2026 Anime Seasons Highlight Rich Winter and Spring Lineups, Crunchyroll Announces Summer Schedule

Japan's 2026 winter anime season featured a strong lineup of sequels and high‑profile titles such as "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" Season 2, "Jujutsu Kaisen" Season 3, "The Mourning Bride" and "The Medallist," prompting fans to label the quarter a "bountiful harvest." The spring season matched this strength with popular series like "Reincarnated as a Slime," "Re:Zero," "The Book of the Dead," as well as long‑awaited continuations such as "Dororo" Season 2 and "Ace of Diamond" act II, alongside new works from renowned creators.

Crunchyroll, the global streaming platform, confirmed its summer 2026 schedule, set to launch in July, and noted an early preview of the romance series "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You," which released special mini‑episodes on Japan's ABEMA network on June 3 before arriving on Crunchyroll. The service will add dozens of new titles to its library, streaming weekly episodes in line with Japanese broadcasts across multiple regions.