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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 – March 28 | Fate/strange Fake | 13 | A-1 Pictures |
| [30] | |
| January 3 – March 26 | Sentenced to Be a Hero | 12 | Studio Kai | Hiroyuki Takashima | Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku | [31] |
| January 4 – March 22 | Hana-Kimi | 12 | Signal.MD | Natsuki Takemura | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | [32] |
| January 4 – | Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy | Studio Hōkiboshi | Pyuta Konno | Ichigo Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani | [33] | |
| January 4 – March 18 | Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None | 12 | animation studio42 | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō | [34] |
| January 4 – | Journal with Witch | Shuka | Miyuki Oshiro | Ikoku Nikki | [35] | |
| January 4 – | Kunon the Sorcerer Can See | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru | [36] | |
| January 4 – March 29 | MF Ghost (season 3) | 13 | Felix Film | Tomohito Naka | MF Gōsuto | [37] |
| January 4 – | Tamon's B-Side | J.C.Staff | Chika Nagaoka | Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!? | [38] | |
| January 4 – | The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer | Diomedéa | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō | [39] | |
| January 5 – | Golden Kamuy (season 5) | Brain's Base | Shizutaka Sugahara | Gōruden Kamui | [40] | |
| January 5 – | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (season 2) | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [41] | |
| January 5 – March 23 | Wash It All Away | 12 | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka | [42] |
| January 6 – | I’ll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother! |
| Yūsuke Morishita | Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! | [43] | |
| 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 | [44] |
| 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 | [45] | |
| January 6 – March 24 | Tune In to the Midnight Heart | 12 | Gekkou | Masayuki Takahashi | Mayonaka Heart Tune | [46] |
| January 6 – March 24 | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 1) | 12 | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [47] | |
| 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 | [48] |
| January 7 – March 26 | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | 12 | SynergySP | Kenta Noda | Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume | [49] |
| January 7 – March 25 | An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 | 12 | Hornets | Riki Fukushima | 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō | [50] |
| January 7 – March 25 | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (part 2) | 13 | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [51] |
| 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 | [52] |
| January 7 – March 25 | The Case Book of Arne | 12 | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Arne no Jikenbo | [53] |
| January 7 – | The Darwin Incident | Bellnox Films | Naokatsu Tsuda | Darwin Jihen | [54] | |
| January 7 – March 25 | The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! | 12 | EMT Squared | Masahiko Ohta | Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!! | [55] |
| January 8 – March 26 | Chained Soldier (season 2) | 12 |
| Masafumi Tamura | Mato Seihei no Slave | [56] |
| 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 | [57] |
| January 8 – March 26 | The Holy Grail of Eris | 12 | Ashi Productions | Morita to Junpei | Eris no Seihai | [58] |
| 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 | [59] |
| January 9 – | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (season 2) | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [60] | |
| January 9 – March 20 | Champignon Witch | 12 |
| Yōsuke Kubo | Champignon no Majo | [61] |
| January 9 – | High School! Kimengumi | Seven | Kazuaki Seki | Hai Sukūru! Kimengumi | [62] | |
| January 9 – March 27 | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 3, part 1) | 12 | MAPPA | Shōta Goshozono | [63] [64] | |
| 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 | [65] |
| January 10 – | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar | Troyca | Shōko Shiga | Dark Moon: Kuro no Tsuki – Tsuki no Saidan | [66] | |
| January 10 – | Dead Account | SynergySP | Keiya Saitō | Deddo Akaunto | [67] | |
| 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?? | [68] |
| 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 | [69] |
| January 10 – | Fire Force (season 3, part 2) | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [70] | |
| 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 | [71] | |
| January 10 – | Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling |
| Yuta Takamura | Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasa Nee | [72] | |
| January 10 – | Trigun Stargaze | Orange | Masako Satō | [73] | ||
| January 10 – | You Don't Know Gunma Yet: Reiwa Version |
| Tetsuya Tatamitani | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai: Reiwa-ban | [74] | |
| January 11 – | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi | [75] | |
| January 11 – | Hell's Paradise (season 2) | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku | [76] | |
| January 11 – | Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix | SynergySP |
| [77] | ||
| January 11 – | In the Clear Moonlit Dusk |
| Yūsuke Maruyama | Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki | [78] | |
| January 11 – | Kaya-chan Isn't Scary | East Fish Studio | Hiroshi Ikehata | Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai | [79] | |
| January 11 – | Scum of the Brave | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Yūsha no Kuzu | [80] | |
| 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 | [81] | |
| January 11 – | You and I Are Polar Opposites | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [82] | |
| January 12 – | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (season 2) | Pine Jam | Yōko Kanamori | Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu | [83] | |
| January 14 – March 25 | Oshi no Ko (season 3) | 11 | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [84] | |
| January 16 – March 27 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (season 2) | 10 | Madhouse | Tomoya Kitagawa | Sōsō no Frieren | [85] |
| January 25 – March 22 | Medalist (season 2) | 9 | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Medarisuto | [86] |
| February 1 – | Star Detective Precure! | Toei Animation | Kōji Kawasaki | Meitantei Precure! | [87] | |
| March 15 – | Rooster Fighter | Sanzigen | Daisuke Suzuki | Niwatori Fighter | [88] | |
| March 29 – | Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring | Wit Studio | Ken Yamamoto | Shunkashūtō Daikōsha: Haru no Mai | [89] | |
| April 1 – | Classroom of the Elite (season 4) | Lerche | Noriyuki Nomata | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | [90] | |
| April 1 – | Dorohedoro (season 2) | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | [91] | ||
| April 1 – | Go for It, Nakamura! | Drive | Aoi Umeki | Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! | [92] | |
| April 1 – | Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (season 3) | Takashi Yamamoto | Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū o Samayō | [93] | ||
| April 1 – | The Beginning After the End (season 2) | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [94] | |
| April 2 – | Always a Catch! | Troyca | Akira Oguro | Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken | [95] | |
| April 2 – | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 3) | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | [96] | ||
| April 2 – | Kirio Fan Club | Satelight | Sō Toyama | [97] | ||
| April 2 – | The Ramparts of Ice | Studio Kai | Mankyū | Koori no Jyōheki | [98] | |
| April 3 – | Haibara's Teenage New Game+ | Studio Comet | Misuzu Hoshino | Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game | [99] | |
| April 3 – | Killed Again, Mr. Detective? | Liden Films | Takashi Naoya | Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama | [100] | |
| April 3 – | Monster Eater |
| Hikaru Satō | Mamonogurai no Bōkensha | [101] | |
| April 3 – | Petals of Reincarnation | Benten Film | Shun Kudō | Reincarnation no Kaben | [102] | |
| April 3 – | Snowball Earth | Studio Kai | Munehisa Sakai | [103] | ||
| April 3 – | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 4, part 1) | Eight Bit | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [104] | ||
| 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 | [105] | |
| April 4 – | Akane-banashi | Zexcs | Ayumu Watanabe | [106] | ||
| 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 | [107] | |
| April 4 – | Daemons of the Shadow Realm | 24 | Bones Film | Masahiro Andō | Yomi no Tsugai | [108] |
| April 4 – | Mao | Sunrise | Teruo Sato | [109] | ||
| 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? | [110] | |
| April 4 – | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 4) | 24 | Bandai Namco Pictures |
| Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [111] |
| April 5 – | Ace of Diamond Act II (season 2) | OLM | Hideaki Ōba | Daiya no A Act II | [112] | |
| April 5 – | Kusunoki's Garden of Gods | Juvenage | Sekijuu Sekino | Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei | [113] | |
| April 5 – | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Studio Pierrot | Shintarō Dōge | Mahō no Shimai LuluttoLilly | [114] | |
| April 5 – | Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy | Studio Kai | Yasushi Muroya | Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi | [115] | |
| April 5 – | Needy Girl Overdose | Yostar Pictures | Masaoki Nakashima | [116] | ||
| April 5 – | One Piece: Elbaph | Toei Animation | Wataru Matsumi | One Piece | [117] | |
| April 5 – | The Food Diary of Miss Maid | Ryousuke Senbo | Maid-san wa Taberu dake | [118] | ||
| April 6 – | An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess | Ashi Productions | Junichi Yamamoto | Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku | [119] | |
| April 6 – | Do You Like Big Girls? | Studio Hōkiboshi | Sōta Warai | Ōkī Onnanoko wa Suki desu ka? | [120] | |
| April 6 – | Farming Life in Another World (season 2) | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | Isekai Nonbiri Nōka | [121] | |
| April 6 – | Ghost Concert: Missing Songs | ENGI | Masato Jinbo | [122] | ||
| April 6 – | Ingoku Danchi | Elias | Toshikatsu Tokoro | [123] | ||
| April 6 – | Marika's Love Meter Malfunction | Studio Leo | Sumito Sasaki | Marika-chan no Kōkando wa Bukkowarete Iru | [124] | |
| April 6 – | The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt | Zero-G | Daiji Iwanaga | Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi | [125] | |
| April 6 – | Witch Hat Atelier | Bug Films | Ayumu Watanabe | Tongari Bōshi no Atelier | [126] | |
| April 7 – | Beyond Twilight |
| Saya Fukase | Hyakki Yakōshō | [127] | |
| April 7 – | Even a Replica Can Fall in Love | Voil | Ryuichi Kimura | Replica Datte, Koi o Suru | [128] | |
| April 7 – | 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 | [129] | |
| April 7 – | Liar Game | Madhouse |
| [130] | ||
| April 7 – | Marriagetoxin | Bones Film | Motonobu Hori | [131] | ||
| April 7 – | Nippon Sangoku | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | [132] | ||
| April 7 – | 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 | [133] | |
| April 8 – | Eren the Southpaw | Toshimasa Suzuki | Hidarikiki no Eren | [134] | ||
| April 8 – | Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? | TMS Entertainment | Shin Mita | Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? | [135] | |
| April 8 – | Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai desu ka" Ore "Yūsha no Rokkotsu de" |
| Yasufumi Soejima | [136] | ||
| April 8 – | Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! | Tatsunoko Production | Itsuki Imazaki | Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! | [137] | |
| April 8 – | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 4) | White Fox | Masahiro Shinohara | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [138] | |
| April 9 – | Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? | Studio Hibari | Noriyuki Nomata | Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo | [139] | |
| April 9 – | The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King | Jumondou | Takayuki Tanaka | Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome | [140] | |
| April 10 – | Drops of God | 24 | Satelight | Kenji Itoso | Kami no Shizuku | [141] |
| April 10 – | Scenes from Awajima | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Awajima Hyakkei | [142] | |
| April 11 – | Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk | Soigne | Takashi Sakuma | Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana | [143] | |
| April 11 – | Fist of the North Star | TMS Entertainment | Hiroshi Maeda | Hokuto no Ken: Fist of the North Star | [144] | |
| April 11 – | Kill Blue | Cue |
| Kill Ao | [145] | |
| April 11 – | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 5) | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu | [146] | |
| April 11 – | Yowayowa Sensei | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | [147] | ||
| April 12 – | Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | PRA | Toshinori Watanabe | [148] | ||
| April 12 – | Mission: Yozakura Family (season 2) | Silver Link |
| Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen | [149] | |
| April 12 – | Odekake Kozame (season 2) | ENGI | Chihiro Kumano | [150] | ||
| April 12 – | Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan | DLE | Kōtarō Yamawaki | [151] | ||
| April 12 – | The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu | [152] | |
| April 12 – | Wistoria: Wand and Sword (season 2) |
| Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria | [153] | ||
| April 14 – | I Want to End This Love Game | Felix Film | Azuma Tani | Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai | [154] | |
| July 3 – | The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System | GoHands |
| Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru | [155] | |
| July 4 – | Black Torch | 100studio | Kei Umabiki | [156] | ||
| July 4 – | Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen | 24 | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | [157] | |
| July 5 – | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance | Seven Arcs | Takayuki Hamana | [158] | ||
| July 5 – | One Piece: Heroines | Haruka Kamatani | [159] | |||
| July 6 – | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (season 3) | Studio Bind | Ryōsuke Shibuya | Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | [160] | |
| 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 | [161] | |
| July | Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (season 2) | Candy Box | Shunji Maki | Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin! Ni!! | [162] | |
| July | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (part 4) | Pierrot Films |
| Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen | [163] | |
| July | Chainsmoker Cat | Bibury Animation Studios | Taku Kimura | Yani Neko | [164] | |
| July | Clevatess (season 2) | Lay-duce | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Clevatess II: Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha | [165] | |
| July | Dara-san of Reiwa | Asahi Production | Masato Suzuki | Reiwa no Dara-san | [166] | |
| July | Draw This, Then Die! | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | Kore Kaite Shine | [167] | |
| July | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (season 2) |
| Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru | [168] | |
| July | From Overshadowed to Overpowered | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii | Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku | [169] | |
| July | Goodbye, Lara | Kinema Citrus | Takushi Koide | Sayonara Lara | [170] | |
| July | Grand Blue Dreaming (season 3) |
| Shinji Takamatsu | Grand Blue | [171] | |
| July | Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan |
| Kanta Kamei | [172] | ||
| July | Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life | Liden Films | Hideyo Yamamoto | Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shite mo Kenka ga Shitai | [173] | |
| July | Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko | Cue | Hiroshi Ikehata | [174] | ||
| 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 | [175] | |
| July | I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day | Roll2 | Yasushi Tomoda | Kimi ga Shinu made Koi o Shitai | [176] | |
| July | Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia | Science Saru |
| Tenmaku no Jādūgar | [177] | |
| July | Kaiju Girl Caramelise | Liden Films | Teruyuki Omine | [178] | ||
| July | Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita | [179] | |
| July | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (season 2) | J.C.Staff | Toshinori Fukushima | Kabushiki Gaisha Magilumiere | [180] | |
| July | Red River | Tatsunoko Production | Kōsuke Kobayashi | Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori | [181] | |
| July | Rich Girl Caretaker | Brain's Base | Shūsei Morishita | Saijo no Osewa | [182] | |
| July | Skeleton Knight in Another World (season 2) | Aura Studio | Katsumi Ono | Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū II | [183] | |
| July | Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You | Asahi Production | Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari | [184] | ||
| July | Sparks of Tomorrow | Kyoto Animation | Minoru Ōta | 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evlika | [185] | |
| 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 | [186] | ||
| July | 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 | [187] | |
| July | The Cat and the Dragon | OLM | Jin-Koo Oh | Neko to Ryū | [188] | |
| 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 | [189] | |
| July | The Elusive Samurai (season 2) | CloverWorks | Yuta Yamazaki | Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi | [190] | |
| July | The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects | animation studio42 | Kenichi Imaizumi | Ryōmin 0-nin Start no Henkyō Ryōshu-sama | [191] | |
| July | The Ghost in the Shell | Science Saru | Moko-chan | Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell | [192] | |
| July | The Level 999 Villager | Brain's Base | Yoshinobu Kasai | Lv999 no Murabito | [193] | |
| July | The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power |
| Mitsutaka Noshitani | Mujikaku Seijo wa Kyō mo Muishiki ni Chikara o Tare Nagasu | [194] | |
| July | The Ogre's Bride | Colored Pencil Animation Japan | Kazuhito Ōmiya | Oni no Hanayome | [195] | |
| July | The World Is Dancing | CygamesPictures | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | [196] | ||
| July | The World's Strongest Rearguard | Maho Film | Yūji Yanase | Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha | [197] | |
| July | Though I Am an Inept Villainess | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga: Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den | [198] | |
| July | Thunder 3 | [199] | ||||
| July | Victoria of Many Faces | Studio Deen | Nobukage Kimura | Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria | [200] | |
| July | Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil (season 2) | NUT | Takayuki Yamamoto | Yōjo Senki II | [201] | |
| July | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 2) | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | [202] | ||
| July | Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games | Diomedéa | Shōta Ihata | Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai | [203] | |
| October 4 – | Aoashi (season 2) | TMS Entertainment | Kazuki Yokoyama | [204] | ||
| October 4 – | Blue Box (season 2) | Electric Circus | Daisuke Sakō | Ao no Hako | [205] | |
| October | A Tale of the Secret Saint | Felix Film | Tomoe Makino | Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu | [206] | |
| October | Firefly Wedding | David Production | Takahiro Kamei | Hotaru no Yomeiri | [207] | |
| October | Hotel Inhumans (season 2) |
| Tetsurō Amino | [208] | ||
| October | Junket Bank | Cue | Seiji Kishi | [209] | ||
| October | Magic Knight Rayearth | E&H Production | Yui Miura | [210] | ||
| 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 | [211] | |
| October | Psyren | Satelight | Katsumi Ono | [212] | ||
| October | Ranma ½ (season 3) | MAPPA | Kōnosuke Uda | [213] | ||
| 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 | [214] | |
| October | Reincarnated as a Sword (season 2) | C2C | Shinji Ishihira | Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita | [215] | |
| October | So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? | Bakkka | Ryūta Kawahara | Tensei Goblin dakedo Shitsumon Aru? | [216] | |
| October | Suikoden: The Anime | Konami Animation | Yūzō Satō | Gensō Suikoden | [217] | |
| October | Super Psychic Policeman Chojo | Arvo Animation | Junichi Yamamoto | Chōjun! Chōjō Senpai | [218] | |
| October | The Apothecary Diaries (season 3, part 1) | Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [29] | ||
| October | The Detective Is Already Dead (season 2) | ENGI | Manabu Kurihara | Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru | [219] | |
| October | The Vermilion Mask | 100studio | Tetsuaki Watanabe | Shuiro no Kamen | [220] | |
| October | #Zombie Sagashitemasu | Studio Comet | Shinya Une | [221] |
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 | [222] |
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 | [223] |
| February 26 | Baki-Dou | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | [224] | |
| March 7 | Beastars (season 3, part 2) | 12 | Orange | Shinichi Matsumi | [225] | |
| March 19 | Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | David Production |
| Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken | [226] | |
| April 16 | Dandelion | 7 | NAZ | Daisuke Mataga | [227] |