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Events and Showcases - Version 9 vs Version 10
Sep 27, 2026, 05:30 AM
Added the Los Angeles promotion and post-launch videos, the 40 million pre-registration figure, and a pointer to the version 1.1 in-game events
Oct 13, 2026, 09:49 PM
Marked the ended version 1.1 events as past, added the developer column, the September 30 cosmetics video and Observation Diary parts 16 to 18
11Aniimo has been shown at a run of industry showcases and consumer conventions since its reveal, and several of those appearances were the first chance the public had to play it. This page collects the confirmed ones. For the closed beta history, see Development.22Appearances44DateEventWhat Was ShownJune 2025Xbox Games ShowcaseThe reveal, with the first trailer and the announcement of a free-to-play, cross-platform creature-catching RPG.August 2025Gamescom, CologneThe studio's first offline event. Aniimo appeared with Xbox and was playable in beta form at the Xbox booth.September 2025Tokyo Game ShowA dedicated trailer, released alongside the pre-registration campaign.December 2025The Game AwardsA special trailer that opened sign-ups for the second closed beta.April 2026PAX East, BostonA playable demo on the show floor, with hardware supplied by Xbox.July 2026Games convention, ShanghaiA booth built around a playable demo, with an RV-themed stage, merchandise, and a graphics-card giveaway run with a hardware partner. It ran during the Global Closed Beta.26 to 30 August 2026Gamescom, CologneHands-on gameplay, daily special-guest appearances, and prize giveaways, at the game's own booth.September 2026Los AngelesAn Aniimo frozen yogurt truck, thanked in an official video posted on September 20, 2026 that also told fans mobile was coming soon. The date of the stop itself was not given.66Gamescom 202677The studio confirmed its Gamescom 2026 attendance in early August 2026, shortly after the Global Closed Beta closed, making it the game's first public appearance since that test. The show ran from 26 to 30 August 2026 at the exhibition grounds in Cologne, and Aniimo had a stand in Hall 6 at booth 1C041.99The studio used the show to announce the game's global launch dates on August 26, 2026, publishing a launch date trailer the same day. The publisher places that trailer's debut in the show's Opening Night Live broadcast, which makes it the game's first appearance on that stage. The booth programme covered hands-on gameplay, on-stand activities, daily appearances by special guests, and prize draws, with an Alienware Aurora 16 gaming laptop and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card among the named prizes.1111This was the second Gamescom the game attended, after its 2025 appearance at the Xbox stand, and the first at which it had its own booth. In the run-up to the show, the studio also ran a giveaway on its official community server from August 13 to 19, 2026, offering seven custom Xbox controllers themed after Susuta.1313Time to Aniimo1515A pre-launch web event called Time to Aniimo ran from August 26, 2026 at 10:00 to September 3, 2026 at 23:59 (UTC+8). Players logged in daily to hatch Aniimo and exchange them with friends, and the reward is a Limited-Edition Profile Card Background delivered in game at global launch. The event was offered in English, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese, and rewards bind to the email address used for the event, which must match the one used to create the player's first character.1717The event has ended. Rewards from it arrive at launch rather than during the event window.1919Community Programmes2121Away from the show floor, the studio has run its own broadcasts and community programmes. A livestream in January 2026 previewed the second closed beta over roughly forty minutes, and a second stream ran during the Global Closed Beta. Three further videos went up in the fortnight before release: a behind-the-scenes piece on September 2, a thank-you to Gamescom attendees on September 8, and a Twining showcase on September 10. Five more videos went up across launch week, among them a reveal for the creature Sparkelf, spotlights on Glynsera and Fahloo, a catching-themed piece, and the launch trailer announcement published at the moment the servers opened. No launch-day broadcast was held: as of September 17, 2026, the day after the PC and console launch, the official video channel's stream list still held only its two beta-era broadcasts, and the news feed carried no broadcast announcement. That was still true on September 27, 2026. Two more videos followed launch week: the Los Angeles thank-you short on September 20 and a mobile launch video on September 23.22+Away from the show floor, the studio has run its own broadcasts and community programmes. A livestream in January 2026 previewed the second closed beta over roughly forty minutes, and a second stream ran during the Global Closed Beta. Three further videos went up in the fortnight before release: a behind-the-scenes piece on September 2, a thank-you to Gamescom attendees on September 8, and a Twining showcase on September 10. Five more videos went up across launch week, among them a reveal for the creature Sparkelf, spotlights on Glynsera and Fahloo, a catching-themed piece, and the launch trailer announcement published at the moment the servers opened. No launch-day broadcast was held: as of September 17, 2026, the day after the PC and console launch, the official video channel's stream list still held only its two beta-era broadcasts, and the news feed carried no broadcast announcement. That was still true on September 27 and October 13, 2026. Two more videos followed launch week: the Los Angeles thank-you short on September 20 and a mobile launch video on September 23, followed on September 30 by a showcase of the Forest of Butterfly Dreams cosmetics.2323Since October 1, 2026 the developers have also posted a recurring column answering the questions players raise most, titled Aniimo Dev Dispatch for its first English issue. The second issue, on October 13, 2026, was devoted to Operation: Egg Heist. Neither issue had appeared in the official site's news feed as of October 13, 2026.25+A global creator recruitment programme opened in June 2026, offering accepted applicants beta access, official assets, and rewards for participating in content events.2527The studio also ran a Design Your Aniimo contest, which drew around 600 entries. Two grand prize winners were selected, each receiving a $999 voucher, with ten runners-up at $400. The two grand prize designs were confirmed to join the game as real creatures roaming Idyll from global launch, which makes them the only player-created Aniimo in the game at release.2729The studio has also run a long-running creature feature series introducing individual Aniimo one at a time, covering Susuta, Celestis, Baleetle, Helmut, Pomegg, Fentuft, Hummin, Skippy, Flutternym, Dewy, Budclaw, Nimbi, Shelly and Emberpup, plus Fahloo, across fifteen instalments, with further entries published only in other languages.2931The series is titled Aniimo Observation Diary, and it continued after launch with Budsquire on September 29, Jawling on October 7 and Wisptis on October 13, 2026, reaching eighteen English instalments.33+The pre-registration campaign that ran alongside these events passed 30 million sign-ups before launch and 40 million by the mobile launch on September 23, 2026; see Development for its milestone rewards.3135In-Game Events3337In-game limited events are separate from these public appearances. The first set arrived with Version 1.1 on September 23, 2026: Glamour Star, Aniimo Discovery, Vein Abundance and Journey Chronicles, alongside the Legendary season for Irisalis. Their dates and rules are on that page.38+In-game limited events are separate from these public appearances. The first set arrived with Version 1.1 on September 23, 2026: Glamour Star, Aniimo Discovery, Vein Abundance and Journey Chronicles, alongside the Legendary season for Irisalis. Glamour Star ended on October 2, Aniimo Discovery on October 9 and Vein Abundance on October 12, 2026, on each server's local clock. Journey Chronicles runs until October 29, 2026 and the Irisalis season until December 10, 2026 (07:59 UTC+8 on the Apac server). As of October 13, 2026 no further limited event had been announced. Dates and rules for each are on the Version 1.1 page.
