Aoashi Season 2 is set to premiere on NHK Educational on October 4, 2026, animated by TMS Entertainment and directed by Kazuki Yokoyama. The manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended in August 2025 with 40 volumes, and the spinoff Aoashi Brotherfoot now runs weekly.
Aoashi moves into its second anime season with a different production team. TMS Entertainment takes over animation from Production I.G, which handled the first season in 2022, and Kazuki Yokoyama replaces Akira Sato as director. Character designers Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join returning designer Manabu Nakatake, while Asuka Yamaguchi, Saki Hasegawa, and Toshie Kawamura are no longer credited. Script supervisor Masahiro Yokotani, sound director Shoji Hata, and composer Masaru Yokoyama return.
The season premieres on NHK Educational on October 4, 2026. The first cour covers the opening 12 episodes of a planned 24-episode run. 10-FEET performs the opening theme "Fortress Defense" and Ai Higuchi performs the ending theme "Triangle." A panel at Anime Expo on July 3 featured producer Junichi Katsutani, a world premiere preview, and a discussion of realistic soccer animation.
Behind the scenes, producer Junichi Katsutani explained at Anime NYC how the soccer action is planned from a bird's-eye view. 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 adjust cameras and timing. Foreground characters are animated traditionally.
The manga by Yugo Kobayashi ended in August 2025 with its 40th volume. The spinoff Aoashi Brotherfoot changed from monthly to weekly serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in July 2026, with Kobayashi stating he has material for four volumes and plans two more, totaling six. A planned new manga by Kobayashi was delayed by six months due to unspecified circumstances. In North America, Titan released Aoashi Omnibus 1 on September 15, 2026.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.