Free Fire: Daybreak anime premieres its first episode at Brazil's CCXP26
Fans at the December convention get the episode, a Q&A and a live set from Alok, the Brazilian DJ behind Free Fire's DJ Alok character, ahead of spring 2027.
Garena will show the first episode of Free Fire: Daybreak, its anime adaptation of Free Fire, at CCXP26 in Brazil this December. Pocket Gamer reported the plan on October 30, 2026. The full series is still set to premiere in spring 2027, broadcast and streamed worldwide, including in Japan.
What happens at CCXP26
The premiere comes with a live Q&A and a performance from Alok, the Brazilian DJ and producer who has turned up in Free Fire many times over the years. He also makes a cameo in the anime itself, which makes a Brazilian convention a natural stage for the debut.
The show
Free Fire: Daybreak is co-produced by Garena and KADOKAWA through a joint investment. Studio CANDYBOX is animating it, with Ken Takahashi directing, Hotaru Asafuji on series composition and screenplay, and Kouji Fujimoto of Sus4 composing the music.
The story is set in New Dawn, a near-future city run by the Horizon Corporation. Kelly, the game's mascot character, is 16 and has no memory of her past when she gets caught up in an experiment called Project Bloom. It awakens Limit Break, a power that can unlock anything that has been sealed away. Alongside Hayato and Moco, she starts digging into the conspiracy around Horizon. Garena revealed the title, key visual and trailer on August 1.
Why SEA players should watch for it
Free Fire is a Garena game, and Garena is part of Sea Limited, the group that also runs Shopee and Monee. In its announcement, Garena cites Sensor Tower data showing Free Fire has been the most downloaded mobile battle royale for seven years in a row. That reach is what Garena and KADOKAWA are betting on to carry an original anime.
Garena has not said where SEA viewers will be able to stream the series, beyond the worldwide broadcast promise. Official updates go out through the Free Fire: Daybreak YouTube channel and social accounts.
In the meantime, the game itself is free on the App Store and Google Play. Our Garena Free Fire page covers the basics.
Source: Pocket Gamer; Garena; PocketGamer.biz.
