{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5268ebf125ca23d845fdff5c","clusterId":"c_4cee72e81608d0dda45e6ceb","slug":"grand-blue-season-3-sets-july-6-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Grand Blue Season 3 Sets July 6 Premiere","summary":"The third season of the anime adaptation of Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's diving comedy manga will begin airing on TOKYO MX, BS11, MBS and other stations from July 6, 2026. Streaming on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Anime Times, and Lemino starts July 7. The season takes Iori and the cast to Palau. Episode 1 synopsis and preview cuts have been released.","whyItMatters":"The new season shifts the setting to Palau, expanding the series' scope beyond the usual Izu location, and the release of episode details confirms the production is on schedule for a summer premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe opening theme for the new season is \u0026#34;Natsuko\u0026#34; by FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY\u0026#39;S, with Mameshiba no Taigun performing the ending \u0026#34;Hadaka no Mermaid.\u0026#34; The season moves the action to Palau, where Iori is asked to help at a new branch of the diving shop Dolphin. Episode 1, titled \u0026#34;Yarinokoshi\u0026#34; (Leftover), follows the third-year students of Pab as they try to do everything they left undone over the summer, starting with a Pab-style summer festival that involves taking off clothes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Grand Blue Season 3 premieres July 6 on TOKYO MX, BS11, MBS, and others. Streaming starts July 7 on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Anime Times, and Lemino. This season heads to Palau.","twitterPost":"Grand Blue Season 3 premieres July 6 on TOKYO MX, BS11, MBS, and others. Streaming starts July 7 on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Anime Times, and Lemino. This season heads to Palau.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Grand Blue Season 3 will begin airing July 6, 2026, on multiple Japanese networks. The season moves the setting to Palau, and the opening and ending themes have been announced. Episode 1 synopsis and preview cuts are now available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2119762.html\",\"title\":\"Grand Blue Season 3 to Premiere on July 6\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4210,"outputTokens":1310,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782317322,"createdAt":"2026-06-24T15:56:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-24T16:00:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T16:00:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4cee72e81608d0dda45e6ceb","canonicalTitle":"「ぐらんぶる Season 3」7月6日放送開始！【夏アニメ2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_9558a2b11832e82faba85547","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Grand Blue\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-24T15:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-24T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T16:00:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2119762.html","title":"「ぐらんぶる Season 3」7月6日放送開始！【夏アニメ2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Grand Blue"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Grand Blue Season 3 premieres on July 6, 2026, on TOKYO MX, BS11, MBS, and other stations.","Streaming on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Anime Times, and Lemino begins July 7, 2026.","The season moves the setting to Palau, where Iori is asked to help at a new branch of the diving shop Dolphin.","FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S performs the opening theme 'Natsuko,' and Mameshiba no Taigun performs the ending 'Hadaka no Mermaid.'","Episode 1, titled 'Yarinokoshi' (Leftover), follows the third-year students as they try to finish summer activities, starting with a Pab-style festival involving removing clothes."]}