Anime fans heading to Fort Worth next week are in for a packed winter preview. HIDIVE has announced an ambitious three-day Winter 2026 Season Showcase for Anime Frontier 2025, delivering six screenings that span every simulcast and dub the streamer plans to debut in January. The event runs December 12–14 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, and all panels and screenings are free for Anime Frontier badge holders.
The crown jewel of the weekend is the North American premiere of Chained Soldier Season 2, one of HIDIVE’s most anticipated winter titles. The action-dark fantasy returns with a special appearance from Japanese voice actor Yukana, who voices Fubuki Azuma. Fans will get the first look at the new season on Saturday afternoon.
The showcase begins Friday with English-dub encore screenings of two popular fall simulcasts: Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! and My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha. Saturday morning follows with the North American premiere of HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing, setting the tone for HIDIVE’s isekai-heavy winter lineup.
Sunday closes out the event with two more premieres. First up is Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling, a fantasy isekai from GA-CREW and Felix Film. HIDIVE will then wrap the weekend with the world premiere of the English dub for Dusk Beyond the End of the World, P.A. WORKS’ original sci-fi drama that quickly became one of the fall season’s standout series.
Fans attending Anime Frontier are encouraged to use the hashtag #HIDIVE while sharing their experiences throughout the weekend. Press interviews with Yukana will be available in limited sessions on Saturday before the Chained Soldier premiere.
HIDIVE Anime Frontier 2025 Schedule Highlights
- Friday, Dec. 12
• Hero Without a Class — Dub Screening
• My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha — Dub Screening - Saturday, Dec. 13
• HELL MODE — North American Premiere
• Chained Soldier Season 2 — North American Premiere with Yukana - Sunday, Dec. 14
• Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling — North American Premiere
• Dusk Beyond the End of the World — Dub World Premiere
With six titles covering fantasy, sci-fi, isekai, and action, HIDIVE’s Winter 2026 slate shows the streamer is pushing into the new year with a full-force lineup—and Anime Frontier attendees will be the first to experience it.
Source: HIDIVE
