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Overgeared Anime October 2026: New Trailer and Cast Revealed at Anime Expo

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After Solo Leveling proved that Korean manhwa adaptations can take the anime world by storm, Overgeared is next in line — and it now has a firm launch window. The anime adaptation of Saenal’s iconic VR-MMORPG web novel is set to premiere on Crunchyroll in October 2026, with a full new trailer and additional voice cast revealed at Crunchyroll’s Anime Expo 2026 showcase in Los Angeles.

A scene from the Overgeared anime official teaser
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll / J.C. Staff
Overgeared | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

Grid’s Story: From Deadbeat Gamer to Legendary Blacksmith

For anyone who hasn’t already ploughed through the original web novel or manhwa: Overgeared follows Shin Youngwoo, a directionless young man whose family has written him off, who spends most of his life grinding away in the massively popular virtual reality MMORPG Satisfy. A stroke of sheer luck hands him the legendary inheritance of Pagma’s Successor — a mythic blacksmith class that lets him forge weapons and armour of unmatched power. As his in-game character Grid, Youngwoo begins an improbable climb from bottom-tier nobody to the most feared and respected player in the game. The story rewards patience: Grid’s growth is hard-won, often messy, and genuinely satisfying when it pays off.

The source material started as a Korean web novel by Saenal (serialised 2014–2024) before receiving a webtoon adaptation by Monohumbug via REDICE STUDIO and Team Argo — REDICE being the same studio behind the Solo Leveling webtoon. The English-language publication of the manhwa is handled by Yen Press.

Production Details: J.C. Staff, New Cast Members, and the October Launch

A character scene from the Overgeared anime official trailer
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll / J.C. Staff

The anime — officially titled Tempal: The Power of Items (テムパル ~アイテムの力~) in Japan — is produced by EGG FIRM and animated at J.C. Staff. Directing is Ayako Kono, known for the two Sword Art Online Progressive films. Series composition is by Kenta Ihara (Sentenced to Be a Hero), with Ryosuke Tanigawa on character designs and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the score.

The main cast announced at the June 2026 reveal — Tatsumaru Tachibana as Grid and Asami Seto as Yura — was expanded at AX 2026 with two new additions: Saya Fukuzumi voicing Euphemina and Shuntaro Takayama as Huroi.

Why Singapore Manhwa Fans Should Pay Attention

The manhwa community in Singapore has been growing steadily, and titles like Solo Leveling and Tower of God already have strong local followings — Overgeared sits comfortably in that same tier of beloved Korean genre fiction. Its appeal is broad: the VR-MMORPG premise will click immediately with Singapore’s gaming-heavy audience, the slow-burn power fantasy rewards binge-readers, and the production pedigree (REDICE STUDIO’s webtoon + J.C. Staff animation) is credible. Crunchyroll streaming means no region-locking — Singapore fans can watch day-and-date from October.

Keep an eye on this one as the premiere date gets closer. For more anime news and other manga and anime coverage, check our full roundup.

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Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 Confirmed for 2027 — First Trailer Drops at AX

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Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo are coming back — The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 is officially confirmed for a 2027 premiere, with the first trailer and a bold new key visual revealed during Crunchyroll’s showcase at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on 3 July.

Naofumi Iwatani in a tense scene from The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5
Image courtesy of Kinema Citrus / KADOKAWA
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

Everything Confirmed for Season 5

Season 5 was first teased at the end of Season 4’s final episode, but the Anime Expo announcement was the first proper look: a full trailer, a new key visual, and confirmation of the production team. Kinema Citrus continues as the animation studio, with Hitoshi Haga returning to direct — he guided both Seasons 3 and 4. Keigo Koyoagi is back on series composition, and the character design trio of Franziska van Wulfen, Sana Komatsu, and Masahiro Suwa returns. Crucially, composer Kevin Penkin is once again on music duties; his work has been one of the defining elements of the series since the very first episode.

On the cast side, all the main leads are reprising their roles: Kaito Ishikawa as Naofumi Iwatani, Asami Seto as Raphtalia, and Rina Hidaka as Filo. Season 5 is expected to push Naofumi toward his long-building confrontation with the Phoenix, with the allies he has gathered across four seasons finally put to the test.

A Darker Key Visual That Sets the Tone

A character scene from The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 trailer
Image courtesy of Kinema Citrus / KADOKAWA

The Season 5 key visual is a striking stylistic step. Where earlier seasons leaned into colour and warmth, this one goes almost entirely monochrome — charcoal and grey tones with Naofumi at the centre and his party flanking him in a dense, tension-filled formation. The only colour is the vivid red calligraphic title treatment: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5. The message is clear: this season is going somewhere harder and heavier.

How to Watch — and Where to Catch Up

A scene from The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 featuring new characters
Image courtesy of Kinema Citrus / KADOKAWA

Season 5 streams on Crunchyroll for viewers outside Japan — no specific premiere date within 2027 has been announced yet, but Singapore fans can expect the same day-and-date access they’ve had for every previous season. All four existing seasons are on Crunchyroll now for anyone who wants to get ahead of the story before next year. For more anime premieres and announcements this season, check our Manga & Anime section.

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Black Clover Season 2 Premieres at Anime Expo 2026 — Coming to Crunchyroll in October

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After a five-year hiatus, Black Clover Season 2 made its world debut at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles today — and for Singapore fans on Crunchyroll, the wait is nearly over. Studio Pierrot screened the first episode of the new season at the Peacock Theater on 4 July, with the full series confirmed to begin broadcasting in October 2026.

Black Clover Second Season | Official Trailer 2 — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

What’s Coming in Black Clover Season 2

Asta in Black Clover Season 2 — official promotional art
Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot / TV Tokyo

Season 2 picks up the Spade Kingdom Raid arc — the storyline beginning around volume 28 of Yūki Tabata’s manga. It’s the arc fans have been demanding for years: Asta and his devil Liebe pushing their Devil Union to its limit, Nacht’s gruelling training arc, and the Magic Knights launching a desperate all-out assault on the Spade Kingdom’s ruling Dark Triad.

The new key visual sets the stakes immediately. Asta dominates the centre in full Devil Union form, wild-eyed and wreathed in anti-magic shadows. Noelle rises in her Saint Valkyrie Dress; Yuno blazes with Spirit Dive. The tagline — 「倒して、生きる」 (“Defeat them, and live”) — signals this season will not ease anyone in gently.

The Anime Expo 2026 Panel

Black Clover Season 2 — Asta Devil Union cinematic promotional art
Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot / TV Tokyo

Today’s one-hour AX panel featured Asta’s voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara alongside the season’s new director Ayataka Tanemura, whose work on Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King on Netflix earned wide praise. Joining him are script supervisor Keiichiro Ochi, character designers Itsuko Takeda and Kumiko Tokunaga, and composer Minako Seki.

Attendees got an exclusive early screening of Episode 1. Early audience impressions, as covered by ComicBook.com, suggest the new season drops viewers straight into the Spade Kingdom conflict with little pause for recap — exactly the approach long-time fans will appreciate.

Watching Black Clover Season 2 in Singapore

Black Clover official promotional art — Asta with Nacht and Yami
Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot / Shueisha

Crunchyroll holds exclusive global streaming rights for Black Clover Season 2, with episodes simulcasting alongside the TV Tokyo broadcast from October. Both Japanese audio with subtitles and an English dub are confirmed. Crunchyroll is fully available in Singapore — the complete first-season run of more than 170 episodes is already on the platform if you want to rewatch or catch up before October.

A specific premiere date within October has not yet been announced — expect confirmation closer to broadcast. Given Crunchyroll’s track record with major Shōnen Jump titles, a same-day Japan simulcast is almost certain.

Five Years in the Making

The original Black Clover TV anime ran from October 2017 to March 2021, adapting Asta’s journey from a magic-less orphan to a feared Black Bulls captain across more than 170 episodes. Since then, Tabata has kept the manga moving into its final arc, and the Sword of the Wizard King film bridged the gap — but the anime adaptation of the Spade Kingdom saga has been the white whale. October cannot come fast enough.

Keep an eye on our manga and anime coverage for updates as the October premiere date is pinned down.

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The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Premieres July 17 on Crunchyroll

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The game of tag is back on. The Elusive Samurai Season 2 has a locked premiere date of 17 July 2026, with Crunchyroll confirmed as the streaming home outside Japan. The date was announced at Anime Expo 2026 alongside a brand-new special trailer — the clearest look yet at what Tokiyuki and his unlikely band of allies face next, and great news for Singapore fans with a Crunchyroll subscription.

The Elusive Samurai Season 2 official key visual poster — TV Anime Season 2 July 2026
Image courtesy of The Elusive Samurai Committee / Aniplex

Tokiyuki’s Story, and Why You Should Be Watching

The Elusive Samurai (逃げ上手の若君 / Nigejozu no Wakagimi) comes from Yusei Matsui — the creator of Assassination Classroom — and was adapted by CloverWorks for its first season in 2024. The premise is deceptively simple: young Hojo Tokiyuki is the legitimate heir to the Kamakura shogunate, but after a coup wipes out his family in 1333, he has exactly zero conventional fighting ability to fall back on. His one supernatural gift is evasion — he is, as the title puts it, extraordinarily good at running away. His eccentric retainer Suwa Yorishige (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura) believes the boy is destined to one day rule Japan, and gathers a band of equally unusual warriors to keep him alive long enough to prove it.

What made Season 1 stand out was how deftly it balanced its comedic DNA with real historical stakes. This is a Shonen Jump adaptation that actually cares about its period setting — the 14th-century political upheaval forms a genuine backdrop rather than wallpaper. Season 2 picks up the resistance story and, judging from the new trailer, turns up the intensity considerably.

Watch the Season 2 Special Trailer

The Elusive Samurai Season 2 | Special Trailer — via Aniplex USA on YouTube
Tokiyuki Hojo close-up from The Elusive Samurai Season 2 special trailer
Still from Aniplex USA’s official trailer

Opening Theme: “Onigoto” by Kento Nakajima

The Season 2 opening theme is “Onigoto” (鬼ごと — literally, “a game of demons” or “a game of tag with demons”), performed by Japanese actor and singer Kento Nakajima. The track gets a preview in the special trailer, and it fits the series well: propulsive, with a theatrical edge that matches Tokiyuki’s chaotic, high-speed escapes through feudal Japan. Yusei Matsui’s stories have always had a knack for pairing kinetic action with music that adds emotional texture, and “Onigoto” looks set to continue that tradition.

Returning Cast and Crew

Director Yuta Yamazaki returns for Season 2 at CloverWorks, keeping the visual identity and comedic timing intact. The full core cast is back:

  • Tokiyuki Hojo — Asaki Yuikawa
  • Shizuku — Hinaki Yano
  • Kojirou — Mari Hino
  • Ayako — Sayumi Suzushiro
  • Genba Kazama — Aoi Yuki
  • Fubuki — Kikunosuke Toya
  • Suwa Yorishige — Yuichi Nakamura

How to Catch It in Singapore

The Elusive Samurai Season 2 streams on Crunchyroll from 17 July 2026 in select countries and territories worldwide, which includes Singapore. It lands in a packed Summer 2026 anime season alongside other high-profile returns, so if you haven’t yet finished Season 1, this weekend is the time to lock in. The full first season is already available on Crunchyroll.

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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Finally Hits Streaming on July 28

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The wait is finally over. Crunchyroll confirmed at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle will stream on July 28, 2026 — nearly a year after it became one of the highest-grossing anime films ever at its Japanese theatrical debut. The announcement dropped on July 4 during Anime Expo’s panels, finally giving streaming subscribers a date to mark in their calendars.

Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

How to Watch Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle in Singapore

Singapore fans have two legitimate ways to stream the film from July 28. Netflix has confirmed availability across Asia — excluding Japan, Mainland China, and India — which puts Singapore squarely in the coverage zone. Crunchyroll is streaming it worldwide at 8:00 AM PT (that’s 11:00 PM SGT on July 28) in both original Japanese audio with English subtitles and the English dub produced for the North American theatrical run.

Crunchyroll has cautioned that regional availability may vary, so it’s worth checking your local library as the date approaches. For most Singapore subscribers, Netflix should be the more straightforward option — and given that both services have carried the Demon Slayer TV seasons here, you likely won’t need to sign up for anything new. Browse more anime news and releases on GameTrader if you’re looking to fill the wait.

This is Part 1 of the Infinity Castle trilogy. If you haven’t started the series, catch up on the full Demon Slayer TV run and the Mugen Train film first — all currently available on both platforms in Singapore.

Watch the Official Trailer

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

What Is Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle?

Infinity Castle kicks off the endgame of the Demon Slayer story. Set after the Swordsmith Village arc, it follows Tanjiro Kamado and the remaining Hashira as they are pulled into Muzan Kibutsuji’s supernatural stronghold — a labyrinthine, ever-shifting castle — for a cascade of life-or-death battles against the most powerful of the Twelve Kizuki. Studio ufotable’s animation is operating at a level that made critics and audiences alike describe the theatrical experience as overwhelming in the best possible sense.

Upper Moon Doma holds his ornate fan in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

The film picked up Film of the Year at the Anime Awards earlier in 2026, a title that felt almost inevitable given how it dominated conversation throughout its theatrical run. Its two theme songs — performed by LiSA and Aimer — have been circulating widely, so if you’ve been avoiding them as spoiler-adjacent, consider yourself on a countdown. The film’s Japanese Blu-ray release is set for July 29, which aligns closely with the international streaming window.

Kaigaku in his demon form surrounded by lightning in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

Parts Two and Three Are Still in the Works

July 28 is only the beginning of the end. Infinity Castle is Part 1 of a planned three-film arc that will conclude the entire Demon Slayer saga, and neither a theatrical release date nor a streaming window for Part 2 has been announced yet — with 2027 the earliest realistic guess based on production timelines. For now, set your reminder for July 28 and decide whether you’re team Netflix or team Crunchyroll — you’ll want the biggest screen you can find either way.

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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals Striking Character Art at AX 2026

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Crunchyroll had a packed stage at Anime Expo 2026 this weekend, but the image that’s still echoing around the convention floor came from one announcement: the first character visuals for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, the 2027 anime series heading to Crunchyroll. Drawn by Takashi Okazaki — the artist and creator behind Afro Samurai — the four portraits are unlike anything else shown at the convention this year. Dark, dense, folklore-soaked, and rendered in Okazaki’s unmistakable ink-heavy style, they make a statement before a single frame of animation has screened.

Takashi Okazaki’s Designs Are the Real Story

If you know Okazaki’s work on Afro Samurai, you already have a feel for what these visuals are doing. They abandon the clean character-sheet aesthetic common to anime announcements entirely and lean into something older and more tactile — ink-black linework, parchment textures, dramatic negative space, and slashes of blood-red calligraphy bleeding across each portrait.

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime character visuals revealed at Anime Expo 2026 — designed by Takashi Okazaki
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll / PlayStation Productions

The group visual alone shows you the tonal distance this series is travelling from Ghost of Tsushima’s original campaign. These are not the grounded, historically textured samurai designs of Jin Sakai’s story. They are supernatural in every line — an archer wrapped in bone and shadow, a kitsune-masked figure bristling with blades, and looming behind them both, something far older and more dangerous. The aesthetic signals that Legends is taking its folklore inspirations seriously.

This Isn’t Jin Sakai’s Story — and That’s the Right Call

The anime adapts Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, the free co-op mode added to the original game that diverged sharply from Jin’s solo campaign. Where the main game told a grounded story about a samurai fighting the Mongol invasion, Legends dropped players into Japanese mythology — fighting oni, navigating the spirit realm, and teaming up across four archetypes (Samurai, Hunter, Ronin, and Assassin) in missions drawn from folktales.

That supernatural register gives the anime a distinct identity rather than retreading ground Jin’s story already covered. It also hands Okazaki, director Takanobu Mizuno, and writer Gen Urobuchi a canvas that suits their strengths. Urobuchi built his reputation on dark mythological drama — from Puella Magi Madoka Magica‘s deconstruction of the magical girl genre to Fate/Zero‘s brutal war of Noble Phantasms to the oppressive world of Psycho-Pass. A series rooted in supernatural horror and Japanese folklore is exactly where his storytelling lands hardest, and his involvement here is the single biggest creative signal that this won’t be a safe franchise tie-in.

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime — supernatural villain character design by Takashi Okazaki
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll / PlayStation Productions

The Team Behind It

The full creative lineup, confirmed by Crunchyroll:

  • Director: Takanobu Mizuno — previously directed Star Wars: Visions “The Duel” at Kamikaze Douga, which showcased the studio’s capacity for stylised, high-impact short-form animation
  • Series Composition & Script: Gen Urobuchi and Satoshi Maejima (both of Nitro Plus)
  • Character Design: Takashi Okazaki (creator of Afro Samurai)
  • Animation Studio: KAMIKAZE DOUGA (also known for Batman Ninja, Batman Ninja vs. The Yakuza League, Sand Land The Series)
  • Production: HAYATE Inc., Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Sony Music, PlayStation Productions
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime — kitsune-masked Assassin character design by Takashi Okazaki
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll / PlayStation Productions

Crunchyroll in 2027 — and What This Means for Singapore

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends the anime is set for a 2027 premiere exclusively on Crunchyroll. No specific window has been announced beyond the year, and no trailer has dropped yet — the AX 2026 reveal was character visuals only. Given the production lineup, a full teaser is likely still months away.

For Singapore’s PlayStation and anime communities, this is one to watch closely. Ghost of Tsushima was one of the biggest PlayStation exclusives to land in the region — the game’s Japanese aesthetic resonated strongly with Southeast Asian players — and the Urobuchi-Okazaki-Kamikaze Douga combination is the kind of creative pedigree that gets the anime community here genuinely excited. Urobuchi’s past work has consistently performed well in Singapore, and a series threading dark folklore through prestige PlayStation IP feels well-calibrated for this audience.

We’ll keep tracking this one as more details emerge. For the latest anime news, check our Manga & Anime section.

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Solo Leveling: Beyond the System Movie Is Officially in Production

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Solo Leveling is heading to theatres. Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, a brand-new anime theatrical film, is officially in production — announced at the Crunchyroll Showcase at Anime Expo 2026 on 3 July by Aleks Le, Sung Jinwoo’s English voice actor, who introduced a teaser concept video and the film’s first key visual. A-1 Pictures, the studio behind Seasons 1 and 2, is back on animation.

What Beyond the System Is About

Sung Jinwoo awakening to new power in Solo Leveling
Image courtesy of A-1 Pictures / Aniplex

The title pulls from one of the series’ most beloved early moments: the Double Dungeon Arc, where a near-dead Jinwoo first received the System that would reshape his life. Beyond the System picks up after Season 2’s Ant King raid on Jeju Island and follows Jinwoo back to the Cartenon Temple — the original dungeon where everything started — to uncover the truth about the System that gave him his power.

The released key visual shows Jinwoo with his signature blue aura eyes glowing at an intensity that implies he has risen to a level of power that transcends the System itself. A theatrical Japan premiere is targeted for 2027; an international cinema schedule, including Singapore, has not yet been announced.

Season 3 Confirmed Too

Sung Jinwoo commanding his shadow army in the Solo Leveling anime
Image courtesy of A-1 Pictures / Aniplex

Alongside the movie announcement, D&C Media confirmed Solo Leveling Season 3 is in development, with an expected release window of 2027 to 2028. The franchise is expanding on two fronts simultaneously — the movie appears to be a standalone bridge story rather than a replacement for the main season arc, which will continue with its own release.

For Singapore fans, both seasons streamed on Crunchyroll, which is fully available here, and Season 2’s Arise from the Shadows cour was among the most-discussed anime in the local community this year. The same distribution pipeline makes Crunchyroll the likely home for Beyond the System‘s digital release as well, though a local theatrical run would depend on distribution partners in the region.

The Production Team

The core production lineup remains intact: A-1 Pictures on animation, co-produced by Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C MEDIA, Kakao Piccoma, and Crunchyroll. That same team delivered the shadow army sequences and dungeon boss fights that became some of the most shared anime clips of 2024 and 2025 — Singapore fan servers included. More details — director, full cast, release windows — are expected as production progresses.

Stay tuned to our anime and manga coverage for every update on Beyond the System and Season 3 as they land.

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Mushoku Tensei Season 3 Premieres July 5 on Crunchyroll

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Singapore isekai fans, this is your reminder: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 drops on Crunchyroll on 5 July 2026 — tomorrow. One of the most consistently impressive isekai anime in recent memory picks up directly where Season 2’s emotionally loaded finale left off, and from what the trailers are showing, Studio Bind has not let the momentum slip.

Eris Boreas Greyrat as Sword King in Mushoku Tensei Season 3 — close-up key visual with sword
Image courtesy of Studio Bind

The Asura Kingdom Arc — From Domestic Peace to Political War

Season 3 adapts Volumes 13–18 of Rifujin na Magonote’s light novel series, covering what fans know as the Asura Kingdom Arc — the point where the story expands from personal drama into full-scale political intrigue. Rudeus Greyrat is married to both Sylphiette and Roxy Migurdia now, he’s a graduate of Ranoa Magic Academy, and for a brief, gorgeous moment it looks like his reincarnated life might actually go well. Then a visit to Perugius’s floating fortress brings a crisis that pulls the whole party apart, and the fallout leads straight into the power struggles surrounding Princess Ariel’s claim to the Asura throne.

Two new characters are introduced: Nina Farion (voiced by Haruka Tomatsu) and Gal Farion (voiced by Tetsu Inada), who play significant roles in this arc.

Rudeus Greyrat with Sylphiette and Roxy Migurdia in Mushoku Tensei Season 3
Image courtesy of Studio Bind

Eris Is Back — and She Is a Sword King

If you’ve been waiting for this since Eris walked away without explanation at the end of Season 1, Season 3 is where she returns in full. The Season 3 key visual shows Eris Boreas Greyrat as a Sword King — one of the highest combat tiers in the North God style of swordsmanship — and the close-up of her expression tells you everything about how she’s changed. She left a fiery, impulsive noble girl; she’s coming back as something forged. What happens when she and Rudeus finally face each other again is one of the most anticipated character moments in the entire novel series.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

Production — Studio Bind’s Full Team Returns

Studio Bind is back with the full crew: director Ryosuke Shibuya, character designers Sanae Shimada and Ryota Furukawa, and composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa on the score. Yuiko Ohara, who has performed key songs throughout the franchise, performs the Season 3 opening theme Ketsui no Uta. The continuity of staff is one of the reasons Mushoku Tensei has maintained such a consistent visual and tonal identity across its seasons — no major shake-ups here.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation series key art with full cast
Image courtesy of Studio Bind

Watch on Crunchyroll from 5 July — Singapore

Crunchyroll holds global simulcast rights for Season 3, which means Singapore viewers get new episodes alongside the Japanese broadcast each week from 5 July 2026. Subtitled episodes arrive first; an English dub will follow in the coming weeks.

If you haven’t started the series yet, both Season 1 and Season 2 are available on Crunchyroll now. It’s one of the few isekai titles that genuinely earns its long runtime — the craft behind each arc gets richer the longer you stay in. Find more summer season picks in our anime coverage.

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The Cat and the Dragon Is Now on Crunchyroll — A Cosy Summer Fantasy With a Star Cast

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Episode 1 of The Cat and the Dragon (Neko to Ryuu) landed on Crunchyroll this morning — and it is already one of the more charming premiers of the Summer 2026 season. If your anime diet leans toward warm-and-cosy rather than shonen-tournament-brutal, this one is worth an immediate watch in Singapore.

Mama-nyan, a magic-wielding cat from The Cat and the Dragon anime, sitting in a moonlit forest
Image courtesy of Amara / Takarajimasha / 猫と竜 Production Committee

What Is The Cat and the Dragon?

Based on the fantasy light novel series by Amara, published by Takarajimasha, the story begins with a dragon egg that hatches in the wrong forest — deep in the territory of a family of magic-wielding cats. With no mother and nowhere to go, the dragon is adopted by the cat clan and raised as one of their own. The dragon eventually learns to shapeshift into a cat-like form to better protect its adopted family, which has the somewhat unintended side-effect of making it the most powerful creature in the world that also grooming itself.

The tone sits squarely between a slice-of-life family drama and a low-key adventure — think found-family with claws. Underneath the coziness, though, there is real tension around how the human world relates to the cats and, by extension, to their dragon protector.

The Cat and the Dragon — 2nd Promotional Video (Japanese) — via 宝島社公式 on YouTube

Studio OLM and a Stacked Voice Cast

The anime is produced by OLM (the studio behind the Pokémon animated series), directed by Jin-Koo Oh, with series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota and character designs by Rie Nishino and Chiaki Kurakazu. The premise might sound simple, but the production is anything but — OLM has brought in one of the strongest voice casts of the season.

The dragon-raised-as-cat, known as Neko-ryū, is voiced by Takehito Koyasu — best known in Singapore as the voice of Dio Brando from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Whitebeard from One Piece. The Mama-nyan cat matriarch is voiced by Kikuko Inoue, while the supporting cast includes Show Hayami as Kurobane, Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke in Naruto) as Haibuchi, Tanezaki Atsumi (Anya Forger from SPY x FAMILY) as Gally, and Hanae Natsuki — the voice of Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer — as the mysterious Monarch Black.

The Cat and the Dragon official title logo and the dragon character sitting with a cat companion
Image courtesy of Amara / Takarajimasha / 猫と竜 Production Committee

Watching in Singapore

Episode 1 is streaming now on Crunchyroll, which carries the series for Singapore and across Southeast Asia. New episodes drop on Saturdays. The series is expected to run for 12 episodes across the Summer 2026 season.

For more new anime arriving this season, check out our Manga & Anime roundups — Summer 2026 has been unusually stacked and we have been covering it all.