A third season titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT has been announced, with Masaaki Mizunaka, Yu Serizawa and Azumi Waki reprising their roles as Diablo, Shera and Rem.
The live-action Blue Lock film has cast &TEAM's K as Seishiro Nagi, Keito Tsuna as Reo Mikage, and Kohei Higuchi as Zantetsu Tsurugi, rounding out Team V ahead of the August 7 theatrical debut.
Seven Seas Entertainment has picked up five new titles, headlined by the isekai light novel The Berserker NPC Unknowingly Destroys the World, alongside a Boys' Love entry, a romcom manga, an ecchi series, and a new audiobook.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 will premiere in October 2026 as a split cour, with the second half in April 2027 and an original theatrical film landing December 2026.
MAPPA's record-breaking Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc arrives on Crunchyroll this spring 2026, landing globally with English subtitles and an English dub after a blockbuster theatrical run.
Shueisha's complete 42-volume Dragon Ball box set moved 19,918 copies in its opening week, landing at No. 10 on Oricon's weekly manga chart as the franchise's 40th-anniversary campaign rolls on.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End returns for a third TV season in October 2027, adapting the Golden Land Arc and introducing the demon Macht as its central antagonist.
Kodansha has revealed 13 nominees across shonen, shojo and general categories for the 50th Manga Awards, with Gachiakuta, Ichi the Witch and The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity among the shonen contenders ahead of the May 11 ceremony.
Dandelion, Hideaki Sorachi's Netflix anime from studio NAZ, dropped all seven episodes on April 16, and early viewer reactions are split between Gintama nostalgia and surprise at its quiet, tender spirit-guide tone.
Crunchyroll Manga expanded its digital library with 22 new Shueisha titles in April 2026, including Hinomaru Sumo, Blooming Love, Diamond in the Rough, and Gizmo Riser.
Takashi Yamazaki, the Oscar-winning director of Godzilla Minus One, has announced Grandgear, a kaiju-robots film set to open on February 18, 2028.
Crunchyroll confirmed 23 anime titles receiving English dubs for the Spring 2026 season, including Witch Hat Atelier, Re:Zero Season 4, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4.
HIDIVE's Petals of Reincarnation has ignited fierce debate among anime fans for reincarnating Adolf Hitler as a child-like character alongside other infamous historical figures.
Witch Hat Atelier's anime adaptation from BUG FILMS has earned near-perfect scores from critics, with reviewers praising its stunning visual fidelity and emotionally rich storytelling.
YOASOBI confirmed an eight-date North American arena tour titled Never Ending Stories, running from July 31 to August 16 across major venues including Barclays Center and Hollywood Bowl.
Sony Pictures revealed an R-rated animated Bloodborne feature film at CinemaCon, co-produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and content creator JackSepticEye.
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway earned a franchise-record 3.52 billion yen in its opening weekend, debuting at No.1 in Japan with 2.318 million admissions.
Studio KAI, the ADK Emotions subsidiary behind Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2, has entered insolvency after posting a 565 million yen net loss in fiscal 2025.
Kohei Kadowaki's original anime film We Are Aliens, produced by NOTHING NEW and Miyu Productions, has been selected for the 79th Cannes Directors' Fortnight screening in May 2026.
Kaeru Chohokiteki's Witch and Mercenary light novels will receive a TV anime adaptation from Studio 8-Bit in 2027, airing on NTV with Shinpei Ezaki directing.
Crunchyroll's English dub of Agents of the Four Seasons Dance of Spring is live on the platform with Caitlin Glass directing the adaptation, which drops weekly on Saturdays alongside the subtitled simulcast.
Live-action One Piece star Mackenyu, Kamen Rider Black actor Tetsuo Kurata, and Kiki's Delivery Service author Eiko Kadono are among the confirmed guests for Anime NYC 2026 at the Javits Center from August 20 to 23.
Fathom Entertainment and Viz Media will bring the first three episodes of Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War The Calamity to US theaters from June 25 to 29, with both subbed and dubbed versions plus a conversation with series creator Tite Kubo.
Bushiroad announced a new Cardfight Vanguard television anime for 2027 to mark the franchise's 15th anniversary, alongside a theatrical film that closes the current DivineZ arc on October 2 in Japan.