[LIVE > AnimeJapan 2026] Today’s Must-See Anime Updates | 29/03/2026, Part 1

On this 29/03/2026, 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!

This is Part 1

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“Tamon’s B-side” finale commemorative illustration by character designer and chief animation supervisor Youko Itou!

No announcement was made after today’s TV broadcast of the finale (episode 13).

Image © Yuki Shiwasu,HAKUSENSHA/Tamon’s B-Side Project

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“Scum of the Brave” upcoming broadcast schedule:

🛑April 4: no broadcast
・April 11: episode 13

As previously announced, the broadcast will be consecutive 2 cour / 24 episodes total.

Image © nakashima723/Rocket Shokai/LEED/Scum of the Committee

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“SECRET AIPRI” × “Onegai AIPRI” baton pass visual!

SECRET AIPRI ended today with episode 102 (Ring arc episode 51)

Onegai AIPRI premieres next weekend, starring Hanaka Ogawa as Inori and Rika Kanaya as Aoi.

© ＴーＡＲＴＳ / syn Sophia / テレビ東京 / ＡＰ製作委員会
© T-ARTS/syn Sophia/OAP PROJECT

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“Kindergarten WARS” TV anime new visual, teaser PV, and spring 2027 debut revealed!

[Cast]
Rita (CV: Atsumi Tanezaki)
Doug (CV: Kentarou Kumagai)
🆕Hana (CV: Hitomi Owada)
🆕Luke (CV: Satoshi Hino)
🆕Silvia (CV: Mariya Ise)

[Staff]
・Director: Shinsuke Gomi
・Character Design: Junko Yamanaka
🆕Production: SUNRISE, FelixFilm

Image © 千葉侑生／集英社・幼稚園WARS 製作委員会

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“The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes” releases theatrically in Japan in 2027!

New teaser visual & teaser trailer:

[Cast]
Cid Kagenou / Shadow (CV: Seiichiro Yamashita)
Akane Nishino (CV: Yui Horie)
Beta (CV: Inori Minase)
🆕Yuka Asakura (CV: Yukari Tamura)
Mordred (CV: Takehito Koyasu)

[Staff]
・Director: Kazuya Nakanishi
・Screenplay: Kanichi Kato
・Character Design: Makoto Iino
・Animation Production: Nexus

Image © Daisuke Aizawa,KADOKAWA/Shadow Garden

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“Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-” Season 4 OP released ahead of the season premiere!

♪ “Recollect” by Konomi Suzuki feat. Ashnikko

[Broadcast schedule]
・The Loss arc (11 episodes): weekly starting April 8 [Wed]
・The Recapture arc (8 episodes): weekly starting August 12 [Wed]

Masahiro Shinohara is continuing to direct the anime at WHITE FOX, and Crunchyroll will stream Season 4.

Crunchyroll has also confirmed an English dub, schedule/details not yet announced.

© Tappei Nagatsuki,KADOKAWA/Re:ZERO4 PARTNERS

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“NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE” TV anime main visual –Kache ver.-!

Masaoki Nakashima is directing the anime at Yostar Pictures for an April 4 [Sat] debut.

Crunchyroll will stream the series.

Image © WSS playground / NEEDY GIRL PROJECT

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“Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!” TV anime teaser PV and July 2026 debut revealed!

[Cast]
Melody (CV: Yume Miyamoto)
Luciana (CV: Rumi Okubo)
Anna-Marie (CV: Yoko Hikasa)
Christopher (CV: Kohei Amasaki)

[Staff excerpt]
・Executive Director: Shinji Ishihira
・Director: Naoya Murakawa
・Series Composition: Toshizo Nemoto
・Character Design: Eri Tokugawa
・Art Director: Minoru Okouchi
・Music: Ken Ito
・Animation Production: EMT Squared

Image © Atekichi, TO Books. / All-Works Maid Project

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“Romelia War Chronicle” TV anime new teaser visual and two-cour length revealed!

Hiroshi Shirai is directing the series at Atra for a 2026 debut.

[Cast]
Romelia Von Graham (CV: Yuna Nemoto)
Al (CV: Jin Ogasawara)
Ray (CV: Tomohiro Ono)
🆕Henri Ileus Lionel (CV: Yuya Hirose)
🆕Elisabeth (CV: Sayaka Sembongi)
🆕Ekaterina (CV: Mariya Ise)
🆕Ryoki (CV: Asaka)

Image © Ryo Ariyama/Shogakukan/”Romelia War Chronicle” Production Committee.

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“The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc-” new key visual and main trailer revealed!

[Theme song]
“YES” by LiSA

Jimmy Stone is directing the movie at eightbit for a May 8 Japan debut.

Aniplex of America is teasing “coming 2026.”

Image © 2024 Tsutomu Sato/KADOKAWA CORPORATION/MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL YOTSUBA SUCCESSION ARC COMMITTEE

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“You and I Are Polar Opposites” TV anime Season 2 officially announced for a July 5 [Sun] debut!

Episode 12 airing later today will be the Season 1 finale.

© Kocha Agasawa/SHUEISHA, You and I Are Polar Opposites Committee

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“Let’s go KAIKIGUMI” TV anime new PV and July 5 [Sun] debut revealed!

[Cast]
Protagonist (CV: Tasuku Hatanaka)
Mechako (CV: Ruriko Aoki)
Ningyo (CV: Mayumi Shintani)
Syurako (CV: Yoshino Aoyama)
Doppelganger (CV: Yuki Sakakihara)
Narration by Shigeru Chiba

[Staff excerpt]
・Director: Yutaka Hirata
・Series Composition & Script: Mutsumi Ito
・Character Design: Yoshimitsu Yamashita
🆕Music: Akiyuki Tateyama
🆕Ending Theme Song Artist: Uketsu
・Animation Production: C-Station

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