As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 3 started on Sunday 27 September 2026 and airs weekly on Sundays at 23:30 JST on CBC and the TBS network. Episode 2 goes out on 4 October. The season is already on three Japanese broadcasters and most major streaming services, and it arrives with one significant change behind the camera.
Here is the full broadcast and streaming plan, the staff and cast, the studio change and what the season covers, all taken from the official site rather than from other listings.
Broadcast times
Three Japanese broadcasters, each with its own slot.
| CBC and the TBS network | Sundays 23:30 JST, from 27 September. The first broadcast went out at midnight rather than 23:30 |
| BS NTV | Tuesdays 24:00, from 29 September. The first broadcast was at 23:30 |
| AT-X | Thursdays 22:30, from 1 October, with repeats Mondays 10:30 and Wednesdays 16:30 |
Sunday 23:30 JST is 14:30 UTC, so 10:30 in New York and 15:30 in London on the same day.
Where to stream it in Japan
The rollout is staggered, and the gap between the early window and the general one is three days.
Early, subscription: episode 1 went up on Monday 28 September at 00:30, and from episode 2 it is weekly on Mondays at 00:00 starting 5 October. On U-NEXT, Anime Houdai and d Anime Store.
General subscription, from Thursday 1 October at 00:00: ABEMA, J:COM Stream, TELASA, DMM TV, Disney+ Star, Netflix, Bandai Channel, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, milplus and Lemino.
Free catch up, from Thursday 1 October: ABEMA, Niconico Live, U-NEXT, Anime Houdai, d Anime Store, Amazon Prime Video, DMM TV, Bandai Channel and Hulu.
Where to watch outside Japan
Crunchyroll is the platform attached to this season internationally and carried the first two seasons in most territories. Netflix and Disney+ appear in the lists above, but those are the Japanese services rather than a confirmed global release, so check your own region before assuming.
The studio changed, and the staff did not
This is the part worth knowing. On 4 September 2026 the production announced that GeyeG Pictures takes over animation production from studio MOTHER, which made seasons 1 and 2.
A studio change between seasons usually means a visible change in the look, so the detail that matters is the second half of the announcement: director Takao Kato and the rest of the main staff are continuing. The people setting the style stayed, the production house underneath them changed.
Whether that holds up is a fair thing to watch across the first few episodes rather than something to judge from one broadcast.
Episode numbering, in case it confuses you
The official site refers to the Season 3 opener as episode 25, continuing straight on from the previous two seasons rather than restarting at 1. If you see a tracker calling the same episode “Season 3 episode 1”, both are describing the same broadcast.
No total episode count for the season has been announced.
Opening and ending
Both themes were revealed on 4 September with comments from the artists.
The opening is “Still Water” by Riko Sasaki, described by the production as an alternative rock number built around a theme of purity, with transparency and force in the same song. The ending is “Hibi wo Koete” by Akuru Yoru no Hitsuji, with vocalist Yui Kawano, written around the idea of getting past the person you were yesterday.
Staff
- Original work: Miraijin A, published by Kodansha under the K Light Novel Books imprint
- Original character design: jimmy
- Manga: Natsumi Inoue, serialised in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket
- Director: Takao Kato
- Assistant director: Hiroaki Matsushima
- Series composition: Daisuke Ohigashi
- Character design: Yuko Yahiro, with sub character design by Shinichi Yamaoka and Chiharu Hara
- Colour design: Miho Tanaka
- Art director: Yoshiko Hashizume of Creep
- Director of photography: Koji Yamakoshi
- Editing: Hitoshi Nogawa
- Music: Kujira Yumemi
- Sound director: Toshiki Kameyama
- Animation production: GeyeG Pictures
Cast
Natsumi Fujiwara returns as Ars Louvent, with Taito Ban as Rietz Muses, Narumi Kaho as Charlotte Wraith, Miho Okasaki as Rosell Kischa and Kana Hanazawa as Lycia Louvent.
Around them: Hitomi Nabatame as Mireille Grangeon, Haruka Tomatsu as Fam, Wataru Kato as Shin Seimaro, Shuichi Uchida as Braham Joe, Sumire Morohoshi as Moosha Trick and Hinata Tadokoro as Zat Brozd.
If you are coming in cold
The premise does a lot of work. Ars is reincarnated into a minor noble house with an appraisal skill that shows him a person’s stats and talents, so instead of fighting his way up he recruits his way up, finding people whose potential nobody else can see and giving them somewhere to use it.
That is why the cast list keeps growing and why the key visual is crowded. Two seasons of recruitment have built the group standing behind him.
Seasons 1 and 2 are the catch up, and the production ran a marathon broadcast of both in the run up to the premiere, which is a reasonable sign of where they expect new viewers to start.
More of this season
If you are building an autumn watch list, our October 2026 premiere guide lists every show starting this month with its studio and streaming platform, and the weekly anime schedule tracks what is airing now with next episode times in your own time zone.
For something in the same vein, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 starts on 8 October, and Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden starts on 6 October.
Frequently asked questions
When does Season 3 air?
Sundays at 23:30 JST on CBC and TBS, from 27 September 2026. Episode 2 is on 4 October.
Which studio is making Season 3?
GeyeG Pictures, taking over from studio MOTHER. Director Takao Kato and the main staff continue.
How many episodes is it?
Not announced.
Why is the first episode called episode 25?
The official site numbers episodes continuously across all three seasons.
Where can I watch it?
In Japan, early on U-NEXT, Anime Houdai and d Anime Store, then most major services from 1 October. Crunchyroll is the international platform attached.
What are the theme songs?
Opening “Still Water” by Riko Sasaki, ending “Hibi wo Koete” by Akuru Yoru no Hitsuji.
Published 2 October 2026. Broadcast times, streaming windows, staff, cast and the studio change all taken from the official site at kanteiskill.com. Air dates checked against AniList.
