NextAni Database
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 450Sasaki 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 • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 259Yani 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
- Ecchi
- Slice of Life
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 26 episodes • Trend Score: 245Born 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
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 123Office worker Leon has just been thrust into an otome game where women hold all the power. His only tool for survival is the knowledge gained from playing this game in his past life. But after befriending the heroine and villainess, and making a name for himself, his choices begin to warp the story beyond what he knows. Now, Leon is dragged into a conspiracy that could shake the entire kingdom.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Action
- Fantasy
- Mecha
- Romance
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 14 episodes • Trend Score: 115The third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Ecchi
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 111The second season of Youjo Senki.
- Action
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 94Beryl Gardenant, a swordmaster from the countryside, is settling into his new life as a special instructor for the Royal Order of Knights and the guardian of an orphan. A peaceful life is not in the cards, however, and Beryl is confronted with new obstacles. At the magic institute, in his hometown, at the kingdom's border, away in a foreign land... It's time for Beryl to face new battles.
(Source: Prime Video)- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 86The war is over, but General Drel's secrets remain. As visitors from Hiden, Boelate, and Eslinn converge on Solsein, Boelate's divine academy, the search for Drel's hidden room begins. Among those drawn into the mystery is Klen, now serving as Luna's magic teacher. But what truth lies at the heart of Drel's secret?
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 67Kakeru Sorano, a quiet university freshman who avoids others, meets Koharu Fuyutsuki, a blind girl who faces the world with quiet brightness. When she says, “I want to see fireworks someday,” something in Kakeru shifts. As they grow closer through small moments and shared loneliness, he searches for a way to make her wish come true.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Drama
- Romance
SUMMER 2026
TV Show • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 67After venturing into a restricted, treacherous mountain forest, siblings Hinata and Kaoru meet a terrifying serpent god and become besties! Despite her initially scary appearance, the self-named “god of misfortune” is awkward, lonely, and surprisingly easy to talk to. This is the tale of an unexpected friendship, and the many comedic, heartfelt adventures that ensue.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Comedy
- Horror
- Supernatural
