Overview
- The festival ran from October 31 to November 2 at Hyderabad’s Hitex Exhibition Centre under Comic Con India with NODWIN Gaming and featured international guests Mike Costa and J. Gonzo.
- Coverage documented surging demand for anime collectibles on the show floor, with multiple stalls reporting sellouts of limited items.
- Reported attendance topped 40,000 visitors, including more than 400 cosplayers, a figure cited by organizers and event reporting.
- Pracheta Banerjee won the Hyderabad qualifier for the Indian Championship of Cosplay 2026 and advances to the national finals.
- DreamHack marked its sixth year with retro zones, KO Fight Night and chess, as KMR YoshiKiller won Tekken 8 and JLQ Hallmark took Super Smash Bros.