Bl Cinema Fest 2026 in Ikebukuro Lineup Includes Six Anime and Live-Action Works
The festival packages recent BL anime and live-action films into a single theatrical event, giving two 2024 TV series their first big-screen showings.
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BL Cinema Fest 2026 will run from June 19 to July 9 at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas, screening six works including anime series Twilight Out of Focus and Tadaima, Okaeri in their theatrical premieres, plus live-action films Semantic Error The Movie and Junai Joto!. Admission sticker gifts and a mount for point card members are planned.
The three-week BL Cinema Fest 2026 at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas will screen six works split into three blocks. The first block (June 19-25) pairs the live-action film Junai Joto! with Semantic Error The Movie Parts 1 and 2. The second block (June 26-July 2) features the anime Twilight Out of Focus and the live-action The Masked Guy Can't Help but Fall in Love. The final block (July 3-9) shows the anime Tadaima, Okaeri and the live-action Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka. Both Twilight Out of Focus and Tadaima, Okaeri aired as TV series in 2024 and will have their theatrical premieres at the festival.
Each screening comes with a key visual sticker as an admission gift. HUMAX Cinema Point Card members will also receive a mount designed to hold the stickers from the five works (Semantic Error gets a social media-style clear card instead). Ticket details are on the official website.
- Junai Joto!: live-action film
- Semantic Error The Movie (Parts 1 & 2): live-action film, admission gift is a clear card
- Twilight Out of Focus: anime TV series from 2024, theatrical premiere
- The Masked Guy Can't Help but Fall in Love: live-action film
- Tadaima, Okaeri: anime TV series from 2024, theatrical premiere
- Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka: live-action film
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