Spring 2026 Anime Season Closes With Three Sequels Confirmed
The roundup confirms that all three spring highlights are continuing, with concrete dates for two of them, giving viewers a clear roadmap for the rest of 2026.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime Anime.
The spring 2026 anime season ended in June. Three titles-Magical Sisters Lulu & Lily, Star Wars: Maul / Shadow Road, and Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World-all have sequels planned. Lulu & Lily returns in October, Re:Zero's 4th season airs August 12, and Maul / Shadow Road has a project in progress with no release date yet.
Anime Anime looked back at three spring 2026 titles it considers memorable: Magical Sisters Lulu & Lily, Star Wars: Maul / Shadow Road, and Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World. All three have sequels in the works. Lulu & Lily, the first original Pierrot magical girl series in 28 years, returns for its second cour in October. Re:Zero's 4th season will air an 8-episode Recapture Arc starting August 12. Maul / Shadow Road, a CG animated series set in the Star Wars underworld, has a project in progress with a release date to be announced.
- Magical Sisters Lulu & Lily: Second cour starts October 2026
- Star Wars: Maul / Shadow Road: Project in progress, release date TBD
- Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: 4th season Recapture Arc starts August 12, 8 episodes
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