Comment on Summer Anime Season Preview Discussion and Thread Requests [2026, Week 25]
wietach@ani.social 3 days ago
Summer Season
Definitely watching:
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The Elusive Samurai Season 2 - The first season was the highlight of Summer 2024 for me, so I’m very much looking forward to the sequel.
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The World Is Dancing - The first time I saw the announcement I went, “Tokiyuki-dono, is that you?” Lucky me getting both this and Nigewaka in the same season. Pretty sure it will be my AOTS contender.
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia - Science Saru, Naoko Yamada, interesting visuals. Historical setting dominates my top-3 most anticipated anime of this summer.
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You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 - Azuma-Taira development?
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The Ghost in the Shell - The first GITS adaptation I’ll enjoy? Crossing my fingers.
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Sparks of Tomorrow - Kyoani makes it a must-watch for me. That silver-hair antagonist annoys me already, though (in a bad way).
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Goodbye, Lara - An original based on The Little Mermaid. I like its art style.
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100 Girlfriends Season 3 - Let’s go, the only harem anime.
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Behind the Supermarket, Smoking with You - I liked what I saw in those pre-released short episodes.
Interested in:
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Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus - An original about girls chasing their dreams.
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Red River - On the one hand, yay, old shoujo fantasy, and the one I haven’t read at that. On the other hand, I know of the industry’s disrespect for this particular demographic, so I’m kind of torn. I like shoujo but it’s better experienced as manga mostly.
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Yani Neko - PV was grossly hilarious, so I’m giving it a shot.
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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked - Expecting a wholesome comedy.
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I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day - I prefer my yuri to focus on grown-up women but I’ll still check this one out since it’s always about teens with anime.
Will watch the premiere to decide if I want to stick with it: