Anime & Manga Events in Japan 2026-2027: Full Calendar & How to Attend

The next big anime weekend in Japan is Machi★Asobi in Tokushima (17–18 October 2026). December is the peak: Tokyo Comic Con, COMITIA, Jump Festa 2027 and a rare three-day Comic Market 109 all fall between 11 and 31 December. After that come Wonder Festival (13–14 February 2027) and AnimeJapan, which moves to Osaka for the first time (27–28 March 2027). Every date on this page was checked on the organiser's own site on 25 September 2026. If an organiser hasn't published a date yet, we say "not yet announced" instead of guessing.

This page covers anime, manga, game and cosplay events. Fireworks and traditional festivals are covered by our sister site Japan-Event. For ticket-sale windows and venue capacities, each row links to the matching Japan-Event page. Our own guides cover what a foreign visitor needs on the day: getting in, cosplay rules, and cash and tax-free shopping.

Next 90 days: October–December 2026

Just ended. Wonder Festival 2026 Summer (26 July), Comic Market 108 (15–16 August; 130,000 visitors each day, per the organiser) and Tokyo Game Show 2026 (17–20 September). TGS was planned as a five-day show, but the organiser cancelled the last day (21 September) because of Typhoon No. 25. Over the four days that did run, 257,642 people came. The organiser plans the next TGS for 16–20 September 2027, with Makuhari Messe as the planned venue.

The full calendar, October 2026 to summer 2027

Not yet announced (as of 25 September 2026): Comic Market 110 and Wonder Festival 2027 Summer (both usually held in summer), Nippombashi Street Festa 2027 in Osaka (the 2026 edition was on 17 May and drew about 240,000 people), and hololive SUPER EXPO 2027 (the 2026 edition ran 6–8 March at Makuhari Messe). Check the official sites before you book flights for any of these.

October: Machi★Asobi and Ikebukuro Halloween

Machi★Asobi vol.31 takes over Tokushima city on 17–18 October 2026, with an eve event on Friday 16 October. The organiser says the headline stage brings together four TYPE-MOON titles, alongside food and "airport takeover" events. It's the best anime event for travellers who want a regional city instead of a convention hall: Tokushima is home to ufotable's cinema, and the festival spreads across the whole city. The organiser warns that the venues have no parking, so come by train or bus.

Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2026 (Ikehalo) runs 30 October to 1 November. It includes 31 October, Halloween itself, which the organiser notes happens for the first time in five years. Friday 30 October is the evening "Ikehalo Night" at Sunshine City, 16:30–22:30, for ages 18 and over only (high-school students are not admitted). The main days, 31 October and 1 November, run 10:00–18:00 across Ikebukuro. Cosplayers need a registration ticket: the general cosplay ticket costs ¥2,980 per day in advance (¥3,480 on the day). Children of primary-school age and under can cosplay with a ¥500-per-day Kids ticket, sold for cash on the day only; preschoolers take part free, as do primary-school children who live in Toshima ward (ID required). The cosplayer ticket also gives you use of the changing rooms and bag storage. Photographers need a separate photographer ticket. Read our cosplay rules for visitors before you pack a costume, and use the Ikebukuro one-day itinerary to fill the rest of your day.

November: AGF, the women-oriented anime festival

Animate Girls Festival (AGF) 2026 is on 7–8 November at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. The main venue is open 9:00–17:00, with last new entry at 16:30. Nothing is sold at the venue; every ticket is bought through Animate Ticket. The Fast, General and Afternoon tickets are electronic tickets with face recognition, which require a free CLUB animate account and a face photo registered in the MOALA app. The lottery for General tickets closed on 24 September; according to the official ticket page, a second, first-come sale runs from 12:00 JST on 9 October until 6 November, and Afternoon tickets (entry 13:00–15:00) go on first-come sale from 12:00 on 10 October. The easiest option for foreign visitors is the Evening Ticket (entry 15:00–16:00): it is a paper ticket printed at Seven-Eleven, needs no face recognition, and needs no Animate Ticket membership or login. It is sold first-come from 12:00 JST on 17 October until 16:00 on each event day, up to three per purchase, while stock lasts; tickets bought from 0:00 on 7 November are charged at the on-the-day price. New entry to the main venue closes at 16:30. The organiser only answers questions in Japanese. Our AGF 2026 guide walks through the account setup, and the Otome Road guide covers the shops next door.

December: the busiest month of the year

Tokyo Comic Con 2026 (11–13 December, Makuhari Messe) is Japan's Western-style pop-culture con, with Hollywood guests. A one-day advance ticket costs ¥5,500 (¥5,900 on the door), and a limited three-day pass costs ¥9,900. Opening hours are 11:00–19:00 on Friday, 10:00–19:00 on Saturday and 10:00–18:00 on Sunday. Photo-op and autograph tickets are sold separately and don't include entry. Tickets are sold through TicketMe, Ticket Pia and Hollycon.

COMITIA158 (13 December, 11:00–16:00, Tokyo Big Sight East Halls 1–3 and 7–8) is a self-published comics fair that sells original works only, with no fan comics of existing franchises. Your entry pass is the event catalogue, Tia's Magazine 158, which goes on sale on 15 November. It is much calmer than Comiket and a good first doujin event.

Jump Festa 2027 is on 19–20 December 2026, 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30), at Makuhari Messe Halls 1–9 and 11 (planned). The official Jump Festa account announced this in July 2026; it did not say anything about admission or how to get in. When we checked on 25 September, the official website still showed the 2026 edition, so the 2027 admission and entry method are not yet announced (as of 25 September 2026). For reference only, this is how the previous edition worked (Jump Festa 2026, per the official site): admission was free, but every visitor of primary-school age and up needed an electronic entry ticket in the Jump NAVI app; entry tickets were allocated by advance lottery, and afternoon tickets were first-come. The 2027 rules may differ, so check our Jump Festa tickets guide once the organiser publishes them.

Comic Market 109 runs for three days, 29–31 December 2026 (Tuesday–Thursday), at Tokyo Big Sight. Circle booths are open 10:30–16:00 each day. It is the first Comiket longer than two days since 2019. The organiser explains why: circle applications have kept rising (at C107 last winter it still had to turn away close to 10,000 circle spaces), and Tokyo Big Sight's renovation has cut the number of halls, with East Halls 4–6 still closed. The three-day format is for this winter only; the organiser expects to return to all 16 halls in the 2027 fiscal year and will decide future lengths by demand. The C109 information page says the ticket and wristband system will follow the same format as C102–C108, but the C109 sale details had not been published as of 25 September. The online Web Catalogue opens on 6 November. For last summer's C108, the organiser counted 130,000 visitors on each day. Read our C109 guide and the Comiket survival guide.

February–May 2027

Wonder Festival 2027 Winter runs over two days, 13–14 February 2027, 10:00–17:00, in Makuhari Messe Halls 1–8. The organiser calls it the return of the two-day format. It's the garage-kit and figure fair where sculptors sell one-day-only kits. As a price guide, advance tickets for the July 2026 edition cost ¥3,500. See our WF 2027 Winter guide, and use the figure shipping guide if you'll be carrying boxes home.

AnimeJapan 2027 leaves Tokyo for Intex Osaka. Public days are 27–28 March 2027 (Saturday–Sunday), 9:00–17:00, in Halls 2–6AB. Separate business days are 26–27 March in Hall 1. The organiser has also confirmed that AnimeJapan 2028 will stay in Osaka. Tickets are sold through the official Tickets page, which also lists a separate "Fast Ticket". Plan your trip around Osaka rather than Tokyo, and pair it with Den Den Town and our Osaka otaku one-day itinerary.

Niconico Chokaigi 2027 is confirmed for April 2027, but the organiser hasn't given exact dates or a venue yet. The 2026 edition drew 138,228 people to Makuhari Messe. COMITIA159 is on 14 March, in Tokyo Big Sight West Halls 1–4, and COMITIA160 on 23 May, in East Halls 4–8.

How to choose, and how to get in

• Want to buy fan-made things? Go to Comic Market 109 or COMITIA. For figures, go to Wonder Festival.
• Want announcements and stages? Go to Jump Festa (free in 2026; the 2027 entry method is not yet announced) or AnimeJapan (paid, in Osaka in 2027). Our Jump Festa vs AnimeJapan comparison helps you pick.
• Want to cosplay? Go to Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest, or use the cosplay areas at Comiket.
• Want Western guests and Hollywood props? Go to Tokyo Comic Con.
• Getting there: Tokyo Comic Con, Jump Festa and Wonder Festival are all at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, not central Tokyo. Read our Makuhari Messe access guide to plan the trip. Comiket and COMITIA are at Tokyo Big Sight (Odaiba), AnimeJapan 2027 is in Osaka, and Machi★Asobi is in Tokushima.

Rules that apply at almost every event

• No costumes on the way there. At Comiket and most cosplay events you change in the official changing rooms, never at home, and you don't ride the train in costume. Check each event's own cosplay page, because the rules differ.
• Tickets are often tied to apps and IDs. Most AGF tickets use MOALA face registration (the Evening Ticket is the paper exception), and in 2026 Jump Festa used Jump NAVI app e-tickets (the 2027 method is not yet announced). If an event needs an account, set it up before you fly, because Japanese phone-number or SMS steps can block you at the last minute.
• Carry cash. Doujin and figure booths mostly take cash. Bring a foldable bag and use station coin lockers. For bigger purchases, read the tax-free shopping guide.
• Check again before you book. Dates on this page were checked on 25 September 2026. Organisers do change things: this year TGS cancelled its last day because of a typhoon. Check the official site the week before you travel.

For shops and cafés to fill the days around your event, see the live event calendar and our 3-day Tokyo otaku itinerary.