{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e46e840cf251a0c7273712d5","clusterId":"c_5a29e82597e5305d34c966f1","slug":"usj-adds-fullmetal-alchemist-and-daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-to-universal-cool-japan-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"USJ Adds Fullmetal Alchemist and Daemons of the Shadow Realm to Universal Cool Japan 2027","summary":"Universal Studios Japan announced on October 28 that Fullmetal Alchemist and Daemons of the Shadow Realm, both based on manga by Hiromu Arakawa, will join Universal Cool Japan 2027 as simultaneous collaborations. The limited-time programs are scheduled to open in spring 2027. The Fullmetal Alchemist collaboration is the park's second, following the Fullmetal Alchemist Premiere Tour held in spring 2005, which USJ describes as its first collaboration with a Japanese TV anime; the park says the title returns after 22 years. Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Arakawa's current series in Monthly Shonen Gangan, gets its first theme park collaboration. The two join a lineup that already includes Sailor Moon, The Apothecary Diaries, and Detective Conan. Attraction formats, merchandise, and food for both Arakawa titles are still to be announced. Sailor Moon opens the event on December 2, 2026, with The Apothecary Diaries and Detective Conan following from February 10, 2027.","whyItMatters":"USJ is pairing a 2005 nostalgia slot with the newer Arakawa title in the same window, so the park is using one author's catalog to carry two different audience generations in a single event.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two Arakawa titles join a five-work lineup at Universal Cool Japan 2027. Sailor Moon runs December 2, 2026 to April 5, 2027, and brings back \u0026#34;Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D: Moon Palace Edition Deluxe,\u0026#34; which also ran at a US park in April 2026, alongside a new \u0026#34;Sailor Moon x Story Ride\u0026#34; for the park\u0026#39;s 25th anniversary.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries and Detective Conan both run February 10 to June 30, 2027. The Apothecary Diaries program ties to the film \u0026#34;The Apothecary Diaries: The Hidden Treasure of the Deposed Empress,\u0026#34; scheduled for release on December 11, 2026, and centers on Maomao and Jinshi. Detective Conan World returns with a real escape game, an entertainment restaurant, and a Story Ride.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, based on the 2009 to 2010 TV anime and the manga that won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award, with more than 90 million copies in circulation worldwide.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaemons of the Shadow Realm, serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan, with more than 7.5 million copies in circulation and a second anime season already greenlit after its spring 2026 debut.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Daemons story follows twins Yuru and Asa, who divide night and day, and the tsugai battles fought by characters who command tsugai. Universal Cool Japan has run since 2015, and the park marks its 25th anniversary in 2026 under the theme \u0026#34;Discover U!!!\u0026#34;. Event periods are subject to change.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"USJ's first collaboration with a Japanese TV anime was Fullmetal Alchemist in spring 2005. It comes back in spring 2027, this time sharing the bill with Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm.","twitterPost":"Universal Cool Japan 2027 now lists five works: Sailor Moon from December 2, then The Apothecary Diaries and Detective Conan from February 10, plus two Arakawa titles in spring with formats still unannounced.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Universal Studios Japan has added two Hiromu Arakawa adaptations to Universal Cool Japan 2027: Fullmetal Alchemist, back for the first time since a 2005 park event, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm, which gets its first theme park program. 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