Anime Expo 2025 has officially concluded, and here we have a compilation recap of all the biggest news, reveals, and announcements! Anime Corner had our team on the scene, and we have compiled both the latest visuals and trailers, as well as some awesome stuff we catch directly.
Here you will find everything that got shown live in Los Angeles through July 3-6. Also check out the dedicated page for the fully detailed articles.
All the Top News and Reveals Live From Anime Expo 2025
- Project M
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Ghost in the Shell New Anime by Science SARU
- Gachiakuta
- GeeXPlus Anime Projects
- Paru Itagaki’s SANDA
- Gen Urobuchi’s Eisen Flügel
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run
- The Vermillion Mask
- Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2
- BEASTARS FINAL SEASON
- CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS 2
- Record of Ragnarok Season 3
- KILLTUBE
- BLACK TORCH
- Fist of the North Star
- Rooster Fighter
- Re:ZERO Season 4
- Classroom of the Elite Season 4
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm
- Black Clover Season 2
- Mushoku Tensei Season 3
- You and I Are Polar Opposites
- BLADE & BASTARD
- The Holy Grail of Eris
- Crunchyroll’s Industry Panel
- JUJUTSU KAISEN
- Kaiju No. 8
- Fun Highlights
Project M
The very first announcement at Anime Expo 2025 came during Day 0 on Wednesday, July 2. Japanese tech and media company CyberAgent announced Project M, a new original anime. Only a teaser visual was revealed:
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
The new upcoming Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc movie by MAPPA revealed the main trailer.
Ghost in the Shell New Anime by Science SARU
The new Ghost in The Shell TV anime by Science SARU revealed a new teaser and visual, featuring a logo designed by Hajime Sorayama.
Gachiakuta
Gachiakuta premiered its Episode 1 and Episode 2 at botj Japan Expo and Anime Expo 2025 on July 4 We had a chance to watch the first two episodes, and it looks like it’s living up to the hype of the next shonen hit.
GeeXPlus Anime Projects
GeeXPlus announced the formation of its GeeXProductions division, along with three new creator-led flagship projects for the division: Gigguk’s isekai anime short movie Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood, DillonGoo’s original webcomic and 3D Blender animation Soul Mart, and a long-running indie anime short series by OtakuVS, which is titled Otachan.
Also check out the visual for Soul Mart, which willl feature an English voice cast of Aleks Le, Emi Lo, and Daman Mills.
And an image from Otachan:
Paru Itagaki’s SANDA
SANDA had its Episode 1 world premiere at its panel at Anime Expo 2025. Titan Manga is launching the English release of Paru Itagaki’s manga series on September 2, 2025.
Gen Urobuchi’s Eisen Flügel
Gen Urobichi’s Eisen Flügel anime movie adaptation revealed a new trailer and key visual almost 3 years since it was announced. Studio A-1 Pictures is animating, and it’s yet to reveal a release date.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 revealed its first teaser trailer, giving us a glimpse of the continuation of Frieren’s Journey. While it was already known it would release in January 2026, Crunchyroll confirmed that it will be streaming it.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW) revealed a new key visual and 2026 release date for Part 4: The Calamity. Character designer Masashi Kudo also revealed that the final part will have original characters who weren’t in Tite Kubo’s manga series.
“Those new aspects. I think they’re something to get excited about. I think even those who’ve read BLEACH back in Jump, even they will have some new discoveries to look forward to.“
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run (Part 7) revealed the main staff at Anime Expo 2025, along with a special illustration. You can see the full staff list below.
- Animation: david production (Every Series)
- Director: Yasuhiro Kimura & Hideya Takahashi (Golden Wind)
- Series Director: Toshiyuki Kato (Every Series)
- Series Structure: Yasuko Kobayashi (Every Series)
- Character Design: Daisuke Tsumagari (Golden Wind)
- Music: Yugo Kanno (Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, Stone Ocean)
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (Every Series)
It was also announced that more news will be revealed at a special event on September 23.
The Vermillion Mask
The Anime Expo 2025 news on Day 3 opened with YTV Group announcing that its producing an anime adaptation of The Vermilion Mask. They also revealed the first staff and teaser materials.
Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2
Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 anime revealed an ‘ultra teaser’ visual, along with the main staff and Fall 2026 release date. HIDIVE also confirmed that it will stream the anime in Fall 2026.
BEASTARS FINAL SEASON
BEASTARS FINAL SEASON revealed the first visual for Part 2, as well as a 2026 release date for the anime’s continuation.
CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS 2
CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS 2 sequel anime was announced on July 4, while the first teaser trailer was released worldwide on July 5.
Record of Ragnarok Season 3
Record of Ragnarok Season 3 revealed a new trailer and key visual, along with a December 2025 release date for Netflix.
KILLTUBE
KILLTUBE, STUDIO DOTOU’s original anime project focused on streamers, revealed the first key visual, along with the main voice cast and development video.
BLACK TORCH
The upcoming anime adaptation of BLACK TORCH revealed its main voice cast with a character trailer. The voice cast includes:
- Ryota Suzuki as Azuma Jiro
- Yoji Ueda as Rago
- Sayaka Senbongi as Ichika Kishimojin
- Junya Enoki as Reiji Kirihara
Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star new anime has revealed the first trailer, along with the new main voice cast and a new visual. The anime previously confirmed a 2026 release date.
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Kenshiro
- Daiki Yamashita as Bat
- M・A・O as Rin
Rooster Fighter
Rooster Fighter revealed a new key visual and trailer, along with confirming a Spring 2026 release date. Joining the voice cast are Tomohiro Ono as Keisuke and Mitsuaki Kanuka as Morio.
Re:ZERO Season 4
Re:ZERO Season 4 was officially confirmed to be coming to Crunchyroll in 2026. A new key visual and trailer were also revealed.
Classroom of the Elite Season 4
Just like with Re:ZERO, Classroom of the Elite Season 4 will also be coming to Crunchyroll.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm
The anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s other manga, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, was officially announced.
Black Clover Season 2
Black Clover confirmed a Season 2 is in production and will be coming to Crunchyroll in 2026.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 has announced a 2026 release date. The first teaser trailer was first teased for a July 6 showing, and it appeared at Crunchyroll’s industry panel a few minutes before launching worldwide. You can check out both the subbed and original versions below.
You and I Are Polar Opposites
You and I Are Polar Opposites anime revealed a new trailer featuring the main cast at Crunchyroll’s industry panel at Anime Expo 2025.
BLADE & BASTARD
BLADE & BASTARD anime revealed its main voice cast through a new character trailer. It includes:
- Makoto Furukawa as Iarumas
- Tomori Kusunoki as Garbage
- Daiki Yamashita as Raraja
- Saori Hayami as Ainikki
- Shion Wakayama as Berkanan
The Holy Grail of Eris
The Holy Grail of Eris anime showed a new trailer, revealing a 2026 premiere date.
Crunchyroll’s Industry Panel
Crunchyroll marked its Anime Expo 2025 panel with a bunch of news and reveals. Some of them were already listed above, while you can see the full recap of the panel below.
- Black Clover Season 2 confirmed, teaser trailer revealed that it’s coming in 2026.
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime adaptation announced.
- Re:ZERO Season 4 confirmed for 2026 release on the platform.
- Mushoku Tensei Season 3 coming in 2026.
- Classroom of the Elite Season 4 also confirmed. Merge Puzzle Spacial Exam joined Crunchyroll’s Game Vault.
- Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider arrives to the platform on October 2025.
- You and I Are Polar Opposites debuts January 2026.
- Sentenced to Be a Hero premieres January 2026.
- Ouran Host Club 20th anniversary merch collaboration revealed
You can read more details on each of those at its dedicated coverage.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
JUJUTSU KAISEN is scheduled to appear in a special panel by TOHO Animation. The panel has officially started and features appearances from Junya Enoki (Japanese voice of Yuji Itadori) and Megumi Ogata (Japanese voice of Yuta Okkotsu). They just said “there will be news.”
The news was that voice recording is underway, and that the JUJUTSU KAISEN: Culling Game sequel is currently in production. Junya Enoki, the Japanese voice actor behind Yuji Itadori, commented: “Yes, production has begun, and she [Megumi Ogata, Yuta Okkotsu] is just beating the crap out of me. I’m getting stabbed over and over with a katana. But the final quality is really really high so I think there’s a lot to look forward to.” They also confirmed that Yuji and Choso will both fight Yuta in the new season.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke (Season 4) TV anime by WIT Studio revealed the first teaser visual and trailer, along with a Spring 2026 release date. The announcement was made at YTV’s panel, which was attended by WIT Studio CEO George Wade, Managing Director of TO Books Yui Shibata, and YTV animation Anime Producer Goshi Yoshida.
The trailer is yet to be uploaded, but you can see the visual below.
Kaiju No. 8
Crunchyroll hosted a Kaiju No. 8 panel, which was set to feature a “special surprise as excitement builds for Season 2.” It previewed the first episode of the second season, along with a live-dubbing performance.
Fun Highlights
- We had the chance to check out, Displate’s booth, which is its first appearance at Anime Expo 2025. They brought some really cool limited edition anime posters for its Japanese city-inspired booth.
- We also got to check out Honkai: Star Rail’s panel
*This article will be updated as we compile more news and experiences.
Source: Anime Expo 2025 Official YouTube
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