Anime Expo 2026, one of North America’s largest anime events, featured more than 401 panels and screenings over 4 days, showcasing its character as a comprehensive entertainment showcase for Japanese pop culture.
Anime Expo 2026, held as an event dedicated to Japanese anime and manga, presented an overview of its 4-day programme centered on panels and screenings, with reports highlighting the involvement of more than 100 intellectual properties in those sessions.
In addition to the long-standing Peacock Theater, the NBA-arena-scale Crypto.com Arena was added as the larger venue, bringing the total number of sessions over 4 days to 401. The organisers said they had also expanded their gaming, music and live-action programming.
Featured panels included the world premiere of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, a special BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War stage event and a 5th-anniversary panel for Jujutsu Kaisen. The event also featured numerous announcements in the gaming sector, including new information on Atlus’s Persona 4 Revival and Blue Archive, as well as major showcases from other companies.
There were also many Hollywood-related projects and topics concerning production, with panels from KADOKAWA, A-1 Pictures and TOHO animation, among others, revealing new titles and production processes. The event underscored the global expansion of Japanese IP.