The summer 2026 anime season is looking unreasonably stacked. Ghost in the Shell gets a manga-faithful reboot by Science SARU, Bleach finally closes the book on the Thousand-Year Blood War, and — yes — there is now an official Sekiro anime dropping on Crunchyroll in September. With shows spread across Crunchyroll, Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+, Singapore fans have no excuse for an empty watchlist this July.
Sekiro Gets the Anime Treatment — Exclusively on Crunchyroll
FromSoftware’s 2019 action masterpiece Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is making its first leap into animation. Titled Sekiro: No Defeat, the series is fully hand-drawn 2D by Studio Qzil.la, directed by Kenichi Kutsuna with a screenplay by Takuya Sato and character designs by Takahiro Kishida. The production was developed in close collaboration with FromSoftware, adapting one of the game’s branching narrative paths into a single definitive storyline — so expect Wolf’s story to feel personal and complete rather than a loose game recap.
The anime premieres on 4 September 2026 exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide (excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia and Belarus), the same day Japan gets a limited theatrical run. Crunchyroll is fully available in Singapore. This is the first FromSoftware IP ever adapted to another on-screen medium, so it is kind of a big deal.
Ghost in the Shell Goes Back to the Manga — Prime Video, 7 July
Science SARU — the studio behind Dandadan, Devilman Crybaby and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — is taking on Masamune Shirow’s original Ghost in the Shell manga. Directed by Mokochan (assistant director on Dan Da Dan) with scripts by EnJoe Toh, it is being billed as the most faithful adaptation of the source material the franchise has ever had, leaning into the manga’s goofier, more eccentric Kusanagi rather than the stoic icon of the 1995 film.
Before the global debut, the first two episodes will world-premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. The full series launches on Prime Video on 7 July 2026. Amazon Prime Video is available in Singapore.
Bleach Ends — For Real This Time — Disney+, July
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity is the fourth and final cour, completing one of the “Big Three” shonen’s long-awaited animated finale. North American fans get a theatrical preview window — the first three episodes screen in select US cinemas from 25–29 June — before the full season hits streaming in July. For Singapore fans, Disney+ carries the TYBW series; check the Disney+ SG library for local availability and episode schedule.
The Rest of the Summer Watchlist
If three landmark shows were not enough, the rest of the summer 2026 slate is equally strong. Highlights:
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 (Studio Bind) — Crunchyroll, 6 July. The acclaimed isekai continues Rudeus Greyrat’s emotional arc.
- Sparks of Tomorrow (Kyoto Animation) — Netflix, 5 July. KyoAni’s brand-new steampunk original set in an alternate Japan where electricity was never discovered. KyoAni originals are always an event.
- Goodbye, Lara (Kinema Citrus) — Crunchyroll, 5 July. A fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid with a Ghibli-esque visual style from the Made in Abyss studio.
- Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games (Diomedéa / Capcom) — Crunchyroll, 7 July. A Capcom collaboration that features actual Street Fighter 6 gameplay footage woven into the anime — tailor-made for GameTrader readers who just watched SF6’s Tifa DLC reveal last week.
- Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai — Netflix, 18 June. Already here — the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure of fighting anime returns with Musashi Miyamoto as the new challenger.
- One Piece: Heroines (Toei Animation) — TBA, July. A spinoff focusing on Robin and Nami.
Your Summer 2026 SG Streaming Cheatsheet
| Anime | Platform (SG) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai | Netflix | 18 Jun |
| Goodbye, Lara | Crunchyroll | 5 Jul |
| Sparks of Tomorrow (KyoAni) | Netflix | 5 Jul |
| Mushoku Tensei Season 3 | Crunchyroll | 6 Jul |
| Ghost in the Shell (Science SARU) | Prime Video | 7 Jul |
| Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games | Crunchyroll | 7 Jul |
| One Piece: Heroines | TBA | Jul |
| Bleach: TYBW – The Calamity | Disney+ | Jul |
| Sekiro: No Defeat | Crunchyroll | 4 Sep |
All four platforms — Crunchyroll, Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ — are available in Singapore. Streaming rights can vary by region; verify local libraries before subscribing.
Last words
Between a manga-accurate Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk noir, a hand-drawn Sengoku-era Sekiro odyssey and the long-awaited final swing of Ichigo’s Zanpakuto, Singapore anime fans are going to need to clear some calendar space from July onward. Keep it locked on GameTrader’s anime coverage for first-episode impressions and anything else worth talking about this summer.