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.
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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.
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen follows Pride Royal Ivy, a reincarnated otome game fan determined to defy her destiny as the story's final villain. Studio OLM's 12-episode Summer 2023 series trades flashy action for deep character work, trauma-informed storytelling, and a rare isekai heroine worth rooting for. With Season 2 now airing, this is the perfect time to discover one of anime's most underappreciated character-driven fantasy series.
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.
Yowayowa Sensei Episode 1 introduces Hiwamura, a clumsy, anxiety-ridden first-year teacher whose nervous energy gets mistaken for something supernatural. Brain's Base handles the fan service comedy with more craft than expected, but the script over-explains every gag to exhaustion. A 6.5 first take — neutral, not a dismissal. The core premise about two socially hesitant people modeling assertiveness for each other has real potential if the show trusts it.
Nightsong of Splendor (Kasei Yakyoku, 1989) is a 4-episode OVA set in Taishou-era Tokyo on the eve of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Director Osamu Dezaki weaves a tragic love triangle between a wealthy heiress, her maid, and a conflicted Yakuza operative. Against a backdrop of class, tradition, and impending disaster, the series asks how much one is willing to sacrifice for love — and lets the earthquake answer for us.
ēlDLIVE is a mid-tier 2017 space cop shonen that echoes the energy of classic sci-fi anime while exploring heavy themes of childhood trauma and guilt. Though Studio Pierrot’s budget constraints and a sluggish middle act hold it back, the surprisingly raw emotional arcs make it worth watching. If you enjoy nostalgic extraterrestrial world-building and character growth over flashy animation, this flawed series truly earns its score.
After nearly three years of silence, Berserk of Gluttony is officially returning for a second season. Announced on April 26, 2026, the confirmation comes with a teaser visual showing Fate and Roxy in what appears to be a story-forward moment. Studio ACGT is attached, though release dates and streaming details remain unconfirmed. For fans of dark fantasy that doesn't flinch, this one's worth watching closely.
Gun×Sword follows Van, a drifter with no past and one purpose — find the man with the claw. Wrapped in a mecha-Western skin, this 2005 Gorō Taniguchi series builds a quiet meditation on grief and arrested identity, using Van and Ray Lundgren as mirror images of the same wound. Honest about its limits and committed to its ending, it rewards patient viewers who grew up on G Gundam and s-CRY-ed.