Crunchyroll recently announced its 2026 winter anime lineup, but now, they have announced a few schedule updates along with some new titles!
Below are the changes:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
MF GHOST Season 3 (Felix Film) – PREVIOUSLY JANUARY 4
Japan adopts self-driving electric automobiles and renders most gas engines obsolete by 202X. The fastest cars find new life in the MFG, a racing circuit held on Japanese motorways. Drivers from around the world race for a shot at the title. Kanata Rivington returns from Britain to Japan for the MFG—and to find his father. Can he win the title and find answers? Buckle up and push it to the limit!
- Dubs include: English and Brazilian Portuguese
The Outcast Season 6 (Tencent) – PREVIOUSLY JANUARY 2
The protagonist, Cho Soran, leads a very common college student’s life until he finds himself caught up in a terrible incident that happened in a small village. As he walks through a graveyard, Cho Soran is assaulted by zombies. Thinking that it was over for him, a mysterious girl carrying a sword suddenly saves him and disappears. This strange encounter is going to drastically change the fate of our hero.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers (Sunrise) – NEW
Official sequel to hero action TV anime Samurai Troopers (1988-1989) – Long ago, there existed an evil spirit that waged a war to conquer the human world. Defeat drove him back to the realm of darkness, but not before vowing to return and exact his revenge. A thousand years later, the world has all but forgotten the name of Arago, Emperor of Doom. When black clouds smother the bright city lights of Shinjuku, and a sinister laugh drowns out the dying hum of electricity, the people of the world plunge into terror, unprepared for the evil spirit’s return!
The Case Book of Arne (SILVER LINK) – NEW
Louis Hartmann loses his father, a private detective investigating a string of murders, leaving him all alone. Rumor has it that the murders are the work of a Grave-Digger Vampire. Louis isn’t keen on superstitions and vows to catch the culprit himself. That is, until a self-proclaimed detective, Arne Neuntöte, and his assistant, Lynn Reinweiß, appear. A new door is about to open for Louis…
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8
Champignon Witch (TYPHOON GRAPHICS) – NEW
Champignon Witch follows the dark forest-dwelling Luna, who people fear is a black witch because poisonous mushrooms grow wherever she goes. As such, the townspeople call her the “Mushroom Witch.” However, despite never feeling any warmth from them, Luna begins to feel affection for them…? It’s a magical fantasy of love, adventure and emotions!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10
Fate/strange Fake (A-1 Pictures) – PREVIOUSLY JANUARY 3
Years after the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan, rumors begin to circulate that point to the emergence of a new Holy Grail in America. Masters and Servants gather in the city of Snowfield as a battleground begins to take shape. The curtains rise as humanity and its heroes take the stage, all while secrets and shadows precede another Holy Grail War.
Scum of the Brave (OLM) – NEW
In the mid-21st century, Tokyo’s mafia can turn into ether-enhanced Demon Lords, and Braves hunt them down. Yashiro, the Grim Reaper, reluctantly takes a new apprentice named Aki Jogamine, a high school girl training to become a Brave. He soon finds himself dragged into one troublesome case after another. The supernatural story of a scumbag master and his self-proclaimed apprentice begins!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- (SynergySP) – NEW
In the Edo era, a team of heroes saved countless lives. As a series of mysterious arsons engulf Edo in chaos, the relentless firefighters race to save the city.
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16 (ILCA) – NEW
Each week at dusk, a man in a yellow mask arrives at a nearby playground. Gather at his feet to listen and learn from the mysterious storyteller. He recounts tales of horror to his captive audience, each story darker and more sinister than the last. Drawing from traditional paper dramas, the stories weave myths, urban legends, and rumors from Japan’s long history of haunting tales.
Source: Press Release
