The Anime Trending Community has once again voted for their most anticipated anime of the upcoming season! Here are their picks for the Winter 2026 Anime Season.
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 December 1 – 31, 2025.
Rank Anime Title Vote Share 1 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End S2 57.34% 2 JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Culling Game P1 35.74% 3 OSHI NO KO S3 30.46% 4 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes S2 27.75% 5 Hell’s Paradise S2 22.46% 6 Fire Force S3 P2 17.94% 7 Medalist S2 14.91% 8 Tune In to the Midnight Heart 13.78% 9 You and I Are Polar Opposites 11.52% 10 TRIGUN STARGAZE 11.30% 11 Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? 10.57% 12 Chained Soldier S2 9.81% 13 UNDEAD UNLUCK: Winter Arc 9.76% 14 In the Clear Moonlit Dusk 8.95% 15 Tamon’s B-Side 8.77% 16 Sentenced to Be a Hero 8.54% 17 The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom 8.40% 18 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife 7.23% 19 Golden Kamuy: Final Chapter 6.96% 20 The Holy Grail of Eris 6.37% 21 Hana-Kimi 6.33% 22 You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! 6.33% 23 Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary 6.19% 24 ‘Tis Time for Torture Princess S2 6.10% 25 Champignon Witch 5.74% 26 There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her 5.60% 27 Journal with witch 5.56% 28 Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter 5.42% 29 THE DARWIN INCIDENT 5.33% 30 The Demon King’s Daughter is too Kind!! 5.15% 31 Wash It All Away 5.15% 32 Love Through a Prism 4.74% 33 SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 4.65% 34 DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR Animation with ENHYPEN 4.56% 35 ROLL OVER AND DIE 4.56% 36 Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. S2 4.43% 37 MF GHOST S3 4.38% 38 A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation 4.20% 39 A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans 4.07% 40 Kunon the Sorcerer Can See 3.57% 41 Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City 3.43% 42 The Case Book of Arne 3.30% 43 Noble Reincarnation ~Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power~ 3.25% 44 Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None 3.21% 45 Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling 2.98% 46 Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube P2 2.94% 47 HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing 2.85% 48 The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer 2.80% 49 The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer 2.71% 50 Blue Miburo: Serizawa Assassination Arc 2.62% 51 Dead Account 2.53% 52 Scum of the Brave 2.12% 53 Saioshi no Gikei wo Mederu tame, Nagaiki Shimasu! 2.03% 54 Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers 1.81% 55 Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- 1.67%
For those familiar with Anime Trending’s process for determining the Anime of the Season (AOTS) — 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.
