Animelo Summer Live To Hold First Western Japan Edition In Fukuoka In 2027
Anisama's first permanent expansion outside the Kanto region signals a strategic push by Dwango to grow the franchise's geographic reach and tap into western Japan's live entertainment market, with a professional baseball team as a co-organizer.
Key Facts
- ANISAMA FUKUOKA 2027 will be held on March 13 and 14, 2027, at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka.
- This is the first time Animelo Summer Live has held an event in western Japan since the franchise started in 2005.
- The event is co-organized by Dwango Co., Ltd. and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Co., Ltd.
- The 20th edition of Animelo Summer Live in 2025 drew a record 87,000 attendees over three days.
- The usual summer Kanto edition, Animelo Summer Live 2027, is scheduled for August 27-29, 2027, at GMO Saitama Super Arena.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime.
Dwango and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced on July 12 that Animelo Summer Live, commonly called Anisama, will hold its first event in western Japan. Titled ANISAMA FUKUOKA 2027, the two-day anime song festival is scheduled for March 13 and 14, 2027, at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka. The event is a new expansion for the annual summer concert series, which has been held in the Kanto region since 2005. The 20th edition in 2025 drew a record 87,000 attendees over three days. Organizers said the Fukuoka event aims to make the venue a new "anime song holy land" in western Japan. The usual summer Kanto edition will continue as normal, with Animelo Summer Live 2027 planned for August 27-29, 2027, at GMO Saitama Super Arena. Additional details, including performing artists and ticket information, are expected to be announced around autumn 2026. The event is co-organized by Dwango and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the professional baseball team whose home stadium is Mizuho PayPay Dome.
The two-day event is co-organized by Dwango and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the professional baseball team whose home stadium is Mizuho PayPay Dome. The Hawks' president and CEO Yoshimitsu Goto is named as a co-representative alongside Dwango president Takeshi Natsuno. The venue is described in the press release as a hub for professional baseball and large-scale live concerts.
Dwango also organizes the summer Kanto edition together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, which is not listed as a co-organizer for the Fukuoka event. The Fukuoka edition is the first permanent expansion of the Anisama franchise outside the Kanto region since the event began in 2005. Organizers stated they aim to make Mizuho PayPay Dome a new "anime song holy land" in western Japan, attracting fans from Japan and abroad.
The usual summer edition, Animelo Summer Live 2027, is scheduled for August 27-29 at GMO Saitama Super Arena. Additional details for the Fukuoka event, including performing artists and ticket information, are expected to be announced around autumn 2026. An official website for the Fukuoka edition has launched at anisama.tv/2027/fukuoka.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.