10 Upcoming Netflix Manga Adaptations Poised to Dominate Your Watchlist

Netflix has figured out the manga/anime thing. After scoring big with One Piece, Alice in Borderland, and Yu Yu Hakusho, the streamer is loading up on more adaptations — some brand-new, some long-requested, and a few that are just delightfully odd. If you keep a running watchlist, you might want to clear some space for 2026 and beyond.

1. Quiztopia (2026)

   This one is dark and sharp. Quiztopia is a live-action take on the 1993 cult manga Kokumin Kuizu (National Quiz) by Reiichi Sugimoto and Shinkichi Kato. It ’s set in a warped version of Japan where a government-backed quiz show basically runs the country. Get a question right, and the show grants any wish. Get one wrong, and the penalties are brutal: think crushing fines, military conscription, or straight-up forced labor.

   The series centers on Keiichi Kii, played by Takayuki Yamada — a former failed contestant who somehow becomes the smiling face of the nation’s obsession. While the ratings soar, a resistance starts cooking up plans to take the whole machine apart. Teruyuki Yoshida directs and co-writes with Magy, with Shinichi Takahashi on board as executive producer and Teru Morii as chief producer. Expect political satire wrapped in a psychological thriller, with the social commentary turned up to 11.

2. Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Arc — Season 1 Part 2 (2026)

   Direct sequel to Baki Hanma, same unhinged energy. After Baki’s all-timer of a fight with his dad, Yujiro, the underground fight world gets bored — so science brings back Musashi Miyamoto. Yes, that Musashi. Yes, resurrected. Under the Tokyo Skytree. He doesn’t care about rules, and he absolutely brings swords into what used to be a (mostly) bare-knuckle arena.

   That means fighters like Pickle, Kaoru Hanayama, and Izo Motobe step up to see if anyone can actually stop a battlefield legend. Animated by TMS Entertainment and directed by Toshiki Hirano, Part 2 drops June 18, 2026 on Netflix and is pitching some of the most savage fights this series has ever put on screen.

   "More fighters arise to challenge Musashi, but can anyone stop him from claiming the title of STRONGEST?"

3. The One Piece (2027 )

   This is not a continuation of the 1999 anime — it’s a fresh start. Netflix’s The One Piece is a full re-adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s monster-hit manga, rebuilt from the beginning with modern animation and pacing and, yes, minus decades of filler. Season 1 covers the East Blue Saga: Luffy eats a Devil Fruit, turns rubbery, and starts chasing the One Piece while slowly assembling the Straw Hat crew.

   WIT Studio is animating, Masashi Koizuka is directing, and it’s slated for February 2027. If you’ve always wanted to jump in without the backlog, this is the on-ramp.

4. LEGO One Piece (2026)

   A two-part animated special that treats the Grand Line like a blue plastic ocean. This is a companion to the live-action series — basically a playful pit stop while everyone waits for Season 3. The hook: the story unfolds through Usopp’s wildly embellished memories as he retells adventures to Tony Tony Chopper, so fights with Arlong, Buggy, and Baroque Works go bigger, sillier, and messier than you remember.

   Atomic Cartoons animates in collaboration with LEGO and Shueisha. It’s officially dated for September 29, 2026.

5. Death Note (Live-action Series) (2027/2028)

   New series, clean slate. This has nothing to do with Netflix’s 2017 film ( that long-rumored sequel is dead). The Duffers are executive producing, Halia Abdel-Meguid is writing, and the plan is to stick close to Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s original thriller.

   The setup is still perfect: top student Light Yagami finds a notebook dropped by the Shinigami Ryuk — write a name, that person dies. Light starts "fixing" the world by deleting criminals, which draws the attention of the world’s strangest detective, L. Cue the mind games. Target window is 2027 or 2028.

6. Blue Box — Season 2 (2026)

   The ultra-earnest sports romance is back. Based on Kouji Miura’s manga, Season 2 keeps following badminton grinder Taiki Inomata and basketball ace Chinatsu Kano, whose slow-burn feelings get a lot less hypothetical when Chinatsu ends up living under Taiki’s roof.

   This round turns up the pressure on the court and at home: tougher rivals, bigger dreams, and the arrival of Yumeka Goto, a former teammate who complicates Chinatsu’s world. Produced by Electric Circus under TMS Entertainment, Season 2 premieres October 4, 2026.

7. Dan Da Dan — Season 3 (2027)

   Somehow this show juggles ghosts, aliens, teen crushes, and apocalypses without dropping anything. Season 3 adapts the Space Globalists Arc — so we move past one-off hauntings and random UFO incidents into a full-on extraterrestrial faction with an actual plan.

   Momo, Okarun, and the gang suddenly find themselves in a fight with world-on-the-line stakes. Science SARU is back on animation, Fuga Yamashiro directs, and the new season lands in 2027.

8. My Hero Academia (Live-action Movie ) (2027/2028)

   Netflix and Legendary are turning Kohei Horikoshi’s superhero juggernaut into a feature. In a world where roughly 80% of people have Quirks (powers), Izuku Midoriya is born without one and still wants to be a hero. All Might sees something in him and picks him as a successor — and you know where it goes from there.

   Shinsuke Sato is directing, Jason Fuchs is writing (he’s said the script is underway and casting hadn’t begun yet at that point). Production is expected to kick off in late 2026, with a release window targeting 2027 or 2028.

9. S&X (2026)

   A live-action relationship drama with a sharper edge than the title suggests. Adapted from Kisei Tada’s manga, S&X follows Ichito Shimotori, an intimacy specialist who’s great at untangling other people’s romantic knots but privately stuck in his own.

   Kento Nakajima stars, Shogo Kusano directs, and the scripts come from Ruriko Matsushima and Takumi Baba. It aims for honest, sometimes funny, sometimes painful conversations about love, minus the cheesy grand gestures.

10. One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta — Season 3 (2027)

    The live-action One Piece goes big with the Alabasta Saga — one of the most loved arcs in the entire series. Less island-of-the-week, more political meltdown. Luffy and the Straw Hats escort Princess Vivi home to a desert kingdom on the verge of collapse, where a civil war is being secretly engineered by Sir Crocodile — a Warlord of the Sea and the boss of Baroque Works.

    Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes return as showrunners, and Netflix is aiming for 2027. Expect the most ambitious season yet — sprawling locations, a stacked rogues’ gallery, and actual consequences.

That’s the slate. Which one are you actually carving out time for?