Today's Must-See Anime Updates | 03/07/2026, Part 2 - 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 1

On this 03/07/2026, 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!

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Pilot film for “ZAN” — a Yoshitaka Amano animation project!

[Project Staff]
・Original: Yoshitaka Amano
・Director of Animation: Masashi Ikeda, Toru Yoshida
・Principal Animator: Moriyasu Taniguchi
・Series Composition / Writer: Ryosuke Takahashi
・Writer: Yuya Takashima
・Mechanic Designer: Kunio Ogawara
・Art Director: Minoru Nishida
・Animation Studio: TEAM Anime R

© Yoshitaka Amano Inc.

“Pokémon” upcoming broadcast schedule in Japan:

🛑July 10: no broadcast (unrelated special programming)
・July 17: episode 143

BL web comic “Here U Are” is receiving an anime adaptation, and Crunchyroll has announced it will stream the series!

Teaser visual/trailer:

[Cast]
Yang Yu (CV: Yuki Inoue)
Huan Li (CV: Ryota Suzuki)

[Staff]
・Director: Tomoe Makino
・Series Composition: Aiki Kawamura
・Character Design: Asami Hayakawa
・Music: Shinya Kiyozuka
・Animation Production: Rouseact

© Here U Are Animation Project

“Fate Rewinder” TV anime visual, teaser PV, April 2027 debut, and Crunchyroll streaming revealed!

[Cast]
Chrono (CV: Sho Komura)
Shirai (CV: Koki Uchiyama)
Akaba (CV: Kohei Amasaki)
Lemon (CV: Reina Ueda)

[Staff]
・Director: Rie Matsumoto
・Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto
・Script: Kimiko Ueno
・Music: Satoshi Murai
・Animation Production: bones film

© Futa Kimura/Shogakukan/FATE REWINDER Project

The previously announced “The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All” anime adaptation is a TV anime scheduled to begin January 2027, streaming on Crunchyroll!

Teaser visual/teaser PV:

[Opening theme song]
“Breed” by Nirvana

[Cast]
Mitsuki Koga (CV: Mariya Ise)
Aya Osawa (CV: Akari Kito)

[Staff]
・Director: Masashi Ishihama
・Series Composition: Rino Yamasaki
・Character Design: Kanna Hirayama
・Production: CloverWorks

© Sumiko Arai/KADOKAWA/The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All Project

“Solo Leveling: Beyond the System” sequel film officially announced, studio: A-1 Pictures!

This will be a direct continuation of the series, picking up following the events of Season 2 (Arise from the Shadows).

“The Rising of the Shield Hero” Season 5 visual, trailer, and 2027 debut revealed!

Hitoshi Haga is directing Season 5 at Kinema citrus. Crunchyroll will stream the season.

© AnekoYusagi_Seira Minami/KADOKAWA/Shield Hero S5 Project

“The Vermilion Mask” TV anime main PV vol.1 unveiled!

Crunchyroll will stream the series.

Tetsuaki ‍Watanabe is directing the split 2-cour anime at 100studio for an October 2026 cour 1 debut.

[Cast]
Peru d’Arrest (CV: Taihi Kimura)
Sonarue Maywood (CV: Yuuki Yamamoto)
Mok Sharib (CV: Kazuki Ura)
Gouon (CV: Takanori Hoshino)
Totoque (CV: Wataru Komada)
Zent (CV: Junya Enoki)
Gaston (CV: Kazuhiko Inoue)
Mask of the Warrior God (CV: Akio Otsuka)

“Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!” TV anime PV unveiled!

[Additional cast]
Camilla (CV: Akeno Watanabe)
Chronos (CV: Masaaki Mizunaka)
Rita Heynckes (CV: Wakana Kuramochi)

Hideki Okamoto is directing the series at J.C.STAFF for a January 2027 debut, streaming on Crunchyroll.

© Haka Tokura, Shin Arakawa/Futabasha Publishers Ltd./Magical Buffs Partners/StarryCube

“STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” weekly streaming on Netflix begins September 25 [Fri] for a combined total of 11 episodes between 2nd & 3rd STAGE!

New PV:

English dubbed:

Crunchyroll debuted a first-look at the characters Assassin, Ronin, and Hunter for the upcoming “Ghost of Tsushima Legends” anime!

Today’s press release lists “TBA” as the launch timing; the original announcement indicated 2027.

Previously announced anime staff:

・Director: Takanobu Mizuno
・Story Composition: Gen Urobuchi
・Animation Production: KAMIKAZE DOUGA

© GoTLAC / ™SIE

Full slate of new acquisitions announced today at the Crunchyroll Showcase panel at Anime Expo 2026!

[October 2026]
・Aoashi Season 2

[January 2027]
・Gacha Girls Corps
・Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!
・The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy At All

[April 2027]
・Fate Rewinder

[2027]
・Dengeki Daisy
・The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5

[TBA]
・Here U Are
・Solo Leveling: Beyond the System (movie)