Events in 2026 in anime.
Releases
Films
A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Television series
A list of anime television series that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Original video animations
A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Original net animations
A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
Deaths
January
- January 20: KÃ
ÂzÃ
 Shioya, Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 70-71.
- January 31: Masaru Ikeda, Japanese voice actor (voice of Yatter Machines in Yatterman, General Revil in Mobile Suit Gundam, Ondron in Invincible Robo Trider G7, Jamitov Hyman in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Maj. Inge Riemann in Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition, Huang in Darker than Black, Koreyoshi Kitamura in Death Note), dies from heart failure caused by a heart attack at age 83.
February
- February 11: James Van Der Beek, American actor (English dub voice of Pazu in Castle in the Sky), dies from colorectal cancer at age 48.
- February 16: Hideaki Hatta, Japanese businessman (co-founder and president of Kyoto Animation), dies at age 76.
- February 20: Nozomi Aoki, Japanese composer and arranger (Galaxy Express 999, Fist of the North Star, Akuma-kun, Patalliro!), dies at age 94.
- February 22: Reiko Katsura, Japanese voice actress (voice of Ikura Namino, Kaori Ozora, and Rika Nozawa in Sazae-san, O-jirÃ
 in Shin Obake no Q-TarÃ
Â, Omotchama in Yatterman, Sayo-chan in IkkyÃ
«-san, Kiyo-chan in Fuku-chan, Harumi in Dororon Enma-kun, Alois in Dog of Flanders, Kasumi in Cat Eyed Boy, Namino Daisuke in Akado Suzunosuke), dies from respiratory failure caused by aspiration pneumonia at age 89.
March
- March 3: Masako Ikeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Maetel in Galaxy Express 999 and Harlock Saga, Fuyuka Liqueur in Silent Möbius, Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki in Aim for the Ace!, Sharon in Space Brothers, Hi no Tori/Phoenix in Phoenix (Phoenix: Karma Chapter, Yamato Chapter, and Space Chapter), Margaret "Marmee" March in the Little Women TV special, narrator in ', Barbapapa, and Katanagatari, Chimera Ant Queen in Hunter àHunter (2011 TV series)), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 87.
- March 5: Yonehiko Kitagawa, Japanese voice actor (voice of Akuma Shogun, Harabote Muscle, and Big the Budou in the 1983 Kinnikuman series, the King of Atlas in 30,000 Miles Under the Sea, Anderson in Gatchaman, Harako's Butler in Magical Taruruto-kun Moero! YÃ
«jÃ
 no MahÃ
 Taisen), dies from pneumonia at age 94.
- March 6: Tsutomu Shibayama, Japanese businessman (co-founder and former president and CEO of Ajiado) and director (Doraemon 1979 anime and films, Chibi Maruko-chan, Nintama RantarÃ
Â, Ranma ý), dies from lung cancer at age 84.
- March 9: Yukie Maeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of SÃ
ÂsÃ
 MÃ
Âtoku/Karin in Koihime MusÃ
Â, Carlos in ', Ino in Kamichu!), dies at age 52.
- March 23: Shinichiro Sato, Japanese musician and drummer of The Pillows (provided music for the soundtracks of FLCL, ', Moonlight Mile, Ahiru no Sora, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer), dies from esophageal cancer.
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