The Anime Daily 2026

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  • Fire Force Season 2: Trailer Shows New Characters

    After a first successful season, the creators of Fire Force are about to bring its 2nd season. It is expected that the second season of Fire Force would be more adventurous and full of thrill. To make the upcoming season more entertaining, the authorities have decided to add some new characters.

    The official Funimation Twitter account has announced the release date for the season 2 of Fire Force. According to the tweet, the Fire Force season 2 will be released this summer. Yes, igniter’s fans your favorite Anime series is coming on July 3, 2020. The tweet displays the poster in which all characters of Fire Force are there in their iconic Fire Force look.

    After the official announcement, the recent trailer for the new season is officially out now.

    These characters are full of energy, and they have a lot of new powers. They will be able to maintain the storyline more integrated and will play an essential part to keep an audience engaged in the series.

    Ogun Montgomery

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    Ogun Montgomery is a third-generation pyrokinetic. Shin Furukawa is the dub artist behind the Ogun’s character. Ogun, who is the Shinra and Arthur’s fellow at the Fire Force Academy and the member of the 4th Special Fire Brigade is quite friendly.

    Mr. Shin Furukawa has given the following remarks about the character:
    “My first impression is that he is a kind of humorous, but he is a good man.” Later on in the statement, he expressed that he wants this kind of friend.

    Pan Ko Paat

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    Another new character is Pan Ko Paat. Pan’s signature style is the whistle in his neck which he uses occasionally and his orange instructor suit. This iconic look of Pan’s character reflects his strict personality.

    Pan is the commander of 4th special Fire Brigade along with it he is a Shinra and Arthurs instructor at the academy. Daisuke Ono is the voice artist for Pan’s character.

    The appreciation from the dub artist for the Pan is in the following terms:
    “Cool and thoughtful instructor. A person who helps, watches, and guides people. I wanted to be like this and that is why I am honored to have this role.”

    Kasugatani Inka

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    Kasugatani Inka: a female character with short pink hair. Inka’s character is considering to have a major part in the 2nd season of Fire Force. Miyuri Shimabukuro, the voice artist behind Inka’s role has expressed her views about her character that she is happy to be a part of it.

    Scop And Yata

    Scop
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    Yata
    Image: fireforce-anime.jp

    Scop is an animal character. Kentaro Ito plays the role of Scop in Fire Force Season 2. Yata is another animal character. This character has a resemblance to the crow. Hayami Sho played the character of Yata. Both animals were the former residence of Oasis.

  • Crunchyroll Announced Anime List For Summer 2020

    Nowadays, many streaming sites are updating their library with astounding anime from all over the world. Each anime streaming service is putting its best efforts to keep an audience entertained.

    Recently on June 23rd, the world’s leading anime network came up with news through its official website. According to the update, Crunchyroll is about to bring more new dazzling anime in this summer. The title of this new addition provided to us was ‘Crunchyroll Summer 2020 Lineup’. The title itself is interesting and giving us a hint of the upcoming adventure on Crunchyroll.

    The lineup from Crunchyroll is divided into four sections namely New Season Picks, New Simulcasts, Returning Spring Titles, and Continuing Simulcasts. Each category includes numerous anime which are about to hit the screen in this summer. Here are details about the anime laid down in those categories.

    New Season Picks

    • RE: ZERO -STARTING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD – SEASON 2
    • The God Of High School
    • Gibiate
    • Healin’ Good Pretty Cure
    • RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND

    New Simulcasts

    • The God Of High School
    • RE: ZERO -STARTING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD – SEASON 2
    • Gibiate
    • The Misfit Of Demon King Academy
    • Fire Force Season 2
    • Healin’ Good Pretty Cure
    • MR LOVE: QUEEN’S CHOICE

    Returning Spring Titles

    • Extra Olympia Kyklos
    • Digimon Adventure
    • Food Wars! The Fifth Plate
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization War Of Underworld
    • Major Second Season 2
    • A Certain Scientific Railgun T

    Continuous Simulcasts

    • One Piece
    • Black Clover
    • Ahiru No Sora
    • Shadowverse
    • Wacky TV Nanana Chase The Kraken Monster!
    • Welcome To The Japari! Park S2

    Crunchyroll which is already famous for its subtitles and earliest broadcast of the programs soon after their release in reasonable pricing is now, setting new goals. Having such several anime shows on board can surely make the anime fans excited. This endeavor from the Crunchyroll will help people to reach the top-rated anime without wasting their precious time.

    These anime will be available in following parts of world including North, Central, South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and many other parts of world.

    Similarly, Funimation has added an abundant amount of anime at its platform. Those anime include Oreimo (Both seasons of Oreimo will be there on Funimation) classroom Crisis or Kurasurūmu Kuraishisu (of Fumiaki Maruto) Nisekoi (also known as Nisekoi: False Love), MUSHI-SHI the Next Passage, Samurai Flamenco, Gunslinger Stratos, Star Driver, Blend-S and the English dub of The Promised Neverland.

    Let us know your views about this new edition from Crunchyroll and the anime it is going to stream through its network in the comments section below.

  • Digimon Adventure Reboot Announced Dub Challenge For Fans

    The anime Digimon Adventure Reboot is originally an adaption of Digimon Adventure anime series of 1999. The reboot version started in April of this year. But, soon after its premiere, the COVID-19 started, which results in panic all over the state.

    As a result of the chaos, many studios ceased their working to make sure the safety of their staff and their workers. Similarly, The Digimon franchise stopped the further release of their new anime which left the electric monster fans disheartened.

    But, as the situation is in much control and different anime studios throughout the globe are about to resume their world in full swing. The franchise of Digimon Adventure is all gear up to continue the series with the same excitement and adventure.

    Digimon Adventure Reboot Challenge

    To create the same environment for the fans waiting desperately for their favourite anime to resume, the franchise is up with some new ideas. According to the announcements, Digimon is going to organize a challenge for the people following its recent anime series.

    This upcoming challenge is the step from creators to keep the audience engaged. It will help in filling the gap that COVID-19 has created by delaying the further release of Digimon Adventure Reboot.

    Details About The Challenge

    The challenge is all about dub. People can record their voices in the tone of their favourite anime character from the series. It is encouraging the people out there to express their love towards the series and the anime characters it has.

    The challenge has given a name ‘Digimon Adventure: Dubbing Challenge’ and started from Friday, June 19 and will end on Sunday, August 30. The anime fans can upload their recorded voices with hashtag #アフレコデジモン on Twitter or YouTube account. The details of this contest was shared by Twitter User Wikimon.

    The latest episode of series was aired on April 19 of this year. It was the 3rd episode of the series named “And to the Digital World” or Soshite Dejitaru Wārudo e in Hepburn. Now, after such a long time of more than 2 months, the series is going to resume on June 28, 2020, with its 4th episode “Birdramon Soars” or Bādoramon Hishō in Hepburn.

    The plot of Digimon Adventure revolves around the Digi world. In it, the players can train their electronic monster. In return, those monsters fight against each other as per the order from their trainer. The Digimon Adventure Reboot has created such a huge fan base in such a short time. Now, it is looking forward to entertain its viewers through such amazing challenges.

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Now Available On Netflix In HD

    Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the most-watched anime of all time. Since its release from 2005, it has been among the fan favourite animes. It has earned a lot of awards throughout its journey in animation, and always there to create new records of success. Avatar has never failed to amaze its audience in terms of story, animation, graphics and storyline. The series holds a large number of fan following throughout the world.

    Netflix, being the world’s most famous streaming site always play its part efficiently to bring more entertainment for its viewers. Recently, it has added the Avatar: The Last Airbender on its streaming site. Availability of the most favourite anime on Netflix must be a refreshing experience for fans waiting for it from such a long time. The only thing that was bothering Avatar fans was that the anime had no HD service on Netflix.

    Avatar: The Last Airbender In HD On Netflix

    Since Netflix always give priority to its viewers, the streaming site is here with the HD view of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Recently, Netflix has announced through its official Twitter account on June 22 about the update. The news about the availability of Avatar: The Last Airbender in HD view on Netflix is no doubt an excellent effort from the site to keep its audience engaged.

    The announcement made on the twitter account clearly states that the Avatar: The Last Airbender will be available in HD view from now onwards. This news from Netflix is not less than a gift for avatar fans.

    Previously, the series was available on Amazon NickHits, but Netflix added it in its streaming library on May 15. Since it is available on Netflix it has been the most-watched show on it. According to the reports, it was among the top 10 anime on Netflix despite being an old anime.

    The series ran successfully for good four years on Nickelodeon and created a huge fan base from all over the globe. Now, as Avatar is available on Netflix in HD, we can hope for some other golden anime on Netflix with such high-quality streaming in the future.

  • Black Clover Reportedly Returning In July

    Watching anime full of magic and fantasy is a source of joy. Black Clover is among those top-rated anime that are leading the anime world. It is a famous Japanese anime that has been ruling both in the form of manga since 2015 and anime TV series since 2017.

    Black Clover has successfully serialized its initial two seasons, and the third one was in progress, but eventually, it got postponed. The team was busy with the ongoing season, but in the meantime, COVID-19 pandemic strikes this world. Due to the crises, the authorities delayed its further release. The anime Black Clover’s last episode was “The Lion Awakens” or “Mezameru Shishi” in Hepburn. It was the 132nd episode of the series whereas the 31st episode of season three.

    Now, after an ease in lockdown and as things are moving towards betterment gradually. The creators of Black Clovers are about to release it in the month of July. It has been announced that the Black Clover’s episode number 133 will be aired on 7th of July 2020.

    Image: Pierrot

    The news about the return of black clover in this summer was broken through its official website and twitter account. Later on, Crunchyroll plays its part efficiently in endorsing the return of Black Clover on its streaming network.

    The official news states:

    “Thank you for your continuous support for Black Clover! Today, we are here to announce that Black Clover will resume streaming from July. Episode #133 will be available to you on July 7th (JST), and this will be followed by more new episodes. Please be excited!”

    The expected name of the upcoming episode is “The Lion Awakens, Continued” or Zoku Mezameru Shishi in Hepburn. In the announcement, the fans are given hope by them that the series will follow more episodes in future.

    In its series, Black Clover is the name of a five-leaf clover Grimoire given to Asta a boy whose dream is to become a next Wizard King. The efforts Asta put to fulfil his dream despite being an orphan and with no magical power at all can leave a viewer amazed. Asta along with his childhood friend Yuno learn wizardry. The series portrays their friendship, their determination towards their goal and their strong motives.

    The series is officially available on top streaming sites which are Crunchyroll and Funimation.

  • Crunchyroll Expo 2020 Is Going Virtual This Year

    Crunchyroll Expo is one of the most awaited anime events in the world of animation. Like every year it was supposed to take place physically before the pandemic. Later after the arrival of COVID-19, the franchise decided to cancel the whole event, which left the fans little bit disappointed. On June 3, 2020, the website Crunchyroll Expo announced the cancellation of an event.

    Crunchyroll Expo 2020

    Now, the Crunchyroll Expo is all gear up to bring the most awaited event of this year. The franchise has recently announced through its official website that the event will be held virtually to make sure the safety of the participants, staff, and all other people who are going to attend this event.

    “We are excited to announce Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, a digital event that celebrates the best and brightest in anime. Join us September 4 – 6 as we come together with our passionate community for amazing guest panels, interactive events, special announcements and more,” Official Statement.

    Event Date

    The event will be available on Crunchyroll from 4th to 6th September of this year. However, many details related to the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2020 are about to come.

    More About The Event

    Fans who were previously disheartened over the news of cancellation of the event are looking forward to the virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2020. The franchise trying its best to keep its viewers entertain by bringing new anime in its streaming library and now by organizing this virtual event. Recently, it has enlisted a lot of anime and lot of new stuff in its streaming library. Those anime include Fire Force Season 2, The Misfit Of Demon King Academy, The God Of High School and many more.

    Crunchyroll Expo has also given an option to those who had already bought the ticket for a physical event. They can ask for a full refund or reuse their ticket for next year’s physical event. This step from their side is giving hope to all other anime fans out there for a big Crunchyroll Expo 2021.

    Crunchy Roll Expo 2021

    There is another announcement from the site related to next year’s Crunchyroll Expo. The site states that the Crunchyroll Expo 2021 will be held on August 6-8, 2021. Venue for the event is the San Jose Convention Center.

    Like many other events such as Funimation Con on July 3 to 4 and San Diego Comic-Con, Crunchyroll Expo 2020 is also going virtual this year. The anime fans are wishing this event to rock like its previous events. Though it must be quite challenging to conduct such big event virtually, as per track record of Crunchyroll we hope that it is going to create another example.

  • Top 5 Horror Anime Of All Time

    Watching horror is truly a fun and when horror and anime combine the thrill becomes more than double. Finding good horror anime without wasting your time in surfing different platforms is such a big task. No worries, we are enlisting some all-time top-rated and spooky horror anime. Here The Anime Daily is presenting you the best horror anime of all time.

    Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories

    Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
    Photo Credit: ILCA

    Yamishibai is a psychology-based horror produced by Naoko Kunisada and Nobuyuki Hosoya under the direction of Tomoya Takashima. The series holds a total of 7 seasons and each episode in every season is of 5 minutes. The writer Hiromu Kumamoto has played his part so well.

    The Yamishibai is a story of an old man kamishibaiya who, used to cover his mouth with a yellow mask. On a daily bases, he came to the playground and shows paper drama related to the supernatural events and the truth behind them to the children playing there. Later on in each season, the looks of kamishibaiya keep on changing. For example, in one season he came in his childhood look whereas, in the last season he turned into a black shadow.

    Higurashi When They Cry

    Higurashi When They Cry
    Photo Credit: Studio Deen

    It is a tale full of mystery, horror and supernatural events. The plot of Higurashi When They Cry based on the adventure of four young girls. The story begins when they pay a visit to a very calm and peaceful Hinamizawa village. But, after some time they found that things are not as good in this village as they have shown.

    At the end of a yearly event, death was confirmed with no apparent reason. The local people named those deaths Oyashiro Curse. The story portrays how those young girls begin their search on Oyashiro Curse and struggle to reveal the truth about it.

    Hell Girl

    Hell Girl
    Photo Credit: Studio Deen

    Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell or Hell Girl is a series which revolves around a Hell Correspondence website. It was the site through which a person could send any of his rivals in the hell but along with some terms and conditions. One most peculiar was that the person will eventually go into the hell after his or death.

    After entering the name of an enemy a girl Ai Enma, Hell girl, would come and ask to pull red string in her neck. The series ran successfully for 13 years by Studio Deen on the various streaming network.

    Parasyte: The Maxim

    Parasyte: The Maxim
    Photo Credit: Madhouse

    It is the anime TV series based on science fiction and horror. Parasyte is a story of some creepy worms or monsters who came from the space somehow manage to enter the human brain. As a result, they take over the control of human body and harm other humans too through their host.

    Shinichi Izumi, a teenager, luckily spared by those creatures, keeps on fighting with them. The story will show how Shinichi will learn to live with the worm residing on his right hand.

    Another

    Another
    Photo Credit: P.A.Works

    Another is the name of a Japanese novel which later converted into an anime TV Series in 2012. It shows a young girl, Misaki. Misaki was young when she died and her death left everyone in the state of grieve.

    After her death, strange events came into notice. Students who were in her class faced deaths of her class fellows and their loved ones. Kōichi Sakakibara one of her classmates tried to find out the truth and stop further loss.

  • Food Wars Season One Is Now Available On Netflix

    Foodies out there, The Anime Daily knows that watching Food Wars always leave you in state of craving for more food. It is the series full of tenderized, delicious recipes and holds a lot of kitchen tricks and secrets.

    The series has plenty of cooking tips and great animations to keep its viewers engage. The way it represents its well-cooked food can surely trigger the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus (part of the brain responsible for hunger, thirst).

    Food Wars is originally an adaption of the manga. The manga published successfully for good six and half year in Weekly Shonen Magazine till last year’s June.

    As people were expecting the 5th season of this well versed animated series, it is no doubt a cause of grieve that it could not be on time due to COVID-19. The last season named food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate is going to continue after 3 good months officially on July 17.

    Resuming the fifth season is purely the best thing foodies and anime fans can experience in this pandemic. Now, there is news waiting for food lovers on the other side of the edge. Guess what it is about the most hit season of the series. Yes, the news is related to the 1st and the most-streamed season of Food War. Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The first plate is now going to stream on Netflix too. Recently the Netflix has enlisted this masterpiece in its anime library.

    Fans are looking forward to other seasons of Food Wars to be there on Netflix and available to watch. Like other anime streaming sites, Netflix is trying to add more valuable stuff with passing time. It is doing its best to attract anime fans with the best anime from all over the world.

    Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: First plate, was officially launched in April 2015 and streamed gracefully till Sept. 2015 on TBS. Later on, Crunchyroll gets its broadcasting rights and endorse this genius anime in various parts of the world.

    The series shows a young, enthusiastic boy who thrives to learn culinary skills based on his wisdom and intelligence. The efforts he put to become a chef and the competition he gave to his rivals.

  • Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Best Anime Of All Time

    People who are familiar with Fullmetal Alchemist must know about its sequel Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The sequel of this series launched in 2009 under the production of none other than the Mob Psycho and My Hero Academia’s bones studio. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ran successfully from 2009 to 2010, weekly on MBS-TBS.

    Emotions And Bonding

    The most beautiful thing about this series’ 2nd part is the bond between those two brothers Edwar Elric and Alphonse Elric and their love towards their mother Trisha. The efforts they show to bring their dead mother back are unmatchable and in return the loss, they get in terms of their body parts and soul.

    Pace of The Anime

    The way the writers of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood tackle this anime is beyond words. In total 64 episodes, the combo of Hiroshi Onogi and Yasuhiro Irie expressed the storyline have left many people out there amazed. The pace of the story was well managed as it was neither too fast nor too slow.

    Excellent Storyline

    Let’s move towards the storyline of this excellent alchemy anime. While, both the brothers who were trained in alchemy by Izumi Curtis tried to bring their mom back to the life. However, they forgot the Law Of Equivalent Change. As per the rules and regulations, human transmutation cannot be performed by humans solely.

    In an order to give Trisha (mother of alchemy brothers) another life they had to follow the Law of Equivalent Change which in the end cost their soul and body parts. Edward loss his leg and an arm whereas, Alphonse his body. Later on, after struggling a lot both of them left in search of Philosopher Stone, to regain their bodies.

    Battles

    The battles shown in the series are iconic as they are full of excitement, thrill with excellent background and graphics. These battles and fights are as competent as others in top-notched animated series.

    Difference Between Both Seasons

    It is an adaptation from the manga of the same name which published in Monthly Shonen Gangan from 2001 to 2010. The manga and anime both are based on adventure, dark fantasy, action, thrill and a lot of science fiction.

    However, the two parts of the series are quite different from each other. The difference is on the basis of their adaption from the manga. The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is considered as the most loyal adaptation of the manga.

    The whole series including Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is available on top streaming sites. Those sites include Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu.

  • Super Dragon Ball Heroes 4th Episode, Release Date, And Every Thing You Want To Know

    Super Dragon Ball Heroes is a Japanese Anime series created by Toei Animation. The anime series is an adaption of the manga of the same name. The first episode of the series aired in 2018 which came out a super hit.

    Super Dragon Ball Heroes has split into two parts. The first part is Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission or Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu Yunibāsu Mission in Hepburn. It consists of an initial 20 episodes. Whereas, the second part which is famous as Big Bang Mission is a continuation and starts from 21st episode. The first half of the series is from the pen of Yūki Kadota and the writer of the second part is Yoshiyuki Suzuki.

    The first episode of Big Bang Mission premiered on March 5 of this year in Japan. Same happened with the second and third episode, and fortunately, they released on time. Because of the current COVID-19 situation, 3rd episode was expected to delay but managed to serialize according to its schedule. The 4th episode of series was supposed to be more delayed, but eventually, the date for the new episode has come out.

    Release Date

    The 4th episode of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes Second half will be released at the end of this June. This episode would officially the 24th episode of Super Dragon Ball Heroes’ series. The expected date for the episode is 30th June, 2020. However, there is no official announcement from the Dragon Ball Franchise. The Dragon Ball fans are waiting for proper news about the Big Bang arc Episode 4.

    The Fans are anxious to continue this excellent piece of graphics, storyline and the iconic adventure of DBS. The sense of attachment it has provided to its viewers with the characters through its strong storyline has no words to express.

    The first part of Big Bang Mission is popular with the name of Universe Creation Arc. The cast of Big Bang Mission includes Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Mai, Fu, Chronoa, Beerus, Belmodr, Tokitoki, Xon Trunks, Xon Pan, Xeno Goku, Xeno Vegeta, Whis and many other fan favourite characters.

    The 4th episode will be on the board with a title “Creeping Shadow! The Mysterious Man Dr. W!”. The people are expecting the plot of the upcoming endeavor of DBS to have great twists and a lot of new adventures.