Anime fans have had a lot to keep track of lately, since 2027 and 2028 are shaping up to be two of the busiest years the medium has seen in a while. Between long awaited adaptations of hit manga, sequels to some of the biggest shows on streaming, and franchise films finally getting confirmed dates after years of speculation, there is genuinely something for almost everyone on the horizon. Here is a rundown of what has actually been confirmed so far, cross checked across multiple sources rather than relying on rumor.
One of the biggest stories of the past year has been Netflix's full remake of One Piece, simply titled The One Piece. After sitting quietly since its original announcement back in December 2023, the project finally got a release window this past May, confirming a worldwide premiere in February 2027. Produced by Wit Studio, the same team behind Attack on Titan and Spy x Family, the remake starts completely from scratch rather than continuing the long running Toei series.
What makes this version interesting is the format. Season one will only be seven episodes long, but each one runs around 40 to 45 minutes, adding up to roughly 300 minutes of animation released all at once rather than weekly. The first batch of episodes covers the opening 50 chapters of the manga, taking Luffy from his childhood in Windmill Village all the way up to meeting Sanji. Director Masashi Koizuka is leading the project alongside character designer Kyoji Asano.
Sticking with Shonen Jump, Kagurabachi is finally getting its anime after roughly a year and a half of rumors and mysterious teaser campaigns. The adaptation was officially confirmed this past April, with a release window of April 2027, and the studio behind it is Cypic, formerly known as Cygames Pictures. Naruto veteran Tetsuya Takeuchi is directing, with character designs handled by Keigo Sasaki.
Given how quickly Kagurabachi built its fanbase since its 2023 debut in the magazine, this is easily one of the most anticipated new anime announcements of the past couple of years. The production team has even planned a global preview tour ahead of the actual broadcast, screening the first twenty minutes of episode one in various cities throughout 2026 before the full series lands the following spring.
Another long running fan favorite finally has clarity on its next chapter too. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End wrapped its second season back in March, and the announcement for season three came almost immediately afterward. Studio Madhouse confirmed a premiere date of October 2027, which will adapt what fans are calling the Golden Land Arc, introducing a new antagonist named Macht.
The gap between seasons is intentional here rather than a delay. Reports note that the manga itself has been on hiatus, and the anime production has been steadily catching up to the source material, so this extra time gives the story room to breathe before the show gets too close to unpublished chapters.
Dandadan is following a similar pattern. Season three was confirmed at Jump Festa back in December 2025, with Science Saru reconfirming the news and releasing a new key visual featuring Momo, Okarun, and Turbo Granny. A specific date has not been locked in yet, but every report so far points to a 2027 release, continuing directly from season two's cliffhanger ending involving the mysterious figure piloting the kaiju.
Fans of darker, higher stakes storytelling also have plenty to look forward to. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 2 was originally hoped to arrive sometime in 2026, but studio Ufotable confirmed through a promotional reel that the sequel had been pushed into its future projects category instead. Based on that update and statements from Crunchyroll leadership, the film is now expected sometime in 2027, with the third and final installment currently pegged for 2029.
Given how much time the first Infinity Castle movie took to produce, close to three and a half years, this extended wait is not entirely surprising. The first film also became one of the highest grossing anime releases of all time, earning well over 700 million dollars worldwide, so there is understandably a lot of pressure on the sequel to match that level of quality.
Moving into genuinely 2028 territory, Solo Leveling Season 3 is the one everyone keeps asking about, and there is now an actual official statement to point to. D&C Media, the company that holds the original webtoon and novel rights, confirmed through a financial report in June that the next season is expected to land somewhere between 2027 and 2028, with a companion film titled Solo Leveling: Beyond the System releasing beforehand to help bridge the story.
Interestingly, some fans have connected the timing to the 2028 Olympics, since a three year gap between seasons two and three would put the premiere right around that period. Nothing about that connection has been officially confirmed, but the production committee, which includes Aniplex and A-1 Pictures, has stated the season is already moving forward internally even without a firm date attached yet.
It is also worth mentioning The Apothecary Diaries, whose third season splits across two cours, the first beginning in October 2026 and the second following in April 2027, alongside an original film arriving in December 2026. Around the same time, Skip and Loafer also confirmed its second season for April 2027, meaning that particular month is turning into one of the more stacked release windows on the current anime calendar.
Looking at the bigger picture, what stands out about this current wave of announcements is how many of them come from completely different corners of the industry. Streaming exclusive remakes, mainstream shonen adaptations, slow paced fantasy dramas, and theatrical blockbusters are all converging on roughly the same eighteen month stretch. That is not something that happens by accident, and it reflects just how much money and attention anime as a whole has been pulling in over the past few years.
Of course, some of these dates are still windows rather than locked in premiere days, and anime production schedules have a well known habit of shifting when quality needs more time. Demon Slayer's own sequel is a good example of that happening already. Still, compared to where things stood even a year ago, fans now have far more concrete information to plan around than vague hopes and manga adaptation math.
For anyone trying to keep a mental calendar of all this, February 2027 kicks things off with The One Piece, followed by Kagurabachi and both Apothecary Diaries and Skip and Loafer sequels in April, Demon Slayer's next film sometime later that year, and Frieren closing out the fall with its October premiere. Dandadan sits somewhere in that same twelve month window without a locked date yet, while Solo Leveling remains the biggest wildcard, with 2028 looking increasingly likely as the safer bet.
Whatever ends up slipping and whatever stays on schedule, it is hard to argue that anime fans are running low on things to look forward to. Between now and the end of 2028, there is a genuinely packed lineup spanning almost every genre the medium has to offer, and more announcements are likely to fill in the remaining gaps as studios continue rolling out updates throughout the rest of this year.