The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate takes on almost every show.

The guide is ongoing, organized by series, and updated multiple times a day. Throughout the next two weeks, we'll be updating as often as possible with new perspectives on new episodes from our team of critics. New reviews will be posted as soon as they're written, with each critic's name being added to the roster beneath the show's title. Check back a couple of times every day during the guide, and you're likely to see new shows pop up with multiple takes to enjoy!

Please remember that this is a preview guide. It is designed to give you a taste of the first episode of a show with a preliminary opinion and a few thoughts on whether or not the show has potential. These are not intended to be blanket judgments of these series as a whole. All reviews use the same rating scale: 1-5, with 1 being the lowest.

Kill Blue Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis	Yowayowa Sensei Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett	A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore
Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore	The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore	Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 Bolts, Lucas DeRuyter
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Richard Eisenbeis, Kevin Cormack	My Ribdiculous Reincarnation Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett
Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home! Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett Caitlin Moore	Eren the Southpaw Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis	I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis	MARRIAGETOXIN James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis Caitlin Moore, Rebecca Silverman	The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 Kennedy, Jeremy Tauber, Richard Eisenbeis
Farming Life in Another World 2 Kennedy, Jeremy Tauber	Liar Game Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett
Ghost Concert: missing Songs Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore	Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore, James Beckett	MAO James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore, Rebecca Silverman
Needy Girl Overdose James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore	Kusunoki's Garden of Gods James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis	Akane-banashi Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis	Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Jairus Taylor, Christopher Farris, Kevin Cormack	Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 Rebecca Silverman, Jairus Taylor, Kevin Cormack
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Kennedy	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Richard Eisenbeis, Kevin Cormack, Bolts	Snowball Earth Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore
An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Killed Again, Mr. Detective? Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis	Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Caitlin Moore, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis
Kirio Fan Club Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis	Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Season 4 Bolts, Kevin Cormack	Petals of Reincarnation Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore, James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 3 Kevin Cormack, Richard Eisenbeis, Jeremy Tauber	Classroom of the Elite Season 4: Second Year, First Semester Richard Eisenbeis	The Ramparts of Ice Rebecca Silverman, Richard Eisenbeis, Caitlin Moore
Dorohedoro Season 2 Kennedy, Caitlin Moore, Kevin Cormack, Jairus Taylor	Always a Catch! Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore, Richard Eisenbeis	The Beginning After the End Season 2 Lucas DeRuyter
Rooster Fighter Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Witch Hat Atelier Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	Drops of God Richard Eisenbeis, Lucas DeRuyter, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore
BEASTARS Final Season Part 2 James Beckett	The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, But an Appraiser (Provisional) Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore	The Food Diary of Miss Maid Richard Eisenbeis, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore