NARUTO sits on the Main Event side of BCG Fest Tokyo — collating all seven title pages, NARUTO is the only one with no Side Event section, applications open Friday November 20, and the face-photo review can take over a week
“What exactly do you apply for to reach NARUTO at BCG Fest Tokyo?” The official pages do answer that. But the answer does not come from reading any single page.
Today, November 10, 2026, we retrieved all seven title content pages for BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO and lined up their heading structures. The result: NARUTO Card Game differs from the other six titles in three ways, and those differences pin down which application window you actually need.
And the first application window opens on Friday, November 20 — ten days from today.
1. First: you cannot get in without applying
From the participation page (/tokyo/news/pre-registration.html, date stamp 2026.10.16):
『BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO』は完全事前応募制で開催いたします。 本イベントへの参加には「BANDAI TCG+」での事前申し込みが必要です。 本年度は事前申し込みのない当日参加入場は行いません。ご参加を希望される方は必ずメインイベント・サイドイベントのいずれかにご応募ください。
(“The event is held entirely by advance application. Participation requires an advance application via BANDAI TCG+. This year there is no same-day walk-up admission without an advance application. Anyone wishing to attend must apply to either the Main Event or a Side Event.”)
“Turn up and queue” is not an option this year. The same sentence is repeated three times on the page — in the introduction, in the participation section and in the section on same-day entry.
Which raises the question that matters: is NARUTO a Main Event or a Side Event?
2. Collating all seven title pages
Seven titles take part in the Tokyo stop, each with a content list page at https://www.bandaicardgames-fest.com/26-27/jp/tokyo/news/tokyo-<code>-contents.html, where the codes are bs (Battle Spirits), dm (Digimon Card Game), op (ONE PIECE Card Game), ua (UNION ARENA), fw (DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World), gcg (GUNDAM CARD GAME) and naruto (NARUTO Card Game).
We fetched all seven today and extracted their h4 headings.
| Title | h4 heading structure |
|---|---|
| Battle Spirits | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| Digimon Card Game | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| ONE PIECE Card Game | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| UNION ARENA | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| DRAGON BALL FW | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| GUNDAM CARD GAME | メインイベント / サイドイベント / 応募スケジュール |
| NARUTO Card Game | メインイベント / 応募スケジュール |
Six titles line up with three headings; NARUTO alone has two. There is no サイドイベント h4 section on the NARUTO page. The word does appear twice on that page, but both instances are window names inside the application schedule table — サイドイベント(先行) and サイドイベント(二次応募).
The Main Event content also sets NARUTO apart
From the same seven pages, these are the content names listed under メインイベント.
- Battle Spirits (March 6–7, Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall B and C)
【スタンダード】絶界の空CUP午前の部 / 午後の部, 【スタンダード】絶界の空CUP 3on3 - Digimon Card Game (March 6–7, Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall B and C)
アルティメットカップ3on3(午前), アルティメットカップ1on1(午後), エボリューションカップ in BCGFest - ONE PIECE Card Game (March 6–7, Ariake GYM-EX)
フラッグシップバトルEX-3on3-, エクストラグランドバトルEX-3on3- - UNION ARENA (February 20–21, TOC Exhibition Hall)
3on3 in BCGFest, ONE BATTLE CUP in BCGFest - DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World (February 20–21, TOC Exhibition Hall)
アルティメットバトルEX 3on3, アルティメットバトルEX - GUNDAM CARD GAME (March 6–7, Bellesalle Takadanobaba HALL A and B)
ニュータイプチャレンジ 1on1 in BCGFest, ニュータイプチャレンジ 3on3 in BCGFest - NARUTO Card Game (February 20–21, TOC Exhibition Hall / March 6–7, Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall B and C)
体験会 in BCGFest, 体験会 in BCGFestest
All six other Main Events are tournaments. They carry CUP, battle or challenge in their names and state 1on1 or 3on3 formats. NARUTO alone lists a demo session, with no format given.
That is not mysterious. NARUTO Card Game launches simultaneously worldwide in June 2027, so February and March are a period when the product does not yet exist. The difference between titles that can run tournaments and titles that cannot shows up directly in the page structure.
Spanning both periods is also NARUTO only
Reading the periods off that list, UNION ARENA and DRAGON BALL FW are February only, and Battle Spirits, Digimon, ONE PIECE and GUNDAM are March only. NARUTO is in both. The venues differ by period, and the NARUTO page reads:
会場：【2月】TOC展示会場 【3月】池袋・サンシャインシティ 展示ホールB・C
Reception times are still 受付時間：後日公開 (“to be announced later”) on all seven pages.
3. So which window do you apply to?
The NARUTO page’s own h4 応募スケジュール section lists three windows, quoted as printed.
| Window | Application period | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Main Event | 2026年11月20日(金)～29日(日) | 2026年12月14日(月)頃当選発表予定 |
| Side Event (advance) | 2026年12月25日(金)～2027年1月3日(日) | 2027年1月15日(金)頃当選発表予定 |
| Side Event (second round) | 2027年2月10日(水)～ | (not stated) |
NARUTO’s content exists only under the Main Event heading, and the first row of that page’s application schedule is the November 20–29 window. On the participation page, the Main Event block carries no list of eligible titles — eligible titles are enumerated only for the three Side Event windows. In other words, nothing on the official pages can be read as “NARUTO is outside the Main Event application”.
The second round splits titles by period
The participation page states the eligible titles for each of the three Side Event windows.
- Advance round (
2026年12月25日(金)～2027年1月3日(日)): Battle Spirits, Digimon Card Game, ONE PIECE Card Game, UNION ARENA, DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World, GUNDAM CARD GAME and NARUTO Card Game - February second round (
2027年1月29日(金)～): UNION ARENA and DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World — two titles only - March second round (
2027年2月10日(金)～): Battle Spirits, Digimon Card Game, ONE PIECE Card Game, GUNDAM CARD GAME and NARUTO Card Game — five titles
This is the part with the most practical bite. NARUTO runs demo sessions in both February and March, but the second round can only pick up the March dates. The February second round is limited to UNION ARENA and DRAGON BALL FW.
- Main Event roundNov 20–29, results around Dec 14
- Side Event advance roundDec 25 – Jan 3, results around Jan 15
- Second round not eligibleFebruary round is UA and DBFW only
So if you are aiming for the February demo session, there are only two windows, and the first closes on November 29. The March session additionally allows the second round opening February 10, 2027.
Winning the Main Event removes the need to apply for Side Events
From the Side Event section of the participation page:
メインイベントに当選またはキャンセル待ち当選となったお客様は、当選日に開催される当選タイトルのサイドイベントへご参加いただけます。サイドイベントへの事前応募は不要です。
(“Customers who win, or win from the waiting list, for the Main Event may attend Side Events for the winning title held on the date they won. No advance application for Side Events is required.”)
Winning the Main Event therefore grants Side Event access that day without applying. That said, since the NARUTO page has no Side Event section, what a NARUTO Side Event would consist of has not been published as of today. NARUTO is on the eligible-title lists for the advance round and the March second round, so this reads as unannounced rather than nonexistent.
4. Paperwork worth finishing today
Ten days until applications open overlaps with how long the paperwork takes. Both the NARUTO page and the participation page carry the same note.
本イベントのご参加には「BANDAI TCG+」が必要です。 応募・参加や来場記念品の受け取りには顔写真登録が必要となりますので、お早めのご登録をお願いいたします。 顔写真の登録には時間がかかる場合があり、応募・参加の直前および当日にご登録されると応募・参加当日に登録が完了しない場合がございます。 ※審査には1週間以上お時間をいただく場合がございますので、顔写真の登録はお早めにお済ませください。
“Over a week” is the official wording. With ten days until November 20, starting now may not leave enough margin. The procedure is covered in our BANDAI TCG+ face photo registration guide — a rejection against the NG examples adds another review cycle on top.
There is also a priority draw.
応募期間中にBANDAI TCG+に連携したMOALAアカウントとマイナンバーカードとの連携が完了したお客様は、未連携のお客様よりも当選確率が上昇いたします。 ※マイナンバーカード連携は当選をお約束するものではございません。 ※応募時点でマイナンバーカード連携を行っていない状態でも、応募締切までに連携が完了していれば優先抽選の対象となります。
Linkage counts as long as it completes by the deadline, November 29, so this is less urgent than the face photo. Authentication reads the My Number Card IC chip through the Digital Agency’s “Myna App” and links the result to BANDAI TCG+ via the external MOALA account service. The page states that Bandai does not acquire or retain customers’ My Number or associated personal information under this scheme, and that documents other than the My Number Card itself cannot be used.
5. The demo decks are led by two cards whose faces are already public
The Tokyo page does not say what you handle in the demo session. However, the Premier Demo Event page established that the demo decks are the 「うずまきナルトデッキ」 (Naruto Deck) and 「うちはサスケデッキ」 (Sasuke Deck), and that their leaders are N-001 Naruto Uzumaki and N-012 Sasuke Uchiha, confirmed from card images.
The two share identical stats (DMG 1 / POW 3 / LIFE 15) and an identical second ability.
[Recovery] If it is the second turn or later, rest this card and flip all of your CHAKRA face-up.
The first ability is where they diverge. N-001 reads “[Activate: Main] Flip 1 of your CHAKRA face-down and choose 1 Character: The chosen card gets +3 power during this turn,” pushing the board. N-012 reads “[Activate: Main] [Once Per Turn] Draw 1 card and place 1 card from your hand on top of your deck,” tidying hand and deck top. Whether the Tokyo demo decks are the same two is unannounced, but this is the difference you would be choosing between.
6. Two inconsistencies inside the official pages
Both are minor and change nothing for a reader’s decision, but they matter when quoting the source.
- The March content name reads
体験会 in BCGFestest. Underh5 3月6日(土)・7日(日)開催on the NARUTO page the name is体験会 in BCGFestest, against体験会 in BCGFestfor February (BCGFestplusest). No equivalent slip appears in the other six titles’ content names - The second-round weekday appears two ways. The participation page alone reads
2027年2月10日(金), while all seven title pages and the Tokyo top page read2027年2月10日(水). February 10, 2027 is a Wednesday, so the participation page’s weekday is the incorrect one
NARUTO’s visitor giveaway also still has no entry on the giveaway page as of today (its date stamp remains 2026.09.15).
7. A correction to this site
Section 5 of our November 1 article on the November 2026 schedule was wrong. It read:
5. 日本国内の予定は、11月に1件もない
11月は、日本国内の予定が応募を含めて0件です。 (…) メインイベント応募は 2026年11月20日(金)〜29日(日)（当選発表12月14日頃）ですが、NARUTOカードゲームはこの枠の対象ではありません。
As sections 2 and 3 above show, NARUTO’s content exists only under the Main Event heading, and the first row of that same page’s application schedule is the November 20–29 window. The participation page lists no eligible titles for the Main Event, and nothing on the official pages reads as excluding NARUTO. Therefore:
- “NARUTO Card Game is not covered by this window” was wrong
- The summary line “Japan has zero domestic dates in November, applications included” was wrong, since applications open on November 20
- The viz-bar note “NARUTO not eligible” in that article was wrong
We corrected that article today in Japanese, English and Traditional Chinese and updated its updatedDate. The relevant entry on the pre-order and lottery hub now also records how the second-round title lists split by period.
8. What is still unknown
Items the official pages do not state. These are unannounced, not absent.
- Reception times (all seven titles read
受付時間：後日公開) - Number of demo sessions, capacity per session and session length
- What a NARUTO Side Event consists of (NARUTO is on the application title lists but has no content section)
- The eligible-title list for the Main Event application (the participation page enumerates titles only for the three Side Event windows)
- Any difference between the February and March demo sessions (nothing beyond venue and dates is stated)
- Which demo decks are used (whether they match the Premier Demo Event’s two is unannounced)
- NARUTO’s visitor giveaway (no entry on the giveaway page)
- The URL of the application page (expected to appear on November 20)
Merchandise is as covered in our October 16 article: all three items are Premium Bandai only, with no venue sales. Because the FAQ states plainly that attending merchandise sales without attending the event is possible, missing out in the draw does not stop you buying the two limited items (general advance sales open January 8, 2027 at 19:00 JST).
We will add the application page to the pre-order and lottery hub and to this article once it is published.
Sources
- NARUTO Card Game content list (BCG Fest 26-27 in TOKYO official) (HTML retrieved and checked on November 10, 2026 JST)
- Participation method (BCG Fest 26-27 in TOKYO official) (checked the same day)
- BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO official top page (checked the same day)
- The six other title content lists (checked the same day): Battle Spirits / Digimon Card Game / ONE PIECE Card Game / UNION ARENA / DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World / GUNDAM CARD GAME
- Visitor giveaways (BCG Fest 26-27 in TOKYO official) (checked the same day)
- NARUTO Card Game official site, BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO
Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com