Aug 4
The official website for the A Wild Last Boss Appeared! television anime unveiled the second season's first promotional video on Tuesday, confirming an October premiere and introducing seven new cast members. The trailer also previews the opening theme song "Melodic Impact" by the rock band Suspended 4th. Newly announced cast include Ryōta Suzuki as Karkinos, Chiaki Takahashi as Scorpius, Takahiro Sakurai as Castor, Shinpachi Tsuji as Mizar, Momoko Seto as Mass-Produced Libra, Yūichirō Umehara as Terra, and M.A.O as Luna. Yūya Horiuchi returns to direct at Wao World, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu again handling series scripts. Character designer Maiko Ebisawa returns, joined by several first-season episode chief animation directors and new designer Akiko Satō. The season will debut in October on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and Kansai TV, streaming one week early on ABEMA and U-NEXT. The first season streamed in September 2025 and aired in October 2025. The light novel series, written by Firehead with illustrations by YahaKo, began on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2015 and ended in 2017, with Earth Star Entertainment publishing the final volume in April 2019. The franchise has 1.4 million copies in circulation.
May 25
The official website for LIDEN FILMS' television anime of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie manga released the first promotional video, a second teaser visual, and 11 new cast members on Monday. The anime is set to debut in January 2027, with Nobunaga Shimazaki starring as protagonist Eumenes.
May 16
The television anime adaptation of the romance fantasy manga The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration announced two new cast members on Wednesday. Ryōhei Kimura voices Aleksis Josef Ralt, the crown prince of the kingdom of Ralt and lord of Julius Royus. Ryōta Suzuki voices Jere Ekrous, an aide to Prince Aleksis. The series is scheduled to premiere in July on TV Asahi and BS Asahi. The previously announced cast includes Yui Ishikawa as Elsa Eukrainen, Sōma Saitō as Julius Royus, Kaito Ishikawa as Jarmo Parnilla, Chika Anzai as Serafiina Parnilla, Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka Rikkonen, and Junya Enoki as Hannes Eukrainen. Hitoyuki Matsui directs at studios Zero-G and Grass, with Kaoru Suzuki credited for planning technical direction. Tomoko Konparu oversees series scripts and Yūko Yahiro designs the characters. MICHIRU composes the music. The manga, written by Kei Misawa and illustrated by Natsu Mizuno, began on the BookLive digital bookstore in February 2021. Flex Comix shipped the fifth compiled volume on March 13 and offers the series in English on digital platforms.