The latest anime news, as it happens — new series announcements, season renewals, cast and staff reveals, trailers, delays and industry updates out of Japan, explained without the filler.
Detective Conan's "Clash of the Red and Black" arc is finally getting an official English release. TMS Entertainment announced on October 26, 2026 that the arc will stream as the fourth curated collection on Netflix and Crunchyroll starting November 1.…
The Iruma-kun mafia spinoff has a date. The official website for Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition opened on October 27, 2026 and confirmed a January 4 premiere on NHK General at 11:00 p.m. JST, a 12-episode run, and…
The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom has a main visual and one more name in its cast. The production posted both on October 26, and Minori Fujidera joins as Rina, a young, hardworking girl who lives in the ruined village…
The third season of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World has a new arc, a new promo video and three new voice actors. The official site posted all of it on October…
Toei Animation announced on October 27 that the Precure franchise is getting another television spinoff. It is called Dual Shadow ~Precure Villain Heroines~ and it will air in 2027. The title is the story. Recent Precure spinoffs went back to…
The Bleach anime is over. Episode 50 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, titled "DEATH & STRAWBERRY," aired on TV Tokyo at 24:00 JST on October 26, which puts the broadcast just past midnight on October 27 in Japan. That closes…
Tetsuya Chiba, the manga artist behind Ashita no Joe, died in a Tokyo hospital on October 22. He was 87. The cause was a myelodysplastic syndrome, a cancer that disrupts the blood cells produced in bone marrow. NHK and Comic…
Patlabor EZY is getting a novel. The Fantasia Bunko Grand Fan Appreciation Festival 2026 Online event announced on October 25, 2026 that a novelization of the anime project will launch in 2027. Toshihiko Tsukiji is writing it. Tsukiji is known…
King's Proposal is getting an anime in 2027, and Aniplex has named its lead. Rie Takahashi will voice Saika Kuozaki, described in the announcement as the most powerful mage in the world. The news came at the Fantasia Bunko Grand…
Date A Live is ending its anime run in theaters. The Fantasia Bunko Grand Thanksgiving Festival 2026 Online event on October 25, 2026 confirmed that Date A Live F Last Date is a film, that it opens in Japan on…
Akane-banashi has a second season coming in January 2027, and TV Asahi used October 25, 2026 to show what it looks like. The broadcaster released a teaser trailer, a key visual and six new cast members, with Studio ZEXCS returning…
A third season of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World is officially in the works. The announcement came at the Fantasia Bunko Grand Thanksgiving Festival 2026 Online event on October 25, 2026, along with a teaser…