Winter 2026 release calendar

Happy new years everyone!!

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Cally832025-12-31 19:12

Thanks for these posts every season

geekman_952025-12-31 21:32

Fr, I’m using these posts as a reference for my watchlist

m4nicc4t2026-01-01 02:05

this is where I immediately go now each season.

OkBox96622026-01-06 12:06

Do you know of any site where I can keep track of what animes are ongoing in each season ?

deusxanime2026-01-01 02:01

Another good site I reference at the beginning of each season to see what is coming out and setup my ummm various lists: https://anichart.net/

thebohster2026-01-01 08:10

The only person on Reddit I set on follow.

forgotmypasswordnui2025-12-31 19:16

Looking forward to the next 1 and a half races airing this season for MF Ghost!

Supratones2025-12-31 19:27

Honestly was locked into this show and then I cleared the first season and was like, ".... wait a fucking second. We've only had one race"

Good show tho

thesnowlocke2025-12-31 19:54

It’s pretty weird that we were left on a cliff hanger half way through the second race last season

The show definitely needs 2 cours

tartarus22025-12-31 20:30

We're only on the second race?

thesnowlocke2025-12-31 20:36

Had to double check but it’s actually the third race I think forgot there was a race at the beginning

Mumei4512025-12-31 19:16

Some cool stuff coming out, feeling pretty enthusiastic.

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2025-12-31 19:17

Weekends still kinda stacked but there's a good distribution of interesting shows through the weekdays too.

Btw there's an error: This Monster Wants to Eat Me shouldn't be on Jan 4. Thanks for the calendar!

aka_randomhero_2026-01-01 16:35

I thought so it just finished and MyAnimeList has only listed it for 13eps

Double0Peter2025-12-31 19:17

Whats January 4th for this monster wants to eat me? I thought it just ended and no S2 announced

fieew2025-12-31 20:48

I think it was just a mistake sadly.

acllive2026-01-01 04:15

i was going to say because beatbreak is on that day as well

gc111172025-12-31 19:19

Wait, new undead unluck already came out?

FarawayHerbalist2025-12-31 19:37

Yeah although its just a movie. They announced season 2 tho

Edit: Technically, a special, not even a movie

shirts212025-12-31 19:48

Wasn't a movie. 48 mins long.

StepujacyBrat2025-12-31 20:38

7 of which is a recap

ScumBrad2025-12-31 21:43

Undead Flashback still going strong I see.

CanadianNoobGuy2025-12-31 22:22

to be fair it's been over a year since season 1

mrRobertman2025-12-31 21:03

It's not considered a movie, but not because of the length. 48 minutes is generally considered feature length.

CanadianNoobGuy2025-12-31 22:21

yeah this was an OVA

Ebo872026-01-01 15:44

The word feature length comes from the thing being described (usually a motion picture movie) being the sole feature in a theatrical presentation, and since most theatres will not allow a presentation that's under 1 hour, it doesn't really qualify, at least not as it is. So to make it qualify as a feature length presentation you would just slap something else before or after it, to clear that 60 minute mark. Maybe a making of video, maybe something else.

shirts212025-12-31 19:49

Yea on hulu/disney +. Its a ova? Or whatever it's called.

gc111172025-12-31 21:34

>hulu/disney +

Explains why I missed it, forgot it came out on Hulu lol

Bob_The_Skull2025-12-31 20:04

Yup, praying Season 2 isn't on Hulu/D+ jail.

Otherwise no way it gets the viewership it needs to get a full adaptation.

eightcheesepizza2025-12-31 19:19

Oh my god, season 2 of *This Monster Wants to Eat Me* already! What a surprise, I can't wait for Jan 4!

(if everyone believes hard enough perhaps we can manifest it)

3lit_2025-12-31 21:38

Is the show good? Episode 1 didn't rally trap me

eightcheesepizza2025-12-31 22:37

(Edit: Fuck, I thought you were asking about *Watanare* because I was binging all the new episodes that dropped today. So this is me writing a new reply.)

*Watatabe* is really great, but also slow and methodical, so I can understand if the pacing isn't for everyone. A lot of it is an atmospheric exploration of depression and suicidal thoughts (but you already know this). And there's also a lot of development between what the characters appear to be on the surface, and what really lies beneath (pun intended).

So maybe it might be easier to get hooked (pun not intended) on it now since you can binge the first few episodes instead of waiting a week between them?

Embarrassed-Match-782026-01-01 15:05

It's in my personal running for anime of the year.

It's a study on suicidal depression, and can get very dark at times. It's a very heavy topic that I know doesn't appeal to everyone. The budget for it is obviously on the low side as well, but the direction is brilliant. The constraints aren't a limit, but a tool in the director's chest to emphasize a scene or a character's psyche. The voice acting is some of the best as well.

Also there is a layer of symbolism and a deeper meaning to everything. The title itself is a triple entrende. The quite literal meaning, the depression the main character suffers from, and the meme.

I will unashamedly say this anime brought me to tears on multiple occasions. Finally the mangaka was heavily involved in the project to ensure it followed her vision.

Fools_Requiem2025-12-31 19:19

Hoping that this season was better than the last.

spubbbba2025-12-31 19:21

Looks to be some great sequels this season.

Am hoping we have a few quality new shows in there as well. Also wouldn't be a new season without lots of very generic sounding isekai/fantasy shows just from the titles alone. Maybe 1 or 2 will at least be fun.

Sixsignsofalex942025-12-31 19:21

Honestly we r eating so friggin good this winter

wielesen2025-12-31 19:33

any bangers besides oshi no ko, frieren and jojo?

Scoregasm2025-12-31 19:36

Hells Paradise for sure

Hackmource2025-12-31 19:36

I really liked the tune in to the midnight heart manga

KnewOness2025-12-31 19:37

mayonaka/grail of eris

chariot_dota2025-12-31 19:37

Medalist/fate strange fake

GroundbreakingAnt172025-12-31 19:48

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DoctorWhosYoDaddy2025-12-31 19:50

Golden Kamuy, Bean Counter, and Hell's Paradise

LakerBlue2025-12-31 20:10

Tune Into the Midnight, Fate/Fake Strange, Hell’s Paradise, Vigilantes S2.

TheElusiveEllie2025-12-31 20:10

Holy Grail of Eris is a great villainess manga, You and I Are Polar Opposites is a great romance manga, Kaya-Chan Isn't Scary has good horror, Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android is basically yuri smut if that's your thing. Those are the adaptations I recognize this season

No-Discussion50852025-12-31 20:52

Love is war

Sixsignsofalex942025-12-31 21:05

Hells paradise for sure! s1 is dark, beautiful and pretty cool

Obviously jjk

Fire force

But yeah Frieren is my no.1

zairaner2025-12-31 21:39

Sentenced to be a hero!

EmotionalKirby2025-12-31 23:27

I'm excited for more jujutsu kaisen.

DrStein10102026-01-01 01:35

I can second almost everythinf that's been recommended. Insanely stacked season.

AveryLazyCovfefe2026-01-01 01:35

Trigun Stargaze - sequel to the prequel Stampede after like 4 years, hell yeahhh

AznTri4d2026-01-01 03:20

I implore you to give the new Trigun a go. I personally think its excellent.

Greyskieslife2026-01-01 05:17

Did you watch the original?

AznTri4d2026-01-01 08:51

Yes. I like both. I'm a sucker for 90s anime since that's what I grew up with, but I think Stampede was still great. The 3D CG is used very well. The plot is different than the original, but I'd argue maybe even better? Somewhat closer to Maximum maybe? Definitely darker.

The soundtrack is great as well.

I definitely had my reservations going into Stampede and was blown away. Looking forward so much to Stargaze.

AbedGubiNadir2025-12-31 19:53

Feels like it's been going on for a year or 2 now. It's awesome. Nom nom.

AP3Brain2025-12-31 23:24

Really? This last season seemed pretty weak to me.

AbedGubiNadir2025-12-31 23:26

We all have different tastes. I've been hooked the past few years.

cpscott12026-01-02 09:57

Nah last season was very very weak.

Kadmos12025-12-31 19:23

My planned Winter 2026 viewing schedule: -Sun.: "MF Ghost 3"\*
\-Mon.: "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 2"\*; "Golden Kamuy Final Season"\*
\-Tues.: "Osananajimi to wa LoveCom"\*; "Yūsha Party"\*
\-Wed.: "Jack-of-All-Trades"\*; "Tune In to the Midnight Heart"\*
\-Thu.: "Classless Hero" Eng. dub; "Dusk Beyond the End of the World" Eng. dub, "MF GHOST"3\*
\-Fri.: "Fire Force Final"\*
\-Sat.: "Cat's Eye"\* (new version); "Yūsha-kei ni Shosu"\*, "A Misanthrope Teaches"\*,

\*Means I will also watch the simuldub.
Note: Some Wed. I might decide to watch "Classless Hero" and "Dusk Beyond" in Eng. simultaneously. Yep, sa separate chrome tab for each show.

"MF Ghost 3" officially starts Jan. 4 but Amazon Prime Japan has a preview of Epi. 1 on Jan. 1. This is comparable to how a film might have a limited release on Date X but a much wider release on Date Y.

SecretaryOk73062025-12-31 20:01

Breaking it down by day is smart to keep up with everything. I'm going to have to try this.

markcan_killua2025-12-31 19:23

wasnt aware hells paradise and undead luck were coming back too this szn is absolutely stacked

johndrake6662025-12-31 19:28

I was looking for the Crawler on My Hero Academia final season, and he didn't appear damn. What happened to him?

SolomonOf477042025-12-31 19:45

He was there.

I'm pretty sure vigilantes takes place several years before the main series starts, so it's been like, 4 years in universe for him.

johndrake6662025-12-31 20:01

Yes I was expecting him to be doing the same thing as an adult or an official hero.

Qwertykess2025-12-31 19:28

Undead Unluck, Kaguya-sama, Hell's Paradise, Oshi No Ko, Frieren

Don't mind me, just listing my watchlist this season

tripleaamin2025-12-31 20:45

Undead unluck was only winter special that finished airing.

johndrake6662025-12-31 19:29

I watched the new Jujutsu movie it was awful but it looks like the new season is continuation of the movie!

TheWereHare2025-12-31 19:51

The movie wasn’t an actual movie, it was a recap and sneak peak.

johndrake6662025-12-31 20:00

Bummer LOL

TheWereHare2025-12-31 20:13

I mean, it’s what it was described as. If you went into it expecting a JJK 0 you would be disappointed but if you went into it expecting a recap and 3 episodes of the next season as was advertised then it was great.

unHolyKnightofBihar2025-12-31 19:30

I was waiting for this, thanks

MaleficentCake4702025-12-31 19:31

After episode 1, yuusha-kei airs on thursdays btw.

Mage_of_Shadows2025-12-31 19:34

Taking this moment to shout out a couple of my favs

Holy Grail of Eris for being a super engaging manga that does an excellent duo of the two main characters (A girl guided/possessed by a wrongfully executed princess out with a vengeance)

You and I are Polar opposites is probably my favourite thing out of Jump in the past couple of years and one of the best romances I’ve read. (Key word: early established couple)

Tune in to the Midnight Heart is probably a good match for any Eminence in the shadow fans with the main character having a very similar style to Cid. It still has many of the harem tropes but the humor more than makes up for it

LakerBlue2025-12-31 20:16

> You and I are Polar opposites is probably my favourite thing out of Jump in the past couple of years and one of the best romances I’ve read. (Key word: early established couple)

Ok you sold me, I will try it.

> Tune in to the Midnight Heart is probably a good match for any Eminence in the shadow fans with the main character having a very similar style to Cid. It still has many of the harem tropes but the humor more than makes up for it

Not the comparison I expected nor would I say they are very similar but the MC DOES share his overwhelming confidence. He is 100% not a bland or self-insert MC.

Tune into the Midnight does a good of subverting the bad harem tropes (dense MC being the biggest) while also doing a good job of giving the girls’ agency instead of making them feel like damsels who need him and only exist for him. Also, similar to Quintuplets, all the girls have a relationship with each other which elevates the character moments.

tripleaamin2025-12-31 20:44

For midnight heart big question is studio. Well first episode will set the tone of that.

oedipusrex3762025-12-31 23:13

The Holy Grail of Eris is basically my reason to live next season. Very good thriller/suspense

Veegos2025-12-31 19:34

Someone educate me. What are the bangers here I should be watching?

bananeeek2025-12-31 19:56

Medalist S2.

IcePapaya2025-12-31 19:57

For me it’s Oshi No Ko, Kaguya, Frieren and Hells Paradise.

Not sure on the new shows gotta look more at it

Quantum_Croissant2025-12-31 20:04

There's no way it'll get any attention in this stacked a season, but Roll Over And Die is a great grimdark fantasy, with greatly improved takes on some tropes and a cute yuri romance. (assuming the adaption is good, that is)

Veritas33332026-01-01 03:36

Man, I hope the show is as creepy and disturbing as the illustrations in the light novel. I am totally looking forward to this one.

colleenxyz2025-12-31 19:38

This will be a stacked season.

death5562025-12-31 19:40

Is jojo a weekly release or are they dropping the whole season at once? That March release date scares me

ScumBrad2025-12-31 21:46

A double length episode is going to drop on March 19th, so it's not going to drop all at once. That being said, I've seen rumors of a batch release schedule so that might be all that's dropping in March.

BasroilII2025-12-31 22:44

Is netflix again? Because if it is, I trust nothing.

Iyagovos2025-12-31 23:31

It is, yeah

Accipiter11382026-01-01 22:24

Man, really hoping for one episode at a time. Jojo is great, but I enjoy it so much more watching it side by side with the community.

SolomonOf477042025-12-31 19:42

No way I'll be your lover is back?

TheWereHare2025-12-31 19:49

Full 2 hour movie (5 episode arc) posted on REMOW YouTube less than 30 mins ago

BosuW2026-01-01 06:58

The movie released as episodes. I already watched it and was peak, what an awesome conclusion (... unless)

dfiekslafjks2025-12-31 19:43

Why anyone would want to zoom in and out of a jpeg instead of just using MAL. I'll never understand it.

wutfacer2025-12-31 20:44

Where on MAL do you find all the release dates organized by day of the week and on one page?

CanadianODST22025-12-31 21:26

Schedule page does that.

Effective-Car-1102025-12-31 19:43

Love is war is literally after 1-year 🥲
I hope it will have good animation at least :)

thesnowlocke2025-12-31 19:44

This season is cooking with great shows

MF ghost season 3
Trigun Stargaze
Oshi No Ko Season 3
Hells paradise Season 2
Hime Sama tis time for torture season 2
Frieren Beyond Journeys End season 2

If I was fully caught up I’d watch steel ball run but I’ll probs catch that laters.

So much to look forward to this year

Rickud1232025-12-31 19:45

**Watching:**

\- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End S2

\- Oshi No Ko S3

\- Medalist S2

\- There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... (Specials)

\- Zombieland Saga Movie: Yumeginga Paradise

**Will try but probably dropping:**

\- You and I Are Polar Opposites

\- Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table

DoctorWhosYoDaddy2025-12-31 19:51

JoJo's and Golden Kamuy in the same season!

acllive2026-01-01 04:16

yare yare hinna

Shinkopeshon2025-12-31 19:53

Ten seasonals for me, even with One Piece on hiatus lol who needs a life anyway

Good thing Steel Ball Run and Beastars start so late into the season, they're basically part of the spring lineup

Whendfield1232025-12-31 19:57

So many new seasons of the shows i have watched.

MrRoundDB2025-12-31 20:04

u/AnimeSamaDesu This monster wants to eat me under Jan 4 is a Fall show that already ended

Scott27002025-12-31 20:04

STACKED!!!

TheDraykkon2025-12-31 20:07

Any word on the Stairway to Adulthood dub?

Jaken_sensei2025-12-31 20:09

Thank you so much for doing these every season.

I_may_have_smallPP2025-12-31 20:11

Wait there is new season of Kaguya Sama? I used prepare for times like this.

fieew2025-12-31 20:49

Not a new season, 2 new specials/episodes (it is canon) about 23ish minutes long. Then a new movie also got announced for the future.

FanakinApp2025-12-31 20:13

winter is more stacked than I expected wow

Argonanth2025-12-31 20:15

Why is Jojo considered a winter show if it's releasing at the mid-end of March? That's basically the spring season start.

AntiBomb2025-12-31 21:46

Because winter ends on March 20

WhosThatDogMrPB2025-12-31 20:22

Holup, Trigun in January? LET'S FUCKING GO!

2020mademejoinreddit2025-12-31 20:24

Thanks! Happy New years to you too!

I'm kinda happy to see Hime-sama Goumon no jikan. It was so cute lol

Antique_Matter_46572025-12-31 20:27

Oh ma gawd, anime of the year will most def be one of these😭

Top-Injury-94882025-12-31 20:32

Where is fate strange fake?

DragoSphere2025-12-31 21:19

Jan 3rd. It's in the list, not the thumbnail

DanDoReddit2025-12-31 20:32

Good few shows I'm looking forward to this season.

Sentenced to be a hero looked interesting. I don't really know what to expect but I'm excited.

I've read a good chunk of Kunon and it's good fun.

I really enjoyed Trigun stampede, so I can't wait for Stargaze.

I've seen a chapter of Kaya chan here and there. It seems pretty good. I'll definitely be giving the anime a shot.

'Tis time for torture, princess was one of the funniest seasons of anime I'd seen in a while so I'm very much looking forward to season 2.

And of course Frieren. Loved season 1 and hoping season 2 is able to keep up the quality.

Goalieskills2025-12-31 20:39

MY GOAT

Jaskaran1582025-12-31 20:44

What a great way to end the year by looking forward to the next with a great infographic.

Happy New Year and thank you again for these calendars you post for every season. They are great for getting the hype rolling and everything organized before the season starts rolling out.

Happy 2026 and it is looking to be a fun one to boot eh!

Win32error2025-12-31 20:45

They’re doing a second advertisement for Gunma? That’s kind of wild, I barely remember the first one but it was at least memorable in what it tried to be.

lasiv2025-12-31 20:46

Hells paradise ✨️ chefs kiss

APRengar2025-12-31 20:46

Please be good Easygoing Territory Defense. I know no one cares about isekai or its fans. But the manga is rated around the same score as Reincarnated 7th Prince, Mugen Gacha, and Reincarnated as a Sword. And anime only people seemed to have liked those, so I can only hope that if it gets a decent enough adaptation, people will like Easygoing Territory Defense as well. It's such a chill feel-good story, I blast through the LN every so often when I'm feeling down.

Heliomega22025-12-31 20:51

Shit is stacked.

monsieurvampy2025-12-31 20:56

YES!!!

Now, I need to work my watch list down to ten shows only. I'm currently at 12 though that list is tentative.

Why ten shows? Gaming, TV, life. Also, I feel like I've been watching too much anime for several years now to begin with.

What doesn't count is Jujutsu Kaisen S2 which I'm slowly watching. I might get to S3 by the start of the Spring season.

xAntimonyx2025-12-31 21:03

If you even slightly appreciate romances, do yourself a favor and watch 'You and I Are Polar Opposites' on Jan 11th. It's cute. It's hilarious. It's very well written. It's the best.

T99202025-12-31 21:06

Frieren Friday is back!

Gohansupe2026-01-02 02:27

Our elf Waifu returns yay

DataUserOne2025-12-31 21:08

Good information to know

BrooklynQuips2025-12-31 21:10

bless you for this

StrawSolider2025-12-31 21:14

does anyone know if FSF is going to start on EP 0 or EP 1 ?

Suspicious-Cry-67232025-12-31 21:15

Winter 2026 is actually a bloodbath. JJK, Frieren, and Oshi no Ko in the same season? How am I supposed to live a normal life? 😭🙏

ModestMouseTrap2025-12-31 21:16

TRIGUN STARGAZE LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

zekken9082025-12-31 21:18

super hyped for mha vigalantes

GinsuFe2025-12-31 21:26

Damn. Really only looking forward to Kaguya. Maybe something else will catch my eye during the season.

DramaticNight96102025-12-31 21:27

Cant wait for peak(Fire Force) to come out!

SolitaryMan3052025-12-31 21:39

Thank you for posting this every season 🙏

Alexia_Prez2025-12-31 21:46

Hells Paradise, LETS GOOO

dongkyoon2025-12-31 21:48

Hana Kimi is finally being animated?! Oh. My. God!!!!! It's only been 20 years!

Monkguan2025-12-31 21:51

Where is Classroom of the Elite? Shouldnt it air this season?

suuushi-roll2025-12-31 21:51

Nice got fallout on Wednesdays, JJK on Thursday & Frieren on Fridays.

MrsLucienLachance2025-12-31 21:51

Excellent work as always :)

I'm waiting on a handful of licenses still. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on any of these not having homes yet?:

* Arne no Jikenbo
* Champignon no Majo
* Hikuidori
* Yuusha no Kuzu
* Medalist 2nd season (I expect Disney will confirm this at *some* point in the next month)

ExistingEducation1962025-12-31 22:07

What site is this?

sfisher9232025-12-31 22:12

Question about Watamare - Will it be a full on season or whatever just dropped today

Training_Bother_16632025-12-31 22:24

Saturday:Sentenced to Be a Hero, Trigun Stargaze

wednesday: SHIBOUYUUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table

Thursday: The Darwin Incident

EaseSubstantial82772025-12-31 22:45

Where the mr stone at?

Greenforthou2026-01-01 00:25

Can’t wait for Gnosia to come back on the 10th

atropicalpenguin2026-01-01 01:12

Medalist will be so peak.

jjkramok2026-01-01 03:03

I thought the new Ghost in the Shell would air this season, why isn't it on here?

Albireookami2026-01-01 03:26

1 more season to go for Ascendence of a Bookworm...

winter-22026-01-01 13:37

I plan to watch Frieren, Hell's Paradise, JJK, and Vigilantes. Anything else I should watch?

StonedVader5412026-01-02 06:15

Hells paradise and frieren in the same month, fuck yessss

coolgaara2026-01-03 01:21

I can't wait for JJK S3. I couldn't wait and ended up finishing the manga. Can't wait to see MAPAA's vision of what's to come. I got downvoted for saying this on another thread but I think the Culling Games Arc is better than Shibuya Incident.