The first official story trailer for Free Fire: Daybreak is out, and it finally pulls back the curtain on what Garena and KADOKAWA’s anime adaptation is actually about. When the project was announced last week, all we had was a key visual and a Spring 2027 window. Now we have characters, a plot, and a director whose name will mean something to fans of CANDY BOX’s previous work.
Watch the Official Anime Trailer
Kelly, Project Bloom, and the Horizon Corporation
The story is set in New Dawn, a gleaming near-future metropolis run by the all-powerful Horizon Corporation. At the centre of it is 16-year-old Kelly, who gets pulled into an experimental programme called Project Bloom and wakes up with a power called Limit Break — described as the ability to unlock what has been sealed away.
As fragments of Kelly’s past resurface, she teams up with two allies Free Fire fans will recognise instantly: Hayato, the sword-wielding fighter in the red hoodie, and Moco, the green-haired hacker who brings a tactical edge to the group. The trailer frames the story as a conspiracy thriller — Kelly and company digging into what Horizon Corporation is actually doing, and what it means for the city’s future.
Production: CANDY BOX, Ken Takahashi and Spring 2027
The anime is produced by studio CANDY BOX, known for Blue Archive The Animation and Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! — the studio has built a track record turning mobile-game IP into watchable anime. Ken Takahashi is directing (he served as assistant director on Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA Licht Nameless Girl and has credits on Ragna Crimson), with series composition by Hotaru Asafuji and music from Koji Fujimoto of Sus4 Inc. — who also scored Ragna Crimson. KADOKAWA QINGYU handles production management.
Garena and KADOKAWA HOLDINGS ASIA confirmed that the series will air and stream worldwide, including Japan, when it launches in Spring 2027. No streaming platform has been named yet, but a global simulcast would put it in front of Singapore audiences on day one.
Why Singapore Fans Should Pay Attention
Free Fire has dominated Southeast Asia’s battle royale scene for years, and Garena — the Singapore-based platform behind it — has now committed fully to taking the franchise into anime. This is the first animated series built around the Free Fire universe, and with a legitimate studio, a known director, and a worldwide streaming plan, it is not a low-effort tie-in. Whether you are a Free Fire veteran curious how Kelly’s story plays out, or an anime fan who knows CANDY BOX’s work, Spring 2027 is worth a bookmark. For more anime news, keep an eye on GameTrader.