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CITY: The Animation

CITY The Animation, the Kyoto Animation television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, has a Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc scheduled for December 15 from GKIDS, following its July 2025 streaming run. Good Smile Company has shown figures of Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako.

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CITY The Animation is the Kyoto Animation television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, and it streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in July 2025. The series did not go straight to disc after that run. GKIDS announced on Thursday that it will release the show in a Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc on December 15, sold through its online store.

The home video set is built around the production material the stream did not carry. It includes a 72-page booklet, four art cards, an A3 poster, cut out movies 1-13, previews, TV spots, a team preview, and creditless opening and ending sequences.

Merchandise coverage has run alongside the disc news. At Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo, held on June 6, 2026, Good Smile Company presented figures from the series for characters Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako. The three appeared in a lineup that also carried figures from Fate/Grand Order, Steins;Gate, Bunny Garden 2, and other titles.

Key facts

Home video release
Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc set for December 15, sold on the GKIDS online store ↗
Studio
Kyoto Animation ↗
Source material
Television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga ↗
Streaming run
Worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in July 2025 ↗
Set contents
72-page booklet, four art cards, A3 poster, cut out movies 1-13, previews, TV spots, team preview, creditless opening and ending ↗
Figures shown
Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako figures at Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo on June 6, 2026 ↗

Timeline

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Facts

Release
tv · July 2025 · worldwide · 2026-10-16
Release
tv · 2026-05-31 · Japan · 2026-05-31
Announced
Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc release on December 15 (GKIDS announcement) · 2026-10-16
Noted
figures from 'City the Animation' featuring Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako · 2026-06-06
Noted
The series, directed by Taichi Ishidate and based on Keiichi Arawi's manga, was produced by Kyoto Animation over an extended period. · 2026-05-31

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keiichi arawi

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Claim activity

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  • Confirmed tv July 2025 worldwide 4d ago · source
  • Confirmed Keiichi Arawi writes CITY: The Animation Sep 12 · source
  • Confirmed Kyoto Animation produces CITY: The Animation Sep 12 · source
  • Debunked tv 2026-05-31 Japan May 31 · source

All coverage

4d ago

GKIDS Sets CITY The Animation Collector's Edition Blu-ray For December 15

GKIDS announced on Thursday that Kyoto Animation's CITY The Animation, the television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, will be released in a Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc on December 15, sold on its online store. The set carries a 72-page booklet, four art cards, an A3 poster, cut out movies 1-13, previews, TV spots, a team preview, and creditless opening and ending sequences. The series streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in July 2025.

Jun 6

Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo Unveils New Figures Across Multiple Anime and Game Lines

Good Smile Fest 2026 Tokyo, held on June 6, 2026, featured a wide array of new figure prototypes and painted samples from Good Smile Company. The event included first-time exhibitions of polyester and polyurethane figures from 'New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt,' a color sample of Cutie Honey from 'Cutie Honey Nova,' and figures from 'City the Animation' featuring Minami Mitori, Niikura, and Izumi Wako. In the game titles category, new items included a Nendoroid of Hideo Kojima, painted samples of Tidus and Yuna from 'Final Fantasy X,' and figures from 'Fate/Grand Order,' 'Steins;Gate,' and 'Bunny Garden 2.' The social game edition showcased numerous figures from 'Azur Lane,' including Howden Leeuw, New Jersey, Taihou, and Mogador, as well as items from 'Uma Musume: Pretty Derby' and 'Fate/Grand Order.' The event also displayed 'POP UP PARADE BEACH QUEENS' figures of Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from 'Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition' and a prototype from 'Mononoke the Movie: The Medicine Seller.'