Smilegate to Attend Anime Expo 2026 Introducing Chaos Zero Nightmare a… 2026-05-01

■ Launched a special brand page and announced showcases of CZN and MIRESI

■ Smilegate’s first attendance of Anime Expo, the largest convention of its kind

■ Various on-site events and cosplay activities planned, alongside a MIRESI demo booth

On April 29th, Smilegate announced their participation in the upcoming Anime Expo 2026, running from July 2nd to 5th at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), with a booth showcasing their two titles Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN) and MIRESI: Invisible Future. The largest convention dedicated to gaming and anime subculture in North America, Anime Expo is held every July and attended by hundreds of thousands of fans and industry professionals from across the globe. 

This will mark Smilegate’s first time participating in Anime Expo, and they plan to hold a variety of hands-on events and cosplay activities through which merchandise will be available. A demo booth will also be set up to allow attendees to try out the upcoming title MIRESI. More details concerning these on-site events will be revealed on Smilegate’s Anime Expo 2026 brand page, which was launched alongside the announcement to introduce the two titles they will be showcasing.

MIRESI: Invisible Future is an upcoming anime-style gacha RPG developed by CONTROL9 and published by Smilegate, which garnered significant attention following its showcases at last year's Tokyo Game Show and Anime X Game Festival. Particular excitement surrounds the involvement of art director Hyung-seop Kim (Hyeolla), who has a dedicated fanbase of his own. Promising a unique experience that combines real-time turn-based combat with time-travel mechanics, MIRESI will allow players to take part in an adventure across time to prevent the extinction of humanity.

Launched on October 22nd of last year, Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN), is a dark fantasy RPG with roguelike elements, developed by Supercreative and published by Smilegate. CZN now boasts a playerbase spanning 173 countries — including the US, Japan, and Korea — and will soon be celebrating its ‘Half-Anniversary’ with an offline event and a major update titled ‘ARISE’ set to be released on April 29th. Among the ‘ARISE’ update’s content will be the highly anticipated new roguelike game mode ‘Sortie’ and new seasonal Combatant ‘Heidemarie’. Players will also be treated to up to 70 free Rescues (summons) and a Check-In Event providing a 5-star Combatant and Partner, as well as the opportunity to complete 200 Selective Rescues, whereby they may perform 20 sets of 10 Rescues before selecting which set they wish to keep.

Smilegate director Noju Lee stated, “As this marks Smilegate’s first time meeting North American and global players at Anime Expo, we are putting our full effort into preparing the best experience possible at our booth. Please stay tuned for further updates concerning our booth, which will be shared on our brand page.”

Detailed information about Smilegate's Anime Expo 2026 booth can be found on the official brand site.