2025 has come to an end, with anime fans heading into another year of new releases, seasonal continuations, and specials to enjoy watching into the new year. If you’re an anime enthusiast who is looking for something fresh to watch during January 2026, the release schedule below has you covered with all of the information you’ll need on of the most notable new anime series and seasons.
New Anime Release Dates – January 2026
From huge franchise names within the anime industry who are returning with new seasons or shows, to more niche picks, there’s something for every anime fan to enjoy in January 2026. Everything you’ll need to know about each notable release throughout the month has been included below.
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- New Anime Release Dates – January 2026
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January 3
Fate/Strange Fake – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| A-1 Pictures | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural, Mystery |
“In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire. Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan. Now, signs portend the emergence of a new Holy Grail in the western American city of Snowfield. “
“Sure enough, Masters and Servants begin to gather… A missing Servant class… Impossible Servant summonings… A nation shrouded in secrecy… And a city created as a battleground. In the face of such irregularities, the Holy Grail War is twisted and driven into the depth of madness. Let the curtain rise on a masquerade of humans and heroes, made to dance upon the stage of a false Holy Grail.“
January 4
Tamon’s B-Side – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| J.C. Staff | Shoujo, Romance, Comedy |
“Utage Kinoshita is a high school girl who works part-time as a housekeeper. She has devoted her life to her favorite idol, Tamon Fukuhara, from the group F/ACE. Then one day, Utage ends up being assigned to Tamon’s house! There she discovers that off-stage, he is nothing like his wild idol persona. A gloomy, introverted boy with no self-confidence, Utage still finds herself falling for him anyway.“
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Animation Studio 42 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
“Betrayed by his childhood friend and cast out of the Hero Party, Orhun Dura—once their loyal Enchanter—is branded by his former comrades as “a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none.” Alone, he sets out to forge a new path as a solo adventurer. His journey sparks explosive battles, deadly rivals, and unexpected allies—and he’ll rise to shatter every expectation. The ultimate solo comeback begins!”
Journal with Witch – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Studio Shuka | Slice of Life, Drama, Josei |
“Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.”
“Struggling to process her parents’ death, Makio reassures Asa that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out.”
MF Ghost – Season 3
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Felix Film | Sports, Sci-Fi, Seinen |
“Japan adopts self-driving electric automobiles and renders most gas engines obsolete by 202X. The fastest cars find new life in the MFG, a racing circuit held on Japanese motorways. Drivers from around the world race for a shot at the title. Kanata Rivington returns from Britain to Japan for the MFG—and to find his father. Can he win the title and find answers? Buckle up and push it to the limit!”
January 5
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| BONES Film | Action, Adventure, Shounen, Superpower |
“Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves!”
Golden Kamuy: The Final Chapter (Season 5)
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Brain’s Base | Acion, Military, Historical, Adventure, Seinen |
“After the Immortal Sugimoto, AKA, Sugimoto Saichi, and the Ainu girl Asirpa reunited in the freezing land of Karafuto, Asirpa witnesses the death of Kiroranke and remembers the key to solving the mystery behind the missing gold. Sugimoto and Asirpa then renew their vows as partners. But none of this changes the fact that Sugimoto is under the 7th Division’s control. While they continue their conflict with Lieutenant Tsurumi, who gets news about Asripa being found, how will Shiraishi Yoshitake, Tanigaki Genjirou, Tsukishima Hajime, and Koito Otonoshin, all move next after the perilous journey they shared together?”
“Meanwhile, the demon vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshizou, and his crew, who are competing against the 7th Division for the gold, continue to look for clues on the remaining tattoos. Also, the currently missing Ogata Hyakunosuke could also change the outcome of their progress. You won’t be able to look away from the continuing gold rush survival series that continues to take place up north!”
January 6
There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Gekkou | Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Isekai |
“Youki died in a traffic accident and was reborn in a fantasy world! However, instead of being the hero of legends, he ended up reincarnating into an overpowered demon. Having no desires to become the Demon Lord, he sits around in the Demon Lord’s castle as a random low rank guardian. One day, the Hero’s party comes to attack and on a whim he knocks out the entire hero party. Healing up the Hero party and then preparing to send them back to town, he notices the female priest and falls in love at first sight!”
Mayonaka Heart Tune – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Gekkou | Shounen, Comedy, Romance, |
“When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation. Years then passed, and Arisu is now a second-year high-schooler. He makes it his mission to search for Apollo, as there is something he wants to tell her. He doesn’t know what she looks like, or even what her real name is, but he manages to get some leads on her in his school’s broadcasting club. That’s where he meets four girls who all dream to get a job where they can make full use of their voices! Just who is Apollo, and how will those four’s dreams pan out?”
January 7
JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| MAPPA | Action, Drama, Supernatural, Shounen, Fantasy |
“After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan.”
“Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujutsu High. Instead, he teams up with Choso to exorcise the countless cursed spirits unleashed by Noritoshi Kamo. Amid this chaos, the Jujutsu Headquarters revokes Yuji Itadori’s suspended death sentence and appoints special-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu as his executioner.”
“Newly awakened modern sorcerers and resurrected ancient ones, now fighting as players in the Culling Game, collide with conflicting motives, driving the world once more toward an age ruled by jujutsu.”
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Part 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Studio KAI | Shounen, Horror, Supernatural, Action, Comedy |
“A number of inexplicable phenomena have been plaguing the town of Domori. In order to protect the town’s children, a new homeroom teacher known as “Nube” arrives.”
“Normally gentle and a bit outgoing, Nube has a secret side: he is, in fact, the only psychic teacher in Japan. Rumor also has it his left hand is possessed by a demon! Hell’s messenger of justice is here to take on the school’s seven mysteries, ghosts, and evil spirits attacking his students. This occultist action story starts now!”
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Studio DEEN | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
“Yuki wakes up to find herself in an unfamiliar manor, wearing a maid uniform and lying on a luxurious bed. Soon, she discovers five more girls, all dressed the same as her. This is the Ghost House, and the only way they can survive is to make it through the traps that lie in wait—deadly games full of blowguns, buzz saws, locked rooms, and weapons. It’s a hopeless, terrifying situation for everyone there…well, everyone except Yuki. After all, this is her career at seventeen. Do you think that’s odd? She would agree. But that’s how some people are—they earn their living playing death games.”
January 8
Chained Soldier – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Hayabusa FIlm | Action, Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen, Romance |
“Destructive monsters from the Mato dimension threaten the earth, while women gifted with powers from Peaches try to stop them. But to save the world, Yuuki must be willing to become Chief Kyoka’s servant both on the battlefield and at home.”
Champignon Witch – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| TYPHOON GRAPHICS | Supernatural, Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure |
“Deep within the Black Forest teeming with poisonous mushrooms, a witch named Luna lives alone. With skin that is poisonous to the touch and a breath that will kill if close enough, she is forced to stay secluded from nearby civilization. Even with these conditions, Luna still visits a nearby city to deliver medicine and buy new books to read.”
“Despite Luna having never done harm to any of the city’s residents, many are scared to associate with her, as she is a black witch in a kingdom ruled by white witches. Only able to watch from a distance while people receive her medicine and freely converse with one another, Luna is drawn toward their lives, even if it sometimes means putting herself in danger.”
The Holy Grail of Eris – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Ashi Productions | Romance, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy |
“Betrayed by her fiancé’s lover and sentenced to public execution, Constance Grail, a plain viscount’s daughter known for her honesty, faces death—until a mysterious voice offers salvation. Scarlett Castiel, a noblewoman long thought dead, may be her only hope. Together, these unlikely allies uncover a dark conspiracy lurking in the heart of high society, where betrayal, secrets, and power collide.”
January 9
Fire Force – Season 3, Part 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| David Production | Shounen, Fantasy, Action, Sci-Fi |
“Tokyo is burning, and citizens are mysteriously suffering from spontaneous human combustion all throughout the city! Responsible for snuffing out this inferno is the Fire Force, and Shinra is ready to join their fight. Now, as part of Company 8, he’ll use his devil’s footprints to help keep the city from turning to ash! But his past and a burning secret behind the scenes could set everything ablaze.”
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| TROYCA | Vampire, Supernatural, Fantasy |
“Welcome to Riverfield, where the most popular boys at two rival schools happen to be vampires and werewolves. When a mysterious new student, Sooha, transfers to Riverfield, the rivals find themselves inexplicably drawn to her. As horrible incidents start to shake the town, the boys’ forgotten pasts slowly start to unravel… and their world turns upside down.”
Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Yokohama Animation Lab | Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Isekai |
“Thirty-five-year-old Kenichi Yamada has spent his life playing every single MMORPG he can get his hands on. Tired of new games that cater to casual players, he leaps at the chance to try out a never-ending game with an intimidating “Hell Mode” that raises the difficulty (and chances to level up) to impossible heights.”
“But, as soon as he selects the “Summoner,” Kenichi finds himself transported into the world of the game and reborn to a family of serfs as a baby named Allen! With nothing but his memories and wits to guide him, Allen sets off to conquer Hell Mode, unearth the secrets of the Summoner class, and free his newfound family from their fate.”
January 10
TRIGUN STARGAZE – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Orange | Shounen, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi |
“Two and a half years have passed since the Lost July incident, a catastrophe that reduced an entire city to ruins and sent shockwaves across the world.”
“On the desert planet of No Man’s Land, Vash the Stampede, a gunslinger who swore never to take a life, faces his final confrontation with his brother, Millions Knives, who seeks the complete destruction of humanity. As their fates collide, the battle that will determine the future of both mankind and the planet begins.”
Dead Account – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| SynergySP | Shounen, Action, Supernatural |
“Always ready for a fight! Destruction for destruction’s sake! The online streamer Aoringo is a troll, making the worst of the worst of boundary-pushing flamebait content and raking in the revenue from the hate-watchers. You may think he’s nothing more than a bottom feeder and a drain on society, but in reality, he’s high school dropout Souji Enishiro, a caring older brother with a sweet tooth who loves nothing more than his little sister. His viral videos? Just a way to pay his sister’s medical bills. And even if all of humanity hates him, he doesn’t care, so long as his little sister gets better. But then, something very strange begins to happen…”
Scum of the Brave – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| OLM | Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy |
“In an alternate 21st century, rich mafia members can turn into “Demon Kings” through increasingly popular ether-enhancement surgery, and the bounty hunters called “Braves” are the ones called upon to take them down. Yashiro only wants the simple pleasures in life – pizza, beer, and card games. When three young Braves offer him a majestic sum to be their private tutor, he agrees solely for the money – but is it worth what he’s getting himself into?”
Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| East Fish Studio | Horror, Supernatural |
“Kaya-chan is infamous at kindergarten for being a troublemaker. But Ms. Chie, who’s been assigned to look after her, soon discovers Kaya’s hidden abilities. Get ready for the ultimate horror-action adventure set in kindergarten!”
January 11
Hell’s Paradise – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| MAPPA | Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Mystery |
“Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge. But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru survive this harrowing quest?”
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- – Season 1
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| SynergySP | Action, Drama, Historical |
“The fire extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called “The fire-eating bird”. Matsunaga Gengo, once known as the “Fire-eating Bird”, was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan.”
“The Shinjo clan’s fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to “save any life”, despite being ridiculed as “ragged steeplejacks”(= the ‘Boro-Tobi-Gumi’.), In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called “foxfires” continue.”
January 12
‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Pine Jam | Fantasy, Comedy |
“As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?”
January 14
Oshi No Ko – Season 3
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| Doga Kobo | Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Psychological |
“It’s been six months since “POP IN 2″ was released. Thanks to MEM-Cho’s hard work, B-Komachi is about to get their major break. Aqua is a multi-talented entertainer, and Akane’s career as a talented actress is going smoothly. Meanwhile, Kana lost the cheerfulness she once had. To track down the truth behind Ai and Goro’s deaths, Ruby keeps rising in the entertainment world…”
January 16
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| MADHOUSE | Fantasy, Drama, Magic, Adventure |
“Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is an anime adaptation of a manga series released in September 2023. This fantasy begins as heroes disband following a quest to defeat the Demon King. As decades pass, the elf mage Frieren attends a comrade’s funeral and learns new things about her old companions. This anime blends fantasy, reflection, and insightful character developments with themes of friendship and mortality.”
January 24
Medalist – Season 2
| Studio | Genres |
|---|---|
| ENGI | Drama, Seinen, Sports, Psychological |
“Tsukasa Akeuraji always dreamed of becoming a competitive solo figure skater, but starting too late in life meant his ambitions never got off the ground. Now barely scraping by, he takes on an assistant coach job, resigned to a future far from the one he once imagined.”
“Before his first day, Tsukasa meets Inori Yuitsuka, a shy fifth grader sneaking into the rink to practice. Captivated by figure skating, but held back by her mother’s overprotectiveness and her own self-doubt, Inori has never been encouraged to pursue her passion until she encounters Tsukasa. Beneath her personality lies great potential, waiting to be unlocked with the right guidance.”
“Moved by Inori’s determination to change and reminded of his own struggles, Tsukasa offers to coach and help her chase the dream she has been too afraid to voice. While the road ahead is long and filled with unfamiliar challenges and rival skaters, Inori dedicates herself to the art and strives to one day reach the Olympics and become a medalist.”