--- title: "The 2027 Anime Calendar Is Taking Shape" subtitle: "Kagurabachi, Frieren, Sakamoto Days and THE ONE PIECE have official 2027 windows. Several other headline sequels do not." summary: "The confirmed 2027 anime calendar already includes Kagurabachi, Frieren, Dandadan, Sakamoto Days and THE ONE PIECE. Here is what has a month, what only has a year and what remains undated." canonical: "https://offmodel.media/articles/2027-anime-confirmed-releases/" markdown: "https://offmodel.media/articles/2027-anime-confirmed-releases.md" language: "en" format: "editorial" categories: [{"title":"Anime","slug":"anime"}] tags: [{"title":"Seasonal anime","slug":"seasonal-anime"},{"title":"Adaptations","slug":"adaptations"},{"title":"Shonen Jump","slug":"shonen-jump"},{"title":"Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End","slug":"frieren-beyond-journeys-end"},{"title":"Kagurabachi","slug":"kagurabachi"},{"title":"Solo Leveling","slug":"solo-leveling"},{"title":"Jujutsu Kaisen","slug":"jujutsu-kaisen"},{"title":"Chainsaw Man","slug":"chainsaw-man"},{"title":"Demon Slayer","slug":"demon-slayer"},{"title":"Gachiakuta","slug":"gachiakuta"},{"title":"Blue Eye Samurai","slug":"blue-eye-samurai"}] publishedAt: "2026-07-22T10:55:00.000Z" readTimeMinutes: 9 cover: {"url":"https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ujj8mcny/production/f3b5c863e7e076b69e40b0731b40169c8aef2c25-1600x1000.png","alt":"Off Model typographic calendar for confirmed 2027 anime, marking January returns, Kagurabachi in April, Frieren and Delicious in Dungeon in October, and an undated watchlist.","caption":"The official 2027 calendar has clear January, April and October landmarks, while several major sequels remain undated.","credit":"Off Model","sourceUrl":null} --- # The 2027 Anime Calendar Is Taking Shape Kagurabachi, Frieren, Sakamoto Days and THE ONE PIECE have official 2027 windows. Several other headline sequels do not. > The confirmed 2027 anime calendar already includes Kagurabachi, Frieren, Dandadan, Sakamoto Days and THE ONE PIECE. Here is what has a month, what only has a year and what remains undated. ![Off Model typographic calendar for confirmed 2027 anime, marking January returns, Kagurabachi in April, Frieren and Delicious in Dungeon in October, and an undated watchlist.]() The official 2027 calendar has clear January, April and October landmarks, while several major sequels remain undated. / Off Model The 2027 anime calendar already has a recognisable shape. January is crowded with returning series, April brings Kagurabachi, and October has Frieren and Delicious in Dungeon sharing the same fantasy-heavy window. It is also being padded with assumptions. As of 22 July 2026, [Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 3]() and [Kagurabachi]() are genuinely confirmed for 2027. Solo Leveling, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4, Chainsaw Man’s Assassins Arc and the next Demon Slayer film are real productions, but none has an official 2027 release window. > [!IMPORTANT] > **How this calendar was checked** > > A title is treated as a 2027 release only when an official anime site, studio, publisher, broadcaster or distributor explicitly says 2027. “In production” is not a release window. Dates refer to the announced territory; Cyprus and wider international availability remain unknown unless a distributor has said otherwise. ## The confirmed 2027 highlights at a glance **Selected officially announced 2027 anime, checked on 22 July 2026.** | Window | Confirmed highlights | | --- | --- | | January | Sakamoto Days Season 2; Shangri-La Frontier Season 3; Mashle Season 3; Akane-banashi Season 2 | | February | THE ONE PIECE on Netflix; ghost / 夜の果て in Japanese cinemas on 11 February | | Spring | LONA; Kindergarten WARS | | April | Kagurabachi; The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Cour 2 | | October | Frieren Season 3: Golden Land Arc; Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 | | 2027, month unknown | Dandadan Season 3; One-Punch Man Season 3, Cour 2; Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant; Ghost of Tsushima: Legends; The Bugle Call: Song of War | This is a set of editorial highlights rather than a claim to list every television sequel, romance adaptation or franchise film currently carrying a 2027 label. Exact premiere days and international platforms remain unannounced for most of them. ## January starts with a concentrated sequel run [Sakamoto Days Season 2](), [Shangri-La Frontier Season 3](), [Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 3]() and [Akane-banashi Season 2]() are all scheduled for January. The month also has further confirmed returns including [the joint BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica sequel](), [Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms Season 2]() and [Red Cat Ramen Season 2](). That clustering makes January the first obvious pressure point of the year. It is less a single blockbuster moment than a test of how many established series viewers will continue at once, especially when several exact start dates and overseas schedules are still missing. ## THE ONE PIECE remake becomes a seven-episode event [Netflix has placed THE ONE PIECE in February 2027]() and clarified what its first release will contain. WIT Studio’s new adaptation will cover the manga’s first 50 chapters in seven episodes, totalling roughly 300 minutes, with all seven released at once. That is a more specific proposition than “One Piece, but newer”. The production is revisiting the East Blue material while the long-running Toei series continues, and Netflix’s compact batch gives viewers a direct point of comparison between two very different approaches to adapting the same opening chapters. ## Kagurabachi leads the new adaptations, but LONA may be the surprise [Kagurabachi will begin in April 2027](), with [Crunchyroll already confirming a simulcast](). Takeru Hokazono’s sword-action manga is being produced by Cypic, directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi and designed for animation by Keigo Sasaki. The exact April date, episode count and complete regional list are still open. The launch is international from the outset: the official campaign includes English-language channels, a world tour and a Crunchyroll simulcast. The production question is how Cypic translates the manga’s tightly controlled action composition into movement. April will also contain [the second cour of The Apothecary Diaries Season 3](), following its first cour in October 2026. That split schedule is officially announced even though the exact April start date is not. The less predictable spring project is [LONA](), an original WIT Studio television anime about a research laboratory analysing the brains of the dead in a damaged near future. Akiko Nogi created and scripted it, Takashi Katagiri directs, and The Promised Neverland artist Posuka Demizu provided the original character concepts. Other first-time adaptations broaden the year beyond familiar brands. [The Bugle Call: Song of War]() brings Sora Mozuku and Higoro Tomori’s Jump SQ. fantasy to television through the new CyberAgent studio CA Soa. [Kindergarten WARS]() is set for spring, while [Ghost of Tsushima: Legends]() is scheduled to stream through Crunchyroll at some point in 2027. ## October pairs Frieren with Delicious in Dungeon [Frieren Season 3 will adapt the Golden Land Arc from October 2027]() on Nippon TV’s network. The announcement names the arc and centres its teaser visual on Macht, but does not yet provide an exact premiere day, episode count or international streaming plan. [Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 is also set for October](). The official notice also lists Netflix and other services for streaming, but does not give a territory-by-territory timetable. Putting both in the same month gives autumn a clear fantasy centre without making the two shows interchangeable. Frieren is moving into the named Golden Land Arc, centred on Macht; Delicious in Dungeon is continuing the journey left unresolved after its first 24 episodes. ## Several large returns have a year, but not a season [Dandadan Season 3 is officially scheduled for 2027](), with Science SARU continuing as the animation studio. [One-Punch Man Season 3’s second cour](), [The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5](), [Laid-Back Camp Season 4](), [The Dangers in My Heart Season 3]() and [Oblivion Battery Season 2]() also have official 2027 announcements. None of those year-only announcements should be squeezed into a guessed winter, spring, summer or autumn slot. They make the calendar deeper, but they do not yet help viewers plan a season. ## The film calendar has one exact date and several large placeholders [Haikyu!! The Movie: VS The Little Giant is officially due in 2027](), alongside the special anime Haikyu!! バケモノたちの行くところ. The announcement confirms the year but not the film’s Japanese opening date, the special’s release format or an overseas schedule. [The Medalist theatrical film](), [The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes]() and Kyoto Animation’s [The Credits Roll into the Sea]() also carry 2027 Japanese release windows. Shingo Natsume’s original Madhouse film [ghost / 夜の果て]() is the rare exception with a precise opening: 11 February 2027 in Japan. None of these announcements yet establishes a Cyprus release. ## Announced productions without a 2027 window [Solo Leveling is continuing as a film titled Beyond the System](). Its July announcement confirms theatrical production after Season 2, but gives no release year. It should not currently be described as either Season 3 or a 2027 film. [Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: Culling Game Part 2 is in active production]() and has a teaser containing new footage. The official update names Takeshi Sato as director, but does not announce a year or broadcast window. [Chainsaw Man’s Assassins Arc has also received a new teaser](). Official material calls it an anime continuation without identifying it as Season 2, a television series or another film. Its format and date remain unknown. [Demon Slayer’s Infinity Castle was announced as a theatrical trilogy](), so two films remain planned after Chapter One: Akaza Returns. The next entry still has no standalone title, visual or release date. A claimed 2027 opening is speculation until Aniplex, ufotable or the official franchise site says otherwise. [Gachiakuta Season 2 is officially in production](), and new footage was shown at Anime Expo in July 2026. Neither update announced a release year. [Crunchyroll’s current distribution notice]() explicitly lists its release date as “to be announced”, so Season 2 belongs on the watchlist rather than in the confirmed 2027 calendar. [Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 is also underway](), but Netflix’s latest first-party listing says only “Coming Soon”. No official 2027 window or delay into 2027 has been announced. Netflix describes it as an adult animated series rather than a Japanese anime production, but its audience overlap makes it a sensible adjacent title to keep on this watchlist. All four projects could eventually land in 2027. The distinction is that their production announcements do not support that conclusion yet. Keeping them on a watchlist is more useful than giving readers dates they may later have to unlearn. ## A strong year without borrowing from rumours The confirmed calendar already has distinct clusters: returning series in January, THE ONE PIECE on Netflix in February, Kagurabachi and LONA in spring, and two fantasy sequels in October. The selected film slate is less settled, with most titles carrying only a year. That unevenness is the useful pattern. 2027 already spans long-running franchises, newer Jump adaptations, a game adaptation and an original WIT Studio series, but large parts of the year remain open. Keeping undated productions outside the calendar leaves later announcements room to change its shape instead of merely confirming a schedule built from rumours. ## Sources 1. [Frieren Season 3 Golden Land Arc Confirmed for October 2027](), Official Frieren Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 2. [Kagurabachi TV Anime Official Website](), Project Kagurabachi (accessed 2026-07-22) 3. [Kagurabachi Simulcast Confirmed on Crunchyroll](), Project Kagurabachi (accessed 2026-07-22) 4. [Sakamoto Days Season 2 Official Website](), Sakamoto Days Production Committee (accessed 2026-07-22) 5. [Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 Confirmed for January 2027](), Official Shangri-La Frontier Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 6. [Mashle Season 3 Confirmed for January 2027](), Aniplex (accessed 2026-07-22) 7. [Akane-banashi Season 2 Confirmed for January 2027](), Official Akane-banashi Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 8. [THE ONE PIECE: Release Window, Episode Count and Staff](), Netflix Tudum (accessed 2026-07-22) 9. [BanG Dream! MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica Sequel Confirmed for January 2027](), Official BanG Dream! Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 10. [Medaka Kuroiwa Season 2 Confirmed for January 2027](), Official Medaka Kuroiwa Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 11. [Red Cat Ramen Season 2 Official Website](), Red Cat Ramen Production Committee (accessed 2026-07-22) 12. [The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 and Film Production Confirmed](), Official The Apothecary Diaries Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 13. [LONA Official Anime Website](), WIT Studio / LONA Committee (accessed 2026-07-22) 14. [The Bugle Call: Song of War Announces 2027 TV Anime](), The Bugle Call Partners (accessed 2026-07-22) 15. [Kindergarten WARS Official Anime Website](), Kindergarten WARS Production Committee (accessed 2026-07-22) 16. [Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Series Coming in 2027](), Sony Corporation of America (accessed 2026-07-22) 17. [Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 Confirmed for October 2027](), Official Delicious in Dungeon Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 18. [Dandadan Season 3 Confirmed for 2027](), Official Dandadan Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 19. [One-Punch Man Season 3 Cour 2 Confirmed for 2027](), Official One-Punch Man Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 20. [The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 5 Teaser and 2027 Window](), Official The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 21. [Laid-Back Camp Season 4 Confirmed for 2027](), Official Laid-Back Camp Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 22. [The Dangers in My Heart Season 3 Confirmed for 2027](), Official The Dangers in My Heart Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 23. [Oblivion Battery Season 2 Confirmed for 2027](), MAPPA (accessed 2026-07-22) 24. [Haikyu!! Film and Special Anime Confirmed for 2027](), Official Haikyu!! Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 25. [Medalist Theatrical Film Confirmed for 2027](), Official Medalist Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 26. [The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes Confirmed for 2027](), Official The Eminence in Shadow Anime Website (accessed 2026-07-22) 27. 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