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MARRIAGETOXIN Season 2 Confirmed for January 2027

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MARRIAGETOXIN Season 2 is officially locked in for January 2027 — and the announcement arrived at the best possible moment: the instant Season 1’s final episode finished airing in Japan on 30 June 2026. Studio BONES Film’s breakout Spring anime returns for a second run, streaming on Crunchyroll globally, Singapore included.

The Show That Made Spring 2026 Worth Watching

If you slept on this one, the setup is deceptively simple: Hikaru Gero is heir to a family of poison masters and has zero interest in marriage — except that if he doesn’t find a bride and secure the bloodline, his younger sister gets forced into a political arrangement instead. His fix is to recruit Mei Kinosaki, a professional marriage swindler, to help him navigate the hunt. What unfolds is an action-comedy where both leads are competent at very different kinds of manipulation, and the chemistry earns the rom-com label.

The manga, written by Joumyaku and drawn by Mizuki Yoda, runs in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+. BONES Film adapted it across 13 episodes covering three arcs — the Water Master, Sound Master and Beast Master storylines — directed by Motonobu Hori with Kohei Tokuoka handling character design and chief animation direction.

MARRIAGETOXIN official anime key art featuring Hikaru Gero, Mei Kinosaki and the full cast
Image courtesy of SHUEISHA / MARRIAGETOXIN Project
Season 2 Announcement PV — via バンダイナムコフィルムワークス チャンネル on YouTube

Season 2 — What the Creator Said

Story author Joumyaku shared a personal message with the Season 2 announcement, as published by Anime Corner. Floored by the news, the author wrote that they were “beyond grateful” — crediting the fans directly for making it happen. On what’s ahead: Season 2 will bring in, in Joumyaku’s own words, “charming and wildly unpredictable new characters” alongside the returning leads.

Joumyaku's official Season 2 announcement comment card from the MARRIAGETOXIN Project
Image courtesy of SHUEISHA / MARRIAGETOXIN Project

January 2027 gives the production roughly six months of runway from the Season 1 finale — a brisk but entirely workable turnaround for a Shonen Jump+ adaptation with an established team already in place.

What Made Season 1 Stand Out

Hikaru Gero in an intense emotional moment from MARRIAGETOXIN Season 1
Image courtesy of SHUEISHA / MARRIAGETOXIN Project

Season 1’s reputation rested on execution as much as premise. Series composition by Kimiko Ueno kept the pacing tight across all three arcs, and the score by Taisei Iwasaki and Yuma Yamaguchi gave each tonal shift — comedy to action to genuine stakes — its own texture. Opening theme Kill or Kiss by Yurina Hirate and ending Shake Na Baby by AKASAKI were well-matched to the show’s chaotic-romantic register.

Where Singapore Fans Can Watch

MARRIAGETOXIN streams on Crunchyroll with English subtitles and an English dub, fully available in Singapore and across Southeast Asia. Season 1’s 13 episodes are up now — plenty of time to catch up before January. For more anime and manga coverage, check our full archive.

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Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 Confirmed — Coco’s Story Continues

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Right as Witch Hat Atelier Season 1’s thirteenth and final episode “Forbidden Magic” began streaming on 29 June 2026, the official anime account delivered the announcement Singapore fans had been waiting for: Season 2 is confirmed and in production. Studio BUG FILMS and the full returning creative team are on board, and Crunchyroll has once again acquired the rights — with one important caveat for viewers in our region.

Coco from Witch Hat Atelier smiling in a sunlit meadow, wearing her signature white pointed hat
Image courtesy of BUG FILMS / Kodansha

What We Know About Witch Hat Atelier Season 2

Studio BUG FILMS — the team responsible for Season 1’s exceptional animation — is returning for Season 2. Director Ayumu Watanabe, series composer Hiroshi Seko, and music composer Yuka Kitamura are all back. The returning crew brings full continuity of vision, which matters enormously for a story as layered as this one.

Crunchyroll confirmed the acquisition alongside the Season 1 finale, and production is now formally underway. No premiere date has been set, and no teaser or trailer has been released at this stage — this is a greenlight announcement, not a launch window. More details are expected via the official website and social channels in the months ahead.

The Story Picks Up at Serpentback Cave

Coco surrounded by swirling golden magic energy in an intense scene from Witch Hat Atelier
Image courtesy of BUG FILMS / Kodansha

Season 2 picks up directly from where Season 1 left off: the fallout from the Brimmed Caps’ attack on the apprentices in Serpentback Cave. The central thread — Coco’s mission to reverse the forbidden magic that petrified her mother, without resorting to the very spells that started the tragedy — remains the heart of the series. Antagonist Iguin and the mysteries surrounding her forbidden grimoire are expected to take centre stage as the story deepens.

If you have not watched Season 1 yet, now is the ideal moment. The 13 episodes are tightly plotted, and the finale earns this renewal immediately. Season 1 of Witch Hat Atelier is widely regarded as one of the best anime productions of 2025, with Anime News Network noting that production for episode 5 alone required approximately 20,000 drawings — roughly four to six times the typical episode workload.

About the Manga

Witch Hat Atelier Season 1 official anime poster showing Coco and the apprentice cast in their iconic green robes
Image courtesy of BUG FILMS / Kodansha

Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boshi no Atelier) is a manga by Kamome Shirahama, serialised in Kodansha’s Morning Two magazine since July 2016. With over 7 million copies in circulation and now 16 volumes in print (as of April 2026), it has won the Harvey Award for Best Manga (2020) and the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material — Asia. Shirahama marked the Season 2 greenlight by releasing a special commemorative illustration shared across the anime’s official channels.

Singapore Fans: The Streaming Situation

Here is the catch. Crunchyroll has acquired Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 for worldwide streaming excluding Asian territories — the same arrangement that applied to Season 1. That means a Singapore Crunchyroll subscription will not carry the new season when it arrives.

No Singapore or Southeast Asian distribution partner has been confirmed yet for Season 2. We will update this post when a locally accessible platform is announced. For now, keep an eye on regional streaming services that carried Season 1 in your area. Check our manga and anime news section for updates as more Season 2 details come in.

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Kagurabachi Anime Locks in April 2027, Coming to Crunchyroll

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The manga that stormed Weekly Shonen Jump two years ago now has an anime date — and Singapore fans get front-row seats. Kagurabachi, Takeru Hokazono’s revenge-driven sword-sorcery epic, is officially heading to Crunchyroll worldwide in April 2027, with the first episode making its world debut at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on 3 July.

KAGURABACHI — Official Teaser Trailer — via AnimeSelect on YouTube

From Weekly Shonen Jump Page to the Screen

Serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023, Kagurabachi wasted no time making itself known. The manga follows Chihiro Rokuhira, the teenage son of a legendary sword-maker, who picks up an enchanted blade to hunt down the sorcerers who murdered his father and stole his life’s work. Fast pacing, striking sword-fight choreography, and a protagonist who skips the hesitation have earned it a fanatically loyal readership — the series now counts over 4 million copies in circulation across eleven collected volumes (as of May 2026).

It is the kind of story that anime announcements get built around: a clear premise, instantly striking visuals, and a lead fans either back completely or want to see challenged. The first official teaser racked up 6 million YouTube views in under 24 hours when it dropped in April 2026.

Crunchyroll Confirms Singapore Streaming from April 2027

Kagurabachi Anime World Tour promotional banner featuring Anime Expo, Japan Expo, AnimagiC and Anime NYC logos
Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi

Crunchyroll confirmed on 25–26 June 2026 that it will stream Kagurabachi worldwide from April 2027, excluding Japan, mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea. Singapore is confirmed in the streaming footprint — fans on Crunchyroll here will be able to watch alongside the simulcast when it airs.

The anime is produced by Studio Cypic, a newly relaunched identity from Cygames Pictures. Tetsuya Takeuchi serves as director, with Keigo Sasaki handling character design. The anime’s world tour premiere alone drew immediate headlines: the first 20 minutes of Episode 1 hitting the big screen at Anime Expo is a notably confident move for a pre-air event, signalling real buzz behind the production.

The Voice Cast: A Shōnen Heavyweight Lineup

Kagurabachi anime — Togo Shiba character visual, voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi
Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi

The production has been releasing character visuals and cast reveals through June 2026. The confirmed Japanese voice cast so far:

  • Taihi Kimura as protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. Kimura won Best New Actor at the 2025 Seiyu Awards — a significant vote of confidence for a lead who carries the series’ emotional core.
  • Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira, Chihiro’s father and the master swordsmith at the heart of the story. Seki is one of Japanese anime’s most recognised veteran voices.
  • Katsuyuki Konishi as Togo Shiba, a veteran sorcerer whose laid-back exterior hides genuine power. Cast announced 26 June 2026.

On Shiba, Konishi said: “Shiba is carefree on the surface, but deep down has a solid core and real strength,” describing his goal as capturing “the effortless confidence of someone genuinely powerful.”

KAGURABACHI｜Official Character Trailer: Shiba Togo — via CyberAgent ANIME Global on YouTube

Anime Expo World Premiere — First Footage on 3 July

Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 1 — full venue and date schedule for screenings at Anime Expo, Japan Expo, AnimagiC and Anime NYC
Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi

Before the April 2027 TV premiere, the production team is taking the first episode on a global road show. The Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 1 kicks off at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on 3 July 2026 (4:45–6:05 PM PT), where audiences will see the first 20 minutes of Episode 1 on the big screen, followed by a special panel featuring:

  • Taihi Kimura (voice of Chihiro Rokuhira)
  • Takuro Imamura (manga editor)
  • Koichi Yasuda (anime producer)

The tour then moves to Japan Expo in Paris (9 July), AnimagiC in Mannheim, Germany (1 August), and Anime NYC in New York (22 August). No Singapore or Southeast Asia stop has been announced for Part 1, but with nearly ten months before the series airs, a Part 2 of the world tour remains possible — watch the official world tour page for updates. In the meantime, our anime coverage will track every new cast drop and trailer as the April 2027 date approaches.

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One-Punch Man S3 Part 2 — New Key Visual, 2027 Premiere

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The One-Punch Man anime’s 10th anniversary is underway in Tokyo — and J.C.STAFF and Shueisha have unveiled an updated key visual for Season 3’s second cour to mark the occasion. Released on 26 June 2026, the new artwork adds Drive Knight and Psychos to the battle line-up as the series builds toward its long-awaited Saitama versus Garou showdown, now confirmed to air in 2027 on Crunchyroll.

The Updated Cour 2 Key Visual

The revised key visual places heroes and monsters face-to-face beneath the tagline 最強 vs 最恐 — “The Strongest vs The Most Terrifying” — expanding the Season 3 poster with two characters central to the second cour’s story. Drive Knight, the secretive S-Class hero whose tactical genius and undefeated record have set high expectations, joins the hero side. On the Monster Association’s side, Psychos (Psykos) makes her first appearance in the key art — she is the organisation’s cold-blooded military strategist and one of its most powerful figures, making her anime debut in Cour 2.

Garou and Saitama face each other in the official One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 teaser visual
Image courtesy of J.C.STAFF / Shueisha

The visual was unveiled at the opening of the Anime 10th Anniversary One-Punch Man Exhibition at Tenbo Park inside the Sunshine 60 Observatory in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, which opened the same day, 26 June.

The Monster Association Arc Reaches Its Climax

Season 3 Part 1 — which aired from 12 October to 29 December 2025 on Crunchyroll — adapted the opening stages of the Monster Association arc, covering the heroes’ assault on Monster Headquarters and culminating in Saitama’s battle with the Monster King. Part 2 picks up where that leaves off, steering the story toward what manga readers have long considered the arc’s defining moment: Saitama vs Cosmic Fear Garou, a confrontation that rewrites what we thought possible in this world.

One-Punch Man Season 3 hero key visual featuring Saitama and the S-Class heroes
Image courtesy of J.C.STAFF / Shueisha

Season 3 is directed by Shinpei Nagai, with series composition by Tomohiro Suzuki and animation by J.C.STAFF. Part 2 has no confirmed premiere date beyond 2027.

One-Punch Man 10th Anniversary Exhibition in Ikebukuro

The exhibition — titled アニメ10周年記念「ワンパンマン展」 — runs from 26 June to 20 July 2026 at the Tenbo Park event space inside Sunshine 60 Observatory, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It spans seven sections covering all three seasons (through Part 1) with original production materials on display.

Fan highlights include a full recreation of Saitama’s apartment, multiple photo spots, and an interactive corner where visitors can reportedly touch a prop recreating Puri-Puri Prisoner’s legendary chest hair. Fifty-one hand-written anniversary messages from series creator ONE, manga artist Yusuke Murata, cast members, and composers line the walls. A collaboration café inside Tenbo Park serves exclusive menu items during the event’s run, and the venue shop sells exclusive goods including acrylic stands, clear files, and character merchandise.

Official Trailer 2 | One-Punch Man Season 3 | VIZ Media — via VIZ Media on YouTube

Streaming in Singapore: Crunchyroll in 2027

One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 1 is available now on Crunchyroll in Singapore, where the series streams with English subtitles and dubbing. Part 2 will join the platform when it premieres in 2027; no specific date has been confirmed. If you have not started Part 1 yet, all 12 episodes are available for binge-watching now — and with Drive Knight and Psychos on the horizon, this is a good time to catch up before the second cour lands.

Follow GameTrader’s anime coverage for updates as the 2027 premiere approaches.

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Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Premieres July 7 on Crunchyroll

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With EVO 2026 closing out its final day in Las Vegas, the timing could not be better for the FGC to get its own anime. Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games (Japanese title: Taiari: Ojōsama wa Kakūtō Game Nante Shinai) premieres on Crunchyroll on 7 July 2026 — and it comes with an official Street Fighter 6 collaboration baked right into the adaptation.

Aya and Mio face off in a dramatic fighting game rivalry scene from Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
Image courtesy of Diomedéa / Crunchyroll

Secret Arcade Sticks in an Elite Academy

The premise: Aya Mitsuki earns a scholarship to Kuromi Girls’ Academy, a prestigious institution where gaming is quietly understood to be beneath the student body. She soon discovers that Mio Yorue — the school’s universally admired “White Lily,” a student who seems almost too composed to be real — has been secretly destroying opponents in a competitive fighting game in an empty classroom after hours.

Neither girl can quite let go of what she saw. What unfolds is a rivalry, an unlikely friendship, and an underground tournament scene that the academy’s image managers would strongly prefer to remain invisible. The original manga by Eri Ejima has been running in KADOKAWA’s Monthly Comic Flapper since January 2020 and now spans 11 volumes — Seven Seas Entertainment holds the English-language rights for anyone who wants to read ahead before the simulcast.

A character from Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games in a cinematic close-up with glowing amber eyes
Image courtesy of Diomedéa / Crunchyroll

Street Fighter 6 Is Literally in the Show

Here is the detail that sets this adaptation apart. In the source manga, the girls compete in a fictional game called Iron Senpai 4. For the anime, Diomedéa struck an official licensing deal with Capcom and replaced that entirely with real Street Fighter 6 gameplay footage — actual character-select screens, actual match UI, actual move animations. Each of the four main characters has a specific SF6 main: Aya plays Luke, Mio plays Ryu, Yū plays Ken, and Tamaki plays Juri. It is a level of integration that goes well beyond a casual cameo or a logo on a cabinet.

HORI and Mad Catz are both listed as cooperation partners on the production, which suggests exactly the kind of peripheral close-ups that FGC fans will recognise from their own setups.

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

Cast and Crew

A character in a school uniform reacting emotionally in Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
Image courtesy of Diomedéa / Crunchyroll

The adaptation is produced by Diomedéa (Himouto! Umaru-chan) and directed by Shōta Ihata, with series composition by Wataru Watari — the same writer behind My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. Main cast:

  • Aya Mitsuki — Ikumi Hasegawa
  • Mio Yorue — Kana Ichinose
  • Yū Inui — Sayaka Senbongi
  • Tamaki Ichinose — Shino Shimoji

Crunchyroll screened a sneak-peek episode as part of its Anime Nights theatrical programme in June, ahead of the simulcast launch. Early viewer response has been largely positive, with advance coverage noting that the premiere episode delivers on its premise without overselling the drama.

On Crunchyroll from 7 July

An extreme amber-eye close-up from Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games conveying competitive intensity
Image courtesy of Diomedéa / Crunchyroll

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games begins simulcasting on Crunchyroll on 7 July 2026, day-and-date with the Japanese broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV, and NBC. Singapore Crunchyroll subscribers can watch on day one. It joins a strong summer 2026 anime lineup — and as the only show this season where actual competitive fighting game matches are woven into the main drama, it is a natural follow-on watch for anyone who has spent the past few days glued to EVO 2026.

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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 Cour 2 Premieres July 11 on Crunchyroll

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After a four-year wait between seasons, the most determined bookworm in anime is back — and she’s not slowing down. WIT Studio’s Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke returns for its second cour on 11 July 2026, and the freshly released third promotional video confirms the stakes are higher than ever for Rozemyne.

Official Cour 2 PV3 (Japanese) — via 読売テレビ アニメ公式 on YouTube

New Themes, New Trailer — What the Cour 2 PV3 Shows

The third PV, released on 27 June on the official production website, previews new scenes of Rozemyne wielding ever-expanding arcanist powers against formidable opponents, alongside both new theme songs for the second half. Kana Nishino — one of Japan’s best-selling solo artists — performs the new opening, Power of Love. Singer adieu (Moka Kamishiraishi) handles the ending song, titled Wanna me.

adieu shared her thoughts on the project, as reported by Anime Corner: “I am truly happy to be able to contribute musically to a series that has been loved for so many years,” adding that working on the anime “taught me that believing in the things you love is also believing in yourself.”

Rozemyne close-up with magical water orbs in Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4
Image courtesy of Ascendance of a Bookworm Production Committee

What the Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Arc Is About

If you haven’t caught the series yet, here’s the short version: Ascendance of a Bookworm follows Myne, a book-obsessed woman reincarnated into a fantasy world with no printing press and rampant illiteracy. The early seasons tracked her ingenious (and endlessly resourceful) campaign to bring books to the commoner class. Season 4 vaults her fully into noble archduke territory, adapting Volumes 8–12 of Miya Kazuki’s light novel series (Japanese), now running to over 30 published volumes.

The Adopted Daughter arc places Rozemyne — voiced by Yuka Iguchi — in a world of high-nobility politics, arcanist magic academies, and increasingly complex power plays. Ferdinand (Sho Hayami) returns as her complicated mentor figure, and the Cour 2 trailer hints at confrontations that dwarf anything from the earlier arcs. Director Yoshiaki Iwasaki and series composer Mariko Kunisawa are back at the helm, with WIT Studio continuing their detailed, lush visual style.

Rozemyne awakening with powerful magical energy in Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 Cour 2
Image courtesy of Ascendance of a Bookworm Production Committee

When and Where to Watch — Singapore Guide

Crunchyroll holds worldwide streaming rights for Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4, explicitly covering Singapore. New Cour 2 episodes premiere every Saturday at 4:30pm SGT starting 11 July 2026 — a prime afternoon slot that makes it easy to slot into your weekend watchlist. All 13 Cour 1 episodes are already live on Crunchyroll if you need to catch up. Seasons 1 through 3 are also available there, giving newcomers the full run from the beginning.

Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4 Cour 2 PV3 battle scene
Image courtesy of Ascendance of a Bookworm Production Committee

For more summer 2026 anime hitting Crunchyroll in Singapore, browse our anime coverage.

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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 6 Confirmed — Cohabitation Arc Is Next

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The Season 5 finale of Rent-A-Girlfriend dropped on Crunchyroll on Friday, and the official account wasted no time delivering the follow-up news Singapore fans of the series had been hoping for: a sixth season is confirmed, adapting the manga’s Cohabitation arc (also known as the Dousei-hen).

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 6 confirmed — official celebratory illustration featuring Kazuya, Chizuru and Mini
Image courtesy of TMS Entertainment / Reiji Miyajima

What the Cohabitation Arc Covers

The Cohabitation arc is exactly what it sounds like: Kazuya Kinoshita and Chizuru Ichinose end up sharing a living space, a development that forces a situation the rental-girlfriend arrangement has spent five seasons carefully avoiding. Without spoiling Season 5, the Hawaiians arc laid the groundwork for this shift — and the Cohabitation stretch is widely regarded by manga readers as the point where the relationship dynamics finally start to move in ways that feel earned.

Character designer Hiroshi Hirayama marked the announcement with a celebratory illustration showing Kazuya, Chizuru, and Mini raising glasses together — appropriately festive rather than informative, which is exactly what you’d expect from an announcement this early in production.

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Season 6

The announcement carries almost no production specifics: no premiere window, no broadcast schedule, no new staff additions. What is confirmed is that TMS Entertainment continues as the production house, director Kazuomi Koga remains at the helm, and the full voice cast returns — Shun Horie (Kazuya), Sora Amamiya (Chizuru), Aoi Yuki (Mami), and Nao Higashiyama, Rie Takahashi and Yu Serizawa for the rest of the main cast. Same team, next chapter.

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 key visual — Chizuru and Mami
Image courtesy of TMS Entertainment / Reiji Miyajima

What This Means for Crunchyroll Viewers in Singapore

Crunchyroll has been the home for the series since Season 1, and Seasons 4 and 5 both streamed with same-day simulcast for Singapore subscribers. There’s no reason to expect Season 6 to change that arrangement, though nothing is confirmed until Crunchyroll makes an official licensing announcement.

Rent-A-Girlfriend has always generated strong reactions on both sides — it’s one of those titles where the discourse is half the entertainment. But Seasons 4 and 5 have generally been received as the series getting its narrative house in order, and the Cohabitation arc is specifically the stretch that manga readers most often point to when they say the story gets good. If you’ve been on the fence about continuing after any previous season, this might be the arc worth waiting for.

Keep an eye on Crunchyroll and the manga-anime section here for a premiere date when it drops.

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Kill Blue Season 2 Confirmed — Fujimaki’s De-Aged Hitman Is Back

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The Spring 2026 anime season just delivered one of its best end-credits moments: Kill Blue Season 2 is confirmed. The second season was announced at the close of the Season 1 finale, which aired on 27 June 2026 — meaning the wait for more Juzo Ogami starts right now.

Kill Blue — Juzo Ogami, 39-year-old assassin in a 13-year-old's body
Image courtesy of CUE / Kill Blue Production Committee

The Kuroko Creator Returns to Jump

Kill Blue is written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, the mangaka behind Kuroko’s Basketball — a series that still sells out in Singapore’s Japanese bookstores and ran a hugely popular anime adaptation from 2012 to 2015. After Kuroko wrapped, Fujimaki took his time on a new series, and when Kill Blue debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in April 2023, it immediately stood out: darker premise, sharper comedy, and the same gift for ensemble character dynamics that made the basketball team so beloved.

The manga concluded in Jump in September 2025 across 13 collected volumes, and the anime adaptation kicked off in April 2026. It proved popular enough that a second season was greenlit before the final episode even finished airing.

Anime KILL BLUE – Main Trailer No.2 — via DMM pictures on YouTube

A Hitman in the Wrong Body

The premise is gloriously absurd. Juzo Ogami is 39 years old, a legend in the Z.O.O. assassin syndicate, and very good at his job. On a routine hit at a genetics company, he is stung by an experimental wasp that rewrites his DNA — and wakes up in the body of a 13-year-old. His mind, memories, and considerable killing instincts are all intact. His frame is not.

His handlers assign him a new mission: go undercover at a middle school, scope out whether it is safe for the syndicate boss’s daughter to enrol. Juzo intends to treat it as a quick op. What he does not count on is discovering that he genuinely likes studying — or that the school’s cast of students, teachers, and lurking threats will drag him into something far messier than a reconnaissance job.

The comedy of a cold-blooded professional navigating homeroom and PE class is played straight enough to stay funny, while the action sequences (Juzo does not stop being lethal just because he is now small) give the show real bite. The ensemble — particularly Noren Mitsuoka, whose family’s company created the wasp that de-aged him — gives Season 1 its emotional core.

Kill Blue — Juzo and Noren Mitsuoka
Image courtesy of CUE / Kill Blue Production Committee

What We Know About Season 2

The announcement was made in the end-card of Season 1’s final episode. No premiere date or episode count has been announced for Season 2, and no new visual or teaser was released alongside it — just the confirmation that the story continues.

Season 1 covered 12 episodes directed by Yasunori Ide at Studio CUE, with series composition by Hiro Kaburagi. The production team is expected to return, though this has not been formally confirmed. Given the manga is already complete at 13 volumes, Season 2 will have a full roadmap to work from.

One thing worth noting for fans of the music: the opening theme “ATTITUDE” is performed by aespa, and the ending theme “KILL SHOT” is by RIIZE. Whether the K-pop pairings carry over into Season 2 is one of the more interesting open questions.

Kill Blue — Juzo Ogami in class, textbook in one hand and gun in the other
Image courtesy of CUE / Kill Blue Production Committee

Where to Watch Kill Blue in Singapore

Season 1 is fully available now on both Crunchyroll and Netflix in Singapore, with English subtitles and a full English dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. If you have not started yet, all 12 episodes are up and a second season is already on the way — there has never been a better time to catch up. Check out our other anime coverage for more from the Spring 2026 season.

No Season 2 premiere window has been announced. Keep an eye on the official Kill Blue English site (kill-blue.us) and the official @KillBlue_en social accounts for updates.

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Black Clover Second Season Confirmed for October 2026 — World Premiere at Anime Expo on 4 July

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The Black Clover anime is back. Studio Pierrot has confirmed that Black Clover Second Season will premiere in October 2026, continuing the story of Asta and the Magic Knights after a five-year gap since the original 170-episode run ended in 2021. On top of that, a world premiere of the very first episode is set for Anime Expo 2026 on 4 July in Los Angeles — just over a week away — with the voice of Asta himself, Gakuto Kajiwara, and returning director Ayataka Tanemura in attendance.

Five Years in the Making: Black Clover Second Season

The original Black Clover anime ran from 2017 to 2021 across 170 episodes, produced by Studio Pierrot and covering the manga through the intense Spade Kingdom arc. The manga concluded its serialisation in Weekly Shōnen Jump after over eleven years, and the Second Season is set to animate the story’s climactic final chapters — the ones fans who read ahead have been waiting years to see animated.

Director Ayataka Tanemura — who helmed the original run as well as the 2023 film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King — is back in the chair, with Studio Pierrot returning as the animation house. Confirmed returnees include Gakuto Kajiwara as Asta and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Yuno.

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

Anime Expo 2026: World Premiere on 4 July

The world premiere of Episode 1 will be held at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on 4 July, ahead of the October broadcast. The panel includes Gakuto Kajiwara and director Ayataka Tanemura, making it a genuine event for fans who can attend in person — and a major source of first impressions and clips for everyone watching online. Anime Expo runs from 2 to 5 July, but the Black Clover premiere is on Day 3 at the Peacock Theater, starting at 1:30 PM Pacific Time.

Black Clover Second Season official key visual featuring Asta in Devil Union form
Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot / Shueisha

Singapore Streaming: What We Know

Crunchyroll will stream Black Clover Second Season internationally when it premieres in October — but with one important caveat: the announcement specifies that Crunchyroll’s deal excludes Asia. For Singapore viewers, that means Crunchyroll is not the confirmed option here.

The original Black Clover seasons are available on Netflix Singapore, which suggests a regional streaming deal exists — but there has been no official confirmation yet from Netflix or any other Asia-region service about carrying the Second Season. We’ll update this when streaming partners for Southeast Asia are announced. In the meantime, Asta’s return is worth bookmarking: October 2026 is about three months away, and with an episode 1 premiere at AX on 4 July, more details should surface shortly.

Asta in Devil Union mode in Black Clover Second Season
Image courtesy of Studio Pierrot / Shueisha

We’ll have full coverage of any streaming announcements for Singapore as they come. In the meantime, browse our anime news for everything else airing this season.