ANN Readers Rank Summer 2026: Ghost in the Shell Leads Weekly Poll
The weekly poll shows The Ghost in the Shell holding reader attention as the season enters its late weeks, with a new title, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, rising to challenge the top slot.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network published its weekly reader rankings for Summer 2026 episodes airing August 19-25. The Ghost in the Shell took the top spot, climbing from second place last week. Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and Saga of Tanya the Evil II followed at second and third. The rankings reflect episode ratings, not overall series quality, and cover only legally streaming titles in North America.
Anime News Network's weekly reader poll ranks the Summer 2026 season by how viewers rated individual episodes during the week of August 19-25. The rankings track week-to-week movement, with series rising or falling based on the strength of each new installment.
The Ghost in the Shell moved up one spot to take first place this week. Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and Saga of Tanya the Evil II round out the top three. The list only includes titles legally streaming in North America with enough user votes to qualify.
- The Ghost in the Shell: #1, up from #2
- Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia: #2
- Saga of Tanya the Evil II: #3
- Goodbye, Lara: #4
- The World Is Dancing: #5, up from #14
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess: #6
- I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day: #7
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games: #8, up from #12
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III: #9, up from #19
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: #10
- Draw This, Then Die!: #11
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun: #12, up from #19
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm: #13
- Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus: #14, up from #25
- Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her: #15
- You and I Are Polar Opposites: #16
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: #17
- Kaiju Girl Caramelise: #18
- The Cat and the Dragon: #19
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: #20
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: #21
- Dara-san of Reiwa: #22
- Clevatess: #23
- Iron Wok Jan!: #24
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really(×5) Love You: #25
- The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip: #26
- Chainsmoker Cat: #27
- My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked: #28
- One Piece: #29
- Rich Girl Caretaker: #30
- Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid: #31
- Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.: #32
- Victoria of Many Faces: #33
- The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects: #34
- The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch: #35
- The Elusive Samurai: #36
- Sparks of Tomorrow: #37
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: #38
- The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System: #39
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 19-25