At Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and at Japan Expo in Paris, this past weekend Crunchyroll announced a wide variety of titles that will be coming to the streaming platform next year (and beyond), with highlights including the return of Black Clover and Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World.
A round-up of the titles acquired by Crunchyroll for simulcast streaming in 2026 can be found below:
Returning Titles:
BLACK CLOVER: The Black Clover anime will be returning and it will continue adapting the manga, with Studio Pierott (Naruto, Bleach) continuing to animate the series.
Classroom of the Elite 2nd Year: Animation studio Lerche will continue to animate the Classroom of the Elite anime, with the 2nd Year (or Season 4) coming to Crunchyroll next year.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End: The journey continues with season two of the popular anime adaptation, with returning cast and crew. The series will begin streaming on Crunchyroll in January 2026.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III: The third season makes an anticipated return next year, and will stream on Crunchyroll. Studio Bind returns once again to animate the series, with the two minute-long teaser showing that the animation style remains as visually unique as the previous seasons.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-: Season 4 was previously announced, but confirmation was made that it will be streamed on Crunchyroll starting in 2026. WHITE FOX will animate the series, with the Season 3 director also returning to direct Season 4.
New titles:
Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series finally sees its anime debut next year, with the fullmetal alchemist author once again working with STUDIO BONES to animate the series.
Sentenced to Be a Hero: A teaser for this new title, which will be streaming on Crunchyroll from January 2026, was shown exclusively to the guests of the panel and is being produced by Studio KAI. the series is based on the “Sentenced to Be a Hero” novel series by Rocket Shokai, a dark fantasy where Heroes—criminals sentenced to heroism/service in a penal military unit—must wage war against a demon king’s army.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider: An entirely new series adapted from Yokusaru Shibata’s manga of the same name will be coming to Crunchyroll in 2026. The series, which is being animated by LIDENFILMS, follows the story of a 40-year-old man who almost gives up on his dream of becoming a Kamen Rider until a robbery changes his fortune.
You and I Are Polar Opposites: A romantic comedy based on the manga by Kocha Agasawa is coming to Crunchyroll in January 2026. The series is being produced by Lapin Track and directed by Takayoshi Nagatomo.
In addition to the streaming titles Crunchyroll also revealed a new title for its Crunchyroll Game Vault service, which is available for Ultimate-Fan Tier Subscriptions.
Game Vault:
Classroom of the Elite – Merge Puzzle Spacial Exam –: This iOS & Android game is now available to download and play for Ultimate-Fan subscribers and is a puzzle-themed game featuring the characters from the anime and light novel franchise. Despite how it looks in the trailer, the game does not feature any micro transactions, ads or in-app purchases.
It is worth mentioning that these titles are currently in production and will begin simulcast streaming on Crunchyroll next year, with some as early as January 2026, but it is great to get an early look at what to expect from the shows next year.
