NEWS
Event Articles
Selected articles are available in English. For full coverage, see the Japanese edition.
- Breaking: Japan's Premier Demo Event venues are set — from Ikebukuro on January 16 to Sapporo on March 21, with applications opening December 1. First yen prices: ¥3,850 playmat, ¥1,650 CHAKRA set [Corrected October 20: Kyoto has been added to the March grouping]On October 13, 2026 the Japanese NARUTO CARD GAME official site published its "先行体験会" (Premier Demo Event) page, revealing the venues, dates, application windows, participation gift and merchandise prices for Japan. Venues run from Hokkaido to Fukuoka, with the first on Saturday, January 16, 2027 at Dragon Star Ikebukuro. Applications go through BANDAI TCG+, and the window for the January dates opens Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Merchandise is the Official Playmat NARUTO vs. SASUKE at ¥3,850 (tax incl.) and the Premium Card Collection vol.00 -CHAKRA set- at ¥1,650 (tax incl.) — the first yen-denominated prices for any NARUTO CARD GAME product. We lay out the original wording, including the mismatch between the page's "10 stores nationwide" heading and the venue list, and the Kyoto venue missing from the application schedule. [Corrected October 20, 2026] The official page was rewritten without changing its date, adding the Kyoto venue to the "March dates" application grouping. Our statement that Kyoto was in none of the groupings and that its application method was unannounced is wrong as of that date: Kyoto applies February 1–14, 2027 with results on February 19, and all 11 venues now have a window.
- NARUTO Card Game Is Coming to Dubai — "Tabletop.me" (November 6–8) Appears From Outside the Official Roadmap, and It Is the First Event Page Missing All Three of Participant Gifts, Merchandise and GiveawaysThe English official site published a new "Tabletop.me Event Information" page dated October 9, 2026. The event runs November 6–8 at The Concourse Convention Center, Dubai Outlet Mall (Dubai, UAE) — the first NARUTO Card Game event in the Middle East. But the event is nowhere on the roadmap published July 29, 2026, and the page is missing the Participant Gifts, Merchandise and Giveaways sections that all six existing venues carry. The Tutorial Session section is three lines long. We compared the heading structure of all seven event pages to lay out what is confirmed and what is still blank.
- There Is a Card Exhibition, a Photo Area, and Brand-New Art Reveals at NYCC — None of the Three Appears Under Any of the 15 Headings on the Official NYCC PageOn the opening day of New York Comic Con 2026 (11:31 PM JST, October 8), the official English X account @narutotcg_eng announced three things at the venue: a card exhibition, a photo area, and brand-new art reveals. None of the three appears under any of the 15 headings on the official English site's NYCC event page (and the Japanese official site has no NYCC page at all). Gen Con 2026 followed the same order: nothing on the event page, a first announcement on official X during the show, then a post-show report describing "illustrations being revealed for the first time worldwide." We lay out the pattern using only confirmed facts.
- [Breaking] "NARUTO: What's Next?" will be livestreamed worldwide on the official YouTube channel — 6:00 AM JST, Sunday October 11, and a Japanese-language official source names the NARUTO Card Game reveal for the first timeOn September 29, 2026 the NARUTO official site announced that the New York Comic Con 2026 stage "NARUTO: What's Next?" will be livestreamed worldwide on the NARUTO / BORUTO official YouTube channel. It runs 5:00–6:00 PM local time on October 10 (6:00–7:00 AM JST on October 11). Two items are on the agenda — a worldwide first look at a brand-new anime, and the latest information on the NARUTO Card Game due in 2027 — and this is the first time a Japanese-language official source has named the card game slot.
- The NARUTO Card Game in October 2026 — Now 17 Dated Events (Updated October 15: Lucca's October 21–25 Playmat Booking Windows Added), and the Month the Lotteries Stop Being PaperworkSeptember was the month you applied to seven lotteries; not a single Teaching Session actually took place. In October the BCG Fest 26-27 Teaching Sessions finally run — Jakarta on October 10–11 and Manila on October 24–25 — alongside tutorial sessions at NYCC, PAX Aus, SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca. Here are the events with dates confirmed in primary sources, in date order, plus the four things stacked on October 10 and what will not happen this month. [Updated October 10, 2026] Tutorial registration for the three European venues was revealed to open on Wednesday, October 14, taking the confirmed count from 15 to 16. [Updated October 15, 2026] That registration has now happened, and Lucca's registration page has published the full 63-session timetable along with playmat booking windows on October 21–25, taking the confirmed count to 17.
- BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in Tokyo set for February 20–21 and March 6–7, 2027 — NARUTO appears at both sessions, entry is application-only, and Main Event applications run November 20–29The Fest official site published the outline and "How to Participate" page for "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO" on September 15. The event runs February 20–21, 2027 (TOC Exhibition Hall) and March 6–7 (Ariake GYM-EX, Ikebukuro Sunshine City and Bellesalle Takadanobaba), and NARUTO Card Game is listed at both the February TOC session and the March Ikebukuro Sunshine City session. Entry is application-only with no same-day admission; the Main Event application window is November 20–29, 2026 (winners announced around December 14), face photo registration in BANDAI TCG+ is mandatory, and a priority lottery for applicants who link their My Number Card will be run. The official site originally gave two different windows for the Side Event advance application; on October 16, 2026 both were unified to "December 25 – January 3." The same day NARUTO's programme (a demo session at both sessions) and three merchandise items were published, and the March venue name changed from "Exhibition Hall C" to "Exhibition Hall B・C".
- Details Published for Three European Events — Tutorial Sessions and CP-001 at SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca, Plus the Playmat's First European Sale [Corrected October 19: Essen and Paris Games Week Have Published Their Positions Inside the Venue]On September 4, 2026 the English official site published three event pages at once: SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca Comics & Games. The participant gift is a CP-001 Chakra Card and the official playmat is sold for US$35 (+tax). [Updated October 10, 2026] All three pages were rewritten without their dates changing, revealing that tutorial registration opens first-come on Wednesday, October 14 at every venue — SPIEL Essen and Paris Games Week through an external online shop (Weeztix) at 06:00 PM CET, Lucca on TCG+ at 11:00 AM CEST. The playmat purchase method now differs at all three. [Updated October 15, 2026] After registration opened, Lucca's previously unlinked registration button went live, publishing the full 63-session timetable and all 20 playmat booking windows. This article's line listing the timetable as "none at the European three" is wrong for Lucca as of today. [Corrected October 19, 2026] Rechecking the three pages three days before opening, SPIEL Essen's Location field reads "H5 J500" and Paris Games Week's reads "Booth N° E8" — the position inside the venue. The three places where this article said hall and booth numbers were unannounced at all three events are wrong for those two. Here is a line-by-line comparison of what is confirmed and what is still unannounced.
- The NARUTO Card Game in September 2026 — the official roadmap has nothing for this month, yet eight dated events are already locked inThe roadmap on the English official site lists no September entries at all, and the next "New info reveals" is NYCC 2026 (October 8–11). Even so, checking the primary sources turns up eight things with confirmed dates this month (six at publication, plus the Kuala Lumpur and Taipei openings confirmed on September 6): the CP-001 giveaway at Yankee Stadium (September 8, vs the Rockies, 7:05pm local, first 40,000 guests) plus the BCG Fest lottery deadlines, winner announcements and openings. Here they are in date order — along with what will not happen in September.
- BCG Fest NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery guide — all seven cities are now closed; what remains are the winner announcements and the events (ID checks, no same-day entry)The NARUTO Card Game demo "Teaching Session" at BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 is a lottery in all seven Asian cities — Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Taipei. This guide brings together each city's application window, winner announcement date and current status with the admission and lottery rules — winners only, no same-day registration or entry, ID checks at reception, non-transferable rights, and a separate admission ticket — and the BANDAI TCG+ face photo and results flow, quoting the official pages. [Updated November 5, 2026] All seven windows are closed, and today the Singapore winner announcement began (the official wording is "November 5, 2026 -"). That is the fifth of the seven announcements; the remaining two are Kuala Lumpur from November 12 and Taipei from November 19, followed by five events between November 21 and December 20.
- BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in London set for January 15–17, 2027 at ExCeL London — pre-registration opens October 25, 9:00 GMTThe English official site announced "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON" on August 28. It runs January 15–17, 2027 at ExCeL London Hall 1-11, lists NARUTO Card Game among its titles, and states that pre-registration opens October 25, 2026 at 9:00am GMT. Checking all 11 Fest cities again, published detail pages have grown from four (as of August 22) to seven — and NARUTO appears in all seven.
- BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in Orlando set for January 7–10, 2027 — NARUTO gets a Tutorial Session, and entry requires advance applicationThe English official site announced "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in ORLANDO" on August 21. It runs January 7–10, 2027 at the Orange County Convention Center, with a NARUTO Card Game Tutorial Session and advance application required to attend. We also checked all 11 Fest cities one by one: only four have detail pages published so far, and NARUTO CARD GAME is listed as a participating title in every one of them.
- NYCC 2026 Panel "NARUTO: What's Next?" Detailed — Oct 10, 5:00 PM, and the Description Explicitly Promises NARUTO CARD GAME UpdatesA countdown has appeared on the NARUTO official site's top page, linking to the official New York Comic Con 2026 panel listing. The panel is titled "NARUTO: What's Next?", scheduled for October 10, 5:00–6:00 PM local time on the Empire Stage. Its description explicitly promises the latest updates on the anime, the NARUTO CARD GAME, and other new projects, plus a new roadmap for the NARUTO universe.
- NYCC 2026 and PAX Aus 2026 details revealed — on-site tutorial sign-ups, CP-001 Chakra Card gifts, and a $35 playmat sold at the booth[Updated Sep 19: registration and purchase methods have changed] The English official site published New York Comic Con 2026 and PAX Aus 2026 event details on August 7. Tutorial sessions are free with on-site same-day registration, and participants receive a CP-001 Chakra Card and logo sticker. Here is what changed from Gen Con 2026.