PSYREN will premiere on October 5, 2026 in Japan. The exact date arrived with a main trailer, a new key visual, two additional cast members and the opening theme announcement.
Crunchyroll has separately confirmed that the anime will stream on its service in October. A precise international episode time and language list have not been announced.
PSYREN anime: quick facts
- Japanese premiere: October 5, 2026.
- Japanese TV: TOKYO MX and BS11 at 11:00 p.m. JST; Sun TV at 12:00 a.m. JST in its 24:00 listing.
- Streaming: Crunchyroll in October; exact launch time and language availability are unannounced.
- Early screening: one full episode is included in the September 21 Crunchyroll Anime Nights program at select U.S. and Canadian theaters.
- Animation studio: SATELIGHT.
- Director: Katsumi Ono.
- Source: Toshiaki Iwashiro’s manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.
- Opening theme: “WARNING!!” by CLAN QUEEN.
When does the PSYREN anime start?
The first Japanese broadcast begins Monday, October 5 at 11:00 p.m. JST. TOKYO MX and BS11 carry that slot. Sun TV lists the premiere for Monday at 24:00, the Japanese schedule notation for midnight at the start of Tuesday, October 6.
The official schedule warns that broadcast times can change. It also says online services will begin distribution sequentially, but it does not yet name those Japanese outlets or give their individual release times.
October 5 is the Japanese television date, not a confirmed universal release hour. Viewers outside Japan should use Crunchyroll’s final calendar once the title receives an episode listing.
Where will PSYREN stream?
Crunchyroll says PSYREN is coming to the service in October. Its official teaser repeats the anime’s premise and identifies the platform as a streaming home for the series.
Crunchyroll has not attached an episode hour or language menu to the title yet. That means a same-minute simulcast, English dub, and specific subtitle tracks should not be treated as confirmed.
The Japanese anime site also says multiple distribution services will start sequentially without naming them. Those domestic listings and Crunchyroll’s international announcement are separate schedules.
A full PSYREN episode is also part of the September 21 Crunchyroll Anime Nights preview in select U.S. and Canadian theaters. That screening is a multi-title event, not the streaming premiere.
What is PSYREN about?
Ageha Yoshina finds a mysterious red telephone card in a public phone booth. Days later, his childhood friend and classmate Sakurako Amamiya disappears while carrying a matching card.
Ageha follows rumors that a secret organization called Psyren is behind a nationwide series of unexplained disappearances. His attempt to reach the group pulls him into a deadly game and a devastated world far removed from his normal school life.
The story combines a disappearance mystery with psychic combat and survival. The trailer introduces the phone card as the trigger, then expands the scale through ruined landscapes, hostile figures and the powers the players use to stay alive.
What does the PSYREN main trailer show?
The September 11 trailer is the first main promotional video and includes English subtitles. It opens with the red phone card and Sakurako’s disappearance before moving Ageha from the city into the wrecked environment associated with Psyren.
The footage brings Ageha, Sakurako, Hiryu Asaga, Oboro Mochizuki and Kabuto Kirisaki into the same conflict. It also shows psychic attacks, monstrous opponents and a large armored figure that dominates the new key visual.
The video confirms the tone and principal characters, but it is not an episode guide. It does not reveal how quickly the anime will move through the manga or where the first run will end.
Who is in the PSYREN voice cast?
Rikuya Yasuda voices Ageha Yoshina, and Mayuko Kazama voices Sakurako Amamiya. They lead a group that also includes Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki.
The September update adds Yuko Kaida as Matsuri Yagumo and Nobuyuki Hiyama as Dolkey. The official staff page presents these as the announced cast so far, not a final list of every character in the anime.
The English-language site describes Hiryu as a student Ageha’s age, Oboro as a popular actor who pursues danger, and Kabuto as a carefree troublemaker. Matsuri and Dolkey move the trailer beyond the initial school mystery into the larger struggle surrounding Psyren.
Who is making the PSYREN anime?
Katsumi Ono directs the anime at SATELIGHT, with Shin Yoshida handling series composition and Akira Okuma designing the characters. Yoshitaka Taniguchi is credited for creature design, and Kenichi Tajiri serves as art director.
The broader team includes Yoshimi Kawakami on art setting, Harumi Goto and Kiho Sakai on compositing, Ryoko Kaneshige on editing and Satoshi Motoyama as sound director. Takashi Ohmama, Tatsuhiko Saiki and Shu Kanematsu compose the music.
Original creator Toshiaki Iwashiro has also said through the official site that he had an opportunity to participate in the script. The production has not described the exact extent of that involvement episode by episode.
What is the PSYREN opening song?
CLAN QUEEN performs the opening theme “WARNING!!”. The track is featured in the main trailer and was announced with the October 5 date.
No ending theme has been announced on the current official news, staff or on-air pages. A full soundtrack release plan is also absent, despite the production music credits already being public.
What PSYREN details are still unconfirmed?
The episode count, cour structure and season end date remain unannounced. The official pages also do not publish a complete international release timetable, a Crunchyroll episode hour or a dub schedule.
There is no confirmed age rating or home-video plan. The latest trailer and schedule establish the premiere, core cast, staff, studio, opening song and one international streaming service; they do not answer every format question.
The PSYREN anime page collects the confirmed series details and can be updated when the episode schedule, languages or ending theme become official.
PSYREN anime FAQ
What is the PSYREN anime release date?
PSYREN starts on Japanese television October 5, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TOKYO MX and BS11. Sun TV lists it at 24:00, which is midnight on October 6.
Will PSYREN stream on Crunchyroll?
Yes. Crunchyroll has confirmed PSYREN for October, but its exact episode time and available subtitle or dub languages have not been announced.
Is PSYREN based on a manga?
Yes. The anime adapts Toshiaki Iwashiro’s psychic battle manga, originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2008 to 2010.
