The biggest anime music festival in the world will be moving next year. Animelo Summer Live , known as Anisama and has been held at Saitama Super Arena in late August since 2008, will not only be changing venue for its 2026 event, but will also be moving to earlier in the summertime. According to the official accounts for the event, Animelo Summer Live 2026 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba prefecture, just outside of Tokyo, in July. This is the first time the event has been held in July since 2007. This is due to renovations at Super Arena after it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The move to July may also be to beat the rising heat of August in the Kanto region, which had a record 10 days of over 35 degrees in 2025 . RELATED: Musical Unit GARNiDELiA Announces Indefinite Hiatus Animelo Summer Live celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Over three days, 116 artists performed in 50 groups, and 87,000 people attended, the highest attendance on record in those 20 years. Sources: Anisama on X (formerly Twitter) , Mantan Web Photo: Daryl Harding
