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Free Fire Daybreak, the television anime adaptation of Garena Free Fire, is set to premiere worldwide in spring 2027. Its first episode will screen at CCXP26 in São Paulo on December 5.

Synthesized from 3 Yomimono stories · updated 4h ago

Free Fire's move into animation has a name, a studio, and a date. The series is Free Fire Daybreak, directed by Ken Takahashi at Candy Box, with Sus4 Inc. on music and Kadokawa and Garena co-producing for worldwide broadcast and streaming. The spring 2027 premiere was set in the initial reveal and held through the trailer and key visual that followed.

The story moves the game's characters into a near-future city called New Dawn, run by the Horizon Corporation. Kelly, a 16-year-old who loses her memory, is the protagonist, and an experimental program called Project Bloom gives her an ability called Limit Break. The key visual pairs her with the game characters Hayato and Moco.

The most recent development is where the adaptation is introduced. Kadokawa and Garena will screen the world premiere of the first episode at CCXP26 in São Paulo on December 5, during a convention that runs December 3 to 6 at São Paulo Expo. A panel with the production team and DJ and producer Alok accompanies the screening. The premiere comes months before the spring 2027 debut.

Garena Free Fire launched in December 2017. According to Garena, it has been the most downloaded mobile battle royale game for seven consecutive years since 2019. The anime was announced in May 2024, with a teaser arriving in July 2025.

Key facts

Format
Television anime adaptation of Garena Free Fire, titled Free Fire Daybreak ↗
Premiere window
Spring 2027, worldwide including Japan ↗
Director
Ken Takahashi ↗
Animation studio
Candy Box ↗
Music production
Sus4 Inc. ↗
Producers
Kadokawa and Garena co-produce, with Kadokawa Qingyu as production manager ↗
Setting
Near-future city of New Dawn, controlled by the Horizon Corporation ↗
World premiere screening
First episode screens at CCXP26 in São Paulo on December 5, with a production panel and DJ and producer Alok ↗
Game launch
Garena Free Fire launched in December 2017 ↗

Timeline

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Garena's battle royale shooter · 2026-10-30

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4h ago

Free Fire Daybreak Anime Gets World Premiere Screening at CCXP26

Kadokawa and Garena will screen the world premiere of Free Fire Daybreak's first episode at CCXP26 in São Paulo on December 5. The convention runs December 3 to 6 at São Paulo Expo, and a panel with the production team and DJ and producer Alok accompanies the screening. The anime, adapted from Garena's battle royale shooter Garena Free Fire, debuts in spring 2027. Ken Takahashi directs and Candy Box animates, with Kadokawa and Garena co-producing for worldwide broadcast and streaming.

Jul 27

Free Fire Daybreak Anime Sets Spring 2027 Debut, Reveals Visual

The television anime adaptation of Garena's battle royale game Free Fire is titled Free Fire Daybreak and will premiere in spring 2027. A new visual was released. Ken Takahashi directs at studio Candy Box, with music by Sus4 Inc. Kadokawa and Garena co-produce the series, which is planned for worldwide broadcast and streaming.