Summer 2026 (July–September) opened in early July with dozens of new anime, including many long-awaited sequels. Below are the notable shows with confirmed schedules.
Notable shows
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 — premiered in early July on Crunchyroll; the Chaos Breaker arc begins with episode 8 on August 16; the season runs at least 14 episodes
- The Ghost in the Shell (2026) — Science SARU, Prime Video, July 7 through episode 10 (finale) on September 8, 2026
- Youjo Senki II — studio NUT, from July 8 to the finale on September 23, 2026
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity — July 25–September 26, 2026, 10 episodes, Hulu and Disney+
- Re:Zero Season 4 – Recapture Part — began August 12, episode 19 is the finale, airing September 30, 2026
- Elusive Samurai Season 2 (CloverWorks) and Black Torch are also in the lineup
Not yet on air
Chainsaw Man Season 2 (Assassins Arc) has not aired: MAPPA has only announced it is in production, with no air date. Earlier articles claiming it airs from July 2026 were wrong.
Coming up: fall 2026
Most new shows air from October 2 to 9: The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 (Oct 2), Tokyo Revengers – Three Deities Arc (Oct 2), Tougen Anki Season 2 (Oct 2), Black Clover Season 2 and Ranma 1/2 Season 3 (Oct 3), Blue Box Season 2 and Aoashi Season 2 (Oct 4), Magic Knight Rayearth (Oct 7), Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (Oct 11) and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 (Oct 20, Netflix). See the full table on our Broadcast Schedule page.