Anime News Daily — January 16, 2026: Frieren Season 2 Premieres Today, 4 Anime Cons This Weekend, Smoking Behind the Supermarket Gets Anime

Today's the day! Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 premieres on Crunchyroll. Plus, anime convention season kicks off with Anime Impulse LA, Anime Wave X Anime-nia in Fresno, Anime San Angelo, and Savannah Animazing Con—all happening this weekend. We've got full guest breakdowns including Alan Lee (JJK's Naoya), Amber May (Genshin's Dehya), and more. Also: Smoking Behind the Supermarket gets a July 2026 anime adaptation, MF Ghost S3 English dub is live, and manga awards announced! Show Notes: Today's Stories: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 premieres on Crunchyroll Anime Impulse Los Angeles (Jan 17-18) at Fairplex, Pomona Anime Wave X Anime-nia (Jan 17-18) in Fresno with voice actors Alan Lee, Karen Strassman, Tara Sands Anime San Angelo (Jan 17-18) featuring Amber May and Cia Court Savannah Animazing Con (Jan 17-18) with full voice actor lineup Smoking Behind the Supermarket anime adaptation announced for July 2026 MF Ghost Season 3 English dub streaming on Crunchyroll Otr of the Flame manga ends in Weekly Shonen Jump Dandadan and Hirayasumi win 71st Shogakukan Manga Awards Follow us: 🌐 animenewsdaily.us 🦋 Bluesky: @animenewsdaily.us 🐘 Mastodon: @animenewsdaily.us 🐦 X/Twitter: @animedailyus Subscribe for daily anime news updates!