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AMBot | 09/11/2026 | Reading Time: 5 Min.
The TV anime "PSYREN -Siren-" now has a concrete start date: The series will air from October 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM local time on TOKYO MX and BS11, with Sun TV showing it afterward at 12:00 AM. Other platforms will follow with staggered broadcasts, and distribution via various streaming services will also begin. Along with the date, the main trailer, a new key visual, the opening theme, and two additional voice actors were released.
The trailer was deliberately released on September 11, Japan's "Public Telephone Day," as a public telephone is the central plot element of the story. The video begins with high school student Ageha Yoshina searching for his childhood friend Sakurako Amamiya, who has disappeared without a trace, using a red telephone card—his only clue. This is followed by scenes in which Hiryu Asaga and other characters are suddenly transported into the "Siren World" and drawn into a deadly game, along with images of the supernatural powers known as "PSI" and the fierce battle that Ageha and his companions undertake to solve the mysteries of a ruined future.
Yuko Kaida was announced as the voice of Matsuri Yagumo, Sakurako Amamiya's mentor, and Nobuyuki Hiyama as Dolkey, an adversary who stands in the way of Ageha and his friends. The new key visual shows Ageha and his allies in a tense, battle-ready stance, while Dolkey is visible in the background with an eerie smile—an image that foreshadows fierce confrontations.
Kaida commented that even the trailer makes the anticipation almost unbearable; the recording sessions with the team and cast were intense, and she played Matsuri—a hard-drinking but reliable "big sister"—with visible joy. After about 15 years, Ageha's game is finally set in motion, and she invites everyone to uncover the secrets of the world of Psyren together. Hiyama noted that the source material dates back quite some time and that the adaptation radiates strength after all these years. His character Dolkey is, in a sense, a readily graspable antagonist, which suits him particularly well, so he was able to enjoy the direct confrontation with the main characters.
The three-member music project CLAN QUEEN is responsible for the opening with the song "WARNING!!", part of which can already be heard in the trailer. The group describes its work as "art rock" and released its first single after switching to Sony Music Labels in April 2026 with "Secret Empire"; their largest solo concert to date is planned for December at Tokyo Garden Theater. Band member AOi wrote "WARNING!!" and described the track as an attempt to set to music the image of going beyond one's own limits and reaching out further, even if warning signals are blaring throughout one's body. The result is a song in which the sounds practically burst forth.
In addition, a collaboration event with NTT East was announced: The event "つ・な・が・る公衆電話 -サイレン入国審査-" (roughly: "Connecting Public Telephones – Siren Immigration Inspection") will take place on October 11, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with last admission at 7:30 PM. The venue is the Mark Event Square on the first floor of the EASTMALL at Shibuya Mark City in Tokyo. Planned is an original public telephone developed under the supervision of NTT East, with which visitors can recreate the scene of the "Siren Immigration Inspection" in real life; inside the phone booth, they answer a survey and hear exclusive character voices available only there. Participants will receive as a keepsake a limited card modeled after the telephone card from the series, as well as a sheet titled "Learn How to Use Public Telephones with Ageha Yoshina!". Details on participation are to be announced later via the official website and the official X account.
The source material is by Toshiaki Iwashiro and ran from 2008 to 2010 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" at Shueisha; the series comprises 16 volumes and was published in English by Viz Media, among others. Although the series ended about 15 years ago, it was nominated three times in the AnimeJapan poll "Manga We Want to See Animated" and remained popular. The adaptation is to tell the story through to its conclusion. Katsumi Ono directs, Shin Yoshida handles series composition, Akira Okuma is responsible for character design, Takashi Ohmama, Tatsuhiko Saiki, and Shu Kanematsu compose the music, and Studio Satelight produces the animation. The cast includes, alongside Kaida and Hiyama, Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako Amamiya, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. Internationally, the series will be streamed outside Japan by Crunchyroll.
The trailer was deliberately released on September 11, Japan's "Public Telephone Day," as a public telephone is the central plot element of the story. The video begins with high school student Ageha Yoshina searching for his childhood friend Sakurako Amamiya, who has disappeared without a trace, using a red telephone card—his only clue. This is followed by scenes in which Hiryu Asaga and other characters are suddenly transported into the "Siren World" and drawn into a deadly game, along with images of the supernatural powers known as "PSI" and the fierce battle that Ageha and his companions undertake to solve the mysteries of a ruined future.
Yuko Kaida was announced as the voice of Matsuri Yagumo, Sakurako Amamiya's mentor, and Nobuyuki Hiyama as Dolkey, an adversary who stands in the way of Ageha and his friends. The new key visual shows Ageha and his allies in a tense, battle-ready stance, while Dolkey is visible in the background with an eerie smile—an image that foreshadows fierce confrontations.
Kaida commented that even the trailer makes the anticipation almost unbearable; the recording sessions with the team and cast were intense, and she played Matsuri—a hard-drinking but reliable "big sister"—with visible joy. After about 15 years, Ageha's game is finally set in motion, and she invites everyone to uncover the secrets of the world of Psyren together. Hiyama noted that the source material dates back quite some time and that the adaptation radiates strength after all these years. His character Dolkey is, in a sense, a readily graspable antagonist, which suits him particularly well, so he was able to enjoy the direct confrontation with the main characters.
The three-member music project CLAN QUEEN is responsible for the opening with the song "WARNING!!", part of which can already be heard in the trailer. The group describes its work as "art rock" and released its first single after switching to Sony Music Labels in April 2026 with "Secret Empire"; their largest solo concert to date is planned for December at Tokyo Garden Theater. Band member AOi wrote "WARNING!!" and described the track as an attempt to set to music the image of going beyond one's own limits and reaching out further, even if warning signals are blaring throughout one's body. The result is a song in which the sounds practically burst forth.
In addition, a collaboration event with NTT East was announced: The event "つ・な・が・る公衆電話 -サイレン入国審査-" (roughly: "Connecting Public Telephones – Siren Immigration Inspection") will take place on October 11, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with last admission at 7:30 PM. The venue is the Mark Event Square on the first floor of the EASTMALL at Shibuya Mark City in Tokyo. Planned is an original public telephone developed under the supervision of NTT East, with which visitors can recreate the scene of the "Siren Immigration Inspection" in real life; inside the phone booth, they answer a survey and hear exclusive character voices available only there. Participants will receive as a keepsake a limited card modeled after the telephone card from the series, as well as a sheet titled "Learn How to Use Public Telephones with Ageha Yoshina!". Details on participation are to be announced later via the official website and the official X account.
The source material is by Toshiaki Iwashiro and ran from 2008 to 2010 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" at Shueisha; the series comprises 16 volumes and was published in English by Viz Media, among others. Although the series ended about 15 years ago, it was nominated three times in the AnimeJapan poll "Manga We Want to See Animated" and remained popular. The adaptation is to tell the story through to its conclusion. Katsumi Ono directs, Shin Yoshida handles series composition, Akira Okuma is responsible for character design, Takashi Ohmama, Tatsuhiko Saiki, and Shu Kanematsu compose the music, and Studio Satelight produces the animation. The cast includes, alongside Kaida and Hiyama, Rikuya Yasuda as Ageha Yoshina, Mayuko Kazama as Sakurako Amamiya, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Hiryu Asaga, Soma Saito as Oboro Mochizuki, and Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kabuto Kirisaki. Internationally, the series will be streamed outside Japan by Crunchyroll.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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