The Winter 2026 season promises to be one of the most powerful of the decade. Crunchyroll announced its official schedule of simulcast releases on Tuesday, confirming the return of the industry's heavyweights. From the continuation of Frieren's journey to the chaos of curses in Shibuya (or whatever follows), the platform has secured the most coveted titles.
The great comebacks
Fans will mark their calendars for the first half of January. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 will arrive on January 8, followed by the highly anticipated second season of Hell's Paradise on January 11. The showbiz drama continues with Oshi no Ko Season 3 on January 14, and finally, on January 16, we'll see the return of Sousou no Frieren Season 2.
Release Schedule (December - January)
Here is the complete list of confirmed releases:
December 2025
- December 20: Blue Miburo Season 2.
- Dec. 31: Tamon's B-Side; Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None.
January 2026
- January 2: Hitori no Shita - the outcast Season 6.
- January 3: Sentenced to Be a Hero (Latin dub confirmed); Fate/strange Fake.
- January 4: Hana-Kimi; MF GHOST Season 3; The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer; Journal with Witch; Kunon the Sorcerer Can See.
- January 5: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2; Golden Kamuy Final Season; Wash It All Away; You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!.
- January 6: Tune In to the Midnight Heart; The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!!; There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party; Isekai Office Worker.
- January 7: SHIBOYUGI; Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord; An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29; A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation.
- January 8: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 (12:00 p.m. EST); The Holy Grail of Eris; Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You Season 2; ROLL OVER AND DIE; The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife.
- January 9: Fire Force Season 3 Part 2 (12:30 p.m. EST); Dark Moon: The Blood Altar.
- January 10: Trigun Stargaze; Dead Account; A misanthrope teaches a class for demi-humans.
- January 11: Hell's Paradise Season 2 (10:15 a.m. EST); You and I Are Polar Opposites; Kaya-chan Isn't Scary; In the Clear Moonlit Dusk; The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom.
- January 12: 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Season 2.
- January 14: Oshi no Ko Season 3.
- January 16: Sousou no Frieren Season 2 (Latin dub confirmed).
About Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
Among the January 9 releases is Dark Moon: The Blood Altar. This work is an adaptation of the popular South Korean webtoon created in collaboration between HYBE and the K-Pop group ENHYPEN. The dark fantasy and school romance story follows a girl with mysterious abilities who transfers to a prestigious academy, where she becomes embroiled in a conflict between vampires and werewolves. It's part of HYBE's initiative to expand their original stories into new formats.
