Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 The Calamity premieres July 25 on Hulu and Disney Plus, bringing the anime to a close with 13 episodes adapting the manga's final chapters.
One Piece Volume 115 topped the Oricon weekly manga chart for July 13, 2026 with 627,567 copies sold, while Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 debuted at number two with 401,775 copies.
The Eleceed anime unveiled its first promotional video and five main cast members led by Junya Enoki, with DandeLion Animation Studio targeting an early 2027 premiere.
J.C. Staff will produce a TV anime adaptation of Umihoshi Nanai's yakuza romantic comedy manga Wound and Bandage, set to premiere in January 2027 on the ANiMAZiNG block.
Crunchyroll announced at Japan Expo 2026 that it will stream the Psyren TV anime worldwide excluding Japan and China when the series premieres in October.
The live-action Look Back film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda revealed its main trailer and additional cast including Masaki Suda ahead of its September 11 Japan opening.
The From Far Away TV anime adaptation unveiled its main cast led by Tomoyo Kurosawa and Kentaro Kumagai, with director Noriyuki Abe helming the project at Studio DEEN for an October 4 premiere.
MAPPA's Banana Fish anime arrives on Netflix on August 12 with new English and French dubs featuring human voice actors, replacing controversial AI dubs that Amazon removed in late 2025.
Director Yuzuru Tachikawa and character designer Yoshimichi Kameda reunited with the original Mob Psycho 100 production team for a new animated short debuted at the anime's 10th anniversary event.
Toho released a second teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero, confirming Min Tanaka joins the returning cast and marking the first Japanese film to qualify as Filmed for IMAX ahead of its November 3 Japan premiere.
The Harvey Awards 2026 nominations include Chainsaw Man Reze Arc, Demon Slayer Infinity Castle, My Hero Academia Final Season, and One Piece season 2 among the contenders for Best Adaptation.
Anime Expo 2026 wrapped its sold-out 35th anniversary edition with a record 422,000 turnstile attendees from over 65 countries and an estimated economic impact exceeding $115 million.
Lionsgate has opened a global casting search for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura in its upcoming live-action Naruto film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, with creator Masashi Kishimoto directly involved in the production.
Digital manga platform emaqi has launched emaqi Premium, a $6.99/month subscription service in the US and Canada featuring over 400 series from Kodansha USA, Shonengahosha, Akita Shoten, and more.
Crunchyroll co-founder Kun Gao has launched AniBiz, the first dedicated B2B marketplace for global anime licensing, backed by over 20 major licensors including Toei Animation, Aniplex, and TOHO.
Kamikaze Douga's Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime revealed character visuals for the Ronin, Hunter, and Assassin at Anime Expo 2026, with a 2027 Crunchyroll premiere.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle I is now streaming on Crunchyroll worldwide with Japanese audio, an English dub, and 14 additional language dubs.
Akira Toriyama, the late creator of Dragon Ball, was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 alongside Go Nagai.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 The Calamity premiered on July 25 with 10 episodes confirmed, set to conclude the anime adaptation on September 26.
Death Note: The Musical launches its 50-performance world premiere run at London's Barbican Theatre on July 30, featuring a revised score by Frank Wildhorn and an international cast led by Xander Pang as Light Yagami.
Saga of Tanya the Evil II reclaimed the top spot in Summer 2026 Week 3 fan rankings with 5.78 percent of votes, marking a triumphant return nearly nine years after the first season.
Kohei Horikoshi will publish a 61-page horror one-shot titled Don't Laugh, Shijima-san in Weekly Shonen Jump on August 10, marking his first new manga since My Hero Academia ended in 2024.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood launches on Crunchyroll India on July 27 with new Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs, with fresh episode batches rolling out every three weeks.
Studio Deen's Dengeki Daisy anime revealed Taku Yashiro and Yoshino Aoyama as the main cast at Anime Expo 2026, alongside a teaser trailer and Crunchyroll streaming confirmation for 2027.