Arunava Ghosh 
On this 03/06/2026, 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, weโve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out todayโs updates below!
“Skeleton Knight in Another World” Season 2 premiere schedule announced!
Episode 1 (early): July 4 [Sat]
Episode 1 (regular): July 6 [Mon]
Episode 2 onward: every Monday from July 13
Katsumi Ono is directing Season 2 at Aura Studio.
Crunchyroll has confirmed it will stream the season, and Muse Asia has announced its license of the season.
ยฉ Ennki Hakari, OVERLAP/Skeleton Knight Project 2
“Overgeared” TV anime adaptation announced for this October with a teaser visual and teaser PV!
[Cast]
Grid (CV: Tatsumaru Tachibana)
Yura (CV: Asami Seto)
[Staff]
ใปDirector: Ayako Kono
ใปSeries Composition: Kenta Ihara
ใปCharacter Design: Ryosuke Tanigawa
ใปSound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
ใปMusic: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
ใปMusic Production: PONY CANYON
ใปAnimation Production: J.C.STAFF
ยฉ TEMPAL Animation Partners
“Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs” Season 2 new key visual and July 8 [Wed] debut revealed!
Kazuya Miura is continuing to direct the series at ENGI.
ยฉ Yomu Mishima/MICRO MAGAZINE/Trapped in a Dating Sim
“Doraemon” movie 45 “Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil” releases on Blu-ray & DVD in Japan on August 26!
ยฉ ่คๅญใใญใปๅฐๅญฆ้คจใปใใฌใๆๆฅใปใทใณใจใคใปADK 2026
“Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky” new key visual unveiled!
Joe Yoshizaki is directing the series at MAKARIA for a July 6 [Mon] debut.
ยฉ Nanigashi Shima – SB Creative Corp. / Kakekoi Partners
Good Smile Company 25th Anniversary project announced: “THE GOD OF COMBINED SERIES“!
First installment: anime series “DANDIVINE” scheduled to begin this October.
โผ “THE GOD OF COMBINED SERIES” Project PV
[Cast]
Gekiha Shijima (CV: Takuma Terashima)
Akane Kuzumi (CV: Haruka Shiraishi)
Kirei Shijima (CV: Saya Aizawa)
[Opening theme song artist]
Takanori Nishikawa
[Staff]
ใปOriginal: Good Smile Company, LIDENFILMS
ใปDirector: Yi Cao
ใปSeries Composition & Script: Toshiki Inoue
ใปOriginal Character Design: Maziro
ใปAnimation Character Design: robin
ใปMechanical Design: An (GOD BRAVE STUDIO)
ใปSound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
ใปAnimation Production: LIDENFILMS, KAYAC ANIMATION
ยฉ Good Smile Company, LIDENFILMS/DANDIVINE Project
“The Prince of Tennis” anime series 25th Anniversary key visual and logo unveiled!
Also teased: “various projects” through the end of December 2027.
The latest anime installment โ “The Prince of Tennis II U-17 WORLD CUP: The Final Tryouts” โ is scheduled for this fall.
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“Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You” episodes 1โ6 are now streaming, presented as twelve mini episodes (~10 minutes each) as part of a special early premiere!
Weekly releases of full-length episodes begin next month.
ยฉ Jinushi/SQUARE ENIX,Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Production Committee
Crunchyroll has announced its Anime Expo 2026 schedule revealing a number of new and returning titles!
[July 2026]
ใปGoodbye, Lara
ใปI Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
ใปSaga of Tanya the Evil II
ใปThe Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power
ใปThe Ogre’s Bride
ใปThe Villager of Level 999
ใปTomb Raider King
ใปVictoria of Many Faces
[October 2026]
ใปFirefly Wedding
ใปOvergeared
ใปThe Apothecary Diaries Season 3
[2026]
ใปSasaki and Peeps Season 2
[TBA]
ใปGachiakuta Season 2
“KAGURABACHI” Anime World Tour Part 1: world premiere screenings at four major anime conventions across the globe, featuring the first 20 minutes of episode 1!
โผ Anime Expo (Los Angeles, USA)
ใปDate: July 3 [Fri] at 4:45PMโ6:05PM PDT
ใปVenue: Los Angeles Convention Center (Room: JW Marriott Diamond)
ใปPanel Session Guests: Taihi Kimura (as Chihiro Rokuhira), Takuro Imamura (Editor of โKagurabachiโ Manga), Koichi Yasuda (Producer of โKagurabachiโ Anime)
โผ Japan Expo (Paris, France)
ใปDate: July 9 [Thu] at 3:30PMโ4:30PM CEST
ใปVenue: Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte (Room: Yuzu Stage)
ใปPanel Session Guests: Riki Azuma (Cross-Media Producer of โKagurabachiโ Manga ), Koichi Yasuda (Producer of โKagurabachiโ Anime)
โผ AnimagiC (Mannheim, Germany)
ใปDate: August 1 [Sat] at 10:30PMโ11:00PM CEST
ใปVenue: Rosengarten Mannheim (Room: Mozart Hall)
โผ Anime NYC 2026 (New York, USA)
ใปDate: August 22, 2026 (Time TBA)
ใปVenue: Javits Convention Center (Room: Main Stage)
โป Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi at Cypic, the anime is scheduled to begin in April 2027.
“Welcome to the Pie no Mi Oshi Forest” episode 1 is now streaming free on YouTube (โปno subtitles).
The series will continue with a new episode monthly with a total of eight episodes planned.
Kazunori Minagawa and Miki Minagawa are directing the series of shorts at TOHO animation STUDIO.
ยฉ LOTTE
“Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Spooky! My Yokai Vacation” poster visual and main trailer unveiled!
[Theme song artist]
TOMOO
Directed by Masaki Watanabe, the movie premieres in Japan on July 31.
ยฉ Usui Yoshito/Futabasha๏ฝฅSHIN-EI Animation๏ฝฅTV Asahi๏ฝฅADK 2026
“BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai” Part 2 main PV unveiled!
Part 2 streams exclusively on Netflix worldwide starting June 18 [Thu].
[Part 2 theme songs]
OP: “MUSASHI” by Chevon
ED: “KATANA” by J SOUL BROTHERS III
ยฉ Keisuke Itagaki(AKITASHOTEN)/BAKI-DOU Film Partners
