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, we’ve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out today’s 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]
・Original Concept: MANQ, Yuko Kakihara, Aya Matsui, Shin-Ei Animation
・Director & Animation: Kazunori Minagawa, Miki Minagawa
・Script: Yuko Kakihara, Azusa Serikawa
・Music: Misaki Umase
・Sound Director: Yuji Tange
・Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
・Animation Production: TOHO animation STUDIO
© LOTTE
“The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom” TV anime adaptation announced for an October 2026 debut on NHK E-Tele!
[Staff]
・Original Author: Nao Iwamoto
・Director: Kiyoko Sayama
・Series Composition & Script: Shinzo Fujita
・Character Design: Yuriko Maeda
・Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
・Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
・Animation Production: J.C.STAFF
© 岩本ナオ／小学館／NHK・NEP・Amazon 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]
・Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
・Series Composition: Kazuho Hyodo
・Character Design & Chief Animation Supervisor: Narihito Sekikawa
・Music: Yasunori Iwasaki, Ren Tsukagoshi
・Animation Production: CUE
© 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.
© 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.
© 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.
© SUNRISE
Crunchyroll Anime Nights June SNEAK PEEK lineup:
・Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
・Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2
・Clevatess 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.
© En Ejima/KADOKAWA/Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Partners
© Ennki Hakari, OVERLAP/Skeleton Knight Project 2
© Yuji Iwahara/LDF/CLEVATESSⅡ Project
Crunchyroll has announced two additional titles for streaming in the summer 2026 season!
▼ The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
Born into a prestigious family of master swordsmen, Elymas Edvaughn’s future shatters when he awakens the so-called “defective” Heavy Knight class. Disowned and cast out, he regains memories of another life—and 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 “weakest” class.
▼ Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
Mitsuki Aya has one goal at the elite Kuromi Girls’ Academy: to become a refined young lady like the school’s flawless “White Lily,” 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 gamer—and she wants to duel Aya! The battle (and their friendship) begins.
© Nekoko, BroccoLee, Jaian, KODANSHA/“The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System” Production Committee.
© En Ejima/KADOKAWA/Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Partners
