by The fall 2025 anime season is winding down, and the winter anime season will finally begin in January 2026. This year’s winter anime lineup is incredibly diverse, featuring sequels to big titles like “My Favorite Child,” “Furieren’s Funeral,” and “Jujutsu Kaisen,” as well as new anime like “Darwin Incident” and “Opposite You and Me,” and even “DARK MOON: Altar of the Moon,” produced by a K-pop agency.
There are 65 titles in total! Many people are unsure which ones to watch. This article introduces the winter anime season by day of the week! Be sure to check out the titles that pique your interest over the New Year’s holiday season.
[Monday Anime] From the final chapter of the long-running series to anime recommendations for those missing “My Hero Academia”! “Fist of the North Star: Requiem for the Fist King Army’s Minions” AT-X, TOKYO MX, etc. / Starting from Monday, January 5, 2026 [Broadcast time] AT-X: Every Monday from 8:00 PM TOKYO MX: Every Monday from 9:54 PM [Cast] Shimono Hiro, Hai Shinnosuke, Yano Masaaki, Takahashi Shinya, etc. [Original work] Buronson, Hara Tetsuo (Shueisha) “Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS- (Season 2)” TOKYO MX, etc. / Starting from Monday, January 5, 2026 [Broadcast time] Every Monday from 10:00 PM [Cast] Umeda Shuichiro, Hasegawa Ikumi, Mamiya Yasuhiro, Morikawa Toshiyuki, etc. [Original work] Horikoshi Kohei Screenplay: Furuhashi Hideyuki Illustrations: Bete Arahito (Shueisha) “Golden Kamuy Final Chapter” TOKYO MX and others / Starts Monday, January 5, 2026 [Airtime] Every Monday from 11:00 PM [Cast] Kobayashi Chikahiro, Shiraishi Haruka, Ito Kentaro, Otsuka Houchu, and others [Original work] Noda Satoru (Shueisha) “It’s Time for Princess Torture Season 2” TOKYO MX and others / Starts Monday, January 12, 2026 [Airtime] Every Monday from 11:30 PM [Cast] Shiraishi Haruka, Kobayashi Chikahiro, Ito Shizuka, Nagase Anna, and others [Original work] Original work by Haruhara Robinson / Manga by Hirakei (Currently serialized in Shonen Jump+)
“My Childhood Friend Won’t Become a Romantic Comedy” TV Tokyo and others / Starts Monday, January 5, 2026 [Airtime] Every Monday from midnight [Cast] Urao Takehiro, Kusumi Rin, Serizawa Yu, Hiratsuka Sae, and others [Original work] Miren Shinya (Currently serialized in Magapoke) “Can you make me beautiful?” TOKYO MX and others / Starts January 5, 2026 (Monday) [Broadcast time] Every Monday from midnight [Cast] Suzushiro Sayumi, Umeda Shuichiro, Inagaki Yoshi, Aoyama Yoshino, and others [Original work] Hattori Mitsuru (Square Enix)
