Anime News Network Launches Expanded Summer 2026 Preview Guide
The expansion to two-episode coverage and a larger critic roster signals a more thorough early-season assessment for viewers deciding what to watch.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide is now live, featuring first-episode reviews from a roster of critics. This season, the guide expands to cover the first two episodes of each show and includes an increased number of reviewers. The guide is sponsored by Crunchyroll and will be updated multiple times daily over the next two weeks.
Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide launched on July 1, offering first-impression reviews of the season's new shows. This iteration expands the format to cover the first two episodes of each series, up from the usual single-episode preview, and adds more critics to the roster. Reviews are posted as they are written, with each critic's name listed under the show title. The guide is sponsored by Crunchyroll, and shows streaming on the platform are marked with an orange border. Reviews that receive four stars or more from all participating critics earn a trophy sticker. The guide will be updated multiple times a day over the next two weeks.
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: Reviewed by Lucas DeRuyter, Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett
- The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System: Reviewed by Richard Eisenbeis, James Beckett, Caitlin Moore
- The World Is Dancing: Reviewed by Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett, Lucas DeRuyter
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games: Reviewed by James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman, Bolts, Caitlin Moore
- Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!: Reviewed by James Beckett, Lucas DeRuyter, Richard Eisenbeis
- From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Reviewed by Rebecca Silverman, Lucas DeRuyter, James Beckett
- Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2: Reviewed by Richard Eisenbeis, Jeremy Tauber, Kennedy
- Clevatess Season 2: Reviewed by James Beckett, Kevin Cormack, Jairus Taylor
- The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power: Reviewed by James Beckett, Richard Eisenbeis
- The Cat and the Dragon: Reviewed by James Beckett, Lucas DeRuyter, Rebecca Silverman
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- Anime News Network The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide