Arunava Ghosh 
On this 21/12/2025, 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, weโve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out todayโs updates below!
This is Part 2
“BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War” final part “The Calamity” teaser visual, teaser trailer, and July 2026 debut revealed!
[Staff excerpt]
ใปChief Series Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
ใปSeries Director: Hikaru Murata
ใปCharacter Design: Masashi Kudo
ใปChief Animation Directors: Yukio Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Komatsubara, Kumiko Takayanagi
ใปAction & Effects Animation Directors: Satoshi Sakai, Takashi Hashimoto
ใปMusic: Shiro Sagisu
ใปAnimation Production: PIERROT FILMS
Image ยฉ Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot
“Black Clover” Season 2 teaser visual, teaser PV, and 2026 debut revealed!
As previously announced, Crunchyroll will stream season 2.
Image ยฉ YUKI TABATA/SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, BLACK CLOVER PROJECT
“Akane-banashi” TV anime key visual, main PV, and April 2026 debut revealed!
[Additional cast]
Shinta Arakawa (Tohru Osaki) (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
Maikeru Arakawa (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
Koguma Arakawa (CV: Chiaki Kobayashi)
Kyoji Arakawa (CV: Yohei Azakami)
Guriko Arakawa (CV: Seiichiro Yamashita)
Ayumu Watanabe is directing the anime at ZEXCS.
Image ยฉ Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue / SHUEISHA, Akane-banashi Committee
“BLACK TORCH” TV anime additional cast announced!
Ryosuke Shiba (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
Usami (CV: Reina Ueda)
Kei Umabiki is directing the anime at 100studio for a July 2026 debut.
Images ยฉ Tsuyoshi Takaki/Shueisha, Project BLACK TORCH
“Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.” Season 2 teaser trailer & July 2026 debut revealed!
[Season 2 staff]
๐Director: Toshinori Fukushima
๐Script: Michiko Yokote
ใปChief Animation Director: Masahiro Fujii
ใปAnimation Production: J.C.STAFF
(S1 animation production was MOE and J.C.STAFF)
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“Chainsaw Man โ Assassins Arc” anime officially announced with a teaser visual & teaser PV!
Image ยฉ Tatsuki Fujimoto/SHUEISHA, MAPPA
“Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-” new trailer revealed!
The Japanese release date remains unchanged: ‘February 2026’
ยฉ Magica Quartet/Aniplex,WR
ONE PIECE TV anime Elbaph arc key visual, teaser video, and April 5 [Sun] debut revealed!
As previously announced, the anime will have a new production schedule starting in 2026: output will be limited to two cours and a maximum of 26 episodes per year, aiming to incorporate more content, tempo, and pacing of the original manga.
The anime will be on hiatus January through March.
Image ยฉ Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation
“Blue Orchestra” Season 2 upcoming broadcast schedule:
๐December 28: no broadcast
ใปJanuary 4: episode 13
Image ยฉ Makoto Akui/Shogakukan/NHK, NEP, Nippon Animation
The ONE PIECE “CHOPPER’s” project is receiving a mini anime set to air Monday mornings within Fuji TV‘s “Mezamashi TV” program starting January 5 [Mon]!
The mini anime will follow Chopper‘s daily life set in the real world.
ยฉ CHOPPERโs Friends
Announced after today’s Season 1 finale:
“Gachiakuta” TV anime Season 2 production confirmed!
Illustration by Kei Urana ยฉ KU,HA/K
“BEASTARS FINAL SEASON” Part 2 main PV and March 2026 Netflix streaming debut revealed!
[Ending theme song]
“Tiny Light” by SEVENTEEN
ยฉ Paru Itagaki(AKITASHOTEN)/BEASTARS Production Committee
“HAIKYU!! VS Chiisana Kyojin” (movie) & “HAIKYU!! Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro” (TV special) are both scheduled for 2027!
[Staff (previously announced)]
ใปDirector / Script: Susumu Mitsunaka
ใปAnimation Production: Production I.G
Image ยฉ 2027 โHAIKYU!!โProject ยฉ H.Furudate / Shueisha
“High School! Kimengumi” is listed with a total of 12 episodes.
Kazuaki Seki is directing the anime at Seven for a January 9 [Fri] debut.
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“Sentenced to Be a Hero” is listed with a total of 12 episodes (โป the special 1-hour premiere is counted as a single episode).
Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs beginning January 3 [Sat].
Hiroyuki Takashima is directing the anime at Studio KAI.
Image ยฉ 2024 Rocket Shokai/KADOKAWA/Project Sentenced to Be a Hero
“Scum of the Brave” is listed with a total of 24 episodes!
As previously announced, the anime will run for two consecutive cours beginning January 10 [Sat].
Shinji Ushiro is directing the anime at OLM.
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