Anime Expo 2026 Hosts World Premieres of Black Torch and Magic Knight Rayearth
Anime Expo 2026 is securing major world premieres for two long-awaited adaptations, signaling the convention's continued role as a primary launchpad for high-profile anime announcements.
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Anime Expo 2026 will host the world premieres of the Black Torch television anime and a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime, with guest Rie Takahashi. The event also features Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara and scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka, a first look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 from Studio Trigger, and U.S. premieres for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and Sparks of Tomorrow.
Anime Expo 2026 will host the world premieres of the television anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki's Black Torch manga and a new anime based on CLAMP's Magic Knight Rayearth, with Rie Takahashi appearing as a guest. The event, running July 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, also announced that Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara and scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka will attend, participating in a Spike Chunsoft panel on July 3. Studio Trigger will offer a first real look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Additional U.S. premieres include Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and Sparks of Tomorrow.
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