2026 in anime
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Events in 2026 in anime.
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[edit]Films
[edit]A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Television series
[edit]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 |
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[26] | ||
| January 3 – | Sentenced to Be a Hero | Studio Kai | Hiroyuki Takashima | Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku | [27] | |
| January 4 – | Hana-Kimi | Signal.MD | Natsuki Takemura | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | [28] | |
| January 4 – | Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy | Studio Hōkiboshi | Pyuta Konno | Ichigo Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani | [29] | |
| January 4 – | Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None | animation studio42 | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyōbinbō | [30] | |
| January 4 – | Journal with Witch | Shuka | Miyuki Oshiro | Ikoku Nikki | [31] | |
| January 4 – | Kunon the Sorcerer Can See | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru | [32] | |
| January 4 – | MF Ghost (season 3) | Felix Film | Tomohito Naka | MF Gōsuto | [33] | |
| January 4 – | Tamon's B-Side | J.C.Staff | Chika Nagaoka | Tamon-kun Ima Dotchi!? | [34] | |
| January 4 – | The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer | Diomedéa | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō | [35] | |
| January 5 – | Golden Kamuy (season 5) | Brain's Base | Shizutaka Sugahara | Gōruden Kamui | [36] | |
| January 5 – | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (season 2) | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [37] | |
| January 5 – | Wash It All Away | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka | [38] | |
| January 6 – | I’ll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother! |
|
Yūsuke Morishita | Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! | [39] | |
| January 6 – | Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihara | Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai | [40] | |
| 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 | [41] | |
| January 6 – | Tune In to the Midnight Heart | Gekkou | Masayuki Takahashi | Mayonaka Heart Tune | [42] | |
| January 6 – | Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (part 1) | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | Yoroiden Samurai Torūpā | [43] | |
| January 6 – | You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai | [44] | |
| January 7 – | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | SynergySP | Kenta Noda | Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume | [45] | |
| January 7 – | An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 | Hornets | Riki Fukushima | 29-sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō | [46] | |
| January 7 – | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (part 2) | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [47] | |
| January 7 – | Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table | Studio Deen | Souta Ueno | Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kū | [48] | |
| January 7 – | The Case Book of Arne | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Arne no Jikenbo | [49] | |
| January 7 – | The Darwin Incident | Bellnox Films | Naokatsu Tsuda | Darwin Jihen | [50] | |
| January 7 – | The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! | EMT Squared | Masahiko Ohta | Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!! | [51] | |
| January 8 – | Chained Soldier (season 2) |
|
Masafumi Tamura | Mato Seihei no Slave | [52] | |
| 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 | [53] | |
| January 8 – | The Holy Grail of Eris | Ashi Productions | Morita to Junpei | Eris no Seihai | [54] | |
| 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 | [55] | |
| January 9 – | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (season 2) | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [56] | |
| January 9 – | Champignon Witch |
|
Yōsuke Kubo | Champignon no Majo | [57] | |
| January 9 – | High School! Kimengumi | Seven | Kazuaki Seki | Hai Sukūru! Kimengumi | [58] | |
| January 9 – | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 3, part 1) | MAPPA | Shōta Goshozono | [59][60] | ||
| 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 | [61] | |
| January 10 – | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar | Troyca | Shōko Shiga | Dark Moon: Kuro no Tsuki – Tsuki no Saidan | [62] | |
| January 10 – | Dead Account | SynergySP | Keiya Saitō | Deddo Akaunto | [63] | |
| 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?? | [64] |
| January 10 – | Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City | NAZ |
|
Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei: Seisan-kei Majutsu de Na mo Nakimura o Saikyō no Jōsai Toshi ni | [65] | |
| January 10 – | Fire Force (season 3, part 2) | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [66] | |
| 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 | [67] | |
| January 10 – | Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling |
|
Yuta Takamura | Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasa Nee | [68] | |
| January 10 – | Trigun Stargaze | Orange | Masako Satō | [69] | ||
| January 10 – | You Don't Know Gunma Yet: Reiwa Version |
|
Tetsuya Tatamitani | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai: Reiwa-ban | [70] | |
| January 11 – | A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi | [71] | |
| January 11 – | Hell's Paradise (season 2) | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku | [72] | |
| January 11 – | Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix | SynergySP |
|
[73] | ||
| January 11 – | In the Clear Moonlit Dusk |
|
Yūsuke Maruyama | Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki | [74] | |
| January 11 – | Kaya-chan Isn't Scary | East Fish Studio | Hiroshi Ikehata | Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai | [75] | |
| January 11 – | Scum of the Brave | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Yūsha no Kuzu | [76] | |
| 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 | [77] | |
| January 11 – | You and I Are Polar Opposites | Lapin Track | Takakazu Nagatomo | Seihantai na Kimi to Boku | [78] | |
| January 12 – | 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (season 2) | Pine Jam | Yōko Kanamori | Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu | [79] | |
| January 14 – | Oshi no Ko (season 3) | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [80] | ||
| January 16 – | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (season 2) | Madhouse | Tomoya Kitagawa | Sōsō no Frieren | [81] | |
| January 25 – | Medalist (season 2) | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Medarisuto | [82] | |
| February 1 – | Star Detective Precure! | Toei Animation | Kōji Kawasaki | Meitantei Precure! | [83] | |
| March 15 – | Rooster Fighter | Sanzigen | Daisuke Suzuki | Niwatori Fighter | [84] | |
| March 29 – | Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring | Wit Studio | Ken Yamamoto | Shunkashūtō Daikōsha: Haru no Mai | [85] | |
| April 1 – | Classroom of the Elite (season 4) | Lerche | Noriyuki Nomata | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | [86] | |
| April 1 – | Dorohedoro (season 2) | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | [87] | ||
| April 1 – | Go for It, Nakamura! | Drive | Aoi Umeki | Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! | [88] | |
| April 2 – | Always a Catch! | Troyca | Akira Oguro | Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken | [89] | |
| April 2 – | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 3) | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | [90] | ||
| April 2 – | Kirio Fanclub | Satelight | Sō Toyama | [91] | ||
| April 2 – | The Ramparts of Ice | Studio Kai | Mankyū | Koori no Jyōheki | [92] | |
| April 3 – | Snowball Earth | Studio Kai | Munehisa Sakai | [93] | ||
| April 3 – | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 4, part 1) | Eight Bit | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [94] | ||
| 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 | [95] | |
| April 4 – | Akane-banashi | Zexcs | Ayumu Watanabe | [96] | ||
| 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 | [97] | |
| April 4 – | Daemons of the Shadow Realm | 24 | Bones Film | Masahiro Andō | Yomi no Tsugai | [98] |
| April 4 – | Mao | Sunrise | Teruo Sato | [99] | ||
| 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? | [100] | |
| April 4 – | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 4) | 24 | Bandai Namco Pictures |
|
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [101] |
| April 5 – | Ace of Diamond Act II (season 2) | OLM | Hideaki Ōba | Daiya no A Act II | [102] | |
| April 5 – | Kusunoki's Garden of Gods | Juvenage | Sekijuu Sekino | Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei | [103] | |
| April 5 – | Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy | Studio Kai | Yasushi Muroya | Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi | [104] | |
| April 5 – | One Piece: Elbaph | Toei Animation | Wataru Matsumi | One Piece | [105] | |
| 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 | [106] | |
| April 6 – | Do You Like Big Girls? | Studio Hōkiboshi | Sōta Warai | Ōkī Onnanoko wa Suki desu ka? | [107] | |
| April 6 – | Ghost Concert: Missing Songs | ENGI | Masato Jinbo | [108] | ||
| April 6 – | Ingoku Danchi | Elias | Toshikatsu Tokoro | [109] | ||
| April 6 – | Marika's Love Meter Malfunction | Studio Leo | Sumito Sasaki | Marika-chan no Kōkando wa Bukkowarete Iru | [110] | |
| April 6 – | Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi | Zero-G | Daiji Iwanaga | [111] | ||
| April 6 – | Witch Hat Atelier | Bug Films | Ayumu Watanabe | Tongari Bōshi no Atelier | [112] | |
| April 7 – | Beyond Twilight |
|
Saya Fukase | Hyakki Yakōshō | [113] | |
| April 7 – | Even a Replica Can Fall in Love | Voil | Ryuichi Kimura | Replica Datte, Koi o Suru | [114] | |
| 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 | [115] | |
| April 7 – | Marriagetoxin | Bones Film | Motonobu Hori | [116] | ||
| April 7 – | Nippon Sangoku | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | [117] | ||
| 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 | [118] | |
| April 8 – | Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? | TMS Entertainment | Shin Mita | Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? | [119] | |
| April 8 – | Hidarikiki no Eren | Toshimasa Suzuki | [120] | |||
| April 8 – | Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! | Tatsunoko Production | Itsuki Imazaki | Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! | [121] | |
| April 9 – | Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? | Studio Hibari | Noriyuki Nomata | Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo | [122] | |
| April 9 – | The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King | Jumondou | Takayuki Tanaka | Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome | [123] | |
| April 10 – | Drops of God | 24 | Satelight | Kenji Itoso | Kami no Shizuku | [124] |
| April 10 – | Scenes from Awajima | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Awajima Hyakkei | [125] | |
| April 11 – | Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana | Soigne | Takashi Sakuma | [126] | ||
| April 11 – | Yowayowa Sensei | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | [127] | ||
| April 12 – | Mission: Yozakura Family (season 2) | Silver Link |
|
Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen | [128] | |
| April 12 – | Odekake Kozame (season 2) | ENGI | Chihiro Kumano | [129] | ||
| April 12 – | Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan | DLE | Kōtarō Yamawaki | [130] | ||
| April 12 – | Wistoria: Wand and Sword (season 2) |
|
Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria | [131] | ||
| April | Farming Life in Another World (season 2) | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | Isekai Nonbiri Nōka | [132] | |
| April | Haibara's Teenage New Game+ | Studio Comet | Misuzu Hoshino | Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game | [133] | |
| April | I Want to End This Love Game | Felix Film | Azuma Tani | Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai | [134] | |
| April | Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! | PRA | Toshinori Watanabe | [135] | ||
| April | Kill Blue | Cue | Hiro Kaburagi | Kill Ao | [136] | |
| April | Killed Again, Mr. Detective? | Liden Films | Takashi Naoya | Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama | [137] | |
| April | Liar Game | Madhouse |
|
[138] | ||
| April | Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly | Studio Pierrot | Shintarō Dōge | Mahō no Shimai LuluttoLilly | [139] | |
| April | Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai desu ka" Ore "Yūsha no Rokkotsu de" |
|
Yasufumi Soejima | [140] | ||
| April | Monster Eater |
|
Hikaru Satō | Mamonogurai no Bōkensha | [141] | |
| April | Needy Girl Overdose | Yostar Pictures | Masaoki Nakashima | [142] | ||
| April | Petals of Reincarnation | Benten Film | Shun Kudō | Reincarnation no Kaben | [143] | |
| April | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 4) | White Fox | Masahiro Shinohara | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [144] | |
| April | Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (season 3) | Takashi Yamamoto | Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū o Samayō | [145] | ||
| April | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 5) | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu | [146] | |
| April | The Beginning After the End (season 2) | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [147] | |
| April | The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu | [148] | |
| April | The Food Diary of Miss Maid | Ryousuke Senbo | Maid-san wa Taberu dake | [149] | ||
| July 3 – | The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System | GoHands |
|
Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru | [150] | |
| July 5 – | One Piece: Heroines | Haruka Kamatani | [151] | |||
| 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 | [152] | |
| July | Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (season 2) | Candy Box | Shunji Maki | Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin! Ni!! | [153] | |
| July | Black Torch | 100studio | Kei Umabiki | [154] | ||
| July | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (part 4) | Pierrot Films |
|
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen | [155] | |
| July | Chainsmoker Cat | Bibury Animation Studios | Taku Kimura | Yani Neko | [156] | |
| July | Clevatess (season 2) | Lay-duce | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Clevatess II: Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha | [157] | |
| July | Dara-san of Reiwa | Asahi Production | Masato Suzuki | Reiwa no Dara-san | [158] | |
| July | Draw This, Then Die! | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | Kore Kaite Shine | [159] | |
| July | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (season 2) |
|
Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru | [160] | |
| July | From Overshadowed to Overpowered | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii | Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku | [161] | |
| July | Goodbye, Lara | Kinema Citrus | Takushi Koide | Sayonara Lara | [162] | |
| 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 | [163] | |
| July | I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day | Roll2 | Yasushi Tomoda | Kimi ga Shinu made Koi o Shitai | [164] | |
| July | Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia | Science Saru |
|
Tenmaku no Jādūgar | [165] | |
| July | Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita | [166] | |
| July | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance | Seven Arcs | Takayuki Hamana | [167] | ||
| July | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (season 2) | J.C.Staff | Toshinori Fukushima | Kabushiki Gaisha Magilumiere | [168] | |
| July | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (season 3) | Studio Bind | Ryōsuke Shibuya | Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | [169] | |
| July | Rich Girl Caretaker | Brain's Base | Shūsei Morishita | Saijo no Osewa | [170] | |
| July | Skeleton Knight in Another World (season 2) | Aura Studio | Katsumi Ono | Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū II | [171] | |
| July | Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You | Asahi Production | Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari | [172] | ||
| July | Sparks of Tomorrow | Kyoto Animation | Minoru Ōta | 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evlika | [173] | |
| July | The Cat and the Dragon | OLM | Jin-Koo Oh | Neko to Ryū | [174] | |
| July | The Detective Is Already Dead (season 2) | ENGI | Manabu Kurihara | Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru | [175] | |
| 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 | [176] | |
| July | The Elusive Samurai (season 2) | CloverWorks | Yuta Yamazaki | Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi | [177] | |
| July | The Ghost in the Shell | Science Saru | Moko-chan | Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell | [178] | |
| July | The Level 999 Villager | Brain's Base | Yoshinobu Kasai | Lv999 no Murabito | [179] | |
| July | The World's Strongest Rearguard | Maho Film | Yūji Yanase | Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha | [180] | |
| July | Though I Am an Inept Villainess | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga: Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den | [181] | |
| July | Thunder 3 | [182] | ||||
| July | Victoria of Many Faces | Studio Deen | Nobukage Kimura | Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria | [183] | |
| October | A Tale of the Secret Saint | Felix Film | Tomoe Makino | Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu | [184] | |
| October | Firefly Wedding | David Production | Takahiro Kamei | Hotaru no Yomeiri | [185] | |
| October | Hotel Inhumans (season 2) |
|
Tetsurō Amino | [186] | ||
| 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 | [187] | |
| October | Suikoden: The Anime | Konami Animation | Yūzō Satō | Gensō Suikoden | [188] | |
| October | The Apothecary Diaries (season 3, part 1) | Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [25] |
Original video animations
[edit]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 | [189] |
Original net animations
[edit]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 | [190] |
| February 26 | Baki-Dou | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | [191] | |
| March 7 | Beastars (season 3, part 2) | Orange | Shinichi Matsumi | [192] | ||
| March 19 | Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | David Production |
|
Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken | [193] | |
| April | Dandelion | 7 | NAZ | Daisuke Mataga | [194] |
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 20: Kōzō Shioya, Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 70-71.[195]
- 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.[196]
February
[edit]- 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.[197]
- February 16: Hideaki Hatta, Japanese businessman (co-founder and president of Kyoto Animation), dies at age 76.[198]
- 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.[199]
March
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External links
[edit]- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb