{"id":698725,"date":"2025-11-11T21:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keep-an-eye-on-these-10-tv-anime-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:26:08","slug":"keep-an-eye-on-these-10-tv-anime-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keep-an-eye-on-these-10-tv-anime-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep An Eye on These 10 TV Anime in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">We\u2019re in the second-to-last month of the year now, so it\u2019s time to look at 2026\u2019s currently confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> and prepare next year\u2019s watchlist. Below is a list of upcoming 2026 TV anime that I\u2019ve singled out because they feel a bit more interesting (to me) than the others for one reason or another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">You\u2019ll find an even mix of shows that I\u2019d comfortably describe as action anime and titles that are more concerned with things like romance or human lives. Most are debuting in the Winter 2026 and Spring 2026 anime seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;You and I Are Polar Opposites&quot; 3rd Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WqLYp6na6NU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Director:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takayoshi Nagatomo (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Episode 3 and 8 storyboarder and director et al.)<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Animation production studio:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lapin Track<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>When in 2026: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January 11<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shonen Jump+ manga by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kocha Agasawa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">This rom-com pairs up a lively girl who\u2019s mindful of fitting in with a quiet, solitary boy who says what\u2019s on his mind. The premise alone wouldn\u2019t have pulled me in, but the anime\u2019s third trailer had enough charm to make me promote it to the top of my Winter 2026 to-watch list right away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on that preview, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You and I Are Polar Opposites<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seihantai na Kimi to Boku<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) seems set to be a sparkly, feel-good romp with bright colors that are supported by eye-catching comedic deformations and background graphics. I also like how expressive and lively the core cast comes across through the drawings, with heroine Suzuki looking like a dorky gremlin who might steal the season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 | Official Teaser | Crunchyroll\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RYI-WG_HFV8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Director:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shota Goshozono (Season 2; storyboard artist and episode director for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jujutsu Kaisen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Episode 17, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ranking of Kings<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Episode 21, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chainsaw Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Episode 8)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Animation production studio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APP<\/a>A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> January 8 (effectively premieres in Japan on January 9 at 12:26 AM JST)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekly Shonen Jump manga by Gege Akutami<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the disastrous Shibuya Incident, Yuji Itadori and his allies find themselves contending with its aftermath. The machinations of the mysterious Kenjaku aren\u2019t the only thing they have to worry about, as the teaser for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Culling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Part 1<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> previews battles with the Zenin family\u2019s Naoya and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jujutsu Kaisen 0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> protagonist Yuta Okkotsu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m not sure how <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jujutsu Kaisen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will survive adapting the action-packed Culling Game arc after Season 2\u2019s messy production situation (switching to split cours, perhaps?). Despite that, I still can\u2019t help but feel enthusiastic about getting another Goshozono-helmed season \u2014 after all, we previously received a very welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>-wide aesthetic overhaul, and I found that the respective directions of Season 2\u2019s episodes left a stronger impression on me than their first season counterparts. With <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Culling Game Part 1<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s teaser promising a rather stylish experience (the music is sounding real good too), I\u2019m already excited for what\u2019s to come.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV \u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u6de1\u5cf6\u767e\u666f\u300f\u7b2c1\u5f3ePV\u30102026\u5e744\u6708TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\u3011\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PRuvRsdvM8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><strong>Director:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Morio Asaka (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardcaptor Sakura<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chihayafuru<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loving Yamada at Lv999!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span><b> Animation production studio:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Madhouse <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohta Publishing-published omnibus manga by Takako Shimura<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scenes from Awajima<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Awajima Hyakkei<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) will tell the stories of characters associated with the Awashima Girls\u2019 Opera School, including a newcomer, a dorm leader, and a scholarship student. The mood, based on the first trailer, feels like a blend of groundedness and the ethereal, though some moments have stylized depictions that lean into the latter for greater impact. I\u2019m curious about the personal lives and psyches that we\u2019ll get to explore with this show.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daemons of the Shadow Realm | Official Trailer 3 | Crunchyroll\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L3KeCXykpFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u2022<\/strong> <\/span>Director:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Masahiro Ando<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Sword of the Stranger, CANAAN, Blast of Tempest)<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Animation production studio:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bones Film <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> April<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monthly Shonen Gangan manga by Hiromu Arakawa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t have a special reason for picking this anime, though I\u2019ve certainly enjoyed a few of Ando\u2019s previous works \u2014 I just think it\u2019s a very solid-looking action-adventure that <em>probably<\/em> won\u2019t be decimated by its<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consecutive two cours. The plot involves two separated siblings who are meant to rule over Daemons, with a \u201cprophecy\u201d and \u201cconspiracy\u201d present to add further layers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I\u2019m not dying to find out what secrets the siblings\u2019 world hides yet, but it\u2019s a good enough premise for me, and I can see myself easily getting more engrossed with the previewed production values.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e16\u7d00\u96fb\u6c23\u76ee\u9332-\u30e6\u30fc\u30ec\u30ab\u30fb\u30a8\u30f4\u30ea\u30ab-\u300fPV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\uff5c2026\u5e74\u653e\u9001\u6c7a\u5b9a\uff01\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_O5ZVkdhQhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Director:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minoru Ota (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CITY The Animation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Episode 5 storyboard artist and director)<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Animation production studio:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kyoto Animation<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>When in 2026: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TBA<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KA Esuma Bunko novel by Hiro Yuki<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official website for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sparks of Tomorrow<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) isn\u2019t kidding when it says that its world is \u201cShrouded in Smoke.\u201d Many shots from the first trailer \u2014 which contains breathtaking background art and a rousing score from <\/span><b>Hitomi Koto<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are wreathed in it, and even the ones that aren\u2019t feel grimy and choked by their steampunk environment. It\u2019s a different look from previous Kyoto Animation productions, and I\u2019m already impressed by how strong the setting feels with just this brief preview.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That setting is early 20th century Kyoto, in a world where \u201conly steam engines advanced.\u201d A boy and girl meet while in pursuit of a secret contained in something called the \u201c20th Century Electrical Catalog,\u201d and the vibes and plot crumbs suggest an adventure with romance and actions that will see the dawn of electricity. Kyoto Animation is promising \u201cchallenging art backgrounds reminiscent of Impressionist paintings and intricate animation\u201d and a story that \u201cdepicts the dreams of boys and girls shining in an era of upheaval and innovation,\u201d and I can\u2019t wait to see what journey <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sparks of Tomorrow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will bring us on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u52c7\u8005\u5211\u306b\u51e6\u3059\u300fPV\u7b2c2\u5f3e\uff5c2026\u5e741\u6708\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQmFO--_HwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span> <b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hiroyuki Takashima (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Symphogear XV<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co-action director, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> assistant director)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span><b> Animation production studio:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Studio KAI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> January<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dengeki no Shinbungei light novel series by Rocket Shokai\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">In this dark fantasy, terrible criminals are sentenced to join the penal hero units, which means fighting a war against monsters and being revived to continue the fight if they die. The first trailer instantly caught my eye thanks to the animation and the limited shading approach to the character depictions, and I\u2019ve had this tagged as a must-watch ever since, though the delay from October 2025 has me worried about how the production values will hold up.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u9055\u56fd\u65e5\u8a18\u300fPV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m1LtPWp8BbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miyuki Oshiro (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durarara<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 2 assistant director)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Animation production:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Shuka<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> January<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> FEEL YOUNG manga by Tomoko Yamashita<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Novelist Makoi Kodai takes in her niece Asa Takumi after the death of Makoi\u2019s sister. While Makoi is the type who prefers to be alone and doesn\u2019t do well with human interactions, Asa is sociable, and the question of how these two opposites will interact and develop now that they\u2019re living under the same roof is why I\u2019m interested in this anime. The <\/span><b>Kensuke Ushio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> soundtrack is a nice bonus, and ought to be a wonderful companion to what seems like a promising human drama.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300cFate\/strange Fake\u300d\uff5cTV\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u7b2c1\u5f3ePV\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1G8EvZg_BY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span> <b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shun Enokido (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Fate\/Apocrypha <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">action director, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MASHLE<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> OP2 storyboard artist and unit director)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span> <b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takahito Sakazume (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Fate\/Apocrypha <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">action director, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/strange Fake <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">book commercial storyboard artist and unit director)<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span><b> Animation production studio:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A-1 Pictures<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> January 3<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dengeki Bunko light novel series by Ryohgo Narita<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Holy Grail War comes to America in this latest Fate franchise anime. I\u2019m not a loyal Fate fan who\u2019ll show up to any show that has that F-word in its name, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/strange Fake<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has my attention thanks to Enokido and Sakazume\u2019s reputation as animators (they\u2019ve done various storyboarding and unit direction work too, often showing up for shiny <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2twNijeyE9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/Grand Order<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commercials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). I\u2019m also a fan of the character design style, which, like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentenced to Be a Hero<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, cuts back on the amount of shading.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like<em> Jujutsu Kaisen<\/em> and<em> Sentenced to Be a Hero<\/em>, my anticipation is tempered by concern about whether the show will sustain its quality. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fate\/strange Fake<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was supposed to begin its broadcast this year, and what makes things weird is that the first episode had an early release in late 2024. The fact that the preceding TV special had its own delay, moving from the last day of 2022 to mid-2023, doesn\u2019t encourage confidence in the behind-the-scenes situation either, but I suppose we\u2019ll see.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\" data-attachment-id=\"133917\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/09\/12\/kamiina-botan-anime-reveals-titular-characters-visual\/kamiina-botan-botan-character-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1083&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1083\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kamiina Botan Botan character visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u5840\uff08\u79cb\u7530\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\uff0f\u4e0a\u4f0a\u90a3\u307c\u305f\u3093\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?resize=696%2C393&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?resize=1068%2C602&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?resize=745%2C420&amp;ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kamiina-Botan-Botan-character-visual-1-scaled-e1757690788403.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u5840\uff08\u79cb\u7530\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\uff0f\u4e0a\u4f0a\u90a3\u307c\u305f\u3093\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <br \/>(cropped)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Director:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Takashi Sakuma (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16bit Sensation: Another Layer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Animation production studio:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Soigne<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> April<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022<\/span><b> Based on: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manga Cross manga by Hei<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lack of a trailer at the time of writing (there\u2019s a concept trailer from character designer <\/span><b>Ko Yoshinari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but there\u2019s no way the series as a whole will feature that distinctive, painterly style) made me slightly hesitant to include this, but I quickly changed my tune after revisiting the character visuals and reminding myself of the premise. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s basically about college girls and alcohol, and my understanding is that there\u2019s yuri too. A lot of yuri adaptations have looked mediocre or downright awful, but the previewed character designs for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Botan Kamiina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have been very pleasing, and the fact that this is the second series produced by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Soigne (its series production debut was this year\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mono<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which boasted great animation from start to end, though I don\u2019t know if that production\u2019s team overlaps with this one) has me all the more eager to sample it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"135506\" src=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/09\/26\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-will-begin-on-january-16-2026\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-season-2-key-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?fit=1526%2C860&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1526,860\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Frieren Beyond Journey\u2019s End Season 2 key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe\/Shogakukan\/ \u201cFrieren\u201dProject&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?fit=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=696%2C392&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=1068%2C602&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?resize=745%2C420&amp;ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?w=1526&amp;ssl=1 1526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End-Season-2-key-visual-1-e1758893634708.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe\/Shogakukan\/ \u201cFrieren\u201dProject<br \/>(cropped)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b>\u2022 Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tomoya Kitagawa (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frieren<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 1 storyboard artist and episode director for Episodes 2, 8, and 25, among other roles)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Animation production studio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madhouse <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>When in 2026: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January 16<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span><b>Based on:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Weekly Shonen Sunday manga written by Kanehito Yamada and drawn by Tsukasa Abe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I liked but didn\u2019t love th<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">e first season of <i>Frieren<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u2014 due to the nature and length of cour 2\u2019s exam arc, I mainly think of it as just a nice fantasy adventure with superb visuals rather than a moving meditation on the passage of time and relationships. So while I\u2019m glad that I\u2019ll be back in the company of Frieren, Fern, and Stark next year, its presence here is mainly due to my curiosity about how Season 2 will turn out.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 1 director<\/span><b> Keiichiro Saito<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bocchi the Rock!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is taking a \u201cdirector cooperation\u201d role while Kitagawa directs with<\/span><b> Daiki Harashina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frieren<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 1\u2019s monster designer, Episode 3 storyboard artist and director, Episode 24 storyboard artist, and more) as assistant director. There are now three character designers: <\/span><b>Takasemaru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Violet Evergarden<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), <\/span><b>Keisuke Kojima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100 Meters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), and <strong>Yuri Fujinaka<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Frieren<\/em>\u00a0Season 1 Episode 22 co-chief animation director). Also, I don\u2019t know if <\/span><b>Takashi Nakame <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your Name<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> production desk, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Garden of Words<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Witch Watch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> OP 1 co-production assistant), who was co-credited as animation producer on the first season, is still onboard and contributing to the staff-finding.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With all these factors in mind, I\u2019m quite intrigued to see what identity the new<em> Frieren<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0will have, and how its animation will compare to Season 1. I\u2019m sure that returning concept artist <\/span><b>Seiko Yoshioka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the background art staff will continue to impress with their depiction of Frieren\u2019s world, though.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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