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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 August 10, 2026.
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ActionAdventureDramaThe fourth season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu.
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ActionAdventureSupernaturalThe fourth and final part of BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen.
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AdventureDramaFantasyIn a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch.
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AdventureDramaEcchiThe third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.
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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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ActionDramaSci-FiA revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society.
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DramaMysteryPsychologicalThe third season of [Oshi no Ko].
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ActionAdventureComedyThe third and final cour of the fourth season of Dr.STONE.
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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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ComedyRomanceSlice of LifeSasaki is an overworked salaryman drifting through the corporate grind, sustained by cigarettes and the cheerful service and smile of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket.
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ActionAdventureDramaThe second season of Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria.
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DramaAfter losing her mother and her homeland, Sitara’s despair transforms into determination with the power of knowledge.
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ActionAdventureTime as passed, and the former members of Class 1-A have grown up, but something is bothering Uraraka...
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ActionAdventureComedyThe fourth season of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken.
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ActionFantasyThe second season of Youjo Senki.
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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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ComedyDramaRomanceThe second season of Seihantai na Kimi to Boku.
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ComedySlice of LifeSportsThe third season of Grand Blue.
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RomanceSlice of LifeNew university life, new dormmates…and a whole new world of drinks!
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ComedyRomanceSlice of LifeLove at first sight is no myth—just ask Okuto Nakamura.