Crunchyroll Unveils Massive Spring 2026 Anime Lineup

Crunchyroll is preparing to launch a massive new wave of anime content this spring.

The Crunchyroll Spring 2026 anime lineup features fresh premieres of highly anticipated adaptations, including Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!.

Several popular franchises are also returning with brand-new seasons, such as Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

The legendary ONE PIECE anime will also begin its next adventure as the Straw Hat Pirates finally arrive at the Elbaph Arc.

Fans can look forward to a packed schedule of weekly simulcasts available to stream shortly after their Japanese broadcast.

The complete schedule of brand-new Spring 2026 premieres on Crunchyroll is as follows:

• A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
  • Studio: MADHOUSE
  • Premiere: April 9

Dreams and jealousy collide at Awajima Opera School, as rivals fight for a spot on the big stage!

• Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
  • Studio: WIT STUDIO
  • Premiere: March 28

A human entrusted with the power of “spring” returns to a world with an everlasting winter.

• An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess
  • Studio: Ashi Productions
  • Premiere: April 6

Reborn as an otome villainess, Bertia tries to ruin her engagement, but only charms the prince instead.

• Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
  • Studio: WIT STUDIO
  • Premiere: April 4

In a world of magical nobles, Rozemyne must survive deadly plots and fight to bring books back to life.

• Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
  • Studio: Soigne
  • Premiere: April 10

Two college students become drinking buddies and go exploring for more sips and adventures.

• Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
  • Studio: Lerche
  • Premiere: April 1

The second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School begins with new tests and trials.

• Daemons of the Shadow Realm
  • Studio: bones film
  • Premiere: April 4

Two twins find themselves in a battle between those who can control supernatural beings called Daemons.

• Dorohedoro Season 2
  • Studio: MAPPA
  • Premiere: April 1

It’s time to return to the Hole as Caiman continues to try to solve the mystery of his original identity.

• Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Cour 3
  • Studio: TMS Entertainment
  • Premiere: April 2

The Kingdom of Science’s final experiments begin as the series comes to its epic conclusion.

• Eren the Southpaw
  • Studio: Production I.G, Signal.MD
  • Premiere: April 7

A single act of graffiti sparks a bond that could heal or break two young artists.

• Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
  • Studio: Voil
  • Premiere: April 7

A replica of a young schoolgirl tries to define her own life after falling for a fellow classmate.

• Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!?
  • Studio: TMS Entertainment Studio 6
  • Premiere: April 8

A young otaku meets two gals in his class who may have the same secret fandoms as him.

• GHOST CONCERT: missing Songs
  • Studio: ENGI
  • Premiere: April 5

In 2045, when singing is forbidden, a high school girl hears the ghostly voice that possesses her and grants great power.

• Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!
  • Studio: Drive
  • Premiere: April 1

An awkward high school boy falls in love at first sight with his dreamy classmate.

• I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
  • Studio: CONNECT
  • Premiere: April 7

A quiet student begins an unusual friendship with his other classmate, who is ranked the second prettiest girl at school.

• I Want to End this Love Game
  • Studio: FelixFilm
  • Premiere: April 14

Yukiya and Miku have secret crushes on each other, and they must finally find the courage to confess.

• Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?
  • Studio: Studio HIBARI
  • Premiere: April 9

Arata meets Kujima, a strange, talkative creature that quietly weaves its warmth into his family’s days.

• Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods
  • Studio: JUVENAGE
  • Premiere: April 4

A collection of unusual gods begin to visit a house after an exorcist expels the former evil spirits.

• LIAR GAME
  • Studio: MADHOUSE
  • Premiere: April 6

Nao Kanzaki receives a strange letter and 100 million yen, learning she has been selected for a dangerous psychological game.

• MARRIAGETOXIN
  • Studio: bones film
  • Premiere: April 7

Hikaru Gero, an elite assassin and heir to a family of Masters, must find a bride to protect his sister.

• Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy
  • Studio: Studio KAI
  • Premiere: April 4

A young demon usually has the upper hand at devouring souls, until a fellow classmate captures her heart.

• NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE
  • Studio: Yostar Pictures
  • Premiere: April 4

OMGkawaiiAngel seeks fame, but behind her smile, there’s much more than meets the eye.

• ONE PIECE (Elbaph Arc)
  • Studio: Toei Animation
  • Premiere: April 5

Luffy and the Straw Hats arrive at Elbaph, the legendary land of the Giants.

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
  • Studio: WHITE FOX
  • Premiere: April 8

To save his stricken allies, Subaru faces a deadly desert to find the Sage at Pleiades Watchtower.

• Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 3
  • Studio: Studio Gokumi, AXsiZ
  • Premiere: April 1

Boxxo and his allies are back to face new challenges inside the dungeon.

• Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 5
  • Studio: TMS Entertainment
  • Premiere: April 8

Kinoshita Kazuya hopes to take his relationship with Mizuhara Chizuru, a rental girlfriend, to the next level.

• Rooster Fighter
  • Studio: SANZIGEN
  • Premiere: Sundays

Follow a heroic rooster who is out to fight and defeat any giant demon he sees.

• SNOWBALL EARTH
  • Studio: Studio KAI
  • Premiere: April 3

After 10 years in space, Tetsuo returns to a frozen Earth to keep a promise to his robot friend and comrade.

• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
  • Studio: eightbit
  • Premiere: April 3

Demon Lord Rimuru’s dream of creating an alliance of humans and monsters grows closer to being fulfilled.

• The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 2
  • Studio: project No.9
  • Premiere: April 3

Now a couple, Amane and Mahiru navigate school life and overcome their pasts in this sweet love story.

• The Beginning After the End Season 2
  • Studio: Studio A-CAT
  • Premiere: April 1

Arthur faces one last mission with Jasmine, but the quest unleashes a tragedy no one saw coming.

• The Drops of God
  • Studio: Satelight
  • Premiere: April 10

Shizuku Kanzaki and Issei Tomine face off in a test of their wine knowledge to secure their father’s estate.

• The Food Diary of Miss Maid
  • Studio: project No.9
  • Premiere: March 31

Stuck in Japan for a year, maid-in-training Suzume eagerly samples every snack she can find.

• The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt
  • Studio: ZERO-G
  • Premiere: April 6

Strict disciplinarian Sakuradaimon-kun forms an unexpected friendship with the carefree, rule-breaking Poem-chan.

• The strongest job is apparently not a hero or a sage, but an appraiser (provisional)!
  • Studio: Studio flad
  • Premiere: March 31

Hibiki Manabe is transported to a world where monsters freely roam as he desperately searches for a way home.

• The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
  • Studio: Jumondou
  • Premiere: April 9

Serafina, the fiercest knight, receives a surprise marriage proposal after being captured by barbarians.

• Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4
  • Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
  • Premiere: April 4

Suzuki Iruma and all thirteen students of the Misfit Class must perform to reach Rank 4 at the Music Festival.

• Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2
  • Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures, Actas
  • Premiere: April 12

Will and his friends face new challenges and even higher stakes in the magical academy.

• Witch Hat Atelier
  • Studio: BUG FILMS
  • Premiere: April 6

Coco’s dreams of casting magic may become a reality after she uncovers a secret and becomes an apprentice.

The full roster of continuing simulcasts from previous seasons includes the following titles:

• Detective Conan (Case Closed)
  • Studio: TMS Entertainment
  • Airtime: Saturdays

Ace teen detective Shinichi Kudo solves cases after becoming trapped in the body of a ten-year-old.

• DIGIMON BEATBREAK
  • Studio: Toei Animation
  • Airtime: Saturdays

Tomoro Tenma and his Digimon Gekkomon join the bounty hunters Glowing Dawn to investigate rogue Digimon.

• Scum of the Brave
  • Studio: OLM
  • Airtime: Saturdays

Yashiro, the Grim Reaper, reluctantly takes Aki Jogamine as an apprentice to hunt down Demon Lords.

• Star Detective Precure!
  • Studio: Toei Animation
  • Airtime: Saturdays

The new Precure group is on the case in the latest magical girl series.

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