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RELEASE DESK CHECKED JULY 21, 2026 • SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ANIME + MANGA RADAR

What to watch. What to read. What comes next.

A practical release desk built from official calendars and platform announcements, with Eastern-friendly context and direct source links.

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SUMMER 2026

Now streaming

OFFICIAL LINEUP ↗
01

Supernatural ninja action

BLACK TORCH

100studioSat 6:00 a.m. PT
02

Historical drama

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia

Science SARUSat 9:00 a.m. PT
03

Manga-making drama

Draw This, Then Die!

Shin-Ei AnimationFri 8:35 a.m. PT
04

College comedy

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3

ZERO-G / Saber WorksMon 8:30 a.m. PT
05

Fantasy return

Mushoku Tensei Season 3

Studio BindSun 8:00 a.m. PT
06

Historical romance

Red River

Tatsunoko ProductionTue 10:40 a.m. PT
07

Military fantasy

Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2

NUTWed 6:30 a.m. PT
08

Historical action

The Elusive Samurai Season 2

CloverWorksFri 9:00 a.m. PT
09

Rom-com return

The 100 Girlfriends Season 3

Bibury Animation StudioSun 7:00 a.m. PT
10

School romance

You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2

LapintrackSun 1:30 a.m. PT
11

Continuing fantasy

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

bones filmSat 9:00 a.m. PT
12

Continuing adventure

ONE PIECE

Toei AnimationSun 9:00 a.m. PT

SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming anime

Aug 8, 2026Netflix

THE RIBBON HERO

Feature film inspired by Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight.

Aug 12, 2026Crunchyroll

Re:ZERO Season 4

Subaru heads toward the Pleiades Watchtower.

October 2026Netflix

Ranma1/2 Season 3

MAPPA's new adaptation returns worldwide.

Nov 3, 2026Netflix

BASS X MACHINA

Studio Mir steampunk western with supernatural machinery.

2026 • date TBANetflix

Fool Night

Sunrise × Shaft adapt the bleak transfloration manga.

February 2027Netflix

THE ONE PIECE

WIT Studio restarts the East Blue saga in seven episodes.

2027Netflix

BEAT & MOTION

MAPPA adapts Naoki Fujita's music-and-animation manga.

Coming soonNetflix

BLUE EYE SAMURAI Season 2

Mizu's quest continues in London.

NETFLIX ANNECY SLATE ↗NETFLIX × MAPPA NEWS ↗

CONFIRMED SO FAR

Fall 2026 anime

October premieres and fall-window announcements, checked against official sources.

FULL FALL GUIDE →
October 2026Netflix

Blue Box Season 2

Taiki and Chinatsu return for the next stage of their sports romance.

October 2026Netflix

Ranma 1/2 Season 3

The modern adaptation continues with more martial-arts comedy.

October 2026Officially announced

A Tale of the Secret Saint

Fantasy adaptation rescheduled from spring to fall.

Fall 2026Officially announced

Mebius Dust

Original action anime from director Seiji Mizushima.

Fall 2026Officially announced

Sirotan

The popular seal character gets a television anime.

Fall 2026Officially announced

Magical Explorer

Fantasy light-novel adaptation enters the fall calendar.

October 2026Crunchyroll

The Vermilion Mask

Historical action adaptation confirmed for two consecutive cours.

NETFLIX FALL NEWS ↗VERMILION MASK ↗

CONFIRMED SO FAR

Winter 2027 anime

January and February premieres already on the official calendar.

FULL WINTER GUIDE →
January 2027Officially announced

Shangri-La Frontier Season 3

Sunraku logs back in for the next major game arc.

January 2027Officially announced

Hirayasumi

Keigo Shinzo's warm slice-of-life manga comes to television.

January 2027Officially announced

Historie

Hitoshi Iwaaki's historical epic receives an anime adaptation.

January 2027Officially announced

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All

The music-driven yuri manga arrives as a TV anime.

January 2027Officially announced

Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love

Romantic comedy adaptation joins the winter slate.

January 2027Officially announced

Inherit the Winds

Shinsengumi-era drama begins its broadcast run.

January 2027Officially announced

In a World Full of Zombies, I’m the Only One Who Doesn’t Get Attacked

Zombie-survival adaptation leads the winter genre lineup.

February 2027Netflix

THE ONE PIECE

WIT Studio's new East Blue adaptation begins worldwide.

SHANGRI-LA FRONTIER ↗THE ONE PIECE ↗

OFFICIAL ENGLISH EDITIONS

New manga releases

VIZ JULY CALENDAR ↗
OUT NOW

July 21

  • #DRCL midnight children, Vol. 6
  • Alice in Borderland Retry
  • Boy's Abyss, Vol. 14
  • Bug Ego, Vol. 2
  • Kingdom, Vol. 9
  • Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 20
  • Record of Ragnarok, Vol. 19
  • Red River (3-in-1), Vol. 8
  • Rooster Fighter, Vol. 10
  • Taika's Reason, Vol. 1
  • The Climber, Vol. 6
  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 2
NEXT DROP

July 28

  • Castle in the Sky Film Comic: All-in-One
  • Steel Ball Run, Vol. 8
  • Me & Roboco, Vol. 20
  • Sakamoto Days: Assassin's Method
  • Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show, Vol. 4
EARLY LOOK

August

  • Black Clover, Vol. 37
  • Blue Box, Vol. 21
  • D.Gray-man, Vol. 29
  • Dandadan, Vol. 20
  • Daydream Darling, Vol. 1
  • Ichi the Witch, Vol. 4
  • Kagurabachi, Vol. 8
  • Kaiju No. 8: Relax, Vol. 3
  • The Marshal King, Vol. 1
  • The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 21
AUGUST SOURCE ↗

EDITORIAL HEAT CHECK

Most anticipated

Our excitement score reflects creative teams, source material, and the clarity of the official announcement—not predicted quality.

  1. #1

    98° HEAT

    THE ONE PIECE

    A major studio, a clean restart, and a defined seven-episode East Blue plan.
  2. #2

    94° HEAT

    Fool Night

    An acclaimed ecological dystopia with the unusual Sunrise × Shaft pairing.
  3. #3

    91° HEAT

    Ranma1/2 Season 3

    More of MAPPA's energetic return to Rumiko Takahashi's martial-arts comedy.
  4. #4

    89° HEAT

    Re:ZERO Season 4

    A high-stakes new destination for one of modern isekai's most demanding leads.
  5. #5

    87° HEAT

    BASS X MACHINA

    Studio Mir plus a supernatural steampunk western is a sharp original proposition.
  6. #6

    84° HEAT

    BEAT & MOTION

    A creative-industry story arriving from MAPPA in 2027.