{"id":31964,"date":"2026-06-30T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/the-most-anticipated-anime-of-summer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:05:43","slug":"the-most-anticipated-anime-of-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/the-most-anticipated-anime-of-summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Anime Trending Community has once again voted for their most anticipated anime of the upcoming season! Here are their picks for the Summer 2026 Anime Season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following features the Top 10 + an extended list with the corresponding vote share that they got out of all those who voted. Voters were allowed to vote for more than one anime. Polls were conducted from June 1 \u2013 30, 2026<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1<\/span>
\nMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S3<\/span>
\n20.92%<\/span><\/p>\n

2<\/span>
\nYou and I Are Polar Opposites S2<\/span>
\n20.79%<\/span><\/p>\n

3<\/span>
\nBLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War \u2013 The Calamity \u2013<\/span>
\n19.62%<\/span><\/p>\n

4<\/span>
\nSaga of Tanya the Evil S2<\/span>
\n15.40%<\/span><\/p>\n

5<\/span>
\nSmoking Behind the Supermarket with You<\/span>
\n14.36%<\/span><\/p>\n

6<\/span>
\nThe 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You S3<\/span>
\n13.71%<\/span><\/p>\n

7<\/span>
\nThough I Am an Inept Villainess<\/span>
\n13.52%<\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/span>
\nJaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/span>
\n12.35%<\/span><\/p>\n

9<\/span>
\nI Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day<\/span>
\n11.57%<\/span><\/p>\n

10<\/span>
\nSparks of Tomorrow<\/span>
\n10.20%<\/span><\/p>\n

11<\/span>
\nTHE GHOST IN THE SHELL<\/span>
\n9.42%<\/span><\/p>\n

12<\/span>
\nGrand Blue Dreaming S3<\/span>
\n8.77%<\/span><\/p>\n

13<\/span>
\nClevatess S2<\/span>
\n7.80%<\/span><\/p>\n

14<\/span>
\nThe Elusive Samurai S2<\/span>
\n7.02%<\/span><\/p>\n

15<\/span>
\nYoung Ladies Don\u2019t Play Fighting Games<\/span>
\n6.24%<\/span><\/p>\n

16<\/span>
\nTrapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs S2<\/span>
\n5.85%<\/span><\/p>\n

17<\/span>
\nHana-Kimi S2<\/span>
\n5.26%<\/span><\/p>\n

18<\/span>
\nSkeleton Knight in Another World S2<\/span>
\n5.13%<\/span><\/p>\n

19<\/span>
\nGoodbye, Lara<\/span>
\n4.94%<\/span><\/p>\n

20<\/span>
\nThe World is Dancing<\/span>
\n4.61%<\/span><\/p>\n

21<\/span>
\nKAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE<\/span>
\n4.42%<\/span><\/p>\n

22<\/span>
\nChainsmoker Cat<\/span>
\n4.35%<\/span><\/p>\n

23<\/span>
\nLove Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky<\/span>
\n4.29%<\/span><\/p>\n

24<\/span>
\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren\u2019t Wicked<\/span>
\n4.22%<\/span><\/p>\n

25<\/span>
\nRich Girl Caretaker: I\u2019m Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School<\/span>
\n4.22%<\/span><\/p>\n

26<\/span>
\nBLACK TORCH<\/span>
\n3.96%<\/span><\/p>\n

27<\/span>
\nThe Ogre\u2019s Bride<\/span>
\n3.64%<\/span><\/p>\n

28<\/span>
\nRed River<\/span>
\n3.25%<\/span><\/p>\n

29<\/span>
\nFrom Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman S2<\/span>
\n3.12%<\/span><\/p>\n

30<\/span>
\nThe Cat and the Dragon<\/span>
\n3.12%<\/span><\/p>\n

31<\/span>
\nThe Neat and Pretty Girl at My New School Is a Childhood Friend of Mine Who I Thought Was a Boy<\/span>
\n3.12%<\/span><\/p>\n

32<\/span>
\nBanG Dream! Yume?mita<\/span>
\n2.99%<\/span><\/p>\n

33<\/span>
\nThe Oblivious Saint Can\u2019t Contain Her Power<\/span>
\n2.92%<\/span><\/p>\n

34<\/span>
\nA Livid Lady\u2019s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires<\/span>
\n2.86%<\/span><\/p>\n

35<\/span>
\nHeroine? Saint? No, I\u2019m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!<\/span>
\n2.86%<\/span><\/p>\n

36<\/span>
\nThe Duke\u2019s Son Claims He Won\u2019t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration<\/span>
\n2.79%<\/span><\/p>\n

37<\/span>
\nMagilumiere Magical Girls Inc. S2<\/span>
\n2.73%<\/span><\/p>\n

38<\/span>
\nVictoria of Many Faces<\/span>
\n2.60%<\/span><\/p>\n

39<\/span>
\nHELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing S2<\/span>
\n2.53%<\/span><\/p>\n

40<\/span>
\nThe Villager of Level 999<\/span>
\n2.53%<\/span><\/p>\n

41<\/span>
\nHanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life<\/span>
\n2.34%<\/span><\/p>\n

42<\/span>
\nDraw This, Then Die!<\/span>
\n2.21%<\/span><\/p>\n

43<\/span>
\nThe Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System<\/span>
\n2.21%<\/span><\/p>\n

44<\/span>
\nSaved by the Ice Cold Prince\u2019s Embrace<\/span>
\n2.14%<\/span><\/p>\n

45<\/span>
\nFrom Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage<\/span>
\n2.08%<\/span><\/p>\n

46<\/span>
\nThe Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects<\/span>
\n1.95%<\/span><\/p>\n

47<\/span>
\nGROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus-<\/span>
\n1.88%<\/span><\/p>\n

48<\/span>
\nThe Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip in Another World<\/span>
\n1.88%<\/span><\/p>\n

49<\/span>
\nMagical Girl Lyrical NANOHA EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance<\/span>
\n1.82%<\/span><\/p>\n

50<\/span>
\nPlease Excuse My Younger Brothers<\/span>
\n1.82%<\/span><\/p>\n

51<\/span>
\nI Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand<\/span>
\n1.75%<\/span><\/p>\n

52<\/span>
\nThe World\u2019s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country\u2019s Novice Seeker<\/span>
\n1.69%<\/span><\/p>\n

53<\/span>
\nRecommendation from Mr. Iwamoto<\/span>
\n1.30%<\/span><\/p>\n

54<\/span>
\nDodgeball Girl Danko<\/span>
\n1.23%<\/span><\/p>\n

55<\/span>
\nKAMUI \u2014He\u2019s behind you<\/span>
\n1.17%<\/span><\/p>\n

56<\/span>
\nIron Wok Jan!<\/span>
\n1.10%<\/span><\/p>\n

57<\/span>
\nDara-san of Reiwa<\/span>
\n1.04%<\/span><\/p>\n

58<\/span>
\nThe Insipid Prince\u2019s Furtive Grab for The Throne<\/span>
\n1.04%<\/span><\/p>\n

59<\/span>
\nMebius Dust<\/span>
\n0.91%<\/span><\/p>\n

60<\/span>
\nLet\u2019s go KAIKIGUMI<\/span>
\n0.84%<\/span><\/p>\n

For those familiar with Anime Trending\u2019s process for determining the Anime of the Season (AOTS) \u2014 the results from the Most Anticipated Polls HAS NO BEARING in deciding the AOTS winner. The AOTS is determined solely by the votes gathered from the 1st to 11th week of the season.<\/span> <\/p>\n

The Summer 2026 Anime Polls begin officially on July 5, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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