The highly anticipated third season of the Arknights TV anime, titled Arknights: Rise from Ember, has officially revealed its opening sequence video. The reveal, which took place on Friday, June 27, 2025, offers fans a glimpse into the upcoming season ahead of its premiere.
The opening theme song, titled “End of Days,” is performed by ReoNa, a familiar voice to Arknights anime enthusiasts. ReoNa previously performed the opening theme “Alive” for the first season, Arknights: Prelude to Dawn, and “R.I.P” for the second season, Arknights: Perish in Frost. Hana Itoki performs the ending theme song for Rise from Ember, titled “Truth”.
The Arknights: Rise from Ember TV anime is set to officially debut on July 4, 2025. It will air in Japan on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV, with later broadcasts on BS11 and Animax. For international viewers, Crunchyroll will stream the anime starting July 4.
Production and Storyline
Yostar Pictures, the animation studio behind the previous Arknights anime adaptations, returns to produce Arknights: Rise from Ember. Yuki Watanabe is directing the series, with Masaki Nishikawa serving as assistant director. Aya Takafuji is responsible for the animation character designs, and Yuki Hayashi is composing the music. The series is based on the original work by Hypergryph and Studio Montagne, the creators of the popular mobile game.
Arknights: Rise from Ember adapts the second half of the Main Theme’s Act I: Shatter of a Vision story arc, specifically covering the events of Episode 07 and 08 of the game’s narrative. The story continues to follow the pharmaceutical company Rhodes Island as they navigate a world plagued by the incurable Oripathy disease and the ongoing conflict with the Reunion Movement. The narrative sees Amiya and her allies venturing into the central area of Chernobog, near Lungmen.
The Arknights Anime Franchise
The Arknights anime franchise began with Arknights: Prelude to Dawn, which premiered in October 2022 and consisted of eight episodes. This was followed by Arknights: Perish in Frost, which debuted in October 2023, also with eight episodes. Both previous seasons were also streamed by Crunchyroll. The anime adaptations are based on the tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game Arknights, which was first released in China in May 2019 and globally in January 2020.
