Aoashi

Aoashi Season 2 premieres on NHK Educational on October 4, 2026, with TMS Entertainment taking over animation from Production I.G and Kazuki Yokoyama replacing Akira Sato as director. The first cour covers 12 of a planned 24-episode run, and the series streams on Crunchyroll.

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Aoashi Season 2 is set to premiere on NHK Educational on October 4, 2026, with TMS Entertainment taking over animation from Production I.G, which animated the first season in 2022. Kazuki Yokoyama replaces Akira Sato as director. The first cour covers 12 episodes of a planned 24-episode run. Japanese rock band 10-FEET performs the opening theme, and singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi performs the ending theme.

The season's production was confirmed across several announcements. A main visual, theme song artists, and an Anime Expo panel were revealed on June 26, followed by a promotional video on September 2. Episode 1, titled "Starting Line," will release on October 7, 2026, streaming on Crunchyroll. It follows Ashito Aoi after his promotion to Tokyo City Esperion Youth's A Team, where the technical gap from the B Team leaves him fighting for his spot.

The manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended in August 2025 with 40 volumes. The Aoashi Brotherfoot spinoff changed from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits starting in July 2026, and Kobayashi stated he has material for four volumes and plans two more, totaling six compiled volumes. At Anime NYC, producer Junichi Katsutani explained the soccer action is planned from a top-down view tracking all 22 players and the ball, with motion capture and 3D CG used to position cameras, while foreground characters are animated traditionally.

Key facts

Season 2 premiere: October 4, 2026 on NHK Educational ↗
Episode 1 release: "Starting Line" releases October 7, 2026 on Crunchyroll ↗
Animation studio: TMS Entertainment, replacing Production I.G ↗
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama, replacing Akira Sato ↗
Opening theme: "Fortress Defense" by 10-FEET ↗
Ending theme: "Triangle" by Ai Higuchi ↗
Season 2 run: First cour covers 12 episodes of a planned 24-episode run ↗
Manga conclusion: Ended with its 40th volume in August 2025 ↗
Brotherfoot spinoff: Moved from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits ↗

Timeline

Oct 2, 2026 Aoashi Season 2 Episode 1 Sets Oct. 7 Premiere on Crunchyroll
Sep 18, 2026 North American Releases for September 13 to 19 Include Shirobako and 50 Manga Volumes
Sep 2, 2026 Aoashi Season 2 Trailer Previews Theme Songs, Sets October 4 Premiere
Sep 1, 2026 Aoashi Producer Explains the Bird's-Eye View Behind the Soccer Anime's Animation
Jul 16, 2026 Yūgo Kobayashi New Manga Delayed Again, Aoashi Brotherfoot Goes Weekly
Jul 6, 2026 Crunchyroll Reveals Solo Leveling Movie, Ghost of Tsushima Characters at Anime Expo 2026
Jun 26, 2026 Aoashi Season 2 Reveals Visual, Theme Songs, and Anime Expo Panel

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Facts

Release: tv · Oct. 7, 2026 · Crunchyroll · 2026-10-02
Release: manga · September 15 · North America · 2026-09-18
Release: tv · 2026-10-04 · 2026-09-02
Release: manga · January 2015 · 2026-09-02
Release: manga · August 2025 · 2026-09-02
Release: tv · October 4 · Japan · 2026-06-26
Release: tv · October 2026 · worldwide · 2026-07-06
Licensed by: Crunchyroll (global) · 2026-10-02
Noted: The first cour will cover the opening 12 episodes of the season's planned 24-episode run. · 2026-09-02
Noted: The soccer anime's action scenes are planned with a bird's-eye view. · 2026-09-01
Noted: The animators plan every play with the same total spatial awareness that Ashito Aoi learns to use on the pitch. · 2026-09-01
Announced: new main visual and theme song artists revealed (Anime Expo) · 2026-06-26

Connections

Produces of: tms entertainment
Voice cast of: ai higuchi

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Claim activity

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Confirmed tv Oct. 7, 2026 Crunchyroll Oct 3 · source
Confirmed tv 2026-10-04 Sep 27 · source
Disputed tv 2026-10-04 Sep 17 · source
Confirmed new main visual and theme song artists revealed Sep 10 · source
Confirmed tv October 4 Japan Sep 10 · source

All coverage

5d ago

Sgt. Frog Manga Goes Free Across Ebook Stores Ahead of New Anime

Kadokawa is running an all-volumes-free fair for Mine Yoshizaki's manga Sgt. Frog on October 1 and 2, 2026, ending at 23:59 each day. Volumes 1 through 35 are readable at no cost on BOOK☆WALKER, BookLive, honto, Rakuten Kobo, au Book Pass, Reader Store, DMM Books, Comic Cmoa, LINE Manga, ebookjapan, Piccoma, and U-NEXT. The promotion is timed to the new Sgt. Frog anime, which begins airing Saturday, October 3, 2026. The manga has run in Monthly Shonen Ace since 1999 and is still ongoing. It follows an alien frog from Planet Keron who arrives to invade Earth, is captured by the Hinata siblings Fuyuki and Natsumi, and ends up living with the family as a lodger. A theatrical anime screened in June 2026. The fair notes that store end times, prices, and eligible products may differ by retailer.

6d ago

Blue Box Season 2 Opens With Episode 26, Déjà Vu

Blue Box Season 2 begins airing on TBS's 28-station nationwide network on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 4:30 PM, opening with Episode 26, titled Déjà Vu. The episode follows Taiki Inomata as he goes on a long-awaited date with Chinatsu Kano. They shop together and enjoy the outing until Kazuma Matsuoka, a senior in the boys' basketball club, appears and the mood shifts. Matsuoka, voiced by Yuki Kaji, pushes the pair around, and after those turns the two end up at a certain place. At twilight, Taiki resolves to tell Chinatsu how he feels. Streaming begins after broadcast on October 4 at 5:00 PM on services including Netflix, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT. Electric Circus handles animation production under director Daisuke Sakou, and Shoya Chiba and Reina Ueda voice the two leads.

Oct 2

Aoashi Season 2 Episode 1 Sets Oct. 7 Premiere on Crunchyroll

Aoashi Season 2 Episode 1, titled "Starting Line," will release on Oct. 7, 2026, streaming on Crunchyroll. The episode follows Ashito Aoi after his promotion to Tokyo City Esperion Youth's A Team, where the technical gap from the B Team leaves him fighting for his spot. Kazuki Yokoyama directs, TMS Entertainment produces, and 10-FEET performs the opening theme.

Sep 18

North American Releases for September 13 to 19 Include Shirobako and 50 Manga Volumes

The week's North American physical releases span adult anime from Kitty Media, Sentai Filmworks' Shirobako Blu-ray at US$89.98, and a large manga slate dated September 15. Among the debuts are Aoashi Omnibus 1 from Titan, Casshan 1 from Nakama Press, and Sound of a Blink 1 from Viz Media, alongside new volumes of Blue Lock, Choujin X, and Sakamoto Days.

Sep 2

Aoashi Season 2 Trailer Previews Theme Songs, Sets October 4 Premiere

The staff of the television anime of Yugo Kobayashi's Aoashi manga revealed a new promotional video on Wednesday, previewing the theme songs for the second season and confirming an October 4 premiere on NHK Educational. Japanese rock band 10-FEET performs the opening theme song "Fortress Defense," while singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi performs the ending theme song "Triangle." The second season marks a change in animation studio, with TMS Entertainment taking over from Production I.G, which animated the first season in 2022. Kazuki Yokoyama is replacing Akira Sato as director. Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join returning character designer Manabu Nakatake, while previous character designers Asuka Yamaguchi, Saki Hasegawa, and Toshie Kawamura are no longer credited. Script supervisor Masahiro Yokotani, sound director Shoji Hata, and composer Masaru Yokoyama all return. The first cour will cover the opening 12 episodes of the season's planned 24-episode run. The manga, which began in January 2015 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits, ended with its 40th volume in August 2025.

Sep 1

Aoashi Producer Explains the Bird's-Eye View Behind the Soccer Anime's Animation

At Anime NYC, Aoashi producer Junichi Katsutani explained how the soccer anime's action scenes are planned with the same bird's-eye view the protagonist uses. The team builds a top-down movie tracking all 22 players and the ball, uses it as the basis for motion capture broken into individual plays, then models the plays in 3D CG to reposition cameras and adjust timing. Foreground characters are animated traditionally.

Jul 16

Yūgo Kobayashi New Manga Delayed Again, Aoashi Brotherfoot Goes Weekly

Yūgo Kobayashi's planned new manga has been pushed back by six months due to unspecified circumstances, after earlier delays from spring to summer. Meanwhile, the Aoashi Brotherfoot spinoff manga changes from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits starting this month. Kobayashi stated he has material for four volumes and plans two more, totaling six compiled volumes.

Jul 6

Crunchyroll Reveals Solo Leveling Movie, Ghost of Tsushima Characters at Anime Expo 2026

Crunchyroll held its annual showcase at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 6, announcing a theatrical film continuation for Solo Leveling and the first character designs for the Ghost of Tsushima Legends anime. The Solo Leveling film, titled Solo Leveling: Beyond the System, will pick up after Season 2 and is produced by A-1 Pictures with Aniplex, Netmarble, D&C Media, Kakao Piccoma, and Crunchyroll. Ghost of Tsushima Legends is directed by Takanobu Mizuno with HAYATE Inc. overseeing production, scripts by Satoshi Maejima and Gen Urobuchi, character designs by Takashi Okazaki, and animation by KAMIKAZE DOUGA. In a surprise segment, Dave Grohl appeared via video message to announce that Nirvana's "Breed" will be the opening theme for The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All, which premieres in early 2027. Other reveals included the Kagurabachi anime's first character design sheet for Chihiro Rokuhira, a trailer for the Here U Are manhwa adaptation, the sci-fi series Fate Rewinder for April 2027, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 for next year, Aoashi Season 2 for October 2026, and several other new series including Dengeki Daisy, Gacha Girls Corps, Magical Buffs, The Vermilion Mask, and Overgeared.

Jun 26

Aoashi Season 2 Reveals Visual, Theme Songs, and Anime Expo Panel

The staff of the Aoashi anime revealed a new main visual, the theme song artists, and an Anime Expo panel for the second season on June 26. The season will premiere on NHK Educational on October 4. Japanese rock band 10-FEET will perform the opening theme for the first half of the season (12 episodes), while singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi will perform the ending theme. The second season will be animated by TMS Entertainment, replacing Production I.G. Kazuki Yokoyama takes over as director from Akira Sato. Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join as character designers alongside returning Manabu Nakatake, with previous designers no longer credited. The series will have a panel at Anime Expo on July 3, featuring producer Junichi Katsutani, a world premiere preview of footage, and a discussion on realistic soccer animation. The manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended in August 2025 with 40 volumes.