The anime was originally set to air on 5 October.
In a previous update, it was announced that the upcoming gambling anime “Junket Bank” will premiere on 5 October, 2026. However, in a new announcement, it has been revealed that the series has been indefinitely delayed, and the new release date will be announced sometime soon.
Junket Bank
Release window: TBA
Animation studio: CUE
Streaming platform: TBA
When will the Junket Bank anime be released?
The release of Junket Bank has been postponed due to scheduling issues for the animation production. The team wants to make sure the anime receives the highest quality animation possible, and thus pushed back the release date. The notice from the anime’s production team states (machine translated):
Thank you for your continued support of the TV anime "Junket Bank." We regret to inform you that the broadcast start date for this series, which was scheduled to begin airing in October 2026, has been changed due to scheduling issues in the video production.
We sincerely apologize for this announcement coming less than a month before the scheduled broadcast. We have determined that a further period of production is necessary to fully capture the world and charm of the original work and deliver an animation that meets the expectations of our fans.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who has been eagerly awaiting the broadcast for not being able to meet your expectations. To deliver an animation of a quality that will satisfy all of our supporters, the entire staff will strive to further improve the quality of the production. We will announce the new broadcast date on the anime's official website and official social media accounts as soon as it is decided.
We apologize again for keeping everyone who has been looking forward to the series, and we ask for your understanding.
Although the anime’s release date has been pushed, the new premiere date still remains unknown. The exact date will be announced at a later date on the official website and X (formerly Twitter) account of the anime.
What do we know about the Junket Bank anime so far?
The cast members of the anime include:
- Soma Saito as Shin Mafutsu
- Rikuya Yasuda as Akira Mitarai
- Wataru Hatano as Keiichi Shishigami
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Reiji Murasame
- Kōki Uchiyama as Haruto Hinagata
Seiji Kishi is directing the series at studio CUE, with Makoto Fukami working on the series composition. Masanori Shino is designing the characters, while Taku Iwasaki composes the music.
What is Junket Bank about?
The Junket Bank manga by Ikkō Tanaka began publishing in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine in July 2020, and has been collected in 22 volumes so far.
The story of Junket Bank follows an ordinary bank employee named Akira Mitarai, whose life is turned upside down when he is transferred to a mysterious department known as ‘Special Operations Department’. There is a hidden underground gambling area within the bank where employees place massive bets. There, Akira meets the enigmatic Shin Mafutsu, and is immediately drawn to this dangerous world. He forsakes his boring life for passion and thrill, which ultimately leads to destruction and despair.