Psyren is a TV anime adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga, directed by Katsumi Ono at Satelight. It premieres October 5, with streaming beginning the same day and an October 7 broadcast start on Mie TV.
The Psyren anime has moved from a long-gestating adaptation to a dated television production. REMOW released a second teaser trailer on June 17, the first to include actual anime footage. A premiere at Anime NYC in August followed, where the first episode was screened and the setting was updated from 2008 to 2026. Executive producer Satoshi Adachi said Shueisha heard fan demand but could not produce the anime while the manga ran in JUMP, and only moved forward after an offer from REMOW.
The production is directed by Katsumi Ono at Satelight, with Shin Yoshida on series composition and Akira Okuma on character design. REMOW stated the adaptation will cover the manga through its conclusion. The original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010 and was nominated three times in AnimeJapan's Manga We Want to See Animated ranking. The main cast includes Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako Amamiya, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. Yuko Kaida plays Matsuri Yagumo and Nobuyuki Hiyama plays Dolkey.
The October 5 premiere date comes with CLAN QUEEN performing the opening theme WARNING!! and Who-ya Extended performing the ending theme ICARUS. Episode 1 is titled Urban Legend. The anime will stream on Crunchyroll worldwide outside Japan and China, with IVI handling Russia, and Mie TV joins the broadcast from October 7. Before the TV premiere, the first episode will screen in U.S. and Canadian theaters on September 21 as part of Crunchyroll Anime Nights, with Japanese audio and English subtitles. A Crunchyroll fall slate listing places Psyren under coming soon.
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The TV anime adaptation of Psyren has set Who-ya Extended's new song ICARUS as its ending theme. The Satelight production is directed by Katsumi Ono, with Shin Yoshida on series composition and Shiro Okuma on character design. Episode 1, titled Urban Legend, airs October 5, the same day streaming begins; Mie TV joins the broadcast from October 7.
Crunchyroll confirmed its fall 2026 streaming slate, with premieres running from September 26 through October 16. A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 opens the season on September 26, followed by Overgeared on September 27, The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match on September 30 and FX Fighter Kurumi-chan on October 1. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 arrives October 2 and Black Clover Season 2 on October 3, the same day as A Tale of the Secret Saint, Magical Explorer, Romelia War Chronicle, VERTEX FORCE and #I'm Looking For a Zombie. October 4 brings Reborn as a Space Mercenary, Aoashi Season 2, HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things and Even Though I'm a Super Timid Noble Girl, I Accepted the Bet From My Cunning Fiance. Magic Knight Rayearth lands October 7, Firefly Wedding October 9 and The Vermilion Mask October 10. PSYREN is listed under coming soon. Red River, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, Case Closed and Star Detective Precure! continue from summer 2026.
REMOW announced on September 11 that the PSYREN television anime will premiere on October 5, with CLAN QUEEN performing the opening theme "WARNING!!" and two voice actors joining the cast. Yuko Kaida plays Matsuri Yagumo, Sakurako Amamiya's mentor, and Nobuyuki Hiyama plays Dolkey, an antagonist who confronts Ageha Yoshina and the others. The existing cast includes Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako Amamiya, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. Katsumi Ono directs at Satelight, with Shin Yoshida overseeing series scripts and Akira Okuma designing characters. Takashi Ohmama, Tatsuhiko Saiki, and Shu Kanematsu compose the music. The anime will stream on Crunchyroll worldwide outside Japan and China, with IVI handling Russia. REMOW stated the adaptation will cover Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga through its conclusion.
Crunchyroll announced Tuesday that its Anime Nights theatrical program will screen five fall anime on September 21 ahead of their October premieres. The one-night event at 7 p.m. local time in select U.S. and Canada theaters will show Black Clover Season 2, The Vermilion Mask, Overgeared, Firefly Wedding, and PSYREN with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now. Anime Nights is a monthly program held on the third Monday of each month across more than 280 theaters, with participating chains including AMC Theatres, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Cineplex, and Landmark Cinemas. The September event follows the program's August 17 screening of Your Letter. Black Clover Season 2 will debut on TV Tokyo in October, with Ayataka Tanemura returning to direct and PIERROT FILMS handling animation. The original Black Clover anime ended in March 2021 with its 170th episode. The other four titles premiere through October: Overgeared on October 2, Firefly Wedding on October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, The Vermilion Mask in October with two parts, and PSYREN in October.
After 15 years, the Psyren anime finally premiered at Anime NYC 2026 to a full crowd. The episode adapts the manga's first chapter, updating the setting from 2008 to 2026. Executive producer Satoshi Adachi said Shueisha heard fan demand but couldn't produce it while the manga ran in JUMP, and only moved forward after an offer from REMOW.
The television anime adaptation of Toshiaki Iwashiro's manga "Psyren" will premiere in October 2026 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other channels. Distributor REMOW released the second teaser promotional video on June 17, which is the first to feature actual anime footage. The video shows protagonist Ageha Yoshina accessing the secret organization Psyren to search for his missing childhood friend Sakurako Amamiya, and includes glimpses of battle scenes in the Psyren world. The anime is directed by Katsumi Ono at Satelight, with series composition by Shin Yoshida and character design by Akira Okuma. The cast includes Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010 and was nominated three times in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" ranking. REMOW will host a panel at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4 with further details.