Kyoto Animation's original TV series Sparks of Tomorrow will premiere worldwide on Netflix on July 5, 2026, alongside a new key visual and trailer.
Crunchyroll India has added Haibara's Teenage New Game+ and Killed Again, Mr. Detective? to its Spring 2026 simulcast slate, joining an expanding lineup aimed at Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu audiences.
TV Tokyo's Drama 24 slot will premiere a 13-story live-action Junji Ito omnibus titled Strange on July 3, adapting classics like Lovesickness and Tomio: Red Turtleneck with IVE's Jigsaw as the theme song.
Muse India is now streaming the Hindi dub of Cells at Work free on YouTube, dropping a new episode every Sunday at 10 p.m. IST alongside a parallel Attack on Titan Season 2 rollout.
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a spoiler-article site operator to a suspended 18-month term and a one-million-yen fine, ruling that written plot summaries of Godzilla Minus One and other works constitute copyright-infringing adaptation.
Witch Hat Atelier episode 3, 'The Dadah Range Test,' has drawn near-unanimous critical praise for its animation and emotional stakes, with reviewers calling it the strongest anime episode of Spring 2026 so far.
Yuko Kaida joins the TROYCA-animated Always a Catch! as Queen Rubini, mother to leads Renato and Placido, in a mid-season cast addition announced April 15.
Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics confirmed that Satoshi Kisaichi's demon-YouTuber comedy manga Black Channel is jumping from YouTube shorts to a full-length television anime.
Crunchyroll has revealed the English dub cast for Dorohedoro Season 2, with Aleks Le reprising Caiman alongside Griffin Burns, Cherami Leigh, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Cristina Vee for the MAPPA-animated sequel.
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.