Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Anime India Mumbai 2026 Sets Three-Day NESCO Celebration
Anime India is planning a large anime and Japanese pop-culture event in Mumbai.
It will take place for three days from 28 to 30 August 2026.
The event will be held at NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon.
Hayato Date, who directed Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, is expected to attend.
Other Japanese creators, entertainment executives and music performers will also visit.
Fans can see attractions based on shows such as Demon Slayer, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen and Doraemon.
There will also be games, a Maid Café, Japanese food, yukata activities and a Tanabata festival.
The organizers say more than 50,000 fans are expected.
Anime India Mumbai 2026 will run from 28 to 30 August 2026 at NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai.
Naruto and Naruto Shippuden director Hayato Date is scheduled to make his first official visit to India.
Japanese industry guests will include executives and producers from Avex Pictures, The Anime Times Company, TMS Entertainment and Kadokawa.
Performers announced include J-pop singer ASCA, Luna Gaomi, Love Live! talent Yura Akari and duo Mofmofmo.
The convention will feature anime attractions, gaming, cosplay-related cultural experiences, food, merchandise and a reported gathering of more than 50,000 fans.
- Who
- Anime India, Japanese anime and music creators, and Indian fans; announced guests include Hayato Date, Hideo Katsumata, Ryota Hasegawa, ASCA, Luna Gaomi, Yura Akari and Mofmofmo.
- What
- A three-day anime and Japanese pop-culture convention described by organizers as the country’s largest-ever anime convention.
- When
- 28 to 30 August 2026.
- Where
- NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To bring India’s growing anime and Japanese pop-culture community together and connect Indian fans with Japanese creators and performers.
- Event
- Anime India Mumbai 2026
- Dates
- 28–30 August 2026
- Venue
- NESCO Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai
- Expected attendance
- More than 50,000 fans, according to Anime India co-founder Neha Mehta
- Featured director
- Hayato Date, director of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden
- Music performers
- ASCA, Luna Gaomi, Yura Akari and Mofmofmo
- Featured activities
- Anime experiences, gaming, a Maid Café, Japanese food, yukata trials and a Tanabata wishing festival