NextAni Database
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 196Reincarnated as a mid-tier demon, Youki had one job: Crush the hero’s party. Then he saw the party’s priestess, Cecilia, and fell for her hard. Now this lovestruck demon vows to confess his feelings, even if it means betraying the Demon King. Will love bloom between these two sworn enemies?
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 173In 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. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Note: Initially scheduled to air in October, 2025- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
- Fantasy
WINTER 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 148When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation. Years then passed, and Arisu is now a second-year high-schooler. He makes it his mission to search for Apollo, as there is something he wants to tell her. He doesn’t know what she looks like, or even what her real name is, but he manages to get some leads on her in his school’s broadcasting club. That’s where he meets four girls who all dream to get a job where they can make full use of their voices! Just who is Apollo, and how will those four’s dreams pan out?
(Source: K Manga)- Comedy
- Romance
WINTER 2026
ONA • Trend Score: 105Once feared as the ruler of all demons, Demon King Ahriman seeks to conquer the world…until he’s stopped by an unexpected force: his daughter, Dou! Too kind for chaos and too gentle for war, Dou melts the hearts of demons, humans, and even angels. Desperate to restore demon pride, Ahriman’s aide Jahi vows to train Dou to become a proper demon. But is Jahi any match for Dou’s compassion?!
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
WINTER 2026
TV Show • Trend Score: 98Created in a biological science lab, Charlie is a half human, half chimpanzee hybrid known as a "Humanzee". Raised by his adoptive human parents, Charlie is now 15 and starting high school. There he meets Lucy, a clever loner who becomes his first-ever friend. But his “normal” life is shattered when the animal rights extremists who freed his mother from the lab fifteen years ago reemerge as terrorists bent on kidnapping Charlie at all costs.
(Source: Kodansha USA)- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 94Seiichirou Kondou, a salaryman approaching his 30s, gets caught up in a holy maiden summoning ritual and is transported to a parallel world called Romany Kingdom. Having worked day and night, he developed the mindset of a corporate slave and even demanded work in this new world, which landed him an accounting job at the Royal Accounting Department.
During his hectic days rebuilding the accounting department, Seiichirou came across a nutritional tonic that wiped away any fatigue. Thanks to the tonic, Seiichirou's chronic ailments and exhaustion completely disappeared, leaving him overjoyed. But because he had no resistance to the world's magic, the side effects put his life in danger!
The only way to survive was to have someone with magic help accustom his body to magical energy, so with no other choice Seiichirou entrusts himself to Aresh, captain of the Third Royal Order, known as the Ice Prince.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 74Arne Neuntöte is a vampire detective who manipulates supernatural powers. Lynn Reinweiß is a nobleman’s daughter who loves vampires. Their worlds should never have crossed, but they join hands to solve a bloody mystery.
In the darkest of nights, Lynn finds herself in desperate need of help. Then she wanders into the mysterious city of "Lügenberg", where non-humans live. Lynn's world changes drastically when she encounters "Arne", a vampire who is called "the worst" in the city. And tonight, a new "murder case" has occurred. What is the truth behind the bizarre incidents that take place in a world where humanity and the bizarre intersect?
"Come on, human. You may dance merrily under the crimson moon.”
(Source: The Case Book of Arne Steam page)- Mystery
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 13 episodes • Trend Score: 50The second season of Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
WINTER 2026
ONA • Trend Score: 47Kunon, a young man who cannot see, has the goal of creating new eyes with water magic. After just five months of learning sorcery, Kunon surpassed his own mentor and honed his talent as he tried to do a feat that's never been done before. A fantasy about a young man, a blind genius, who opens up the world through curiosity in the pursuit for magic is about to begin.
(Source: Crunchyroll)- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
WINTER 2026
TV Show • 12 episodes • Trend Score: 42Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Two childhood friends "Shio" and "Akari" who go to the same high school are too cute! If they find out that I'm the only one looking sexually at them now that they've grown up, even though I have no intention of doing so... that would be too much! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets...? It's so awkward! It's complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet and impatient love triangle love comedy where you can't be honest!
(Source: Kodansha, translated)- Comedy
- Romance
