Naruto NYCC Livestream: New Anime Reveal Set for Oct 10

Naruto fans finally have a date for the franchise's next big reveal, and they will not need a convention badge to see it. The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con 2026 will be livestreamed worldwide on the NARUTO / BORUTO official YouTube channel, according to an announcement published Tuesday, carrying a "worldwide first look" at a brand-new Naruto anime. The Naruto NYCC livestream is set for 5 to 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, October 10, which is 6 to 7 a.m. JST on Sunday, October 11 in Japan.

Junko Takeuchi, the longtime Japanese voice of Naruto Uzumaki, and Noriaki Sugiyama, the voice of Sasuke Uchiha, will appear on stage at the Javits Center's Empire Stage, VIZ Media announced. They will be joined by Yoshihiro Tominaga, an executive producer at Studio Pierrot's Pierrot Films label. The same session will also share the latest information on the NARUTO CARD GAME, a Bandai trading card project slated for release in 2027, according to Animation Magazine.

The announcement's key art leans into nostalgia: a young Team 7 gathered over Konohagakure, with Naruto lunging toward a spinning Rasengan while Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi surge in behind him, as shown in the official artwork shared with the announcement. The timing adds another layer. October 10 is Naruto Uzumaki's birthday, which turns the Naruto NYCC livestream into a coordinated global celebration rather than a room-only teaser.

A reveal three years in the making

The new series carries a long backstory. Studio Pierrot announced four 20th-anniversary Naruto episodes in 2023, originally scheduled to air that September, then postponed the broadcast days before the premiere so the production team could raise the quality. The rock band FLOW had already been announced to perform the opening and ending themes for those episodes. Whether the limited series teased on the Naruto NYCC livestream is that same project remains unannounced. The franchise has stayed quiet on new anime since the postponement, and the stage announcement marks the first time it has promised a worldwide-first disclosure of new anime information. Animation Xpress reports that speculation still centers on the delayed Team 7 episodes, but Pierrot has confirmed nothing beyond the stage itself.

How to watch the Naruto NYCC livestream

Fans can watch the panel in person at New York Comic Con, which runs October 8 through 11 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, or catch the Naruto NYCC livestream from anywhere in the world. The stream page on the franchise's official YouTube channel is titled "[NARUTO: What's Next?] New York Comic Con LIVESTREAM," and the scheduled start matches the stage time: 5 p.m. EDT on October 10. The stream page went live on the franchise's official YouTube channel alongside the announcement, letting fans set reminders ahead of the panel. The official NARUTO and BORUTO anime accounts confirmed the same schedule on Tuesday. Japanese fans will need to set alarms for 6 a.m. JST on October 11, a slot that underscores how deliberately the rollout is aimed at the global audience, not just the convention floor.

The stakes for the franchise are enormous. Masashi Kishimoto's manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014, ending with its 700th chapter, and the collected volumes have sold more than 250 million copies in over 60 countries and regions. The anime debuted on TV Tokyo in 2002 and ran as Naruto Shippuden from 2007 until March 2017; eleven theatrical films followed, and the anime now airs in more than 145 countries and regions, according to Animation Magazine. For a property that large, a single new anime announcement delivered through the Naruto NYCC livestream can move the entire anime calendar.

The Naruto NYCC livestream also lands in a busy stretch for anime on streaming. Netflix just debuted its two-part LEGO One Piece special built around the live-action cast, covered here earlier this week, and the newly announced Hirayasumi adaptation set its cast and January 2027 premiere, as reported on this site. None of those, though, comes with a world-first reveal attached. If Pierrot delivers on the promise, October 10 could be the day Naruto's anime future finally stops being a rumor. The existing Naruto and Naruto Shippuden catalogs currently stream on Crunchyroll and Hulu, giving new viewers a way to catch up before the reveal.