{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ac5ace2619ab6113deebdda4","clusterId":"c_9c15491a9c8f99cad3e9f866","slug":"toonami-adds-wind-breaker-and-gachiakuta-to-its-october-lineup","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Toonami Adds Wind Breaker and Gachiakuta to Its October Lineup","summary":"Toonami will begin airing the Wind Breaker and Gachiakuta anime in the United States on October 10 and 17, which fall on the nights of October 11 and 18. The block also adds the Get Jiro! animated series on October 10. Wind Breaker, adapted from Satoru Nii's manga, premiered in April 2024 with a second season in April 2025. Gachiakuta, from Kei Urana's manga, premiered in Japan in July 2025 and will get a second season.","whyItMatters":"Toonami is slotting two recent Crunchyroll-simulcast series into its weekly block, extending their reach to a cable audience after their streaming runs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eToonami is folding two recent simulcast titles into its Saturday block. Wind Breaker joins on October 10, the same night Get Jiro! arrives, and Gachiakuta follows on October 17. On that second date, which runs into the early hours of October 18, Get Jiro! opens the night at midnight, followed by Wind Breaker, Gachiakuta, One Piece, IGPX, Lazarus, Blue Exorcist, and a Get Jiro! replay. Wind Breaker\u0026#39;s first season aired in April 2024 and a second season in April 2025. Gachiakuta aired in Japan from July 2025 on CBC, TBS, and 26 other channels, with a second season confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Wind Breaker gets a Toonami slot less than two years after its first season aired. Toonami's shelf life for current seasonal anime is now measured in months, not years.","twitterPost":"Wind Breaker hits Toonami months after season two finished. The block's turnaround on current anime keeps shrinking.","threadsPost":"Wind Breaker and Gachiakuta both land on Toonami within months of their latest seasons airing in Japan. Toonami is booking current shows instead of licensed catalog titles, which puts its schedule on the same seasonal clock as streaming.","newsletterBlurb":"Toonami has added Wind Breaker and Gachiakuta to its US block, starting October 10 and 17. Get Jiro! also joins on October 10. Both anime streamed on Crunchyroll beforehand, and Gachiakuta will get a second season.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-02/toonami-airs-wind-breaker-gachiakuta-anime/.242426\",\"title\":\"Toonami Airs Wind Breaker, Gachiakuta Anime\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4264,"outputTokens":629,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791097232,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T06:56:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T06:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9c15491a9c8f99cad3e9f866","canonicalTitle":"News\nToonami Airs Wind Breaker, Gachiakuta Anime","representativeArticleId":"a_def63f55415e7597b54045af","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Wind Breaker\",\"Gachiakuta\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Toonami\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T17:08:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T17:08:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-02/toonami-airs-wind-breaker-gachiakuta-anime/.242426","title":"News\nToonami Airs Wind Breaker, Gachiakuta Anime"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Wind Breaker","Gachiakuta"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Toonami"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}