Winter 2026 Anime Thread

Tmac said:

Damn, really? I loved the first episode and have been disappointed by the last two.

It feels like Solo Leveling without any character development and less meaningful fights.

What am I missing?

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The fight with the plant Demon Lord was pretty good. The King did his job very greatly.

Initial D... well, MF Ghost, has been fantastic so far. Really enjoying it. Actually, I currently have 19 shows on my "watch" list. So lemme run down the list and describe them.

Monday:
Wash It All Away - This is a slice of life girl that owns a laundry shop. It's "cute", as in I don't mind watching it. But it doesn't really serve a higher purpose.

Tuesday:
Tune In to the Midnight Heart - Slice of life about these high school girls that run the PA system at their school. Some dude fell in love with one of them when she used to host a podcast or something, but he doesn't yet know which of the girls was that host.

Wednesday:
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord - This is an isekai show. A kid finds out that he was blessed with the widely acknowledged weakest of Magics, called Production. He can't heal, cause fires or floods... freezing, wind or electric. He's only able to look at raw materials and make them into something. So his father, the king, was planning on killing him, but one of his brothers suggests he becomes the lord of their newly acquired land, that they otherwise have no use for. It's kinda far away, and nothing of value is there. So he moves to that land, and realizes he can make pretty much anything instantly with his production magic that everyone hates.

Oshi no Ko S3 - The kids with sparkle eyes are back to further their story of finding their mother's killer. Season 3 is going in a nice direction so far.

Jack-of-All Trades, Party of None - Another person kicked from the Hero party. He was the hero's best friend growing up, but the hero decided that this guy is weak, so they replace him with a new girl to cast stronger versions of the spells he uses. But it turns out, while she can cast stronger spells on paper, she doesn't have the ability to make them work on the target the way the kicked out guy could, so her spells are actually weaker than his were, as a result. It's dumb, but I'm liking it so far.

Dragon Raja - I really liked the first season. This is a Chinese show, that's actually broadcast in Japanese language. It's pretty good. It's about dragons existing in our world, and some people share the dragons genes. This kid has the makings of a dragon lord, so he's always required to do various things.

Thursday:
Sentenced to Be a Hero - This is where people who cause crimes and forced to be heros. That means they have to fight monsters or bad people all the time, and if they ever die, they are given a new body and forced to continue their forever punnishment.

Chained Soldier S2- This show is trash, but so am I for continuing to watch. It's a heavy fan service show. A slave gets powers if his master gives him the reward his mind is thinking of, which is usually sexual. It's dumb, but I'm hooked.

MF Ghost - This is the "new" Initial D show. The original characters are referenced a lot, but the story focuses on someone else entirely that participates in the current version of Initial D races.

Roll Over and Die - I also like this one. There's this girl from the hero party who was weak. The Hero kicked her out of the party, then sells her into slavery. Suddenly, she gets a cursed sword, and realizes that her power is "opposite", so all of the strength buffs and shit actually make her weak, but curses jack her power up much higher. It's good enough so far.

Jujutsu Kaisen - Duh. Of course I'll continue watching this.

Friday:
Frieren S2 - Season 1 was GOAT. This is following closely to the original, and already has a higher review than the original season, which has been at #1 since the show came out a few years ago.

Hell Mode - Isekai show. Dude is dying IRL, so he finds out he can be reborn in a new world. He just has to select what class he would like to be. The guy has already given up on life, so he says he wants everything in hard mode. So he's becoming OP as a result.

Saturday:
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling - Guy is Isekaied into a new world. When he wakes up, he's in something, but has no idea what it is. Turns out he's a dragon that still inside of its shell. He hatches and sees how weak he is, so he's trying to hunt in order to gain as much experience as possible to make his character (himself) stronger.

Trigun - The new season is good, and it picked up right where season 1 left off. I'll keep watching it.

Fate Strange Fake - Newest Fate series show. It has a lot better animation than previous shows, but now Saber is a dude as opposed to the girl MC she's always been.

Sunday:
Hana-Kimi - Slice of life show about this girl who pretends to be a dude in order to see her inspiration for running track. It's weak, but I'm still watching it because I don't mind it.

Kumon The Sorcerer Can See - Isekaied kid is born blind. So after talking to his maid, he decides to have a goal of making new eyes out of water magic. So far, it's a good show.

Noble Reincarnation - OP kid is isekaied into a new world as the 13th prince, which is a useless title. But it turns out, he's incredibly strong.

moonarchia said:

Frieren is living up to S1 completely. The OP may not be as strong, but the ED is good, and the background music in each episode is top notch.

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The best part of the closing credits that it was made entirely by one person using colored pencil on paper. Pretty damn impressive.