Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2026 Opens with Cosplay Mayors and Game Booths
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2026, known as Ike-Hallo, is running from October 30 to November 1 in the East Exit area of Ikebukuro Station under the catchphrase "Memorable scenes are born from you."
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Why it matters
The sponsorship roster, with NTE as Gold Sponsor and Wuthering Waves back for a second year, puts game promotion inside the cosplay event rather than beside it, and the ward mayor and Animate president appearing in costume ties the district's civic and retail leadership to the same stage.
Key Facts
- Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2026 runs from October 30 to November 1, 2026, in the East Exit area of Ikebukuro Station.
- NTE: Neverness to Everness participated as a Gold Sponsor of the event.
- Wuthering Waves returned for a second consecutive year and Delta Force exhibited for the first time, each with a booth.
- The October 31 ceremony featured Toshima Ward Mayor Miyuki Takagiwa, Dwango's Daisuke Yokozawa, Animate Holdings' Yasuhiro Niwa, and Sunshine City's Hidemi Waki in cosplay.
- Enako appeared at Ike-Hallo for the first time in seven years, and Kis-My-Ft2's Toshiya Miyata appeared as a special guest.
NTE: Neverness to Everness joined as a Gold Sponsor, Wuthering Waves returned for a second consecutive year, and Delta Force exhibited for the first time. An October 31 ceremony featured Toshima Ward Mayor Miyuki Takagiwa, Dwango's Daisuke Yokozawa, Animate Holdings' Yasuhiro Niwa, and Sunshine City's Hidemi Waki in cosplay, plus guests Enako and Kis-My-Ft2's Toshiya Miyata.
The event has run in the East Exit area of Ikebukuro Station since 2014, and this year is its 13th. Last year drew 161,000 visitors over three days, and this year's schedule includes Halloween day itself. Venue and stage events are streamed online via NicoNico and other platforms, under the Powered by dwango name. The October 31 special ceremony at Naka-Ikebukuro Park put four executives in cosplay: Mayor Takagiwa as Kyoukai from Kingdom, Yokozawa as Jinshi from The Apothecary Diaries, Niwa as Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, and Waki as Van Hohenheim from Fullmetal Alchemist. Enako appeared at the event for the first time in seven years, and Miyata joined as a special guest.
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