The Best New Anime You Should Be Watching This Season Isn’t Frieren or Jujutsu Kaisen, It’s Ikoku Nikki
Kotaku | 25.02.2026 20:00
I’ve been an avid anime watcher for longer than I’d care to publicly admit. And yet, even with those dozen-plus years of seasonal anime consumption under my belt, I don’t think I’ve seen a stronger seasonal line-up than the current winter 2026 cour. You’ve got your obvious bangers, such as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and Jujutsu Kaisen, but there are at least twenty weekly releases currently airing that are worth watching. Hell’s Paradise, Fate/Strange Fake, Oshi no Ko, Sentenced to Be a Hero, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Trigun Stargaze, Golden Kamuy– I could go on, and that’s without including the stuff that just finished airing, such as Spy x Family and To Your Eternity.