Anime26 · 2026 dataset
What defined anime in 2026?
Explore the titles, protagonists, studios and story patterns shaping the year through evidence-backed AniList and MyAnimeList data — with every classification’s confidence and denominator kept in view.
- Mode
- cultural
- Updated
- May 26, 2026
- Titles
- 60
- Known protagonist
- 93.3%
2026 at a glance
n=60 · MAL 7.72/10
56/60 titles
4 Unknown
36/60 titles
24 Unknown
What jumped out
Findings generated deterministically from the dataset. Each carries its supporting number and denominator.
Female-led share rose from Winter to Spring (14.3% → 14.3%).
Anime with a known protagonist class (confidence ≥ 0.85)
“Love Through A Prism” outperformed its popularity the most, scoring 84.0 at the 13.6th popularity percentile.
2026 titles with both a score and AniList popularity
MADHOUSE posted the highest median score among studios with ≥ 3 titles (88.0/100 across 3 titles).
3 animated titles
Sci-Fi is the most adult-centered genre: 66.7% of titles have an adult-led cast.
Anime with a known adult-cast class (confidence ≥ 0.80)
“Action” is the most common theme across 2026 titles.
60 titles analyzed
50.0% of Seinen titles have a youth cast — counter to the demographic's usual audience.
Anime with a known adult-cast class (confidence ≥ 0.80)
Methodology as a feature
Every enriched classification is backed by structured data, source evidence or a documented manual override. Unsupported values remain Unknown — never guessed, and never produced by an LLM as a source of truth.