These are the anime the most fans are following right now. We rank currently airing shows that started in the last 18 months by how many people track them on Kitsu, so long-running series like One Piece don't crowd out new ones. Snapshot taken on 15 November 2026; the live version is on our trending page.
1. Reincarnated as a Sword 2nd Season
TV, C2c, Fall 2026, 12 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 7.68/10. Genres: action, adventure, comedy. A man reborn as a sentient magic sword and Fran, the young beastkin girl who wields him, continue their adventures. Season 1 aired in 2022.
2. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run - 1st Stage
ONA, David Production, Winter 2026, 1 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 8.66/10. Genres: action, adventure, comedy. Part 7 of JoJo: a horse race across 1890s America, following Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli. It is a fresh starting point, so you don't need the earlier parts to follow it.
3. The Apothecary Diaries 3rd Season
TV, OLM, Fall 2026, 12 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 8.47/10. Genres: comedy, mystery, drama. Maomao, an apothecary working in the imperial court, keeps solving poisonings and palace mysteries. The first two seasons are among the highest-rated anime of the decade.
4. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2
TV, Arvo Animation, Fall 2026, 5 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 7.10/10. Genres: action, adventure, fantasy. A mage who survived the end of the world is sent back to his academy days to change what happens. Based on the Korean web novel.
5. The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2
TV, Engi Co.ltd., Fall 2026, 13 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 6.91/10. Genres: comedy, mystery, drama. The sequel to the 2021 light-novel adaptation about Kimihiko and the late detective Siesta, whose cases are far from over.
6. Blue Box Season 2
TV, Electric Circus, Fall 2026, 12 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 8.13/10. Genres: comedy, drama, romance. Badminton player Taiki and basketball star Chinatsu, who live under the same roof, return for a second season of this sports romance from Weekly Shonen Jump.
7. Black Clover 2nd Season
TV, Pierrot, Fall 2026, 6 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 8.62/10. Genres: action, adventure, comedy. Asta, a boy born without magic who wants to become Wizard King, is back on TV years after the 170-episode first series ended.
8. Tokyo Revengers: Battle of Three Deities
TV, Liden Films, Fall 2026, 13 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 7.83/10. Genres: action, drama, romance. Takemichi's time-leaping fight to change the future reaches the Three Deities arc, near the end of the story.
9. Even the Student Council Has Its Holes
TV, Passione, Fall 2026, 12 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 7.51/10. Genres: comedy, school, slice of life.
10. A Wild Last Boss Appeared! 2
TV, Wao World, Fall 2026, 7 episodes listed. Aggregated score: 7.29/10. Genres: action, adventure, comedy. A player wakes up in the body of their old game character, the feared "Black-Winged Tyrant", 200 years after the era they remember.
What stands out
- Sequels dominate. Seven of the top ten are second or third seasons. If one of them catches your eye, our sequel catch-up guide lists what to watch first.
- The best-rated trending shows right now are JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, Black Clover Season 2 and The Apothecary Diaries Season 3.
- Fantasy and isekai make up most of the rest of the list, as usual for a fall season.
Where to watch
Kitanime doesn't host episodes. Each title page links to the official services that carry it in your region, and our Fall 2026 season chart lists every new show.
