The PSYREN anime is airing now, having premiered October 5, 2026 on TOKYO MX, BS11 and other stations, with episode 2, 'Forbidden Race [Tavoo],' set for October 12. Satelight handles animation and the adaptation is confirmed to cover Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga through its conclusion.
The PSYREN anime moved from a long-rumored adaptation to a broadcast series in the space of a few months. REMOW announced on September 11 that the show would premiere October 5, with CLAN QUEEN performing the opening theme "WARNING!!." The main staff and cast were already in place: Katsumi Ono directing at Satelight, Shin Yoshida on series composition, and Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina. A second teaser trailer in June was the first to show actual anime footage.
Before the TV premiere, the adaptation had two theatrical outings. Crunchyroll's Anime Nights program screened PSYREN on September 21 with Japanese audio and English subtitles, and Global Stage Hollywood held the world premiere of episode 2 on October 3, with manga creator Toshiaki Iwashiro attending. Episode 1 was titled "Urban Legend." Streaming begins the same night as broadcast on Crunchyroll worldwide outside Japan and China, with IVI handling Russia.
Episode 2, titled "Forbidden Race [Tavoo]," airs October 12. Scene photos show Ageha and Amamiya reuniting in the PSYREN world, Amamiya collapsing from exhaustion, and Ageha meeting gold-crazed players including Hiryu Asakawa, voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, who is searching for his missing friend Tatsuo. The manga, which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010, is being adapted through its conclusion.
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The Psyren television anime's official account announced Thursday that Reiko Suzuki voices Elmore Tenjuin and Ayumu Murase voices Van Tenjuin. The series debuted on October 5, with Crunchyroll streaming it worldwide outside Japan and China alongside an English dub. Satelight animates, Katsumi Ono directs, and Shin Yoshida oversees series scripts. REMOW has said the anime will adapt the manga to its conclusion.
Crunchyroll will begin streaming an English dub of the Psyren television anime on Monday, with Dylan Ray Owen voicing Ageha and Kelly Greenshield as Amamiya. Dani Chambers directs the dub, Zach Bolton produces, James Cheek adapts the script, William Dewell mixes, and Jose Sandoval engineers. The anime debuted on October 5, streams worldwide excluding Japan and China, and adapts Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga through its conclusion.
Real Sound Anime published scene photos for episode 2 of the TV anime Psyren, titled "Forbidden Race [Tavoo]," airing October 12. In the episode, Ageha and Amamiya reunite in the PSYREN world, Amamiya collapses from exhaustion, and Ageha meets gold-crazed players, among them Hiryu Asakawa, voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, who is searching for his missing friend Tatsuo.
ASCII.jp's sixth fall 2026 anime feature covers five titles: The Salty-Tongued Sato-san Is Only Sweet to Me, PSYREN, Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Yuu-san Chi! from Yuu-Hachi, and Funbaruzu. The Sato-san entry lists Tezuka Productions, director Fumihiro Yoshimura, Miku Ito as Koharu Sato and Hinata Ishibashi as Sota Oshio, with broadcast starting October 6 on TOKYO MX, BS-TBS, WOWOW and AT-X.
Psyren, the anime adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga, begins broadcasting October 5 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other stations, every Monday at 23:00. Streaming starts the same night at 23:30. Satelight handles animation production. The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010 and follows first-year student Ageha Yoshina, who is drawn into a life-or-death game after a red telephone card sends him to a wasteland.
Global Stage Hollywood will screen the world premiere of the second episode of the Psyren television anime on October 3 at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. The first episode gets its West Coast premiere at the same event, and manga creator Toshiaki Iwashiro will attend. The anime debuts on Tokyo MX and BS11 on October 4, with Crunchyroll streaming worldwide outside Japan and China.
The TV anime adaptation of Psyren has set Who-ya Extended's new song ICARUS as its ending theme. The Satelight production is directed by Katsumi Ono, with Shin Yoshida on series composition and Shiro Okuma on character design. Episode 1, titled Urban Legend, airs October 5, the same day streaming begins; Mie TV joins the broadcast from October 7.
Crunchyroll confirmed its fall 2026 streaming slate, with premieres running from September 26 through October 16. A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 opens the season on September 26, followed by Overgeared on September 27, The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match on September 30 and FX Fighter Kurumi-chan on October 1. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 arrives October 2 and Black Clover Season 2 on October 3, the same day as A Tale of the Secret Saint, Magical Explorer, Romelia War Chronicle, VERTEX FORCE and #I'm Looking For a Zombie. October 4 brings Reborn as a Space Mercenary, Aoashi Season 2, HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things and Even Though I'm a Super Timid Noble Girl, I Accepted the Bet From My Cunning Fiance. Magic Knight Rayearth lands October 7, Firefly Wedding October 9 and The Vermilion Mask October 10. PSYREN is listed under coming soon. Red River, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, Case Closed and Star Detective Precure! continue from summer 2026.
REMOW announced on September 11 that the PSYREN television anime will premiere on October 5, with CLAN QUEEN performing the opening theme "WARNING!!" and two voice actors joining the cast. Yuko Kaida plays Matsuri Yagumo, Sakurako Amamiya's mentor, and Nobuyuki Hiyama plays Dolkey, an antagonist who confronts Ageha Yoshina and the others. The existing cast includes Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako Amamiya, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. Katsumi Ono directs at Satelight, with Shin Yoshida overseeing series scripts and Akira Okuma designing characters. Takashi Ohmama, Tatsuhiko Saiki, and Shu Kanematsu compose the music. The anime will stream on Crunchyroll worldwide outside Japan and China, with IVI handling Russia. REMOW stated the adaptation will cover Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga through its conclusion.
Crunchyroll announced Tuesday that its Anime Nights theatrical program will screen five fall anime on September 21 ahead of their October premieres. The one-night event at 7 p.m. local time in select U.S. and Canada theaters will show Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, Overgeared, Firefly Wedding, and PSYREN with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now. Anime Nights is a monthly program held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters, with participating chains including AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas. The September event follows the program's August 17 screening of Your Letter. Black Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation. The original Black Clover anime ended in March 2021 with its 170th episode. The other four titles premiere through October: Overgeared on October 2, Firefly Wedding on October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, The Vermilion Mask in October with two parts, and PSYREN in October.
After 15 years, the Psyren anime finally premiered at Anime NYC 2026 to a full crowd. The episode adapts the manga's first chapter, updating the setting from 2008 to 2026. Executive producer Satoshi Adachi said Shueisha heard fan demand but couldn't produce it while the manga ran in JUMP, and only moved forward after an offer from REMOW.
The television anime adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga "Psyren" will premiere in October 2026 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other channels. Distributor REMOW released the second teaser promotional video on June 17, which is the first to feature actual anime footage. The video shows protagonist Ageha Yoshina accessing the secret organization Psyren to search for his missing childhood friend Sakurako Amamiya, and includes glimpses of battle scenes in the Psyren world. The anime is directed by Katsumi Ono at Satelight, with series composition by Shin Yoshida and character design by Akira Okuma. The cast includes Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010 and was nominated three times in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" ranking. REMOW will host a panel at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4 with further details.