We were just touting 2025 as a huge year for anime, but 2026 is poised to repeat that—and it’s coming out of the gates swinging with some big banner titles jam-packed into January. With that in mind, ...

The medium has been bigger than niche for a long time. That became apparent to everyone in 2025. By Maya Phillips Lately I’ve been remembering a time when certain kinds of animated entertainment were ...

2025 has been one of the strongest years for anime in ages, building on what is clearly a new Golden Age in the Japanese animation industry. With widening viewership, more access to anime on streaming ...

We’re wrapping up the year by naming some of the best of the best anime to come out this year. Japanese animation has quickly become the genre to prioritize for studios and streamers, with American ...

In 2024, it felt like the passion and hunger for anime was at its apex. But as we've seen this year, that growth shows no sign of stopping. In fact, in 2025 anime is being watched by more people now ...

In many ways, 2025 was a banner year for anime: There were box-office smashes, such as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle grossing close to $800 million worldwide, alongside a less quantifiable shift in ...

Now, the last bastion of the old-school way of producing anime has embraced the inevitable progress. Starting in 2026, after a three-month break, Toei Animation will only produce 26 One Piece anime ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The anime adaptation of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has officially been revealed as Sekiro: No Defeat. Debuting at Gamescom Opening Night Live, From ...

Solo Leveling was named Anime of the Year and Attack on Titan received the Inaugural Global Impact Award at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The 9th annual Anime Awards was hosted by Sally Amaki and ...