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.
The upcoming anime adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's PSYREN manga released its first teaser trailer featuring animated footage on June 17, confirming studio SATELIGHT at the helm and an October 2026 premiere window.
While PSYREN had previously received a promotional video, this marks the first time fans have seen actual animated footage from the series. The teaser, distributed by REMOW with subtitles in multiple languages, offers an initial glimpse at how SATELIGHT is bringing Iwashiro's psychic-action manga to life. The studio, known for its work on titles spanning mecha and fantasy genres, is handling full animation production for the project.
The trailer showcases the world of PSYREN, where protagonist Ageha Yoshina is drawn into a deadly survival game set in a desolate future version of Earth. Armed with psychic abilities known as PSI, Ageha and his companions must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic landscape they find themselves transported to.
Katsumi Ono directs the series, with Shin Yoshida handling series scripts. Akira Okuma serves as character designer, translating Iwashiro's original manga designs into animation. The music team consists of Takashi Omama, Tatsuhiko Saiki, and Shu Kanematsu, who are composing the score together.
The announced voice cast features Rikuya Yasuda as protagonist Ageha Yoshina and Mayuko Kazama as the enigmatic Sakurako Amamiya. Shunsuke Takeuchi voices the hot-headed Hiryu Asaga, while Soma Saito takes on the role of the calculating Oboro Mochizuki. Yukihiro Nozuyama rounds out the core cast as Kabuto Kirisaki.
PSYREN holds a distinctive place in Weekly Shonen Jump history. Iwashiro serialized the manga in the magazine from 2007 to 2010, producing 16 volumes over its run. Despite a passionate fanbase that has campaigned for an anime adaptation for well over a decade, the series never received one during or immediately after its serialization making this October 2026 premiere a milestone moment for longtime readers.
Viz Media published the complete English translation of the manga between 2011 and 2014, giving the series a solid international readership base. The announcement that the anime aims to deliver a complete adaptation of the source material is particularly noteworthy, as it suggests the production will cover the full 16-volume story rather than leaving it incomplete.
With the October 2026 premiere placing PSYREN squarely in the fall anime season, more details on episode count, opening and ending theme artists, and streaming availability are expected in the coming months. The combination of a beloved but never-adapted Jump property, a full-adaptation commitment, and SATELIGHT's production capabilities positions PSYREN as one of the fall season's most closely watched debuts.
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