In honor of World Teachers’ Day on October 5, Anime!Anime! polled 267 readers on their favorite anime teacher characters. Gojo Satoru from Jujutsu Kaisen claimed the top spot in the 2026 edition.
The A Silent Voice film is returning to cinemas to mark its 10th anniversary, with a special card featuring Shoya and Shoko given to all attendees from October 30.
Nearly 30 years after the 1994 TV anime, Magic Knight Rayearth returns on October 7, 2026. Producer Kishida Takuma reveals why the series still resonates — and why now is the right time.
Aipri World 2026, the second annual large-scale event for Onegai Aipri, sold out both days at Makuhari Messe, featuring a 13-song live stage, arcade games, and exclusive merchandise.
The TV anime BLEACH Thousand-Year Blood War teams up with Japanese apparel brand graniph for a first-ever collab, releasing 17 items on October 20 via online store and domestic shops.
To mark its 10th anniversary, The Promised Neverland gets a new novel following Emma and friends after the manga’s finale, while Blue Box receives an Epilogue novel covering events before and after it
The official site for the Expelled from Paradise sequel film Kokoro no Resonance has dropped a new trailer revealing the theme song “Beyond the Night” by TeddyLoid feat. Ayane Sakura and Nogizaka46’s
Preview cuts and synopsis for Episode 2 of fall anime Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita II, “Jean Douby Was Excellent,” have been revealed ahead of its October 14 broadcast.
The Fable Season 2 anime announces six new cast members and confirms a January 9 premiere on NTV, with Ryōsuke Takahashi returning to direct at Tezuka Productions.
Yuki Kajiura’s FictionJunction makes its THE FIRST TAKE debut, performing “Kanata,” the theme song written for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Witch of Walpurgis, with the full live ensemble.
Kidzunatsuki’s Given teams up with cosmetics brand iCouleur for a special collab collection going on sale November 7, 2026, alongside a limited pop-up event at SHIBUYA109 Shibuya.
A collaboration video featuring the “Eliyanz” segment and in-film song “TERASE” from original anime film GROTESQQQUE has been released ahead of its November 6 premiere.
ŹOOĻ from IDOLiSH7 teams up with ZOZOTOWN for an exclusive collection of special photo goods and real-wear apparel, open for pre-order from October 20, 2026.
Kyoto Animation’s theatrical film Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: The Lonely Dragon will air on Japanese television for the first time on October 25 at 7 p.m. on BS12 Twellv.
Animate is launching a new line of Ojamajo Doremi merchandise on 16 October 2026, featuring original artwork of the cast in traditional Japanese dress under the “Wa Modern♪” theme.
Kou Sawada’s offbeat sci-fi comedy manga Yumeneconnect, serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since September 2024, has been officially greenlit for a TV anime.
