An original anime feature set in an alternate 2027 Japan is at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, promising a high-octane blend of feudal imagery and futuristic warfare. “Killtube,” directed by Kuribayashi Kazuaki,

When the One Piece anime entered the Egghead arc, there were doubts about whether the studio would be able to operate on a similar level, but thankfully, there has been no compromise. If anything, there has been an increase in the overall quality.

This new release schedule will follow a three-month production hiatus spanning January through March 2026. The One Piece anime will return in April to kick off the Elbaph arc, now divided into two cours, "totaling up to 26 new episodes in 2026 and thereafter."

A mermaid princess marries an ambitious human engineer in Yasuhiro Aoki’s delightfully offbeat tale, which looks distinct from most anime out there.

While the One Piece anime’s next big break is confirmed, it isn’t the last one to expect. Among everything else that was revealed, the One Piece account also confirmed that following the break, fans should now only expect 26 episodes in a year. In other words, a 6-month break will be a yearly occurrence.

On the plus side, Netflix's One Piece adaptation will return much sooner for season 2, starting March 10, 2026. Subtitled Into the Grand Line, the next arc will see the Straw Hats enter the treacherous expanse of water called the Grand Line and visit various locations in and around this territory.

The 1980s are often romanticized as anime’s “golden age” — the birth of Akira, Macross, Gundam, and a dozen other cultural milestones that defined the medium worldwide. But that same nostalgic glow tends to obscure how selective our collective memory really is.

A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.”

The One Piece anime goes on hiatus from January to March 2026 before returning in April with the Elbaph Arc, with 26 episodes for the year.

Star Wars: Visions isn't the only title giving its fan base something new this week. Twisted Wonderland: The Animation takes the popular Japanese mobile game and turns it into a fresh anime series hitting TV for the first time.

Looking for the best horror anime to watch this Halloween? Discover a list of the best horror anime titles you can watch in 2025.

Anime giant Crunchyroll has partnered with Luminopia, a digital health company that devises new treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders, for a new VR treatment for kids with lazy eye (amblyopia). This isn't just some random press release PR stunt: the therapy is FDA-approved and doctor-prescribed.