📝 Highlights & Appeal Light spoilers
01① The latest chapter of a hit Chinese original anime
The eagerly awaited new chapter of Link Click, streaming on bilibili since 2021 — now finally arriving with a Japanese dub.
02② A shocking opening: Toki takes a bullet
The story opens with a shocking turn — Toki gravely wounded by a mysterious attacker's bullet. A gut-punch of an opening even for longtime fans.
03③ A time-diving narrative structure
The series' signature mechanic is "diving" into old photographs to travel back in time and unravel people's regrets and mysteries. In The Rebirth, that dive returns to the very moment Toki and Hikaru first met.
04④ A joint Chinese-Japanese studio production
Produced through a collaboration between multiple Chinese animation studios, including CMC Media, and Japan's STUDIO EEK — a cross-border production worth noting in itself.
05⑤ A star-studded Japanese dub cast
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Toki and Takahiro Sakurai as Hikaru lead a cast of heavyweight talents, including Natsuki Hanae, Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, and Miyuki Sawashiro.
06⑥ Airing on Fuji TV's "B8station" slot
Airing on Fuji TV's late-night "B8station" anime slot starting February 4, 2026 — a meaningful step in bringing the series to official Japanese broadcast.
07⑦ A sequel to Season 2's shocking finale
This new chapter follows directly from the shocking ending of the 2024 Japanese-dubbed Season 2, Link Click II — the more of the previous seasons you've seen, the more this will hook you.
08⑧ "Returning to where it all began"
The teaser PV describes the story as "returning to where it all began, retracing the path of fate" — a highlight is how it blends a return to the series' origins with genuinely new developments.
💡 Key Points & Predictions Some spoilers
Expect the past Hikaru dives into to reveal the true identity of the mysterious man who shot Toki, and the real circumstances behind Toki and Hikaru's first meeting. True to its "returning to where it all began" theme, this looks set to strike at the series' core.
🧾 Story So Far Contains spoilers
The Rebirth begins with Toki gravely wounded by a mysterious attacker, and Hikaru — entrusted with everything — diving into the past where the two of them first met.
✅ Recommended Viewing Points
Recommended for fans of Seasons 1 and 2, and for anyone intrigued by the unique combination of time-leaping and photography. A great chance to see the high quality of Chinese animation firsthand.
👀 Trivia & Fun Facts
・The Japanese-dubbed Season 2 aired in 2024
・Produced jointly by multiple Chinese animation studios and Japan's STUDIO EEK
💫 Unresolved Foreshadowing Contains spoilers
・The identity of the mysterious man who shot Toki hasn't been revealed yet
・The true story of how Toki and Hikaru first met is one of the series' central mysteries
・How the place name "Yingdu" ties into the larger story is also worth watching