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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 |
| [18] | ||
| 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 | [19] | |
| January 6 – | Tune In to the Midnight Heart | Gekkou | Masayuki Takahashi | Mayonaka Heart Tune | [20] | |
| January 7 – | The Case Book of Arne | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Arne no Jikenbo | [21] | |
| January 8 – | Chained Soldier (season 2) |
| Masafumi Tamura | Mato Seihei no Slave | [22] | |
| 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 | [23] | |
| January 10 – | Fire Force (season 3, part 2) | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [24] | |
| January 11 – | You and I Are Polar Opposites | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [25] | |
| January 12 – | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (season 2) | Pine Jam | Yōko Kanamori | Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu | [26] | |
| January 14 – | Oshi no Ko (season 3) | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [27] | ||
| January 16 – | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (season 2) | Madhouse | Tomoya Kitagawa | Sōsō no Frieren | [28] | |
| January | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | SynergySP | Kenta Noda | Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume | [29] | |
| January | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi | [30] | |
| January | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (season 2) | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [31] | |
| January | Champignon no Majo |
| Yōsuke Kubo | [32] | ||
| January | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar | Troyca | Shōko Shiga | Dark Moon: Kuro no Tsuki – Tsuki no Saidan | [33] | |
| January | Dead Account | SynergySP | Keiya Saitō | [34] | ||
| January | Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? | Nyan Pollution-ω- | Neko B | Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka?? | [35] | |
| January | Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord | NAZ | Tetsuya Tatamitani | Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni | [36] | |
| January | Golden Kamuy (season 5) | Brain's Base | Shizutaka Sugahara | [37] | ||
| January | Hana-Kimi | Signal.MD | Natsuki Takemura | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | [38] | |
| January | 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 | [39] | |
| January | Hell's Paradise (season 2) | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku | [40] | |
| January | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (part 2) | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [41] | |
| January | High School! Kimengumi | Seven | Kazuaki Seki | [42] | ||
| January | Hikuidori | SynergySP | [43] | |||
| January | Ichigo Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani | Studio Hōkiboshi | Pyuta Konno | [44] | ||
| January | Ikoku Nikki | Shuka | Miyuki Oshiro | [45] | ||
| January | In the Clear Moonlit Dusk | East Fish Studio | Yūsuke Maruyama | Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki | [46] | |
| January | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 3, part 1) | MAPPA | [47] | |||
| January | Kaya-chan Isn't Scary | East Fish Studio | Hiroshi Ikehata | Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai | [48] | |
| January | Kunon the Sorcerer Can See | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru | [49] | |
| January | Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!! | EMT Squared | Masahiko Ohta | [50] | ||
| January | Medalist (season 2) | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | [51] | ||
| January | MF Ghost (season 3) | Felix Film | [52] | |||
| January | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (season 2) | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [53] | |
| January | Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power | CompTown | Michio Fukuda | Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru | [54] | |
| January | Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table | Studio Deen | Souta Ueno | Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kū | [55] | |
| January | Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! |
| Yūsuke Morishita | [56] | ||
| January | Scum of the Brave | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Yūsha no Kuzu | [57] | |
| January | Sentenced to Be a Hero | Studio Kai | Hiroyuki Takashima | Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku | [58] | |
| January | Tamon's B-Side | J.C.Staff | Chika Nagaoka | Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!? | [59] | |
| January | The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer | Hornets | Riki Fukushima | 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō | [60] | |
| January | The Darwin Incident | Bellnox Films | Naokatsu Tsuda | Darwin Jihen | [61] | |
| January | The Holy Grail of Eris | Ashi Productions | Morita to Junpei | Eris no Seihai | [62] | |
| January | The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihara | Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai | [63] | |
| January | The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru | [64] | |
| January | Trigun Stargaze | Orange | Masako Satō | [65] | ||
| January | Wash It All Away | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka | [66] | |
| January | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [67] | ||
| January | You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! | Tezuka Productions | Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai | [68] | ||
| January | You Don't Know Gunma Yet: Reiwa Version |
| Tetsuya Tatamitani | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai: Reiwa-ban | [69] | |
| January | Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō: Party Jijō de Fuyojutsushi o Yatteita Kenshi, Bannō e to Itaru | animation studio42 | Hiroyuki Kanbe | [70] | ||
| April | A Tale of the Secret Saint | Felix Film | Tomoe Makino | Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu | [71] | |
| April | Daemons of the Shadow Realm | Bones Film | Masahiro Andō | Yomi no Tsugai | [72] | |
| April | I Want to End This Love Game | Felix Film | Azuma Tani | Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai | [73] | |
| April | Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana | Soigne | Takashi Sakuma | [74] | ||
| April | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Studio Pierrot | Shintarō Dōge | Mahō no Shimai LuluttoLilly | [75] | |
| April | Marriagetoxin | Bones Film | Motonobu Hori | [76] | ||
| April | Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy | Studio Kai | Yasushi Muroya | Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi | [77] | |
| April | Scenes from Awajima | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Awajima Hyakkei | [78] | |
| April | 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 | [79] | |
| April | The Barbarian's Bride | Jumondou | Takayuki Tanaka | Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome | [80] | |
| April | The Beginning After the End (season 2) | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [81] | |
| 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 | [82] | |
| April | The Ramparts of Ice | Studio Kai | Mankyū | Koori no Jyōheki | [83] | |
| 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? | [84] | |
| April | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 4) | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [85] | |||
| April | Wistoria: Wand and Sword (season 2) |
| Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria | [86] | ||
| October | The Apothecary Diaries (season 3, part 1) | Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [17] |
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 | [87] |