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Lucca Comics & Games 60th anniversary celebrations

Overview

The Lucca Comics & Games festival is preparing for its 60th anniversary in 2026. To mark the milestone, the documentary ‘I Love Lucca Comics & Games’, directed by Manlio Castagna, is scheduled to stream exclusively on HBO Max starting September 17, 2026. The film examines the festival’s evolution since 1966 and its relationship with the city of Lucca.

The anniversary event, themed ‘Legacy’, will take place from October 28 to November 1, 2026. This Diamond Anniversary aims to celebrate six decades of pop culture while bridging the gap between established creators and new generations. The edition is expected to be the largest in the festival’s history, featuring a record number of stands and pavilions.

Key highlights include a major gaming presence with guests such as Final Fantasy VII producer Yoshinori Kitase and game designer Hideki Kamiya. Major publishers including SEGA, ATLUS, CD Projekt RED, and Remedy Entertainment are set to showcase upcoming titles. SEGA and ATLUS are specifically noted to showcase titles such as ‘Alien: Isolation 2’ and ‘Persona 4 Revival’, while Square Enix will feature Kitase. In the film and television sector, the ‘Area Movie’ will host the cast of Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ to present exclusive footage from the third season. Other notable participants include Crunchyroll and Bandai Namco.

Cultural initiatives include the ‘Lucca Legacy: a comics and games story’ exhibition at Palazzo Guinigi, organized by Lucca Crea in partnership with POLI. design. This interactive exhibition is intended to serve as a permanent cultural platform for the next eight years. Additionally, the festival has released a dedicated mobile video game, ‘Luke & Clea - A Quest for Legacy’, available on Google Play and the App Store. Other commemorative projects include a documentary by RAI and an official ‘meta-poster’ by Claudio Castellini.

Entities

Lucca Comics & Games · Claudio Castellini · Politecnico di Milano · Atlus · Emanuele Vietina

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Lucca Comics & Games celebrates 60th anniversary with exhibition and video game

    Lucca Comics & Games marks its 60th anniversary with a permanent interactive exhibition at Palazzo Guinigi and the release of a commemorative mobile video game, ‘Luke & Clea - A Quest for Legacy’.

  2. [CULTURE] 25 sources
    Lucca Comics & Games announces 60th anniversary program

    Lucca Comics & Games will celebrate its 60th anniversary in October 2026 with the ‘Legacy’ theme, featuring major gaming, film, and comic book previews from brands like Disney+, SEGA, and Square Enix.

  3. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Lucca Comics & Games documentary to stream on HBO Max

    The documentary ‘I Love Lucca Comics & Games’, directed by Manlio Castagna, will stream exclusively on HBO Max starting September 17, 2026, celebrating the festival’s community and 60-year legacy.

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