Top 10 Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2026

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code 'VINII" for 10% OFF  The Spring 2026 anime season is officially STACKED! From the return of Isekai royalty to the streaming debut of the biggest movie of 2025, here are the Top 10 most anticipated anime you cannot miss this April.

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00:05Spring 2026. The cherry blossoms are blooming, the pollen is mounting a full-scale assault on

00:11my sinuses, and I promised myself I'd finally go outside. But then I saw the charts.

00:21And folks, we're absolutely cooked. From the return of suffering Subaru to assassin

00:25rom-coms that have no right being this good, the industry is specifically targeting my free time.

00:31I've sifted through the seasonal trash to find the treasure, so let's dive in.

00:43Starting off with a premise so brilliantly stupid, I'm mad that I didn't think of it first.

01:01Marriage toxin is what happens when you realize being an elite assassin is great for job security,

01:07but absolute garbage for your dating life. Our protagonist, Gero, is a master of lethal poisons,

01:11but has the social skills of a damp cardboard box. To save his clan, he has to get married,

01:16fast. His solution? Use his legendary killing skills to secure a waifu. It's basically spy family if

01:23Lloyd was socially incompetent and Yor was his dating coach trying to fix him. I've read the manga,

01:28and the sheer emotional whiplash between brutal, high-octane action and incredibly awkward romantic

01:33tension is intoxicating. It's violent, it's surprisingly wholesome, and it's exactly the kind of trashy fun I

01:39crave on a Friday night.

01:58All right, let's be honest with ourselves. Season one of Wistoria was some of the most gloriously

02:02high-budget generic fantasy schlock we've seen in years, and I absolutely ate up every single frame

02:08of it. The premise is basically, what if Harry Potter lifted weights and just punched Voldemort in the

02:12face instead of using Expelliarmus? The plot is wafer thin. The characters are stock archetypes you've

02:18seen a dozen times, but when those fight scenes kick in, my monkey brain activates and I start clapping

02:22at the scream. Season two promises more dungeon diving, louder screaming, and hopefully more animation

02:27sequences that cost more than my monthly rent. Sometimes you don't want a five course gourmet meal,

02:32you just want a really greasy cheeseburger delivered at frightening speeds. That is the Wistoria experience.

02:39I don't want to go in front of you. I want to go in front of you. I want to

02:48go in front of you.

02:56Picture this, a poorly lit stage, a single person sitting on a cushion, no explosions, no screaming

03:02power-ups, just talking and it's absolutely electrifying. Akane Banashi is finally getting

03:08adapted and this is my personal crusade to get you to watch it. It's a series about Rakugo,

03:13traditional Japanese comic storytelling, but it's framed with the burning intensity of a prime

03:17shounen battle manga. Akane isn't throwing physical punches, she's throwing verbal haymakers,

03:22trying to avenge her father's disgraced career through the sheer power of performance art. It

03:27didn't just make me care about an obscure cultural tradition I knew nothing about, it made me realize

03:31that sometimes the most intense battles happen in a dead silent room. Trust me on this,

03:36when Akane gets in this zone, it hits harder than a Getsuga Tencho.

03:46Before Squid Game made everyone buy green tracksuits, before Kakegurui made gambling strangely

03:52horny, there was the grandfather of high-stakes anxiety, Liar Game.

04:12It's actually baffling it took this long to get a proper anime adaptation. This isn't about flashy

04:17gimmicks or miraculous luck, it's about pure unfiltered psychological torture centered around

04:22crushing life-ruining debt. The protagonist now is painfully naive, getting dragged into a shadowy

04:28tournament where lying isn't just encouraged, it's the only survival mechanic. Watching her partner up with

04:33the master manipulator Akiyama is scintillating stuff, with Madhouse at the helm, this series is going

04:38to make you feel physically ill from second-hand stress. Prepare to pause the video every 30 seconds

04:43to try and figure out the rules before the characters exploit them in the most devastating way possible.

05:05The boardroom meetings, the diplomatic treaties, the endless discussions about city zoning laws. Yes, the world's most bureaucratic power fantasy

05:14is finally back.

05:15Slime Season 4 is here to continue Rimuru's eternal quest to build a utopian society where monsters and

05:21humans coexist in harmony, usually achieved by threatening everyone else with immediate annihilation. I love

05:27this show because it's somehow 70% cozy slice of life town management and 30% Rimuru committing casual war

05:33crimes while looking utterly adorable. We're heading into deep political territory this season which means lots

05:38of talking heads, followed inevitably by highly satisfying moments of our favorite blue blob flexing his absurd

05:44power on unsuspecting demon lords who didn't read the briefing. It's comfort food with a side of megalomania.

05:55The anime merch just dropped their latest collection and I'm not joking when I say this stuff hits

06:00different. Let's start with the hoodies. Check out those clean designs, packed with authentic anime

06:05vibes and comfortable enough for everything from marathon streaming sessions to stepping outside.

06:09This hoodie's versatile enough for every arc of your life. My favorite part? It's subtle yet powerful.

06:15Real fan gear. The type that gets noticed by fellow weebs who'll throw you that silent nod of respect.

06:20But here's the thing. If you're a true fan, you know your room is more than just a room. It's

06:24a shrine.

06:25And a shrine isn't complete without some serious flexes. The anime merch gets that, okay? They're not selling

06:30you junk that belongs in a filler episode. They're here to give your setup the kind of glow up even

06:34Goku with respect. The amazing peeps at the anime merch have hooked us up with 10% off your entire

06:40order. Just use code VINNY at checkout. I've already placed my order, so now it's your turn. The link's

06:46in the description. Move fast before your size or favorite piece sells out. Stay cozy, stay cultured,

06:51and now back to the video. Two words for you. Hiromu Arakawa. Actually, make that four words. Hiromu Arakawa and

06:58Studio Bones.

07:17The dream team behind Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood has reunited and that pedigree alone is enough to

07:23rocket this list. Demons of the Shadow Realm is her latest manga work and reading it feels like

07:28coming home. It's got that distinct Arakawa flavor. A grounded, almost rustic setting that clashes

07:34violently with bizarre, horrifying supernatural elements. The story centers on twins separated

07:39at birth amidst a village conspiracy involving Sugai, powerful spiritual entities bound to humans.

07:45It's a gripping mystery. The action is punchy as hell, and with Bones animating it,

07:49those fights are going to be pristine. I have blind faith in this combination's ability to

07:53emotionally devastate me all over again.

08:21It's genuinely insane to think about where we started with this one. We watch Senku wake up

08:26naked in a stone world and spend an entire episode just figuring out how to make soap. Now,

08:31we're literally building multi-stage rockets to go fight a petrifying AI god on the moon.

08:36Doctor Stone Science Future is reaching its ultimate climax, and I don't think I'm emotionally prepared

08:41for the final exam. This series has always been a triumphant celebration of human ingenuity,

08:46a unique shounen where knowledge is the ultimate superpower. Seeing all those tiny,

08:50incremental advancements compound into actual space travel is inspiring in a way few shows achieve.

08:56It's going to be a tearful, exhilarating goodbye to the kingdom of science. Get ready for 10 billion

09:00percent hype and 0 percent understanding of the actual orbital mechanics involved.

09:07We are finally able to get to the final piece of space in the world.

09:13The power of science. The greatest man of human beings!

09:21Imagine the cozy, whimsical aesthetic of a classic Studio Ghibli film. Now, take that inviting,

09:27soft exterior and peel it back to reveal a magic system built on rigid, unforgiving rules and

09:33absolutely terrifying consequences.

09:50That's the stunning paradox of Witch Hat Atelier. Visually, this is gearing up to be one of the most

09:55breathtaking shows of the year, hands down. The original manga art is legendary for its intricate

10:00detail and against all odds, the anime trailers look like they've successfully captured that bottle

10:05lightning. It's a story about the sheer wonder of discovery, but it immediately follows that joy

10:09with the horror of what that discovery actually costs. It balances the beauty of its world with a

10:14lurking sense of dread that keeps you on the edge of your seat. This isn't just hype, this is a

10:18potential masterpiece in the making. The King is back. Long live the King of Suffering.

10:37The King of Suffering. The King of Suffering. The King of Suffering. The King of Suffering.

10:52If you thought Subaru had finally caught a break after the chaos of season 3, oh you sweet summer

10:58child, you've got no idea what's coming. Season 4 is where the re-zero rabbit hole goes from deep

11:04to bottomless abyss. We're entering story arcs that novel readers have been hyping up as peak

11:09fiction for literal years now. I'm talking world-shattering lore drops, character developments

11:14that will leave you staring blankly at a wall for an hour processing what just happened, and of course,

11:18new and inventive ways for Subaru to experience agonizing trauma for our entertainment. I don't

11:23know why we do this to ourselves, it hurts so good. The weight has been excruciating, but the payoff

11:28is going to be legendary. Buckle up everyone, it's time to restart.

11:59It finally happened, Boys. Steel ball run

12:01is coming and Jojo fans are already losing their collective minds this isn't just another Jojo

12:17part this is the Jojo part that's been hailed for years as Araki's magnum opus forget vampires

12:23stans and Dio memes okay don't forget Dio memes those are eternal okay this is the wild west baby

12:29horse races assassins political conspiracies and stans that are somehow even weirder than usual

12:35like you thought killer queen was wild wait until you see Tusk part 7 is basically Jojo meets

12:40Red Dead Redemption with the most bonkers twist races you'll ever witness Johnny Joestar a broken

12:46ex-jockey teams up with the coolest Italian gunslinger in anime history Gyro Zapelli and

12:51together they enter a cross-country death race across America it's stylish it's brutal it's

12:57philosophical it's Araki at its peak fans have been begging for this adaptation for years

13:01and with stone ocean wrapped up this is the natural next step 2026 is about to get bizarre all over

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13:12This story is the story I'm going to walk.

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