Today's Must-See Anime Updates | 21/12/2025, Part 2 - 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 1

On this 21/12/2025, as usual, we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of anime. From fresh episode releases to new announcements, to exciting upcoming series, we’ve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out today’s updates below!

This is Part 2

“BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War” final part “The Calamity” teaser visual, teaser trailer, and July 2026 debut revealed!

[Staff excerpt]
・Chief Series Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
・Series Director: Hikaru Murata
・Character Design: Masashi Kudo
・Chief Animation Directors: Yukio Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Komatsubara, Kumiko Takayanagi
・Action & Effects Animation Directors: Satoshi Sakai, Takashi Hashimoto
・Music: Shiro Sagisu
・Animation Production: PIERROT FILMS

Image © Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot

“Black Clover” Season 2 teaser visual, teaser PV, and 2026 debut revealed!

As previously announced, Crunchyroll will stream season 2.

Image © YUKI TABATA/SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, BLACK CLOVER PROJECT

“Akane-banashi” TV anime key visual, main PV, and April 2026 debut revealed!

[Additional cast]
Shinta Arakawa (Tohru Osaki) (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
Maikeru Arakawa (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
Koguma Arakawa (CV: Chiaki Kobayashi)
Kyoji Arakawa (CV: Yohei Azakami)
Guriko Arakawa (CV: Seiichiro Yamashita)

Ayumu Watanabe is directing the anime at ZEXCS.

Image © Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue / SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee

“BLACK TORCH” TV anime additional cast announced!

Ryosuke Shiba (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
Usami (CV: Reina Ueda)

Kei Umabiki is directing the anime at 100studio for a July 2026 debut.

Images © Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH

“Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.” Season 2 teaser trailer & July 2026 debut revealed!

[Season 2 staff]
🆕Director: Toshinori Fukushima
🆕Script: Michiko Yokote
・Chief Animation Director: Masahiro Fujii
・Animation Production: J.C.STAFF
(S1 animation production was MOE and J.C.STAFF)

© 岩田雪花・青木裕／集英社・株式会社マジルミエ製作委員会

“Chainsaw Man – Assassins Arc” anime officially announced with a teaser visual & teaser PV!

Image © Tatsuki Fujimoto/SHUEISHA, MAPPA

“Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-” new trailer revealed!

ONE PIECE TV anime Elbaph arc key visual, teaser video, and April 5 [Sun] debut revealed!

As previously announced, the anime will have a new production schedule starting in 2026: output will be limited to two cours and a maximum of 26 episodes per year, aiming to incorporate more content, tempo, and pacing of the original manga.

The anime will be on hiatus January through March.

Image © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation

“Blue Orchestra” Season 2 upcoming broadcast schedule:

🛑December 28: no broadcast
・January 4: episode 13

The ONE PIECE “CHOPPER’s” project is receiving a mini anime set to air Monday mornings within Fuji TV‘s “Mezamashi TV” program starting January 5 [Mon]!