Grand Blue Season 3 Sets July 6 Premiere
The new season shifts the setting to Palau, expanding the series' scope beyond the usual Izu location, and the release of episode details confirms the production is on schedule for a summer premiere.
Reporting from 1 sources: GAME Watch (Impress).
The third season of the anime adaptation of Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's diving comedy manga will begin airing on TOKYO MX, BS11, MBS and other stations from July 6, 2026. Streaming on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Anime Times, and Lemino starts July 7. The season takes Iori and the cast to Palau. Episode 1 synopsis and preview cuts have been released.
The opening theme for the new season is "Natsuko" by FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S, with Mameshiba no Taigun performing the ending "Hadaka no Mermaid." The season moves the action to Palau, where Iori is asked to help at a new branch of the diving shop Dolphin. Episode 1, titled "Yarinokoshi" (Leftover), follows the third-year students of Pab as they try to do everything they left undone over the summer, starting with a Pab-style summer festival that involves taking off clothes.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) 「ぐらんぶる Season 3」7月6日放送開始！【夏アニメ2026】