Arunava Ghosh 
On this 01/06/2026, 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!
LOTTE‘s “Pie no Mi” brand is receiving a web anime as part of its “Welcome to the Pie no Mi Oshi Forest” project!
Episode 1 premieres on YouTube this Thursday, June 4, and the series will continue with a new episode monthly for a total of eight planned episodes.
[Cast]
Pile (CV: Yumiko Kobayashi)
Roxy (CV: Rie Hikisaka)
Kumama (CV: Akihiro Tajima)
Araisan (CV: Shun Kimeda)
Nemmy (CV: Hana Tamegai)
Kitsunesan (CV: Marie Ooi)
Boss (CV: Shota Hayama)
Sagichan (CV: Rina Honnizumi)
Choro (CV: Kosuke Echigoya)
Dongurina (CV: Satsumi Matsuda)
Tantei (CV: Hinata Tadokoro)
[Staff]
ใปOriginal Concept: MANQ, Yuko Kakihara, Aya Matsui, Shin-Ei Animation
ใปDirector & Animation: Kazunori Minagawa, Miki Minagawa
ใปScript: Yuko Kakihara, Azusa Serikawa
ใปMusic: Misaki Umase
ใปSound Director: Yuji Tange
ใปSound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
ใปAnimation Production: TOHO animation STUDIO
ยฉ LOTTE
“The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom” TV anime adaptation announced for an October 2026 debut on NHK E-Tele!
[Staff]
ใปOriginal Author: Nao Iwamoto
ใปDirector: Kiyoko Sayama
ใปSeries Composition & Script: Shinzo Fujita
ใปCharacter Design: Yuriko Maeda
ใปSound Director: Jin Aketagawa
ใปMusic: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
ใปAnimation Production: J.C.STAFF
ยฉ ๅฒฉๆฌใใช๏ผๅฐๅญฆ้คจ๏ผNHKใปNEPใปAmazon Content Services LLC or its Affiliates
“Dodgeball Girl Danko” TV anime main PV and July 6 [Mon] debut revealed!
[Opening theme song artist]
Momoiro Clover Z
[Additional cast]
Hako Mikasa (CV: Sumire Uesaka)
Hayami Hiura (CV: Kanna Nakamura)
Jyuri Igarashi (CV: Yuka Iguchi)
Ruka Sakamoto (CV: Satomi Akesaka)
Zoe (CV: Fairouz Ai)
Ran Midou (CV: Mariya Ise)
[Staff]
ใปDirector: Hiroshi Ikehata
ใปSeries Composition: Kazuho Hyodo
ใปCharacter Design & Chief Animation Supervisor: Narihito Sekikawa
ใปMusic: Yasunori Iwasaki, Ren Tsukagoshi
ใปAnimation Production: CUE
ยฉ Tetsuhiro Koshita/Shogakukan/Dodgeball Girl Danko Committee
“Witch Hat Atelier” new cast members announced!
Sasaran (CV: Ryusei Nakao)
Euini (CV: Hiiro Ishibashi)
The anime is ongoing with a new episode every Monday.
ยฉ Kamome Shirahama/KODANSHA/ Witch Hat Atelier Committee
“Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” 90-second trailer revealed!
[Opening theme song vocals]
Hachiware (CV: Makoto Tanaka)
[New cast members]
Shimajirou (CV: Tsuguo Mogami)
Siren (CV: Minori Suzuki)
Directed by Kei Oikawa at Cypic, the movie releases theatrically in Japan on July 24.
ยฉ nagano / 2026 Chiikawa the Movie Film Partners
“Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers” cour 2 visual, main PV, and July 7 [Tue] debut revealed!
[New cast members]
Yashimano Sagume (CV: Maaya Sakamoto)
Inmei (CV: Takehito Koyasu)
Gomei (CV: Tomoaki Maeno)
Shimei (CV: Aya Endo)
Gaimei (CV: Hiroshi Shirokuma)
[Theme song artists]
OP: Dannie May
ED: Karanoah
Yoichi Fujita is continuing to direct the sequel at SUNRISE.
ยฉ SUNRISE
Crunchyroll Anime Nights June SNEAK PEEK lineup:
ใปYoung Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
ใปSkeleton Knight in Another World Season 2
ใปClevatess Season 2
All episodes in the screening will be in original Japanese with English subtitles.
For the uninitiated: Crunchyroll Anime Nights is a monthly one-night-only theatrical program in the US and Canada. Sneak Peeks are special screenings of select anime from the upcoming season.
ยฉ En Ejima/KADOKAWA/Young Ladies Donโt Play Fighting Games Partners
ยฉ Ennki Hakari, OVERLAP/Skeleton Knight Project 2
ยฉ Yuji Iwahara/LDF/CLEVATESSโ
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Crunchyroll has announced two additional titles for streaming in the summer 2026 season!
โผ The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
Born into a prestigious family of master swordsmen, Elymas Edvaughnโs future shatters when he awakens the so-called โdefectiveโ Heavy Knight class. Disowned and cast out, he regains memories of another lifeโand realizes this world mirrors a VR game he once mastered. Armed with knowledge no one else possesses, he sets out to rewrite his fate and prove the strength of the โweakestโ class.
โผ Young Ladies Donโt Play Fighting Games
Mitsuki Aya has one goal at the elite Kuromi Girlsโ Academy: to become a refined young lady like the schoolโs flawless โWhite Lily,โ Yorue Mio. But her image of Mio shatters when Aya accidentally catches her…playing fighting games?! Turns out, the elegant Mio is actually a hardcore gamerโand she wants to duel Aya! The battle (and their friendship) begins.
ยฉ Nekoko, BroccoLee, Jaian, KODANSHA/โThe Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the Systemโ Production Committee.
ยฉ En Ejima/KADOKAWA/Young Ladies Donโt Play Fighting Games Partners
