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Lord of Mysteries Specials official key art on Crunchyroll 2026
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Lord of Mysteries Specials Hit Crunchyroll on 20 June — City of Silver, The Marked Hunt, and What Was Cut

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If you tore through Lord of Mysteries Season 1 in 2025 and felt the story skipped something important — you were right. Three special episodes are coming to Crunchyroll from 20 June 2026, filling in the arcs the original run was too rushed to adapt properly.

Lord of Mysteries Specials | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

What Are the Lord of Mysteries Specials on Crunchyroll?

Produced by B.CMAY PICTURES and directed by Xiong Ke — the same team behind Season 1 — the specials adapt two storylines cut during the original 13-episode run that aired mid-2025. The season earned praise for its dense, occult world-building but drew criticism from fans of the original novel for pacing so compressed that entire character arcs were omitted between episodes.

The first special, Lord of Mysteries Special: City of Silver, premieres on 20 June 2026. The remaining two episodes — grouped under the title Lord of Mysteries Special: The Marked Hunt — follow in weekly drops after that, putting all three specials in your watch queue by early July.

The City of Silver Arc — Derrick Berg Joins the Tarot Club

The first special centres on Derrick Berg, a young man trapped in a cursed bastion deep within the Forsaken Land of God — a location Season 1 only glimpsed. Through the mysterious Tarot Club presided over by Klein Moretti (The Fool), Derrick is offered salvation and claims the seat of The Sun within the Major Arcana.

It is one of the more emotionally grounded introductions in the original novel, and dedicated fans have been asking for it since the Season 1 finale. Seeing it get its own full episode — rather than a rushed montage — should go some way to soothing the frustrations of 2025.

The Marked Hunt — The Tarot Club Takes on a Pirate Admiral

The second and third specials shift to the open sea. Alger Wilson (The Hanged Man) proposes hunting down Qilangos, one of the seven Pirate Admirals, while Audrey Hall (Justice) leverages her aristocratic connections to set the trap. The arc puts the Tarot Club in genuine danger and gives Alger — a fan favourite who was significantly underserved in Season 1 — a proper moment in the spotlight.

Both episodes are part of the same story thread, so expect the pacing to feel more measured than anything Season 1 attempted.

Where Singapore Fans Can Watch

Crunchyroll distributes Lord of Mysteries across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, under its worldwide-outside-Japan-and-China arrangement with Tencent Video. The specials follow the same deal: same-day global streaming. Episode 1 drops 20 June 2026; episodes 2 and 3 follow weekly from there.

If you are not yet subscribed to Crunchyroll, the specials are worth signing up for ahead of Season 2. Check the Crunchyroll app or website for current local subscription pricing.

Season 2 Confirmed for 2027 — and the Studio Has Plans Through 2035

Crunchyroll has confirmed Season 2 for 2027, with a higher episode count, a proper opening sequence, and extended episode lengths compared to Season 1. That is not the end of it — B.CMAY PICTURES has reportedly mapped the adaptation through Season 7, targeting 2035, which would cover the full scope of Cuttlefish That Loves Diving’s 1,400-plus-chapter novel across five volumes. If you are worried about another rushed season, the long runway suggests the studio has learned its lesson.

There is also a Lord of Mysteries video game beta launching on 26 June 2026 — six days after the first special drops — for those who want to explore the Beyonder world interactively before Season 2 arrives.

Last Words

Lord of Mysteries has one of the largest SEA fanbases of any Chinese animation, and Singapore fans of the donghua genre have a packed second half of June to look forward to: three specials from 20 June, a game beta on 26 June, and Season 2 on the horizon for 2027. If you have not rewatched Season 1 yet, now is the time to start. For more anime news and streaming updates, keep an eye on GameTrader.SG.

Crunchyroll Chainsaw Man booth at Anime Festival Asia Thailand 2026
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Chainsaw Man Reze Arc Is on Crunchyroll: A Singapore Guide

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Crunchyroll just wrapped a Chainsaw Man-fuelled weekend at Anime Festival Asia (AFA) Thailand 2026 in Bangkok — and while the booth action played out up north, the bigger news for Singapore anime fans is that the same titles driving all that hype are already a tap away. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is streaming on Crunchyroll, and the road to AFA’s Singapore dates is already taking shape.

Chainsaw Man takes over AFA Thailand 2026

Held on 30–31 May 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Crunchyroll’s AFA Thailand booth leaned hard into Chainsaw Man. The centrepiece was a live appearance by Kikunosuke Toya, the Japanese voice actor behind Denji, who performed a live dubbing of the character on stage before a fan meet-and-greet. For Toya, who spent part of his childhood in Bangkok, the panel doubled as a homecoming.

Fans could also step into a The Crossroads Café-inspired photospace and meet a Pochita mascot making its Thailand debut — the kind of in-person activation that tends to land in Singapore not long after.

Kikunosuke Toya, Japanese voice of Denji in Chainsaw Man
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What Singapore fans can stream on Crunchyroll now

Here’s the part that matters most locally: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc isn’t a Thailand-only treat. The film began its global Crunchyroll streaming run on 30 April 2026 — available worldwide except Japan and France, which includes Singapore — in both subtitled and dubbed versions (Crunchyroll, HardwareZone). After a 2025 theatrical run, the move to streaming means SG fans who missed it on the big screen can finally catch the Reze arc at home.

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc key visual
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Ani-May, Blue Lock and Solo Leveling: the wider catalogue

The Thailand booth ran an Ani-May stamp rally built around three of Crunchyroll’s biggest current titles — an Attack on Titan Doodle Wall, a BLUE LOCK Football Challenge, and a Solo Leveling Fitness Challenge. The activation was regional, but the shows behind it all stream on Crunchyroll for Singapore audiences too, which is really the throughline here: the events travel, but the library is the same one SG fans already pay for.

For context on Crunchyroll’s localisation push across the region, the platform now carries more than 550 titles in Thailand alone, including over 120 Thai-dubbed and 300-plus Thai-subtitled — a scale of investment that hints at where Southeast Asian markets, Singapore included, sit on the priority list.

Pochita mascot at the Crunchyroll AFA Thailand 2026 booth
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When does Singapore get its turn?

AFA’s Singapore calendar is already moving. The organiser has confirmed AFA Creators Super Fest 2026 for 11–12 July at Suntec Singapore (Halls 403–405), with the flagship Anime Festival Asia Singapore reported to return to Suntec in late November (dates to be confirmed). If the Thailand showing is any guide, expect Crunchyroll’s Chainsaw Man energy — photospaces, guest seiyuu, stamp rallies — to factor into the local line-up. Keep an eye on our other anime events coverage as those plans firm up.

Last words

The Bangkok booth was a Thailand event, but the takeaway for Singapore is simple: the headline title — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — is already streamable here on Crunchyroll, and the AFA roadshow lands on home turf from July. For SG anime fans, it’s less “you missed it” and more “press play.” We’ll be tracking the AFA Singapore announcements as they drop.