Crunchyroll quietly added three anime titles to its streaming library on June 20, including MAPPA's Zombie Land Saga film, Kyoto Animation's Dragon Maid film, and the Given OVA.
MAPPA premiered a second teaser for the Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc anime during its 15th anniversary livestream, confirming Tatsuya Yoshihara as director and Hiroshi Seko on scripts.
Akane-banashi Season 2 will premiere in January 2027 at studio ZEXCS, adapting the Apprentice Training Arc with six new voice cast additions.
Fool Night, the first-ever co-production between Sunrise and Shaft, has been announced as a Netflix anime series starring Koki Uchiyama and Minako Kotobuki, debuting worldwide in 2026.
Netflix's July 2026 anime lineup features Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Kyoto Animation's Sparks of Tomorrow, and the One Piece Elbaf Arc first cour finale.
Re:Zero Season 4 secured its eighth weekly poll victory of Spring 2026 with 17.55 percent of the vote, capping a dominant finale-week performance as the season's rankings close out.
MAPPA premiered a second trailer for Ranma 1/2 Season 3 during its 15th anniversary event, confirming an October 2026 premiere on Netflix with returning staff and new animation directors.
Studio DEEN will return to produce a new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime, with the original voice cast reprising their roles to celebrate the franchise's 20th anime anniversary.
MAPPA unveiled the first Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 teaser during its 15th anniversary event, confirming Takeru Sato as the new director for Culling Game Part 2.
Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga returns with Chapter 411 in Weekly Shonen Jump on June 29, ending a hiatus that began in January 2024, with over twenty chapters already completed.
From Re:Zero Season 4's dominant 9.17 to breakout hits like Ikoku Nikki, here are the highest-scored anime of 2026's first half ranked by MyAnimeList user ratings.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 unveiled its Cour 2 key visual, main promo video, and new theme songs performed by Daoko and Azusa Tadokoro.
TMS Entertainment unveiled a final showdown visual and announced Koichi Yamadera and Kotono Mitsuishi as the voices of Why-Man ahead of Dr. Stone: Science Future's series finale on June 25.
Manga artist Keiko Okamoto, known for drawing the Corrector Yui manga adaptation, died on May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage at an undisclosed age.
Veteran voice actor Tomokazu Seki will portray legendary swordsmith Kunishige Rokuhira in the upcoming Kagurabachi anime, which premieres in April 2027.
Sunrise and SHAFT have launched a joint social media account teasing their first-ever collaborative anime project, with a full reveal scheduled for June 24 at 12:30 a.m. JST.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance premieres July 4 on Tokyo MX and BS11 as a one-hour special, celebrating the franchise's 20th anniversary with a new original story at Seven Arcs.
Toho released a special Plus Ultra anniversary video on Hero Day featuring new animation of Deku's journey set to You Say Run, kicking off a year-long celebration for My Hero Academia's anime decade.
The PSYREN anime unveiled its first teaser featuring animated footage, confirming SATELIGHT as the studio and an October 2026 premiere for the adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga.
Black Clover Season 2 will premiere on TV Tokyo in October 2026 with Studio Pierrot returning and Ayataka Tanemura directing, plus a world-premiere screening at Anime Expo on July 4.
Re:ZERO Season 4 revealed a new key visual for its eight-episode Recapture Arc alongside a special Stay Alive performance, with Part 2 set to premiere on August 12.
Crunchyroll has announced its Summer 2026 simulcast schedule featuring over 50 titles, with Mushoku Tensei Season 3, Saga of Tanya the Evil II, and Black Torch among the headliners.
The Tomb Raider King anime unveiled its second promotional video and key visual, confirming Korean band QWER's ending theme and voice actress Yuko Kaida as new cast ahead of its July 8 premiere.
Kingdom volume 79 topped the Oricon May 2026 monthly manga chart with 356,559 copies sold, while Mamoru Nagano's Five Star Stories volume 19 debuted at No. 3 with 173,809 copies.