Future GPX Cyber Formula 35th Anniversary Festival Set for January 2027
The festival and new products anchor the 35th anniversary push around the upcoming short anime, which is the first new animation in the franchise since the 1998 OVA SIN, giving longtime fans a concrete reason to return.
Key Facts
- The Future GPX Cyber Formula 35th anniversary festival "Glory Winners" will be held on January 9, 2027, at Misato City Cultural Hall in Saitama.
- Tickets for the festival cost 9,800 yen for all reserved seats, with the fastest advance reservation period from August 5 to August 23, 2026.
- MegaHouse will release the Cyber Formula Collection -Heritage Edition- DX Zenis Asurada AKF-S0/G Rollout Set and the Super Asurada 01 Circuit Mode NEON Ver. as limited products.
- The new short anime is a direct sequel to the 1998 OVA Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN, directed by Mutsumi Fukuda, with machine design by Shoji Kawamori.
- MegaHobby EXPO2026 will take place on September 26, 2026, at Akihabara UDX, featuring a life-size Zenis Asurada model and a riding experience with voice actor Kenichi Ono.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Dengeki Hobby Web.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the 35th anniversary festival "Glory Winners" for the Future GPX Cyber Formula series, scheduled for January 9, 2027, at Misato City Cultural Hall in Saitama. The event will feature daytime and evening sessions with cast members Junichi Kanemaru, Kotono Mitsuishi, Sho Hayami, and Toshihiko Seki, plus session-specific guests. Theme song artists Hironobu Kageyama, Aki Misato, and Dynamite Shige will perform live. Tickets cost 9,800 yen for all reserved seats, with the fastest advance reservation period running from August 5 at 5:00 PM to August 23 at 11:59 PM. MegaHouse will release two new products: the Cyber Formula Collection -Heritage Edition- DX, reproducing the rollout set of the new machine Zenis Asurada AKF-S0/G, and the Super Asurada 01 Circuit Mode NEON Ver. in cyber colors. The new short anime, a direct sequel to the 1998 OVA SIN, is directed by Mutsumi Fukuda and features machine design by Shoji Kawamori. A life-size Zenis Asurada model will be displayed at MegaHobby EXPO2026 on September 26, 2026, with a riding experience featuring Asurada's voice actor Kenichi Ono.
- Daytime session guests Ryotaro Okiayu and Satoshi Shimada join the four main cast members; evening session adds Kenichi Ono and Hikaru Midorikawa.
- MC is Atsuko Enomoto, and staff guests include series general director Mutsumi Fukuda, machine designer Shoji Kawamori, and Satoshi Shigeta.
- Children aged 3 and over require a ticket; children under 3 may sit on a guardian's lap.
- The fastest advance ticket period runs August 5 at 5:00 PM to August 23 at 11:59 PM, with results and payment due August 29 to September 1. Tickets are capped at 4 per person per performance, and applications for multiple performances are allowed.
- Ticket applications require an e-plus membership with phone number verification; electronic tickets work only from smartphones, while paper tickets are issued at convenience stores with no mailing option.
- The Zenis Asurada rollout set includes a bonus booklet with setting materials and production staff comments, and is positioned as a premium collection item.
- The Super Asurada 01 Circuit Mode NEON Ver. is the "-LIMITED" version, described as a contrast of neon colors against heavy black.
- Kawamori-signed reproduction art is limited to 350 copies with serial number plates, and a campaign offers a chance to win an autograph and illustration shikishi by him.
- The CD box set, "SOUND TOURS -ROUND 6- 'Winners' SINGLE BOX," reissues the hard-to-obtain 8cm strip CD single of "I'll come / Winners (G・GRIP)," adds the first 7-inch analog record and an original T-shirt, and costs 9,980 yen. It is the sixth SOUND TOURS release.
- The MegaHobby EXPO2026 special stage event is titled "Three-way Clash! Japan Grand Prix" and will cover production behind-the-scenes stories plus product info on the Variable Action and Cyber Formula Collection lines. Viewing requires advance lottery application by August 7 at 11:59 PM.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.