During the latest edition of Digimon Times, Bandai Namco has announced that Digimon Story Time Stranger Additional Digimon & Episode Pack 2 GAKU-RAN will launch in January 2026. A teaser trailer for Digimon Story Time Stranger Additional Digimon & Episode Pack 2 GAKU-RAN was also revealed, and more details will be disclosed at a later date.
Bandai Namco previously released the Digimon Story Time Stranger “Additional Digimon & Episode Pack 1: Alternate Dimension” DLC on December 8. Additional Digimon & Episode Pack 1: Alternate Dimension will be available as part of the Digimon Story Time Stranger Season Pass. The new DLC includes new Digivolution routes for Mega Digimion, including BlitzGreymon, CresGarurumon, Omnimon Zwart Defeat, and Omnimon Alter-B. What’s more, there will be a special episode that “weaves together encounters across time and space.”
Digimon Story Time Stranger is available now worldwide for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam with Japanese and English voice overs. Final Weapon reviewed Digimon Story Time Stranger and gave it a 4.5/5 score, noting that the game is “the boldest entry in the franchise to date, delivering a thrilling narrative, stunning environments, and over 450 Digimon to collect. Its deep combat system, expansive quality-of-life improvements, and superb English voice acting elevate it alongside the best RPGs of the year. Minor issues aside, this is the definitive Digimon experience fans have been waiting for.”
Previously, Bandai Namco released the November 6 update for Digimon Story Time Stranger to implement numerous bug fixes, including fixes to progression-blocking main story bugs and gameplay-related issues. Full patch notes for the November 6 Digimon Story Time Stranger update can be read here.
Tougen Anki: Crimson Inferno developer Com2us has announced GACHIAKUTA: The Game, a new game adaptation of Kei Urana’s Gachiakuta manga. GACHIAKUTA: The Game is coming soon to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. A new trailer for the upcoming title was also revealed with in-development graphics.
In the second cour, Mori Calliope performs the opening theme song “Let’s Just Crash,” and Karanoah performs the new ending theme song “Ban.”
Fumihiko Suganuma directs the anime at Studio Bones. Hiroshi Seko handles series composition, and Satoshi Ishino is the character designer and chief animation director. In addition, Taku Iwasaki composes the anime’s music.
The cast of Gachiakuta includes:
Aoi Ichikawa as Rudo
Katsuyuki Konish as Enjin
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zanka
Yumiri Hanamori as Riyo
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Regto
Yuuki Shin as Jabber
Mie Sonozaki as Semiu
Kazuki Ura as Follo
Satoshi Hino as Gris
Hisako Tōjō as Tomme
Mitsuki Saiga as Tamsy
Masami Iwasaki as Delmon
Ayahi Takagaki as Cthoni
Wataru Takagi as Bro
Hana Satō as Dear
Rikiya Koyama as Corvus
Manaka Iwami as Eishia
Shunsuke Takeuchi as Zodyl
Mamoru Miyano as August
Yuko Sanpei as Remlin
Kana Hanazawa as Amo
Maria Naganawa as Guita
Mutsumi Tamura as Noerde
Hiro Shimono as Fu
Akio Ōtsuka as Bundus
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll:
Crawl back from the abyss of Hell to change this lousy world!
Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss.
Then one day, he’s falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash.
Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!
Following the premiere of episode 24 of the TV anime adaptation of Kei Urana’s Gachiakuta manga, the anime’s staff confirmed that the series will continue in season 2. Urana and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Ando shared new illustrations to celebrate the announcement of Gachiakuta Season 2.
In the second cour, Mori Calliope performs the opening theme song “Let’s Just Crash,” and Karanoah performs the new ending theme song “Ban.”
Fumihiko Suganuma directs the anime at Studio Bones. Hiroshi Seko handles series composition, and Satoshi Ishino is the character designer and chief animation director. In addition, Taku Iwasaki composes the anime’s music.
The cast of Gachiakuta includes:
Aoi Ichikawa as Rudo
Katsuyuki Konish as Enjin
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zanka
Yumiri Hanamori as Riyo
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Regto
Yuuki Shin as Jabber
Mie Sonozaki as Semiu
Kazuki Ura as Follo
Satoshi Hino as Gris
Hisako Tōjō as Tomme
Mitsuki Saiga as Tamsy
Masami Iwasaki as Delmon
Ayahi Takagaki as Cthoni
Wataru Takagi as Bro
Hana Satō as Dear
Rikiya Koyama as Corvus
Manaka Iwami as Eishia
Shunsuke Takeuchi as Zodyl
Mamoru Miyano as August
Yuko Sanpei as Remlin
Kana Hanazawa as Amo
Maria Naganawa as Guita
Mutsumi Tamura as Noerde
Hiro Shimono as Fu
Akio Ōtsuka as Bundus
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll:
Crawl back from the abyss of Hell to change this lousy world!
Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss.
Then one day, he’s falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash.
Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!
The anime adaptation of Takuya Shinjō’s Don’t Touch Kotesashi (Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun) manga is coming to anime fans completely uncensored with the title Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun. Clothes are bound to come off, and Final Weapon has everything you need to know to keep up with the titillating Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun anime, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all episodes.
In Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun, Koyo Kotesashi is a first-year high school student with a “special talent” for massaging. He gets a job as the dorm manager at Seiwa University High School to help pay his tuition and get a special scholarship in the medical department. In order to achieve this dream, Koyo decides to take good care of the players’ bodies and minds, while staying pure. Unsurprisingly, this makes him quite a memorable man amongst the ladies.
Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun episodes will release on Sundays at 8:35 a.m. PST / 11:35 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll, and OceanVeil will be streaming the uncensored version around that same time. Episodes will be released with English subs. Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun will air for atleast 12 episodes this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun(subject to change):
Episode 1 – October 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – October 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – October 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – October 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – November 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – November 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – November 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – November 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – November 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – December 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – December 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – December 21 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Standard Time: 8:35 a.m. PST
Mountain Standard Time: 9:35 a.m. MST
Central Standard Time: 10:35 a.m. CST
Eastern Standard Time: 11:35 a.m. EST
Greenwich Mean Time: 4:35 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
UtaGe!
Palette Parade
UtaGe! performs the opening theme song “U.K.U,” and Palette Parade performs the ending theme song “Jōjō ↑ High Tension.”
The cast includes:
Rikuya Yasuda as Kōyō Kotesashi
Hina Suguta as Aroma Kusunoki
Yū Serizawa as Aoba Kitahara
Saya Aizawa as Izumi Sumiyoshi
Manatsu Murakami as Chiyo Sayamagaoka
Ruriko Aoki as Miyuki Hongō
Hisashi Saito directs the anime at Quad. Hagane Shirakigo will handle the series scripts, Ryūsuke Tsukamoto will handle character design, and Chihiro Endō will compose the music. Deregula is producing the anime.
Where Can I Watch Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun?
In Japan, Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun will be airing with a censored broadcast on Tokyo MX and BS11. AnimeFesta will stream the uncensored “Complete Deregula Version,” and the partially censored “Deregula Version” and censored broadcast version will also stream on AnimeFesta and streaming services in Japan.
Crunchyroll will stream Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding German-, French-, Italian- and Castilian Spanish-speaking Europe), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and India. OceanVeil will stream the uncensored version of Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun with English subs.
What is Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kunAbout?
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime via MyAnimeList:
Kouyou Kotesashi possesses exceptional massage skills and dreams of becoming a sports doctor. To secure a scholarship to medical school, he enrolls at Seiwa University Affiliated High School, a powerhouse in athletics.
Coming from a poor family, Kouyou takes up a live-in job at the school’s dormitory to cover his expenses. However, he soon finds himself surrounded by a group of highly talented yet quirky female athletes. His role? Managing the dorm while also tending to their physical and mental well-being.
With a mix of intense training, close-quarters dorm life, and massage therapy, an unpredictable and daring new chapter begins!
The TV anime adaptation of Matsuura and keepout’s Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits light novel series is coming to fans around the world with the title Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator. As the lead girl acclimates to her new life, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all episodes.
In Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator, Ellen is an eight-year-old girl and a half-spirit who once lived as a scientist in modern-day Japan. She’s been reincarnated into a new family. Ellen’s father is the legendary hero Rovel, and her mother is Origin, the queen of spirits. What’s more, Ellen has the power to manipulate chemical elements, and she plans on using that power to protect her new family.
Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits / Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator episodes will release on Sundays at 7:30 a.m. PST / 10:30 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator will air for atleast 12 episodes this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator(subject to change):
Episode 1 – October 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – October 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – October 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – October 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – November 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – November 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – November 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – November 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – November 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – December 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – December 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – December 21 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Standard Time: 7:30 a.m. PST
Mountain Standard Time: 8:30 a.m. MST
Central Standard Time: 9:30 a.m. CST
Eastern Standard Time: 10:30 a.m. EST
Greenwich Mean Time: 3:30 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Caho
Yui Nishio
Caho performs the opening theme song “Mahō (Magic),” and Yui Nishio performs the ending theme song “Family.”
The main cast includes:
Mai Nakahara as Origin
Seria Fukagawa as Ellen
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Rovel
Masaaki Mizunaka as Raviselle
Shōya Chiba as Gadielle
Riki Fukushima directs the anime at J.C. Staff with Touko Machida writing and supervising the series scripts. Mina Ōsawa is the character designer.
Additional staff members include:
Art Director: Si Man Wei
Color Key Artist: Moe Sudo
Compositing Director of Photography: Kabu Yoshinari
Editing: Honami Yamagishi (REAL-T)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Music: Misaki Umase
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
Where Can I Watch Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator?
Crunchyroll will stream Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. In Japan, the anime will air on the TV Tokyo, BS TV, and Hokkaido Broadcasting channels, and it will stream on d Anime Store, U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, and other streaming services.
What is Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator About?
Matsuura launched the light novel series in 2016, and it ran until 2020 with illustrations by keepout. Ohhori launched the manga adaptation in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine in September 2018.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Manga UP!:
“I became the spirit of elements when I reincarnated?!”
Ellen is a young girl reincarnated from modern-day Japan as a half-spirit. Her father, Rovel, is the legendary hero who saved the kingdom, and her mother, Origin, is the primordial queen and ruler of all spirits. Furthermore, she herself has the overpowered ability to manipulate the elements.
While looking absolutely adorable, this perfect little girl will fall back on her past life’s knowledge and the power of the spirits to protect her precious family!
At long last, the highly anticipated Gachiakuta anime series arrives, giving fans a front-row seat to experience Rudo’s journey into the hellscape of the Pit. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the new Gachiakutaanime, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all the new episodes.
Gachiakuta begins with Rudo being framed for murder and thrown into the Pit, a dangerous region where mutated garbage monsters and deviants dwell. To survive the Pit, Rudo must wield a new power and join the rogue Cleaners faction. Rudo isn’t just fighting for survival, however, as the Gachiakuta anime will show that he’s going to unleash a reckoning on those who cast them into the Pit.
Gachiakuta Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Gachiakuta will release on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. PST / 10:00 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs, followed by English dubs at 8:00 a.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. EST. Gachiakuta is expected to have 24 episodes this season and run for half a year without breaks.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Gachiakuta (subject to change):
Episode 1 – July 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 27 – OUT NOW
Delayed from original July 20 premiere date
Episode 4 – August 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 24 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 31 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – September 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 21 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 28 – OUT NOW
Episode 13 – October 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 14 – October 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 15 – October 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 16 – October 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 17 – November 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 18 – November 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 19 – November 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 20 – November 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 21 – November 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 22 – December 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 23 – December 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 24 – December 21 – OUT NOW
New Gachiakuta episodes will be released at the following times (subject to change):
English Sub
Pacific Standard Time: 7:00 a.m. PST
Mountain Standard Time: 8:00 a.m. MST
Central Standard Time: 9:00 a.m. CST
Eastern Standard Time: 10:00 a.m. EST
Greenwich Mean Time: 3:00 p.m. GMT
English Dub
Pacific Standard Time: 8:00 a.m. PST
Mountain Standard Time: 9:00 a.m. MST
Central Standard Time: 10:00 a.m. CST
Eastern Standard Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
Greenwich Mean Time: 4:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
In the second cour, Mori Calliope performs the opening theme song “Let’s Just Crash,” and Karanoah performs the ending theme song “Ban.”
Paledusk
DUSTCELL
Paledusk will perform the opening theme song “HUGs.” DUSTCELL performs the ending theme song “TOMOSHIBI.”
Fumihiko Suganuma directs the Gachiakuta anime at studio bones film. Hiroshi Seko handles series composition, and Satoshi Ishino is the character designer and chief animation director. In addition, Taku Iwasaki will compose the anime’s music.
Gachiakuta is streaming on Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS (excluding Russia and Belarus), Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The anime will air on CBC, TBS, and several other channels in Japan.
What is Gachiakuta About?
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
In a floating city where the rich discard their waste—and people—Rudo is framed for murder and thrown into the Pit, where a hellscape of mutated garbage beasts dwell. To survive, he must wield a new power and join the rogue Cleaners. Rudo doesn’t just aim to battle monsters, but the corrupt who cast him into Hell.
The latest livestream for the Haikyu!! anime series has confirmed that the Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant anime film will open in 2027 in theaters in Japan. The Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant film will play with Haikyu!!Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro (Where Monsters Go), a new anime special that depicts a high stakes game between Fukurōdani Academy and Mujinazaka High School. Susumu Mitsunaka write and directs the second sequel film at Production I.G.
Haruichi Furudate launched the Haikyu!! manga in 2011, and VIZ Media publishes the manga around the world. The Haikyu!! anime by Production I.G. ran from 2014 to 2020 with multiple seasons. In 2024, the anime series returned with Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump, which is part of a two-part film series.
KLab, Garena, and Prophet Games released card-based mobile game Haikyu Fly Highon July 31 for Android and iOS. In Haikyu Fly High, Haikyu fans may build their volleyball team and strategize to claim victory. Players may relive iconic scenes and moves from the anime series as well.
The Haikyu!! anime series is streaming on Crunchyroll with English dubs and English subs. Crunchyroll describes the series as follows:
Based off of the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, Haikyu!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata’s love of volleyball. Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the “King of the Court” Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.
A not-so mechanical maid is the star of the Mechanical Marie series, but the new boss she’s protecting is just as much of a star. As this romance-comedy story unfolds, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Mechanical Marie, including the release dates and schedule for all episodes.
In Mechanical Marie, Marie accepts a new job as a “mechanical maid,” despite being fully human. Her boss, Arthur hates humans and ends up falling in love with his “perfect” maid, and things get out of control when he’s constantly needing protection from assassination attempts.
Mechanical Marie Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Mechanical Marieepisodes will release on Sundays at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Mechanical Marie will air for atleast 12 episodes this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Mechanical Marie(subject to change):
Episode 1 – October 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – October 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – October 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – October 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – November 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – November 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – November 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – November 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – November 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – December 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – December 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – December 21 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Mechanical Marie will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Standard Time: 6:00 a.m. PST
Mountain Standard Time: 7:00 a.m. MST
Central Standard Time: 8:00 a.m. CST
Eastern Standard Time: 9:00 a.m. EST
Greenwich Mean Time: 2:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Harutya
Marie (VA: Nao Tōyama)
Harutya performs the opening theme song “Honto to Uso (Truth and Lies).” Nao Tōyama will perform the ending theme song “Cross Heart ~Itsuwari no Nai Kimochi (Feelings With No Lies).”
The cast and staff for the Mechanical Marie anime includes:
Crunchyroll is streaming the Mechanical Marieanime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on Tokyo MX, BS-Fuji, and YTV channels, along with streaming services like d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai.
What is Mechanical MarieAbout?
Aki Akimoto’s Mechanical Marie manga was released as a one-shot in Hakusensha’s LaLa shojo manga magazine in March 2020, and then serialized there from June 2020 to June 2023. Yen Press is licensing the manga and will release the first volume in August 2025.
“Finally complete. Meet Marie, the mechanical maid.” Once a genius martial artist, Marie is a human girl who now hides her identity and works undercover as a “mechanical maid” in the mansion of Arthur, the heir to a powerful conglomerate who despises humans.
—If her true identity is discovered, it’s instant execution!? Taking advantage of her naturally expressionless face, Marie flawlessly fulfills her duties as a “mechanical maid” while secretly protecting Arthur from the assassins constantly targeting his life. But things get complicated when the smitten Arthur, who dotes on Marie, comes dangerously close to discovering her secret! Every day is a nerve-wracking mix of thrills and close calls!
A maid pretending to be a machine × A misanthropic heir. A heartwarming romcom filled with laughter and tears begins! What starts as a lie between master and servant gradually blossoms into an unexpected romance.
To close out Jump Festa 2026, the staff of the One Piece anime series confirmed that the anime’s Elbaph arc will premiere on April 5, 2026. A new key visual for the Elbaph arc of One Piece was also unveiled.
As previously announced in October, the One Piece Elbaph arc anime will air with a new two-cour structure featuring a maximum of 26 episodes. This change to the seasonal model aims to bring improvements in story pacing and animation quality. Once the Egghead arc concludes this year, One Piece will go on a three-month hiatus from January to March 2026. Among one of the anime’s new cast additions is Kenjiro Tsuda, who voices Shamrock—the Figarland family leader and twin brother of pirate Shanks in the One Piece world.
One Piece Egghead Arc episodes 1134 through 1143 are streaming with an English dub on Crunchyroll. The English dub for One Piece Egghead Arc episodes 1134 – 1143 is available in United States, Canada, LATAM, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
The One Piece Jump Festa 2026 stage took some minutes to focus on Tony Tony Chopper with a new trailer for Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 and a brand-new mini anime focusing on the Straw Hat Pirate. Ikue Ōtani will be reprising her role as Tony Tony Chopper in the Japanese dub of One Piece Season 2 on Netflix and the CHOPPER’s mini anime, with the latter set to premiere first on the Mezamashi TV morning program in Japan on January 5.
The One Piece Elbaph arc anime premieres on April 5, 2026 with a new two-cour structure featuring a maximum of 26 episodes. Once the Egghead arc concludes this year, One Piece will go on a three-month hiatus from January to March 2026.
Lastly, One Piece has been serialized since July 1997, and fans can read the manga weekly on VIZ Media and Manga Plus in English.
