If you’re looking for creature banners, there aren’t any: Pawprint’s executive producer confirmed at Summer Game Fest that Aniimo is officially not a gacha game: creatures are caught, never pulled. What Aniimo does run instead is a short sequence of pre-launch web events, a set of confirmed launch-day rewards, and a wider calendar of free in-game events (spawn-rate boosts, dress-up challenges, catching tasks) running through the first weeks after launch. This page is the full timeline: what already closed, what’s still coming, and what we can and can’t yet call officially confirmed.
The short version
No creature gacha, no paid banners. Creatures are caught, never pulled. The draws the game does have pay items and eggs, and their odds are on this site: the Homeland’s Bubble Gachapon and the Stamp Rush boxes of the Season.
Two pre-launch web events have already closed: Time to Aniimo and the Bond Pact (beta testers only).
Pre-registration milestones are all unlocked: free for every account, no event participation required.
Global Launch Day rewards are still coming, tied to logging in after servers open rather than to a time-limited window.
The launch-season calendar runs 16 September – 28 October, with story and crossover tabs to December: every window and every reward below is the game’s own.
Timeline
EventWindowStatusWho it’s forPre-registration milestonesOngoing until launchAll 4 unlockedEveryone who pre-registersBond Pact: Seal Your Aniimo24–25 July 2026EndedGlobal Closed Beta testers onlyTime to Aniimo (web event)26 August – 3 September 2026EndedAnyone who joined before it closedGlobal Launch Day rewardsFrom 16 September 2026Coming at launchEveryoneLaunch-season in-game events16 September – 28 October 2026 (story and crossover to December)LiveEveryone
Pre-registration milestones (still open, all unlocked)
Pre-registration isn’t a limited-time event in the usual sense: the sign-up page stays open, and there is no deadline to register before you lose the rewards. The counter passed 30 million, which unlocked every milestone the campaign offered: Glimmer x200, Aniipod Ultra x2, a limited avatar frame, and a limited outfit. Full breakdown, and how each reward is actually claimed, in our pre-registration rewards guide.
Bond Pact: Seal Your Aniimo (ended, beta testers only)
During the 24–25 July 2026 window, each Global Closed Beta tester could seal one Aniimo in an egg before the beta’s servers wiped, to reclaim it at global launch. This window is closed and cannot be joined retroactively: it only applies if you actually took part in the beta. If you did, your sealed egg is still waiting: same account and channel, and you need that Aniimo’s matching form unlocked in the Aniilog to hatch it. Full rules in our beta-ending report.
Time to Aniimo (ended)
This web event ran from 26 August to 3 September 2026: log in daily to hatch Aniimo and exchange them with friends, earning a Limited-Edition Profile Card Background delivered in-game at launch. It’s closed and can no longer be joined. If you did take part, delivery has a catch: the reward is tied to an email address, and only lands if the email you used for the event matches the one you use to create your first character after launch. Full terms in our event report.
Global Launch Day rewards (live since 16 September)
Unlike the two events above, these aren’t a countdown you can miss: they’re tied to logging in now that servers are open, per the official pre-registration page:
Sparkling Cube, Aniipod Ultra and Tumbler, free catching items. The dev-team letter confirms an Aniimo caught with a Sparkling Cube now has guaranteed Perfect Potential, so this one is worth more than it used to be.
Four free outfits, obtainable through story quests, Homeland features and cumulative check-ins, per the official page.
Exclusive accessories for catching, unlocked as you catch Aniimo and build out the Aniilog.
Full detail on all of these, and how each is claimed, in our pre-registration rewards guide.
The launch-season calendar
The in-game Events screen has far more on it than the pre-launch web events ever did. The full timeline, the rewards of every check-in track and the crossover, on its own page: the event calendar, and every tab with its rules and countdown on the events page. The short version:
Always open: Set Out, Pathfinder! (7 daily check-ins ending on a Sparkling Cube) and the Prismana Pact (one free Prismana Aniimo, chosen among 14, at Wayfarer Tier I rank).
Season 1 “Departure with the Wind” (16 September – 28 October): the Journey Handbook (cumulative check-ins paying at 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 days, all cosmetics), Journey Moments (a second cumulative track from 1 October) and the Battle Pass.
Rotating mini-events: Who’s That Aniimo? (four cycles, the last opening 30 October), the Idyll Ecological Investigation (a new target list every day from 16 to 20 September, then two week-long cycles) and Glamour Star (three cycles).
Story and discovery: Legendary Journey: Departure with the Wind in three chapters (Trail of Butterfly Shadows from launch, Walking with Irisalis from 25 September, Gift of Blessing from 1 December), Tracing the Trail from 20 September, and Aniimo Discovery with Dazmand from 25 September to 8 October.
Vein Abundance: six week-long regional Prismana spawn boosts, from the Forest of Falling Stars (18–20 September) to the Prismana Carnival (19–25 October). A free encounter boost, not a banner.
Hatch Haste (also called “Eggceleration”): every Friday to Sunday, egg-hatching time is halved.
SPARKELF x Aniimo crossover to 9 December, Operation: Egg Heist from 19 September and Boundless Twining (cross-platform login rewards) from 23 September, with no end date.
Account tabs: rewards for following the official accounts, for linking each platform, for a first top-up of any amount, and a refund of closed-beta top-ups for testers.
Always openClaim within 30 days
Aniipod Ultra×2
Mystery Egg Box - REGEN×1
Capafruit×1
Tumbler×5
Ferocious Fang×1
Mystery Egg Box - Support×1
Sparkling Cube×1
What we don’t know yet
Season 1 ends on 28 October and a second season starts on 29 October, but nothing about its content has been announced: treat any claim about what Season 2 contains as unofficial until an official post carries it.
FAQ
Does Aniimo have gacha banners? No. It’s officially confirmed as not-gacha; creatures are caught in the open world, never pulled.
What is Vein Abundance, then? A free weekly event that raises one region’s Prismana spawn chance: an encounter boost, not a paid banner. Full detail on the event calendar page.
Can I still join Time to Aniimo or the Bond Pact? No, both closed before launch. Bond Pact was beta-only regardless.
Do I need to do anything for the Global Launch Day rewards? Just log in on your account; they aren’t tied to a separate sign-up.
Is the launch-season calendar official? Yes: these are the game’s own event windows and rewards, the ones shown on the in-game Events screen.
I pre-registered late. Did I miss any rewards? No: all four milestones are already unlocked, and there’s no per-account deadline to pre-register.
What to read next
Every event, tab by tab: the in-game Events screen with each tab’s rules, countdown and rewards.
The full event calendar: every window and every reward, 16 September through 28 October.
Pre-registration rewards: the full list of what’s waiting on your account.
Launch day checklist: every step of the first session, in order.
What to expect at launch: what’s locked in versus still unconfirmed.