Best anime of 2026 so far

Every anime that premiered in 2026, series and films together. Ranked by community score among titles with a real audience, so a perfect score from ten votes does not make the list. The list moves as the year goes on and new seasons finish.

Number one right now: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4.

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 4th Season
TV · 2026 · 19 ep
4.5 / 5
In the deadly battle at Priestella, Subaru and his allies emerged victorious, but at great cost. As Subaru searches for a way to save Rem, Crusch, and Julius, he learns of a "wise woman," Shaula, an all-seeing being said to possess every…
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BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Kashin-tan
TV · 2026 · 10 ep
4.5 / 5
Destruction looms at the end of the Thousand-Year Blood War between the Soul Reapers and Quincies… as the death of the Soul King mirrors the collapse of the Three Worlds, distortions and omens of destruction start to appear in all realms…
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STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1st STAGE
Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken
ONA · 2026 · 1 ep
4.4 / 5
It’s 1890, in America, the Steel Ball Run — the first horse racing championship across the North American continent — was about to begin. Johnny Joestar, once being hailed as a genius jockey, is now paralysed and lost in despair. He finds…
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season
TV · 2026 · 10 ep
4.3 / 5
Following the First-Class Mage Exam, the trio—elven mage Frieren, warrior Stark, and first-class mage Fern—gains access to the dangerous Northern Plateau. As the party presses onward toward Aureole, formidable adversaries force Stark to…
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Black Clover Season 2
Black Clover 2nd Season
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
4.3 / 5
As tyranny engulfs the Clover Kingdom, Asta and the Magic Knights launch a desperate raid on the Spade Kingdom to rescue their squad captains from the Dark Triad. But their mission leads them into a brutal battle against forces beyond…
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Journal with Witch
Ikoku Nikki
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
4.3 / 5
Reclusive 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. As they navigate grief, clashing…
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Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
4.3 / 5
Movie remake of the Yoshiwara Enjou arc. Upon meeting a young boy named Haruta who makes a living as a pickpocket, Gintoki discovers that he is pickpocketing out of a desire to meet his long-lost mother, Hiwa, Yoshiwara's number one…
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JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1
Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
4.3 / 5
After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan. Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in…
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3
Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
TV · 2026 · 14 ep
4.3 / 5
The third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu .
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OSHI NO KO Season 3
[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season
TV · 2026 · 11 ep
4.3 / 5
The story enters a new stage. It's been six months since "POP IN 2" was released. Thanks to MEM-Cho's hard work, B-Komachi is about to get their major break. Aqua is a multi-talented entertainer, and Akane's career as a talented actress is…