Goodbye, Lara Tops ANN's Summer 2026 Weekly Episode Ranking
The weekly spread shows a season still unsettled: long-running titles such as Iruma-kun and One Piece sit alongside newer entries, and the chart tracks episode-by-episode reception rather than a fixed popularity order.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network's reader episode poll for September 9 to 15 puts Goodbye, Lara at No. 1, ahead of Though I Am an Inept Villainess at No. 2 and Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia at No. 3. Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun ranks No. 4 after 22 episodes and One Piece enters at No. 14. Rankings cover individual episodes, not series quality, and only titles streaming in North America with enough votes qualify.
The poll runs inside ANN's Daily Streaming Reviews and the Your Score page, and it scores individual episodes of the current season rather than a series' overall standing. That method produces a chart that moves: some titles hold a position for weeks, others swing when an episode lands or a series ends. Two entries this period are marked with the note "series is over," and several long-running shows appear with episode numbers in the twenties. Only titles legally streaming in North America and drawing enough votes are ranked at all.
- Goodbye, Lara: No. 1
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess: No. 2
- Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia: No. 3, series is over
- Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun: No. 4, episodes 14 to 22
- The Cat and the Dragon: No. 5
- Iron Wok Jan!: No. 6
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III: No. 7
- Saga of Tanya the Evil II: No. 8
- Draw This, Then Die!: No. 9
- Kaiju Girl Caramelise: No. 10
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: No. 11, episodes 13 to 21
- Dara-san of Reiwa: No. 12
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really (x5) Love You: No. 13, episodes 25 to 35
- One Piece: No. 14, episodes 1169 to 1178
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games: No. 15
- My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked: No. 16
- The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip: No. 17
- You and I Are Polar Opposites: No. 18
- Clevatess: No. 19
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: No. 20, episodes 13 to 22
- Chainsmoker Cat: No. 21
- The Elusive Samurai: No. 22
- I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day: No. 23
- Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.: No. 24
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm: No. 25, episodes 13 to 23
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: No. 26
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: No. 27, series is over
- Victoria of Many Faces: not ranked this week
- The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power: No. 28
- The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch: No. 29, episodes 13 to 23
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: No. 30
- Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus: No. 31
- Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her: No. 32
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, Sep 9-15