Best anime of 2026 — top 100 ranked
The best anime that premiered in 2026, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 leads with a score of 9.06, followed by Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Black Clover Season 2. The 100 titles below average 8.09/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 4th Season★ 9.06367.9K members#4 on MAL -
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Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken★ 9.03254.8K members#10 on MAL -
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Black Clover Season 2
Black Clover 2nd Season★ 8.88172.1K members#27 on MAL -
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Kashin-tan★ 8.83194.2K members#34 on MAL -
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season★ 8.83633.3K members#35 on MAL -
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Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou★ 8.7818.2K members#42 on MAL -
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False Memory (2026)
Jiyi Guanli Ju (2026)★ 8.7235.6K members#57 on MAL -
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Journal with Witch
Ikoku Nikki★ 8.70132.7K members#66 on MAL -
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Lord of Mysteries Specials
Guimi Zhi Zhu Specials★ 8.6923.8K members#69 on MAL -
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[Oshi No Ko] Season 3
[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season★ 8.67306.3K members#85 on MAL -
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3
Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu★ 8.66380.3K members#87 on MAL -
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season★ 8.63222.8K members#97 on MAL -
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Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1
Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen★ 8.58598.2K members#125 on MAL -
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Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
Nippon Sangoku★ 8.52133.4K members#153 on MAL -
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You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku 2nd Season★ 8.51142.5K members#163 on MAL -
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Link Click Season 3
Shiguang Dailiren III★ 8.4644.2K members#186 on MAL -
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Witch Hat Atelier
Tongari Boushi no Atelier★ 8.46470.6K members#190 on MAL -
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Chou Kaguya-hime!★ 8.44117.1K members#200 on MAL -
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★ 8.44101.2K members#201 on MAL -
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Love Through a Prism
Prism Rondo★ 8.4477.2K members#207 on MAL -
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Medalist Season 2
Medalist 2nd Season★ 8.4348.6K members#211 on MAL -
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Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita.★ 8.43116K members#212 on MAL -
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Golden Kamuy Final Season
Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou★ 8.4167.7K members#225 on MAL -
24
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
Tenmaku no Jaadugar★ 8.36101.5K members#280 on MAL -
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The Ramparts of Ice Season 2
Koori no Jouheki 2nd Season★ 8.3372.9K members#298 on MAL -
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Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3
Grand Blue Season 3★ 8.32123.3K members#306 on MAL -
27
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke Movie 3: Hebigami★ 8.2614.3K members#377 on MAL -
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You and I Are Polar Opposites
Seihantai na Kimi to Boku★ 8.26270.1K members#378 on MAL -
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★ 8.25203.8K members#390 on MAL -
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★ 8.2553K members#391 on MAL -
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★ 8.25195.1K members#392 on MAL -
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The Ramparts of Ice
Koori no Jouheki★ 8.25171.2K members#396 on MAL -
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Aoashi Season 2
Ao Ashi Season 2★ 8.2551.4K members#405 on MAL -
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 4th Season★ 8.21279.7K members#446 on MAL -
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Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den★ 8.19113.1K members#468 on MAL -
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai★ 8.1956.6K members#476 on MAL -
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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari★ 8.19277.4K members#478 on MAL -
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★ 8.18206.7K members#484 on MAL -
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Release that Witch
Fangkai Nage Nuwu★ 8.1839K members#486 on MAL -
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Beyond Time's Gaze 2nd Season
Guangyin Zhi Wai 2★ 8.171.4K members#510 on MAL -
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!
Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!★ 8.1671K members#518 on MAL -
42
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2
Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria Season 2★ 8.16234.9K members#525 on MAL -
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Chiikawa Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island
Chiikawa Movie: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu★ 8.154.7K members#530 on MAL -
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Hell's Paradise Season 2
Jigokuraku 2nd Season★ 8.15431.4K members#533 on MAL -
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Blue Box Season 2
Ao no Hako Season 2★ 8.14104.8K members#538 on MAL -
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana★ 8.1266.8K members#576 on MAL -
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht: Rising
Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Movie 4: Walpurgis no Kaiten★ 8.1290.7K members#578 on MAL -
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Sentenced to Be a Hero
Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku★ 8.11364.8K members#602 on MAL -
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Saga of Tanya the Evil II
Youjo Senki II★ 8.10283.2K members#616 on MAL -
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Fire Force Season 3 Part 2
Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou Part 2★ 8.09226.8K members#619 on MAL -
51
My Hero Academia: More
Boku no Hero Academia: More★ 8.0880.1K members#630 on MAL -
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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 4th Season★ 8.08100K members#644 on MAL -
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Renegade Immortal Movie: Slaying the Blood Progenitor
Xian Ni Movie: Shi Xian Zhi Zhan★ 8.081.3K members#652 on MAL -
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A Record Of Mortal's Journey To Immortality 5th Season
Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan: Mulan Zhi Zhan★ 8.051.9K members#681 on MAL -
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Draw This, Then Die!
Kore Kaite Shine★ 8.0525.2K members#686 on MAL -
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Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2
Diamond no Ace: Act II Second Season★ 8.0324.6K members#713 on MAL -
57
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 3rd Season★ 8.0391.2K members#721 on MAL -
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There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...
Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) (TV Special)★ 8.0040.2K members#781 on MAL -
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★ 7.9380.3K members#877 on MAL -
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Way of Choices
Ze Tian Ji (2026)★ 7.932K members#889 on MAL -
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Slay The Gods 2
Zhan Shen: Fanchen Shenyu II★ 7.922K members#913 on MAL -
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Ranma ½ (2024) Season 3
Ranma ½ (2024) 3rd Season★ 7.9041.2K members#949 on MAL -
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Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 Part 2
Diamond no Ace: Act II Second Season Part 2★ 7.8610.5K members#1,034 on MAL -
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Clevatess Season 2
Clevatess II: Majuu no Ou to Itsuwari no Yuusha Denshou★ 7.82107.1K members#1,128 on MAL -
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The Ghost in the Shell
Koukaku Kidoutai (TV)★ 7.82104.2K members#1,143 on MAL -
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The Cat and the Dragon
Neko to Ryuu★ 7.8252.3K members#1,145 on MAL -
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Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc
Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensou-hen★ 7.8184.9K members#1,173 on MAL -
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Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 4th Season: 2-nensei-hen 1 Gakki★ 7.81270.4K members#1,177 on MAL -
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The Demon Hunter 3
Cang Yuan Tu 3★ 7.801.5K members#1,182 on MAL -
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm
Yomi no Tsugai★ 7.80265.5K members#1,201 on MAL -
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Tamon's B-Side
Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?★ 7.79107.6K members#1,221 on MAL -
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How Dare You!? Season 2
Cheng He Titong 2nd Season★ 7.782.3K members#1,232 on MAL -
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MF Ghost Season 3
MF Ghost 3rd Season★ 7.7837.6K members#1,249 on MAL -
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Swallowed Star: Showdown on Primeval Star
Tunshi Xingkong Movie: Juezhan Yuanshi Xing★ 7.781.2K members#1,259 on MAL -
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway - Circe no Majo★ 7.7619.7K members#1,298 on MAL -
76
The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Movie★ 7.7545.7K members#1,320 on MAL -
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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta★ 7.75188.4K members#1,322 on MAL -
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Firefly Wedding
Hotaru no Yomeiri★ 7.7589.4K members#1,331 on MAL -
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Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special
Evangelion: Housou 30-shuunen Kinen Tokubetsu Kougyou★ 7.748.6K members#1,352 on MAL -
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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen - Ryoushu no Youjo★ 7.7398.7K members#1,388 on MAL -
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One-Room TA
One Room Jogyo-nim★ 7.733.9K members#1,393 on MAL -
82
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no Mai★ 7.7293.7K members#1,427 on MAL -
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Shrouding the Heavens: The Imperial Path
Zhe Tian Movie: Bei Guan Zhan Wang Teng★ 7.71921 members#1,466 on MAL -
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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Movie
Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway Movie: Kakueki Teisha Gekijou Yuki★ 7.685.7K members#1,536 on MAL -
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess
Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku.★ 7.6776.3K members#1,556 on MAL -
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Star Detective Precure!
Meitantei Precure!★ 7.679.3K members#1,564 on MAL -
87
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie Part 1
Saishuu Gakushou Hibike! Euphonium: Zenpen★ 7.6712K members#1,567 on MAL -
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'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Season 2
Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu 2nd Season★ 7.6630.3K members#1,588 on MAL -
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Blades of the Guardians 2
Biao Ren Er★ 7.643K members#1,650 on MAL -
90
Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!
Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!★ 7.6477.8K members#1,672 on MAL -
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Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Movie: Minna no Jikan★ 7.6337.5K members#1,679 on MAL -
92
Goodbye, Lara
Sayonara Lara★ 7.6264.6K members#1,739 on MAL -
93
Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Part 2
Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka Part 2★ 7.6231.5K members#1,744 on MAL -
94
Iron Wok Jan!
Tetsunabe no Jan!★ 7.6123.3K members#1,779 on MAL -
95
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife
Toumei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fuufu ni Naru Futari★ 7.6061.5K members#1,819 on MAL -
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Stellar Transformation Final Season
Xingchen Bian: Zuizhong Ji★ 7.601.2K members#1,820 on MAL -
97
The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt
Ponkotsu Fuuki Iin to Skirt-take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi★ 7.5973.4K members#1,845 on MAL -
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My Happy Marriage Special
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Special★ 7.5924K members#1,856 on MAL -
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Dara-san of Reiwa
Reiwa no Dara-san★ 7.5833.1K members#1,892 on MAL -
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A Will Eternal Final Season
Yi Nian Yong Heng: Wanjie Ji★ 7.582.1K members#1,906 on MAL