Every Anime at Fuji-Q Highland: NARUTO, and the Legends That Left

The question lands in my inbox constantly, in some version of: is the Evangelion ride still there, can I ride Attack on Titan, is the Naruto thing real? The honest answer is a moving target, because Fuji-Q Highland has hosted some of anime's biggest names over the years, and most of them have since packed up and left. Here is what you can actually experience today, and what you have just missed.

What anime attractions are at Fuji-Q Highland right now?

One permanent one: the NARUTO x BORUTO Fuji Hidden Leaf Village, a themed area that opened July 26, 2019, recreating the Hidden Leaf Village with sets, a 3D shooting ride and interactive exhibits. Entering the area is covered by free park admission, with ride-style attractions inside covered by a one-day pass. Everything else, Evangelion, Attack on Titan, Gundam, has closed.

That is the clean version of a messy history. The park cycles big IP collaborations through, and at any given moment most of the famous ones are already gone. As of now, NARUTO is the single standing anime area, and the next major themed addition is a character IP rather than a shonen anime.

Is the NARUTO village worth visiting, and does it need a separate ticket?

Yes to fans, and no separate ticket. The NARUTO x BORUTO Fuji Hidden Leaf Village is inside the park and covered by free entry, so you can walk the village, see the Hokage Rock and the sets, and eat themed food for the price of park admission, which is 0 yen. Only its ride-style attractions, like the Ninja Voltage 3D shooting experience, need a ride ticket or a one-day pass.

This is the confusion I untangle most often, the one that starts "I tried to buy Naruto tickets but it only shows Fuji Q." They are the same place. The village is a district of Fuji-Q Highland, not a separate park, so there is no standalone NARUTO ticket to buy; you enter on the same free-entry system as everyone else and pay only for the rides you take. For families splitting a day between anime and coasters, the Thomas Land and NARUTO family guide works out which tickets each member actually needs.

What happened to the Evangelion and Attack on Titan rides?

Both closed. EVANGELION:WORLD ran from July 2010 until May 9, 2021, and the Attack on Titan THE RIDE collaboration was a limited-time attraction that ended August 31, 2024. Gundam attractions came and went across the 2000s and 2010s. If a guide or an AI answer tells you to ride any of these, it is working from an outdated snapshot of the park.

This is exactly the kind of fact that rots quietly on the web. Attack on Titan THE RIDE was recent enough that plenty of 2024 articles still describe it in the present tense, but it wrapped at the end of that August. Evangelion had a genuinely long run, over a decade, before closing in 2021. The pattern is clear: Fuji-Q treats major anime IPs as limited engagements, and the honest planning rule is to trust only the current official area list, not last year's blog. The one you can count on is NARUTO, and it is the one worth building an anime visit around.

What is the San-X Rilakkuma area opening in 2026?

San-X Paradise, a permanent themed area of about 6,500 square meters featuring Rilakkuma and other San-X characters with rides, dining and shopping, opening August 1, 2026. It is the park's biggest new themed development since the ZOKKON coaster in 2023, and it aims at the gentle, family and character-fan audience rather than the thrill crowd.

For a park famous for terrifying steel, this is a deliberate widening. San-X Paradise slots alongside Thomas Land as a second serious draw for families and character fans who are not there for a 121-degree drop. If you are visiting after August 2026, it adds a genuine reason to build in non-coaster time. Whatever mix your group wants, the ticket logic is the same: park entry is free, ride attractions ride on the pass, and the flexible one-day pass lets you check live availability and prices on Klook for whichever day suits.