Mohsin Lag 
2027 is shaping up to be the biggest anime year of the decade, and the lineup is already staggering: Frieren returns, Kagurabachi arrives, Dungeon Meshi comes back, Steel Ball Run will be mid-run, and The One Piece finally sets sail. This is the master list — every anime officially confirmed for 2027, organized by when it airs, with studios attached so you know what you’re getting. Where a show has a confirmed window but no date, I say so plainly. No speculation dressed up as news: the “reported but unconfirmed” section at the end is clearly labeled.
Bookmark this one. It gets updated as announcements drop.
January 2027 — The Winter Assault
Winter 2027 is the strongest January in years, headlined by sequels to three of the biggest current shonen and one of the most anticipated new adaptations anywhere.
1. Sakamoto Days Season 2 (TMS Entertainment)
The retired-hitman action-comedy returns in January, and season two is where the manga’s momentum really kicks in — the Order arc, the assassin underworld, and the fights that made the source material one of Jump’s biggest titles. TMS continues from the first season, with Daisuke Nakajima directing. If you skipped season one, the January window is your excuse to catch up.
2. Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 (C2C)
The best video-game anime airing returns for a third season in January. Sunraku’s adventures continue, C2C is back, and the show remains the rare gaming anime that understands both games and people. Season three is confirmed for January 2027 — the exact day is still unannounced.
3. Mashle Season 3 (A-1 Pictures)
The muscle-wizard comedy returns. Mashle’s third season continues the story of a boy with no magic and an unreasonable amount of physical strength, with A-1 Pictures back on production and Tomonari Tanaka directing. January 2027, exact date TBA.
4. The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All (CloverWorks)
One of the most anticipated anime debuts of the decade, full stop. The mega-viral manga about a girl crushing on the “boy” at the CD shop — who is actually her female classmate — finally gets its anime, and CloverWorks is the studio, with Masashi Ishihama (a key name behind Horimiya’s look) directing. The manga became a global phenomenon on the strength of its art and its sincerity; the adaptation is the winter season’s most-watched debut in waiting. January 2027.
5. Akane-banashi Season 2 (Zexcs)
The best modern storytelling anime gets its second season. Akane’s rise through the rakugo world continues, with Zexcs and director Ayumu Watanabe returning. Season one was the rare series that made a traditional Japanese art form feel like a battle shonen — the stakes are career and craft, and every performance lands like a fight. January 2027.
6. Marriagetoxin Season 2 (Bones Film)
The hitman-romance comedy returns in January. Gero’s quest to marry off… wait, no — Gero’s being pushed toward marriage by his sister, and the show’s second season continues the most fun action-romance on the schedule. Bones Film produces, Motonobu Hori directs, January window confirmed.
7. Hirayasumi (Production +h)
The cozy masterpiece finally gets animated. Keigo Shinzo’s manga about a 29-year-old freeter and his college-student cousin sharing a Tokyo house is one of the most beloved slice-of-life works of the last decade, and the adaptation is the winter’s best bet for quiet greatness. Production +h handles it; Kei Suezawa directs. January 2027.
8. Historié (Liden Films)
Hitoshi Iwaaki’s legendary historical manga — a fictionalized life of Eumenes, secretary to Alexander the Great — finally reaches the screen after decades of being called “unadaptable.” Liden Films has it, and the January window is confirmed. This is the year’s prestige pick: a genuine epic, aimed at adults.
9. Bride of the Barrier Master (Troyca)
The “useless” twin sister of a powerful exorcist family turns out to be hiding the strongest spiritual power in the clan — and her story is the winter’s best new fantasy-romance bet. Troyca (Bloom Into You, Aldnoah.Zero) handles production, Tōru Kitahata directs, and the January window is confirmed.
10. Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms Season 2 (SynergySP)
The school romcom returns in January with SynergySP and director Yoshiaki Okumura back. Season two continues the battle of wills between the school’s most charming girl and the one boy who’s immune to her — the premise is simple, and the execution is what keeps it fun.
Also Confirmed for January 2027
- Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? (SynergySP) — the “dangerous girl” comedy gets its anime.
- BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! / Ave Mujica sequel — the acclaimed music drama continues.
- Everyday Host sequel (Fanworks) — the parody host-club comedy returns.
- Gacha Girls Corps (Zero-G + Saber Works) — gacha-grinding isekai, exactly what it sounds like.
- Giant Ojō-sama (Tatsunoko Production) — a giant girl and the city she towers over.
- In a World Full of Zombies I’m the Only One Who Doesn’t Get Attacked (acca effe + Frontier Engine) — the title is the premise; the premiere is January.
- Inherit the Winds (Live2D Creative Studio + Drive) — the studio behind the Live2D tech does a full anime.
- Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love (Sakura Create) — a shy boy, a popular girl, and a bet.
- Magical Buffs: The Support Caster Is Stronger Than He Realized! (J.C.Staff) — the support-role power fantasy, adapted by a major studio.
- Mercedes and the Waning Moon (Teddy) — vampire-reincarnation dungeon fantasy.
- Multi-Mind Mayhem (Studio Deen) — an isekai with extra personalities.
- Red Cat Ramen Season 2 (E&H Production) — the cozy cat-ramen workplace comedy returns.
- The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Blade) — the fantasy romance with the memorable title.
- Wound & Bandage (J.C.Staff) — an emotional drama from one of the busiest studios of the year.
- Love Live! Hasunosora Girls’ High School Idol Club — the franchise’s next series.
- The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom (Studio Elle) and The Fledgling Demon Lord’s Starter Shop (Project No.9) — two more fantasy debuts in a crowded January.
- IruMafia Edition — the Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun special project.
April 2027 — The Spring Season
1. Kagurabachi (Cypic)
The one everyone’s been waiting for. Kagurabachi went from “that meme manga” to one of Shonen Jump’s biggest hits in record time, and its anime is confirmed for April 2027. The story — a swordsmith’s son seeking revenge for his father, wielding enchanted blades with real costs — is exactly the kind of stylish, serious action Jump needed. Cypic handles the adaptation, with Tetsuya Takeuchi (the legendary animator behind some of the best action cuts of the last decade) directing. Expect the spring’s biggest debut.
2. Skip and Loafer Season 2 (P.A. Works)
The most beloved slice-of-life romance of the decade returns in April. Mitsumi’s Tokyo adventure continues, P.A. Works and director Kotomi Deai are back, and season two adapts the story’s warmest stretch. If season one’s honest, funny, deeply kind take on growing up hooked you, April is circled on your calendar.
3. Fate Rewinder (Bones Film)
An original anime from Rie Matsumoto — the director of Kyousougiga and Blood Blockade Battlefront, one of the most distinctive visual stylists in the medium — with Bones Film producing. That combination alone makes it the spring’s most exciting original, and the April window is confirmed. Details are thin; the names involved are enough.
4. Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (Fugaku)
The tournament manga fans have been begging to see animated — an alternate-history tournament where historical Japanese warriors face off — arrives in April from Fugaku, with Masashi Abe directing. If you liked the premise of Record of Ragnarok but wanted it tighter, this is the one.
5. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Part 2 (OLM)
The second half of the split-cour season arrives in April, after the December film. Maomao’s story continues, OLM returns, and the wait between halves will be short.
6. Shōzen (Dangun Pictures + Cannon Code)
A new original with Itsuro Kawasaki directing — details are scarce, but it’s the spring’s wildcard pick.
October 2027 — The Heavyweights
1. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 3 (Madhouse)
The return of the best fantasy anime of the decade. Frieren’s third season is confirmed for October 2027, with Madhouse back and Tomoya Kitagawa directing. Season two’s Golden Land arc is still to air first in the meantime, and the October 2027 window is for the season after. Either way: the most anticipated anime continuation on the calendar, bar none.
2. Delicious in Dungeon Season 2 (Studio Trigger)
The second season of the decade’s best food-and-dungeon anime arrives in October 2027 — and the studio is a surprise that makes perfect sense: Trigger, inheriting the show after the first season’s success. Laios’s party continues deeper into the dungeon, the cooking gets stranger, and the story’s darker second half begins. October 2027 is confirmed; expect this and Frieren to own the season between them.
The Films
- Ghost (February 11) — the original film from Shingo Natsume (One Punch Man season 1, Sonny Boy) with Madhouse and Bandai Namco Filmworks. Character designs by Natsume Ono. The year’s biggest theatrical original.
- Patlabor EZY: File 3 (March) — J.C.Staff’s continuation of the Patlabor revival, directed by Yutaka Izubuchi.
The One Piece (Wit Studio, February 2027)
It deserves its own heading. The One Piece — Wit Studio’s from-scratch remake of the entire series — debuts February 2027 on Netflix as an ONA. If the words “rebuilding One Piece with modern animation” don’t move you, nothing will.
Confirmed for 2027, Dates Not Yet Announced
These are officially announced for 2027 (or the 2027 window) but don’t have premiere dates yet. They’re listed separately because “confirmed” and “dated” are different things.
- Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 (MAPPA) — the Culling Game continues; targeting the 2027 window after season three’s March 2026 finale.
- Chainsaw Man Season 2 (MAPPA) — the next arc is confirmed in production; a 2027 window is expected but not dated.
- Kaiju No. 8: Final Arc — the series’ climactic stretch, announced with no date.
- Vinland Saga Season 3 — the farmland-arc continuation is confirmed; date TBA.
- Solo Leveling Season 3 — announced for the 2027–28 window; our Season 3 tracker covers the production situation.
- Dandadan Season 3 — confirmed for 2027.
- Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 — confirmed at BUG FILMS.
- Haikyuu!! VS The Little Giant — the next Haikyuu anime project, TBA 2027.
- Ghost of Tsushima: Legends — the game adaptation, TBA 2027.
- ELECEED (Crunchyroll) — the manhwa adaptation is dated “early 2027.”
- Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 2 — in production at ufotable; the trilogy’s next chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What’s the biggest anime confirmed for 2027? Kagurabachi (April) is the biggest new adaptation; Frieren Season 3 (October) and The One Piece (February) are the biggest continuations.
- When does Frieren Season 3 air? October 2027, Madhouse, with Tomoya Kitagawa directing.
- Is Kagurabachi confirmed? Yes — April 2027, animated by Cypic, directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi.
- What about Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4? Officially in production at MAPPA with a 2027 window reported, but no confirmed date at the time of writing.
- Which shows on this list could slip to 2028? The “confirmed for 2027, not dated” section is the risk zone — historically, undated announcements slide. The dated windows (January, April, October) are the safe bets.
2027 is the year the backlog becomes a problem: two masterpiece fantasy continuations, the biggest new shonen of the decade, and a One Piece remake all in the same calendar. Start clearing your watchlist now.
