{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-24T15:45:05.681Z","story":{"id":"r_40dea06519d84a08a8a3b7e0","slug":"grand-blue-season-3-reveals-key-visual-and-opening-song-artist","url":"https://yomimono.id/grand-blue-season-3-reveals-key-visual-and-opening-song-artist","headline":"Grand Blue Season 3 Reveals Key Visual and Opening Song Artist","summary":"The official website for the Grand Blue Dreaming anime revealed the key visual and opening theme song artist for the third season on May 24, timed to Japan's \"Scuba Diving Day\" (the date 5/24 can be read as \"Go to Sea\"). The band FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S performs the opening theme \"Natsuko.\" The band announced the tie-in during the final stop of its 20th anniversary tour earlier that day. The season will premiere in July on Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, and AT-X. The story moves to Palau, marking the first time the setting leaves Japan. Previously announced new cast members include Sayaka Ōhara as Sayaka Kotegawa, Asami Seto as Chief, and Aya Suzaki as Maki. The second season ended with its 12th episode in September 2025, and the entire season had leaked online in July 2025, with the final episode in the leak listing a third season. Shinji Takamatsu returns as director, scriptwriter, and sound director. Studios ZERO-G and Liber handle animation.","why_it_matters":"The season's shift to Palau represents the franchise's first overseas setting, expanding the diving-focused comedy beyond its usual Japanese coastal town.","published_at":"2026-05-24T13:30:35.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime Corner"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Grand Blue Dreaming Anime Season 3 Announces Opening Song Artists","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-24/grand-blue-dreaming-anime-season-3-announces-opening-song-artists/.237759"},{"source":"Anime Corner","title":"Grand Blue Season 3 Reveals Key Visual and FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S as Opening Song Artist","url":"https://animecorner.me/grand-blue-season-3-reveals-key-visual-and-funky-monkey-b%ce%bbbys-as-opening-song-artist/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Grand Blue"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}