Anime!Anime! has released its post-broadcast Spring 2026 anime ranking. Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa takes #1 in Japan, with Ascendance of a Bookworm at #2, and Dr.STONE, Nippon Sangoku, and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun tying for #3. Meanwhile, international rankings from Anime Corner and others crown Re:Zero Season 4 and Witch Hat Atelier as the top picks. Here is the gap between Japanese and overseas reception, plus where to stream each title on Crunchyroll, Prime Video, and beyond.
Japanese book designer Shin Sobue died at 66 on March 15. We explore soutei, the Japanese discipline of designing every element of a book, paper, type, binding, even intentional misprints, and the legacy of works like Densha-Otoko, Soseki's Kokoro, and the Dorohedoro art book.
Dorohedoro Season 2's main PV revealed the Cross-Eyes voice cast: Koki Uchiyama as Dokuga, Daiki Hamano as Tetsujo, plus four more. (K)NoW_NAME returned for the themes, streaming ran April 1 to May 27, and Season 3 is confirmed.
Anime Dorohedoro Season 2 will stream worldwide starting April 1, 2026. After a six-year wait, MAPPA and director Yuichiro Hayashi return to adapt more of Q Hayashida's legendary 23-volume dark fantasy manga. Explore why this chaotic blend of body horror, slapstick comedy, and gyoza became a global cult favorite, with fan reactions from Japan and around the world.
