Science SARU's The Ghost in the Shell premieres July 7, 2026, on Fuji TV and globally on Amazon Prime Video. Director Mokochan and writer Toh Enjoe are steering the adaptation back to Masamune Shirow's original manga — Fuchikoma and all. The ending theme "Blue" features Millennium Parade, Saya Gray, and Daniel Caesar. For Gen X fans tired of franchise gloss, this one is worth your attention.
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Disowned for his "useless" Heavy Knight class, Elymas leverages VR mastery to exploit hidden stats and gear drops in a world running on game logic. GoHands delivers glossy 3D/2D hybrid visuals for a tank protagonist who defies DPS-obsessed nobility—Log Horizon meets min-max strategy with defensive grit. Two cours, no split season, streaming globally on Crunchyroll July 2.
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko is the long-awaited sequel to the classic Dodge Danpei manga series, arriving as a TV anime on July 6, 2026. Produced by Studio Cue and featuring an opening theme by Momoiro Clover Z, this firebrand sports series looks to turn dodgeball into an all-out war. If you grew up on the original, the fire is back and it brought friends.
KADOKAWA recently dropped the first teaser for Wasted Chef, an upcoming post-apocalyptic anime film directed by Takayuki Hirao. Slated for a 2027 release, this original project reunites the talented creative team behind Pompo: The Cinéphile. The story follows a young cook navigating a ruined world completely stripped of taste and desire. His culinary obsession becomes the last hope to salvage humanity's fading cultural and emotional memories.
Toei Animation has unveiled the first teaser for World Trigger REBOOT at World Trigger Festival 2026, confirming a ground-up remake starting with the Black Trigger Capture Arc. Series director Morio Hatano and the original main cast all return. For fans who bounced off the 2014 broadcast's rough production, this is the modern seasonal treatment Ashihara's tactical sci-fi manga always deserved — a course correction, not a cash grab.
Tank Chair, Manabu Yashiro's violent sci-fi action manga, is getting a TV anime adaptation from Polygon Pictures, set to premiere Fall 2026. Directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira and Hiroaki Ando, with music by Masaru Yokoyama, the series follows deadliest hitman Nagi Taira — comatose, wheelchair-bound, and more lethal than ever. Distributed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, this is one of the most distinctive action anime of the 2026 season.
At World Trigger Festival 2026, Toei Animation officially confirmed the World Trigger REBOOT project — a full re-adaptation of the manga from Chapter 1. Series director Morio Hatano and five original cast members return, with redesigned characters and a new teaser. This isn't a sequel or continuation; it's a course correction on one of shōnen's most tactically rich series, starting with the Black Trigger Capture Arc.
Science SARU's highly anticipated Ghost in the Shell TV anime — 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL — premieres July 7, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. Returning to Masamune Shirow's original manga, the series tackles the iconic Puppeteer arc with debut director Mokochan, writer Toh Enjoe, and a bold new visual identity. For VHS-era fans and cyberpunk faithful alike, this is the adaptation worth watching.
Daisuke Ashihara is taking another health-related break, and World Trigger fans are taking it in stride. The manga skips the May 2 Jump SQ. issue and returns in the July 2026 issue, shipping June 4. A look at Ashihara's decade-long battle with chronic health issues, why this series earns our patience, and what the announced anime Reboot Project means for the franchise going forward.