Crunchyroll is proud to announce the schedule for the Spring 2026 anime season, starting in late March to early April. As with every previous season, we have a ton of anime inbound for the streaming platform. This season though, we've got some very good anime in store. Some of the most prominent
Witch Hat Atelier is all set for a magical debut on Crunchyroll on April 6, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. PT. And from all the evidence, it looks like Crunchyroll has some very high hopes for this anime series by Bug Films and based off of the manga of the same name by Kamome Shirahama. There's just so much
Journal with Witch has Asa and others discover acceptance while discussions of toxic masculinity go on in the background of Ep. 12 "Find". At first glance, you might think those two topics wouldn't fit well together. However, upon further exploration, they feel very much connected. After all, what
Witch Hat Atelier is already a wonderful mix of magical wonders and horrors even just in the first two episodes. In fact, just those two episodes alone is already a glimpse into what's likely to be the new hit anime of the season. All due to the very high quality animation from newcomer Bug Films,
BLACK TORCH is a most interesting Shonen Jump manga. Not least of which because it's so short-lived for a SJ manga series. This dark science fantasy manga by Tsuyoshi Takaki began its run in December 2016, and only ran for a mere five volumes before it was ultimately cancelled in July 2018.
TRIGUN STARGAZE gives us a look into the mental state of Legato Bluesummers in his battle with Vash and co. in Ep. 10 "Martyr". And really, he's not in a good place mentally even as he engages in a vicious fight with them. Especially with that fanatical willingness to die for his god Millions
Journal with Witch has Asa set herself free with a very personal revelation about her future in Ep. 11 "Set Free". After seeing all the love and chaos in her Valentine's Day surroundings, it finally looks like she has a grip on her life at long last. Not only that, it's a rather musical grip to
TRIGUN STARGAZE has one last laugh for our heroes Vash and co. before the big battle against Knives in Ep. 9 "Reunion". It's quite the laugh too, full of ridiculous comedy and fluffy slice of life galore. However, it also looks like it's the last bit of calm before they finally got into the last
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Magnificently rendered and beautifully shot, Samurai and the Prisoner is endlessly entertaining even as it sprawls about the walls of the castle and keeps its measured, somber approach. It blends a classic murder mystery with historical epic, which is a strange combination that someone only as
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.