Guides

Kadokawa’s own earnings report confirms it: isekai anime oversaturated the market. Here’s why the genre is declining and what’s replacing it next.

KyoAni Goes Steampunk — And It Looks Incredible If you told me last year that Sparks of Tomorrow — a steampunk anime set in an alternate Kyoto where electricity was never discovered — would be my most anticipated show of Summer 2026, I’d have asked what you were smoking. But here we are. Kyoto Animation, … Read more

Why Sekiro No Defeat Anime Has the Whole Community Watching If you’ve spent any time in FromSoftware fandom circles lately, you already know the name: Sekiro No Defeat anime. This fully hand-drawn theatrical film isn’t just another video game tie-in hoping to cash in on brand recognition. It’s a statement piece, arriving in Japanese theaters … Read more

A Cancelled Manga’s Revenge: Why Black Torch Anime Is the Comeback Story of 2026 Some anime announcements make you nod. Others make you leap out of your chair. When the Black Torch anime was confirmed for Summer 2026, an entire corner of the fandom lost its mind — and for good reason. This isn’t just … Read more

Scarlet Mamoru Hosoda brings Hamlet to anime with stunning underworld visuals and Studio Chizu animation. Streams on Netflix June 6, 2026.

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 won 4 Crunchyroll Anime Awards including Best Drama. Here is why it dominated and what it means for anime.

The Show Nobody’s Talking About (But Everyone Should Be) Spring 2026 is absolutely loaded. Wistoria S2 came out swinging. Witch Hat Atelier has the entire community in a chokehold over Bug Films’ jaw-dropping animation. Re:Zero S4 is breaking hearts weekly. And yet, quietly sitting at #7 in the Anime Corner weekly rankings — right in … Read more

Summer 2026 anime preview with Mushoku Tensei S3, Bleach TYBW, Ghost in the Shell, Elusive Samurai S2, Sparks of Tomorrow, and must-watch shows this season.

Kill Blue anime brings Kuroko’s Basketball creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki back with a hitman-de-aged-to-13 premise that’s Spring 2026’s most unpredictable ride.