The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
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Production of the anime “Dr. STONE: TERRAFORMING” has been confirmed! This sequel adapts the post-main-story episodes included in Volume 27 of the original manga, and a promotional video featuring newly recorded voice work by Senku has also been released.
Here’s a roundup of comments from the original creators, Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, along with the latest information on the broadcast schedule.
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Production Confirmed for a Brand-New 4-Episode Anime Series, “NARUTO × NINKŪ”! Here’s a roundup of the announcements made at New York Comic Con 2026, including the launch of PROJECT RASENGAN, the NARUTO Card Game, Naruto MOBILE, and a new manga by Masashi Kishimoto.
Original creators Mitsushi Kiriyama and Masashi Kishimoto will oversee the entire series.
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A new anime in the Gundam series, *Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (Alex Zero)*, will begin airing on television in April 2027. Kenji Kamiyama is directing and serving as series composer, while Tsuyoshi Otsuka will voice the protagonist, Azumi Ray. A teaser trailer and an interview with Director Kamiyama have been released.
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The TV anime adaptation of Yuki Sonoyama’s *Breath* will begin airing nationwide on Fuji TV’s “Noitamina” block starting in January 2027. Tomotaka Ohno has been cast as Aia Udagawa, and Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumizaki. Two character promotional videos, featuring teaser visuals and scenes from the series, have been released.
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The TV anime “Sergeant Keroro☆,” based on the manga by Kannon Yoshizaki, will begin airing on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. on the TV Tokyo network of six stations. Makoto Koichi will voice Sergeant Keroro, and ahead of the broadcast, a special preview screening of Episodes 1 and 2 will be held at United Cinemas Toyosu on Saturday, September 26.
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It has been announced that a three-episode animated series themed around “Evil★Twin” will debut in January 2027 as part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG promotional short anime series, “Yu-Gi-Oh! CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES.” The “Devil of the Sin Treasure Hunt” arc is currently streaming on the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG YouTube channel. In Episode 1, “The Black Witch Diabellstar,” Asami Seto voices Diabellstar, and Misaki Kuno voices Populus.
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It has been announced that the second season of the TV anime “Black Clover,” based on the manga by Yuki Tabata, will begin airing on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11:00 PM on the TV Tokyo network and other channels. It has also been confirmed that the series will be available for early streaming on Anime Times, Lemino, U-NEXT, and Anime Houdai, and three pre-broadcast special programs are scheduled to air starting September 12.
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The key visual for the TV anime *Hotaru no Yomeiri*, based on the manga by Tachibana Orekō, has been unveiled, and it has been confirmed that the series will begin airing on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 11:30 p.m. on the Fuji TV network’s Noitamina block nationwide. Lynn will voice Satoko Kirigaya, Koki Uchiyama will voice Shinpei Goto, Kento Ito will voice Kotaro Ogawa, and Kenjiro Tsuda will voice Saegusa. Animation production will be handled by david production.
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The new cast, key visual, and character promotional videos for the anime *New Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo*, set to air on Fuji TV in 2027, have been unveiled. Fukushi Ochiai will voice Kankichi Ryotsu, Shota Aoi will voice Keiichi Nakagawa, M·A·O will voice Reiko Akimoto, and Yorimitsu Sakamoto will voice Daijiro Ohara. The series will be directed by Heitaro Daichi.
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“Detective Conan: The Murder on No. 30,” a special commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime series, will air on “Friday Roadshow” on September 25, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.
Based on a real counterfeit currency case that occurred in Japan, this two-hour original special follows Conan, Kogoro Mouri, Heiji Hattori, and other detectives as they team up with the Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, and various prefectural police forces to tackle the case.
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It has been announced that the second season of the TV anime “Dark Gathering,” based on the popular manga by Kenichi Kondo, will air in 2027. The second season will shift the setting to Kyoto and adapt episodes starting from “#34: Journey to Kyoto” in Volume 9 of the original manga.
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The anime “Dragon Ball Super: Bills,” with Akira Toriyama serving as original creator, story writer, and character designer, will air nationwide on the Fuji TV network starting at 11:15 p.m. on October 11, 2026. Along with this announcement, the “Super Opening” visual and “Super Opening” trailer have been released, and it has been confirmed that the opening theme song will be “Onogami” by Megatera Zero, while the ending theme will be “Perfect Peki” by Vickeblanka.
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The third season of the TV anime “Ranma ½,” based on Rumiko Takahashi’s classic martial arts romantic comedy, will air on Nippon TV starting October 3, 2026, every Saturday at 12:55 a.m. In addition to being broadcast nationwide on the Nippon TV network, the series will be available exclusively on Netflix immediately following each broadcast. With the addition of new characters debuting in Season 3, the chaotic fighting romance comedy featuring Ranma, Akane, and the rest of the cast is set to pick up even more steam.
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It has been announced that the second season of the TV anime *The Wolf and the Spice: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf*, based on the popular light novel series by Tōsa Hasekura, will air in 2027. Along with this announcement, the second teaser visual has been released. Accompanied by the tagline, “A new ambition creeps up on the merchant and the wolf—,” the image depicts Lawrence and Holo relaxing at an inn, while a mysterious figure watches them.
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The latest arc of the TV anime “Tokyo Revengers,” based on the popular manga by Ken Wakui, titled “The Three-Day War Arc,” will begin airing on October 2, 2026, on MBS, TBS, and other networks. Disney+ will exclusively stream the series worldwide every Friday at 2:00 a.m. starting on the same day. The opening theme song is “IGNITE” by JO1, and the ending theme song is “Trickster” by go!go!vanillas.
