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Winter 2026 Anime

January – March 2026. Times are Pacific.

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Winter 2026 shows: at least 50, plus 24 continuing series

  1. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    Continuing from Fall 1999

    AniList score 8.7, TV

    Studio
    Toei Animation
    Premiere
    Oct 20, 1999
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    24 min each
    Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

    Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

    *This includes the following special episodes:
    - Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336)
    - The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492)
    - Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542)
    - History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590)
    - 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

  2. Genres: Action, Drama, Supernatural

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.6, TV

    Studio
    MAPPA
    Premiere
    Jan 8, 2026, 7:26 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    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 Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujutsu High. Instead, he teams up with Choso to exorcise the countless cursed spirits unleashed by Noritoshi Kamo. Amid this chaos, the Jujutsu Headquarters revokes Yuji Itadori’s suspended death sentence and appoints special-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu as his executioner.

    Newly awakened modern sorcerers and resurrected ancient ones, now fighting as players in the Culling Game, collide with conflicting motives, driving the world once more toward an age ruled by jujutsu.

    (Source: TOHO Animation)

  3. Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

    Finished: 10 eps

    AniList score 8.7, TV

    Studio
    MADHOUSE
    Premiere
    Jan 16, 2026, 6:00 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    10 × 24 min
    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 confront his insecurities, solidifying his resolve and his role as the party's frontliner. Meanwhile, Fern continues to cherish the gifts she has been blessed with throughout her life, each a reminder of those she holds dear.

    Frieren—still honoring her vow to understand humanity—revisits memories of her journey with the Hero's party and her fleeting encounter with a legendary figure. As she reflects on the passage of time, the elven mage quietly questions whether she has truly changed, yet in the small, almost subtle choices that she makes, there are signs that she might have become more human than she realizes.

    (Source: MAL Rewrite)

  4. Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    MAPPA
    Premiere
    Jan 11, 2026, 6:44 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    Seeking the key to the elixir of immortality, the group arrives at the fortress of the island's monstrous ruler, the "Tensen." To survive and escape the island, cooperation becomes essential—regardless of whether one is a condemned criminal or an executioner.

    Meanwhile, the shogunate orders additional landings on the island of the Immortal Realm, led by Shugen Yamada Asayemon. Among them are the Ishigakure clan, who share a past with Gabimaru.

    Desperate to find the elixir and escape the island, Gabimaru and his companions face the Tensen in a battle that escalates into an all-out confrontation between humans and immortals!

    (Source: Twin Engine, edited)

  5. Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.0, TV

    Studio
    Studio KAI
    Premiere
    Jan 3, 2026, 5:00 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    12 × 25 min
    In 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)

    Notes:
    - The first episode aired with a runtime of ~58 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
    - Initially scheduled to air in October, 2025

  6. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.3, TV

    Studio
    Lapin Track
    Premiere
    Jan 11, 2026, 12:00 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    Suzuki’s a high school girl in love, but the guy she’s fallen for is nothing like her! While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn’t seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don’t attract?

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

  7. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural

    Finished: 11 eps

    AniList score 8.6, TV

    Studio
    Doga Kobo
    Premiere
    Jan 14, 2026, 6:00 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    11 × 24 min
    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 going smoothly. Meanwhile, Kana lost the cheerfulness she once had. To track down the truth behind Ai and Goro's deaths, Ruby keeps rising in the entertainment world—using lies as a weapon.

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

    Note: The last episode has an extended runtime of ~54 minutes.

  8. Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

    Finished: 13 eps

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    david production
    Premiere
    Jan 9, 2026, 8:53 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    13 × 24 min
    As chaos spreads, Shinra and Company 8 fight to stop a final, world-ending blaze.

    (Source: Crunchyroll News)

  9. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural

    Finished: 13 eps

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    A-1 Pictures
    Premiere
    Jan 3, 2026, 6:30 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    13 × 25 min
    In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire. Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan. Now, signs portend the emergence of a new Holy Grail in the western American city of Snowfield. Sure enough, Masters and Servants begin to gather...

    A missing Servant class...
    Impossible Servant summonings...
    A nation shrouded in secrecy...
    And a city created as a battleground.

    In the face of such irregularities, the Holy Grail War is twisted and driven into the depth of madness. Let the curtain rise on a masquerade of humans and heroes, made to dance upon the stage of a false Holy Grail. This is a Holy Grail War covered in lies.

    (Source: Official Site, Aniplex USA, edited)

    Notes:
    • Special premiere of Episode 1 in its English Dub occurred in Los Angeles at the Fate 20th Anniversary Showcase event and as well through Crunchyroll’s YouTube Channel on November 23, 2024 before the Japanese television premiere.
    • The Japanese advanced premiere occurred during the "Fate New Year's Eve TV Special 2024" on December 31, 2024.

  10. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sports, Supernatural

    Finished: 1 ep

    AniList score 8.7, ONA

    Studio
    david production
    Premiere
    Mar 19, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    1 × 47 min
    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 hope in the mysterious phenomena caused by Gyro Zeppeli, an outlaw aiming to win the race, and determines to participate in the 4,000 miles of grueling adventure.

    (Source: STEEL BALL RUN: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Site)

  11. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Psychological

    Continuing from Winter 1996

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    TMS Entertainment
    Premiere
    Jan 8, 1996
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    25 min each
    Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.

    (Source: Anime News Network)

    Note:
    - Includes Keisatsu Gakkou-hen - Wild Police Story in episodes 1029, 1038, 1042, 1061
    - Episodes 11, 52, 76, 118, 162, 184, 208, 342, 356, 449, 452, 487, 488, 489, 490, 515, 516, 521, 522, 651, 734, 804, 805, 927, 928, 1187 aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
    - Episodes 96, 129, 174, 219, 263, 304, 383, 479 aired with a runtime of ~90 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
    - Episode 345, 425 aired with a runtime of ~115 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.

  12. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 6.7, ONA

    Studio
    animation studio42
    Premiere
    Dec 31, 2025, 7:00 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    Betrayed by his childhood friend and cast out of the Hero Party, Orhun Dura—once their loyal Enchanter—is branded by his former comrades as “a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none.” Alone, he sets out to forge a new path as a solo adventurer. His journey sparks explosive battles, deadly rivals, and unexpected allies—and he’ll rise to shatter every expectation. The ultimate solo comeback begins!

    (Source: Crunchyroll)