Arunava Ghosh 
On this 12/02/2026, 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!
BEASTARS Final Season Part 2 main visual & March 7 [Sat] Netflix debut revealed!
Image © Paru Itagaki(AKITASHOTEN)/BEASTARS Production Committee
“LIAR GAME” TV anime additional cast announced!
Leronira (CV: Kazuhiro Nakaya)
Kazuo Fujisawa (CV: Nobuo Tobita)
Mitsuo Tanimura (CV: Yoji Ueda)
Asami Kawano is directing the anime at MADHOUSE for an April debut.
Image © Kaitani Shinobu Products/Shueisha, LIAR GAME Committee
“MAO” TV anime opening theme song: “HEARTLOUD” by Kis-My-Ft2!
Teruo Sato is directing the anime at SUNRISE for a spring debut.
Image © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan/MAO Production Committee
Reminder: Next week’s broadcast of “JUJUTSU KAISEN The Culling Game Part 1” will be a pre-planned recap with new narration.
Episode 55 (S03E08) is scheduled for the following week on February 26.
[New cast members]
Rin Amai (CV: Soma Saito)
Remi (CV: Ari Ozawa)
Images © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea” clip released!
Directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi at eightbit, the movie releases theatrically in Japan on February 27.
Crunchyroll has acquired theatrical rights to the movie worldwide (excluding most Asian territories).
© Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, KODANSHA/“Ten-Sura” Project
“Gintama -Yoshiwara in Flames-” × theme song “Sanzen” by SUPER BEAVER collab music video released!
Directed by Naoya Ando at BN Pictures, the movie is now playing in Japan.
© 空知英秋／劇場版銀魂製作委員会
Originally scheduled for this year, “Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian” Season 2 has been rescheduled to 2027 to ensure quality.
Image © Sunsunsun,Momoco/KADOKAWA/Alya-san Partners2
“Ushiro no Shoumen Kamui-san” is receiving a TV anime adaptation this summer under WWWave Corporation‘s “Deregula” label!
The announcement did not reveal any of the anime staff, but did include celebratory illustrations by Eroki (original author) and Shinko Konoshiro (illustrator).
Images © えろき・コノシロしんこ／小学館／ウェイブ
“Eren the Southpaw” begins broadcasting on April 7 [Tue]!
[Character visuals]
Koichi Asakura (CV: Shoya Chiba)
Eren Yamagishi (CV: Yumi Uchiyama)
Sayuri Kato (CV: Yui Ishikawa)
Akari Kishi (CV: Akira Sekine)
Yusuke Kamiya (CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu)
As previously announced, the first three episodes will have one week of advance theatrical screenings in Japan starting March 27.
Toshimasa Suzuki is directing the anime at studios Signal.MD and Production I.G.
Image © かっぴー/アニメ「左ききのエレン」製作委員会
via Deadline (Jesse Whittock) – Prime Video has highlighted a sample of anime coming to the platform this year:
・THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
Prime Video has worldwide rights except in Russia and China. In Japan, the streamer has an early exclusive window.
・FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: HOKUTO NO KEN (reboot)
Prime Video has worldwide rights.
・From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2
© 2026 Shirow Masamune/KODANSHA/THE GHOST IN THE SHELL COMMITTEE
© Buronson&Tetsuo Hara/Coamix, HOKUTO Committee
© Shigeru Sagazaki,Tetsuhiro Nabeshima/SQUARE ENIX, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master SwordsmanⅡ Project
“Sentenced to Be a Hero” official AMV from Spiritbox × Crunchyroll!
♪ “Soft Spine” by Spiritbox
The anime is ongoing with six episodes out now and a new episode every Thursday.
© 2024 Rocket Shokai/KADOKAWA/Project Sentenced to Be a Hero
Ichiko Ima‘s “Hyakki Yakoushou” (“Beyond Twilight“) manga is receiving a short-form anime adaptation scheduled to begin this April.
The announcement in the March 2026 issue of Nemuki+ describes the anime as art from the manga with added color, movement, dialogue, and sound effects (i.e. a motion comic).
Original anime film “ChaO” comes to North American theaters starting April 10 [Fri]!
Yasuhiro Aoki directed the film at STUDIO4°C.
Image © 2025 “ChaO” Committee
“The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt” TV anime additional cast announced!
Yu Izubuchi (CV: Hayato Dojima)
Seiichi Tsukishima (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
Motoko Akina (CV: Yuina Ito)
Rui Tasaki (CV: Ayaka Fukuhara)
Daiji Iwanaga is directing the series at ZERO-G for an April debut.
Images © Takuma Yokota, KODANSHA/ The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Project
