If only this was canon...

"Hell answers to me. For I am... DOOM!"

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

Check out the Special Look Trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, the next ensemble Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, distributed by Marvel Studios. Get a new look at the impending doom in Avengers: Doomsday in theaters on December 18.

One of the Funniest Movies Ever Made...

Hundreds of Beavers

In this 19th century, supernatural comedy, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper when he loses his whole operation in a fire and is stranded in the wilderness. Now facing starvation, he must survive in a surreal winter landscape surrounded by Hundreds of Beavers - all played by actors in full-sized beaver costumes. Using nothing but his dim wits, he develops increasingly complex traps to battle the beavers and win the hand of a mischievous lover.

10 New and Returning Anime...

NEW ANIME 2026 and RETURNING ANIME 2026

NEW & RETURNING ANIME, UPCOMING ANIME 2026, MOST ANTICIPATED ANIME 2026, ANIME NEWS 2026, NEW ANIME ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING ANIME, ANIME SEQUELS 2026, NEW ANIME SEASON 2026, ANIME RELEASE DATES, FALL 2026 ANIME, OCTOBER 2026 ANIME, ANIME NEWS AND UPDATES, TOP 10 ANIME 2026, The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2, Hotel Inhumans Season 2, A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2, Aoashi Season 2, Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2, Overgeared, Ranma ½ Season 3, Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc, Black Clover Season 2, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.

Anime fans, we need to talk because some seriously unexpected new and returning anime have just been announced. In this Anime Dungeon countdown, we're looking at 10 upcoming anime for 2026, including highly anticipated sequels, major franchise returns, new anime adaptations, anime release dates, studios, genres, and where to watch.

From mystery and supernatural anime to fantasy, isekai, sports, martial arts, action, time travel, VRMMORPG and legendary shonen franchises, this list covers some of the biggest anime coming in Fall 2026.

New Original Anime Project...

L  O  N  A

Original TV Anime Series by Akiko Nogi and Takashi Katagiri

Premieres in Spring 2027!

Director Takashi Katagiri who attracted attention with the theatrical release of SPY×FAMILY CODE: White has teamed up with Akiko Nogi, screenwriter of numerous hit titles such as Unnatural, MIU404, and The LAST MILE, to produce the original TV anime LONA.

Posuka Demizu, the acclaimed manga artist and illustrator famous for The Promised Neverland, will be in charge of the original character designs. A star-studded team of top creators from across various media has assembled for the project, including Hiroko Sebu, who has composed music for countless films. Animation production will be handled by WIT STUDIO, the studio behind Attack on Titan and SPY×FAMILY. Kazuki Yamanaka, known for his work on SPY×FAMILY and Bubble, will serve as the animation producer. WIT STUDIO will take the helm as production committee, overseeing both the planning and production of the anime.

A neuroscience adventure series depicting researchers confronting their world by connecting with the unresolved emotions left behind by the deceased. 

A broken world in the not-so distant future.

Humanity is facing a new incident.

"We’re being attacked by humans who should be dead."

The government has decided to request a specialized organization to deal with this situation. The Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, commonly known as "LONA."

Researcher Ao and her apprentice Sango will try to get to the bottom of the mystery by analyzing the brains of the dead.

What do people think of, and what do they leave behind before they die? Countless memories engraved in the neural circuits. What did they see in those deep depths?

Anime Viewing Schedule for August 15, 2026

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, August 15, 2026

Fountaindale Public Library

VIEWING SCHEDULE

          11:15 - 12:05   Smoking Behind the Supermarket

                                        With You 3-4

          12:05 - 12:55   Black Torch 3-4

          12:55 - 1:30     Club Meeting

          1:30 - 2:15       Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 3-4

          2:15 - 3:30       Sparks of Tomorrow 3-4

          3:30 - 4:20       Goodbye, Lara 3-4

          4:20 - 4:45       Ghost in the Shell (2026) 3-4

"En garde!"

 

Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 

Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

(Second Floor)

 

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

Don't miss these exciting anime series: Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura

* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *

"We met before. But I still don't know you..."

Theme Song for

GOODBYE, LARA

Lara, a mermaid princess who is beloved by her father, the Sea King, and her sisters, enters into a forbidden love with a human prince and aspires to live with him on land. She drinks a potion created by Grace to become a human and lives with the prince, while being warned the potion expires if she fails to experience true love. However, the prince rejects Lara after learning she is a mermaid, and she vanishes into foam due to the potion's effects and discovers her kingdom has collapsed. Lara is resurrected in Lake Biwa two hundred years later under a trial set by Grace, and she sets out to find true love again and rescue her kingdom.

Studio Ghibli's New Anime Short...

 

Celebrating a Legendary Artist...

MAMORU OSHII

(Born August 8, 1951)

Happy Birthday to Mamoru Oshii

Director of Ghost in the Shell, Angel's Egg, 

and one of Japan's most influential filmmakers.

When Mamoru Oshii was offered the opportunity to adapt Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell". At first, the assignment held little appeal. A cyberpunk police thriller seemed an unlikely vehicle for his interests. But as Oshii immersed himself in Shirow's premise, he recognized something more compelling beneath its genre framework: an opportunity to examine how the rapid expansion of digital networks and information technologies was beginning to reshape the boundaries of human consciousness and identity.

As Oshii and screenwriter Kazunori Itō developed the adaptation, they quickly concluded that Shirow's irreverent sensibility was fundamentally at odds with the film they envisioned. The original 1989 manga balanced its philosophical ideas with manic comedy, punctuating tense action with slapstick, fourth-wall jokes, exaggerated chibi caricatures, and the playful antics of the Fuchikoma spider tanks. Nearly all of these elements were removed.

The most profound transformation was reserved for Major Motoko Kusanagi herself. Shirow's heroine is impulsive, outspoken, and often disarmingly playful; Oshii and Itō reconceived her as a figure defined by stillness, introspection, and profound existential isolation. Her emotional reserve became an extension of the film's central inquiry into the uneasy relationship between body, mind, and machine. Oshii reinforced this conception through the animation itself, instructing his artists to minimize Kusanagi's blinking, lending her an almost uncanny stillness that subtly underscores her distance from ordinary biological life. Oshii transforms what might have remained a conventional science-fiction thriller into something far more reflective: a meditation on memory, mortality, and the increasingly fragile distinction between the human soul and the digital systems that surround and ultimately redefine it.

Next Club Meeting is August 15, 2026

A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K

Peace Before the War...

M O N T H L Y   M E E T I N G

 
Fountaindale Public Library

300 W. Briarcliff Road

Bolingbrook, IL  60440

Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

 (2nd Floor)

Saturday, August 15, 2026

11:15 AM - 5:00 PM

 

We will be in the BOARD ROOM on the Second Floor.

 
Hope to see everyone there!

 

A Viewing Schedule will be posted soon.

 

(Click below for maps)

Time to Wake Up From This Nightmare!

DREAMLAND

Ever since his moth­er died in a fire, Ter­rence has seclud­ed him­self in an emo­tion­less world.

He goes through his dai­ly teenag­er life apa­thet­i­cal­ly… with one excep­tion! The sim­ple sight of a flame plunges him into a world of fear, an awak­ened ver­sion of his night­mares – for, every time he falls asleep, he help­less­ly relives the trag­ic event, thus rekin­dling his pyro­pho­bia. Until that one night he can’t bear it any ­more and stops run­ning away from the dev­il­ish flames. Lit­tle does he know that, by doing so, he over­came his great­est fear and became a Trav­el­er: a very spe­cial kind of Dream­er, able to explore Dream­land, the dimen­sion born from mankind’s dreams… and nightmares!

“The trump card was… a witch.”

Witch and Hound

Based on the original novel "MAJO TO RYOKEN" by Rainy Kamitsuki, published by Shogakukan Inc. Original character designs by LAM

The dark fantasy novel "MAJO TO RYOKEN" by Rainy Kamitsuki, originally published under Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint, is officially getting an anime adaptation. The series is directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, whose works span both live-action and animation, including the live-action Ultraman series and the animated feature film HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle-. Character designs are by Kengo Saito, who has contributed to numerous acclaimed productions at Yostar Pictures.

Produced by the rising animation studio TriF Studio, the series promises stunning visuals and intense action.

"All men have limits... I ignore mine."

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL PART 1

DC, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment present Batman: Knightfall, a three-part movie event bringing to life one of the most iconic and beloved sagas in the rich history of Batman comics.

Part One of the trilogy, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall premiered at the 2026 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with an official release planned for later this year. When the mysterious behemoth known only as Bane frees Batman’s entire Rogue’s Gallery from Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader is pushed to his mental and physical breaking point. Based on characters from DC and the DC Comic Book Event, Batman: Knightfall by Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O’Neil, Peter David, Jo Duffy, Jim Aparo, Graham Nolan, Norm Breyfogle, and Jim Balent.

Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall is directed by Jeff Wamester and written by Jeremy Adams. Rick Morales serves as Supervising Producer alongside Producers Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau. Sam Register and Michael Uslan are Executive Producers. 

The voice cast stars Anson Mount as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Michael Mando as Bane, Pablo Schreiber as Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael.

AI Rendition of an Anime Classic...

BATTLE of the PLANETS

In Japan, Battle of the Planets is known as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, written in Japanese as 科学忍者隊ガッチャマン (Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman). G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.

We hunt for powerful relics...

ESLUNA: The Crown of Babylon

The fantasy world of Esluna is ruled by descendants of a sacred bloodline, and technologically powered by the advanced relics of their ancients. MAEVE is a relic hunter, aided by her robot sidekick and a reformed sky pirate. When her mentor and surrogate mother CAZ is kidnapped by the rogue monk SPARROWWOOD, Maeve has no choice but find a powerful relic known as the CROWN OF BABYLON, rumored to have the power to bring back the dead. She teams up with BATAAR, an old friend with telekinetic powers and an agenda of his own, and together they try to find the crown, save Caz, and stop Sparrowwood from endangering the lives of everyone they know.

Watch on Prime or AppleTV

About Cloudrise Pictures: Cloudrise Pictures is an indie Canadian animation studio founded in 2017 by animator and director Denver Jackson. The studio is currently still young and growing as we produce more passion projects. Current films include shorts: Cloudrise, The Wishing Jar, SOS, a webseries: Esluna: The First Monolith, and our first feature film: Esluna: The Crown of Babylon.

To Survive, they must Transform...

FOOL NIGHT

A long-awaited anime adaptation of the globally popular manga "Fool Night," the first collaboration between Sunrise and Shaft, will stream worldwide in 2026, exclusively on Netflix.

"Living... there isn’t a single thing fun about it."

In a dark world full of despair, he chooses the path of transforming into a Spirit Flower — a plant into which humans transform.

Should he continue living as a person, or discard his pain and start a new life as a plant? Which path would you choose in his situation?

"Go create the ending you desire!"

FALSE  MEMORY

In order to return to the past, Guan Chao searches for the energy source known as "Blazing Stone" (灼石), which is needed to activate the Time Gun. However, he unexpectedly falls into the Memory Bureau, where he joins memory administrators such as Fang Tang and Bai Chong. Together, they battle through bizarre and mysterious layers of memories.

Premieres on August 2 at 12:00 PM!

The first release includes 3 episodes, streaming exclusively on Bilibili.

Note: The title 《记忆管理局》 literally means "Memory Bureau" or "Memory Administration Bureau." Since it's a new donghua, the official English title may differ when it is released internationally.

"It's coming to kill us!"

H  O  P  E

In the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung- min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung- ki (Zo In-Sung) set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

In theaters September 9

A Human Entered Beaststars...

Hitoner

In this video, I turned Chapter 1 of Hitoner into a short AI-powered “anime” using manga panels as the base.The goal: test how far current AI animation tools can push static manga pages into something that feels more like an opening episode, with motion, camera moves, and effects. 

Patreon - Dr.pierce

Dinosaurs Have Returned Seeking Revenge...

JURASSIC SHADOWS

Dinosaurs VS Ninjas

A beautiful and vivid battle action like no one has ever seen is born──

The latest work of animation director Norihiro Naganuma, known for his overwhelming visual beauty and delicate direction that closely follows characters’ emotions, 'Ryukeshou no Shinobi' is an original anime that combines classic motifs loved by all generations and countries—"dinosaurs" and "ninjas"—with a modern element: "makeup."

Supporting Director Naganuma in his first attempt at action is character designer Yukiko Nakatani and color designer Misato Aida, who previously teamed up on 'Kusuriya no Hitorigoto.' The team reunites to create a dazzling and stylish battle action that’s classic yet unlike anything anyone has ever seen.

Tokyo, 2029.

Dinosaurs, once believed to have gone extinct due to a meteor, secretly preserved their DNA through breeding with humans, blending into human society while feeding on people... Meanwhile, there are those who secretly fight these dinosaurs—a group of ninjas who use special pigments called "Ryukeshou," carrying ancient memories, to draw out the abilities of dinosaurs in battle.

The predators—'dinosaurs'—launch attacks to wipe out humanity, and the 'ninjas' fight to stop them in a struggle for the survival of each species──

Welcome to the dungeon...

BLADE & BASTARD

Dead. Resurrected. Forgotten. Iarumas has no memory of who he was, only a deadly dungeon to explore. With a lone survivor named Garbage at his side, he dives deeper in search of the truth.

From Kumo Kagyu (Goblin Slayer) and so-bin (Overlord), comes a brand-new dark fantasy set in the legendary world of Wizardry. Coming in 2027.

Where all the Action is at SDCC 2026...

San Diego Comic-Con 2026:

Highlights, Cosplay & Collectibles

Join us for the best moments from Comic-Con 2026, where the floor was packed with incredible cosplay, collectible displays, exclusive reveals, and unforgettable fan energy. From detailed costumes that brought characters to life to standout booths, exhibits, and hidden gems throughout the convention center, this video captures the excitement that makes Comic-Con one of the biggest pop culture events of the year.

We also step outside the main hall to explore the surrounding events, including offsite activations, surprise moments, and the exciting energy around the Gaslamp District. Whether you’re here for the costumes, the collectibles, or the overall convention experience, this recap brings you right into the heart of the action.

Welcome to a Future We No Longer Control...

BLADE RUNNER 2099

Only on Prime Video, November 25, 2026

Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Hunter Schafer, Dimitri Abold

Fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, Los Angeles has been reborn, just not by humanity. Cora, a fugitive in a final bid to stop running, takes on one last identity: a Blade Runner. Forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from dying, she hunts down a runaway hiding a truth that could collapse their fragile city,

 

A New Gundam Series is Arriving Soon...

Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO

Check out the reveal teaser trailer for the new anime,

Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, from San Diego Comic Con 2026!

The RG Project is a new vision for Gundam: A multi-media universe crafted by acclaimed science-fiction filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3), in which entries share a narrative spanning generations within one continuous world. The initiative brings together the anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO and the upcoming, high-mobility action game, GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, each depicting the shared universe from a different perspective.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO opens this new saga, set roughly 100 years before the events of GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, telling the beginning of the story and how this world came to be. GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, picks up generations later in a future shaped by accumulated events depicted in the anime. The anime and game come together for an experience that invites Gundam fans to immerse themselves into this new world and make new choices of their own.

A New Avatar Series!

Avatar: Seven Havens

Premieres October 9 only on Paramount+.

Avatar: Seven Havens is an all-new series from creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm, a young Earthbender discovers she's the new Avatar after Korra. In this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity's destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.

Gone too soon...

(2007 – July 21, 2026)

We are saddened to hear that Kaylee Hottle

has sadly passed away at the age of 18.

Hottle, who came from a multigenerational Deaf family, captured audiences with her heartfelt portrayal of Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Her performances brought warmth and authenticity to the MonsterVerse, making Jia one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. According to her family, she died following a car accident in Maryland.

Rest in peace, Kaylee Hottle.

 

Rumor had it that a Witch lived there...

Witch on the Holy Night

(Mahoutsukai no Yoru)

The official release date announcement trailer for the upcoming Witch on the Holy Night anime movie, adapted from TYPE-MOON's visual novel and animated by ufotable.

The Avengers vs Doctor Doom...

Avengers: Doomsday

Doomsday arrives December 18th

Experience Avengers: Doomsday on bigger, 

brighter, & more immersive screens

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Vanessa Kirby, Paul Rudd, Florence Pugh, Tenoch Huerta, Simu Liu, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. 

Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Will you answer the Call for War or Peace...

The Bugle Call

Based on the comic "The Bugle Call: Song of War" by Mozuku Sora, Higoro Toumori originally serialized in "JUMP SQUARE" published by SHUEISHA Inc.

There are nine spires scattered across the land that contain relics and technology from an ancient, advanced civilization beyond the craftsmanship of the current day. The two greatest spires are controlled by the Papal States and the Erin Empire, who wage war over control of the other spires.

Humans born with branches sticking out of their heads are called Branched, and each possesses a unique power, such as invisibility or supernatural luck. The Branched cannot use their powers outside of a spire's field of influence and will eventually die if they remain outside. In some nations, Branched are well-known, while in others they are kept secret.

Luca was raised among a band of mercenaries since he was an infant, but he hates the life. He is recruited by the Pontiff in his war against the Erin Empire in exchange for support of his dream of becoming a maestro. Part of their deal involves Luca killing the Garland, a powerful Branched capable of destroying nations.

What are they advertising?

YT IZZO: FAST・AGILE・SHARP

Inspired by the katana swords of feudal Japan’s samurai – considered to be perfect weapons – the all-new IZZO is our fastest and most agile trail bike ever.

Remember this cartoon? It's been remade...

EVA version, Tom and Jerry

It took one month to make this handmade stop-motion animation.

Going from Weakest to the Strongest...

OVERGEARED

Shin Youngwoo (a.k.a. Grid), an unlucky man in life and a low-level player in the popular VR game “Satisfy,” finds a powerful item that earns him a rare legendary class title: “Pagma’s Successor.” He’s now a skilled blacksmith who can forge unique weapons and equip the game’s most powerful gear. Grid resolves to use his new abilities to achieve fame and fortune, but as his very existence begins to stir up trouble in Satisfy, he realizes that life as a legend may be more than he bargained for….

The Supergirl Movie We Need Today!

Supergirl as a '90s Anime

What if Supergirl were reimagined as a classic 90's anime with cel animation, dramatic city battles, and golden-age-of-anime energy? See Supergirl, Superman, Lex Luthor, and Krypto brought into a retro anime world filled with Kryptonian power, iconic villains, and nostalgic superhero style.

This AI-generated fan tribute imagines the Supergirl universe as a 90's anime with bold designs, emotional hero moments, and vintage classic anime vibes. If you love retro anime, DC Legends, and old-school cel animation, this is a nostalgic reimagining made for you.

Anime Viewing Schedule for July 18, 2026

 A N I M A T R I X   N E T W O R K
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Fountaindale Public Library

VIEWING SCHEDULE

          11:15 - 12:05   Smoking Behind the Supermarket

                                        With You 1-2

          12:05 - 12:55   Black Torch 1-2

          12:55 - 1:30     Club Meeting

          1:30 - 2:15       Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia 1-2

          2:15 - 3:30       Sparks of Tomorrow 1-2

          3:30 - 4:20       Goodbye, Lara 1-2

          4:20 - 4:45       Ghost in the Shell (2026) 1-2

"En garde!"

 

Fountaindale Public Library
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 

Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

(Second Floor)

 

From 11:15 AM to 5:00 PM

All anime presented are fan-subtitled unless otherwise noted.

Don't miss these exciting anime series: Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura

* ANIME DESCRIPTIONS ARE BELOW *