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Mar.22.2026【ARTISTS】
1st performing artist line-up announcement!
【Friday, July 10】
SHOUTA AOI/angela/Maaya Uchida/MIHO OKASAKI/KISIDA KYODAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETS/TOYAMA NAO/fripSide/MADKID/RAISE A SUILEN and more!
【Saturday, July 11】
Ishihara Kaori/ITO MIKU/A3!/Yui Ogura/GRANRODEO/Rico Sasaki/Konomi Suzuki/TrySail/MYTH & ROID and more!
【Sunday, July 12】
AIMI/Umamusume: Pretty Derby/Masayoshi Oishi/Sphere/Yu Serizawa feat. MOTSU/CHiCO with HoneyWorks/Shugo Nakamura/ReoNa and more! -
Mar.22.2026【TOPICS】
JTB Tours with tickets go on sale Friday, April 17 at 12:00 p.m. (JST)!
*This is a tour package that combines hotel accommodations with event tickets.
*We provided an opportunity for participants to interact with each other the night before the event.
*We'll take you on a unique Japanese cultural experience
Details will be announced at a later. Please look forward to it! -
Mar.22.2026【TICKETS】
Tickets Go on Sale Friday, April 17 at 12:00 p.m. (JST)!
We hope to see you and all the other anime and anime song fans from around the world at ANISAMA 2026!
About ANISAMA
ANISAMA is the abbreviation for Animelo Summer Live, the world’s biggest anime song music event. Following the first event in 2005, ANISAMA has been held every year for three days in the middle of summer at Saitama Super Arena, bringing together more than 50 acts featuring artists from various labels. Numerous popular J-pop and rock artists appear together with anime song singers and voice actors. ANISAMA brings peak performances to what is undoubtedly one of the big events of summer in Japan. It features outstanding acts by a variety of artists, collaborations that only the world’s largest anime song music event can deliver coupled with a variety of stage effects and surprises.

ANISAMA 2026’s Theme

ANISAMA 2026’s theme is “Messenger.”
It embodies our wish for ANISAMA to be a place that delivers the music and passion of the many songs that exist because of anime and the artists who make anime into music.
“Enduring” & “Evolutionary”
Having celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year, an important milestone in its history, ANISAMA takes its next step as the world’s biggest anime song music festival.
Event Overview
| Title: | Animelo Summer Live 2026 -Messenger- |
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| Dates: |
Friday, July 10, 2026 Venue opens at 2:00 p.m./Concert starts at 4:00 p.m Saturday, July 11, 2026 Venue opens at 1:00 p.m./Concert starts at 3:00 p.m Sunday, July 12, 2026 Venue opens at 1:00 p.m./Concert starts at 3:00 p.m |
| Venue: | Makuhari Messe (Chiba Prefecture) https://www.m-messe.co.jp/en/access/ |
【Friday, July 10】
SHOUTA AOI/angela/Maaya Uchida/MIHO OKASAKI/KISIDA KYODAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETS/TOYAMA NAO/fripSide/MADKID/RAISE A SUILEN and more!
【Saturday, July 11】
Ishihara Kaori/ITO MIKU/A3!/Yui Ogura/GRANRODEO/Rico Sasaki/Konomi Suzuki/TrySail/MYTH & ROID
and more!
【Sunday, July 12】
AIMI/Umamusume: Pretty Derby/Masayoshi Oishi/Sphere/Yu Serizawa feat. MOTSU/CHiCO with HoneyWorks/Shugo Nakamura/ReoNa and more!
To ensure everyone at Animelo Summer Live has a safe and fun time, the following behaviors are strictly prohibited:
-Any behavior that will interfere with the holding of performances, the concert and the event in general.
-Any behavior that will disturb or cause harm to other attendees.
-Bringing and consuming alcoholic beverages in the venue and coming to the venue intoxicated.
-Photography, video and audio recording in the hall.
Admissions
- Bag checks will be performed at the admission gate.
- You will be refused entry if you have a fever of 37.5°C or higher, or symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, etc.
- Tickets will not be refunded if you are unable to enter the venue due to the above reasons, or if you are unable to enter or come to the venue due to illness.
Restrictions Regarding Behavior
- Ignoring staff directions, running, hitting or kicking other attendees and any other behavior that can cause harm or injury when entering and exiting the venue is strictly prohibited.
- Inappropriate abusive language and screaming, playing musical instruments or using devices that emit sound, throwing of objects and any other behavior that will interfere with any aspect of a performance in progress or the holding of that performance or the concert in general is prohibited.
- Please remain seated during the concert. Sitting in a seat other than your assigned seat, leaving your seat unnecessarily to view the concert from another location, blocking aisles, exchanging seats with other attendees and other such behavior is also strictly prohibited.
- Violent waving of hands and jumping, bringing ladders, stands or similar items into the venue and climbing on them to view the concert, sitting in a manner that infringes on the space of attendees in surrounding seats, behavior that may disturb other attendees such as sudden loud squealing, yelling, as well as cheers, dancing, chanting and other behavior commonly referred to as “ota-gei” is strictly prohibited.
- Moshing, stage diving, crowd surfing, forming circles and other such behavior is strictly prohibited.
- Behavior that includes rushing the stage, running around the venue, climbing on, hitting or kicking the stage, fixtures, equipment, fences and other property is strictly prohibited. You will be required to pay for damages you cause to such property as a result of such behavior.
- Use of glow sticks and light sticks/penlights is restricted to items that are of a straight stick-type design and are no longer than 30 cm in length. As a rule, you may hold only one of these items in each hand. Due to safety issues and the possibility of interfering with other attendees’ views of the concert, bringing or using multiple light sticks/penlights that are connected in some manner, light sticks/penlights that have been modified (including to increase their output), or are self-made, or similar items (including handheld illuminated beacons used for directing traffic, lighting equipment and light sources), even if commercially available, is prohibited. Inappropriate use (including throwing them, holding them in your mouth and swinging them around) is strictly prohibited, as it is dangerous and will disturb other attendees. Discovery will result in confiscation and disposal of the items used.
- Dangerous and disruptive behavior may result in ejection from the event.
Restrictions Regarding Food, Drink and Smoking
- Food and drinks, except drinks for the purpose of hydration, may not be brought into the outside event area or inside the venue.
- Due to the safety and security risks they present, including spillage, breakage and the inability to see their contents, glass bottles, cans, water bottles and cups may not be brought into the venue. As we recommend that you hydrate as appropriate to prevent physical exhaustion due to such things as high apparent temperatures and heat illness, only plastic bottles containing non-alcoholic beverages for hydration may be brought inside the event hall and outside event area.
- Bringing and consuming alcoholic beverages in the outside event area and inside the venue and entering the venue in an inebriated state are strictly prohibited. Discovery will result in confiscation of the beverages and immediate ejection from the event. Consuming alcoholic beverages before and after the concert in the area surrounding the venue is also strictly prohibited.
- Please note that smoking will not be possible within the venue, as all smoking areas will be closed for the duration of the event. Smoking is also strictly prohibited in all areas that are not designated as smoking areas.
Restrictions Regarding Cameras, Recording Devices and Dangerous Items
- Taking photographs and recording audio and video are strictly prohibited inside the event hall.
- Bringing recording devices, photographic devices (including SLRs and binoculars with recording or photographic capabilities) and dangerous items (including lighters, matches and other flammable or explosive items and ignition devices) into the venue is prohibited.
Restrictions Regarding Rolling Suitcases and Other Large Luggage
- Due to the disruption they may cause to other attendees and safety issues, including when they fall over, bringing rolling suitcases and other large luggage into the venue is prohibited.
- No luggage storage service will be provided at the event.
Restrictions Regarding Use of Mobile Phones and Smartphones Inside the Event Hall
- Use of mobile phones, smartphones, tablet devices and PCs inside the event hall is prohibited.
- During the concert, please turn off such devices and do not hold them while you view the concert. If you are believed to be photographing or recording the concert, you will be temporarily escorted out of the event hall so that event or security staff can verify the contents of your device. You may be asked to delete any videos, audio recordings, photographs and other data of the concert from your device and then ejected from the event.
In the event of an earthquake
- Should an earthquake occur during the concert, the concert may be paused or cancelled at that point for reasons of safety.
- Please follow all announcements and staff directions at that time.
- Makuhari Messe, the venue for this event, has been designed to be earthquake resistant and is safe to shelter in during an earthquake.
Miscellaneous
- To reduce crowding after the concert ends, attendees will be directed to leave in a controlled manner through sequential release of individual seat blocks.
- Please refrain from leaving your seat unnecessarily and loitering in aisles and entryways. If you must leave your seat, please be sure to take your ticket with you, as you will be required to present it when you return.
- You will not be able to reenter the venue after leaving it during the event. We may also check your ticket when you exit the venue.
- Please take all trash with you when you leave. Please dispose of used glow sticks in the designated collection area set up by one of the event sponsors inside the venue.
- The organizer and performers will not be responsible or liable for accidents or injuries occurring inside or outside of the venue where Animelo Summer Live and other concurrent events are being held that are the result of your failure to follow the notice above and staff directions.






