Where to Watch the Biggest Anime of 2026
By Mika Tanabe · EditorBefore adding another streaming subscription, look at what you can already watch: Crunchyroll carries all ten of these anime, and Netflix carries nine. Choosing a series can start with something as concrete as the number of episodes you want to take on. Oshi no Ko has 11, while Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has 28; those are quite different additions to your watch queue. All ten TV runs have finished airing, so you can set your own pace through their episodes. The years range from Demon Slayer in 2019 to Dr. Stone: Science Future in 2026, leaving plenty to try if you want to catch up with an older release. Start with a service you use, then decide whether you want a shorter run or a longer one. Check the show's entry in your region's streaming catalogue before subscribing, and keep the episode count in mind when choosing your next watch.
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Chainsaw Man
8.3Chainsaw Man gives you a shorter way to try a MAPPA production: this finished 2022 TV series has 12 episodes. That is half the episode count of Jujutsu Kaisen, the other MAPPA series among these ten, so it makes sense to start here if the size of your watch queue matters. You can watch Chainsaw Man on Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, Hulu or Netflix. If you use Disney Plus already, you can begin there and save the decision about another subscription for later.
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Solo Leveling is a useful starting choice for an Amazon Prime Video subscriber looking for a shorter TV run. The 2024 series comes from A-1 Pictures and has finished airing its 12 episodes. Crunchyroll and Netflix also carry it, giving you a choice of services before you begin. If you want to follow it with another anime on Amazon Prime Video, consider Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, though its 28 episodes call for a much larger place in your queue.
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Demon Slayer
8.2Demon Slayer reaches furthest back in this selection, to 2019, and gives you 26 episodes from ufotable. Pick this finished TV run if you want to begin with the earliest release among these ten and work forward from there. It streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix. For a next step along that route, Jujutsu Kaisen follows in 2020 with 24 episodes, and you can move to it on any of those same services.
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Jujutsu Kaisen offers 24 episodes of MAPPA television from 2020, with the run finished and ready for you to pace yourself through it. If you are choosing between the two MAPPA productions here, allow twice as many episodes for this as for Chainsaw Man. Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix carry Jujutsu Kaisen, so subscribers to those services can try either production. Start here if you want the earlier of the two releases and have room for the larger episode count.
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End asks for the largest place in your queue among these ten, with 28 episodes in its finished 2023 TV run. Madhouse made the series, which streams on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix. Choose it when you want plenty of episodes of one show to work through at your own pace. If you are deciding between the two Amazon Prime Video options here, its count is more than double the 12 episodes of Solo Leveling.
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Dandadan
8.3Dandadan pairs a 2024 release year with a 12 episode count, making it a direct alternative to Solo Leveling when those are your starting criteria. Science SARU made this TV series, and its run has finished airing. You can watch it on Crunchyroll, Hulu or Netflix. For Hulu subscribers in particular, Dandadan offers a way to begin with one of the two 2024 releases in this selection using a service they already have.
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The Apothecary Diaries brings OLM and Toho Animation Studio together on a 2023 TV series with 24 episodes. Its finished run sits between the two other 2023 choices here by episode count: Oshi no Ko has 11, while Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has 28. Consider it if you want to spend more episodes with one series before choosing another. Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix carry The Apothecary Diaries, and each also carries those two alternatives from the same year.
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Dr. Stone: Science Future is the 2026 release in this selection, a TV series from TMS Entertainment with a finished run of 13 episodes. Head to Crunchyroll to watch it. If the year in the title brought you here looking for something from 2026, this is the entry to choose. Its episode count also keeps it close to the shorter options: you have just one more episode to work through than with a 12 episode series such as Dandadan.
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Oshi no Ko
8.4Oshi no Ko has the fewest episodes among these ten, so it is a sensible first pick if you want to keep your initial queue small. Doga Kobo made the finished 2023 TV series, which runs for 11 episodes. It also offers the widest service choice in this selection: Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, HIDIVE, Hulu and Netflix carry it. If HIDIVE is your usual place to watch, you can start Oshi no Ko there; it is the HIDIVE option among these ten.
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Spy x Family
8.3Spy x Family shares its 2022 release year and 12 episode count with Chainsaw Man, but brings together Wit Studio and CloverWorks. This TV run has finished airing, so it fits a queue built around completed runs with relatively few episodes. Watch it on Crunchyroll, Disney Plus, Hulu or Netflix. Those are also the services carrying Chainsaw Man, making the two convenient choices if you want to try different studios without changing where you watch.
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FAQ
Crunchyroll carries all ten, giving it the broadest coverage of this selection. Netflix carries nine, with Dr. Stone: Science Future on Crunchyroll; Hulu carries eight, including both MAPPA productions, Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as the 28 episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.