Netflix confirmed at Anime NYC 2026 that Blue Eye Samurai season 2 arrives in January 2027, with a third and final season planned for 2028.
Blue Eye Samurai surfaced in this coverage at Netflix's Anime NYC 2026 presentation, where the streamer announced a January 2027 arrival for season 2 and a third and final season planned for 2028. Those are the only concrete production details the stories attach to the title: no cast, staff, or episode count for either season appears in the stories.
The announcement arrived inside a slate that leaned on established properties. Netflix used the same presentation to date Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 for October 20, The One Piece for February 2027, Bass X Machina for November 3, and SAKAMOTO DAYS season 2 for January 2027.
The economic context sits separately from the production news. An MPA report measured Netflix anime views at 3.33 billion hours in the first half of 2023 and 4.64 billion in the first half of this year, a 39% gain against 4.5% growth for total Netflix viewing. Anime moved from 3.6% to 4.75% of all Netflix hours, and the MPA now expects global anime spending to grow about 10% a year to 2030.
Blue Eye Samurai's place in that picture is a returning Netflix adult animated series with two seasons mapped out. Coverage of The One Piece remake, dated at Annecy and Anime NYC, runs alongside it but concerns a different production.
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An MPA report on the anime economy finds Netflix anime views rose from 3.33 billion hours in the first half of 2023 to 4.64 billion in the first half of this year, a 39% gain against 4.5% for total viewing. Anime went from 3.6% to 4.75% of all Netflix hours. The MPA now expects global anime spending to grow about 10% a year to 2030.
Netflix used its Anime NYC 2026 presentation to announce release dates and new trailers for several upcoming anime and adult animated series. The biggest reveal was Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which will premiere on Netflix on October 20. The sequel is a standalone 10-episode story set in Night City, following a new cast of characters on a path of redemption and revenge. Studio Trigger returns to animate, with Kai Ikarashi directing in his debut role. The series features Japanese and English voice casts, including Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez as Roman Carax, and Akari Kito and Kimoy Lee as Talia Yang. Netflix also announced that Blue Eye Samurai season 2 will arrive in January 2027, with a third and final season planned for 2028. The One Piece, Wit Studio's CG adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's manga, received new key art and a February 2027 premiere date, adapting the first 50 chapters across seven episodes. Bass X Machina, an adult animated steampunk Western created by LeSean Thomas and starring Brian Tyree Henry, will premiere November 3. SAKAMOTO DAYS season 2 got a character trailer and a January 2027 return.
Netflix unveiled the first episode art for "The One Piece," WIT Studio's remake of the original One Piece anime, during its Annecy International Animation Film Festival showcase on Tuesday. The image, titled "Romance Dawn -Dawn of the Adventure-", matches the title of Eiichiro Oda's manga's first volume and chapter. The streamer also confirmed that Mayumi Tanaka will reprise her role as Monkey D. Luffy, a role she has held since 1999. The seven-episode first season, covering the East Blue saga through the first 50 manga chapters, will run approximately 300 minutes and stream worldwide on Netflix in February 2027. Masashi Koizuka directs, with Hideaki Abe as assistant director. Character designers and chief animation directors are Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda. Taku Kishimoto handles series scripts. The teaser trailer debuted at a separate "Next on Netflix Animation" panel on June 24. The remake was first announced at Jump Festa '24 in December 2023.