Aoashi Season 2 streams its second episode on Crunchyroll on October 7, 2026, after an October 4 premiere on NHK Educational. An English dub with Ciarán Strange as Ashito began streaming on Sunday, produced by Crunchyroll Studio.
Aoashi moved to a second season on October 4, 2026, with TMS Entertainment taking over animation from Production I.G and Kazuki Yokoyama replacing Akira Sato as director. The season is planned for 24 episodes, with the first cour covering the opening 12. NHK Educational carries the broadcast; Crunchyroll streams it, and Episode 1, titled "Starting Line," is dated October 7. 10-FEET performs the opening theme "Fortress Defense" for the first half of the season, with Ai Higuchi on the ending theme "Triangle." The production credits shift beyond the top two roles: Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join returning character designer Manabu Nakatake, while Asuka Yamaguchi, Saki Hasegawa, and Toshie Kawamura are no longer credited. Script supervisor Masahiro Yokotani, sound director Shoji Hata, and composer Masaru Yokoyama return.
The season starts from Ashito Aoi's promotion to Tokyo City Esperion Youth's A Team, where the technical gap from the B Team leaves him fighting for his spot. Producer Junichi Katsutani described the action planning behind those scenes at Anime NYC: the team builds a top-down movie tracking all 22 players and the ball, uses it as the basis for motion capture broken into individual plays, then models the plays in 3D CG to reposition cameras and adjust timing. Foreground characters are animated traditionally.
The source manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended with its 40th volume in August 2025 after beginning in January 2015 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits. The Brotherfoot spinoff changed from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in July 2026, with Kobayashi stating he has material for four volumes and plans two more, totaling six. Titan released Aoashi Omnibus 1 in North America on September 15, 2026. Crunchyroll announced the English dub cast and staff for the second season, with Ciarán Strange as Ashito and Crunchyroll Studio producing.
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Crunchyroll announced the English dub casts and staff for the second seasons of Black Clover and Aoashi. The first Black Clover dub episode began streaming on Saturday, with new episodes weekly; Dallas Reid voices Asta and Micah Solusod voices Yuno. The first Aoashi dub episode streams on Sunday, with Ciarán Strange as Ashito. Crunchyroll Studio produces both dubs.
ASCII.jp's 2026 Fall Anime Special Feature Part 13 introduces six shows: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, Aoashi Season 2, Starting an Otherworld Conquest with a Goddess Who Has Zero Believers, Uncle Likes Cute Things., Her Friend, and I'm Dating the Dark Summoner. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus airs on Fuji TV Network nationwide from October 11, every Sunday at 23:15, with Prime Video and U-NEXT streaming fastest from the same date.
Kadokawa is running an all-volumes-free fair for Mine Yoshizaki's manga Sgt. Frog on October 1 and 2, 2026, ending at 23:59 each day. Volumes 1 through 35 are readable at no cost on BOOK☆WALKER, BookLive, honto, Rakuten Kobo, au Book Pass, Reader Store, DMM Books, Comic Cmoa, LINE Manga, ebookjapan, Piccoma, and U-NEXT. The promotion is timed to the new Sgt. Frog anime, which begins airing Saturday, October 3, 2026. The manga has run in Monthly Shonen Ace since 1999 and is still ongoing. It follows an alien frog from Planet Keron who arrives to invade Earth, is captured by the Hinata siblings Fuyuki and Natsumi, and ends up living with the family as a lodger. A theatrical anime screened in June 2026. The fair notes that store end times, prices, and eligible products may differ by retailer.
Blue Box Season 2 begins airing on TBS's 28-station nationwide network on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 4:30 PM, opening with Episode 26, titled Déjà Vu. The episode follows Taiki Inomata as he goes on a long-awaited date with Chinatsu Kano. They shop together and enjoy the outing until Kazuma Matsuoka, a senior in the boys' basketball club, appears and the mood shifts. Matsuoka, voiced by Yuki Kaji, pushes the pair around, and after those turns the two end up at a certain place. At twilight, Taiki resolves to tell Chinatsu how he feels. Streaming begins after broadcast on October 4 at 5:00 PM on services including Netflix, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT. Electric Circus handles animation production under director Daisuke Sakou, and Shoya Chiba and Reina Ueda voice the two leads.
Aoashi Season 2 Episode 1, titled "Starting Line," will release on Oct. 7, 2026, streaming on Crunchyroll. The episode follows Ashito Aoi after his promotion to Tokyo City Esperion Youth's A Team, where the technical gap from the B Team leaves him fighting for his spot. Kazuki Yokoyama directs, TMS Entertainment produces, and 10-FEET performs the opening theme.
The week's North American physical releases span adult anime from Kitty Media, Sentai Filmworks' Shirobako Blu-ray at US$89.98, and a large manga slate dated September 15. Among the debuts are Aoashi Omnibus 1 from Titan, Casshan 1 from Nakama Press, and Sound of a Blink 1 from Viz Media, alongside new volumes of Blue Lock, Choujin X, and Sakamoto Days.
The staff of the television anime of Yugo Kobayashi's Aoashi manga revealed a new promotional video on Wednesday, previewing the theme songs for the second season and confirming an October 4 premiere on NHK Educational. Japanese rock band 10-FEET performs the opening theme song "Fortress Defense," while singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi performs the ending theme song "Triangle." The second season marks a change in animation studio, with TMS Entertainment taking over from Production I.G, which animated the first season in 2022. Kazuki Yokoyama is replacing Akira Sato as director. Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join returning character designer Manabu Nakatake, while previous character designers Asuka Yamaguchi, Saki Hasegawa, and Toshie Kawamura are no longer credited. Script supervisor Masahiro Yokotani, sound director Shoji Hata, and composer Masaru Yokoyama all return. The first cour will cover the opening 12 episodes of the season's planned 24-episode run. The manga, which began in January 2015 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits, ended with its 40th volume in August 2025.
At Anime NYC, Aoashi producer Junichi Katsutani explained how the soccer anime's action scenes are planned with the same bird's-eye view the protagonist uses. The team builds a top-down movie tracking all 22 players and the ball, uses it as the basis for motion capture broken into individual plays, then models the plays in 3D CG to reposition cameras and adjust timing. Foreground characters are animated traditionally.
Yūgo Kobayashi's planned new manga has been pushed back by six months due to unspecified circumstances, after earlier delays from spring to summer. Meanwhile, the Aoashi Brotherfoot spinoff manga changes from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits starting this month. Kobayashi stated he has material for four volumes and plans two more, totaling six compiled volumes.
Crunchyroll held its annual showcase at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 6, announcing a theatrical film continuation for Solo Leveling and the first character designs for the Ghost of Tsushima Legends anime. The Solo Leveling film, titled Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, will pick up after Season 2 and is produced by A-1 Pictures with Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C Media, Kakao Piccoma, and Crunchyroll. Ghost of Tsushima Legends is directed by Takanobu Mizuno with HAYATE Inc. overseeing production, scripts by Satoshi Maejima and Gen Urobuchi, character designs by Takashi Okazaki, and animation by KAMIKAZE DOUGA. In a surprise segment, Dave Grohl appeared via video message to announce that Nirvana's "Breed" will be the opening theme for The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All, which premieres in early 2027. Other reveals included the Kagurabachi anime's first character design sheet for Chihiro Rokuhira, a trailer for the Here U Are manhwa adaptation, the sci-fi series Fate Rewinder for April 2027, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 for next year, Aoashi Season 2 for October 2026, and several other new series including Dengeki Daisy, Gacha Girls Corps, Magical Buffs, The Vermilion Mask, and Overgeared.
The staff of the Aoashi anime revealed a new main visual, the theme song artists, and an Anime Expo panel for the second season on June 26. The season will premiere on NHK Educational on October 4. Japanese rock band 10-FEET will perform the opening theme for the first half of the season (12 episodes), while singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi will perform the ending theme. The second season will be animated by TMS Entertainment, replacing Production I.G. Kazuki Yokoyama takes over as director from Akira Sato. Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join as character designers alongside returning Manabu Nakatake, with previous designers no longer credited. The series will have a panel at Anime Expo on July 3, featuring producer Junichi Katsutani, a world premiere preview of footage, and a discussion on realistic soccer animation. The manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended in August 2025 with 40 volumes.