At Anime Expo 2026, Crunchyroll was proud to announce a host of new anime series incoming to their streaming platform. This included the upcoming anime film continuation of the Solo Leveling anime adaptation titled Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, as well as an anime adaptation of the hit video game Ghost of Tsushima titled Ghost of Tsushima Legends. These aren’t the only anime series Crunchyroll decided to announce at the convention though. They also announced numerous other upcoming anime, including The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy At All and Kagurabachi.
Ah, but that’s enough out of me for now. Here’s the full list of anime series Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo 2026 and their juicy details below:
Aoashi Season 2
Launch Timing: October 2026
Season 1 Synopsis: After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights!
Dengeki Daisy
Launch Timing: 2027
Synopsis: A romantic comedy about an orphan whose encounter with a mysterious hacker embroils her in espionage!
Fate Rewinder
Launch Timing: April 2027
Synopsis: The original work depicts heroes who use the time machine “Retry Eye” implanted in their right eye to rewind time over and over again until they find a way to save people who have died tragically, and will never give up.
Gacha Girls Corps
Launch Timing: January 2027
Synopsis: UR-GUARANTEED—TO HAVE THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! Ready for an adventure that’s out of this world? We’ve gacha covered. Norl’s a cutting-edge cutie with a cutting edge who’s a cut above the rest. Heihachi’s just your average mobile game addict with a whale-sized hole in his wallet. But one day, he pulls an item that pulls him into another world, spinning his life around with a spin of the gacha. Attacked by monsters, and left without options, Heihachi does what he knows best—roll gacha! To his surprise, he watches his unit materialize before his eyes. Heihachi’s used to seeing cute girls pop up on his phone, but he’s never seen one pop out of his phone! Join him on his quest to collect OP UR QTs! (That’s Overpowered Ultra Rare Cuties.)
Ghost of Tsushima Legends
Launch Timing: TBA
Game Synopsis: The year is 1274. Samurai warriors are the legendary defenders of Japan—until the fearsome Mongol Empire invades the island of Tsushima, wreaking havoc and conquering the local population. As one of the last surviving samurai, you rise from the ashes to fight back. But honorable tactics won’t lead you to victory. You must move beyond your samurai traditions to forge a new way of fighting—the way of the Ghost—as you wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Japan.”
Here U Are
Launch Timing: TBA
Synopsis: Yang Yu is a university upperclassman who’s loved by everyone, and Huan Li is a quiet, antisocial new student. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, but despite clashing and repelling one another at times, they are still drawn to each other.
Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!
Launch Timing: January 2027
Synopsis: Wim Strauss isn’t a flashy fighter—he’s a granting caster, a support mage who boosts his allies’ strength in battle. His magic keeps the party alive. But when his quiet power starts to overshadow the wrong person, the team’s prideful leader has him unceremoniously kicked out. Enter his slightly clingy childhood friend Heidemarie, now a member of Nachtlibelle, a renowned A-rank guild counted among the strongest in the land. She offers Wim a chance to join her team—a fresh start among allies who actually value his skills. His magic may not dazzle, but with the right party behind him, he just might prove that the back line was never where he truly belonged.
Overgeared
Launch Timing: TBA
Synopsis: Shin Youngwoo (a.k.a. Grid), an unlucky man in life and a low-level player in the popular VR game “Satisfy,” finds a powerful item that earns him a rare legendary class title: “Pagma’s Successor.” He’s now a skilled blacksmith who can forge unique weapons and equip the game’s most powerful gear. Grid resolves to use his new abilities to achieve fame and fortune, but as his very existence begins to stir up trouble in Satisfy, he realizes that life as a legend may be more than he bargained for….
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System
Launch Timing: TBA
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy At All
Launch Timing: January 2027
Synopsis: Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest…until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to toe, he has this air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him—not knowing her crush is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki generally keeps to herself and avoids standing out at school. But given that she sits right next to Aya, Mitsuki’s all too aware of the other girl’s feelings, and she’s afraid to reveal the truth. So why does she find herself talking with Aya more and more…?
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5
Launch Timing: 2027
Synopsis: Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
The Vermilion Mask
Launch Timing: October 2026
Synopsis: The Mask” gives power to anyone who wears it. At times, that means endless possibility, or unimaginable tragedy… Peru, pupil of the legendary mask maker Gaston Roux, becomes controlled by the “Mask of the Warrior God,” and unintentionally kills his friends, and even his own master. In order to prevent this type of tragedy from reoccurring, Peru swears to destroy all of Gaston’s masks that are spread around the world. Confronting the sins that he has committed, he embarks on his voyage. Meeting new friends, then confronting powerful foes. The boy continues on. Until the day he can atone for his sins against his master.
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