{"id":6947,"date":"2026-08-01T22:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/free-fire-daybreak-first-trailer-kelly-new-dawn-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:25:40","slug":"free-fire-daybreak-first-trailer-kelly-new-dawn-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/free-fire-daybreak-first-trailer-kelly-new-dawn-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Fire Daybreak: First Trailer Reveals Kelly&#8217;s Story and the World of New Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first official story trailer for <strong>Free Fire: Daybreak<\/strong> is out, and it finally pulls back the curtain on what Garena and KADOKAWA&#8217;s anime adaptation is actually about. <a href=\"\/blog\/free-fire-daybreak-anime-spring-2027-garena-kadokawa\/\">When the project was announced last week<\/a>, 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&#8217;s previous work.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Official Anime Trailer<\/h2>\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\/s3BpL7cvnc8\" title=\"Free Fire: Daybreak | Official Anime Trailer 1 | Spring 2027 ON AIR\" 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>Free Fire: Daybreak | Official Anime Trailer 1 | Spring 2027 ON AIR \u2014 via Free Fire Daybreak on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Kelly, Project Bloom, and the Horizon Corporation<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/free-fire-daybreak-kelly-trailer.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kelly from Free Fire Daybreak anime, a close-up profile shot from the official trailer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Garena \/ KADOKAWA HOLDINGS ASIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The story is set in <strong>New Dawn<\/strong>, a gleaming near-future metropolis run by the all-powerful <strong>Horizon Corporation<\/strong>. At the centre of it is 16-year-old <strong>Kelly<\/strong>, who gets pulled into an experimental programme called <strong>Project Bloom<\/strong> and wakes up with a power called <strong>Limit Break<\/strong> \u2014 described as the ability to unlock what has been sealed away.<\/p>\n<p>As fragments of Kelly&#8217;s past resurface, she teams up with two allies Free Fire fans will recognise instantly: <strong>Hayato<\/strong>, the sword-wielding fighter in the red hoodie, and <strong>Moco<\/strong>, the green-haired hacker who brings a tactical edge to the group. The trailer frames the story as a conspiracy thriller \u2014 Kelly and company digging into what Horizon Corporation is actually doing, and what it means for the city&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<h2>Production: CANDY BOX, Ken Takahashi and Spring 2027<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/free-fire-daybreak-character.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Character close-up from the Free Fire Daybreak anime trailer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Garena \/ KADOKAWA HOLDINGS ASIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The anime is produced by <strong>studio CANDY BOX<\/strong>, known for <em>Blue Archive The Animation<\/em> and <em>Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!<\/em> \u2014 the studio has built a track record turning mobile-game IP into watchable anime. <strong>Ken Takahashi<\/strong> is directing (he served as assistant director on <em>Fate\/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA Licht Nameless Girl<\/em> and has credits on <em>Ragna Crimson<\/em>), with series composition by <strong>Hotaru Asafuji<\/strong> and music from <strong>Koji Fujimoto<\/strong> of Sus4 Inc. \u2014 who also scored <em>Ragna Crimson<\/em>. KADOKAWA QINGYU handles production management.<\/p>\n<p>Garena and KADOKAWA HOLDINGS ASIA confirmed that the series will air and stream <strong>worldwide, including Japan<\/strong>, when it launches in <strong>Spring 2027<\/strong>. No streaming platform has been named yet, but a global simulcast would put it in front of Singapore audiences on day one.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Singapore Fans Should Pay Attention<\/h2>\n<p>Free Fire has dominated Southeast Asia&#8217;s battle royale scene for years, and Garena \u2014 the Singapore-based platform behind it \u2014 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&#8217;s story plays out, or an anime fan who knows CANDY BOX&#8217;s work, Spring 2027 is worth a bookmark. For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime news<\/a>, keep an eye on GameTrader.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"Streaming platform not yet confirmed\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garena&#8217;s first-ever anime Free Fire Daybreak drops its debut story trailer \u2014 meet Kelly, Project Bloom and the Horizon Corporation conspiracy. Spring 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6944,"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":[25,30],"tags":[68,642,975,876,302],"class_list":["post-6947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-anime-2027","tag-free-fire","tag-garena","tag-kadokawa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/free-fire-daybreak-key-visual.jpg?fit=2048%2C1446&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1O3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6658,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/free-fire-daybreak-anime-spring-2027-garena-kadokawa\/","url_meta":{"origin":6947,"position":0},"title":"Free Fire Daybreak Anime Set for Spring 2027 \u2014 Garena \u00d7 KADOKAWA","date":"July 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Free Fire Daybreak anime heads to Spring 2027 \u2014 Garena \u00d7 KADOKAWA partner on this Singapore-born game's full anime adaptation, with the first key visual now revealed.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/free-fire-daybreak-key-visual.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4924,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/fate-rewinder-anime-april-2027-crunchyroll-bones-film\/","url_meta":{"origin":6947,"position":1},"title":"Fate Rewinder Anime Premieres April 2027 on Crunchyroll \u2014 Bones Film&#8217;s Next Hit","date":"July 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Fate Rewinder anime hits Crunchyroll in April 2027. 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