Every Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll This Winter

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Yuji clashing blades with someone in Jujutsu Kaisen

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Winter may be synonymous with cozy nights, festive lights, and indulging in comfort food, but for anime fans, the season also signals something just as exciting: the arrival of a brand-new slate of must-watch series! As temperatures drop and days get shorter, there’s no better excuse to curl up on the couch and lose yourself in fresh stories, long-awaited returns, and bold new adventures lighting up your screen.

This winter, Crunchyroll is delivering a stacked lineup that caters to every kind of fan. Whether you’re counting down the days until a beloved favorite makes its comeback or looking to discover your next obsession, the platform’s seasonal offerings are packed with variety. From sweeping fantasy epics to intense supernatural battles and hero-driven stories that expand familiar worlds, there’s no shortage of reasons to stay in and press play. Among the highlights is the highly anticipated second season of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, which promises more quiet reflection and breathtaking visuals. Fans can also revisit the world of My Hero Academia through the spin-off Vigilantes, while Jujutsu Kaisen returns with Season 3, raising the stakes even higher after its explosive previous arcs, and much more. To make things easier for you, we’ve rounded up everything hitting Crunchyroll this season, so read on, and happy binging!

10 Tamon’s B-Side

Release Date: December 31, 2026

Cast: Kakeru Hatano, Saori Hayami, Shouya Chiba, Kouhei Amasaki.

Like any seventeen-year-old girl, Utage Kinoshita is obsessed with a boy band, or more specifically, with one member in particular. Tamon is the handsome and immensely talented leader of F/ACE, a wildly successful group that sends fans into a frenzy wherever they go. A devoted supporter, Utage takes a job at a housecleaning company so she can earn money and continue supporting her favorite star.

However, when a coworker calls in sick, Utage is unexpectedly assigned to a new client, curiously named Tamon. This curious event is no coincidence, as he soon comes face to face with the very object of her adoration: F/ACE’s Tamon himself. But the person she meets behind closed doors is nothing like the flawless idol she’s come to admire. In real life, Tamon is a gloomy young man plagued by self-doubt, with little confidence and no friends. Determined to protect his secret, Utage vows to stay by Tamon's side no matter what. But balancing Tamon’s polished idol persona with his painfully different private self may prove to be the toughest job she’s ever taken.

9 Sentenced to Be a Hero

Release Date: January 3, 2026

Cast: Mayu Iizuka, Shizuka Ishigami, Shun Horie, Youhei Azakami, Yuuichi Nakamura.

In this world, committing a serious crime earns you a sentence as a “Hero,” but there’s nothing heroic about it. Forced into mandatory military service, these so-called heroes are sent to fight Demon Lords in a brutal cycle of endless war. Even death offers no escape, as they’re resurrected over and over again, trapped in perpetual suffering.

Leading the charge on the front lines is Xylo Forbartz, commander of a penal unit hardened by battle. But when Xylo crosses paths with a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance ignites a rebellion that could finally break the chains of eternal punishment. Based on the dark fantasy light novel series, Sentenced to be a Hero is among the most promising new offerings of the season.

8 ‘MF Ghost’

Season 3

Release Date: January 4, 2026

Cast: Yuuma Uchida, Ayane Sakura, Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Seki.

MF Ghost is set somewhere in the 2020s, where self-driving electric vehicles have largely replaced traditional cars across Japan. Despite this shift, a major organization known as MFG keeps the spirit of street racing alive by hosting high-speed competitions that exclusively feature combustion-engine cars. The story follows 19-year-old Kanata Rivington, a Japanese-British racer who arrives in Japan behind the wheel of a Toyota 86. While his car may be considered outdated compared to the competition, Kanata quickly proves himself on the track. His success stems from years of intense training under legendary downhill and rally racer Takumi Fujiwara at the Royal Donington Racing School in the United Kingdom.

However, Kanata’s return to Japan isn’t fueled solely by ambition or trophies; he’s also searching for his estranged father, giving the series a strong emotional core. MF Ghost serves as a sequel to Initial D, the iconic 1995 street-racing manga that later became a beloved anime. Now returning for its third season, the series raises the stakes as Kanata races for glory on the challenging Peninsula Manazuru course.

7 ‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’

Season 2

Release Date: January 5, 2026

Cast: Shuuichirou Umeda, Yasuhiro Mamiya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Kenta Miyake, Junichi Suwabe.

Based on the spin-off manga written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes serves as a prequel to Deku’s journey, with multiple story threads that directly tie into the main series. If you’re still feeling the void left by My Hero Academia’s epic finale, this is the perfect series to dive into, especially with Season 2 now arriving.

Kouichi Haimawari shares the same dream as Izuku Midoriya: to become a hero like the pros he admires. While Kouichi does possess a Quirk, he quickly learns that simply having powers isn’t enough to earn a pro hero license. Instead, he puts his modest “sliding” ability to use by performing small, everyday acts of kindness, the kind that often go unnoticed by both heroes and law enforcement. His quiet routine is upended when he’s rescued from a back-alley confrontation by Knuckleduster, an unlicensed hero operating outside the system. Sensing untapped potential in Kouichi, Knuckleduster pulls him into a dangerous investigation involving a mysterious new drug wreaking havoc on the streets. Joined by the energetic online idol Pop☆Step, the unlikely trio works in the shadows to stop criminals who slip through the cracks of hero society.

6 Golden Kamuy

Final Season

Tsurumi looking dazzling with flowers around him in Golden Kamuy

Release Date: January 5, 2026

Cast: Chikahiro Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi, Kentarou Itou.

Set in early 1900s Hokkaido after the Russo-Japanese War, Sugimoto “the Immortal” scrapes by panning for gold. The battle-hardened veteran is driven by a promise made to his fallen best friend: to support his family, including a widow who needs treatment overseas. Everything changes when Sugimoto hears a drunken tale about a stolen Ainu gold fortune, hidden somewhere in Hokkaido, and marked only by a coded map tattooed across the bodies of escaped convicts.

When the story turns out to be horrifyingly real, Sugimoto’s life is saved by Asirpa, a young Ainu girl whose father was among the murdered. Combining Asirpa’s expert hunting skills with Sugimoto’s survival instincts, the unlikely duo set out on a dangerous treasure hunt to reclaim what was stolen from her people, and the other to honor a promise made to the dead.

5 ‘Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game’

Sukuna talking to someone, slyly smirking in Jujutsu Kaisen

Release Date: January 9

Cast: Junya Enoki, Yuuma Uchida, Megumi Ogata, Daisuke Namikawa.

Jujutsu Kaisen tells the story of Yuji Itadori, a teenager who lives a fairly ordinary life despite possessing extraordinary physical strength. One day, everything changes when, in order to save a classmate attacked by curses, Yuji consumes the petrified finger of Sukuna, a powerful jujutsu sorcerer who lived over a thousand years ago. By doing so, he becomes the vessel for Sukuna’s curse, sharing his body with Sukuna from that moment on. Guided by the strongest sorcerer alive, Satoru Gojo, Yuji is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization dedicated to fighting curses and protecting humanity.

In Season 3, Yuji is forced to confront the devastating aftermath of Sukuna’s massacre in Shibuya, grappling with overwhelming guilt and the weight of responsibility for the destruction left behind. With Gojo sealed inside the Prison Realm, Yuji must now face the harsh judgment of jujutsu society without its greatest protector. As tensions escalate, one of the world’s most powerful sorcerers returns to Japan with the explicit intention of executing Yuji.

4 'Fire Force'

Season 3 Part 2

Release Date: January 10

Cast: Gakuto Kajiwara, Yuusuke Kobayashi, Aoi Yuuki, Mao Ichimichi, Saeko Kamijou, Kazuya Nakai, Kenichi Suzumura.

In Fire Force Season 3, Shinra and Arthur return to Special Fire Force Company 8 after enduring Benimaru Shinmon’s hellish training. Stronger and more determined than ever, they expect to reunite with their team, but instead discover that Captain Akitaru Ōbi has been arrested by the military police under the influence of the White-Clad cult. Worse still, Haumea, a White-Clad member and one of the Eight Pillars who possess the Adolla Burst, has successfully brainwashed the leadership of the Tokyo Empire and infiltrated the very heart of the firefighting organization.

With the empire compromised from within, Shinra and the rest of Company 8 are left with no choice but to act. After launching a daring rescue mission to save their captain and free Tokyo from the White-Clad’s control, Company 8 is branded as a rebel group, forced to fight both the empire and the cult threatening the world. Part 2 is set to bring Fire Force to a fiery close, promising an explosive and emotional finale that longtime fans of the series won’t want to miss.

3 ‘Hell’s Paradise’

Season 2

Release Date: January 11

Cast: Chiaki Kobayashi, Yumiri Hanamori, Rie Takahashi, Chikahiro Kobayashi.

After a lifetime surrounded by death and violence, ninja Gabimaru the Hollow faces execution, only to discover he's very hard to kill. When executioner Sagiri Yamada offers him a different fate, Gabimaru is sent on a near-impossible mission: journey to the deadly island of Shinsenkyo and retrieve the legendary Elixir of Life for a full pardon.

Alas, Shinsenkyo is no ordinary island. Those who enter rarely return, and if they do, they’re never the same. Joined by fellow death-row convicts, Gabimaru steps into a nightmare far worse than execution itself. Hell’s Paradise Season 2 continues the brutal hunt, diving deeper into the island’s secrets, uncovering more of Gabimaru’s past, and forging dangerous new alliances among the survivors.

2 [OSHI NO KO]

Season 3

Release Date: January 14, 2026

Cast: Megumi Han, Rie Takahashi, Takeo Ootsuka, Yurie Igoma,

In Oshi No Ko Season 3, it’s been six months since “POP IN 2” dropped, and thanks to MEMcho’s hard work, B-Komachi is finally on the brink of their big break. Aqua continues to prove himself as a multi-talented entertainer, Akane’s acting career is thriving, and yet Kana has lost the brightness she once carried. Meanwhile, driven by the truth behind Ai and Gorou’s deaths, Ruby keeps climbing higher in the entertainment world using lies as her sharpest weapon.

1 ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey's End’

Season 2

Release Date: January 16, 2026

Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Kana Ichinose, Chiaki Kobayashi.

The hero Himmel and his party, composed of the priest Heiter, dwarf warrior Eisen, and elven mage Frieren, spend a decade on a quest to defeat the Demon King. For most of them, it’s a life-defining journey. For Frieren, who has lived for over a thousand years, it’s only a fleeting moment. But as time passes and Frieren witnesses the loss of her former companions, she begins to understand just how deeply those years shaped her. Determined to truly connect with humans, she sets off on a new journey, where she will bring new friends, Fern and Stark, into her life and change her path forever.

Celebrated for its breathtaking animation, emotional storytelling, and quiet brilliance, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has earned its place among the greatest anime of all time, making its return to the screen one of the most anticipated anime events of the winter season.

Also arriving on Crunchyroll this winter are the following shows:

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Blue Miburo Season 2	December 20, 2025
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None	December 31, 2025
The Outcast Season 6	January 2, 2026
Hana-Kimi	January 4, 2026
The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer	January 4, 2026
Journal with Witch	January 4, 2026
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See	January 4, 2026
Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power	January 4, 2026
Wash It All Away	January 5, 2026
You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!	January 5, 2026
Tune In to the Midnight Heart	January 6, 2026
The Demon King's Daughter is Too Kind!!	January 6, 2026
There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her	January 6, 2026
Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter	January 6, 2026
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table	January 7, 2026
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord	January 7, 2026
An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29	January 7, 2026
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation	January 7, 2026
The Holy Grail of Eris	January 8, 2026
Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You Season 2	January 8, 2026
ROLL OVER AND DIE	January 8, 2026
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife	January 8, 2026
DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR	January 9, 2026
TRIGUN STARGAZE	January 10, 2026
Dead Account	January 10, 2026
Fate/strange Fake	January 10, 2026
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans	January 10, 2026
You and I Are Polar Opposites	January 11, 2026
Kaya-chan isn't Scary	January 11, 2026
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk	January 11, 2026
The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom	January 11, 2026