If 2026 felt busy, 2027 is going to be absurd. The calendar is already stacked with the sort of returns and debuts that normally get spread across three years, and studios keep piling on.
Here is everything big lining up for next year, grouped by how loud the hype is getting. Dates are stated as announced. Where a studio has only committed to a year, or to nothing at all, that is noted plainly, because half the fun of a lineup this size is watching which of these actually holds its slot.
The Heavy Hitters
The One Piece
WIT Studio is remaking One Piece from the very beginning for Netflix, retelling the East Blue saga across roughly seven episodes. The studio behind Attack on Titan taking a swing at the most popular manga on Earth is exactly the kind of prestige bet that gets fans nervous and excited in equal measure. It is set for February 2027.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle, Part 2
This is the middle film in the three-part cinematic finale to Demon Slayer, picking up inside the Infinity Castle where the first film left off. Ufotable's opening movie broke box office records, so anticipation for the follow-up is enormous. It is slated for 2027, though no date has been confirmed yet.
Solo Leveling: Beyond the System
A-1 Pictures is following its runaway hit series with a theatrical film that continues Sung Jinwoo's story after Season 2. The anime turned a webtoon into one of the most-watched titles of its seasons, so a cinema outing is a natural escalation. It is due in 2027.
Shonen Sequels
Jujutsu Kaisen: Culling Game Part 2
Fans keep calling it Season 4, but MAPPA labels it Culling Game Part 2, the second half of the arc that pits sorcerers against each other across sealed colonies. After the Shibuya Incident set a brutal bar, this is the payoff a lot of readers have been waiting for. It is expected in 2027, but it is not officially dated.
Chainsaw Man: Assassins Arc
This is the next television season after the Reze Arc film, adapting the manga's assassin-heavy stretch as Denji's life gets even messier. MAPPA's adaptation is divisive but visually fearless, and the source material here is some of Tatsuki Fujimoto's sharpest. It is expected in 2027, though it is not officially dated.
One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2
The long-delayed third season is being split, and Part 2 continues the Monster Association assault. One-Punch Man's production history has been rocky, so fans are watching the animation quality as closely as the fights. It is set for 2027, with no month announced.
One Piece: God Valley Arc
Toei's ongoing One Piece television anime is heading into the God Valley flashback, the era-defining clash that reframes decades of the story's history. This is arc content of the long-running series rather than a standalone project, so keep the framing in mind. News reports point to 2027, but there is no official Toei date.
Fan Favourites
Kagurabachi
Studio CyPic is adapting Kagurabachi, the enchanted-sword revenge manga that became a meme and then an actual sensation in Shonen Jump. Expectations are wild for a series that built this much goodwill before a single frame of anime existed. It lands in April 2027.
Haikyu!! VS The Little Giant
This is the second Haikyu FINAL film, continuing the cinematic send-off to the volleyball series that turned a sport into event television. The first FINAL film was a box office monster in Japan, so the sequel arrives with real momentum. It is scheduled for 2027.
Sakamoto Days Season 2
TMS returns to its Netflix hitman comedy about a retired assassin turned soft convenience-store dad. The manga's blend of slapstick and genuinely great action makes it an easy binge, and Season 1 built a loyal crowd. It arrives in January 2027.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 3
A-1 Pictures wraps up its magic-school parody with a final season, sending muscle-over-magic hero Mash toward the finish. It is a lighter, funnier pick than most of this list, and fans want to see the ending animated. It is set for January 2027.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
The imperial-court mystery series returns for a third season, and the 2027 stretch is Cour 2, with Cour 1 airing in October 2026. Maomao's poison-sleuthing has quietly become one of the most acclaimed ongoing anime around. The 2027 cour is set for April.
Also Landing in 2027
Shangri-La Frontier Season 3
C2C continues its VRMMO series about a gamer who specialises in beating notoriously bad games, now facing far tougher content. It is one of the more genuinely fun isekai-adjacent shows going, with a fanbase that keeps growing each cour. It is set for January 2027.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 3
Madhouse returns to its quietly devastating fantasy with the Golden Land arc, following the elf mage Frieren long after the hero's journey ends. Season 1 was a critical juggernaut, so a third season is one of 2027's surer bets to matter. It is scheduled for October 2027.
Delicious in Dungeon Season 2
Studio Trigger and Netflix return to the dungeon-crawling, monster-cooking adventure of Laios and his party. The first season won over people who do not even like fantasy, thanks to Trigger's expressive animation and the manga's oddball heart. It is set for October 2027, with only a teaser visual so far.
One more worth flagging: Sentenced to Be a Hero Season 2 at Studio KAI is confirmed in production but has no date, so it could land in 2027 or slip to 2028. Treat it as a maybe rather than a lock.
Arriving Even Sooner
A few heavy hitters are not waiting for 2027 at all. If you want something big before the year turns, these are already on the 2026 calendar:
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, The Calamity, the fourth and final cour, on 25 July 2026.
- Blue Lock: Neo Egoist League, the third season, on 9 October 2026.
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, in Fall 2026.
- Baki-Dou, the Invincible Samurai arc, already airing through 2026.
That is a genuinely ridiculous amount of anime for twelve months, and that is before the inevitable surprise announcements. My honest advice: pick your five, because trying to keep up with all of it in real time is a good way to enjoy none of it. The dates above are the ones studios have actually committed to, and the vaguer ones are the first that will move, so check before you clear your calendar.
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