Kaiju No. 8 Anime Continues with ‘Conclusion Arc’ and Narumi’s Weekday Short

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During Jump Festa 2026, the staff of the Kaiju No. 8 anime confirmed that a “conclusion arc” anime adaptation and a new “Narumi’s Weekday” short are in the works. A new trailer for the conclusion arc of the Kaiju No. 8 anime was also released.

The first two seasons of Kaiju No. 8 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. 

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs the Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 opening theme song “You Can’t Run From Yourself.” OneRepublic performs the ending theme song “Beautiful Colors.”

The cast includes:

  • Fairouz Ai as Kikoru Shinomiya
  • Kengo Kawanishi as Sōshirō Hoshina
  • Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8
  • Wataru Katō as Reno Ichikawa
  • Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro
  • Hiroki Yasumoto as Eiji Hasegawa
  • Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kaiju No. 9
  • Kana Hanazawa as Rin Shinonome
  • Keisuke Kōmoto as Haruichi Izumo
  • Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10
  • Kōki Uchiyama as Gen Narumi
  • Kotono Mitsuishi as Hikaru Shinomiya
  • Sayaka Senbongi as Konomi Okonogi
  • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Aoi Kaguragi
  • Tesshō Genda as Isao Shinomiya
  • Yūki Shin as Iharu Furuhashi

Shigeyuki Miya is the director of Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, with series composition by Yūichirō Kido, music composed by Yūta Bandō, and character designs by Tetsuya Nishio. Production I.G. and Khara are producing the series.

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Shinji Kimura
  • Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
  • 3D Director: Hayato Aragaki
  • Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
  • Director of Photography: Eiji Arai
  • Brand Art Direction: Shingo Kitada
  • Color design: Izumi Hirose
  • Editing: Aya Hida
  • Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
  • Logo Design: Shingo Kitada
  • Prop Design: Yukiko Watabe
  • PV Production: Nobutaka Yoda (10GAUGE)

Lastly, Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno’s determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka’s promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

One Punch Man Season 3 Gets Third Promotional Video at Jump Festa 2026

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One Punch Man Season 3 third promotional video

A promotional video for One Punch Man Season 3 was released during Jump Festa 2026 ahead of the final two episodes (episodes 35 and 36).

One Punch Man Season 3 premiered with a recap special on October 5 at 11:45 p.m. JST on the TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TV Kyushu channels. The anime is streaming on Hulu in the U.S.

JAM Project and BABYMETAL perform the opening theme song “Get No Satisfied!”. Saitama voice actor Makoto Furukawa performs the ending theme song “Soko ni Aru Akari (The Light, That’s There).”

J.C. STAFF animates the anime with Shinpei Nagai as director. Further, Chikashi Kubota, Shinjiro Kuroda, and Ryōsuke Shirakawa are the character designers. Tomohiro Suzuki is in charge of series composition, and Makoto Miyazaki is the music composer. 

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Sakura Murakami
  • Color Designer: Mayumi Tanahashi
  • Director of Photography: Yuki Hirose
  • Editor: Masahiro Gotō
  • Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami

Yūsuke Murata and ONE first launched the One Punch Man manga in 2012. VIZ Media releases the series digitally and in print in English.

The first two seasons of the One Punch Man anime series are streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll and Netflix. Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll: 

Saitama started out being a hero just for fun. After three years of “special” training, he became so powerful that he can defeat opponents with a single punch. Now, alongside Genos, his faithful cyborg disciple, Saitama is ready to begin his official duties as a professional hero working with the Hero Association.

However, the frequency of monster appearances is surging and it increasingly appears as if the Great Seer Madame Shibabawa’s prediction about the Earth’s doom is coming true. In the midst of this crisis, the “hero hunter” Garou makes his own appearance.

Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 Gets Opening Theme Song by Tatsuya Kitani and BABYMETAL

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The staff of Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 confirmed that Tatsuya Kitani and BABYMETAL will perform the opening theme song “Kasuka no Hana,” or “Faint Flower” in English. A new trailer for Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 plays the opening theme below.

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 key visual
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Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 will premiere on January 11, 2026, at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels. The anime will stream 30 minutes later on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Lemino in Japan. Crunchyroll will stream the second season outside Japan.

The anime’s new cast members include:

  • Ryōta Suzuki as Yamada Asaemon Shugen
  • Kōji Yusa as Yamada Asaemon Jikka
  • Maaya Uchida as Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
  • Sayaka Ōhara as Yamada Asaemon Isuzu

Kaori Makita directs the anime at MAPPA, with Twin Engine in charge of planning. Akira Kindaichi is in charge of series composition, Akitsugu Hisagi is the character designer, Yoshiaki Dewa is the composer, and Ayako Suenaga is the color designer. Chika Toda joins the staff as the new photography director for the second season, and Junichi Higashi is the new art director. 

The original Hell’s Paradise manga by Yuji Kaku was in serialization from 2018 to 2021 in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ magazine. In the west, Hell’s Paradise was published by VIZ Media.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Crunchyroll:

Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge. But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru survive this harrowing quest?

Oblivion Battery Anime Returns with Season 2 in 2027

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The anime adaptation of Eko Mikawa’s Oblivion Battery baseball manga will return with season 2 in 2027, as confirmed on the Jump Festa 2026 Super Stage event. A new teaser visual for Oblivion Battery Season 2 was also revealed at the event and on the anime’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. Although the wait will be long, there will multiple special events that will reveal new information about the second season in April, summer, and fall of 2026.

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Eco Mikawa first released the Oblivion Battery manga on the Shonen Jump+ website in April 2018. Shueisha’s MANGA Plus is simultaneously releasing the Oblivion Battery manga in English going forward. Fans can stream the Oblivion Battery anime in English or Japanese on Crunchyroll. 

Here’s the staff and cast of the first season:

  • Match Production: Eijuu Takashima
  • Director: Makoto Nakazono
  • Series Composition: Michiko Yokote 
  • Assistant Director: Takeshi Iida
  • Character Designer: Hitomi Hasegawa
  • Action Animation Directors: Junpei Tatenaka, Masahiro Tokumaru
  • Art Director: Yuki Funagakure
  • Color Design: Naomi Nakano
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Yūki Kawashita
  • 3D Director: Kōhei Ogawa
  • Editing: Masato Yoshitake
  • Composers: Tomoki Kikuya, Hiroko Yamasaki
  • Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
  • Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa

Cast

  • Toshiki Masuda as Haruka Kiyomine
  • Mamoru Miyano as Kei Kaname
  • Yōhei Azakami as Aoi Todo
  • Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shunpei Chihaya
  • Yuuki Kaji as Taro Yamada
  • Yoshitaka Yamaya as Kazuki Tsuchiya
  • Takeo Ōtsuka as Eiichiro Kokuto
  • Mark Ishii as Hironobu Makita
  • Kengo Kawanishi as Shuto Kirishima

Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga via My Anime List:

High school student Tarou Yamada wants to escape his past as a baseball player after a devastating loss against an elite team. Though the new school he attends has no record of the sport, Yamada reencounters the same foes from that fateful day when he experienced his greatest failure. Unsure of why his former opponents are now attending the same school, Yamada wonders if he will truly be able to move away from his passion for baseball.

Mr. Clice Manga is Getting an Anime Adaptation

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Osamu Akimoto’s Mr. Clice manga is getting a new anime adaptation, along with a new manga chapter in the Jump SQ. RISE 2026 Winter issue in late January 2026. A release date for the Mr. Clice anime was not confirmed, and more details will be revealed at a later date. 

Here’s an overview of the manga, via Manga Dex:

Jin Clice is a super dashing spy, special agent for Japan’s elite espionage program, whose body was mortally wounded by the KGB. Having already invested a lot of money in him, the agency would not allow him to die so easily though. Desperately trying to save his life, the government transferred his mind into the body of a recently deceased tennis player which happens to be a young beautiful woman! The dashing ladies man has, in essence, gone from being Bond to being the Bond girl!

Further, the TV anime adaptation of Akimoto’s KochiKame manga will return with a “New KochiKame” anime project by studio Gallop. This anime celebrates the 50th anniversary of the manga, but fans will need to wait until spring 2026 for the anniversary website to open. The anime’s cast will be revealed in September 2026.

In addition, Shueisha Games and Kairosoft have announced KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-yen Beat, a new city builder sim game for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-yen Beat is in development with no confirmed release date yet. The Steam version will support English, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese text options. 

REMOW is currently streaming the classic KochiKame anime on the It’s Anime YouTube channel. The channel streams the anime with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada.

KochiKame is Getting a New Anime and ‘KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-yen Beat’ Game

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The TV anime adaptation of Osamu Akimoto’s KochiKame manga is making a comeback with a “New KochiKame” anime project by studio Gallop. In addition, Shueisha Games and Kairosoft have announced KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-yen Beat, a new city builder sim game for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.

The new anime is titled Shin Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, or simply New Kochikame for short. This anime celebrates the 50th anniversary of the manga, but fans will need to wait until spring 2026 for the anniversary website to open. The anime’s cast will subsequently be revealed in September 2026.

KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-yen Beat is in development with no confirmed release date yet. The Steam version will support English, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese text options. 

Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

The world of KochiKame in pixel art

The legendary “KochiKame” arrives as a simulation game! Transform a struggling shopping district into a thriving metropolis and strike it rich!

Build profitable facilities for massive profits

Raise funds through gambling and part-time jobs, then construct facilities to grow your empire. As your shopping district flourishes, crowds will flock in and the money will roll in! But watch out—if the Chief catches you slacking off, you’re in big trouble!

Over 200 original characters!

Not just the police box crew—characters from every corner of the series come together! Can you meet them all?

Experience classic episodes full of laughter and tears

As your shopping district grows, various storylines unfold. Complete mini-games and relive beloved episodes from the series!

REMOW is currently streaming the classic KochiKame anime on the It’s Anime YouTube channel. The channel streams the anime with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada.

Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 Gets New Trailer at Jump Festa 2026

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Mission Yozakura Family Season 2 trailer

The Jump Festa 2026 stage event for Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 revealed a new trailer to get fans hyped for the April 2026 premiere. In addition, the staff confirmed that Kaito Ishikawa will be voicing Sōsuke Michibata in the anime.

Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 will air on 28 MBS and TBS networks on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. JST during the “Nichigo” slot. Sakurazaka46 performs the new opening theme song “What’s ‘KAZOKU’ (What’s ‘Family’).”

Currently, the first season of Mission: Yozakura Family is streaming on Disney Plus and Hulu.

The cast includes:

  • Kaede Hondo as Mutsumi Yozakura
  • Reiji Kawashima as Taiyō Asano
  • Akari Kitō as Futaba Yozakura
  • Katsuyuki Konishi as Kyōichirō Yozakura
  • Aoi Yūki as Shion Yozakura
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shinzō Yozakura
  • Yumi Uchiyama as Nanao Yozakura
  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kengo Yozakura and Goliath
  • Mariya Ise as Ayaka Kirisaki
  • Romi Park as Rin Fudō
  • Kōki Uchiyama as Aoi Sui
  • Daiki Hamano as Ouga Inugami
Mission Yozakura Family Season 2 key visual
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Mirai Minato directed the anime’s first season and oversaw the series scripts at SILVER LINK. Mizuki Takahashi was the character designer and chief animation director, and Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki were the composers.

Hitsuji Gondaira launched Mission: Yozakura Family in 2019, and Shueisha publishes the manga series on MANGA Plus service. Yen Press is also publishing the manga series in print.

Here’s an overview of the manga, via MANGA Plus:

Taiyo Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyoichiro. What drastic steps will Taiyo have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy – the mission begins!

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – The Culling Game Part 1 Trailer Reveals Opening Theme Song by King Gnu

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During Jump Festa 2026, the staff of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – The Culling Game Part 1 revealed the new opening theme song “AIZO” by King Gnu, who previously performed the opening theme song for Season 2’s Shibuya Incident Arc. In addition, new cast members and a “Another ver.” teaser visual were also revealed.

Japanese Version

English Subtitles

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The new cast members include:

  • Kazuya Nakai as Kinji Hakari
  • Yuki Sakakihara as Kirara Hoshi
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Hiromi Higuruma
  • Satoshi Tsuruoka as Fumihiko Takaba
  • Yutaka Aoyama as Reggie Star
  • Neeko as Kogane

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – The Culling Game Part 1 premieres January 8 with a double-episode premiere during the “Super Animeism Turbo” programming block on MBS, TBS, and affiliate channels. Crunchyroll will stream the anime.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution premiered in Japanese theaters on November 7 with IMAX, and the compilation film includes The Culling Game Part 1 episodes 1 and 2. GKIDS brings Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution to theaters in North America on December 5 with Japanese voice-overs and English dubs.

The voice cast includes:

  • Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
  • Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
  • Daisuke Namikawa as Choso
  • Megumi Ogata as Yuta Okkotsu
  • Kōji Yusa as Naoya Zen’in
  • Yoshiko Sakakibara as Tengen and narrator

The staff includes:

  • Director: Shota Goshozono
  • Series Composition and Script Writer: Hiroshi Seko
  • Character Design: Yosuke Yajima and Hiromi Niwa
  • Deputy Director: Yosuke Takada
  • Art Director: Junichi Higashi
  • Color Design: Eiko Matsushima
  • CG Producer: Yusuke Tannawa
  • 3DCG Director: Daisuke Ishikawa (Monster’s Egg)
  • Director of Photography: Teppei Ito
  • Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
  • Music: Yoshimasa Terui
  • Music Producer: Yoshiki Kobayashi
  • Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
  • Sound Production: dugout
  • Animation Studio: MAPPA

What’s more, Starforge Systems launched its Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Limited Edition PC collection. The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 PC bundle ($2399.99) is the all-encompassing headliner of the collection with a custom PC, desk mat, and wall art. The new PC bundle includes an AMD RX 9070 XT 16GB GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU, and a custom UV printed case. The wall art and desk mat are available separately for $59.99 and $49.99 at starforgesystems.com, along with a PC case bundle.

Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames Film Trailer Reveals Theme Song by SUPER BEAVER

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Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames film trailer

Jump Festa 2026 set the stage for the Gintama anime, revealing a new trailer and key visual for the Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames compilation film, which premieres on February 13, 2026 in Japan with the title Gintama New Film Version: Yoshiwara in Flames. The trailer reveals the main theme song “Sanzen (Sparkling)” by SUPER BEAVER, and a novel adaptation of the film will also be released.

Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames film main visual
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As previously announced, Gintama New Film Version: Yoshiwara in Flames adapts the Gintama anime’s Yoshiwara in Flames arc, including episodes 139 through 146. The film will feature newly animated scenes and characters who didn’t originally appear in the arc. 

The main cast includes:

  • Tomokazu Sugita as Ginpachi Sakata
  • Daisuke Sakaguchi as Shinpachi Shimura
  • Rie Kugimiya as Kagura
  • Susumu Chiba as Isao Kondo
  • Kazuya Nakai as Toshiro Hijikata
  • Kenichi Suzumura as Sogo Okita
  • Tetsuharu Ohta as Sagaru Yamazaki
  • Akira Ishida as Kotaro Katsura
  • Satoshi Hino as Kamui

Naoya Ando directs the film at BN Pictures with a script by Taku Kishimoto. What’s more, Yōichi Fujita is supervising the film, and Shinji Takeuchi is the character designer and chief animation director.

Hideki Sorachi’s popular Gintama series began with the manga in 2004 and ran all the way until June 2021. The original Gintama anime series is streaming with English subs on Crunchyroll. Hulu is also streaming Gintama Seasons 2 and 3 with an English dub. In addition, GINTAMA – Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class spinoff anime is now streaming on Crunchyroll and Anime.com. 

My Hero Academia Anime is Getting a Bonus Episode and Concert World Tour

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TOHO animation took the stage at Jump Festa 2026 to reveal that the My Hero Academia anime is getting a new bonus episode titled “More” on May 2, 2026. The bonus episode follows up after the finale of My Hero Academia Final Season, adapting the events of manga chapter 431. 

In addition, the “My Hero Academia in Concert” world tour will begin on May 30, 2026 to celebrate the anime’s 10th anniversary. The tour will feature music directly composed by series composer Yūki Hayashi, along with scenes from the anime. In addition, the anime’s 10th anniversary visual and logo were also revealed.

My Hero Academia anime 10th anniversary visual
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Fans can also look forward to My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2, which premieres on January 5, 2026. My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 will stream on Crunchyroll with English dubs and subs, just like My Hero Academia Final Season.

Kenichi Suzuki is directing the anime series at BONES FILM. Yōsuke Kuroda will write and oversee the series scripts. Moreover, Takahiko Yoshida is the character designer, and Yuki Hayashi is composing the music alongside Shōgo Yamashiro and Yūki Furuhashi.

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe
  • Color Design: Haruko Nobori
  • Director of Photography: Eiei Cho
  • 3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
  • Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
  • Sound Director Masafumi Mima

THREEE performs the opening theme song “CATCH!!!,” and shytaupe performs the ending theme song “Miss you.”

My Hero Academia All’s Justice, the video game adaptation of the anime’s final season, launches February 6, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Pre-orders for the Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate Editions are available now in the Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Steam.

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