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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Attack on Titan: The Musical is going on a world tour, starting at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, April 15–May 2, 2027. It premiered in Osaka and Tokyo in January 2023 and played New York City Center in October 2024. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. More dates TBA.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 premieres January 2027 - revealed in a trailer on October 10, 2026. J.C. Staff animating, Shinpei Nagai directing, and JAM Project back for the opening ("Never Done - SUPREME POWER VS ULTIMATE FEAR -"). Hulu (U.S.), Disney+ (Canada), Netflix (Latin America, Oceania).

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends - the anime based on the video game - has moved from 2027 to 2028, per Crunchyroll's New York Comic Con panel (reported October 8, 2026). Kamikaze Douga animates, Takanobu Mizuno directs. Crunchyroll exclusive. No reason for the delay was given.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Crunchyroll's Manga app expanded on October 8, 2026 to the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives). It launched in the U.S. and Canada in October 2025.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Moon on a Rainy Night anime's first trailer is out (October 7, 2026): CompTown animating, Tomoe Makino directing, Sora Amamiya as Kanon. Based on Kuzushiro's manga, announced as an anime in November 2024, premiering in 2027. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUhw...

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The Moon on a Rainy Night - Official Teaser Trailer (MULTI SUB)

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwY... Black Clover Season 2 premieres October 3, 2026 - nearly five years after Season 1 ended its war arc in 2021. Same director, same studio, picking the story back up. Come to the catch up watch part while it's up!

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Black Clover 2nd Season Catch Up Watch Party | Watch Full Episodes LIVE (Season 1 Part 4)

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The September 19-24, 2026 anime news cycle skewed toward legacy IP over new concepts. Check out details in the latest here: animeradar.substack.com/p/the-anime-...

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⛩️ The Anime Radar: October's Premiere Wall Starts Cracking Open

A curated breakdown of what's hitting screens and what's brewing in the studios.

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✧ Yaya ややちゃん｡ﾟ @yayachan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

smug kitty 🐈‍⬛

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

that was a nice read, thanks for sharing!

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Worth remembering with roundups like this: Black Clover S2 was actually confirmed back in June 2026, and The Fable S2 in April 2026. September 15, 2026 is when both became concrete dates, not when either was decided. Full breakdown in the September 19, 2026 issue: animeradar.substack.com

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 (Jan 10, 2027) is Studio C2C's longest commitment yet - two full cours, six months, no break. Same director, same character designer as the prior seasons.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Netflix is doing something different with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run's 2nd Stage (Sept 25, 2026) - a weekly Friday release, after months of fan pushback on the 1st Stage's single-episode drop with no second episode queued.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fall 2026's shape locked in as of September 15, 2026. Crunchyroll's roundup that day put 40-plus titles on the calendar in one shot - Apothecary Diaries S3 (Oct 2), Black Clover S2 (Oct 3), and a wave of returning isekai-adjacent sequels among them.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Three big stories between September 4 and September 10, 2026, all older IP resurfacing rather than new ideas launching. Full breakdown, plus Kaiju No. 8's new short and the next Bleach TYBW Calamity episode, in the September 10, 2026 issue: animeradar.substack.com

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ANIME RADAR | JackLinger | Substack

We do weekly anime newsletters to get the latest info on new releases and upcoming titles BEFORE they hit your feed. Click to read ANIME RADAR, by JackLinger, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months...

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

And Witch on the Holy Night finally has dates — Japan November 20, 2026, North America January 29, 2027 — five years after Ufotable announced it in December 2021. Long waits for TYPE-MOON adaptations aren't new, but this one's now real.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Also announced September 10, 2026: Eat-Man is coming back after roughly 30 years, with the original creator writing/designing and the original lead actor reprising his role. That's the kind of full-circle production credit that almost never happens on a revival.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Attack on Titan Day is official: Sept 9 was certified by the Japan Anniversary Association, marking the manga's Sept 9, 2009 debut. 99 free chapters, new Isayama art, and two films: Guren no Yumiya returns to Japan theaters Oct 23, 2026; THE LAST ATTACK follows in 2027. No new TV anime.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dragon Ball France park: Macron announced three theme parks near Cergy-Pontoise on August 24, 2026, naming no franchise. officials said one would be Dragon Ball; Toei stated on September 3 that no license was ever granted and that the circulating concept art is from the 2024 Saudi Qiddiya project.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Aoashi Season 2 (October 4, 2026) animation from Production I.G to TMS Entertainment — and swaps directors (Kazuki Yokoyama in for Akira Sato). Series composer, lead character designer, composer, and sound director all return. Sports anime live on match animation, so the studio side is the real test

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus premieres October 11, 2026 "ENHANCED edition" reconstruction of the existing Beerus, Golden Frieza, and Universe 6 arcs, not new story. Re-rendered footage, new cuts, new OP ("Kan Peki No Peki") and ED ("ONOGAMI"). Same source material, rebuilt.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anime production news from the first week of September 2026: a "new" Beerus isn't actually new, a soccer anime is about to test a studio and director change, and the Dragon Ball France theme park was never licensed. Thread.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

substack.com/home/post/p-... Anime Radar did a collab review with Miyamura Izumi's Margins! Article up on Substack where we cover Neo Tokyo, Short Peace, and Otona Joshi no Anime Time.

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Two Lenses, Identical Verdicts

Neo Tokyo, Short Peace, and Otona Joshi no Anime Time, reviewed twice over — with Miyamura Izumi's Margins

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

October 2 — Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Crunchyroll. Maomao out of the inner palace and into something larger and more dangerous. Opening theme by Yorushika. Part 1 October 2, Part 2 April 2027. Full Fall 2026 preview at animeradar.substack.com

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

August 28 — Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising, IMAX worldwide. Thirteen years since Rebellion. Four announced release dates. Gen Urobuchi wrote it. SHAFT animated it. This is the one with confirmed theater bookings. August 28.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

August 27 — Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames, Netflix worldwide. The Yoshiwara arc, newly animated with expanded scenes — Gintoki vs. Housen, the match that ends the "should I watch Gintama" debate. 405 million yen in Japan in February. Compilation format, no prior episodes required.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What's hitting between now and October 2. Six days of history, then six weeks until Fall. 🧵

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island might be one of the more deceptive anime movies of the year. At first glance, it looks exactly like what you’d expect from Chiikawa: tiny adorable creatures, a colorful island adventure, food, friendship, and lots of mascot energy. But then....

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And August 28 — Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising opens worldwide, including IMAX. Four release dates, thirteen years since Rebellion. This one is locked! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4...

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Link Click Season 3 Part 1 is live on Bilibili. Two seasons of accumulated consequences, none of them resolved, all of them carried into Season 3 without flinching. One of the best emotional thriller anime currently running, regardless of country of origin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uu8...

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Link Click Season 3 Part One - Official Trailer 4

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Re:ZERO Season 4 Part 2 is on Crunchyroll. The Recapture Arc. The Corridor of Memories. MYTH & ROID × TK from Ling tosite sigure on the ending theme. Two years between seasons and within one episode the show is completely inside you again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtrg...

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Cour 2 | Official Trailer | Crunchyroll

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Four returning series. Two weeks. All at once. Here's what's live, what just started, and what opens August 28. 🧵 animeradar.substack.com

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

substack.com/home/post/p-... Have you heard about They Were Eleven, an quirky anime movie from the 1980s? New article about it on Anime Radar substack!

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

i remember those from old school Pizza Huts.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

And — Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising finally has a locked theatrical date: August 28 in Japan. Fourth announced date. The one that appears to be holding. Thirteen years since Rebellion. Still time to binge the original series! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSe4...

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | MAIN TRAILER

YouTube video by Aniplex USA

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Re:ZERO S4 Part 2 drops Monday on Crunchyroll. The Recapture Arc. The Watchtower. The Corridor of Memories. MYTH & ROID × TK from Ling tosite sigure on the ending theme. We're so back! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVl4...

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 | Official Trailer 2 | Crunchyroll

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Ribbon Hero is on Netflix right now. Based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight — 1953 manga, one of the foundational works in the medium, one of the first made for girls. Director Yuki Igarashi. It looks like the prestige theatrical anime film it was supposed to be www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56k...

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THE RIBBON HERO | Final Trailer | Netflix Anime

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The next ten days are going to be a lot. Here's what's dropping and why each one matters. 🧵

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates FREE MANGA FOR THE PEOPLE! Shueisha just made almost 400 manga series free! If you've been telling people to try manga and they bounce on the price or platform question, that excuse is now gone.

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MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So, how are people feeling about this design? This is Lah Kara, the MC from the new Ninth Jedi anime just released on Disney+. Any comments?

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Scary! Keep your brain healthy!

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I wrote an article about the Isekai genre and what it might look like in the future! animeradar.substack.com/p/why-isekai... This is a paid-sub article but we have lots of free stuff to see too if you like anime and just want a space for your space because I hear you like space! But with anime.

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Why Isekai Conquered Anime — And Why Its Grip Is Finally Slipping

Fifteen isekai are airing this summer — and the publisher that built the genre is blaming it for a profit collapse. An Anime Radar deep dive.

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Vr... Aug 27: Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames on Netflix. The theatrical film covering one of Gintama's best arcs, now worldwide. Twenty years of Gintama and it still knows how to land a gut punch.

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GINTAMA Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames - Official Trailer

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGG... Aug 12: Re:ZERO Season 4 Part 2 ( Recapture Arc ) on Crunchyroll! The Loss Arc left Subaru at his lowest. Thes is where the payoff begins. White Fox returns, 8 episodes.

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【リゼロ】4th seasonノンクレジットオープニング映像│「Recollect」鈴木このみ feat. Ashnikko

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Aug 8: The Ribbon Hero on Netflix — a prestige anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight, one of the foundational works of manga. Directed by Yuki Igarashi. This is the one I'm watching on launch day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56k...

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THE RIBBON HERO | Final Trailer | Netflix Anime

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRr_... Aug 3: MHA's 10th anniversary Eri short drops on Crunchyroll. She's in high school now, pursuing music. Preview images confirm a gorgeous redesign.

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My Hero Academia 10th anniversary Trailer

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

August anime drops, in order. Here's what's actually worth your time this month. 🧵

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Anime Radar @animeradar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Coming to Criterion Channel in September Spike Spencer is Shinji. Amanda Winn-Lee is Rei. man, the ADV dub has specific line readings and localization choices baked into how a generation experienced the show's emotional peaks.

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