Animage October 2026

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The October 2026 issue of Animage puts Sparks of Tomorrow on the cover in a landmark spotlight — Kyoto Animation's long-awaited original TV anime, a Meiji-era steampunk adventure years in the making, finally receiving the full Animage treatment. This issue also delivers an extensive feature on the theatrical film Star Detective Precure! The Movie, opening September 18, 2026. Bonus items include an exclusive A4-size double-sided illustration card featuring Sparks of Tomorrow and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS: Gun Blaze Vengeance, plus acrylic stands and a library card gift for all applicants.

Featured series and bonus items

Sparks of Tomorrow – The lead feature gives Kyoto Animation's summer 2026 original anime its most comprehensive coverage yet. Set in a reimagined early-20th-century Kyoto where only steam engines have advanced, the series follows two young people chasing the dream of electric light. Includes interviews with director Minoru Ota and art director Mao Takayama, a cast discussion between Kouki Uchiyama (Yousuke Mimizoe) and Daisuke Ono (Seiroku Sakamoto), and a second cast discussion between Shunsuke Takeuchi (Kengo Riku) and Minako Kotobuki (Noriko Morikawa), alongside solo commentary from lead Yuuma Uchida (Kibachi Sakamoto).

Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Two Friends' Secret – A major feature on the theatrical film marking this year's Precure big-screen debut, in theaters September 18, 2026. Features producer interviews from Kanako Tada and Mao Nakagawa, a cast roundtable with Hikari Senga (Cure Answer), Kaede Hondo (Cure Mystic), Ikumi Hasegawa (Cure Eclair), and Nao Higashiyama (Cure Arcana), plus singer interviews covering the film's ending and insert songs.

Special Pin-Ups – A-side pin-up illustration featuring I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day; B-side featuring Kaiju Girl Caramelise.

Bonus Item – A collectible A4-size double-sided illustration card with Sparks of Tomorrow on one side and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS: Gun Blaze Vengeance on the other.

Respondent Service – An exclusive I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day acrylic stand set (2 designs) and a Sparks of Tomorrow library card, available to all applicants.

Additional highlights

Coverage, interviews, and features from across anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture including:

• Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 2
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS: Gun Blaze Vengeance
• BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA
• Ghost in the Shell: The Ghost in the Shell
• I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
• Kaiju Girl Caramelise
• You and I Are Polar Opposites
• Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
• The Elusive Samurai Season 2
• My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked
• Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
• Draw This, Then Die!
• Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
• Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
• Ranma 1/2 Season 3
• Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.
• Kakusei Hunter Omegahorn
• Kamen Rider Maise

This issue also includes the Yoshiyuki Tomino column, the final part of the special Shinpai Muyo no Suke: Tenka Goamen manga story, Kaiju Girl Caramelise design and artwork coverage, stage production coverage for Knocking on Locked Door and the PandoraHearts musical, and all of Animage's regular reader sections including the Character Best 10 and Animage Next Recommend.

Whether you're picking this up for the landmark Sparks of Tomorrow KyoAni feature, the Star Detective Precure! film preview, or the packed late-summer anime lineup, the October 2026 issue of Animage is a standout release.

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