[LIVE > AnimeJapan 2026] Today’s Must-See Anime Updates | 29/03/2026, Part 1
Arunava Ghosh 
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, weโve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out todayโs updates below!
This is Part 1
“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 ยฉ Yuki Shiwasu,HAKUSENSHA/Tamon’s B-Side Project
“Scum of the Brave” upcoming broadcast schedule:
๐April 4: no broadcast
ใปApril 11: episode 13
As previously announced, the broadcast will be consecutive 2 cour / 24 episodes total.
Image ยฉ nakashima723/Rocket Shokai/LEED/Scum of the Committee
“SECRET AIPRI” ร “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.
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ยฉ T-ARTS/syn Sophia/OAP PROJECT
“Kindergarten WARS” TV anime new visual, teaser PV, and spring 2027 debut revealed!
[Cast]
Rita (CV: Atsumi Tanezaki)
Doug (CV: Kentarou Kumagai)
๐Hana (CV: Hitomi Owada)
๐Luke (CV: Satoshi Hino)
๐Silvia (CV: Mariya Ise)
[Staff]
ใปDirector: Shinsuke Gomi
ใปCharacter Design: Junko Yamanaka
๐Production: SUNRISE, FelixFilm
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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)
๐Yuka Asakura (CV: Yukari Tamura)
Mordred (CV: Takehito Koyasu)
[Staff]
ใปDirector: Kazuya Nakanishi
ใปScreenplay: Kanichi Kato
ใปCharacter Design: Makoto Iino
ใปAnimation Production: Nexus
Image ยฉ Daisuke Aizawa,KADOKAWA/Shadow Garden
“Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-” Season 4 OP released ahead of the season premiere!
โช “Recollect” by Konomi Suzuki feat. Ashnikko
[Broadcast schedule]
ใปThe Loss arc (11 episodes): weekly starting April 8 [Wed]
ใปThe 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.
ยฉ Tappei Nagatsuki,KADOKAWA/Re:ZERO4 PARTNERS
“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 ยฉ WSS playground / NEEDY GIRL PROJECT
“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]
ใปExecutive Director: Shinji Ishihira
ใปDirector: Naoya Murakawa
ใปSeries Composition: Toshizo Nemoto
ใปCharacter Design: Eri Tokugawa
ใปArt Director: Minoru Okouchi
ใปMusic: Ken Ito
ใปAnimation Production: EMT Squared
Image ยฉ Atekichi, TO Books. / All-Works Maid Project
“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)
๐Henri Ileus Lionel (CV: Yuya Hirose)
๐Elisabeth (CV: Sayaka Sembongi)
๐Ekaterina (CV: Mariya Ise)
๐Ryoki (CV: Asaka)
Image ยฉ Ryo Ariyama/Shogakukan/”Romelia War Chronicle” Production Committee.
“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 ยฉ 2024 Tsutomu Sato/KADOKAWA CORPORATION/MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL YOTSUBA SUCCESSION ARC COMMITTEE
“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.
ยฉ Kocha Agasawa/SHUEISHA, You and I Are Polar Opposites Committee
“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]
ใปDirector: Yutaka Hirata
ใปSeries Composition & Script: Mutsumi Ito
ใปCharacter Design: Yoshimitsu Yamashita
๐Music: Akiyuki Tateyama
๐Ending Theme Song Artist: Uketsu
ใปAnimation Production: C-Station
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“BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai” is confirmed to be continuing with a second cour “coming soon” to Netflix!
Cour 2 teaser visual & teaser PV:
Episodes 1โ13 (cour 1) are streaming on Netflix.
Image ยฉ Keisuke Itagaki(AKITASHOTEN)/BAKI-DOU Film Partners
“Farming Life in Another World 2” main visual and new PV revealed!
Ryoichi Kuraya is continuing to direct the series at ZERO-G for an April 6 [Mon] season 2 debut.
Regional streaming platforms will include HIDIVE, Animation Digital Network, aniverse, and BiliBili.
[Additional cast]
The Demon God (CV: Hikaru Midorikawa)
Jack (CV: Rikuya Yasuda)
Morte (CV: Eri Yukimura)
Bell Forgma (CV: Mariko Honda)
Gou Forgma (CV: Yasuhiro Mamiya)
Kuzden (CV: Fumiya Imai)
Image ยฉ Kinosuke Naito/Farming Life in Another World2 Production Committee
