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SPRING 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 141The second season of Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria.
Will, a washout student at a magical academy who is unable to use magic, is aiming to join the top tier of mages, the Magia Vander, to fulfill a promise to his childhood friend, Elfaria. Wielding a sword instead of a wand, his abilities are slowly recognized within the academy. During the all-student praxis dungeon training he undertakes with Lihanna and the other top students of his year, they are ambushed by a mysterious mage. Though they barely manage to survive the attack together, they go on to face the exit exam. Can Will reach the girl waiting for him in the tower?
(Source: Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 English Site)- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
SPRING 2026
TV Show • 24 episodes • Trend Score: 134In a remote mountain village under the watchful eyes of two stone guardians, the young Yuru contentedly lives off the land while staying close to the only family he has left—Asa, his precious twin sister. Asa, meanwhile, carries out a mysterious “duty” on behalf of the village while locked in a cage. Why is Asa a prisoner? And what other secrets does Yuru’s otherwise idyllic home hide?
(Source: Square Enix)- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
SPRING 2026
ONA • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 81A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises through the ranks with only his knowledge and eloquence. Witness the legend of the man later hailed as a genius strategist.
(Source: Amazon Prime Video)- Action
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
SPRING 2026
ONA • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 78In 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. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: Tongari Boushi no Atelier episode 2 was streamed a week in advance on Crunchyroll, ABEMA, and Netflix, alongside episode 1. Streaming is one week ahead of the TV broadcast.- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
SPRING 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 76The fourth season of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken.
Demon Lord Rimuru's dream of creating an alliance between humans and monsters takes a step closer to being realized. As Tempest continues to prosper, Granville Rozzo and his granddaughter, Maribel Rozzo, clash with Demon Lord Rimuru over their plan to protect mankind by ruling over them. Meanwhile, in El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon works toward goals of his own. The awakening of a new Hero draws near!
(Source: Crunchyroll News)- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
SPRING 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 56"With only your voice and body—master the art."
Akane Ousaki, captivated since childhood by the magical performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa, witnesses a shocking incident during his decisive performance for promotion to shin’uchi (master rank).
Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of rakugo.
A passionate and authentic rakugo drama begins now!
(Source: TV Asahi, edited)- Drama
SPRING 2026
TV Show • 19 episodes • Trend Score: 53The fourth season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu.
To save his stricken allies, Subaru faces a deadly desert to find the Sage at Pleiades Watchtower.
(Source: Crunchyroll News)
Note: World Premiere of Episode 1 screened at Lucca Comics & Games 2025 on November 1, 2025, before the Japanese television broadcast.- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Psychological
- Romance
SPRING 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 52Spica Virgo is an apprentice witch, but can’t use any magic. She needs someone to be her master in order to get into the academy of her dreams, but she has no money and no connections. Suddenly, a mysterious talking black cat that can use magic appears before her!! Spica wants to learn magic, and the black cat wants his curse broken—goals on the same path. Therefore, a secret master-apprentice relationship was born! But the key to breaking the curse is kissing his…?! A clumsy witch and the teachings of a black cat—the magic academy fantasy starts here!!
(Source: K Manga)- Fantasy
SPRING 2026
TV Show • 16 episodes • Trend Score: 51The fourth season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e.
As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?
(Source: Seven Seas)- Drama
- Psychological
SPRING 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 45The second season of Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken.
Now a couple, Amane and Mahiru navigate school life and overcome their pasts in this sweet love story.
(Source: Crunchyroll News)- Romance
- Slice of Life
