Season premieres on March 10 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-02/live-action-one-piece-series-season-2-streams-final-trailer/.234826
Oedo Fire Slayer enters top 10 as Frieren skips week due to Winter Olympics airing Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-01/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-february-16-22/.234659
Sakiho Motonishi, Rio Omori, Sayaka Harada, Azumi Okada, Yui Itо̄ return from 1st stage play for new Butai Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru -Kizuna- stage play Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-01/yuki-yuna-is-a-hero-anime-gets-new-stage-play-in-june/.234777
Live-action series about high school delinquent who works at library debuts in summer Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-27/zeikin-de-katta-hon-manga-gets-tv-anime-live-action-series/.234678
Yutaka Matsushige returns to star in 1st new season in 3.5 years Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-26/live-action-solitary-gourmet-show-gets-11th-season-on-april-3/.234603
Beast Wars: Transformers actor revealed cancer diagnosis in December 2024 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-25/optimus-primal-actor-garry-chalk-reports-being-in-full-remission/.234584
Series streams globally under English title Song of the Samurai Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-25/live-action-chiruran-series-to-stream-in-over-100-territories-via-hbo-max-on-may-9/.234561
Show runs from July 8-12 at Theater Sun-Mall in Tokyo Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-24/life-lessons-with-uramichi-oniisan-manga-gets-stage-play-in-july/.234535
Touken Ranbu – Ice Blade – takes place at Yoyogi National Stadium Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-22/touken-ranbu-franchise-gets-1st-ice-show-in-october/.234466
Short clips revealed for 4 series Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-22/tvn-reveals-sneak-peek-of-2026-lineup-including-multiple-webtoon-based-live-action-series/.234257