Summer 2026 Anime

102 shows aired this season · Updated September 14, 2026

Want to Cry· 2 Need Courage· 1 Feel Cozy· 2 Get Thrilled· 2 Get Inspired· 2 Want to Laugh· 1

Our picks this season, by mood

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3

無職転生 III ～異世界行ったら本気だす～

TV · 14 eps · Score 8.96

Get Inspired

Third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり

TV · 12 eps · Score 8.46

Feel Cozy

The sole thing that gets the middle-aged Sasaki through his soul-sucking job is a cheerful smile from Yamada—the young woman who works at a nearby 24-hour supermarket he frequents. After every tiring day of getting berated by his boss, Sasaki stops by the store to have his spirit healed by his favorite cashier. After a particularly grueling day, Sasaki shows up at the supermarket, only to find that Yamada's shift has already ended. Disappointed, he searches for a place to smoke when a woman from behind the store calls him over to join her. The bold and dangerously playful Tayama is quick to call out Sasaki's peculiar habit of always seeking out her coworker—even going as far as telling Yamada about Sasaki's vested interest in her. Now, in addition to seeing his adored cashier Yamada, Sasaki also visits the store to see if his new smoking partner Tayama is around. But there is more to Tayama's mischievousness than she initially lets on. With every cigarette, an unlikely friendship begins to blossom.

Saga of Tanya the Evil II

幼女戦記 II

TV · 12 eps · Score 8.44

Get Thrilled

Second season of Youjo Senki.

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3

ぐらんぶる Season 3

TV · 12 eps · Score 8.41

Want to Laugh

Third season of Grand Blue.

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia

天幕のジャードゥーガル

TV · Score 8.39

Get Inspired

In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty. The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima's desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn... (Source: Yen Press)

You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2

正反対な君と僕第2期

TV · 13 eps · Score 8.35

Feel Cozy

Second season of Seihantai na Kimi to Boku.

The Ghost in the Shell

攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

TV · Score 8.03

Get Thrilled

In the year 2029, Niihama City has become a technologically advanced metropolis. Due to great improvements in cybernetics, its citizens are able to replace their limbs with robotic parts. The world is now more interconnected than ever before, and the city's Public Security Section 9 is responsible for combating corruption, terrorism, and other dangerous threats following this shift toward globalization. The strong-willed Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 spearheads a case involving a mysterious hacker known only as the "Puppet Master," who leaves a trail of victims stripped of their memories. Like many in this futuristic world, the Puppet Master's body is almost entirely robotic, giving them incredible power. As Motoko and her subordinates follow the enigmatic criminal's trail, other parties—including Section 6—start to get involved, forcing her to confront the extremely complicated nature of the case. Pondering about various philosophical questions, such as her own life's meaning, Motoko soon realizes that the one who will provide these answers is none other than the Puppet Master themself.

Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky

透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。

TV · Score 7.82

Want to Cry

On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakeru Mano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakeru's own introversion. But there was something Kakeru didn't know at first—she can't see. Unlike Kakeru, Koharu hasn't given up on anything, even with her blindness. She attends university daily, shows interest in clubs, makes friends—and dreams of launching fireworks one day. Kakeru wonders why, when she can't see them...but maybe it doesn't matter. And maybe he can start moving forward, too, for the girl who's always been by his side. (Source: Yen Press)

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day

きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい

TV · 13 eps · Score 7.81

Want to Cry

The death of Sheena Totsuki's roommate is casually announced at the start of class, and the day carries on as usual. In an orphanage that raises children as soldiers, death is nothing new to the residents. With their home country embroiled in a war that has dragged on for too many years and shows no signs of stopping, the institution's children are sent off to die in battle every day. In contrast to the other orphans, Sheena is deeply disturbed by the ongoing conflict and wishes for it to end. On the night of her roommate's death, Sheena met a blood-covered girl who remained jubilant despite the condition she was in. The next day, the girl appears as a new student in Sheena's class and introduces herself as Mimi Kagari. Initially thought to be a school myth, Mimi is said to be the secret weapon of the orphanage—a girl who cannot die. Assigned as Sheena's new roommate, Mimi hopes to get along with her and get accustomed to school life. However, unsettled by Mimi's carefree attitude toward the war, Sheena struggles to accept the world they live in, all while their unusual friendship flourishes amid the bleak situation.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity

BLEACH 千年血戦篇-禍進譚-

Need Courage

Final part of Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen.

Everything else that aired

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs 2

TV · ENGI · Score 6.83