Solo Leveling is not done with us yet. At the Crunchyroll Showcase during Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, English voice actor Aleks Le — the voice of Sung Jinwoo — took the stage to announce that Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, a brand-new theatrical anime film, is now in production.
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What Is Solo Leveling: Beyond the System?
The film is described as a direct continuation of the anime series, picking up following the events of Season 2. That positions it firmly within the same story continuity rather than as a spin-off or retelling, which will be welcome news to fans who have been wondering where Jinwoo’s journey goes from here. A teaser key visual and a companion concept video were released alongside the announcement, offering the first glimpse of the film’s visual direction.
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Who Is Behind the Film?
A-1 Pictures — the acclaimed studio behind both seasons of the Solo Leveling TV series — is handling animation. The film is produced by Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C MEDIA, Kakao Piccoma, and Crunchyroll. That is a heavyweight lineup: the same group of producers that brought the original Korean web novel to global anime audiences. No director has been announced yet, and further production details are to follow.
It is worth noting that Solo Leveling made history at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, becoming the first Korean animation to sweep nine major categories including Anime of the Year. The franchise’s global momentum is very much still at full speed.
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System | Companion Concept Video — via Crunchyroll on YouTube
No Release Date Yet — Here Is What We Know
Crunchyroll confirmed the film is in production but held back on a release date, promising that more details will be announced at a later date. For Singapore fans who have been following the series on Crunchyroll, there is no confirmed theatrical or streaming window yet — but given that both seasons of the TV series were distributed globally through Crunchyroll, a wide international release for the film seems likely when the time comes.
In the meantime, catch up on both seasons of Solo Leveling on Crunchyroll, and browse our roundup of other Manga & Anime news from Anime Expo 2026.
The wait is finally over. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I — the record-breaking finale that smashed anime box-office history — begins streaming on Crunchyroll on 28 July 2026, bringing Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps to your screen at long last.
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When and Where to Watch Infinity Castle I on Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll confirmed the date officially: 28 July at 8:00 a.m. PT, which lands at 11:00 p.m. SGT the same night. Set your alarms. The film will be available worldwide — excluding Japan and Mainland China — in both Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. For viewers across Singapore and Southeast Asia, Crunchyroll is also providing subtitles in Thai, Chinese (Traditional), Indonesian, and Melayu, making this one of the most accessible anime film releases for the region to date.
The film is also slated for digital purchase in North America on the same date via Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, and Fandango. Singapore digital availability is to be confirmed.
The Battle That Broke Records
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Infinity Castle I is the first chapter of a three-part cinematic trilogy marking the final showdown of the Demon Slayer saga. Following the Hashira Training Arc, Tanjiro and the Corps are plunged into Muzan Kibutsuji’s stronghold — the Infinity Castle — where the long-anticipated war between Demon Slayer Corps and demons ignites in full.
The film became the highest-grossing anime film of all time upon its theatrical run, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Motion Picture, a Producers Guild of America nomination, and a BAFTA longlist spot. Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and animated by ufotable — the same creative team behind the entire TV series — the film is the culmination of over a decade of anime storytelling that began with Tanjiro’s sister Nezuko being turned into a demon.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle | Dub Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube
What Singapore Fans Need to Know
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If you have not caught up, now is the perfect time: all episodes of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and the Mugen Train film are already streaming on Crunchyroll. Part I runs roughly two and a half hours, so clear your 28 July evening — or catch it just after midnight if you’re staying up for that 11pm SGT premiere. For a look at other anime streaming on the platform, browse our Manga & Anime coverage.
The film is credited: Original story by Koyoharu Gotoge (JUMP COMICS / SHUEISHA). Directed by Haruo Sotozaki. Screenplay and animation production by ufotable. Produced by Aniplex.
Kyoto Animation’s latest series, Sparks of Tomorrow, dropped its first episode on Netflix on 5 July — and Singapore fans can stream it right now. Based on the acclaimed light novel 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku (20th Century Electrical Catalog) by Hiro Yūki, the show marks KyoAni’s Netflix debut and, if early reactions are anything to go by, another emotionally charged chapter in one of anime’s most beloved libraries.
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A Steampunk Kyoto Where Electricity Never Arrived
The series is set in 1907 Kyoto — but not the Kyoto you know from history books. In this alternate past, electricity was never adopted, and the city runs on coal and steam, its streets choked with a perpetual amber smog. Into this world steps Kihachi Sakamoto (voiced by Yuma Uchida), a once-hopeful young inventor whose drive collapsed after losing his brother. A chance encounter with Inako Momokawa (Sora Amamiya), the quietly ambitious second daughter of a sake-brewing family, sets both of them on a hunt for the mysterious 20th Century Electrical Catalog — a document said to contain blueprints that could transform the city.
Episode 1, “The Electric Boy,” is deliberately unhurried — a table-setter that prioritises atmosphere and character texture over plot mechanics — but the alternate-history Kyoto that KyoAni has built is extraordinary: painterly, lived-in, and strikingly original. Early reviews have singled out the show’s visual identity as its strongest hook, with the steampunk streetscapes packed with the kind of incidental detail the studio is famous for.
Sparks of Tomorrow | Official Trailer | Netflix Anime — via Netflix Anime on YouTube
The Studio and the Staff Behind the Magic
Kyoto Animation needs no introduction to Singapore anime fans. The Uji-based studio behind K-On!, Violet Evergarden, A Silent Voice, and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid has produced some of the most visually polished and emotionally resonant anime of the past two decades. Sparks of Tomorrow is the directorial debut of Minoru Ōta, working from scripts by Tatsuhiko Urahata (Overlord, Strike the Blood). Character designs are handled by Kohei Okamura, who also serves as chief animation director, with music by Hitomi Koto.
Notably, the source novel is a KA Esuma Bunko title — published by Kyoto Animation’s own in-house light novel imprint — making this an entirely KyoAni-born project from page to screen, without the usual licensing layers involved in a manga adaptation.
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The Cast That Brings It to Life
Leading the series is Yuma Uchida as Kihachi — a natural fit for brooding, grief-shaped young men after standout turns in Oshi no Ko and Vinland Saga. Sora Amamiya (Re:Zero‘s Aqua, Black Clover‘s Noelle) voices Inako with characteristic warmth, although early episodes suggest the character is considerably more complicated than she first appears. Antagonist Yosuke Mizoe is voiced by Koki Uchiyama (Bleach‘s Uryu Ishida, My Hero Academia‘s Tomura Shigaraki), with Daisuke Ono, Minako Kotobuki, and Shunsuke Takeuchi among the supporting cast.
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Music: Ginger Root Meets Luna Goami
The opening theme, “Eureka Evrika,” is performed by Luna Goami, a rising J-pop artist whose slightly nostalgic, dreamlike sound suits the show’s alternate-Meiji atmosphere perfectly. The ending theme, “Soarin’,” comes from indie pop group Ginger Root — the Los Angeles-based band with deep Showa-aesthetic roots and a cult following among anime fans across Singapore and Southeast Asia. Both tracks dropped on streaming on 6 July and are available now.
How to Watch in Singapore
Sparks of Tomorrow streams exclusively on Netflix — no premium tier required beyond a standard Netflix plan available in Singapore. New episodes drop weekly every Sunday at 10:00 PM SGT (simultaneous with Japan broadcast), meaning Singapore viewers are among the very first in Southeast Asia to catch each new instalment. Episode 1 is live right now; Episode 2 arrives on 12 July.
Whether Sparks of Tomorrow captures the mainstream moment that Violet Evergarden did remains to be seen, but the craft on display in the opening episode is unmistakably KyoAni. For Singapore fans who have been waiting for the studio’s next big swing, the wait is over — open Netflix. For more on the summer 2026 anime season, check out our Manga & Anime coverage.
The long wait is over. Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 premiered today on Crunchyroll — and for the first time in the series’ history, Iori Kitahara and the Peek-a-Boo diving club are leaving Japan behind, taking their particular brand of chaotic, half-dressed energy all the way to the Republic of Palau.
The Peek-a-Boo Club Takes Their First International Trip
The Palau Arc is a setting change the manga’s long-term readers have been waiting for. Iori, Kohei, Chisa, and the gang arrive in Palau for their first overseas diving adventure — with eccentric new faces, crystal-clear reef diving, and the kind of unhinged situations the show has always excelled at. Palau’s real-world reputation as one of the premier dive destinations on the planet makes it a fitting playground, and Season 3 looks to lean into the open-water, sun-drenched backdrop as a contrast to the university-town chaos of earlier seasons.
TV Anime Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 Teaser PV — via NBCUniversal Anime/Music on YouTubeImage courtesy of Grand Blue Dreaming Production Committee
New Cast, New Music — Same Grand Blue Energy
Director Shinji Takamatsu returns alongside studios Zero-G and Liber. The core voice cast is back — Yuma Uchida as Iori, Ryohei Kimura as Kohei, and Chika Anzai as Chisa — joined by a strong lineup of newcomers for the Palau arc. Sayaka Ohara, Asami Seto, and Aya Suzaki take on key new roles, while M·A·O voices Carina, who looks set to make an impression as a standout character in the arc.
The opening theme is “Natsuko” by Funky Monkey Babys, while the ending “Hadaka no Mermaid” is performed by Mameshiba no Taigun — both acts that fit the show’s sun-soaked, high-energy mood perfectly.
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How to Watch Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 in Singapore
Season 3 is on Crunchyroll now, with new episodes every Monday at 8:30 AM Pacific Time — that is 11:30 PM SGT Monday nights, so Singapore fans can catch each episode late that evening. If you have not seen the earlier seasons, both Season 1 and Season 2 are already on Crunchyroll; the series is easy to dive into and rewards every episode. Crunchyroll is available in Singapore via web browser and mobile app.
Grand Blue has always thrived on cast chemistry and its commitment to absolute, loveable chaos — the Palau setting gives Season 3 a fresh sandbox without changing what makes it work. For more on what is streaming this anime season, see our anime coverage.
Twenty years of serialisation, four anime arcs — and now the finish line. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 — The Calamity premieres on 25 July on Disney+ internationally and Hulu in the US, bringing Ichigo Kurosaki’s saga to its definitive end across 13 final episodes. The full final trailer dropped at Anime Expo 2026 via VIZ Media, and it is everything fans have been building up to.
Final Trailer | BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Final Part – The Calamity | INTL SUBS | VIZ — via vizmedia on YouTube
Ichigo vs Yhwach — The War Ends Here
Part 4 picks up in the direct aftermath of the Soul King’s fall. With Yhwach having breached the Soul King Palace and unleashed his Almighty power across the Three Worlds, reality itself begins to fracture. The Thirteen Court Guard Squads, surviving Quincy warriors, and Ichigo’s closest allies converge on the Wahr Welt — Yhwach’s transformed Royal Palace — for a series of decisive confrontations, revelations about Uryu’s true allegiance, and one final stand against a being who can rewrite fate itself. The arc adapts manga chapters 664–686, covering the complete endgame of Tite Kubo’s story.
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Theatrical screenings of the first three episodes — in both Japanese with subtitles and English dub — ran in select countries last month, giving some fans an early look. The Disney+ simulcast on 25 July marks the first chance for most of the world, including Singapore, to watch the arc unfold week by week.
Studio Pierrot Returns — With Two New Artists on the Soundtrack
Studio Pierrot continues under director Taguchi Tomohisa, who has helmed every part of the TYBW run since Part 1. Composer Sagisu Shiro returns to score the finale, and Tite Kubo maintains his direct supervisory role over the adaptation — the same combination that earned the series praise for matching and in many scenes exceeding the source material.
The opening theme “I-BULL” is performed by jo0ji, with “Rasen” by 9Lana as the ending. As reported by CBR, Kubo has spoken about his approach to casting theme song artists throughout the run: “I wanted to have as many new artists as possible, hoping audiences would discover musicians through the adaptation.” Both new acts continue that philosophy.
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How Singapore Fans Can Stream The Calamity
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 streams on Disney+ internationally from 25 July 2026, with new episodes dropping weekly. The premiere goes live at 7:30 AM Pacific Time — 10:30 PM SGT on 25 July — so Singapore fans can settle in that Saturday evening for the opening episode. Disney+ is available in Singapore; if you have been keeping up with earlier TYBW parts on the platform, nothing changes on your end.
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With 13 episodes confirmed, The Calamity is a tight, focused sprint to the finish of a story that began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2001. The Thousand-Year Blood War adaptation has consistently been praised for its cinematic quality and fidelity to Kubo’s vision — expectations going into this final run are as high as they get. Keep an eye on our anime section for coverage as each episode drops.
The Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime stepped out of the shadows at Anime Expo 2026 this week, with Crunchyroll dropping the first official character posters for the 2027 series. The images — produced in a striking sumi-e ink style by character designer Takashi Okazaki — introduce three of the four warrior classes from the game’s supernatural co-op mode: the Ronin, the Hunter, and the Assassin, alongside a group visual. For Singapore PlayStation fans who spent dozens of hours on Tsushima Island, this is the anime we have been waiting for.
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The Dream Team Behind Ghost of Tsushima: Legends
The creative lineup for this anime is legitimately exciting. Director Takanobu Mizuno leads at studio KAMIKAZE DOUGA — Mizuno is best known internationally for directing Star Wars: Visions The Duel, the stunning monochrome sumi-e short on Disney+, which makes him essentially the ideal choice for this exact project. Series composition and script are handled by Gen Urobuchi and Satoshi Maejima of Nitro Plus — and if you have seen Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, or Psycho-Pass, you know exactly what Urobuchi’s involvement signals: sophisticated, mythology-layered storytelling with genuine stakes.
Character design comes from Takashi Okazaki, creator of Afro Samurai, and one look at the posters released this week confirms he was born for this job. The Ronin is rendered in dense, almost claustrophobic ink — chains, skulls, wrapped bandages forming something that reads as much oni as warrior. The Assassin wears a fox-kitsune mask straight from Japanese folklore, armed with twin blades. The Hunter is a spectral archer, hair flowing like smoke. All three are instantly iconographic.
The series is produced in partnership with Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions.
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This Is Legends, Not Jin Sakai’s Story
It is worth clarifying for those who may not have dipped into the Legends mode: this anime adapts Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, the cooperative multiplayer experience added to the original game, not the main campaign following Jin Sakai. Legends drew on Japanese folklore and mythology rather than the historical Mongol invasion — its warriors possess supernatural abilities, face yokai and oni, and operate in a more mythologised, spiritual version of feudal Japan.
That separation is arguably what makes the anime adaptation so interesting. The setting gives Urobuchi and Okazaki room to build something genuinely new rather than just retelling Jin’s story — and with KAMIKAZE DOUGA’s ink-and-shadow visual language, the supernatural material has a canvas it deserves.
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When and Where to Watch
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends premieres exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2027 — no precise date has been announced yet. Crunchyroll is widely available in Singapore, so assuming a standard release the series should be accessible locally on day one. A fourth character class — the Samurai — has been confirmed but not yet shown in full poster form.
This is the first meaningful visual update since the anime was announced at CES 2025 by Sony Group, and the quality of Okazaki’s character art strongly suggests the production is progressing well. For more anime news as it drops, head to our Manga Anime section.
D JUN’s Here U Are has been earning quiet devotion for years. The Chinese BL manhua ran from 2017 to 2020 across 134 episodes and has since accumulated 27.5 million views on WEBTOON — and now, at last, it is getting the anime treatment. Crunchyroll dropped the announcement at its panel during Anime Expo 2026, revealing studio Rouseact as the production house and releasing an official teaser that sent the existing fanbase into a very good mood.
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The Story: Two Students, One Slow Burn
Here U Are follows two university students whose paths collide in the way these things tend to: badly at first. Yu Yang is the cheerful, well-liked upperclassman whose easy warmth conceals real emotional pain he has never let anyone close enough to see. Li Huan is the quiet, standoffish new student who would rather everyone just left him alone. They clash, they pull apart, and they keep finding their way back to each other — slowly, genuinely, with the kind of patience in the storytelling that makes the payoffs land.
That unhurried approach, combined with D JUN’s expressive, clean art, is what built the series’ devoted following among readers who found it on WEBTOON. The manhua is available in English digitally on WEBTOON, and Aloha Comics has a print edition for collectors who want it on a shelf. If you want to catch up before the anime lands, the full run is there waiting.
The Anime Team
Rouseact is producing the adaptation under director Tomoe Makino. Aiki Kawamura handles series composition, Asami Hayakawa designs the characters, and Shinya Kiyozuka composes the music. The voice cast announced so far: Yuki Inoue as Yu Yang and Ryota Suzuki as Li Huan — two actors with the range the story needs.
Here U Are | Official Teaser — via Crunchyroll on YouTube
No premiere date has been announced. Crunchyroll has confirmed it will stream the series, which means Singapore fans are covered — Crunchyroll is fully available here, and with a simulcast pickup this large, subtitles will be ready from launch.
Part of a Growing Wave
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Here U Are arrives at a moment when BL adaptations are reaching genuinely mainstream streaming audiences rather than being confined to niche platforms. Crunchyroll picking this up globally — rather than it being region-locked or relegated to a smaller service — means Singapore’s anime community, which has a vocal and enthusiastic BL following, gets it on the same terms as every other market. The announcement drew a strong reaction at Anime Expo, a signal of just how much appetite there is for well-made BL anime beyond the genre’s traditional core audience.
More details — premiere window, opening and ending themes, additional cast — are expected as production news comes through. Keep an eye on Crunchyroll’s official channels for updates. For more manga and anime announcements from Anime Expo 2026, see our other coverage from this week.
Frieren fans, the wait for the next chapter has a timestamp. At Anime Expo 2026 this weekend, Madhouse confirmed that Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 3 — subtitled the Golden Land Arc — premieres in October 2027, and unveiled both the returning creative team and an exclusive new illustration of the arc’s formidable central villain, Macht.
The Golden Land Arc — What Season 3 Adapts
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Season 3 picks up from Chapter 81 of the manga, diving into the Golden Land Arc (chapters 81–104), a stretch widely regarded by fans of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s original work as among the series’ most visually and emotionally ambitious. Frieren, Fern, and Stark continue their journey toward Aureole — the resting place of souls — but the path now runs straight through the domain of Macht of El Dorado, described as the last surviving member of the Demon King’s Seven Sages of Destruction and the most powerful demon still standing.
The arc promises to push Frieren into her hardest fight since the First Class Mage Exam, and to finally answer questions about the demon sages’ history that the series has been quietly building toward since Season 1.
Official Announcement Video
Frieren Season 2 short PV & Season 3 announcement — via TOHO animation チャンネル on YouTube (Japanese)
Macht — The Final Sage of Destruction
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The exclusive Macht illustration unveiled at Anime Expo 2026 gives fans their clearest look yet at the antagonist who will define Season 3. Macht rules over the Golden Land and is the sole survivor of the Demon King’s most elite circle — the Seven Sages of Destruction. Unlike the demons Frieren has faced before, Macht operates from an entrenched position of near-absolute magical power, and the arc builds toward a confrontation that will test not just Frieren’s strength but her understanding of what the Demon King’s era truly cost the world.
The Full Creative Team Returns to Madhouse
The production announcement from Anime Expo confirmed that the entire key creative team from Season 2 is returning alongside the animation studio Madhouse:
Director: Tomoya Kitagawa (directed Season 2)
Director Cooperation: Keiichiro Saito (Season 1 director)
Assistant Director: Daiki Harashina
Series Composition: Tomohiro Suzuki
Character Design: Takase Maru and Keisuke Kojima
Music: Evan Call
Evan Call’s score has been one of the series’ signature elements from the beginning — his restraint with the music, letting silence carry weight just as much as the orchestral swells, has matched the story’s tone perfectly. Knowing the full team is intact means Season 3 should feel continuous with everything that came before it, rather than requiring a re-acclimatisation period.
Where Singapore Fans Can Watch
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available on both Crunchyroll and Netflix for Singapore subscribers. Season 3 streaming arrangements for Southeast Asia are yet to be officially confirmed — expect the same platform partners to announce simulcast details closer to the October 2027 premiere.
With 15-plus months until it airs, now is the perfect time for newcomers to start from the beginning, and for those who haven’t touched the manga past Season 2 to catch up with the Golden Land Arc before it hits screens. For more manga and anime news, check our latest updates.
CLAMP’s classic 90s isekai fantasy is making its long-awaited comeback. The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime has officially locked in an October 7, 2026 premiere, with a second main trailer and brand-new key visual unveiled this weekend at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles — along with three more cast members to complete the ensemble.
Three Magic Knights, Three All-Star Voices
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The three Magic Knights are voiced by some of the biggest names working in anime today. Ayane Sakura (Ochako in My Hero Academia, Yor in Spy x Family) takes the lead as Hikaru Shidō; Rumi Ōkubo voices Umi Ryūzaki; and Rie Takahashi — Emilia in Re:ZERO and Megumin in KonoSuba — voices Fū Hōōji. Princess Emeraude is voiced by Saori Hayami, with Yuki Ono as the antagonist Zagato and Mika Kikuchi as the magical creature Mokona.
The three cast additions announced at Anime Expo complete the core group: Yuki Kaji as the mage Clef, Emiri Katō as Presea, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Ferio. It is a near-unprecedented concentration of top-tier voice talent for a single series, and it signals that TMS is treating this revival as a prestige production from the ground up.
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Watch the New Main Trailer
TVアニメ『魔法騎士レイアース』メインPV — via TMSアニメ公式チャンネル on YouTube
The main PV showcases the three girls mid-battle in Cephiro, their armour designs faithfully updated from the original CLAMP artwork. Magic sequences, giant robot silhouettes, and an emotionally rich orchestral score that is unmistakably Kajiura all make their presence felt in just a few minutes of footage. For fans who grew up with the 90s series, it is a genuinely exciting first proper look at what this revival will deliver.
Yuki Kajiura on Music — The Score Singapore Fans Have Been Waiting For
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The production team is stacked. Yuki Kajiura — the composer whose name alone is enough to guarantee sweeping, emotionally devastating music — is scoring the series alongside Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada. Singapore fans who followed Kajiura’s work on Sword Art Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, and the Kara no Kyokai films know exactly the kind of atmospheric, orchestral magic she brings to fantasy settings.
Directing the series is Yui Miura, making his series directorial debut after serving as episode director on Ninja Kamui and Bullet/Bullet. Shigeru Murakoshi handles series composition, with character design by Satomi Watanabe. Animation production is by E&H production, with planning and production overseen by UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS.
The Story — and Why It Still Hits in 2026
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Magic Knight Rayearth follows three middle-school girls — Hikaru, Umi, and Fū — who are magically transported from Tokyo Tower to the fantasy world of Cephiro while on separate school trips. There, the mage Clef tells them that the world is dying: its Pillar, Princess Emeraude, has been kidnapped by the high priest Zagato, and only three fated Magic Knights can summon the legendary Rune-Gods (giant mechanical spirits) and save her.
Originally serialised by CLAMP in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 1993 to 1995 and adapted into an anime by TMS in 1994, the series was groundbreaking — one of the earliest isekai to feature magical-girl protagonists who also pilot giant mecha, a combination that still feels fresh decades on. Many Singapore fans in their 30s and 40s caught the original on local TV, and the emotional gut-punch of the story’s mid-series twist remains legendary among those who experienced it unspoiled. This new version, with CLAMP’s involvement as original creators, promises to honour that legacy while bringing it to a new generation.
When and Where Singapore Fans Can Watch
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The new anime premieres in Japan every Wednesday from October 7 at 11:45 PM on TV Asahi’s nationwide IM Animation W block. International streaming rights have not yet been officially announced for Southeast Asia, so Singapore fans should watch streaming platforms like Crunchyroll and Disney+ for updates as October approaches. If you want to get ahead of the premiere, the original 1994–1996 series is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll — fair warning that the ending hits hard even on a rewatch.
