Anime fans were in for a treat at Jump Festa 2025, the world's largest anime and manga convention held in Tokyo on December 21 and 22. The event was packed with exciting announcements, including the highly anticipated return of One Piece with new episodes. Here are the highlights from the two-day event.
Jujutsu Kaisen Culling Game arc
A new key visual for Jujutsu Kaisen’s Culling Game arc, which will mark the third season of the series, was unveiled at the event. The upcoming season will see Yuji and his fellow Jujutsu sorcerers entangled in a sinister battle royale-esque competition orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo. Additionally, a poster for the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death Arc compilation film was unveiled along with the announcement of its release on May 30, 2025 in Japanese theatres.
A new key visual of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 X/animejujutsu
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
The second trailer for Chainsaw Man’s upcoming film covering the Reze arc offered a first glimpse at Reze, a young woman who steals Denji’s heart while he grapples with the dilemmas arising from his half human-half devil identity. On the surface, Reze seems to be in love with Denji but she definitely has an ulterior motive at play as she soon reveals her identity as the Bomb Devil. Could she be related to the Gun Devil? Find out after the movie releases in 2025.
One Piece Egghead Island Part 2
One Piece took a six-month hiatus in October to allow maker Eiichiro Oda time to focus on the Netflix live-action series. During this time, a special 21-episode version of the Fish-Man Island arc with updated visuals was released, along with a 25th-anniversary special spin-off, One Piece Fan Letter. At Jump Festa 2025, it was announced that the anime will return with new episodes of the Egghead arc on April 6, 2025.
Spy x Family Season 3
The Forger family is set to return for new quirky adventures in the third season of Spy x Family, slated to drop in October 2025. A fresh key visual unveiled at the event showcases beloved characters, Anya and Bond, being adorable as ever. Based on the manga by Tatsuya Endo, Spy x Family follows the spy Loid Forger, who has built a fake family for his ultimate mission. What Loid does not know is that his wife, Yor, is an assassin and his adopted daughter, Anya, is a telepath.
A new poster of Spy x Family Season 3 X/spyfamily_anime
My Hero Academia Season 8
The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia is set for an April 2025 release. Adapting the Final War arc and the Epilogue arc from the manga, the upcoming instalment is expected to have 13 episodes, just like its previous season. My Hero Academia revolves around Izuku Midoriya enrolling in a prestigious hero academy after inheriting the powers of the world’s greatest superhero, All Might. It is created by Kohei Horikoshi and has been airing for nine years.
A new visual of My Hero Academia Season 8 X/vigilante_mha
Other major developments include the release date announcement of much-awaited instalments in popular anime shows. Kaiju No 8 Season 2 is set to release in July 2025, Hell’s Paradise Season 2 in January 2026 and Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga on January 4, 2025.
Fresh trailers and key visuals of Sakamoto Days, Dandadan Season 2, Blue Box Season 2 and Gintama Spin-off anime 3rd Year Class Z Ginpachi-Sensei were also unveiled at the event.
