Arunava Ghosh 
On this 12/03/2026, 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!
“Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN” (reboot series) new PV and April 10 [Fri] debut revealed!
♪ OP: “Hallelujah” by [Alexandros]
The series begins with two weeks of double releases: #1 & #2 on April 10 followed by #3 & #4 on April 17.
As previously announced, the reboot series will stream exclusively on Prime Video worldwide, numerous dub languages listed.
[Additional cast]
Rei (CV: Yuichi Nakamura)
Mamiya (CV: Ruriko Aoki)
[Narration]
Koichi Yamadera
Hiroshi Maeda is directing the series at TMS Entertainment/7studio.
© Buronson&Tetsuo Hara/Coamix, HOKUTO Committee
“Aoashi” Season 2 teaser visual, teaser PV, and October 4 [Sun] debut revealed!
[Staff]
🆕 Director: Kazuki Yokoyama
・Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
・Character Design: Manabu Nakatake, Asami Taguchi (🆕), Junko Yamanaka (🆕)
・Sound Director: Shoji Hata
・Music: Masaru Yokoyama
🆕 Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Image © Yugo KOBAYASHI, Shogakukan / Aoashi Project Season2
“The Ramparts of Ice” TV anime new PV revealed!
The series will stream on Netflix worldwide beginning April 2 [Thu] with a weekly release schedule.
MANQ is directing the anime at Studio KAI.
© KOCHA AGASAWA/SHUEISHA, THE RAMPARTS OF ICE PROJECT
“Monster Eater” light anime new teaser PV!
[Opening theme]
“Shoki no Sata” by NEE
Hikaru Sato is directing the ‘light anime‘ (akin to a motion comic) at Imagica Infos / Imageworks Studio for an April 2 [Thu] debut.
© 錬金王・かわく・フーモア/LINE Digital Frontier/「魔物喰らいの冒険者～俺だけ魔物を喰らって強くなる～」製作委員会
“Haibara’s Teenage New Game+” TV anime key visual, new PV, and April 2 [Thu] debut revealed!
Misuzu Hoshino is directing the anime at Studio Comet.
Image © Kazuki Amamiya, HOBBY JAPAN/“Haibara’s Teenage New Game+” Production Committee.
“The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior” Season 2 new PV!
Norio Nitta is continuing to direct the series at OLM Team Yoshioka for an April 7 [Tue] debut.
© 天壱・一迅社／ラス為 Season2 製作委員会 2026
“SNOWBALL EARTH” TV anime key visual & main PV revealed!
[Ending theme song]
“What Now Burns Within My Chest” by Ai Higuchi
[Additional cast]
Isseki Sagami (CV: Tomokazu Sugita)
Nayuta Izumi (CV: Kengo Kawanishi)
Tamiya Sakurai (CV: Tomohiro Ono)
Yuma Uzuki (CV: Manami Narahira)
Otoichi Kinoe (CV: Anna Nagase)
Makoto Saionji (CV: Chitose Morinaga)
Riko Akagi (CV: Maki Kawase)
Munehisa Sakai is directing the anime at Studio KAI for an April 3 [Fri] debut.
TOHO animation is promoting that the anime will stream on “various platforms” worldwide.
Image © Yuhiro Tsujitsugu/Shogakukan/ “SNOWBALL EARTH” Project
“Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199” Chapter 5 (episodes 15–18) is now streaming on Crunchyroll!
The next chapter begins screening theatrically in Japan on July 10, 2026.
In total, there will be 26 episodes split into seven chapters for theatrical screening in Japan.
Image ©Y.Nishizaki/STARBLAZERS3199 Production Committee
