2026 in anime
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Events in 2026 in anime.
Releases
Films
A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Television series
A list of anime television series that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 – March 28 | Fate/strange Fake | 13 | A-1 Pictures |
|
[34] | |
| January 3 – March 26 | Sentenced to Be a Hero | 12 | Studio Kai | Hiroyuki Takashima | Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku | [35] |
| January 4 – March 22 | Hana-Kimi | 12 | Signal.MD | Natsuki Takemura | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | [36] |
| January 4 – March 23 | Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy | 12 | Studio Hōkiboshi | Pyuta Konno | Ichigo Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani | [37] |
| January 4 – March 18 | Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None | 12 | animation studio42 | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō | [38] |
| January 4 – March 29 | Journal with Witch | 13 | Shuka | Miyuki Oshiro | Ikoku Nikki | [39] |
| January 4 – March 22 | Kunon the Sorcerer Can See | 13 | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru | [40] |
| January 4 – March 29 | MF Ghost (season 3) | 13 | Felix Film | Tomohito Naka | MF Gōsuto | [41] |
| January 4 – March 29 | Tamon's B-Side | 13 | J.C.Staff | Chika Nagaoka | Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!? | [42] |
| January 4 – March 23 | The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer | 12 | Diomedéa | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō | [43] |
| January 5 – March 30 | Golden Kamuy (season 5) | 13 | Brain's Base | Shizutaka Sugahara | Gōruden Kamui | [44] |
| January 5 – March 30 | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (season 2) | 13 | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [45] |
| January 5 – March 23 | Wash It All Away | 12 | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka | [46] |
| January 6 – March 24 | I'll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother! | 12 |
|
Yūsuke Morishita | Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! | [47] |
| January 6 – March 24 | Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihara | Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai | [48] |
| January 6 – March 31 | There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her | 13 | Gekkou |
|
Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Ita no de, Kokuhaku Shite Mita | [49] |
| January 6 – March 24 | Tune In to the Midnight Heart | 12 | Gekkou | Masayuki Takahashi | Mayonaka Heart Tune | [50] |
| January 6 – March 24 | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 1) | 12 | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [51] | |
| January 6 – March 24 | You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai | [52] |
| January 7 – March 26 | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | 12 | SynergySP | Kenta Noda | Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume | [53] |
| January 7 – March 25 | An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 | 12 | Hornets | Riki Fukushima | 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō | [54] |
| January 7 – March 25 | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (part 2) | 13 | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [55] |
| January 7 – March 18 | Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table | 11 | Studio Deen | Souta Ueno | Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kū | [56] |
| January 7 – March 25 | The Case Book of Arne | 12 | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Arne no Jikenbo | [57] |
| January 7 – April 1 | The Darwin Incident | 13 | Bellnox Films | Naokatsu Tsuda | Darwin Jihen | [58] |
| January 7 – March 25 | The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! | 12 | EMT Squared | Masahiko Ohta | Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!! | [59] |
| January 8 – March 26 | Chained Soldier (season 2) | 12 |
|
Masafumi Tamura | Mato Seihei no Slave | [60] |
| January 8 – March 26 | Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power | 12 | CompTown | Michio Fukuda | Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru | [61] |
| January 8 – March 26 | The Holy Grail of Eris | 12 | Ashi Productions | Morita to Junpei | Eris no Seihai | [62] |
| January 8 – March 26 | The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife | 12 | Project No.9 | Mitsuho Seta | Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari | [63] |
| January 9 – March 27 | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (season 2) | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [64] |
| January 9 – March 20 | Champignon Witch | 12 |
|
Yōsuke Kubo | Champignon no Majo | [65] |
| January 9 – March 27 | High School! Kimengumi | 12 | Seven | Kazuaki Seki | Hai Sukūru! Kimengumi | [66] |
| January 9 – March 27 | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 3, part 1) | 12 | MAPPA | Shōta Goshozono | [67][68] | |
| January 9 – March 27 | Roll Over and Die | 12 | A.C.G.T | Nobuharu Kamanaka | Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta no de, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai | [69] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar | 12 | Troyca | Shōko Shiga | Dark Moon: Kuro no Tsuki – Tsuki no Saidan | [70] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Dead Account | 12 | SynergySP | Keiya Saitō | Deddo Akaunto | [71] |
| January 10 – February 28 | Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? | 8 | Nyan Pollution-ω- | Neko B | Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka?? | [72] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City | 12 | NAZ |
|
Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni | [73] |
| January 10 – April 4 | Fire Force (season 3, part 2) | 13 | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [74] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (season 1) | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Masato Tamagawa | Hell Mode: Yarikomizuki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru | [75] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling | 12 |
|
Yuta Takamura | Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasa Nee | [76] |
| January 10 – March 28 | Trigun Stargaze | 12 | Orange | Masako Satō | [77] | |
| January 10 – March 14 | You Don't Know Gunma Yet: Reiwa Version | 12 |
|
Tetsuya Tatamitani | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai: Reiwa-ban | [78] |
| January 11 – April 5 | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | 13 | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi | [79] |
| January 11 – March 29 | Hell's Paradise (season 2) | 12 | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku | [80] |
| January 11 – April 5 | Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix | 12 | SynergySP |
|
Hikuidori Ushūboro Tobigumi | [81] |
| January 11 – March 29 | In the Clear Moonlit Dusk | 12 |
|
Yūsuke Maruyama | Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki | [82] |
| January 11 – March 29 | Kaya-chan Isn't Scary | 12 | East Fish Studio | Hiroshi Ikehata | Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai | [83] |
| January 11 – | Scum of the Brave | 24 | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Yūsha no Kuzu | [84] |
| January 11 – March 29 | The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom | 12 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru | [85] |
| January 11 – March 29 | You and I Are Polar Opposites (season 1) | 12 | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [86] |
| January 12 – March 30 | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (season 2) | 12 | Pine Jam | Yōko Kanamori | Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu | [87] |
| January 14 – March 25 | Oshi no Ko (season 3) | 11 | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [88] | |
| January 16 – March 27 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (season 2) | 10 | Madhouse | Tomoya Kitagawa | Sōsō no Frieren | [89] |
| January 25 – March 22 | Medalist (season 2) | 9 | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Medarisuto | [90] |
| February 1 – | Star Detective Precure! | Toei Animation | Kōji Kawasaki | Meitantei Precure! | [91] | |
| March 15 – | Rooster Fighter | Sanzigen | Daisuke Suzuki | Niwatori Fighter | [92] | |
| March 29 – | Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring | 14 | Wit Studio | Ken Yamamoto | Shunkashūtō Daikōsha: Haru no Mai | [93] |
| April 1 – | Classroom of the Elite (season 4) | 16 | Lerche | Noriyuki Nomata | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | [94] |
| April 1 – | Dorohedoro (season 2) | 11 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | [95] | |
| April 1 – | Go for It, Nakamura! | 13 | Drive | Aoi Umeki | Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! | [96] |
| April 1 – | Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (season 3) | Takashi Yamamoto | Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū o Samayō | [97] | ||
| April 1 – | The Beginning After the End (season 2) | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [98] | |
| April 2 – | Always a Catch! | 12 | Troyca | Akira Oguro | Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken | [99] |
| April 2 – | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 3) | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | [100] | |
| April 2 – | Kirio Fan Club | 12 | Satelight | Sō Toyama | Kirio Fan Kurabu | [101] |
| April 2 – | The Ramparts of Ice | Studio Kai | Mankyū | Koori no Jyōheki | [102] | |
| April 3 – | Haibara's Teenage New Game+ | 12 | Studio Comet | Misuzu Hoshino | Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game | [103] |
| April 3 – | Killed Again, Mr. Detective? | Liden Films | Takashi Naoya | Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama | [104] | |
| April 3 – | Monster Eater |
|
Hikaru Satō | Mamonogurai no Bōkensha | [105] | |
| April 3 – | Petals of Reincarnation | Benten Film | Shun Kudō | Reincarnation no Kaben | [106] | |
| April 3 – | Snowball Earth | 13 | Studio Kai | Munehisa Sakai | Sunoubōru Āsu | [107] |
| April 3 – | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 4, part 1) | Eight Bit | Naokatsu Tsuda | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [108] | |
| April 3 – | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (season 2) | 12 | Project No.9 | Chihiro Kumano | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken | [109] |
| April 4 – | Akane-banashi | Zexcs | Ayumu Watanabe | [110] | ||
| April 4 – | Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke | Wit Studio | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen – Ryōshu no Yōjo | [111] | |
| April 4 – | Daemons of the Shadow Realm | 24 | Bones Film | Masahiro Andō | Yomi no Tsugai | [112] |
| April 4 – | Mao | Sunrise | Teruo Sato | [113] | ||
| April 4 – | The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! | Studio Flad | Makoto Hoshino | Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha demo Kenja demo naku Kanteishi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo? | [114] | |
| April 4 – | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 4) | 24 | Bandai Namco Pictures |
|
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [115] |
| April 5 – | Ace of Diamond Act II (season 2) | OLM | Hideaki Ōba | Daiya no A Act II | [116] | |
| April 5 – | Kusunoki's Garden of Gods | 12 | Juvenage | Sekijuu Sekino | Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei | [117] |
| April 5 – | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Studio Pierrot | Shintarō Dōge | Mahō no Shimai LuluttoLilly | [118] | |
| April 5 – | Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy | 12 | Studio Kai | Yasushi Muroya | Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi | [119] |
| April 5 – | Needy Girl Overdose | 13 | Yostar Pictures | Masaoki Nakashima | [120] | |
| April 5 – | One Piece: Elbaph | Toei Animation | Wataru Matsumi | One Piece | [121] | |
| April 5 – | The Food Diary of Miss Maid | 12 | Ryousuke Senbo | Maid-san wa Taberu dake | [122] | |
| April 6 – | An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess | 12 | Ashi Productions | Junichi Yamamoto | Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku | [123] |
| April 6 – | Do You Like Big Girls? | Studio Hōkiboshi | Sōta Warai | Ōkī Onnanoko wa Suki desu ka? | [124] | |
| April 6 – | Farming Life in Another World (season 2) | 12 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | Isekai Nonbiri Nōka | [125] |
| April 6 – | Ghost Concert: Missing Songs | 12 | ENGI | Masato Jinbo | [126] | |
| April 6 – | Ingoku Danchi: Deviant’s Apartment Complex | 12 | Elias | Toshikatsu Tokoro | [127] | |
| April 6 – | Marika's Love Meter Malfunction | 8 | Studio Leo | Sumito Sasaki | Marika-chan no Kōkando wa Bukkowarete Iru | [128] |
| April 6 – | The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt | 12 | Zero-G | Daiji Iwanaga | Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi | [129] |
| April 6 – | Witch Hat Atelier | 13 | Bug Films | Ayumu Watanabe | Tongari Bōshi no Atelier | [130] |
| April 7 – | Beyond Twilight |
|
Saya Fukase | Hyakki Yakōshō | [131] | |
| April 7 – | Even a Replica Can Fall in Love | 13 | Voil | Ryuichi Kimura | Replica Datte, Koi o Suru | [132] |
| April 7 – | I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class | 12 | Connect | Hideki Tachibana | Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta | [133] |
| April 7 – | Liar Game | Madhouse |
|
[134] | ||
| April 7 – | Marriagetoxin | Bones Film | Motonobu Hori | Marijjitokishin | [135] | |
| April 7 – | Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | [136] | ||
| April 7 – | The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (season 2) | 12 | OLM Team Yoshioka | Norio Nitta | Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu | [137] |
| April 8 – | Eren the Southpaw | 13 | Toshimasa Suzuki | Hidarikiki no Eren | [138] | |
| April 8 – | Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? | TMS Entertainment | Shin Mita | Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? | [139] | |
| April 8 – | My Ribdiculous Reincarnation |
|
Yasufumi Soejima | Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai desu ka" Ore "Yūsha no Rokkotsu de" | [140] | |
| April 8 – | Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! | Tatsunoko Production | Itsuki Imazaki | Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! | [141] | |
| April 8 – | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 4) | 19 | White Fox | Masahiro Shinohara | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [142] |
| April 9 – | Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? | 12 | Studio Hibari | Noriyuki Nomata | Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo | [143] |
| April 9 – | The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King | 12 | Jumondou | Takayuki Tanaka | Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome | [144] |
| April 10 – | Drops of God | 24 | Satelight | Kenji Itoso | Kami no Shizuku | [145] |
| April 10 – | A Hundred Scenes of Awajima | 12 | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Awajima Hyakkei | [146] |
| April 11 – | Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk | 12 | Soigne | Takashi Sakuma | Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana | [147] |
| April 11 – | Fist of the North Star | TMS Entertainment | Hiroshi Maeda | Hokuto no Ken: Fist of the North Star | [148] | |
| April 11 – | Kill Blue | 12 | Cue |
|
Kill Ao | [149] |
| April 11 – | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 5) | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu | [150] |
| April 11 – | Yowayowa Sensei | 12 | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Yowayowa Sensei | [151] |
| April 12 – | Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | 11 | PRA | Toshinori Watanabe | [152] | |
| April 12 – | Mission: Yozakura Family (season 2) | Silver Link |
|
Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen | [153] | |
| April 12 – | Odekake Kozame (season 2) | ENGI | Chihiro Kumano | [154] | ||
| April 12 – | Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan | DLE | Kōtarō Yamawaki | [155] | ||
| April 12 – | The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu | [156] | |
| April 12 – | Wistoria: Wand and Sword (season 2) |
|
Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria | [157] | ||
| April 14 – | I Want to End This Love Game | 12 | Felix Film | Azuma Tani | Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai | [158] |
| July 2 – | BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita | Nichicaline | Tomomi Umetsu | [159] | ||
| July 2 – | The World Is Dancing | CyPic | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | [160] | ||
| July 3 – | Chainsmoker Cat | Bibury Animation Studios | Taku Kimura | Yani Neko | [161] | |
| July 3 – | Draw This, Then Die! | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | Kore Kaite Shine | [162] | |
| July 3 – | The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System | GoHands |
|
Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru | [163] | |
| July 4 – | Black Torch | 100studio | Kei Umabiki | [164] | ||
| July 4 – | Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen | 24 | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | [165] | |
| July 5 – | Let's Go Kaikigumi | C-Station | Yutaka Hirata | [166] | ||
| July 5 – | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance | Seven Arcs | Takayuki Hamana | [167] | ||
| July 5 | One Piece: Heroines | Haruka Kamatani | [168] | |||
| July 5 – | Sparks of Tomorrow | Kyoto Animation | Minoru Ōta | 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evlika | [169] | |
| July 5 – | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (season 3) | Bibury Animation Studios | Hikaru Sato | Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo | [170] | |
| July 5 – | The World's Strongest Rearguard | Maho Film | Yūji Yanase | Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha | [171] | |
| July 5 – | You and I Are Polar Opposites (season 2) | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [172] | |
| July 6 – | Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (season 2) | Candy Box | Shunji Maki | Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin! Ni!! | [173] | |
| July 6 – | Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita | [174] | |
| July 6 – | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (season 3) | Studio Bind | Ryōsuke Shibuya | Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | [175] | |
| July 7 – | The Ghost in the Shell | Science Saru | Moko-chan | Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell | [176] | |
| July 7 – | Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | Diomedéa | Shōta Ihata | Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai | [177] | |
| July 8 – | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (season 2) |
|
Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru II | [178] | |
| July | A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even | Studio Comet | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Buchigire Reijō wa Hōfuku wo Chikaimashita: Madōsho no Chikara de Sokoku wo Tataki Tsubushimasu | [179] | |
| July | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (part 4) | Pierrot Films |
|
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen | [180] | |
| July | Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (season 2) | Toshihiro Kikuchi | [181] | |||
| July | Clevatess (season 2) | Lay-duce | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Clevatess II: Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha | [182] | |
| July | Dara-san of Reiwa | Asahi Production | Masato Suzuki | Reiwa no Dara-san | [183] | |
| July | From Overshadowed to Overpowered | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii | Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku | [184] | |
| July | Goodbye, Lara | Kinema Citrus | Takushi Koide | Sayonara Lara | [185] | |
| July | Grand Blue Dreaming (season 3) |
|
Shinji Takamatsu | Grand Blue | [186] | |
| July | Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan |
|
Kanta Kamei | [187] | ||
| July | Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life | Liden Films | Hideyo Yamamoto | Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shite mo Kenka ga Shitai | [188] | |
| July | Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (season 2) | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Masato Tamagawa | Hell Mode: Yarikomizuki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru | [189] | |
| July | Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (and Proud of It)! | EMT Squared |
|
Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid Desu (Hoko)! | [190] | |
| July | Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko | Cue | Hiroshi Ikehata | [191] | ||
| July | I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand | Gekkou | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita | [192] | |
| July | I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day | Roll2 | Yasushi Tomoda | Kimi ga Shinu made Koi o Shitai | [193] | |
| July | Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen | Studio Deen | Toshifumi Kawase | [194] | ||
| July | Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia | Science Saru |
|
Tenmaku no Jādūgar | [195] | |
| July | Kaiju Girl Caramelise | Liden Films | Teruyuki Omine | [196] | ||
| July | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (season 2) | J.C.Staff | Toshinori Fukushima | Kabushiki Gaisha Magilumiere | [197] | |
| July | My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked | Newon | Keisuke Inoue | Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi | [198] | |
| July | Red River | Tatsunoko Production | Kōsuke Kobayashi | Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori | [199] | |
| July | Rich Girl Caretaker | Brain's Base | Shūsei Morishita | Saijo no Osewa | [200] | |
| July | Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace | Migawari Reijō o Sukutta no wa Reikoku Mujihi na Kōri no Ōji no Ai Deshita | [201] | |||
| July | Skeleton Knight in Another World (season 2) | Aura Studio | Katsumi Ono | Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū II | [202] | |
| July | Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You | Asahi Production |
|
Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari | [203] | |
| July | Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken | Project No.9 | Chuan Feng Xu | [204] | ||
| July | The Cat and the Dragon | OLM | Jin-Koo Oh | Neko to Ryū | [205] | |
| July | The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me yet Showers Me with Adoration |
|
Hitoyuki Matsui | "Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai" to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu | [206] | |
| July | The Elusive Samurai (season 2) | CloverWorks | Yuta Yamazaki | Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi | [207] | |
| July | The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World | EMT Squared | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohantabi: Kakure Skill de Camping Car o Shōkan Shimashita | [208] | |
| July | The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects | animation studio42 | Kenichi Imaizumi | Ryōmin 0-nin Start no Henkyō Ryōshu-sama | [209] | |
| July | The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne | Maho Film | Yūji Yanase | Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi | [210] | |
| July | The Level 999 Villager | Brain's Base | Yoshinobu Kasai | Lv999 no Murabito | [211] | |
| July | The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power |
|
Mitsutaka Noshitani | Mujikaku Seijo wa Kyō mo Muishiki ni Chikara o Tare Nagasu | [212] | |
| July | The Ogre's Bride | Colored Pencil Animation Japan | Kazuhito Ōmiya | Oni no Hanayome | [213] | |
| July | Though I Am an Inept Villainess | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga: Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den | [214] | |
| July | Thunder 3 | [215] | ||||
| July | Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (season 2) | ENGI | Kazuya Miura | Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu 2 | [216] | |
| July | Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san |
|
Takumi Tsukumo | [217] | ||
| July | Victoria of Many Faces | Studio Deen | Nobukage Kimura | Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria | [218] | |
| July | Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil (season 2) | NUT | Takayuki Yamamoto | Yōjo Senki II | [219] | |
| July | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 2) | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [220] | ||
| October 4 – | Aoashi (season 2) | TMS Entertainment | Kazuki Yokoyama | [221] | ||
| October 4 – | Blue Box (season 2) | Electric Circus | Daisuke Sakō | Ao no Hako | [222] | |
| October | As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (season 3) | Studio Mother | Takao Kato | Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru | [223] | |
| October | A Tale of the Secret Saint | Felix Film | Tomoe Makino | Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu | [224] | |
| October | Firefly Wedding | David Production | Takahiro Kamei | Hotaru no Yomeiri | [225] | |
| October | Horror Collector | [226] | ||||
| October | Hotel Inhumans (season 2) |
|
Tetsurō Amino | [227] | ||
| October | Junket Bank | Cue | Seiji Kishi | [228] | ||
| October | Magical Explorer | White Fox | Kazuki Ohashi | Magikaru Ekusupurōrā: Eroge no Yūjin Chara ni Tensei Shita kedo, Gēmu Chishiki Tsukatte Jiyū ni Ikiru | [229] | |
| October | Magic Knight Rayearth | E&H Production | Yui Miura | [230] | ||
| October | Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden | Konami Animation | Motoki Nakanishi | Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku | [231] | |
| October | Psyren | Satelight | Katsumi Ono | [232] | ||
| October | Ranma ½ (season 3) | MAPPA | Kōnosuke Uda | [233] | ||
| October | Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! | Studio A-Cat | Norihiko Nagahama | Mezametara Saikyō Sōbi to Uchūsen Mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Yōhei Toshite Jiyū ni Ikitai | [234] | |
| October | Reincarnated as a Sword (season 2) | C2C | Shinji Ishihira | Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita | [235] | |
| October | So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? | Bakkka | Ryūta Kawahara | Tensei Goblin dakedo Shitsumon Aru? | [236] | |
| October | Suikoden: The Anime | Konami Animation | Yūzō Satō | Gensō Suikoden | [237] | |
| October | Super Psychic Policeman Chojo | Arvo Animation | Junichi Yamamoto | Chōjun! Chōjō Senpai | [238] | |
| October | Tanuki to Kitsune | [239] | ||||
| October | The Apothecary Diaries (season 3, part 1) | Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [33] | ||
| October | The Detective Is Already Dead (season 2) | ENGI | Manabu Kurihara | Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru | [240] | |
| October | The Vermilion Mask | 100studio | Tetsuaki Watanabe | Shuiro no Kamen | [241] | |
| October | The World's Strongest Witch |
|
Jōji Furuta | Sekai Saikyō no Majo, Hajimemashita | [242] | |
| October | Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc | Liden Films | Maki Kodaira | Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen | [243] | |
| October | Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc | Studio Hibari | Ato Nonaka | Tougen Anki: Nikkō Kegon no Taki Hen | [244] | |
| October | Vertex Force | SMDE | Kazuhiro Takamura | [245] | ||
| October | #Zombie Sagashitemasu | Studio Comet | Shinya Une | [246] |
Original video animations
A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27 | The Idolmaster Million Live! | 1 | Shirogumi | Shinya Watada | [247] |
Original net animations
A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | Love Through a Prism | 20 | Wit Studio |
|
Prism Rondo | [248] |
| February 26 | Baki-Dou | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | [249] | |
| March 7 | Beastars (season 3, part 2) | 12 | Orange | Shinichi Matsumi | [250] | |
| March 19 | Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | David Production |
|
Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken | [251] | |
| April 16 | Dandelion | 7 | NAZ | Daisuke Mataga | [252] |
Deaths
January
- January 20: Kōzō Shioya, Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 70-71.[253]
- January 31: Masaru Ikeda, Japanese voice actor (voice of Yatter Machines in Yatterman, General Revil in Mobile Suit Gundam, Ondron in Invincible Robo Trider G7, Jamitov Hyman in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Maj. Inge Riemann in Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition, Huang in Darker than Black, Koreyoshi Kitamura in Death Note), dies from heart failure caused by a heart attack at age 83.[254]
February
- February 11: James Van Der Beek, American actor (English dub voice of Pazu in Castle in the Sky), dies from colorectal cancer at age 48.[255]
- February 16: Hideaki Hatta, Japanese businessman (co-founder and president of Kyoto Animation), dies at age 76.[256]
- February 20: Nozomi Aoki, Japanese composer and arranger (Galaxy Express 999, Fist of the North Star, Akuma-kun, Patalliro!), dies at age 94.[257]
- February 22: Reiko Katsura, Japanese voice actress (voice of Ikura Namino, Kaori Ozora, and Rika Nozawa in Sazae-san, O-jirō in Shin Obake no Q-Tarō, Omotchama in Yatterman, Sayo-chan in Ikkyū-san, Kiyo-chan in Fuku-chan, Harumi in Dororon Enma-kun, Alois in Dog of Flanders, Kasumi in Cat Eyed Boy, Namino Daisuke in Akado Suzunosuke), dies from respiratory failure caused by aspiration pneumonia at age 89.[258]
March
- March 3: Masako Ikeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Maetel in Galaxy Express 999 and Harlock Saga, Fuyuka Liqueur in Silent Möbius, Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki in Aim for the Ace!, Sharon in Space Brothers, Hi no Tori/Phoenix in Phoenix (Phoenix: Karma Chapter, Yamato Chapter, and Space Chapter), Margaret "Marmee" March in the Little Women TV special, narrator in Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, Barbapapa, and Katanagatari, Chimera Ant Queen in Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series)), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 87.[259]
- March 5: Yonehiko Kitagawa, Japanese voice actor (voice of Akuma Shogun, Harabote Muscle, and Big the Budou in the 1983 Kinnikuman series, the King of Atlas in 30,000 Miles Under the Sea, Anderson in Gatchaman, Harako's Butler in Magical Taruruto-kun Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen), dies from pneumonia at age 94.[260]
- March 6: Tsutomu Shibayama, Japanese businessman (co-founder and former president and CEO of Ajiado) and director (Doraemon 1979 anime and films, Chibi Maruko-chan, Nintama Rantarō, Ranma ½), dies from lung cancer at age 84.[261]
- March 9: Yukie Maeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Sōsō Mōtoku/Karin in Koihime Musō, Carlos in Transformers: Armada, Ino in Kamichu!), dies at age 52.[262]
- March 23: Shinichiro Sato, Japanese musician and drummer of The Pillows (provided music for the soundtracks of FLCL, BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Moonlight Mile, Ahiru no Sora, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer), dies from esophageal cancer.[263]
April
- April 10: Yohsuke Tamori, Japanese manga author (PopoloCrois), dies at age 74.[264]
- April 14: Kazuo Ebisawa, Japanese art director and background artist (Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack, Master of Mosquiton, God Eater, Tales of Zestiria the X), dies.[265]
- April 24: Tatsuo Sato, Japanese anime director and writer (Martian Successor Nadesico, Bodacious Space Pirates, Cat Soup), dies from liver failure at age 61.[266]