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Blue Box Anime’s Season 2 Trailer Unveils Theme Songs – News

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August 26, 2026

aiko performs opening song “Anata no Hana no Iro”; elsewhere kikou performs ending song “blue in”

The official website for the anime of Kōji Miura‘s Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga unveiled the main promotional video and main visual for the anime’s second season on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the anime’s opening theme song “Anata no Hana no Iro” (The Color of Your Flower) by singer-songwriter aiko, and the ending theme song “blue in” by the duo elsewhere kikou.

aonohako-season2-kv2 — Image via Blue Box anime’s website

ah2-teasers — Image courtesy of Slow Curve

Shueisha‘s MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally, and describes the story:

Taiki Inomata is on the boys’ badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He’s in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn … And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!

Yoshino Aoyama joins the cast in the new season as Yumeka Kido.

Daisuke Sakō (Lupin Zero) is taking over as director for the anime from first season director Yūichirō Yano. Electric Circus also takes over as the animation studio from Telecom Animation Film. Anri Ishii takes over from Ōnoo Fujii as art director. Yumika Okazaki takes over from Yoshihiro Kasahara as editor. The rest of the main staff retain their roles from the first season.

The season will premiere on TBS and 27 other channels on October 4, and will also begin streaming on Netflix in October.

The anime stars:

Yūichirō Yano (Moyashimon, Lupin the Third: Part 5) directed the first season, and Yūko Kakihara (Buddy Daddies, Cells at Work!, Chihayafuru seasons 2-3) oversaw the series scripts. Miho Tanino (Tower of God, Blue Thermal) designed the characters. Telecom Animation Film produced the animation, and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS was in charge of planning and production.

The anime’s first season debuted on television in Japan in October 2024 on TBS and 28 affiliated networks. The anime streamed weekly on Netflix. The first season aired for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). The second cours premiered on Japanese television in January 2025.

Miura first published the story as a one-shot manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2020. The magazine started the manga’s serialization in April 2021. The manga ended on July 13. Shueisha published the manga’s 26th volume on July 3. The 27th volume will ship on October 2 and the 28th and final volume will ship on December 4. Viz Media published the manga’s 21st volume on August 4. The manga has more than 6.2 million copies in circulation.

Sources: Blue Box anime’s website, Comic Natalie

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The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan TV Anime Casts Yui Ogura – News

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August 26, 2026

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The staff for the television anime of writer Izushiro and illustrator Ruria Miyuki‘s The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan (Saikyō Mahōshi no Inton Keikaku) light novel series announced on Wednesday that Yui Ogura is joining the anime’s cast as Loki Leevahl, a high-ranking Magicmaster who transferred to the magical institute as Alus’ partner. The anime’s staff also revealed the character visual for Loki:

J-Novel Club is publishing the light novels in English and describes the story:

In a world where the Fiends run rampant… Magicmaster Alus Reigin, the young prodigy that has defeated more Fiends and reclaimed more of humanity’s lost territory than anyone else alive, requests retirement from military service at age 16. But due to the twists and turns of fate surrounding his status as the No. 1 Magicmaster in the nation—the top Magicmaster out of more than 100,000—he ends up as a student at a special magical institute, hiding his identity and training his successors – a pair of beautiful Magicmaster girls! Not to mention continuing to defeat Fiends in secret.

The anime stars Yūto Uemura as protagonist Alus Reigin.

Yūsuke Suzuki (This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Duel Masters Win) is directing the anime at HOTLINE. Gigaemon Ichikawa (Himitsu no AiPri, A Galaxy Next Door) is in charge of series scripts, Yūki Kitajima (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, Kakegurui, One Piece episode key animator) is designing the characters, and Takatoshi Hamano (IDOLiSH7, Chainsmoker Cat, Ishura) is the sound director.

The anime will premiere in 2027.

To commemorate the novels’ anime adaptation, a prequel manga titled Saikyō Mahōshi no Inton Keikaku Zero -Hajimari no Hishi-roku- (The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan Zero -The Secret History of the Beginning-) is scheduled to launch this winter. Yoneshiro is again drawing the manga. The manga will depict Alus’ life before he enrolled in the magic academy, and will connect to the main story.

Izushiro started publishing the novels on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2015. Hobby Japan published the 20th novel volume in December 2025.

Yoneshiro’s The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan – The Alternative – manga launched in Square Enix‘s Manga UP! app in 2020. The series ended with its 10th compiled book volume that shipped in January 2024. Comikey publishes the manga in English digitally.

Yoneshiro’s manga is the second manga adaptation of the novels. Yū Uonuma‘s first manga adaptation serialized in Hobby Japan‘s website, and ran for two volumes.

Sources: PR Times, Comic Natalie

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Inherit the Winds TV Anime Casts Yasuyuki Kase – News

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August 26, 2026

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Kase to voice Serizawa Kamo in January 2027 anime

The official website for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) announced on Wednesday that Yasuyuki Kase will play Serizawa Kamo (historical Japanese characters’ names are rendered family name first here), the chief commander of Mibu Rōshigumi:

The anime takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A solider who has lost his memories is aided by the famous Shinsengumi member Okita Sōji. Okita Sōji names this man “Tachikawa Jinsuke.” Jinsuke’s life begins anew amidst the Mibu soldiers.

The anime will star (historical Japanese characters’ names are rendered family name first):

Yutaka Narui and Aniplex are in charge of the original story with cooperation by Azuki Mashiba. Tomohiro Kawamura is directing the anime at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc. Narui is also writing the scripts. Fumi Ebina is the character designer, and Shigeru Kishida is composing the music.

The anime will premiere in January 2027 on the “Agaru Anime” programming block on CBC, TBS, and 26 other affiliated networks. There will be an early theatrical preview screening in 2026.

The anime’s four-panel manga adaptation launches on Star Seas Company‘s Twi4 (read as Tsuiyon) X (formerly Twitter) account in 2026. Matsuri Muramatsu draws the manga.

Narui is a playwright and founder of the theatrical troupe Caramel Box who has previously worked on many stage plays themed on the Shinsengumi. While one of the plays was also titled Kaze wo Tsugumono, the way the title is written is different (with “mono” being written in kanji for the play and in hiragana for the anime), and the anime is still listed as being an “original” TV anime.

Source: Inherit the Winds anime’s website and X/Twitter account via Ota-Suke

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‘Kaze wo Tsugumono’ Announces Additional Cast

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August 26, 2026

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The official website for the Kaze wo Tsugumono (Inherit the Winds) original television anime announced additional cast members on Wednesday. The anime series will premiere in January 2027 at 11:30 p.m. on the Agaru Anime programming block on CBC and TBS’ 28 affiliated stations.

Cast

Shinpachi Nagakura: Ryouhei Kimura (Grand Blue)

Heisuke Toudou: Ayumu Murase (Chainsaw Man)

Sanosuke Harada: Simba Tsuchiya (Burn the Witch)

Keisuke Yamanami: Takeo Ootsuka (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu)

Kamo Serizawa: Yasuyuki Kase ([Oshi no Ko])

Tomohiro Kawamura (Neko Neko Nihonshi) is directing the anime at Drive and Live2D Creative Studio. Azuki Mashiba is providing original work cooperation. Fumi Ebina is designing the characters, while Shigeru Kishida (Rilakkuma to Yuuenchi) is composing the music.

Playwright Yutaka Narui, founder of the theater troupe Caramel Box and known for the Tachikawa Jinsuke stage play series including the Shinsengumi-themed Kaze wo Tsugumono, is penning the script for the anime. Narui is also co-credited for the original work with Aniplex.

Source: Official Website

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