Oshi no Ko Season 4 unveiled a teaser visual and trailer at the Ichigo Production Fan Thanksgiving 2026 event, confirming the final season is in production at Doga Kobo.
Square Enix and Disney announced an original Kingdom Hearts anime series for Disney Channel and Disney+ at D23, with franchise creator Tetsuya Nomura directly involved in production.
Character designer Takashi Okazaki has won a juried Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for his work on Star Wars: Visions Volume 3's The Duel: Payback.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have acquired worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai's untitled next feature film, covering all territories outside most of Asia.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia reclaimed first place in Summer 2026 Week 5 fan-voted anime rankings with 6.75 percent of the vote, overtaking Bleach TYBW and marking the show's second weekly win.
Mushoku Tensei Season 3 unveiled a Chaos Breaker arc trailer and new cast including Rikiya Koyama as Perugius Dola, with the arc premiering August 16.
Anime NYC 2026 has revealed its programming lineup for August 20-23, featuring a Big West Macross conference, Netflix anime showcases, and the East Coast premiere of Kagurabachi Episode 1.
David Production's Firefly Wedding anime unveiled a second teaser trailer, two new cast members, and an October 9, 2026 premiere in the Noitamina block.
Aito Aoyagi's mystery novel Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story is getting a TV anime adaptation in 2027, produced by studio BENTEN Film with Yume Miyamoto voicing the lead.
HIDIVE and Mainichi Broadcasting System have signed a multi-year exclusive output deal covering anime simulcasts outside Asia, with Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden as the inaugural Fall 2026 title.
Crunchyroll Anime Nights will screen the Bucheon-award-winning South Korean animated film Your Letter in US and Canadian theaters on August 17 in Korean with English subtitles.
Crunchyroll Manga expands its digital catalog with 16 new titles on August 10, including Bocchi the Rock, Prison School, and Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun.
Director Hiroko Utsumi confirmed SK8 the Infinity Season 2 will be set during winter, unveiling a new illustration of Reki and Langa in winter clothing during the franchise's annual Instagram Live event.
Villains Are Destined to Die has been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation as its webtoon main story wraps up at Chapter 214 after five years of serialization.
The Promised Neverland creators Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu reunite for a 36-page one-shot titled War vs. Peace in Weekly Shonen Jump on August 24 as part of the manga's 10th anniversary.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising will open in Japanese theaters and IMAX simultaneously on August 28, marking the franchise's first-ever IMAX presentation.
Sentai Filmworks unveiled a new trailer for the Ninja Scroll 4K restoration, with Japan screenings starting September 4 and US and Canada dates set for October 4, 5, and 7.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island has earned a cumulative 4.4 billion yen with over 3 million tickets sold after its second weekend in Japanese theaters.
Production I.G unveiled the first trailer for Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work, a four-episode short anime series premiering September 5 on TOHO Animation's YouTube channel and Crunchyroll.
Weekly Shonen Jump averaged 985,000 print copies from April to June 2026, dropping below 1 million for the first time since circulation tracking began in 2008.
Readers discovered that Shueisha's Manga Million platform credits AI translation firms EC Innovations and Flitto Japan despite the editor-in-chief's claims that only human translators were used.
Summer 2026's first month produced three different weekly poll winners, with Bleach TYBW: The Calamity debuting at number one while Jaadugar quietly dominates episode-quality rankings.
Re:ZERO Season 4 released its first trailer for the eight-episode Recapture Arc beginning August 12, revealing new cast members Fairouz Ai and Tomokazu Sugita alongside theme songs by Konomi Suzuki and MYTH&ROID.
Madhouse's original anime film Ghost: End of Night revealed its first teaser trailer and lead cast of Mayu Hotta and Issei Takahashi ahead of a February 2027 theatrical premiere.