Anime Announcement: Black Channel Gets TV Anime
The official account for Coro Coro Comics, published by Shogakukan, has confirmed that Black Channel, the manga by Satoshi Kisaichi, is receiving a television anime adaptation.
Story Overview
The series follows a demon named Black who travels to the human world to create video content. His goal is to reveal the hidden sides of people, games, and hobbies, all while working alongside his camera demon assistant.
Additional Details
- Manga began serialization in Coro Coro Comics in 2020
- Series is currently ongoing
- Volume 13 was released on December 26
- A short spinoff, Black Channel Breaking The Wall, ran from June to August 2022
- The spinoff also received a YouTube anime adaptation in August 2022
More information about the TV anime, including release date and staff, has not yet been announced.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-14/black-channel-manga-gets-tv-anime/.236379
Anime Announcement: The Fable Season 2 Confirmed
The official website has announced that The Fable, based on the manga by Katsuhisa Minami, is getting a second season. The new season will feature returning cast and staff.
Returning Cast
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akira Sato
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Yoko Sato
- Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu
- Akio Ohtsuka as Takeshi Ebihara
- Tetsuo Komura as Boss
- Jun Fukushima as Jackal Tomioka
- Kouji Ishii as Hiroshi Hamada
- Ryota Iwasaki as Kuro
- Yudai Mino as Katsuya Takahashi
- Koujiro Takahashi as Shuichi Sunagawa
- Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Matsu
- Takeharu Onishi as Kenjiro Takoda
- Takumi Asahina as Etsuji Kainuma
- Kazuya Ichijou as Master
- Yuki Kaji as Yuki Kawai
Staff
- Director: Ry?suke Takahashi at Tezuka Productions
- Series Composition: Y?ya Takashima
- Script: Y?ya Takashima and Mayumi Morita
- Character Design: Kyuma Oshita and Saki Hasegawa
- Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami
- Music: Yo Tsuji
Series Overview
The story follows a legendary hitman known as The Fable, who is ordered to live as a normal person and avoid killing for a period of time, a task that proves more difficult than any job he has faced.
Additional Details
- Original manga ran from 2014 to 2019 in Weekly Young Magazine by Kodansha
- Won Best General Manga at the Kodansha Awards in 2017
- Two live action films released in 2019 and 2021
- Sequel manga The Fable The Second Contact ran from 2021 to 2023
- Third part The Fable The Third Secret began in March 2025
- Season 1 anime aired in April 2024 for two consecutive cours
More details about Season 2, including a release date, will be announced at a later time.
Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-01/the-fable-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season/.236027
