Summary
- Kagurabachi fans hope for anime adaptation news at Anime NYC, but it might be premature.
- Wait for a potential anime announcement at later events like Jump Festa 2026.
- Despite speculations, Hokazono's appearance at Anime NYC hints at the possibility of big news.
It looks like Kagurabachi fans might be getting a big announcement soon. The official X account for Anime NYC announced that series creator Takeru Hokazono will be attending the event, which takes place from August 21-24, later this summer.
Hokazono will be attending the event alongside his editor, Takuro Imamura, who also worked on My Hero Academia. Plenty of fans are expecting a big announcement to come from his appearance, but will it?
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What Can Fans Expect From the Event?
People Want an Anime Adaptation Announced
According to the Anime NYC website, Hokazono will be attending on Saturday, August 23. That means there’s going to be plenty of speculation between now and then on what his appearance at this year’s convention will bring. The Kagurabachi fan base will be hoping for one thing; an anime adaptation.
Though it’s only been around for a couple of years, Kagurabachi is quickly becoming one of Weekly Shonen Jump’s rising stars. The series has been nominated for and won a variety of awards while also reaching over 2 million copies in circulation. Manga with fewer accomplishments and less momentum have received anime adaptations in the past, so it’s only natural for Kagurabachi to get one sooner rather than later.
Earlier this year, rumors of an anime adaptation by CygamesPictures (the studio behind summer 2025’s The Summer Hikaru Died) were floating around online. While some suspect that there’s some truth in the rumor, an official announcement has yet to be made. Nothing has even been hinted at at this point. Could Hokazono and his editor be making the trip to Anime NYC to confirm the rumors with an official announcement?
Why Fans Might Have to Wait A Little Longer For an Announcement
The news of Hokazono’s appearance at Anime NYC has many fans hopeful that an anime announcement is finally coming. But some might be jumping the gun. While it’s true that big conventions are the perfect place to announce new anime adaptations, that doesn’t mean it’ll happen at Anime NYC in this case.
Weekly Shonen Jump is Japan’s best-selling and most well-known manga magazine. With Kagurabachi looking like the next big thing to come out of it, it would make more sense for an anime adaptation to be announced at something like Jump Festa 2026 instead. That’s going to be held later this year from December 20-21. So if that is the case, fans might have to wait a little while longer before they get the news they’re hoping for.
Still, Hokazono’s appearance at Anime NYC will be worth keeping an eye on. At just 24 years old, he’s one of the manga industry's most interesting up-and-comers. He and Imamura might not be going to the event to announce the anime adaptation, but that doesn’t mean the question won’t get asked. And in that case, who knows what they might let slip?
