ANN Readers Rank Summer 2026 Anime, Jaadugar Leads
The weekly rankings track episode-by-episode viewer sentiment, showing which Summer 2026 series are resonating most strongly with ANN readers each week.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network published its weekly reader rankings for Summer 2026 episodes airing August 26 to September 1. Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia holds the top spot, followed by Goodbye, Lara and Though I Am an Inept Villainess. The rankings reflect episode ratings from ANN's Daily Streaming Reviews and Your Score page, covering legally streaming titles in North America.
Anime News Network's weekly reader poll ranks the week's episodes from August 26 to September 1, based on votes cast through the site's Daily Streaming Reviews and Your Score page. The chart tracks movement from the previous week, with some series holding steady and others shifting sharply on the strength of a single episode.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia leads this week's list. The rankings cover only titles legally streaming in North America with enough user votes, so lower positions may reflect watchability rather than quality. Series without an episode this week, such as Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, carry over the prior week's episode as a placeholder.
- Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia: rank 1, up 3
- Goodbye, Lara: rank 2, up 3
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess: rank 3, up 3
- The Ghost in the Shell: rank 4
- One Piece: rank 5, up 11
- Draw This, Then Die!: rank 6, up 3
- Saga of Tanya the Evil II: rank 7, up 4
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: rank 8, up 3
- The Cat and the Dragon: rank 9, up 12
- My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked: rank 10, up 15
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: rank 11, up 25
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun: rank 12, no episode this week
- Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her: rank 13, up 8
- You and I Are Polar Opposites: rank 14, up 8
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III: rank 15, up 9
- Kaiju Girl Caramelise: rank 16, up 5
- I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day: rank 17
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm: rank 18, up 2
- Clevatess: rank 19, up 6
- Dara-san of Reiwa: rank 20, up 1
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games: rank 21, up 4
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: rank 22, up 16
- Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus: rank 23, up 1
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really(×5) Love You: rank 24, up 2
- The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip: rank 25, up 8
- Iron Wok Jan!: rank 26, up 3
- The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch: rank 27, no episode this week
- The World Is Dancing: rank 28, up 27
- Skeleton Knight in Another World: rank 29, up 10
- The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs: rank 30, up 5
- Victoria of Many Faces: rank 31, up 5
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: rank 32, up 22
- Rich Girl Caretaker: rank 33, up 6
- The Villager of Level 999: rank 34, up 3
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network Your Anime Rankings Best of Summer 2026, Aug 26-Sep 1