Timeline

Launch confirmed as "June 2027" — NYCC 2026 reveals three Starter Decks (Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara) and the first Booster Pack "Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!", with in-store demos in February and 1 million Demo Decks in spring

• Announced at the "NARUTO: What's Next?" stage at New York Comic Con 2026 (October 10, 2026, 5:00–6:00 PM local time / October 11, 6:00–7:00 AM JST), with an official press release issued the same day under BANDAI CO., LTD. The original reads "BANDAI CO., LTD., through its BANDAI CARD GAMES brand, revealed today at New York Comic Con"
• The simultaneous worldwide release is "June 2027." The original reads "Following its world debut at Gen Con 2026, NARUTO CARD GAME will launch simultaneously worldwide in June 2027," repeated in the About section. This narrows the "Summer 2027" of the July 29, 2026 reveal to a month (the date itself is unannounced)
• The launch lineup is three Starter Decks plus the first Booster Pack: "The launch lineup includes three Starter Decks led by Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Gaara, along with the game's first Booster Pack, 'Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!'"
• The three Starter Deck Leaders are Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara. They "come pre-constructed with all the cards needed to start playing, so players can begin battling right out of the box," and "Built around a different Leader, each deck features a unique lineup of ninjas and its own strategic play style." Product names, prices and card counts are unannounced
• The first Booster Pack, "Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!", features popular characters from NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN. "Booster Packs contain new ninjas, techniques, and other cards that let players strengthen their Starter Decks, collect their favorite characters, and build decks of their own." The About section says the game as a whole also features BORUTO characters, but only the first two titles are listed for the first pack
• The pre-launch schedule is confirmed: "Starting in February 2027, NARUTO CARD GAME Premier Demo Events will be held at participating TCG stores" and "a global campaign will begin in spring 2027 to distribute a total of 1 million Demo Decks worldwide." This is the first step in moving play from conventions into stores, and "1 million" is the first quantity the official side has put a number on
• Two exclusives were revealed for the first time: "the advance-release Official Playmat - NARUTO VS. SASUKE - and the Premium Card Collection Vol.00 - CHAKRA Set," and "Both will be available only at the Premier Demo Events and select BANDAI CARD GAMES FEST 26-27 events." Because it says "select," it does not say every BCG Fest venue will carry them. Whether the playmat is the same as the already-announced "NARUTO CARD GAME Official Playmat" (MSRP US$35 + tax) is not stated
• The next major update is Jump Festa 2027 in December 2026: "The next major NARUTO CARD GAME update is scheduled for Jump Festa 2027 this December." Which day, and what will be announced, are unannounced
• New card illustrations debuted at the panel ("Newly revealed card illustrations were shown for the first time during the presentation, and more will be revealed ahead of launch."). As of October 11, 2026 they are not on the official site, so card names, numbers and effect text cannot be confirmed from a primary source and have not been added to our card database
• Prices, the release date, cards per pack, cards per deck, the rarity system, which cards appear in which product, the Starter Decks' product names, Japanese domestic retail and the rulebook all remain unannounced
• The official site has not been updated (checked October 11, 2026). The English roadmap (/en/welcome/) still reads "Worldwide release ( Summer 2027 )"; the Japanese news list's newest items are still the two dated 2026.07.29; and the English news list's newest is still Tabletop.me, dated October 09, 2026. "June 2027" exists only in the press release

Source: www.prnewswire.com

European trio’s tutorial registration revealed to open October 14 — pages rewritten while still dated "September 04, 2026," and a logo sticker added to Lucca’s gifts

• The three English official event pages for SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca Comics & Games were rewritten while still displaying "September 04, 2026," revealing the tutorial registration method and opening time (confirmed October 10, 2026). We confirmed on October 8 that all three still read "to be announced," so the rewrite happened between October 8 and 10
• All three open on the same day, Wednesday, October 14, 2026, first-come. SPIEL Essen and Paris Games Week say "Registration will take place over an online shop" and "at 06:00 PM CET on Wednesday, October 14"; Lucca says "Registration will take place on TCG+" and "at 11:00 AM CEST on Wednesday, October 14"
• SPIEL Essen’s registration page is https://shop.weeztix.com/0e365e1a-8a67-47b6-a254-34f795eacf37 and Paris Games Week’s is https://shop.weeztix.com/6332b563-efd5-49f9-ba38-06e249883564 ; both buttons are live. Lucca’s button is class="button disable" with no destination set
• The timezone abbreviations do not match: Essen and Paris Games Week say "CET," Lucca says "CEST." European summer time (CEST = UTC+2) does not end until October 25, 2026, so October 14 falls inside the summer-time period. There is no official explanation of which is intended
• All three added the sentence "Players may register for a maximum of one event. Any attempts to circumvent this limit will result in exclusion from all demo events." It was not on any of the three pages as of September 5
• A "Logo Sticker" was added to Lucca’s Participant Gifts, which are now a CP-001 Chakra Card and a logo sticker. As of September 5 it appeared neither in the gifts nor in a Giveaways section, making Lucca "the only one of the five venues where a sticker appears nowhere." Lucca still has no Giveaways section
• The playmat purchase method now differs at all three: SPIEL Essen gives every tutorial participant purchase eligibility (valid only on the day they attend), Paris Games Week is first-come within a daily allocation, and Lucca uses purchase tickets released one week before each event day
• For Lucca the official page gives the example "For example, tickets for Wednesday, October 28 will be available from Wednesday, October 21, and tickets for Thursday, October 29 will be available from Thursday, October 22. This process will continue for each remaining event day." No release time is stated
• Booth numbers, session timetables, sessions per day, capacity and the CP-001 version name remain unannounced at all three. The pages exist only on the English site (/en/) and do not appear in the Japanese official news list

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

The English official site publishes a new Dubai event, "Tabletop.me" (November 6–8) — the first in the Middle East, and not in the roadmap’s seven slots

• A new "Tabletop.me Event Information" page dated October 09, 2026 appeared in the English official site news list (confirmed October 10, 2026). It is the first update to that list in 35 days, since the three European pages on September 4
• The period is "November 6 – 8, 2026" and the location is "The Concourse Convention Center, Dubai Outlet Mall." It is the first NARUTO Card Game event in the Middle East and the UAE, and the 16th country or region where we have confirmed a venue from a primary source
• The Tutorial Session section is three lines in the original: "Join our Tutorial Session, and learn how to play in a fun, immersive way.", "* Demo decks are not available to take home." and "* Registration for the Tutorial Sessions is planned to take place on-site on the day of the event. Please stay tuned for further details." Admission is Free
• The page has five h2/h3 headings, fewer than the 8 to 15 on the six existing venue pages. It is missing all three of the Participant Gifts, Merchandise (playmat sale) and Giveaways (logo sticker) sections those pages carry, and so never mentions the CP-001 Chakra Card. Until now the only missing section anywhere was Lucca’s Giveaways
• Booth number, session timetable, sessions per day, capacity, the one-event-per-person limit and a page update stamp are all absent. The six existing pages carry either "Players may register for a maximum of one event." or "You may only participate in 1 tutorial session throughout …"
• Tabletop.me is not on the official roadmap published July 29, 2026 (https://www.naruto-cardgame.com/en/welcome/ , re-checked October 10, 2026). The seven slots remain Gen Con 2026 / BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 / New York Comic Con 2026 / PAX Aus 2026 / Spiel Essen 2026 / Paris Games Week 2026 / Lucca Comics & Games 2026, making this the first tutorial venue added from outside the roadmap
• The venue’s own official site (https://www.tabletop.me/ , checked October 10, 2026) describes itself as "the biggest fully dedicated tabletop gaming convention in the Middle East," spanning over 7,300 square meters with over 250 playable games (70+ in Arabic) and 55 exhibitors from 20 countries. Tickets are handled through PlatinumList but the site says "we haven’t started selling tickets yet" — not on sale as of that date
• The 19 days from November 2 to November 20 — between the last day of Lucca (November 1) and the BCG Fest Bangkok session (November 21–22) — had no confirmed venue where anyone could actually play. Tabletop.me lands in the middle of that gap (November 6–8)
• The Japanese official site’s news list still shows two items dated 2026.07.29 and two dated 2026.06.18, with no Tabletop.me page (it exists only on the English /en/ site)

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Official English X announces a card exhibition, a photo area and brand-new art reveals on NYCC's opening day — none of the three appears on the official NYCC page

• At 11:31 PM JST on October 8, 2026 (14:31 UTC / 10:31 AM local) the official English X account (@narutotcg_eng) posted "New York Comic Con begins!" and added "In addition to our Tutorial Sessions, we're showing off some cards at the card exhibition, and there's a photo area! There'll be brand-new art reveals too" (two photos attached)
• The three things named are a card exhibition, a photo area, and brand-new art reveals. The sentence opens with "In addition to our Tutorial Sessions," placing them alongside the demo sessions rather than inside them
• The official English NYCC event page (checked October 9, 2026) has 15 headings (Details / Period / Location / New York Comic Con Admission / Event Map / Tutorial Session / Participant Gifts / Merchandise / NARUTO CARD GAME Official Playmat / Giveaways / Logo Sticker / Panels / NARUTO: What's Next? / Date / Panel Room) and none of them covers the three. The page was rewritten without a date change on September 19, 2026, and the three were not added then either
• The Japanese official site's news list has no NYCC page at all (only two items dated 2026.07.29 and two dated 2026.06.18). The official Japanese X account (@narutotcg_jp) posted about the October 11 stream at 6:00 PM JST the same day but said nothing about the exhibition, the photo area or the new art
• Gen Con 2026 followed the same order: the official Gen Con event page carried no mention of a real-card display (still true as of October 9, 2026); official English X announced the Booth #605 display and its foil finish during the show at 5:30 AM JST on August 1; and the August 18 report on the NARUTO official site summarized it afterwards as "a display of actual card samples used in the game and illustrations being revealed for the first time worldwide"
• The exhibition's location, card count and contents, the photo area's contents, how many pieces of new art and of which characters and illustrators, and the entry conditions for the exhibition and photo area (whether a ticket is needed) are all unannounced

Source: x.com

The NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery closes for the Bangkok stop of BCG Fest — the fourth of the seven Asian cities to close, leaving three open

• The NARUTO Card Game page for the Bangkok stop of BCG Fest states the window as "Registration Opens September 11, 2026 - October 4, 2026", so applications closed at the end of October 4, 2026 Thailand time (confirmed by this site on October 5, 2026)
• The results announcement still reads "October 22, 2026 -". The session itself runs November 21–22, 2026 and the participant gift is a CP-001 Chakra Card
• After the window closed the page's update stamp is unchanged at "2026.09.11", and no wording indicating closure has been added. The pre-opening note "*Registration is scheduled to open on September 11." and the application link (series/8388) are also still in place — exactly how Hong Kong behaved after its September 27 deadline
• Four of the seven Asian cities have now closed — Jakarta (August 24), Manila (September 3), Hong Kong (September 27) and Bangkok (October 4) — leaving Singapore (to October 12), Kuala Lumpur (to October 25) and Taipei (to November 3) open
• Singapore's October 12 deadline is next. Because the official note warns face photo approval can take a week or more, the target date to start registering works out to October 5 — the same day as this check (Kuala Lumpur is October 18 and Taipei October 27)
• All seven Asian pages were re-checked on October 5, and not one of them — including the four closed cities — carries anything equivalent to "registration has ended." Jakarta, whose event is October 10–11 (five days after the check) and whose announcement date (September 10) has passed, still shows "*Registration is scheduled to open on August 10." with its application link (series/8080) live, leaving it visually indistinguishable from a stop that has not opened yet
• Manila remains the only city without the "scheduled to open" note (update stamp Aug. 21, 2026) — and Manila's window closed on September 3. The presence or absence of the note signals the status in neither direction
• A capacity field is still published for Singapore alone ("192"); the October 5 sweep found no capacity listed on the other six pages
• Dates, winner announcement dates, gifts and application requirements are unchanged in every city

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

Next Play Inc.'s official site lists "NARUTO CARD GAME" among its works — three roles: game rule development, card list creation and operations support

• On October 1, 2026 this site confirmed that the "Work" page on the official site of card game developer Next Play Inc. lists "NARUTO CARD GAME" under its Trading Card Game section
• Three roles are listed and nothing else: "Game rule development / Card list creation / Operations support". There is no mention of a release date, product name, timing or scope of engagement
• Six trading card games appear on the page (ONE PIECE CARD GAME / Cookie Run: Braverse / Kaiun Colosseum / JURASSIC PARK TCG / NARUTO CARD GAME / DRIVE CARD GAME) and all six carry identical role wording. The six board games on the same page are written differently ("Development support / Balance supervision" and similar), so the page does distinguish between credit types
• The company page states: company name "株式会社Next Play (Next Play Inc.)" / representative "Representative Director 篠本 涼" / founded "April 15, 2022" / head office "Ueno TA Building 4F, 2-6-4 Kita-Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0014". Its stated philosophy is "creating the next generation of play"
• The services page describes the trading card game development business as "building game rule systems, creating and adjusting card effects, operations support, and a broad range of work required to plan, develop and operate trading card games"
• The NARUTO Card Game official site (naruto-cardgame.com) was checked the same day and says nothing about the development structure or any production partner. The Japanese site's news list has not moved from July 29, 2026 and the English site's latest item is dated September 4, 2026. No announcement from Bandai could be confirmed
• The Work page carries no posting or update date, so nothing official says when the entry was added. The breakdown of the roles, the duration of the engagement and the split with Bandai are all unannounced

Source: nextplay.co.jp

The NYCC stage "NARUTO: What's Next?" is announced for a worldwide livestream on the official YouTube channel — 6:00 AM JST on October 11, and a Japanese-language official source names the NARUTO Card Game reveal for the first time

• On September 29, 2026 the NARUTO official site (naruto-official.com) announced that the New York Comic Con 2026 stage "NARUTO: What's Next?" will be livestreamed worldwide on the NARUTO / BORUTO official YouTube channel from 6:00 AM JST on Sunday, October 11 (confirmed by this site on September 30, 2026)
• The stage details read: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 5:00–6:00 PM local time / Sunday, October 11, 2026, 6:00–7:00 AM JST, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Empire Stage
• Two items are on the agenda: "worldwide first look" information regarding a completely new anime, and "the latest information on the NARUTO CARD GAME," scheduled for release in 2027. This is the first Japanese-language official source to name the card game slot (until now only the NYCC official schedule and the English card game official site did)
• The guests are Junko Takeuchi (Naruto Uzumaki), Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha) and 富永禎彦, an executive producer at Studio Pierrot's PIERROT FILMS, "and more". As of August 20, 2026 the NYCC official schedule listed only the two voice actors, so a production-side producer has been added
• The stream page linked from the announcement (https://www.youtube.com/live/G2B8oLsZNeU) is titled "[NARUTO: What's Next?] New York Comic Con LIVESTREAM" and its scheduled start matches: 5:00 PM EDT on October 10 / 6:00 AM JST on October 11
• The card game official site (naruto-cardgame.com) was checked the same day and says nothing about the stream. The `Panels` block on its English NYCC page gives only the date, room and description — no start time and no stream — and the posting date still reads "August 07, 2026". The Japanese version (/jp/) has no NYCC event page at all (404) and its news list has not moved from July 29, 2026
• Whether an archive (replay) will be available, whether anyone from the card game side will be on stage, who the "and more" guests are, how to reserve the on-site panel and when reservations open, what the door giveaway is, and what the card game information will actually be are all unannounced

Source: naruto-official.com

The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel is now listed on the card game official site's NYCC page too — the posting date still reads "August 07, 2026"

• On September 29, 2026 this site confirmed that a `Panels` block listing the "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel has been added to the bottom of the New York Comic Con 2026 event page on the English official site
• It states: Date "Saturday, October 10, 2026" / Panel Room "North-Level 5: Empire Stage" / guests voice actors Junko Takeuchi (Naruto Uzumaki) and Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha), with the description "Get the latest updates on the anime, the NARUTO CARD GAME, and other exciting new projects." and "the new roadmap for the future of the NARUTO universe". The Details button links to NYCC's official panel page
• The page's posting date still reads "August 07, 2026" and it does not surface as a new item in the news list. Nothing official says when the block was added
• The `Panels` block is absent from the Internet Archive snapshot of August 12, 2026, and this site's August 20, 2026 article recorded that the card game official site did not mention the panel. It was also absent on September 19, when this site quoted the page's tutorial and merchandise sections in full
• The card game site's version omits both the start time given on NYCC's panel page (17:00–18:00 local, i.e. 6:00 JST on October 11) and the line about limited-quantity door giveaways
• The NYCC event page returns 404 on the Japanese (/jp/), Asia English (/asia-en/) and Traditional Chinese (/asia-tc/) versions as of the same day. The panel listing exists only on the English version

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

The NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery closes for the Hong Kong stop of BCG Fest — the third of the seven Asian cities to close, leaving four open

• The NARUTO Card Game page for the Hong Kong stop of BCG Fest (Traditional Chinese) states the window as "2026年9月1日 - 9月27日", so applications closed at the end of September 27, 2026 Hong Kong time (confirmed by this site on September 28, 2026)
• The results announcement still reads "From October 15, 2026". The session itself runs November 28–29, 2026 and the participant gift is a CP-001 Chakra Card
• After the window closed the page's update stamp is unchanged at "2026.08.28", and no "closed" wording has been added. The pre-opening note that registration is scheduled to open on September 1 is also still on the page
• Three of the seven Asian cities have now closed — Jakarta (August 24), Manila (September 3) and Hong Kong (September 27) — leaving Bangkok (to October 4), Singapore (to October 12), Kuala Lumpur (to October 25) and Taipei (to November 3) open
• Bangkok's October 4 deadline is next. Because face photo approval can take a week or more, the target date for starting registration that we derive from that official note (September 27) has already passed
• Kuala Lumpur (update stamp Sep. 18, 2026) and Taipei (2026.09.25) were re-checked the same day and still show no capacity field, so Singapore's 192 remains the only published capacity among the seven
• No page in any of the seven cities states how winners are notified — app notification, email or a site posting. The NARUTO pages for Jakarta (results from September 10) and Manila (from September 17), whose announcement windows have already opened, still carry an update stamp of "Aug. 21, 2026"

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

The NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery opens for the Taipei stop of BCG Fest — the series IDs for all seven Asian cities are now published, and "+1 is the admission ticket" holds for a seventh

• The NARUTO Card Game page for the Taipei stop of BCG Fest (Traditional Chinese) was updated on September 25, 2026, and 報名連結 — previously plain text with no link — now points to bandai-tcg-plus.com/series/8529 (confirmed by this site on September 26, 2026)
• The Taipei page states: event day "December 19 – 20, 2026" / registration "September 25 – November 3, 2026" / winner announcement "From November 19, 2026" / prize "CP-001 Chakra Card". The venue is the Taipei World Trade Center
• The Pre-Registration page was updated the same day and published the admission ticket destination bandai-tcg-plus.com/series/8530. "NARUTO session ID +1 is the admission ticket" now holds for a seventh city, completing the series IDs for all seven Asian cities (Jakarta 8080, Manila 8122, Hong Kong 8207, Bangkok 8388, Singapore 8408, Kuala Lumpur 8498, Taipei 8529)
• Five cities are now open at once — Hong Kong (to September 27), Bangkok (to October 4), Singapore (to October 12), Kuala Lumpur (to October 25) and Taipei (to November 3). Because Hong Kong closes on September 27, the five-city overlap lasts only the three days September 25–27
• Taipei's 40-day application window is the longest of the seven cities. No capacity field was added for Taipei either, so Singapore's 192 remains the only published capacity among the seven
• The note that registration is scheduled to open on September 25 is still on the page after the opening date — the same behaviour seen in the other cities
• The Pre-Registration page states that the event is open only to those drawn in the lottery with no same-day entry, that applying requires face photo registration in the BANDAI TCG+ app with the profile showing as verified during the window, and that approval can take a week or more
• Which of the two event days the session falls on, plus its start times, capacity, fee and the odds of being drawn, are all unannounced. Nothing official states whether the CP-001 handed out matches the Gen Con 2026 version in artwork or effect text

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

TCGplayer opens NARUTO CARD GAME — listings from September 22, purchases from September 28, covering the re-sale of already-distributed promos

• TCGplayer's official seller blog published "Now Available on TCGplayer: NARUTO CARD GAME" on September 22, 2026, fixing two dates: "Starting today, September 22, 2026, TCGplayer sellers will be able to list NARUTO CARD GAME." and "On September 28, 2026, TCGplayer customers will be able to purchase the TCG on the marketplace."
• What can be listed now is the re-sale of "the first batch of promotional cards that were distributed in earlier events (such as Gen Con 2026 and at Yankee stadium)." The specific cards are not named, so whether this means the CP-001 promo handed out at Gen Con 2026 or the demo cards marked SAMPLE / NOT FOR SALE is not stated
• The post promises full support for future sealed products and card singles, and says "The TCGplayer Catalog will list all upcoming cards and products for presale as more information is revealed prior to release." No start date is given for presale listings
• "The first official release for NARUTO CARD GAME is slated for sometime in Summer 2027." — unchanged since the July 29, 2026 information reveal
• This is not the start of product pre-orders. As of September 23, 2026 no product name, release date, price or contents has been announced, and the only item with a published price remains the official playmat (US$35 before tax)

Source: seller.tcgplayer.com

The NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery opens for the Kuala Lumpur stop of BCG Fest — four cities now open at once, and the admission ticket series/8499 is published

• The NARUTO page for the Kuala Lumpur stop of BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 was updated on September 18, 2026, and "Click here for registration" — previously plain text with no link — now points to bandai-tcg-plus.com/series/8498, as confirmed on September 19. Applications run September 18 – October 25 (local time), winners are announced from November 12, the event is December 12–13 (IOI City Mall) and the prize is a CP-001 Chakra Card
• Four cities are now open at the same time: Hong Kong (to September 27), Bangkok (to October 4), Singapore (to October 12) and Kuala Lumpur (to October 25). Because face photo screening can take a week or more, the target dates to start registering are September 20, September 27, October 5 and October 18 respectively
• Kuala Lumpur's "Pre-Registration" page published the admission ticket destination series/8499. The pattern whereby the admission ticket's series ID is exactly one above the NARUTO session's now holds in a sixth city, after Jakarta 8080/8081, Manila 8122/8123, Hong Kong 8207/8208, Bangkok 8388/8389 and Singapore 8408/8409
• The note "*Registration is scheduled to open on September 18." is still on the page after the opening date passed — the same behaviour seen at Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta
• No capacity field was added. Checking all seven Asian city pages, Singapore (192) is still the only one with a capacity field, confirming that capacity is not something published when registration opens
• The zero-width space (U+200B) in the link from the NARUTO page to the Pre-Registration page survived the September 18 update. The link still returns a 404 as written, and Kuala Lumpur is the only one of the seven cities affected
• Taipei (scheduled to open September 25) still shows an update stamp of "2026.09.04" and publishes no application URL. From September 25, when Taipei opens, to September 27, when Hong Kong closes, five cities will be open simultaneously for three days

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

PAX Aus 2026 tutorial sessions switch to advance first-come registration on TCG+ (opening September 20, 11:00 AEST) with a participant raffle for the playmat; official pages rewritten so NYCC uses morning tickets and the three European events say "to be announced"

• Announced by the official English X account (@narutotcg_eng) on September 19, 2026. PAX Aus 2026 (October 9–11, MCEC Melbourne) tutorial sessions open for first-come registration on BANDAI TCG+ on Sunday, September 20 at 11:00 AEST (10:00 JST), one event per person
• The registration page is on the site of TAK Games, the Australian operator: 22 slots — eight each on Friday and Saturday (10:30–17:30) and six on Sunday (10:30–15:30), 45 minutes each, capacity unannounced. The links do not open until registration time
• The PAX Aus official playmat (US$35 +tax) changed from "sold at the booth" to a daily raffle on TCG+ among tutorial participants after the final session, with winners buying one that day
• The NYCC 2026 official page was rewritten too: tutorial session tickets are handed out first come, first served each morning at the Bandai Namco Naruto Booth #3001 (sessions at BANDAI CARD GAMES Booth #2705), and playmat retail tickets each morning at Booth #2705
• The SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca Comics & Games pages dropped the "planned on-site on the day" sentence; both the participation method and the playmat purchase method are now "to be announced at a later date"
• All five pages keep their original dates (August 7 and September 4) and do not appear as new in the official news feed. Not posted on the Japanese official X account or the Japanese official site as of September 19

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

The official English X account announces applications for the SPIEL Essen 2026 influencer and media event (October 22) — deadline September 27

• On September 17, 2026 (local time) the official English X account (@narutotcg_eng) posted a call for applications to a "NARUTO CARD GAME creator session" for TCG creators attending SPIEL Essen 2026. The attached image is titled "SPIEL Essen Influencer & Media Event"
• Selected creators receive guided gameplay assistance, dedicated filming time, creator materials and an exclusive gift kit (contents unannounced)
• According to the application form (run by CS International GmbH), the event takes place on Thursday, October 22, 2026 (the first day of SPIEL Essen) in a separate room with a presentation and demo play. Applications close September 27 and notifications go out October 9
• Applicants must be at least 18, available on October 22 and able to speak English. Badge, travel and accommodation are at the participant's expense; selected applicants receive content guidelines, disclosure requirements and embargo policies beforehand
• Separate from the free, walk-up public tutorial sessions. As of September 18 it is not listed on the English official site's news feed or the Japanese official X account

Source: x.com

The Fest official site publishes the outline and How to Participate page for the Tokyo stop of BCG Fest 26-27 — two sessions (Feb 20–21 and Mar 6–7, 2027), NARUTO at both, entry application-only

• The Fest official site (Japanese) published the outline, How to Participate page and visitor giveaways for "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in TOKYO" dated September 15, 2026. Not yet posted on the Japanese or English NARUTO Card Game official site
• Two sessions across four venues: February 20–21, 2027 (TOC Exhibition Hall) and March 6–7 (Ariake GYM-EX, Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall C, Bellesalle Takadanobaba). NARUTO Card Game is listed at both the February TOC session and the March Ikebukuro Sunshine City session, the only title at both
• Admission is free but entry is application-only, with no same-day admission without a prior application. Applying requires BANDAI TCG+ face photo registration (screening may take a week or more)
• Main Event window: November 20–29, 2026, winners announced around December 14. Side Events take applications in an advance round (all seven titles) and a second round (February session from January 29, 2027; March session from February 10); NARUTO is eligible for the March second round only
• The Side Event advance window is stated differently on the official site: November 20–29 (results around December 14) on the How to Participate page, December 25 – January 3 (results around January 15) on the outline page
• A priority lottery raises the odds for applicants who link their My Number Card to the MOALA account connected to BANDAI TCG+ by the deadline. A win is not guaranteed, and Bandai does not obtain or store the individual number
• NARUTO's programme (demo, tournament, participant gifts, merchandise) and giveaway are unannounced; the giveaway page lists items for the other six titles only

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

All Seven BCG Fest Pre-Registration Pages Checked — the NARUTO Teaching Session Is Winners-Only With No Same-Day Entry, and There Are Two Application Routes

• All seven Asian BCG Fest 26-27 "Pre-Registration" pages were checked on September 13, 2026. Every one states that the event is open only to participants selected through the lottery, and that same-day registration or entry will not be available
• Reception may ask for ID on the day, and the pages state that a mismatch with the BANDAI TCG+ account forfeits "all rights to participate in the tournament and to purchase prizes and goods." Participation rights are non-transferable, and the traditional Chinese pages explicitly prohibit attending on someone else's behalf
• There are two application routes: "Events for each title" and an "Admission ticket." The admission ticket is a separate BANDAI TCG+ series whose ID is exactly one above the NARUTO Teaching Session's (Jakarta 8080/8081, Manila 8122/8123, Hong Kong 8207/8208, Bangkok 8388/8389, Singapore 8408/8409). Neither is published for Kuala Lumpur or Taipei
• One note says admission tickets allow access only to merchandise sales and teaching sessions, while the Teaching Session itself is described as open only to lottery winners; the official pages never reconcile the two
• Jakarta's extended application period (August 24 → September 6) and postponed results date (September 10 → September 18) apply only to BATTLE SPIRITS, DIGIMON CARD GAME, UNION ARENA and DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME FUSION WORLD per the notice dated August 28. The NARUTO Card Game is not covered and keeps its September 10 results date
• The link from Kuala Lumpur's NARUTO page to its Pre-Registration page has a zero-width space (U+200B) at the end of the URL and returns a 404 as written; removing the character loads the page normally. Kuala Lumpur is the only one of the seven cities affected
• Per the BANDAI TCG+ official help pages, a lottery event shows as "Already applied" in My Events, the draw is performed by the day before the event, and results are notified in the app. On the day you use either location-based or 2D code check-in, whichever the organiser specifies

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

NARUTO "Teaching Session" Applications Open for BCG Fest Bangkok and Singapore — Three Cities Open at Once, and Singapore Publishes the First Capacity, 192

• The NARUTO pages for the Bangkok and Singapore stops of BCG Fest 26-27 were updated on September 11 (update stamps "2026.09.11" and "Sep. 11, 2026"; both previously dated August 28) and their "Teaching Session" application links were switched to working links. Confirmed September 12, 2026
• Bangkok's "Click here for registration" was still plain text at 08:31 JST on September 11; it is now a working link to bandai-tcg-plus.com/series/8388
• Singapore still pointed at the same URL as the already-closed Jakarta stop (series/8080) at that time; it has been switched to the city-specific bandai-tcg-plus.com/series/8408
• Three cities are now open at the same time: Hong Kong (closes September 27), Bangkok (October 4) and Singapore (October 12)
• The Singapore page alone gained a "Capacity 192" field. Across all seven Asian city pages checked on September 12, 2026, Singapore is the only one with a capacity field, and this is the first capacity ever published for a BCG Fest Teaching Session (the page does not state whether 192 covers the whole event, one day or one session)
• Both pages still carry the note "*Registration is scheduled to open on September 11." after the windows opened. Kuala Lumpur (opening September 18) and Taipei (September 25) still had no application URL as of September 12

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

"NARUTO Night" at Yankee Stadium took place — MLB's official attendance was 46,211 against a CP-001 giveaway cap of 40,000 guests

• "NARUTO x YANKEES GAME NIGHT" was held at Yankee Stadium on September 8, 2026, distributing the CP-001 Chakra Card -New York Yankees™ Ver.-. Confirmed as played via MLB's official game record on September 10, 2026
• MLB's official game record: New York Yankees 5–3 Colorado Rockies (Yankees win), first pitch 7:08pm local time (scheduled 7:05pm), duration 2 hours 39 minutes, attendance 46,211
• The giveaway cap was "1st 40,000 Guests" per the Yankees' official promotional schedule. Attendance works out 6,211 above that cap, but neither the club nor Bandai has published how many cards were actually handed out or when supplies ran out
• Two of the fourteen CP-001 give-away occasions confirmable in official primary sources have now taken place: Gen Con 2026 (July 30 – August 2) and this one. The remaining twelve are all scheduled for October or later
• As of September 10, after distribution ended, the card image and effect text of the Yankees version of CP-001 remain unpublished, and the NARUTO Card Game official site's wording is unchanged from August 7

Source: www.mlb.com

Teaching Session application details confirmed for BCG Fest Kuala Lumpur and Taipei — seven lottery cities now

• Confirmed on September 6, 2026 that the NARUTO pages for both cities on the BCG Fest official site carry application details dated Sep. 04, 2026
• Kuala Lumpur: December 12–13, 2026 (IOI City Mall) / registration September 18 – October 25 / winners from November 12 / prize CP-001 Chakra Card
• Taipei: December 19–20, 2026 (World Trade Center) / registration September 25 – November 3 / winners from November 19 / gift CP-001 查克拉卡
• Both cities require face photo registration in the BANDAI TCG+ app (verification can take a week or longer) to apply and to take part
• Seven cities have now published details, raising CP-001 Chakra Card give-away occasions from twelve to fourteen
• Their city pages are also live, bringing BCG Fest 26-27 stops with confirmed dates and venues to nine (Shanghai reads only "December 2026" and Tokyo only "Early 2027", with no detail pages)

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

Yankee Stadium's CP-001 giveaway terms published by the club — "1st 40,000 Guests", the first CP-001 occasion with a stated quantity

• Confirmed on September 6, 2026 that the New York Yankees official site's "Promotional Schedule" carries an entry for September 8
• It reads "NARUTO Night – NARUTO Yankee Stadium Exclusive Card Giveaway", "Tuesday, September 8", "1st 40,000 Guests", "Presented by Bandai"
• The distribution guidelines on the same page make it guests in attendance only, while supplies last, one item per valid same-day ticket, received in the distribution area upon entry
• The page also warns that purchasing a ticket does not guarantee the item, and that promotion dates, items and distribution are subject to change and/or cancellation
• Of the fourteen CP-001 give-away occasions confirmable in official primary sources, this is the only one with a stated quantity
• The NARUTO Card Game official site's own wording is unchanged from August 7 and still defers to the club's site; the card image and effect text remain unpublished

Source: www.mlb.com

The English official site published details for three European events — tutorial sessions and CP-001 at SPIEL Essen, Paris Games Week and Lucca, plus the playmat's first European sale

• The English official site's news feed carried three items dated September 4, 2026: "SPIEL Essen Event Information," "Paris Games Week Event Information" and "Lucca Comics & Games Event Information." The previous English update was August 28 (BCG Fest London)
• Dates and venues: SPIEL Essen October 22–25 at Messe Essen (Essen, Germany); Paris Games Week October 22–25 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris, France); Lucca Comics & Games October 28 – November 1 at Piazza Santa Maria (Lucca, Italy). SPIEL Essen and Paris Games Week run on exactly the same dates
• All three list free tutorial sessions with registration "planned to take place on-site on the day of the event," one session per person for the whole convention, and demo decks that cannot be taken home. The participant gift is a "CP-001 Chakra Card," conditional on registering for the "NARUTO TCG UPDATES CHANNEL" on BANDAI TCG+ and completing a post-session survey, limited to one per person
• All three sell the "NARUTO CARD GAME Official Playmat -Arriving in 2027-" at MSRP $35 (+tax), one per person, limited quantities each day. This is the first announcement of European venue sales, bringing confirmed venue sales to five including NYCC and PAX Aus
• The gift wording does not match earlier pages. NYCC and PAX Aus list two items (CP-001 plus a logo sticker); the three European pages list CP-001 alone. SPIEL Essen and Paris Games Week carry a separate "Giveaways" section offering a logo sticker for a social follow or TCG+ registration, but Lucca has no such section — the only one of the five venues where a logo sticker is never mentioned at all
• None of the three lists a hall or booth number or a session timetable (NYCC's #2705 remains the only published booth number), and none carries a version name such as "-Gen Con 2026 Ver.-"
• On the roadmap all three are labelled "Tutorial Sessions planned," not "New info reveals." The next new-information reveal remains New York Comic Con 2026 (October 8–11)
• All three pages exist only on the English site (/en/); the same URLs under /jp/, /asia-en/ and /asia-tc/ return 404. The Japanese official site's news feed has not been updated since July 29, 2026
• This raises the confirmed CP-001 Chakra Card give-away occasions from nine to twelve (from eight countries/regions to eleven). The routes now split 5 on-site sign-up, 5 lottery, 1 advance ticket and 1 undisclosed, and there are still zero occasions in Japan
• No new card or product information was published. No product pre-order has been announced anywhere as of September 5, 2026

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

No September entries on the official roadmap — yet five BCG Fest lottery milestones and the Yankee Stadium giveaway all fall this month

• The event roadmap on the English official site has no September entries at all; the next "New info reveals" is New York Comic Con 2026 (October 8–11). The Japanese site's news feed is unchanged since July 29, 2026 and the English one since August 28 (BCG Fest London)
• Six September dates are nonetheless confirmable in primary sources: Manila's application deadline on September 3, NARUTO Night at Yankee Stadium on September 8, Jakarta's winner announcement from September 10, Bangkok's and Singapore's scheduled openings on September 11, Manila's winner announcement from September 17, and Hong Kong's deadline on September 27
• Rechecked all five BCG Fest NARUTO city pages on September 3. Event dates, application windows, winner announcement dates, gifts and requirements are unchanged from earlier reports
• The registration links are also unchanged from September 2: Bangkok's "Click here for registration" is still plain text rather than a link, and Singapore's still points at series/8080, the same URL as Jakarta, whose window has closed
• From September 4 through September 10 the only city open is Hong Kong (closing September 27). Working back from the official note that face photo verification can take a week or more, September 3 is about the last comfortable day to start registering for the September 11 openings in Bangkok and Singapore
• MLB's official schedule confirms the September 8 game behind NARUTO Night at Yankee Stadium as New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies, first pitch 7:05pm ET
• The conditions, quantity and eligibility for the CP-001 Chakra Card -New York Yankees™ Ver.- giveaway remain unstated officially five days out, on September 3. The NARUTO Card Game site only defers to the Yankees website
• Confirmed that the franchise official site (naruto-official.com) carried the same announcement on August 25, 2026. It gives no distribution terms either
• No new official card or product information was published. No product pre-order has been announced anywhere as of September 3, 2026

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Checked the registration links on all five BCG Fest NARUTO "Teaching Session" pages — Singapore points at Jakarta's URL and Bangkok has no link at all

• Rechecked all five city NARUTO pages on the Fest site (Jakarta, Manila, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore). Event dates, application windows, winner announcement dates, gifts and requirements are all unchanged from earlier reports
• Two cities are open: Manila (August 21 – September 3) and Hong Kong (September 1 – 27). Manila closes in two days; Hong Kong has roughly four weeks left
• The hrefs behind each page's "Click here for registration" are series/8080 for Jakarta, series/8122 for Manila and series/8207 for Hong Kong (all on bandai-tcg-plus.com)
• Singapore's registration link points to series/8080 — the same URL as Jakarta, whose window has already closed. The page is annotated "Registration is scheduled to open on September 11," so it may be swapped before applications open
• Bangkok's "Click here for registration" is not a link at all; it is plain text. It carries the same "scheduled to open on September 11" note
• The BANDAI TCG+ pages behind those links are rendered with JavaScript, so we could not inspect their contents; we do not assert whether Singapore's URL is a mistake or a page shared between cities
• The Orlando and London NARUTO pages still read "Details will be updated in the future." as of September 2. The Japanese official site (/jp/) news feed has not updated since July 29, 2026

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

Applications open for the NARUTO "Teaching Session" at BCG Fest 26-27 Hong Kong (through September 27)

• As stated on the Fest site's Hong Kong NARUTO page — "Registration Opens 2026/9/1 – 9/27" (local time) — applications open today. This is scheduled progress, not a new announcement
• The Hong Kong stop runs November 28–29, 2026, winners are announced from October 15, 2026, and the participant gift is a "CP-001 Chakra Card"
• Applications go through the BANDAI TCG+ event page (series/8207). Your profile must show "Face Photo Verified" during the application window, and the page notes approval can take a week or more
• As of today two cities are open: Manila (August 21 – September 3) and Hong Kong. Manila closes on September 3. Bangkok and Singapore are scheduled to open on September 11
• We have listed all five cities' status on our pre-order and lottery hub (/en/products/preorders/). No product pre-order has been officially announced anywhere as of September 1, 2026

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

BCG Fest Singapore publishes its NARUTO "Teaching Session" details — the fifth city with published application terms

• Confirmed that the individual NARUTO Card Game page for BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 Singapore is published (the Fest site's own update stamp reads "Aug. 28, 2026"). Our August 29 article said no such page existed, and has been corrected
• The category is "Pre-Registered Event → Teaching Session"; the event day is December 5–6, 2026 (SANDS Expo Convention Centre)
• Applications run September 11 – October 12, 2026, winners are announced from November 5, 2026, and the gift is a "CP-001 Chakra Card". The registration link is annotated "Registration is scheduled to open on September 11."
• That makes five cities with published "Teaching Session" application terms (Jakarta, Manila, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore). September 11 is also Bangkok's opening day, so from September 11 to 27 three cities including Hong Kong are open at once
• Counting opening and closing days inclusively, the windows are Singapore 32 days, Hong Kong 27, Bangkok 24, Jakarta 15 and Manila 14 — Singapore's is the longest. No official explanation is given for why they differ
• The gap from winner announcement to event day is 30 days for Jakarta, 37 for Manila, 44 for Hong Kong, 30 for Bangkok and 30 for Singapore
• The mismatch between the top-of-page category and the section heading ("On-Site Registration Side Event", on Manila and Bangkok only) does not occur on Singapore's page, which is consistent like Jakarta's and Hong Kong's
• The Orlando and London NARUTO pages still read "Details will be updated in the future." as of August 30. Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Shanghai (December 2026) and Tokyo (Early 2027) have no dates or venues announced
• This is the fourth distribution context for the CP-001 Chakra Card (Gen Con 2026 / NYCC 2026 and PAX Aus 2026 / four Asian BCG Fest cities / BCG Fest Singapore). No version name is given, and whether it uses the Gen Con artwork is unannounced

Source: www.bandaicardgames-fest.com

English official site announces "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON" — January 15–17, 2027 — and the NARUTO "Teaching Session" lottery conditions surface for four cities

• The English NARUTO Card Game official site's news feed posted "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in LONDON has been announced", dated August 28 local time — the second city-level announcement after Orlando
• The event runs January 15–17, 2027 at ExCeL London Hall 1-11 (Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL)
• Admission is listed as "Pre-Registrationed Tournament Ticket Required". Pre-registration opens October 25, 2026 at 9:00am GMT and must use the attendee's own BANDAI TCG+ account; the page states same-day visitors cannot participate
• Four application categories are listed: Regionals Finals Tickets and Last Chance Qualifier (links "Coming Soon"), plus General Entry and Side Events ("To be Announced"). Which one the NARUTO Tutorial Session belongs to is not stated
• London's NARUTO page shows only the headings "Main Event → Tutorial Session" with a body reading "Details will be updated in the future." — the same state as Orlando
• Published Fest detail pages grew from four cities to seven, adding Bangkok (Nov 21–22, 2026, The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi), Singapore (Dec 5–6, SANDS Expo Convention Centre) and London. All seven published cities list NARUTO CARD GAME among their participating titles
• The four still unpublished are Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Shanghai (all December 2026) plus Tokyo. Tokyo remains "Early 2027" and is the only city without even a month
• The NARUTO pages for Jakarta, Manila, Hong Kong and Bangkok now list "Teaching Session" application windows, winner announcement dates and gifts (Hong Kong and Bangkok newly published August 28). Jakarta: apply Aug 10–24, announced from Sep 10; Manila: Aug 21 – Sep 3, from Sep 17; Hong Kong: Sep 1–27, from Oct 15; Bangkok: Sep 11 – Oct 4, from Oct 22
• The Traditional Chinese version (Hong Kong) labels that field 抽籤結果公布 — lottery result announcement — confirming allocation is by lottery rather than first-come (the English label is "Winner announcement")
• The gift in all four cities is a "CP-001 Chakra Card" (labelled 紀念品, commemorative item, in Traditional Chinese). No version name is given, and whether it uses the Gen Con artwork is unannounced
• Applying requires face photo registration in the BANDAI TCG+ app; if the profile does not show "Face Photo Verified" during the application period you cannot apply, and verification may take a week or longer
• Singapore lists NARUTO among its participating titles, but no individual NARUTO page has been published (note: this was wrong — the page was confirmed published on August 30, 2026; see that day's entry)
• The Japanese official site (/jp/) news feed has not updated since July 29, 2026, and carries neither London nor Orlando

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

English official site announces "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in ORLANDO" — January 7–10, 2027, with a NARUTO Tutorial Session

• The English NARUTO Card Game official site's news feed posted "BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in ORLANDO has been announced", dated August 21 local time. It is the first city-level news item the official site has published about the Fest
• The event runs January 7–10, 2027 at the Orange County Convention Center (9800 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819)
• A "Tutorial Session" is listed as the NARUTO Card Game content, but the Fest's NARUTO page reads only "Details will be updated in the future." — day, times, capacity, fee, and participant gifts are all unannounced
• Attendance requires advance application ("Joining 'BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 in ORLANDO' will require application in advance."). Admission and the event commemorative item are both "Coming Soon"
• Of the Fest's 11 cities, four have detail pages published — Jakarta (Oct 10–11, 2026, Mall Alam Sutera), Manila (Oct 24–25, One Ayala Mall), Hong Kong (Nov 28–29, AsiaWorld-Expo), and Orlando — and all four list NARUTO CARD GAME among their participating titles
• The remaining seven cities (Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Shanghai, London, Tokyo) have only a month announced and no detail page. Tokyo is still "Early 2027" with no dates or venue
• The announcement appears only on the English site (/en/); the Japanese site's (/jp/) news feed has not been updated since July 29, 2026

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Details of the NYCC 2026 panel "NARUTO: What's Next?" confirmed — the description explicitly promises card game updates

• The New York Comic Con 2026 official schedule lists a panel titled "NARUTO: What's Next?" for Saturday, October 10, 2026, 5:00–6:00 PM local time (6:00 AM JST on October 11) at North-Level 5: Empire Stage (Javits Center)
• The description names voice actors Junko Takeuchi (Naruto Uzumaki) and Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha) as guests and promises "the latest updates on the anime, the NARUTO CARD GAME, and other exciting new projects" plus "the new roadmap for the future of the NARUTO universe." A limited-quantity door giveaway is also mentioned
• Tags are Reservation Needed, All Ages, and Film, Television, and Streaming. No reservation procedure and no stream link are listed
• The top page of the NARUTO official site (naruto-official.com) counts down to the same moment (2026-10-11T06:00:00+09:00, labelled "2026.10.11 (JP)") and links to this panel page
• A signing with the same two guests is listed the same day, 10:45–11:45 AM (Room 1A01, reservation required, one signature per person, VIZ-provided items only)
• The card game official site (naruto-cardgame.com) does not mention the panel; its NYCC 2026 event page is unchanged since August 7 (booth #2705, tutorials, gifts, and playmat sales only)

Source: www.newyorkcomiccon.com

The NARUTO franchise official site publishes a report on the Gen Con 2026 booth and demo sessions

• On August 18 the NARUTO/BORUTO franchise official site (naruto-official.com) published "NARUTO CARD GAME makes its world debut at 'Gen Con 2026'!", reporting after the fact that the booth exhibited physical sample cards and first-ever-revealed artwork, ran staff-guided demo sessions, sold a Gen Con-exclusive playmat, and gave demo participants a venue-exclusive Chakra Card, a backpack, and stickers
• It restates that NARUTO CARD GAME is scheduled for release in Summer 2027 and promises more hands-on events worldwide and a steady rollout of new information
• It contains no new card or product information; everything falls within what was announced or confirmed around the event

Source: naruto-official.com

Official English X account shows a physical sample of the Boruto Uzumaki illustration card on video

• The official English X account @narutotcg_eng posted a roughly 7-second video captioned "Here's Boruto Uzumaki!" at 9:00 JST on August 12. It shows the Boruto Uzumaki illustration card (Lightning / Hidden Leaf Village) from the ARTWORK gallery as a physical sample card (SAMPLE marking, with a finish that shimmers as the viewing angle changes)
• It follows the Tsunade video posted in the same format at 23:00 JST on August 4, which promised more art, cards, and information on social media
• The card number, cost, rarity, effect text, and product placement remain unannounced

Source: x.com

English official site publishes NYCC 2026 / PAX Aus 2026 tutorial details and a promo card giveaway at Yankee Stadium on September 8

• Three items dated August 7 (NYCC 2026, PAX Aus 2026, NARUTO Night at Yankee Stadium) were newly posted to the English official site's news feed. The same pages do not exist on the Japanese, English (Asia), or Traditional Chinese sites (404 confirmed) — English only
• New York Comic Con 2026 (Oct 8–11) is at the Javits Center, booth #2705. PAX Aus 2026 (Oct 9–11) is at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (booth number unannounced)
• Both events state tutorial sessions are free and that registration is "planned to take place on-site on the day of the event" — a change from Gen Con 2026, which used advance tickets and sold out. One session per person for the whole convention; demo decks cannot be taken home
• Participant gifts are a "CP-001 Chakra Card" and a logo sticker. Only attendees registered to the "NARUTO TCG UPDATES CHANNEL" on BANDAI TCG+ who complete a post-session survey are eligible, limited to one per person regardless of sessions attended
• The official playmat (arriving 2027) shifts from Gen Con's participant-only voucher system to direct sale at the booth for US$35 (excl. tax) at NYCC and PAX Aus, one per person with limited quantities each day
• Only PAX Aus lists a free logo sticker giveaway for following an official social account (Instagram, Facebook, X) or registering for the TCG+ channel
• At "NARUTO x YANKEES GAME NIGHT" at Yankee Stadium (New York, US) on September 8, 2026, a "CP-001 Chakra Card -New York Yankees™ Ver.-" bearing the Yankees logo will be distributed. Quantity and conditions are not stated on the official page, which defers to the New York Yankees website
• This is the second confirmed printing of CP-001 after the Gen Con 2026 Ver., establishing it as the promotional slot used for venue-specific variants. No card face or effect text has been published for any version

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Official BANDAI CARD GAMES X account announces it is considering My Number Card identity verification for BANDAI TCG+

• The official account @official_BCG_JP posted an "important notice regarding BANDAI TCG+" announcing it is considering an identity verification system using My Number Cards
• Start date, target services, and verification method are all unannounced
• BANDAI TCG+ is the official app that already hosts the NARUTO Card Game's updates channel and is expected to serve as the gateway for event entry

Source: x.com

Official English X account announces actual cards on display at Gen Con 2026 merchandise booth #605

• The official English account @narutotcg_eng posted at 16:30 EDT on July 31 (05:30 JST on August 1) announcing that actual cards are on display at Gen Con 2026 merchandise booth #605
• The post highlights the cards' "stunning foil finish" as worth seeing in person; the type of treatment, which rarities receive it, and retail-product specifications remain unannounced
• Booth #605 was already listed as the merchandise booth on the official Gen Con event page, and is separate from the Tutorial Session room (Event Room #121, where recording is prohibited)

Source: x.com

Photos from Gen Con 2026 confirm the faces of 6 new cards, including EX Sasuke and EX Naruto

• Photos of English-version demo cards taken at the venue (collected in a thread by an X user) newly confirm the faces of 6 cards: Sasuke Uchiha (EX, N-014), Naruto Uzumaki (EX, N-003), Jiraiya (N-006), Kakashi Hatake (N-009), Hinata Hyuga (number initially recorded as N-010, later corrected to unconfirmed), and Shisui Uchiha (N-016)
• First confirmation of the new [Support Activated] trigger — apparently responding to an opponent's Support activation — and of negate-style counter Supports (Koto Amatsukami, Lightning Blade)
• Both EX Characters' summon requirements take the form of trashing 2 of your own Characters (Sasuke requires a {The Taka} type; Naruto requires one with 10+ power)
• Only the English versions were confirmed; read from venue photos — not a formal announcement on the official site or in a rulebook

Source: x.com

High-resolution scans of the Gen Con 2026 demo cards confirm 11 more card faces; Karin identified as N-010

• High-resolution scan images of English-version demo cards posted by an X user newly confirm 11 card faces: Itachi Uchiha (N-013), Minato Namikaze (N-007, SR), Karin (N-010), Jūgo (N-019), Suigetsu Hozuki (N-021), Manda (EX, N-022), Naruto Uzumaki (Rasengan, believed N-004), Sasuke Uchiha (Chidori), Sakura Haruno, Choji Akimichi, and Orochimaru
• The Leader Sasuke Uchiha's card number is confirmed as N-012 with an "L" rarity mark
• First confirmation of the new triggers [During Your Main], [Your Turn], and [When Attacking], and of new effects including board wipes (Rasengan / Chidori), life gain (Karin), and bounce (Sakura Haruno)
• Hinata Hyuga's card number, initially recorded as N-010, is corrected to unconfirmed now that N-010 is confirmed as Karin's
• Only the English versions were confirmed; the shared images contain fine-text distortion apparently from image processing, and this is not a formal announcement on the official site or in a rulebook

Source: x.com

Official Gen Con 2026 playmat confirms the 4-phase turn structure and 8 board zones

• Photos of the official playmat handed out at Bandai's Content Creator event (posted on X by an attending creator) confirm a 4-phase turn: Refresh Phase → Draw Phase → Main Phase → End Phase
• Eight board zones confirmed: CHARACTER AREA / SUPPORT AREA / CHAKRA AREA / DECK / TRASH / LEADER CARD / SUMMON CARD, plus an EXCLUSION AREA not mentioned on the official site (function unannounced)
• Rule text printed on the mat confirms two points: characters cannot attack on the turn they were played, and face-down Supports are capped at 5 (no additional set while at 5)
• Read from an item distributed at the venue — not a formal announcement on the official site or in a rulebook

Source: x.com

Official reveal: game overview, Summer 2027 release, and event roadmap

• The official site published its "About the NARUTO Card Game" page along with a game overview PV
• The release window was announced as "Summer 2027, simultaneous worldwide release" (previously only "2027")
• Five card types: Leader Card, Character Cards, EX Character, Chakra Cards, and Summon Cards
• Battles start with 1 Leader card, a 50-card deck, 5 Chakra cards, and 1 Summon card; win by reducing the opponent Leader's Life to 0
• Rest your Summon card to play characters, and pay Chakra costs to unleash Ninjutsu (the English site describes activating face-down support cards with Chakra)
• Character cards are chosen based on your Leader's color, confirming a color system
• Series lineup covers the TV anime NARUTO, NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN, and BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
• The About page's artwork gallery includes 12 sample card images (in both Japanese and English), giving a first look at on-card text — card names, traits, and the CHARACTER card type — for Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Orochimaru, and more (no card numbers or effect text shown)
• The card-type introduction and how-to-play diagrams on the same page also show per-type sample cards — the Leader Naruto Uzumaki (N-001, DMG 1 / POW 3 / LIFE 15), the Leader Sasuke Uchiha (number not visible), the Characters Shikamaru Nara (N-008, Chakra cost 1) and Ino Yamanaka (N-011), the EX Character Gamabunta (N-005), the Chakra Card (C-001), and the Summon Card (S-001) — revealing card numbers and effect text for the first time (their products are unannounced)
• An event roadmap was published: more news at New York Comic Con 2026 (Oct 8–11), demo events at PAX Aus, Spiel Essen, Paris Games Week, and Lucca Comics & Games, plus BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 (11 cities worldwide from October 2026 to early 2027, including a Tokyo stop planned for early 2027)

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Additional tutorial sessions planned worldwide after Gen Con confirmed

• The official press release issued on June 18, 2026 states that "Additional Tutorial Sessions are planned at events around the world following the Gen Con kickoff"
• Cities, venues, and dates for the additional sessions — including whether Japan will host any — are unannounced at this time

Source: www.prnewswire.com

Both Gen Con 2026 tutorial sessions sold out

• Both the Thursday session (July 30, 10:00–11:00 EDT) and the Saturday session (August 1, 11:00–12:00 EDT) show "SOLD OUT" on the official event pages
• Each session is capped at 60 participants, free to attend (Gen Con admission required separately), one session per person
• The promo card "CP-001 Chakra Card -Gen Con 2026 Ver.-" and the playmat voucher are participant-exclusive, with no confirmed way for non-ticket-holders to obtain them

Source: www.gencon.com

Gen Con 2026 demo details confirmed on the English official site

• Dates are July 30 – August 2, 2026, at the Indiana Convention Center, Event Room #121
• Ticket registration opens June 21, 2026 at 12:00 PDT on the Gen Con 2026 website
• Tutorial session gift set includes the promo card "CP-001 Chakra Card -Gen Con 2026 Ver.-", a special backpack, a logo sticker, and a purchase voucher for the official playmat (one session and one set per person)
• "NARUTO CARD GAME Official Playmat" is $35 (excl. tax), arriving in 2027, and can only be purchased with a participant voucher
• Logo stickers are also available by following the official social accounts or registering with BANDAI TCG+
• The card name "Chakra Card" reveals the existence of a chakra-related card type

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Official teaser site confirmed live

• Official title is "NARUTO Card Game" (introduced on the official site as a full-fledged NARUTO TCG)
• Simultaneous worldwide release scheduled for 2027
• Features a message and an illustrated shikishi from series creator Masashi Kishimoto
• World's first demo event planned for Gen Con 2026, with an exclusive promo card for participants
• Next information reveal: July 29, 2026 (Wed) 23:00 JST
• Official site is split into four regions: Japanese, English, English (Asia), and Traditional Chinese

Source: www.naruto-cardgame.com

Bandai issues the official press release announcing the NARUTO Card Game

• Issued June 18, 2026 by BANDAI CO., LTD., datelined Los Angeles
• States that additional tutorial sessions are planned at events around the world following the Gen Con kickoff
• Confirmed and covered by this site on July 17, 2026

Source: www.prnewswire.com