Smilegate opens Miresi pre-registration ahead of Anime Expo 2026 demo

Smilegate opened pre-registration for Miresi: Invisible Future on June 24, 2026, and the timing points mobile players straight toward a playable demo at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. The game will appear at the July 2-5 show at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Anime Expo calls itself the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America.

That makes this feel less like a routine trailer drop and more like a public proving ground. Smilegate says Miresi will have a demo booth at the convention, giving attendees a hands-on look at a project the company is clearly treating as a real launch contender rather than a closed-door tease.

Miresi puts players in the role of the Councilor, working with heroes in a world where time and space have gone wrong. Smilegate’s PV coverage says the core story is about changing fate by traveling back in time, while the game’s combat is described as real-time turn-based play that focuses on positioning heroes on the battlefield. That combination of time-bending fantasy and tactical placement gives the game a sharper identity than a simple anime RPG skin.

The studio behind it matters too. Smilegate says Miresi is being developed by Control 9, with co-CEOs Soon-gu Cho and Se-woong Kwon, and that the studio was founded by core developers of Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Seven Knights 2. Anime Expo says Hyulla is leading the vision of bringing his art to life in 3D for Miresi, which underlines how heavily the game leans on character presentation as part of its pitch.

Smilegate has also started building the support structure around the game. The company introduced a new Chronicle page to keep in touch with players, previously launched an official community, and said it will gradually reveal character spotlights and lore there. Smilegate has also rolled out a first animated PV teaser, a later full PV, and official YouTube and X channels for the game, all while art director Hyung-sup Kim says Miresi is targeting a 2026 release.

For mobile players deciding whether to care now, the answer is tied to access and momentum. Pre-registration is open, the first North American demo is about to be shown on one of the busiest anime convention floors on the calendar, and Smilegate is already talking like Miresi is on a real release track, not a distant concept.