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The Ribbon Hero Hits Netflix 8 August — Tezuka’s Princess Knight Returns

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Singapore gets to stream this one from day one. The Ribbon Hero — a new anime feature film based on Osamu Tezuka’s foundational manga Princess Knight (Ribbon no Kishi) — premieres exclusively on Netflix worldwide on 8 August 2026, with the final trailer and a preview of the English dub landing yesterday.

THE RIBBON HERO | Final Trailer — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

What Is The Ribbon Hero?

Princess Knight is one of manga’s foundational texts. First serialised in 1953 by Osamu Tezuka — the creator behind Astro Boy and Black Jack, widely called the Father of Manga — it follows Princess Sapphire of the kingdom of Silverland, born with both a boy’s blue heart and a girl’s pink heart after a mischievous angel’s prank. Because the law only allows a male heir to rule, her parents present Sapphire to the kingdom as a prince, hiding her identity to keep the scheming Duke Duralumon from seizing the throne.

The new film updates this premise with a darker, more dramatic tone. In The Ribbon Hero, Silverland is destroyed by a mysterious catastrophe called Nergal. Sapphire rebuilds her life in the neighbouring kingdom of Goldland — only for the same force to find her again. The modern visual treatment reimagines the magical girl transformation sequences that Princess Knight helped pioneer, giving them a contemporary edge while staying true to the spirit of Tezuka’s original.

The Ribbon Hero — Princess Sapphire in an action scene, Netflix anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight
Image courtesy of Netflix

The Team Behind the Film

The Ribbon Hero is produced by Twin Engine and directed by Yuuki Igarashi at the newly formed studio OUTLINE — this is Igarashi’s feature-length directorial debut. Character designs are by Kei Mochizuki and Mai Yoneyama, bringing a contemporary sensibility to Tezuka’s classic character silhouettes while keeping the iconic ribbon imagery that gives the film its title.

This is the first new Princess Knight anime in roughly three decades. The original 52-episode TV series aired in 1967 and has been deeply influential on the magical girl genre — you can draw a direct line from Sapphire to Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, and beyond.

The Ribbon Hero final trailer — Netflix anime film, August 2026
Image courtesy of Netflix

Voice Cast

The Japanese voice cast, as revealed via Fandom Post, includes:

  • Sapphire — Saya
  • Pine — Seiran Kobayashi
  • Velvet — Koko Ichiyama
  • Zirko — Mayumi Shintani
  • Rock — Yoshimasa Hosoya
  • Hecate — Mito Tsukino
  • Chorogy — Yusuke Tezuka
  • Chick — Lunlun
  • Tack — Debidebi Debiru
  • Pope — Haruhiko Jou

An English dub has also been confirmed — a full English dubbed trailer is now live on Netflix’s official YouTube channel — though the complete English voice cast has not yet been officially announced.

The Ribbon Hero official trailer — Netflix anime, Princess Knight
Image courtesy of Netflix

Streaming from 8 August — Singapore Included

Netflix is making this a global-simultaneous premiere, which means Singapore subscribers can watch The Ribbon Hero the moment it drops on 8 August. For local fans who grew up watching Astro Boy and other Tezuka classics — a fixture on Singapore TV for decades — this is the most high-profile Tezuka anime adaptation in recent memory, and it arrives on a platform most Singapore households already have access to.

Keep an eye on more upcoming anime releases on the blog as streaming dates are confirmed.

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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Is Now Streaming in Singapore

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Tonight is the night. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle I — the record-breaking finale that spent months as the highest-grossing anime film of all time — is now available to stream in Singapore. Netflix has it live across Asia from today, and Crunchyroll opens at 11:00 p.m. SGT. When the streaming date was confirmed earlier this month, Netflix Singapore’s availability was still listed as to be confirmed. It’s confirmed now.

Official theatrical poster for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle I
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

Netflix Singapore: Infinity Castle Is Live Now

Netflix Anime’s official announcement confirms the film is streaming across Asia from 28 July, with Japan, Mainland China, and India the only regional exclusions. Singapore is fully in. Open Netflix tonight and you’ll find Infinity Castle I already there — no waiting required.

A battle scene from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle I
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

Crunchyroll: 11 PM SGT Tonight

Crunchyroll brings the film worldwide from 8:00 a.m. PT on 28 July, which lands at 11:00 p.m. SGT. It’s a late-night start but arguably the ideal way to experience it: Japanese original audio with English subtitles is available alongside the English theatrical dub. Southeast Asia viewers also get subtitle tracks in Thai, Chinese (Traditional), Indonesian, and Melayu — making it one of the most thoroughly localised anime film releases the region has received.

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

What Infinity Castle I Covers

The film follows directly from the Hashira Training Arc, dropping Tanjiro Kamado and the entire Demon Slayer Corps into Muzan Kibutsuji’s shapeshifting fortress. Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and animated by ufotable — the same team behind every season of the TV series — it funnels years of character build-up into a single extended encounter. If you have seen the TV series through the end of the Hashira arc, you are ready to watch with no setup needed.

Tanjiro Kamado in an action sequence from Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

For the full background on the film’s records, cast, and theatrical history, our original streaming announcement covers it in detail. In short: it is the first of three Infinity Castle films that together close the Demon Slayer story, and this first chapter represents one of the most anticipated streaming drops of the year for anime fans in Singapore.

Films Two and Three: Still to Come

A still from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle
Image courtesy of Aniplex / ufotable

The second and third Infinity Castle films are still in production, with no streaming dates announced yet. For Singapore fans who didn’t catch the theatrical run, Film I is where the story begins and it’s where to start — both Netflix and Crunchyroll have it covered tonight. Check the anime section for streaming news on the follow-up films when they’re confirmed.

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Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames Hits Netflix on 27 August

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Gintoki and the Yorozuya are back — Gintama: The Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames officially confirmed its Netflix premiere date of 27 August 2026, giving Singapore fans who missed the earlier theatrical run a second shot at one of the year’s most talked-about anime film releases.

The Arc That Made Gintama Famous — Reborn in Full Cinemascope

The Yoshiwara in Flames arc — covering what was originally episodes 139 to 146 of the TV series — is widely credited with shifting Gintama from a beloved comedy into an action heavyweight. Housen, the Night King ruling the underground red-light district, remains one of the most formidable antagonists in the franchise’s run, and the arc’s climax still lands as one of the most emotionally charged sequences in shonen anime history.

This 2026 film is a full theatrical reimagining of that arc, produced by BN Pictures in widescreen cinemascope (2.35:1). It is not a simple clip compilation — the production team includes director Naoya Ando, scriptwriter Taku Kishimoto, supervising director Yōichi Fujita, and character designer and chief animation director Shinji Takeuchi. Series creator Hideaki Sorachi serves as super advisor, and the film adds newly animated scenes as well as characters who did not originally appear in the arc.

Housen in battle — a still from Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames (2026)
Image courtesy of BN Pictures / Aniplex
Official Main Trailer (Japanese) — via 銀魂チャンネル【公式】 on YouTube

Production Details and Theme Song

Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames (2026) official theatrical teaser poster
Image courtesy of BN Pictures / Aniplex

The film opened in Japanese cinemas on 13 February 2026 with IMAX screenings alongside the standard run. The theme song — 「Sanzen (Sparkling)」by SUPER BEAVER — fits the franchise’s tradition of pairing emotionally charged arcs with rock acts that hit harder than expected.

Singapore fans got their own theatrical window earlier this year, when local distributor ODEX opened the film in Singapore alongside Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The Japan Blu-ray release follows closely behind the Netflix date, landing on 26 August 2026.

For Singapore Fans: From Cinemas to Your Couch

Netflix’s worldwide rollout — excluding Japan and mainland China — begins 27 August, putting Singapore squarely in the launch window. The original Gintama TV series remains available on Crunchyroll for new viewers who want the full context before diving into the film.

The Yoshiwara arc works reasonably well as a standalone entry point — it leans heavily on action and emotional beats rather than the dense comedic continuity of the series — but familiarity with Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi’s dynamic adds considerably to the experience. The arc’s villain Housen and the storyline around Tsukuyo are strong enough to hold up even without 138 episodes of setup.

If the title rings a vague bell but you’ve never committed to the full series, 27 August is a fair place to start. For fans who already caught the theatrical run, this is the streaming version ready to recommend to everyone who missed it. Browse more anime news here.

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Ranma ½ Season 3 Premieres 3 October on Netflix — Dragon Ball and One Piece Stars Join the Cast

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MAPPA’s Ranma ½ revival has a date locked in: 3 October 2026. The third season hits NTV in Japan every Saturday at 24:55 — and streams exclusively on Netflix globally from the same night, putting Singapore fans right at the front of the queue alongside Japanese viewers.

Official Japanese media confirmed the premiere date and a wave of new casting on 25 July 2026 via Denfaminicogamer (Japanese) and PASH! Plus (Japanese). As we covered when Season 3’s second trailer dropped in June, the show was still listing only “October 2026” — now there’s a concrete date and a lineup of new faces to go with it.

Five Legendary Voice Actors Join Ranma ½ Season 3

The returning core cast — Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma, Megumi Hayashibara as female Ranma, and Noriko Hidaka as Akane — is joined by five new voice actors stepping into Season 3 roles:

  • Masako Nozawa voices the Iemoto (家元), a formidable grand-master figure. Nozawa has voiced Son Goku in Dragon Ball since 1986 — a career-spanning role recognised across generations of anime fans worldwide.
  • Jun Fukuyama plays Daitokuji Sentarō (大文字煎太郎), a recurring martial-arts teacher from Rumiko Takahashi’s original manga. Fukuyama is best known to Singapore fans as Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass.
  • Mayumi Tanaka joins in a role whose name has not yet been revealed. Tanaka has been the voice of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece since 1999 and also voiced Krillin in Dragon Ball — making this a reunion of two golden-age shonen titans in one cast.
  • Saori Hayami also takes on a to-be-announced character. Singapore fans will know Hayami from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU and One Piece.
  • Minami Tanaka voices Kurenai Tsubasa (紅つばさ), a new character arriving with Season 3.
The Iemoto grand-master character voiced by Masako Nozawa in Ranma half Season 3
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Having Masako Nozawa and Mayumi Tanaka in the same cast — two voice actors whose careers stretch back to the same era as Ranma ½’s 1989 original run — is the kind of casting that feels written for longtime fans.

New Characters and the Season 3 Key Visual

The official key visual released alongside the announcement places Ranma (male and female forms), Akane, and Ryōga at an energetic centre, with a full crowd of Season 3 characters spiralling outward — classic Takahashi chaos, now in MAPPA’s crisp modern style. It’s a busy, fun image that signals a packed season ahead.

Daitokuji Sentaro character art for Ranma half Season 3, voiced by Jun Fukuyama
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee
Kurenai Tsubasa character art for Ranma half Season 3, voiced by Minami Tanaka
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Official Season 3 Trailer

Ranma1/2: Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

When Singapore Can Watch Ranma ½ Season 3

Netflix holds exclusive international streaming rights for the MAPPA revival. Season 3 follows the same delivery model as Seasons 1 and 2 — episodes arrive on Netflix globally right after the Japanese NTV broadcast. Singapore subscribers can expect the first episode on or around 3 October 2026, with weekly drops every Saturday thereafter.

A new character from Ranma half Season 3 (voiced by Mayumi Tanaka, role name to be revealed)
Image courtesy of Ranma ½ Production Committee

Seasons 1 and 2 of the MAPPA revival are already on Netflix if you need to catch up. Browse our coverage of other upcoming Fall 2026 anime for more on what’s hitting screens this season.

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The Ramparts of Ice Season 2 Hits Netflix on 1 October — What Singapore Fans Need to Know

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The Ramparts of Ice Season 2 is locked in for 1 October 2026, and Netflix is once again bringing it worldwide on the same day as Japan — which means Singapore fans can stream Koyuki Hikawa’s story the moment it drops, no delay, no waiting for a regional rollout.

A Quick Reset: Where Season 1 Left Off

Based on Kōcha Agasawa’s webtoon manga (serialised 2020–2022), the first season of The Ramparts of Ice followed Koyuki Hikawa, a high schooler who built emotional walls around herself after being bullied in middle school. She had convinced herself she was impossible to like — until persistent classmate Minato Amamiya, cheerful Miki Azumi, and easygoing Yōta Hinō started patiently dismantling those walls. The 14-episode run turned into one of Netflix’s quieter breakout romances of the spring 2026 season, earning fans across the region for its restrained, emotionally precise storytelling.

Three students in school uniforms in a hallway scene from The Ramparts of Ice
Image courtesy of Studio KAI / Netflix

What’s Coming in Season 2 — Feelings Deepen Beyond Friendship

The Season 2 announcement describes the continuation as the point where feelings deepen beyond friendship — a deliberately vague phrase that will mean something different depending on which of the four leads you are rooting for. The teaser visual shows the four protagonists with their gazes not meeting, capturing the unsettled tension that carried through Season 1’s final episodes. No episode count has been confirmed yet, and the theme songs are still unannounced.

If you have not yet seen Season 1, the official Netflix trailer below is as good a reason as any to clear your weekend. The series rewards patience: the first couple of episodes are quiet, but by mid-season it earns every emotional beat.

The Ramparts of Ice | Official Trailer #2 — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

The Same Team Returns — Studio KAI, Mankyu, and a Full Cast Reprisal

Every key name from Season 1 is back. Director Mankyu returns to the helm at Studio KAI, with series composition by Yasuhiro Nakanishi and character design handled again by Miki Ogino. The musical pairing of Kanade Sakuma and Natsumi Tabuchi continues. On the cast side, Anna Nagase reprises Koyuki Hikawa, Shōya Chiba (widely known to SG fans from roles including Minato Aqua in Oshi no Ko) returns as Minato Amamiya, Fūka Izumi comes back as Miki Azumi, and Satoshi Inomata is in again as Yōta Hinō — joined by Chiaki Kobayashi as Tsubasa Igarashi and Sakura Shinfuku as Tsukiko Shimojima.

Season 2 key art from The Ramparts of Ice
Image courtesy of Studio KAI / TBS

How and When to Watch in Singapore

Season 2 of The Ramparts of Ice premieres 1 October 2026, airing Thursdays at 11:56 p.m. JST on TBS in Japan and streaming globally on Netflix the same day. Season 1 is on Netflix Singapore right now if you want to catch up before October. English subtitles and a dubbed track were available for Season 1, and Netflix’s international pattern suggests both will carry over for Season 2 — though that has not been officially confirmed yet.

For more anime coming to Netflix and local streaming this season, we will keep you posted as premiere dates lock in.

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Parasyte: TAMIYA Is Coming to Netflix in 2027 — Shioli Kutsuna Stars

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Netflix has revealed its next step in the Parasyte universe. Parasyte: TAMIYA is officially in production, with Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna playing the series’ iconic antagonist-turned-subject Ryoko Tamiya, and a 2027 global Netflix release confirmed.

Shioli Kutsuna as Ryoko Tamiya in Parasyte: TAMIYA alongside the original manga illustration
Image courtesy of Netflix / Kodansha

A Different Kind of Parasyte Story

Hitoshi Iwaaki’s original Parasyte manga (1988–1995, roughly 25 million copies sold) centred on high school student Shinichi Izumi and his right-hand parasite Migi as they fought to survive in a world suddenly crawling with body-snatching organisms. Ryoko Tamiya was always the franchise’s most unsettling side story: a parasite who, unlike her more violent kin, chose to observe, adapt, and quietly question whether wiping out humanity was really the smartest play.

In TAMIYA, that inner conflict becomes the entire series. Tamiya inhabits the body of a high school biology teacher, starts out attacking humans without hesitation, then something shifts. Living day-to-day alongside the people she was built to prey on, she begins to suspect that coexistence might serve her kind better than predation. Netflix describes the series as a “science fiction action-thriller merging deep human drama with unprecedented VFX sequences.”

Shioli Kutsuna as Tamiya — Three Registers in One Role

Casting Shioli Kutsuna (known internationally from Deadpool 2 and the live-action Detective Conan films) is a bold choice: she plays Tamiya in three distinct registers — the original human host, the parasite that seizes her body, and the evolving hybrid being that emerges between them. Kutsuna has described it as “the most challenging role I have ever played in my acting career,” as relayed in The Hollywood Reporter, noting she spent six months fully embodying the character.

The Same Team Behind Parasyte: The Grey

The creative engine here will feel very familiar. Yeon Sang-ho — the Korean filmmaker behind Train to Busan, Hellbound, and the 2024 hit Parasyte: The Grey — serves as creator and co-writer, working again with longtime collaborator Ryu Yong-jae. Yeon is quoted in The Hollywood Reporter describing Tamiya as “a fascinating villain whose existential struggle deepens the original work beyond simple heroics into something philosophically richer.”

Episode directing duties fall to Kensaku Kakimoto (Glass Heart) and Kazuhiro Nakagawa (Double; Bullet Train Explosion). Production is again handled by South Korean company WOWPOINT, which produced The Grey.

Key art from the Parasyte 2014 anime adaptation by Madhouse, featuring Ryoko Tamiya (far left) among the franchise's main cast
Image courtesy of Madhouse / Parasyte (2014 anime)

What Singapore Fans Can Expect

Parasyte: The Grey landed on Netflix in April 2024 and shot up the platform’s global charts within days, becoming one of the most-watched Korean series of that year. For Singapore fans who tore through it in a weekend, TAMIYA follows a completely different character thread — but keeps the same production company, the same creative architect, and the same willingness to use the franchise’s body-horror premise to ask genuinely uncomfortable questions about identity and survival.

Unlike The Grey, which required no prior knowledge of the source material, TAMIYA goes deeper into the manga’s lore — particularly Tamiya’s arc involving pregnancy and motherhood, which is one of the manga’s most quietly devastating subplots. Readers of Iwaaki’s original work will have plenty of context; newcomers will still be able to follow Kutsuna’s performance as the entry point.

No episode count or exact premiere date has been announced. The series is currently in post-production, and Netflix has confirmed a 2027 global release window — meaning Singapore subscribers will get it simultaneously with the rest of the world. Find out more at the official Netflix announcement (Japanese) and follow our Manga Anime coverage for updates as the release approaches.

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LEGO One Piece Hits Netflix on 29 September — Live-Action Cast Returns as Voice Stars

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The Straw Hats are getting bricked up — and the entire Netflix live-action cast is coming along for the adventure. Netflix has dropped the official teaser trailer for LEGO One Piece, a two-part animated special arriving exclusively on Netflix on 29 September 2026. If you’ve been missing Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, and the rest of the crew, this is your next Straw Hat fix — only now everybody’s made of plastic.

LEGO ONE PIECE | Official Teaser Trailer — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

What Is LEGO One Piece?

LEGO One Piece is a two-part original net animation (ONA) produced through a partnership between The LEGO Group, Japanese publisher Shueisha, and Vancouver-based animation studio Atomic Cartoons, with series creator Eiichiro Oda serving as Executive Producer. The special is directed by Chelsea Ker and written by Tom Hyndman, who also serves as Executive Producer.

The premise is built around Usopp — the crew’s most reliably unreliable narrator — recounting the Straw Hats’ early voyages across the East Blue and into the Grand Line to a wide-eyed Tony Tony Chopper. Naturally, Usopp’s retelling takes some creative liberties, and the other crewmates are quick to call him out on it. As Hyndman explained in an interview with CBR, the team wanted something that would “ease new viewers into the massive world of One Piece while also giving longtime fans a new, fun perspective.”

LEGO Usopp and Chopper in the animated special
Image courtesy of Netflix / The LEGO Group

The Full Live-Action Cast Is Back

One of the biggest draws here is the voice cast: every actor from the Netflix live-action adaptation reprises their role for the special. That means:

  • Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
  • Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
  • Emily Rudd as Nami
  • Jacob Romero as Usopp
  • Taz Skylar as Sanji
  • Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper
  • Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday / Nefertari Vivi
  • Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha
  • Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown
  • Callum Kerr as Captain Smoker

Hyndman noted that having the original cast on board led to “some extremely fun and funny improvised moments” during recording — a good sign for a production built around LEGO-style absurdist comedy.

LEGO One Piece physical sets: the Baratie and a Marine vessel
Image courtesy of The LEGO Group

Brick-Built Sets for the Superfans

Alongside the Netflix special, the announcement showcased physical LEGO One Piece building sets covering key arcs from the East Blue saga. Spotted in official imagery: a detailed Baratie set complete with the restaurant ship and accompanying pirate dinghy, a Marine vessel flying the 海軍 HQ3 flag, Dr. Kureha’s Drum Rock laboratory with Chopper and Kureha minifigs, and Buggy the Clown’s Big Top complete with the fearsome Clown Pirate leader himself.

Pricing and release timelines for the physical sets have not been confirmed at the time of writing. Singapore fans should keep an eye on major game and toy retailers for local availability — import options will be worth tracking if a local launch is not announced soon.

LEGO One Piece physical sets: Drum Rock and Buggy's Big Top
Image courtesy of The LEGO Group

When and Where to Watch in Singapore

LEGO One Piece streams exclusively on Netflix globally, which means Singapore subscribers can catch both parts from 29 September 2026 — the same day as the rest of the world. There’s no region-lock or staggered release to worry about here.

If you want to revisit the live-action source material before September, Seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix’s One Piece are streaming now. The LEGO special covers both those seasons, so binge or rewatch is fair game.

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JJK Season 3: The Culling Game Drops Globally on Netflix 22 July — Singapore Watch Guide

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Singapore Netflix subscribers can now watch Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1 with English dub from 22 July — as Netflix completes its global multilingual rollout of Season 3, dropping all 12 episodes at once worldwide. If you have been holding off for the dub, that wait is over.

Watch the Official Trailer

JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 The Culling Game Part 1 | Official Trailer — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

The Culling Game: What This Arc Is About

The Culling Game arc is what everything in Jujutsu Kaisen has been building toward. Following the chaos of the Shibuya Incident and the sealing of Satoru Gojo inside the Prison Realm, Kenjaku’s master plan snaps into focus: a death tournament — the Culling Game — forcing sorcerers and newly awakened Cursed Energy users to kill inside barrier-sealed colonies spread across Japan. Leave without enough points, and the barrier kills you. Stop fighting, and your rivals close the gap.

Yuji Itadori enters this arc as a wanted man with no mentor, no institutional backing, and a dwindling number of allies who are still willing to be seen with him. Joining him are characters introduced in Season 2 — Yuta Okkotsu and Choso — alongside several new faces who quickly become the season’s biggest draws.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 The Culling Game Part 1 official key visual with the full cast
Image courtesy of MAPPA / Shueisha

What’s New on Singapore Netflix from 22 July

Singapore Netflix has carried The Culling Game Part 1 in its catalogue since the season was airing earlier this year — so if you started watching in Japanese with subtitles, you already had access. What changes on 22 July is the multilingual track rollout: Netflix Anime confirmed via their official account that the global expansion brings dubbed versions to all regions simultaneously. English dub, alongside a range of other language tracks, is now live.

For Singapore households where not everyone in the room reads subtitles fast enough, that is a meaningful upgrade. All 12 episodes are available in one batch — no week-by-week wait.

Yuji Itadori fighting in the official JJK Season 3 Netflix trailer
Image courtesy of MAPPA / Shueisha

If you prefer Crunchyroll — which has carried Part 1 since JJK began its simulcast on 9 January 2026 — nothing changes there. Both platforms carry the season; Netflix just makes the dub easy to access for subscribers who have not crossed over.

New Characters to Watch

Season 3 introduces several Culling Game players who quickly overshadow the expectation that this is just a bracket tournament full of disposable antagonists. The four standouts:

  • Kinji Hakari — a disgraced Jujutsu High student whose Cursed Technique ties his combat ability to a pachinko jackpot. When the jackpot hits, he becomes effectively immortal. His colony fight is one of the season’s peak episodes.
  • Kirara Hoshi — Hakari’s manager and a sorcerer whose technique manipulates proximity and positions in ways that make conventional attack patterns useless.
  • Hiromi Higuruma — a defence lawyer who awakened his Cursed Technique and set up a courtroom inside a colony. His Judgeman domain is the season’s most conceptually original fight.
  • Fumihiko Takaba — a comedian whose technique may be the single most absurd power in the franchise. His episode is the tonal wildcard of the season.
A scene from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, MAPPA animation
Image courtesy of MAPPA

Season 4 — The Culling Game Part 2 — Is Confirmed for 2027

The Culling Game does not resolve in Part 1. Season 3 ends at a point that leaves the central rescue mission incomplete and the wider situation more fragile than when it began. Part 2 — effectively Season 4 — has been officially confirmed with a worldwide Crunchyroll release targeted for 2027. No specific date has been announced.

With Gege Akutami’s manga having concluded in September 2024, MAPPA is adapting a complete story with a definitive ending — no open threads, no indefinite hiatuses. Watching Part 1 now gives you a full picture of the pieces in play before the final run.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 visual from MAPPA's 15th anniversary celebration
Image courtesy of MAPPA

Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1 is streaming now on Netflix Singapore with English dub from 22 July. Browse more anime news and guides on GameTrader.

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Golden Kamuy: The Abashiri Prison Raid Is on Netflix Today — Sugimoto Storms Japan’s Toughest Prison

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The battle for Ainu gold just got a whole lot bigger. Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-, the second live-action film adaptation of Satoru Noda’s celebrated manga, is now streaming on Netflix Singapore from today, 13 July 2026. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can watch it right now.

Golden Kamuy Abashiri Prison Raid - Sugimoto in action with rifle in burning prison corridor
Image courtesy of TOHO / CREDEUS

What Is Golden Kamuy: The Abashiri Prison Raid?

Set in early 20th-century Hokkaido, Golden Kamuy follows Saichi Sugimoto — a war hero so hard to kill his enemies nicknamed him the Immortal — and young Ainu girl Asirpa, who join forces to recover a legendary cache of gold stolen from the Ainu people. The clues to its location were tattooed across 24 escaped convicts, setting off a deadly three-way race between Sugimoto’s team, the Imperial Japanese Army, and a rogue faction of Shinsengumi survivors.

This second film — subtitled The Abashiri Prison Raid — picks up as Sugimoto and Asirpa press into Hokkaido’s Abashiri Prison, Japan’s most feared correctional facility, where Noppera-Bo (the man who hid the gold in the first place) is held. It is also where Asirpa may finally learn the truth about her father.

For fans of the manga and anime, this arc is one of the most anticipated sequences in the entire series — an all-out battle inside one of the harshest environments in Meiji-era Japan, with every faction converging on the same goal.

Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid- | Official Trailer — via Netflix Philippines on YouTube

Kento Yamazaki Returns as the Immortal Sugimoto

Golden Kamuy Abashiri Prison Raid live-action film character close-up
Image courtesy of TOHO / CREDEUS

Kento Yamazaki — whose breakout role in Alice in Borderland on Netflix made him a household name across Asia — reprises his role as Sugimoto. Anna Yamada returns as Asirpa, and Gordon Maeda is back in the ensemble cast alongside Asuka Kudo, Shuntaro Yanagi, and Akihisa Shiono. The sequel also brings in Yū Inaba as Tokishige Usami and Sōkō Wada as Toshiyuki Kadokura, widening the faction dynamics considerably.

Director Kenji Katagiri and screenwriter Tsutomu Kuroiwa return from the first film, ensuring visual and narrative continuity. Japanese rock band 10-FEET provide the theme song, “Kowarete Kieru made” (Until It Breaks and Disappears) — a fist-pump track that fits the film’s escalating stakes perfectly.

The Abashiri Prison Arc — Why It Matters

Golden Kamuy Abashiri Prison Raid Japanese theatrical poster showing the full cast
Image courtesy of TOHO / CREDEUS

The Abashiri arc is where Golden Kamuy’s sprawling cast truly collides. Every faction — Sugimoto, Lieutenant Tsurumi’s 7th Division, and the Hijikata Toshizo-led outlaws — has been working toward this convergence. For manga readers, seeing this on screen with a big production budget and IMAX photography is a genuine treat.

The film opened in Japanese cinemas on 13 March 2026 with IMAX screenings and sold 246,900 tickets in its first three days, earning ¥368.6 million at the domestic box office. The franchise’s blend of brutal action, dry humour, and meticulous Ainu cultural detail has won it a devoted following in Japan — and the Netflix deal puts both films squarely in front of Singapore viewers who may have missed the theatrical window.

Watch It on Netflix Singapore Now

Both films in the live-action Golden Kamuy Netflix series are now available in Singapore: the first film (-The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-) and this new sequel. If you haven’t watched the first film yet, it makes a great double-bill. The series is available with Japanese audio and English subtitles.

The manga by Satoru Noda ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2014 to 2022 and is published in English by VIZ Media, so if the films hook you, the full source material is easy to track down at local manga shops and major bookstores in Singapore.