Arunava Ghosh 
On this 19/08/2025, 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!
“You can’t be in a rom-com with your childhood friends!” TV anime second cast reveal + accompanying teaser visual:
Akari Hiodoshi (CV: Yu Serizawa)
Broadcasting is scheduled for 2026, studio: Tezuka Productions (staff members not announced).
“Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle” TV anime teaser PV:
Directed by Yuji Tokuno at feel., the anime begins broadcasting this October.
“Touring After the Apocalypse” TV anime key visual & main PV:
Broadcasting begins this October.
[Theme songs]
OP: “Touring” by Conton Candy
ED: “Glide” by Myuk
[Staff excerpt]
・Director: Yoshinobu Tokumoto
・Series Composition & Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
・Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Usaku Myochin
・Art Director: Lee Beom-seon (BON.Corp)
・Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
・Animation Production: Nexus
“Touring After the Apocalypse” × “ZatsuTabi -That’s Journey-” collaboration visuals
“Bride of the Barrier Master” TV anime adaptation announced with a teaser visual, release date not revealed.
・Director: Tooru Kitahata
・Character Design: Minami Murayama
・Series Composition & Script: Yuko Kakihara
・Animation Production: TROYCA
“Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” is receiving a hand-drawn anime adaptation titled “Sekiro: No Defeat” scheduled for a 2026 release.
Visual & trailer:
Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the anime worldwide (ex-Japan, China, Korea, Russia, Belarus).
[Main cast]
Wolf (CV: Daisuke Namikawa)
Kuro / The Divine Heir (CV: Miyuki Satou)
Genichiro Ashina (CV: Kenjiro Tsuda)
[Staff excerpt]
・Director: Kenichi Kutsuna
・Screenwriter: Takuya Satou
・Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida
・Deputy Director: Shunsuke Fukui
・Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki
・Action Animation Director: Takashi Mukoda
・Art Director: Yuji Kaneko
・Composer: Shuta Hasunuma
・Production Company: Qzil.la
Promotion emphasizes that this is an entirely 2D, hand-drawn production.
HIDIVE has added “My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha” to its Fall 2025 simulcast lineup.
Directed by Katsushi Sakurabi at J.C.STAFF, the anime begins broadcasting in Japan on October 3 [Fri].
Note: The English title length has been reined in a bit.
[Anime]
My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge!
[Light novels]
Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge on My Former Party Members and the World
“Blue Miburo” Season 2 begins on December 20 [Sat].
New visual:
※ Note: Saturdays at 5:30pm JST on YTV & NTV is the same time slot that “My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON” will run in.
No information about the length of MHA Final Season has been announced, but there are 11 weeks between the premieres of the two series.
