NYCC 2026 Sets Japanese Guests and Anime Premieres for October
The slate puts Japanese creators and publishers directly in front of a US convention audience, with the Jump+ and Magazine editors appearing together on the same MANGA Plus and K MANGA panel.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
New York Comic Con has listed its Japanese guests and events for the 2026 convention at the Javits Center on October 8-11. Voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa appears for an ONE-PUNCH MAN panel, Shonen Jump+ editor-in-chief Yuta Momiyama and Weekly Shonen Magazine deputy editor-in-chief Yuta Hiraoka discuss MANGA Plus and K MANGA, and premieres include Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.
The convention runs October 8 to 11 at the Javits Center, and the schedule pairs creator panels with US premieres. Motonobu Hori and Kohei Tokuoka present MARRIAGETOXIN on October 8, the same day Evan Call appears, while Aoi Yuki and Takeo Otsuka join The Apothecary Diaries panel presented by Crunchyroll and NTV on October 9. Junji Ito: Strange gets a US premiere of its Face Thief segment with director Yuta Shimotsu. Screenings include Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 and early showings of Firefly Wedding and Dengeki Daisy, whose screening is the anime's United States premiere.
- Hikaru Midorikawa: ONE-PUNCH MAN Special Panel: The Voice of Garou, October 10, 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Yuta Momiyama: editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump+ at Shueisha, Taking Manga Global panel, October 8, 4:30 p.m. EDT
- Yuta Hiraoka: deputy editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Magazine, Taking Manga Global panel, October 8, 4:30 p.m. EDT
- Motonobu Hori: MARRIAGETOXIN panel, October 8, 5:15 p.m. EDT
- Kohei Tokuoka: chief animation director and character designer, MARRIAGETOXIN panel, October 8, 5:15 p.m. EDT
- Evan Call: composer and arranger, October 8, 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Aoi Yuki: The Apothecary Diaries panel, October 9, 12:15 p.m. EDT
- Takeo Otsuka: The Apothecary Diaries panel, October 9, 12:15 p.m. EDT
- Yuta Shimotsu: Junji Ito: Strange Face Thief US premiere and Q&A, October 9, 5:45 p.m. EDT
- Rocket Shokai: author, Sentenced to Be a Hero panel, October 9, 6:30 p.m. EDT
- Mephisto: illustrator, Sentenced to Be a Hero panel, October 9, 6:30 p.m. EDT
- Yohei Azakami: Sentenced to Be a Hero panel, October 9, 6:30 p.m. EDT
- Mayu Iizuka: Sentenced to Be a Hero panel, October 9, 6:30 p.m. EDT
- NARUTO Signing: with Junko Takeuchi and Noriaki Sugiyama, October 10, 10:45 a.m. EDT
- Gakuto Kajiwara: Black Clover Season 2 screening and live dubbing, October 10, 12:45 p.m. EDT
- Samuel Sattin, Acky Bright, Hisashi Sasaki: VIZ Originals and the Future Superstars of Manga, October 10, 12:45 p.m. EDT
- Saka Mikami: Kodansha Presents: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity creator, October 10, 1:15 p.m. EDT
- Acky Bright: GalaXic Baseball League creator, October 10 and 11, 2:15 p.m. EDT
- LYNX Signing: with Samuel Sattin and Tokitokoro, October 10, 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Junko Takeuchi and Noriaki Sugiyama: NARUTO: What's Next?, October 10, 5:00 p.m. EDT
- Tokyo Revengers panel with Mariya Ise: War of the Three Titans Arc episode 51 screening and talk, October 11, 1:45 p.m. EDT
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus SPECIAL PANEL: world premiere advance screening, October 8, 12:00 p.m. EDT
- PONY CANYON Presents: first look at TOUGEN ANKI and world premiere of Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story, October 9, 3:00 p.m. EDT
- Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 US premiere: presented by Crunchyroll, October 10, 3:45 p.m. EDT
- Firefly Wedding and Dengeki Daisy early screenings: presented by Crunchyroll, October 10, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.