{"id":5266,"date":"2026-07-08T22:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/tekken-cartoon-premiere-july-10-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:24:48","slug":"tekken-cartoon-premiere-july-10-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/tekken-cartoon-premiere-july-10-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TEKKEN! CARTOON Premieres July 10 \u2014 Kazuya, Kuma and the Gang Get Adorable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fighters of Tekken 8 are leaving the ring \u2014 and entering your feed. Bandai Namco&#8217;s official <strong>TEKKEN! CARTOON<\/strong> animated shorts series premieres on <strong>10 July 2026<\/strong>, free to watch on the TEKKEN YouTube channel, X (Twitter), and Instagram. If you have ever wondered what Kazuya does when he is not throwing people into volcanoes, now you are about to find out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t19-a0vxzW0\" title=\"TEKKEN! CARTOON Official Teaser Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>TEKKEN! CARTOON Official Teaser Trailer \u2014 via Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Tekken Fighters You Know, But Make Them Cute<\/h2>\n<p>TEKKEN! CARTOON is an official spin-off short-form animation series produced by Bandai Namco, directed by Sohta Ozawa at NERD, with character design and animation by Amehiro. Each episode is under a minute long \u2014 perfect for a quick fix between rounds \u2014 and the episodes focus on the daily lives of the Mishima family and their circle of fighters in a laid-back, pop-art world that is very far from the blood feuds and devil genes of the main canon.<\/p>\n<p>Five characters headline the first season: <strong>Paul<\/strong>, <strong>Yoshimitsu<\/strong>, <strong>Kazuya<\/strong>, <strong>Alisa<\/strong>, and <strong>Kuma<\/strong>. The teaser trailer already shows the kind of absurdist, slice-of-life comedy the series is going for \u2014 the Tekken roster reimagined as superdeformed, pastel-hued versions of themselves with catchy original music. King also appears in character visuals from Bandai Namco&#8217;s press materials.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tekken-cartoon-kv.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TEKKEN! CARTOON key visual showing cartoon characters alongside their realistic Tekken 8 counterparts\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Where and When to Watch<\/h2>\n<p>TEKKEN! CARTOON launches on <strong>10 July 2026<\/strong> \u2014 that is this Thursday \u2014 and will be available globally and for free across three official Bandai Namco channels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>TEKKEN YouTube channel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>official TEKKEN X (Twitter) account<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>official TEKKEN Instagram<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No streaming subscription needed, no region lock. Singapore and Southeast Asian Tekken fans can watch the same day as everyone else, making this one of the more accessible anime spin-offs we have seen from a major fighting game in a while. Bookmark the channels now so you do not miss the first drop.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tekken-8-cover.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tekken 8 official cover art featuring Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Part of a Bigger Tekken 8 Season \u2014 Bob DLC Arrives 24 August<\/h2>\n<p>The CARTOON announcement did not arrive alone. Bandai Namco used EVO 2026 to reveal that <strong>Bob<\/strong> \u2014 the lightning-fast heavyweight from Tekken 6 \u2014 is returning as the second Season 3 DLC character. Season Pass 3 holders get early access on <strong>19 August<\/strong>; general availability is <strong>24 August 2026<\/strong>. Bob joins Kunimitsu as the second Season 3 addition, with further characters still to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are here for the competitive scene, the Bob DLC, or just to watch Kuma stumble through everyday life, Tekken 8 is having a very busy second half of 2026. Follow our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> and <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">manga and anime coverage<\/a> for more updates as TEKKEN! CARTOON episodes drop.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco&#8217;s official TEKKEN! CARTOON shorts series launches free on YouTube and social media on 10 July 2026 \u2014 bite-sized episodes following Kazuya, Kuma, Alisa, Paul and Yoshimitsu in a very different world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,25],"tags":[68,202,434,502],"class_list":["post-5266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-bandai-namco","tag-tekken","tag-tekken-8"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tekken-cartoon-promo.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1mW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4312,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/tekken-cartoon-evo-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":5266,"position":0},"title":"TEKKEN! 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