NextAni Database
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 26 episodes • Trend Score: 883Born into a prestigious family of master swordsmen, Elymas Edvaughn’s future shatters when he awakens the so-called “defective” Heavy Knight class. Disowned and cast out, he regains memories of another life—and realizes this world mirrors a VR game he once mastered. Armed with knowledge no one else possesses, he sets out to rewrite his fate and prove the strength of the “weakest” class.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Action
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
ONA • Trend Score: 688The great sage Ephtal dies in despair after failing to reach the peak of magic—but 400 years later, he’s reborn with all his memories and power intact! In a world where magic has decayed and ancient spells are treated as miracles, Ephtal storms into a prestigious magic academy to reclaim the true art of sorcery. As his power shakes the world, long-forgotten legends begin to awaken!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Note: Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bouken-roku is streaming a week in advance of the TV broadcast on dAnimeStore, ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai beginning June 26th, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on July 2nd, 2026.- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 472Yani is a catgirl with a seriously bad smoking habit. She smokes so much that her apartment smells like ash and is littered with cigarette butts—and plenty of other trash! Every time she tries to quit, she becomes weak to the cravings and gives in almost instantly. Will she ever get her life together, or is she doomed to live as a chainsmoking slob forever?
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)- Comedy
- Slice of Life
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 430Sasaki 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. But one night after a grueling shift, he arrives late to find Yamada nowhere to be seen. With nowhere left to smoke, his spirits sink—until a pierced young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.”
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Note: Episodes 1-6 had an early release by ABEMA and Crunchyroll on June 3rd, 2026 in a mini-episode batch format that splits 6 episodes into 12, ahead of the TV broadcast which started on July 10th, 2026.- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 372Kuroe Akaishi just wants a normal high school life—but that’s impossible with a rare condition that turns her into a giant kaiju whenever her emotions spike! Things get even worse when she falls for Arata Minami, the most popular boy in class. Now every blush, heartbeat, and crush could trigger a monster transformation. Can Kuroe survive high school love before it destroys everything around her?!
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Comedy
- Romance
- Supernatural
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 146The second season of Youjo Senki.
- Action
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 142The second season of Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru.
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 131The second season of Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Kabane no Yuusha.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
ONA • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 129In Earthclear, everyone is born into a fixed role, and villagers are the weakest of all. Most never rise above Level 5—except Kouji Kagami, who is Level…999?! On a monster hunt, he meets Alice, the Demon King’s daughter, and discovers they share an impossible dream: coexistence between humans and demons. In a world destined for conflict, they charge into battle to defy fate and shatter the rules.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 14 episodes • Trend Score: 125The third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Ecchi
- Fantasy
