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The second season of Sousou no Frieren.
Top 25 Ranked
Best Anime of 2026
2026 is just getting started. With heavyweight returns and a wave of new IP launching across the year, this list updates as scores stabilise and the conversation evolves.
Updated as the year progresses — last updated April 22, 2026.
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DramaSlice of LifeReclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi.
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ActionDramaSupernaturalThe third season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
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DramaMysteryPsychologicalThe third season of [Oshi no Ko].
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ActionAdventureFantasyIn a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire.
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ActionComedyDramaA tale of otherworldly beauty and celestial secrets unfolds in this new take on Japan’s oldest folktale.
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DramaRomanceYoko Kamio, whose manga "Boys Over Flowers" enraptured readers around the globe, brings a brand-new classic to viewers worldwide.
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ComedyDramaRomanceSuzuki’s a high school girl in love, but the guy she’s fallen for is nothing like her!
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ActionAdventureMysteryThe second season of Jigokuraku.
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ComedyRomance"I want to learn to love myself—just the way I am!" Renako Amaori, a former gloomy and socially awkward girl, reinvented herself for high school and successfully made her debut.
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ActionComedyDramaIn a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004.
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ActionDramaSci-FiThe second cour of Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou.
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ActionAdventureComedyThe fifth and final season of Golden Kamuy.
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ComedyRomanceUtage Kinoshita is a high school girl who works part-time as a housekeeper.
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ActionDramaMysteryAt just seventeen, Yuki is a professional death game player.
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ComedyFantasyAs the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned.
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ActionAdventureDramaThe second season of Mato Seihei no Slave.
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ActionAdventureDramaThe second season of Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS.
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RomanceSlice of LifeYoi Takiguchi has long legs, a deep voice, and a handsome face…in other words, Yoi is such a good-looking guy that most people don’t notice or care that she is, in fact, a girl.
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ComedyRomanceSupernaturalAkira Tounome is an invisible gentleman who runs a detective agency, and Shizuka Yakou is a mild-mannered human female who works there.
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DramaPsychologicalSupernaturalMusic video directed by Emi Fukayama for the song Serenade by natori.
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PsychologicalSlice of LifeSupernaturalMusic video directed by Monya for a mashup featuring songs "Kaiba Seichoutsuu" by ZUTOMAYO and "Mass Destruction -Reload-" by Lotus Juice.