Anime Daily Brief — July 13, 2026

Summer 2026 is now fully underway, and the sheer volume of new anime hitting streaming platforms this week is hard to overstate. Between Crunchyroll's record-breaking seasonal lineup, a handful of high-profile premieres, and a surprise trailer drop for one of the year's most anticipated films, here's everything worth knowing today.

Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 Is Here

Skeleton Knight in Another World officially kicked off its second season today, with Episode 1 now streaming on Crunchyroll ahead of its regular Monday schedule. The isekai series — which follows Arc, a gamer reincarnated as his own overpowered skeleton avatar — surprised a lot of people with how watchable its first season turned out to be, and the early reception to Season 2 suggests the studio hasn't lost the thread.

ONE PIECE HEROINES Completes Its Global Rollout

The One Piece Heroines spin-off has now finished its worldwide launch across both Crunchyroll and Netflix, quickly becoming one of the most-discussed releases of the week. The timing is deliberate — it slots in right before the main Elbaph Arc's first cour wraps with episode 1169 — and the reception so far suggests it's doing exactly what it was designed to do: keep the franchise visible between major arcs.

Crunchyroll's Biggest Season Ever: 52 New Shows

Here's a number worth sitting with: Crunchyroll is now streaming 52 new anime for Summer 2026 — the largest seasonal lineup in the platform's history according to community tracking. That's not just a flex; it's a signal of how much the simulcast model has expanded. Among the standouts drawing early buzz:

• BLACK TORCH — building momentum as one of the breakout action titles of the season

• Tomb Raider King and Thunder 3 — both among the week's biggest new streaming releases across Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Prime Video

• KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE — which just dropped its creditless opening and ending sequences

• Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life — which got an English dub announcement with same-day release

The platform also continues expanding same-day English dub availability, with new dub announcements this week for both Hanaori-san and Goodbye, Lara.

The Ghost in the Shell Keeps Building

Science SARU's Ghost in the Shell reboot continues its weekly global release on Prime Video and remains one of the highest-profile premieres of the summer. Early reactions have been consistently positive, particularly around the hand-drawn aesthetic and the show's willingness to lean into Shirow Masamune's original tone rather than chasing the Stand Alone Complex audience.

Witch on the Holy Night Gets a Trailer and a Date

The big trailer drop this week: Witch on the Holy Night, the anime film adaptation of the beloved TYPE-MOON visual novel, released a full new trailer and confirmed a November 20, 2026 Japanese theatrical release. For TYPE-MOON fans, this is one of the most anticipated projects in years — the source material has a dedicated following, and the animation quality on display in the trailer is drawing immediate comparisons to ufotable's best work on the Fate franchise.

The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Reveals New Theme

The Elusive Samurai Season 2 revealed its ending theme performer this week, alongside new opening and ending videos. The series — based on Yusei Matsui's manga about the young lord Hojo Tokiyuki — continues to be one of the more quietly impressive shows running, and the second season looks to be raising its production values.

Studio Watch: Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 Dated for October 2027

Studio Trigger confirmed that Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 is planned for October 2027, making it one of the studio's biggest upcoming projects. The first season was a genuine breakout hit, and the October 2027 window gives Trigger a full year to deliver on the heightened expectations.

What's Still Coming

| Title | Release | |---|---| | Mob Psycho 100: 10th Anniversary Theatrical Experience | July 20, 2026 | | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity | July 25, 2026 | | Witch on the Holy Night | November 20, 2026 | | Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 | October 2027 |

And on the events front: preparations are ramping up for San Diego Comic-Con, where Crunchyroll will host a special My Hero Academia panel.

The Takeaway

The real story right now is scale. 52 simultaneous new shows on a single platform would have been unthinkable even a few years ago, and it's reshaping how seasonal anime gets discovered and discussed. The days of two or three dominant shows defining a season are increasingly being replaced by a long tail of mid-tier series competing for attention — which is great for variety, but makes it harder than ever for any single show to break through the noise.

The exceptions this week are the ones that already had built-in audiences: One Piece Heroines, Ghost in the Shell, and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (which remains one of the most anticipated upcoming anime films following Crunchyroll's streaming announcement). Everything else is fighting for discovery in a crowded field.

What's catching your eye this season? Drop your picks in the comments.