The winter season brought 40 BRAND NEW ANIME, which is way too much for most people to watch. So I watched EVERY SINGLE show (most for 3+ episodes) so you don't have to. Here's the "definitive" new anime ranking for Winter 2026!

Let me know what shows have been your biggest surprises and biggest disappointments, and if there's any we don't agree on, in the comments!

#anime #animerecommendations #winter2026anime

00:00 Intro
00:25 Everyone loves tier lists!
01:17 You and I Are Polar Opposites
02:53 A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation
04.08 A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
05:05 An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29
06:01 Champignon Witch
07:11 Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
07:58 Dead Account
09:12 Does It Count If You Lose Your Innocence to an Android?
09:45 Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord
10:55 Fate/Strange Fake
12:16 Hana Kimi
12:53 HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing
13:42 I'll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother!
14:09 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
15:03 Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter
16:16 Jack of All Trades, Party of None
16:59 Journal with Witch
18:51 Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
19:33 Kunon the Sorcerer Can See
20:28 Love Through a Prism
21:17 Mofusand
21:43 Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power
22:25 Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
23:01 Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
23:43 ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
25:03 Scum of the Brave
25:54 Sentenced to be a Hero
27:15 SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
28:10 Tamon's B-Side
29:07 The Case Book of Arne
29:48 The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer
30:31 The Darwin Incident
31:28 The Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind!!
32:24 The Holy Grail of Eris
33:07 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife
33:49 The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom
34:42 There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her
35:30 Tune In to the Midnight Heart
36:42 Wash It All Away
37:31 You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
38:32 Wrap-up