The highly anticipated TV anime Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER has officially released its opening sequence video, offering fans a glimpse into the animation and setting the tone for the upcoming season. The sequence features the opening theme song titled “End of Days,” performed by ReoNa. This reveal comes shortly before the anime’s broadcast premiere, scheduled for July 4, 2025.
A New Chapter for Arknights on Screen
Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER marks the third season of the popular TV anime adaptation based on the strategic RPG mobile game Arknights. Following “Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN” and “Arknights: PERISH IN FROST,” this new season is set to continue the narrative, adapting the second half of the “Act I: Shatter of a Vision” story arc from the game’s Main Theme, specifically covering events from Episode 07 and 08. The animation production is handled by Yostar Pictures, with Yuki Watanabe directing the series. Masaki Nishikawa and Shintaro Doge serve as assistant directors, while Aya Takafuji is responsible for character designs, and Yuki Hayashi composes the music.
Theme Songs and Key Staff
ReoNa, who previously contributed to the first season’s opening theme, returns to perform “End of Days” for RISE FROM EMBER‘s opening. The CD single for “End of Days” is slated for release on August 6, 2025. The ending theme song for the series is “Truth,” performed by Hana Itoki.
The returning staff members for this season include Yuki Watanabe as director, Masaki Nishikawa as assistant director, and Yuki Hayashi as music composer. The animation studio Yostar Pictures continues their work on the adaptation, with Hypergryph and Studio Montagne credited for the original work.
Premiere Details and Where to Watch
Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on July 4, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other channels. Crunchyroll, which currently streams the two previous seasons, is expected to stream Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER as well. The anime will delve deeper into the world of Terra, where a deadly incurable disease known as Oripathy has led to the enslavement of the infected, and a pharmaceutical company races to find a cure amidst a rising rebellion.
