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On this 13/03/2026, 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!
“The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc-” character visual: Katsushige Shibata (CV: Daisuke Ono)!
Jimmy Stone is directing the movie at eightbit for a May 8 Japan debut.
Aniplex of America is teasing “coming 2026.”
Image © 2024 Tsutomu Sato/KADOKAWA CORPORATION/MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL YOTSUBA SUCCESSION ARC COMMITTEE
“Scum of the Brave” TV anime new cast member: Lord “Storm Coffin” (CV: Saori Hayami)!
The 24-episode anime is ongoing with nine episodes out now and a new episode every Saturday.
Image © nakashima723/Rocket Shokai/LEED/Scum of the Committee
“ARCANADEA” TV anime new teaser visual revealed!
[Cast]
Lumitea (CV: Kaede Hondo)
Velretta (CV: Miho Okasaki)
Yukumo (CV: Rina Hidaka)
Staff, studio, and release date not yet announced.
Image © KOTOBUKIYA / ARCANADEA Project
The “I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too” TV special anime streams one day early in Japan on March 29 [Sun], regular broadcast on March 30 [Mon]!
ABEMA lists the special in a 1-hour time slot.
Shin Itagaki is directing the special at Millepensee.
[New cast members]
Gilbert (CV: Kenta Miyake)
Oma (CV: Shigeru Chiba)
?? (CV: Marina Inoue)
Image © Miku, Rein Kuwashima/KADOKAWA/Cheat Skill2 Production Committee
Boys’ love TV anime “Ore to Yu nii!” teaser visual, main cast, and staff revealed!
[Cast]
Tsubaki Sawashiro (CV: Shinnosuke Tokudome)
Yu Shimizu (CV: Shuichiro Umeda)
[Staff]
・Director: Noriko Hashimoto
・Series Composition: Yuniko Ayana
※ No other anime staff were revealed in today’s update.
This is an adaptation of Yuki Nakayama‘s “Shota Oni” BL manga.
Image © 中山幸／SQUARE ENIX・俺と悠兄！製作委員会
“Rent-a-Girlfriend” Season 5 (cour 2 of the Hawaiians Resort Arc) new key visual, main PV, and April 8 [Wed] early streaming debut revealed!
Kazuomi Koga is directing the season at TMS Entertainment.
Image © 2026Reiji Miyajima, KODANSHA /2026“Kanojo, Okarishimasu” Production Committee.
“LIAR GAME” TV anime key visual and April 6 [Mon] debut revealed!
Yuzo Sato is directing the series at MADHOUSE.
[Streaming]
・Crunchyroll (excluding Japan and China)
・AMEDIATEKA in the Russian Federation
[Additional cast]
Teruyuki Eda (CV: Yasutaka Tomioka)
Takahiro Kikuzawa (CV: Shoya Ishige)
Hiroto Kitamura (CV: Ryosuke Asano)
Tetsuzo Sato (CV: Taro Kiuchi)
Makiko Tamura (CV: Riko Akechi)
Daisuke Danno (CV: Toshinari Fukamachi)
Kosuke Tsunoda (CV: Naoya Miyase)
Reina Nishihara (CV: Misuzu Yamada)
Shingo Fujita (CV: Taihi Kimura)
Jun Hosoe (CV: Misano Sakai)
Yuki Makihara (CV: Aya Gomazuru)
Fumio Matsubara (CV: Ryo Nishizawa)
Takayoshi Miura (CV: Taku Yashiro)
Hitomi Miyahara (CV: You Daichi)
Image © Kaitani Shinobu Products/Shueisha, LIAR GAME Committee
The previously announced “The One Within the Villainess” anime project is a TV anime scheduled for 2027!
Teaser PV:
[Cast]
Remilia (CV: Miyuki Sawashiro)
Emi (CV: Rie Takahashi)
[Staff]
・Director: Shigehisa Iida
・Series Composition & Script: Hiroyuki Yoshino
・Character Design: Reiko Nagasawa
・Music: Shuji Katayama
・Production: infinite
・Animation Production: ROLL2
Image © まきぶろ・一迅社／「悪役令嬢の中の人」製作委員会
“Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki” TV anime adaptation announced with a teaser visual!
The announcement did not reveal a date or any anime staff.
[Cast]
Bard (CV: Yusuke Kobayashi)
Image © 高見梁川・アルファポリス/異世界転生騒動記製作委員会
“SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table” TV anime ‘CANDLE WOODS‘ game visual unveiled!
Episode 11 (final) airs next Wednesday, March 18.
Image © Yushi Ukai,Nekometaru/KADOKAWA/Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Partners
HIDIVE has added three titles to its spring 2026 simulcast lineup!
・Farming Life in Another World 2
・The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2
・Yowayowa Sensei
HIDIVE also announced that it will present the North American premieres of all three titles at Anime Boston 2026.
© Kinosuke Naito/Farming Life in Another World2 Production Committee
© 天壱・一迅社／ラス為 Season2 製作委員会 2026
© Kamio Fukuchi, KODANSHA/“Yowayowa Sensei”Production Committee
“NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE” TV anime main visual –Purple Lollipop ver.-!
Masaoki Nakashima is directing the anime at Yostar Pictures for an April 4 [Sat] debut.
Image © WSS playground / NEEDY GIRL PROJECT
