Winter 2026

Honestly, this season is all about momentum: familiar franchises pushing their stories into deeper, often darker territory while a handful of originals use the room to breathe. The sequel count makes it easy to pick a few weekly must-sees, and a couple of newcomers sneak in memorable moments instead of just background noise. I'm leaning into the long-form plots this season — they're paying off more often than not.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 opens The Culling Game with tense, long-term stakes and fight scenes that actually underline character shifts. Oshi no Ko Season 3 keeps the celebrity drama sharp and unpredictable, so expect emotional gut-punches and shocking twists. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 stays quietly excellent, digging into loss and what time does to people in a way that feels thoughtful, not preachy. Fate/strange Fake brings a different, more cerebral kind of Fate energy, while a few originals this winter are just finding their footing but show promise.