Kyoto Animation confirmed that the next October 25 will announce a new project during his event “KyoAni no Sekai-ten”which will be held at the Miyako Messe convention center in Kyoto. The announcement will take place on the special stage Kyoto Animation 2026 New Work Announcement Stagewhere part of the cast and main staff will participate.
An event with a taste of history
The presentation is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. JST (1:00 a.m. EDT), and will be the highlight of an event that will run on October 25 and 26. To warm up the engines, the company released a promotional video reviewing its productions since 2018, many of which will be exhibited at the event.

KyoAni's present
Currently, the studio is active with several projects in parallel. CITY The Animation It premiered on July 6 and is broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. For its part, the film Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved hit Japanese theaters on June 27, and Crunchyroll will take it to theaters in the United States on October 20.
What's coming in 2026
In addition to the mysterious announcement, Kyoto Animation has on the way Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie. The first film of the project, titled Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Zenpenwill premiere in the spring of 2026, marking the beginning of a final installment that could be divided into two or three parts.
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