newsJuly 1, 2026
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run Anime Gets Netflix Premiere Date
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run 2nd Stage is confirmed for a weekly fall 2026 release on Netflix, following the 1st Stage premiere earlier this year.
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newsJuly 1, 2026
Bleach TYBW Part 4 'Calamity' Confirmed for 13 Episodes with July Premiere
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 'The Calamity' is confirmed as a 13-episode finale premiering July 25, 2026 on TV Tokyo.
trendingJune 30, 2026
Berserk Chapter 385 Arrives June 26 as Manga Achieves Three Consecutive Releases for First Time in Four Years
Berserk chapter 385 releases in Young Animal on June 26, with chapter 386 following on July 10, marking the first three consecutive chapters under Studio Gaga since 2022.
newsJune 30, 2026
Dandadan Season 3 Confirmed by Science SARU
Science SARU has confirmed Dandadan Season 3, announced at Jump Festa 2026 with a 2027 premiere window and a new key visual.
trendingJune 30, 2026
Wistoria Tops Spring 2026 Final Anime Corner Poll as Season Wraps Up
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 claimed the top spot in the final Spring 2026 weekly anime poll with 8.18 percent of the vote, followed by Witch Hat Atelier and Classroom of the Elite IV.
newsJune 30, 2026
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 3 Greenlit After Season 2 Wraps Its Run
Wistoria: Wand and Sword has been greenlit for a third anime season following the conclusion of its 12-episode second season, with studios Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures returning to produce.
newsJune 30, 2026
Kill Blue Renewed for Season 2 as Creator Fujimaki Heads to Anime Expo
Kill Blue has been renewed for a second season following the Season 1 finale on June 27, with creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki set to appear at Anime Expo 2026.
newsJune 30, 2026
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Reveals Final Character Talia Yang and Confirms Fall 2026 Debut
Studio TRIGGER unveiled Talia Yang as the fourth and final main character for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 while confirming a Fall 2026 premiere for the 10-episode Netflix anime.
newsJune 30, 2026
WIT Studio Reveals LONA, an Original Anime by SPY x FAMILY Director for Spring 2027
WIT Studio announced LONA, an original TV anime directed by Takashi Katagiri and written by Akiko Nogi, featuring character designs by Posuka Demizu and a Spring 2027 premiere.
newsJune 30, 2026
Akihiro Miwa, Voice of Moro in Princess Mononoke and the Witch in Howl's Moving Castle, Dies at 91
Akihiro Miwa, the legendary Japanese singer and actor who voiced the wolf goddess Moro in Princess Mononoke and the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle, died on June 20 at age 91.
hot-takesJune 30, 2026
Summer 2026 Premiere Week: Community Picks Its Winners and Disappointments
The Summer 2026 anime season kicks off with 41 Crunchyroll premieres, and the community has already crowned its early favorites and flagged its letdowns.
trendingJune 29, 2026
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Opens in UK Cinemas From June 26
The first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity are now screening in UK cinemas via Anime Limited, giving fans a theatrical preview ahead of the July TV broadcast.
trendingJune 29, 2026
Kagurabachi Anime to Stream Exclusively on Crunchyroll Worldwide, Adds Katsuyuki Konishi
Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the Kagurabachi anime worldwide when it premieres in April 2027, with Katsuyuki Konishi joining the cast as Togo Shiba.
newsJune 29, 2026
The Dangers in My Heart Movie Sets July 14 Streaming Premiere on HIDIVE With English Dub
The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie arrives on HIDIVE on July 14 with both subtitled and English dub options following its theatrical runs in Japan and the United States.
newsJune 29, 2026
Liar Game Anime Reveals Part 2 Trailer With New Cast and Theme Songs for July 7 Return
Madhouse's Liar Game anime unveiled a Part 2 trailer introducing Natsuki Hanae as Yokoya alongside new theme songs by Kroi and muque ahead of its July 7 return.
newsJune 29, 2026
Eleceed Anime Delayed to Early 2027 as DandeLion Studio Unveils New Key Visual
DandeLion Animation Studio's Eleceed anime adaptation has been pushed from its original 2026 window to early 2027, accompanied by a new key visual featuring protagonists Jiwoo and Kayden.
newsJune 29, 2026
Sekiro: No Defeat Anime Drops Theatrical Trailer at Annecy, Confirms September 4 Japan Premiere
The Sekiro: No Defeat anime unveiled a theatrical trailer at Annecy, confirming a three-week Japan theatrical run starting September 4 and exclusive Crunchyroll streaming worldwide.
trendingJune 29, 2026
Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Reveals First Character Weak Kingsley Ahead of June 29 Announcement
Studio TRIGGER unveiled Weak Kingsley as the first named character for the 10-episode Cyberpunk Edgerunners sequel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with a broader reveal set for June 29.
trendingJune 29, 2026
Kiki's Delivery Service 4K Remaster Debuts at No. 6 in Japan With 173 Million Yen Opening
Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service 4K digital remaster opened at No. 6 in the Japanese box office with 173.2 million yen in its first three days, 37 years after the original theatrical run.
newsJune 29, 2026
Evangelion's Studio Khara Boards Baahubali: The Eternal War Animated Film at Annecy
Studio Khara will animate a dedicated sequence for the upcoming Baahubali: The Eternal War Part 1 feature film, with Evangelion veteran Mahiro Maeda as a key creative contributor.
newsJune 28, 2026
Sakamoto Days Season 2 Reveals January 2027 Premiere With New Cast and Director
Sakamoto Days Season 2 will premiere on Netflix in January 2027 with director Daisuke Nakajima taking over and three new cast members joining TMS Entertainment's hit adaptation.
newsJune 28, 2026
Classroom of the Elite Season 5 Confirmed Immediately After Season 4 Finale
Kadokawa confirmed Classroom of the Elite will return for a fifth anime season, announced moments after the Season 4 finale aired on June 24, 2026.
breakingJune 28, 2026
DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation Unveil Joker: Laugh Riot as DC's First Anime Series
DC Studios announced Joker: Laugh Riot at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, marking the company's first-ever anime series with director Yasuhiro Aoki and Sola Entertainment.
trendingJune 28, 2026
One Piece Heroines Anime Special Drops New Trailer and AiNA THE END Theme Song Ahead of July 5 Premiere
The One Piece Heroines TV special unveiled a new trailer and theme song Blue Shining Star by AiNA THE END ahead of its July 5 broadcast on Fuji TV.