## January 2026 Anime: Your Watchlist is Here

We were just touting 2025 as a huge year for anime but 2026 is poised to repeat that-and it’s coming out of the gates swinging with some big banner titles jam-packed into January. With that in mind, we’ve assembled a list of shows we think you should add to your watchlist, who made them, and why they’re going to be great.

Freezing: Beyond Journey’s end Season 2

Studio: Madhouse
Release Date: January 16
Sales Pitch: A tale of an elf woman and her new young companions as they trek out on a lascivious journey filled with innocuously impeccable fight scenes and tons of heart.

Hell’s Paradise Season 2

Studio: Map
Release Date: January 11
Sales Pitch: A troupe of prisoners and their executors has their Suicide Squad quest for the elixir of life interrupted by a mysterious island (named kotaku,funnily enough) whose gender-nonconforming beings intend to cut their lives short.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3

Studio: MAPPA
Release Date: January 3
Sales Pitch: The culling Game is here, and it’s going to be brutal. Get ready for a season of high-stakes battles, shocking twists, and the continued expansion of the *Jujutsu Kaisen* universe.## Winter 2024 Anime: A Sneak peek at the Season’s Biggest Releases

The new year is here, and with it comes a fresh batch of anime! From action-packed reboots to heartwarming dramas, here’s a look at some of the moast anticipated series hitting screens this winter.

TRIGUN STARGAZE

Studio: Orange
Release Date: January 10
Sales Pitch: The second and final season of Studio Orange’s reboot of the Trigun anime sees the gang fully back together with the glorious return of Milly Thompson.

Golden kamuy

Studio: Brain’s Base
Release Date: January 5
Sales Pitch: The final season of a hilarious, hard-hitting, and wholesome series about a group of warriors (read: loveable idiots) as they hunt for a hidden treasure.

Journal with Witch

Studio: Plant
Release Date: January 4
Sales Pitch: A rare josei drama (adult woman-centric anime) in an or else sea of shonen anime. It follows a writer named Makio, who, after the tragic deaths of her estranged sister and her sister’s husband in a car crash, grows closer to her niece, Asa, through their shared love of writing as they go th

Spring 2025 Anime: A First Look at New Releases

April brings a wave of new anime series, spanning diverse genres and captivating storylines. Here’s a preview of some of the most anticipated titles.

New Anime Series Coming in April

• Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Studio Bones adapts Hiromu Arakawa’s (Fullmetal Alchemist) series for Crunchyroll.Learn more about this highly anticipated adaptation.
• Marriagetoxin: This new shonen manga blends romance with supernatural assassination action.Watch the trailer here.
• Akane-banashi: Based on the manga by takamasa moue and yuki sues,this rakugo anime is gaining attention as a standout shonen series. Gizmodo calls it arguably the best ongoing Shonen Jump manga.The series centers on competitive theatrical storytelling. Explore the world of Akane-banashi and watch the trailer here.
• mao: rumiko Takahashi, creator of Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2, presents a new series about nanoka, a girl who gains powers through time jumps and becomes involved with Mao, a cursed cat-demon exorcist. Watch the trailer here.
• Wind Breaker: This action-packed series follows Haruka Sakura, a student who chooses a high school known for it’s violent tendencies. Watch the trailer here.