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.
The BanG Dream! sequel series that carries both band names now has a date. A second teaser promotional video for BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! // Ave Mujica debuted on October 25, 2026, and it confirms the anime premieres on January…
The music from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is out on its own. Two albums arrived after the show's Netflix debut on October 20, splitting the release in the way that has become standard for anime: a full score for the people…
Japan's annual list of Persons of Cultural Merit includes anime director Rintarō this year, an honor that has reached the animation industry only rarely. His real name is Shigeyuki Hayashi, and he is 85. The citation arrives in a busy…
The announcement of Kaiju No. 8: The Final Mission turned a two-season anime into a three-part story with a deadline. Anyone starting now has two seasons, one side-story episode, a compilation film and a pile of shorts to sort through…
TOHO animation used Saturday's Defense Force Boot Camp in Tachikawa event to close a question the franchise had left open since December. The anime's conclusion arc is a film. It is called Kaiju No. 8: The Final Mission, and it…
Bless has another cast member and a streaming home. The anime’s staff revealed in a character promotional video on Thursday that Tarusuke Shingaki voices Hikaru Oya. The same day, Crunchyroll announced it will stream the series worldwide outside Japan and…
Firefly Wedding has added another name to the cast. The anime’s official X account announced on Thursday that Kazuyuki Okitsu will voice Eishin Nitobe, the son of the Metropolitan Police Department’s superintendent general. That job title does a lot of…
Though I Am an Inept Villainess is coming back in January. The anime’s official website posted a teaser promotional video on Friday for the show’s second cours, the arc titled “The First Royal Outing.” Toho confirmed the January 2027 return…
The two new Armored Trooper Votoms films have a theme song, a trailer and a date. Sunrise and Production I.G unveiled a new visual and teaser for Sōkō Kihei Votoms: Haiiro no Hexe (Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch) on…
Science SARU is going back to Section 9. Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Friday that a new anime project is underway for The Ghost in the Shell, the studio’s television adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga. The announcement did not say…
Hideo Kojima is in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. The game director confirmed on Monday that he recorded a cameo for the new Netflix anime, reprising Hideyoshi Oshima, the braindance producer he played in Cyberpunk 2077, and posted photos from the voice…
The Takopi’s Original Sin compilation film has a new trailer, and it comes with the theme song. The official X account for the anime posted the video and a new visual on Friday, confirming that Tele performs “Rabyū” (Love You)…