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Events in 2026 in anime .
A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
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 – | Fate/strange Fake | A-1 Pictures |
| [23] | ||
| January 3 – | Sentenced to Be a Hero | Studio Kai | Hiroyuki Takashima | Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku | [24] | |
| January 4 – | Hana-Kimi | Signal.MD | Natsuki Takemura | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | [25] | |
| January 4 – | Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy | Studio Hōkiboshi | Pyuta Konno | [26] | ||
| January 4 – | Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None | animation studio42 | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō | [27] | |
| January 4 – | Journal with Witch | Shuka | Miyuki Oshiro | Ikoku Nikki | [28] | |
| January 4 – | Kunon the Sorcerer Can See | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru | [29] | |
| January 4 – | MF Ghost (season 3) | Felix Film | Tomohito Naka | [30] | ||
| January 4 – | Tamon's B-Side | J.C.Staff | Chika Nagaoka | Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!? | [31] | |
| January 4 – | The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer | Diomedéa | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō | [32] | |
| January 5 – | Golden Kamuy (season 5) | Brain's Base | Shizutaka Sugahara | [33] | ||
| January 5 – | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (season 2) | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [34] | |
| January 5 – | Wash It All Away | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka | [35] | |
| January 6 – | Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! |
| Yūsuke Morishita | [36] | ||
| January 6 – | The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihara | Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai | [37] | |
| January 6 – | There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her | Gekkou |
| Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Ita no de, Kokuhaku Shite Mita | [38] | |
| January 6 – | Tune In to the Midnight Heart | Gekkou | Masayuki Takahashi | Mayonaka Heart Tune | [39] | |
| January 6 – | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 1) | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [40] | ||
| January 6 – | You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai | [41] | |
| January 7 – | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | SynergySP | Kenta Noda | Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume | [42] | |
| January 7 – | An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 | Hornets | Riki Fukushima | 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō | [43] | |
| January 7 – | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (part 2) | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [44] | |
| January 7 – | Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table | Studio Deen | Souta Ueno | Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kū | [45] | |
| January 7 – | The Case Book of Arne | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Arne no Jikenbo | [46] | |
| January 7 – | The Darwin Incident | Bellnox Films | Naokatsu Tsuda | Darwin Jihen | [47] | |
| January 7 – | The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind! | EMT Squared | Masahiko Ohta | Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!! | [48] | |
| January 8 – | Chained Soldier (season 2) |
| Masafumi Tamura | Mato Seihei no Slave | [49] | |
| January 8 – | Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power | CompTown | Michio Fukuda | Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru | [50] | |
| January 8 – | The Holy Grail of Eris | Ashi Productions | Morita to Junpei | Eris no Seihai | [51] | |
| January 8 – | The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife | Project No.9 | Mitsuho Seta | Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari | [52] | |
| January 9 – | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (season 2) | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [53] | |
| January 9 – | Champignon no Majo |
| Yōsuke Kubo | [54] | ||
| January 9 – | High School! Kimengumi | Seven | Kazuaki Seki | [55] | ||
| January 9 – | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 3, part 1) | MAPPA | Shōta Goshozono | [56] [57] | ||
| January 9 – | Roll Over and Die | 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 | [58] | |
| January 10 – | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar | Troyca | Shōko Shiga | Dark Moon: Kuro no Tsuki – Tsuki no Saidan | [59] | |
| January 10 – | Dead Account | SynergySP | Keiya Saitō | [60] | ||
| January 10 – | Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? | Nyan Pollution-ω- | Neko B | Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka?? | [61] | |
| January 10 – | Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord | NAZ |
| Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni | [62] | |
| January 10 – | Fire Force (season 3, part 2) | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [63] | |
| January 10 – | Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Masato Tamagawa | Hell Mode: Yarikomizuki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru | [64] | |
| January 10 – | Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling |
| Yuta Takamura | Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasa Nee | [65] | |
| January 10 – | Trigun Stargaze | Orange | Masako Satō | [66] | ||
| January 10 – | You Don't Know Gunma Yet: Reiwa Version |
| Tetsuya Tatamitani | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai: Reiwa-ban | [67] | |
| January 11 – | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi | [68] | |
| January 11 – | Hell's Paradise (season 2) | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku | [69] | |
| January 11 – | Hikuidori | SynergySP |
| [70] | ||
| January 11 – | In the Clear Moonlit Dusk | East Fish Studio | Yūsuke Maruyama | Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki | [71] | |
| January 11 – | Kaya-chan Isn't Scary | East Fish Studio | Hiroshi Ikehata | Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai | [72] | |
| January 11 – | Scum of the Brave | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Yūsha no Kuzu | [73] | |
| January 11 – | The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru | [74] | |
| January 11 – | You and I Are Polar Opposites | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [75] | |
| January 12 – | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (season 2) | Pine Jam | Yōko Kanamori | Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu | [76] | |
| January 14 – | Oshi no Ko (season 3) | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [77] | ||
| January 16 – | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (season 2) | Madhouse | Tomoya Kitagawa | Sōsō no Frieren | [78] | |
| January 25 – | Medalist (season 2) | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | [79] | ||
| April 3 – | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (season 2) | Project No.9 | Chihiro Kumano | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken | [80] | |
| April | A Tale of the Secret Saint | Felix Film | Tomoe Makino | Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu | [81] | |
| April | Ace of Diamond Act II (season 2) | OLM | Hideaki Ōba | Daiya no A Act II | [82] | |
| April | Akane-banashi | Zexcs | Ayumu Watanabe | [83] | ||
| April | Classroom of the Elite (season 4) | Lerche | Noriyuki Nomata | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | [84] | |
| April | Daemons of the Shadow Realm | Bones Film | Masahiro Andō | Yomi no Tsugai | [85] | |
| April | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 3) | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | [86] | ||
| April | Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? | TMS Entertainment | Shin Mita | Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? | [87] | |
| April | Haibara's Teenage New Game+ | Studio Comet | Misuzu Hoshino | Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game | [88] | |
| April | Hidarikiki no Eren | Toshimasa Suzuki | [89] | |||
| April | 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 | [90] | |
| April | I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class | Connect | Hideki Tachibana | Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta | [91] | |
| April | I Want to End This Love Game | Felix Film | Azuma Tani | Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai | [92] | |
| April | Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | PRA | Toshinori Watanabe | [93] | ||
| April | Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana | Soigne | Takashi Sakuma | [94] | ||
| April | Kill Blue | Cue | Hiro Kaburagi | Kill Ao | [95] | |
| April | Killed Again, Mr. Detective? | Liden Films | Takashi Naoya | Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama | [96] | |
| April | Kirio Fanclub | Satelight | Sō Toyama | [97] | ||
| April | Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? | Studio Hibari | Noriyuki Nomata | Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo | [98] | |
| April | Kusunoki's Garden of Gods | Juvenage | Sekijuu Sekino | Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei | [99] | |
| April | Liar Game | Madhouse |
| [100] | ||
| April | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Studio Pierrot | Shintarō Dōge | Mahō no Shimai LuluttoLilly | [101] | |
| April | Marriagetoxin | Bones Film | Motonobu Hori | [102] | ||
| April | Mission: Yozakura Family (season 2) | Silver Link |
| Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen | [103] | |
| April | Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy | Studio Kai | Yasushi Muroya | Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi | [104] | |
| April | Needy Girl Overdose | Yostar Pictures | Masaoki Nakashima | [105] | ||
| April | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 4) | White Fox | Masahiro Shinohara | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [106] | |
| April | Scenes from Awajima | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Awajima Hyakkei | [107] | |
| April | Snowball Earth | Studio Kai | Munehisa Sakai | [108] | ||
| April | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 4, part 1) | Eight Bit | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [109] | ||
| April | The Barbarian's Bride | Jumondou | Takayuki Tanaka | Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome | [110] | |
| April | The Beginning After the End (season 2) | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [111] | |
| April | The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu | [112] | |
| April | The Food Diary of Miss Maid | Ryousuke Senbo | Maid-san wa Taberu dake | [113] | ||
| April | The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (season 2) | OLM Team Yoshioka | Norio Nitta | Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu | [114] | |
| April | The Ramparts of Ice | Studio Kai | Mankyū | Koori no Jyōheki | [115] | |
| April | 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? | [116] | |
| April | Though I Am an Inept Villainess | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga: Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den | [117] | |
| April | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 4) | Bandai Namco Pictures |
| Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [118] | |
| April | Wistoria: Wand and Sword (season 2) |
| Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria | [119] | ||
| April | Witch Hat Atelier | Bug Films | Ayumu Watanabe | Tongari Bōshi no Atelier | [120] | |
| April | Yowayowa Sensei | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | [121] | ||
| 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 | [122] | |
| July | Black Torch | 100studio | Kei Umabiki | [123] | ||
| July | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (part 4) | Pierrot Films |
| Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen | [124] | |
| July | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (season 2) |
| Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru | [125] | |
| July | Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia | Science Saru |
| Tenmaku no Jādūgar | [126] | |
| July | Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita | [127] | |
| July | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance | Seven Arcs | Takayuki Hamana | [128] | ||
| July | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (season 2) | J.C.Staff | Toshinori Fukushima | Kabushiki Gaisha Magilumiere | [129] | |
| July | Neko to Ryū | OLM | Jin-Koo Oh | [130] | ||
| July | The Detective Is Already Dead (season 2) | ENGI | Manabu Kurihara | Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru | [131] | |
| July | The Elusive Samurai (season 2) | CloverWorks | Yuta Yamazaki | Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi | [132] | |
| October | The Apothecary Diaries (season 3, part 1) | Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [22] |
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 | [133] |
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 | [134] |
| March 19 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run | David Production |
| Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken | [135] | |
| March | Beastars (season 3, part 2) | Orange | Shinichi Matsumi | [136] | ||
| April | Odekake Kozame (season 2) | ENGI | Chihiro Kumano | [137] |