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After coming out swinging with one of the strongest anime debuts of 2025, Gachiakuta is already getting ready for its next big step. With Gachiakuta Season 2 already in development, Anime Expo gave fans their first real look at what’s coming next for Rudo, the Cleaners, and the ugly, fascinating mess that is the Pit. Based on Kei Urana’s manga, Gachiakuta did not take long to separate itself from the rest of the shonen crowd.

The 2026 Fantasia Film Festival is right around the corner, which means one thing: my watchlist is already getting out of hand. That is kind of the fun of Fantasia, though. Every year, the festival puts together this wild mix of horror, action, animation, crime, drama, weird comedy, and films that don’t really sit cleanly in one lane. It’s exciting, but it can also be a little overwhelming.

So, I should probably get this out of the way first: I’m not great at fighting games. I mean, I like them. I can have a good time with them. However, am I the kind of player who can walk up to a setup, learn three systems in five minutes, and start embarrassing people? Not even close. That said, I’m a huge Marvel fan, so when Arc System Works, Marvel, and PlayStation announced Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, I was in.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is already moving toward Season 3, and is about to step into one of its most intriguing arcs yet. During Anime Expo 2026, fans got a new look at what comes next for Frieren, Fern, and Stark. Season 3 is ready to premiere in October 2027, with the spotlight shifting toward the highly anticipated Golden Land Arc. More importantly, the new teaser visual gives fans a closer look at Macht, next season’s big bad.

Crunchyroll’s showcase had no shortage of reveals, but one of the ones I’m highly anticipating is Ghost of Tsushima Legends. At the event, fans got their first real look at the characters from the upcoming anime. Designed by Takashi Okazaki (Batman Ninja), these character posters gave everyone another small preview of what the adaptation is shaping up to be. Crunchyroll first announced the project last year alongside Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions.

Crunchyroll’s showcase packed in plenty of announcements. Still, between the new trailers, surprise guests, and first looks, one reveal completely stole the spotlight. Aleks Le, the English voice of Sung Jinwoo, walked onto the stage before dropping the news fans had been hoping for: the next chapter of Solo Leveling is on the way with Solo Leveling: Beyond the System. Anime Expo attendees were the first anywhere to learn that Solo Leveling: Beyond the System is officially in production.

I’ll be honest. When I heard we were getting another Minions movie, my first reaction wasn’t excitement. It was, “Really? Another one?” After seven films in the Despicable Me universe, it’s fair to wonder whether these little yellow troublemakers still have anything new to offer. They’ve become some of the most recognizable animated characters in the world, but they’ve also become impossible to escape.

Minions & Monsters is the upcoming animated film in the Despicable Me universe, and it features the voices of Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Allison Janney and Zoey Deutch, to name a few. The actors were on the yellow carpet, and Nerd Reactor had the chance to chat with them about their inspirations for becoming actors. Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman, Zombieland) voices Dort, an alien robot who falls for an Earthling.

Star Wars fans know Star Wars Celebration as the convention for all things Star Wars. However, this weekend at Fan Expo Anaheim, Star Wars actors will be out in full force including Mark Hamill and Giancarlo Esposito. Other Star Wars actors include Brendan Wayne, known as The Mandalorian’s body actor, and James Arnold Taylor and Catherine Taber, known for voicing Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, respectively.

Toy Story 5 was an instant hit at the box office, already raking in over $328 million worldwide since its opening weekend, with a $159.6 million domestic debut in North America. One of the brand collaborations includes Kellogg’s, where fans can get a surprise toy inside a special edition cereal box. On Sunday, May 24th, at The Grove in LA, Disney and Kellogg’s teamed up for a fun one-day event featuring a giant Toy Story claw machine.