The Spring 2026 Anime Lineup Is Here… and It’s Better Than Expected

“This spring, every story finds its moment to shine.”

Get ready, anime fans, because this season we’re getting a massive lineup to binge. From fan favorites to brand-new additions, the Spring 2026 lineup has it all. Curious to know which anime made the list? If yes, keep reading, you might find some exciting news about your favorite anime releasing this season.

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Crunchyroll Spring 2026 Anime Release Schedule:

March 28:

• Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring

March 31

• The Food Diary of Miss Maid

• The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!

April 1

• Dorohedoro Season 2

• Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!

• The Beginning After the End Season 2

• Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

• Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester

April 2

• Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE Cour 3

April 3

• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4

• SNOWBALL EARTH

• The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2

April 4

• Daemons of the Shadow Realm

• NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE

• Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4

• Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

• Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods

• Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy

April 5

• ONE PIECE – Elbaph Arc

• GHOST CONCERT: Missing Songs

April 6

• Witch Hat Atelier

• LIAR GAME

• An Observation Log of My Fiancée

• Who Calls Herself a Villainess

• The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt

April 7

• MARRIAGETOXIN

• Eren the Southpaw

• Even a Replica Can Fall in Love

• I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class

April 8

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4

• Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 5

• Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!?

April 9

• A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA

• Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?

• The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King

April 10

• The Drops of God

• Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

April 12

• Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2

April 14

• I Want to End This Love Game

As for popular continuous anime series, Case Closed (Detective Conan), Digimon Beatbreak, Scum of the Brave, and Star Detective Precure! It will keep on releasing new episodes during the spring.

Moreover, the anime that is wrapping up this spring, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 (The Culling Game: Part 1) will have its finale on March 26. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 will end on March 27, and Trigun Stargaze will wrap up on March 28.

Spring 2026 Anime Just Dropped an Early Anime of the Year Contender:

On March 16, 2026, Crunchyroll held a special one-night event called “Crunchyroll Anime Nights 2026” to preview its Spring 2026 anime lineup. One of the featured shows was Witch Hat Atelier, a new fantasy anime based on the manga by Kamome Shirahama.

There was special one-night event called “Crunchyroll Anime Nights 2026” event held on March 16, 2026 to preview its Spring 2026 anime lineup and one of most appraised anime series amongst all was Witch Hat Atelier, the most anticipated fantasy that is expected to overthrow the stardom of current favourites of everyone, Frieren.

The story is set in a world where only witches can use magic, but they have kept their power hidden from normal people. There comes our main character, Coco, a young girl, dreams of becoming a witch, living her regular life. One day, she meets a witch named Qifrey and learns a dark secret about magic, and becomes his apprentice.

The story follows her journey as she faces hardships but continues to chase hope of fulfilling her dreams.Even though the anime is yet to be released, Witch Hat Atelier is getting a lot of attention and fans are waiting for it to be released.

After its two-episode theater preview, it has now become a strong contender for one of the best anime of 2026.

The early review for the series proves that this anime is not only about magic and witches but the struggle behind beholding the magic in a society that doesn’t accept it and view it as evil.

So, what’s your most anticipated anime series this spring season? Let us know in the comment section and for more such anime updates and recommendations stay tuned to our site. Happy watching!

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