Mika Pikazo is an illustrator whose doujinshi 'Level Robochika' is being adapted into a TV anime for 2027, and who designed all costumes for the September 2026 X VORDER RUNWAY event. She held a signing event at iFace Harajuku in May 2026.
Mika Pikazo, known for character design on Fire Emblem Engage and VTuber designs, has expanded into original television storytelling. In June 2026, Amuse Creative Studio announced that her self-published 2017 doujin project Level Robochica is being adapted into a TV anime set in 2050 Shibuya, where human-like machines called Robotica serve humanity. The anime will tell a new original story inheriting the world of the doujin. Production staff includes chief director Shin Oonuma, series composer Ryo Yoshigami, and composer Yuki Kajiura. The project grew from a 2019 collaboration with screenwriter Yoshigami on Level Robochica Episode #β, and two novels published by Shinchosha in 2022: RE:BEL ROBOTICA 0 by Yoshigami and RE:BEL ROBOTICA by Gakuto Mikumo. The anime will air in 2027, with first footage shown at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to 5, where Pikazo is the event's key visual illustrator and will appear in a panel on July 4.
Separately, on June 30, Award Inc. announced the fashion and music live event X VORDER RUNWAY on September 27 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, where all performers will wear limited costumes designed by Pikazo. The lineup includes VTubers Suisei Hoshimachi, HIMEHINA, Karubi Akami, Hinano Tachibana, Sara Hoshikawa, and virtual singer KAF; game characters Chun-Li from Street Fighter 6, Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4 Revival, and Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, and Miki Hoshii from The Idolmaster; and real artists Utaha from Wednesday Campanella and Nanawo Akari. In May 2026, Pikazo held a signing event at the iFace Harajuku store, with original artwork, collaboration items, and a lottery-based signing session that drew long lines of fans.
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The TV anime 'Level Robochika', based on a doujinshi by illustrator Mika Pikazo, will air in 2027. The announcement includes a teaser visual, teaser PV, and production staff: chief director Shin Oonuma, series composer Ryo Yoshigami, and composer Yuki Kajiura. The near-future sci-fi story is set in Shibuya in 2050.
Award Inc. announced on June 30 that it will hold the fashion show and music live event X VORDER RUNWAY on September 27 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1-4 in Chiba. The event is described as a world-first, large-scale entertainment show where VTubers, game and anime characters, and real artists perform together across communities and dimensions. All performers will wear limited costumes designed by illustrator Mika Pikazo, known for work on Fire Emblem Engage and VTuber designs. The lineup includes VTubers Suisei Hoshimachi, HIMEHINA, Karubi Akami, Hinano Tachibana, Sara Hoshikawa, and virtual singer KAF. From games, Chun-Li from Street Fighter 6, Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4 Revival, and Haruka Amami, Chihaya Kisaragi, and Miki Hoshii from The Idolmaster will appear. Real artists Utaha from Wednesday Campanella and Nanawo Akari are also on the bill. Five collaborative segments have been previewed, including a duet between KAF and Suisei Hoshimachi. The fastest lottery pre-sale for venue tickets opened on June 30 and runs through July 12.
Mika Pikazo's original doujin project Level Robochica is being adapted into a television anime, Amuse Creative Studio announced on June 24. The near-future science fiction story is set in 2050 Shibuya, where human-like machines called Robotica serve humanity. The anime will tell a new original story that inherits the world of Pikazo's 2017 self-published work. A teaser visual drawn by Pikazo shows the mysterious girl Lily reaching out with a smile. Pikazo commented that she created the story about people living in a world where happiness is taken for granted, expressing hope and strangeness through cute characters. The project expanded in 2019 when screenwriter Ryo Yoshigami joined to write Level Robochica Episode #β, and in 2022 Shinchosha published two novels: RE:BEL ROBOTICA 0 by Yoshigami and RE:BEL ROBOTICA by Gakuto Mikumo. The anime will debut its first footage at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to 5. Pikazo is the event's key visual illustrator and will appear in a panel on July 4. A booth will distribute a special booklet and screen a teaser PV using in-production footage.
Mobile accessory brand iFace held a signing event with popular illustrator Mika Pikazo at its Harajuku store on May 16. The event featured original artwork, in-store installations, and sales of collaboration items including phone cases and AirPods cases. A lottery-based signing session drew long lines of fans.