Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles gave anime fans a long list of reveals. The Crunchyroll industry panel on July 5, 2025 announced Re:Zero Season 4 and Mushoku Tensei Season 3 for 2026, a Black Clover return, and January 2026 premieres including You and I Are Polar Opposites.
Image: Anime Corner
What was announced
Anime Corner's panel recap lists these Crunchyroll items: Black Clover returning with Studio Pierrot (no date; a 2026 date was removed from the announcement video), Re:Zero Season 4 in 2026 from White Fox, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 in 2026 from Studio Bind, Classroom of the Elite Season 4 from Lerche as "coming soon", and You and I Are Polar Opposites and Sentenced to Be a Hero in January 2026. A Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime from Bones Film was also teased without a date.
What happened since
Our January article credited Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 and Netflix's Steel Ball Run to the expo. The panel recap above does not mention them, so we no longer present them as Anime Expo reveals. Both have moved on regardless. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3, titled The Culling Game Part 1, premiered on Crunchyroll on January 8, 2026. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run debuted on Netflix on March 19, 2026 with a 47-minute first episode, and its next stage began weekly releases on September 25, 2026, running 11 episodes to December 4, 2026, according to What's on Netflix.
As of November 2026 we did not verify premieres or reception for the Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei, Classroom of the Elite or January 2026 titles, so we do not claim them.
Background
Anime Expo is one of the largest anime conventions in North America, and distributors use it to time announcements for fans and press. Dates revealed there often shift later, as the Black Clover change shows.
What it means
Our analysis: treat convention dates as plans. Of the items above, the January 2026 ones were the most specific and the ones with only a year or "coming soon" were the least. When you plan your watch list, wait for the platform's own listing before counting on a premiere.
Sources
- Anime Corner, "Crunchyroll Goes All Out With Reveals at Anime Expo 2025, Including Black Clover S2, Mushoku Tensei S3 & More", July 6, 2025: https://animecorner.me/crunchyroll-goes-all-out-with-reveals-at-anime-expo-2025-including-black-clover-s2-mushoku-tensei-s3-more/
- Anime News Network, "Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Debuts on January 8", November 7, 2025: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-07/jujutsu-kaisen-season-3-the-culling-game-part-1-anime-debuts-on-january-8/.230741
- Anitrendz, "STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd STAGE Gets Fall 2026 Premiere, Weekly Release Schedule", April 6, 2026: https://anitrendz.com/news/2026/04/06/steel-ball-run-jojos-bizarre-adventure-2nd-stage-gets-fall-2026-premiere-weekly-release-schedule
- What's on Netflix, "Steel Ball Run Sets September 2026 Release with New Weekly Episodes", July 6, 2026: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/steel-ball-run-part-2-netflix-release-date/