Black Clover Season 2, Anime Expo 2025, & More | Anime+ News Ed: 89 E: 199 - Anime+

This week on ANIME+, we're packed with premieres, power-ups, and a few unexpected delays!

📱 Shonen Jump+ is leveling up—a brand-new mobile game based on the manga platform hits phones this fall. What can fans expect? We break it down.

🛡️ Sentenced to Be a Hero is now sentenced to wait—the anime's debut has been pushed to January 2026. But don’t worry, there’s plenty more coming that year.

💬 "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian" is officially back! Season 2 of the sweet rom-com lands in 2026, alongside some other heavy hitters:

BLEACH: The Calamity continues the Thousand-Year Blood War in 2026
GATE returns with a new sequel based on the “Season 2” novels
Beastars roars back with the final part of its last season
Ascendance of a Bookworm continues with Adopted Daughter of an Archduke in Spring 2026
Rooster Fighter drops a trailer + confirms a Spring 2026 premiere
Wistoria: Wand and Sword S2, Reincarnated as a Sword S2, and Record of Ragnarok S3 all got debut windows

⚔️ We also talk about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners—a surprise 10-episode sequel is headed to Netflix, and it's got Night City fans buzzing.

Plus:

📚 Daemons of the Shadow Realm, the new anime based on Hiromu Arakawa's manga

🎭 The Vermillion Mask, The 100th Time’s the Charm, Black Clover’s new season, and the beautifully titled The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, which drops worldwide on Netflix this September

And finally—🔮 Gachiakuta is going marathon-mode: a full 6-month run with no breaks.

👂 All this and more on this week’s episode of ANIME+ — your one-stop source for the week’s biggest anime news!

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Articles Used:

Shonen Jump+ Manga Service Gets Mobile Game This Fall

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-07/shonen-jump-manga-service-gets-mobile-game-this-fall/.226402

Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Delayed to January 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-01/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-anime-delayed-to-january-2026/.226196

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 2nd Season Anime Debuts in 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-03/alya-sometimes-hides-her-feelings-in-russian-2nd-season-anime-debuts-in-2026/.226258

GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-03/gate-anime-gets-sequel-based-on-season-2-novels/.226211

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Gets New 10-Episode Anime Series on Netflix

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-04/cyberpunk-edgerunners-gets-new-10-episode-anime-series-on-netflix/.226314

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime to Debut in 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-04/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-anime-to-debut-in-2026/.226325

The Vermillion Mask Action Manga Gets Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-05/the-vermillion-mask-action-manga-gets-anime/.226285

Beastars Final Season Anime's 2nd Part Premieres in 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-05/beastars-final-season-anime-2nd-part-premieres-in-2026/.226356

Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Anime Reveals December 2025 Premiere in New Trailer

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-05/record-of-ragnarok-season-3-anime-reveals-december-202