YouTube channel on January 16 at 20:00 (JST).