A data-anchored look at the highest-rated Spring 2026 anime by MyAnimeList score as the season nears its finale, led by Re:Zero Season 4 and Witch Hat Atelier.
Spring 2026 is entering its final stretch, and MyAnimeList scores have largely stabilized after weeks of weekly voting. With most series past the halfway mark and several approaching their finales, the season's hierarchy is clear: Re:Zero Season 4 holds the top spot at 9.03, followed by Witch Hat Atelier at 8.70.
Eight currently airing Spring 2026 anime hold a MyAnimeList score of 8.0 or higher. Here is the complete list as of mid-June 2026:
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Season 4 - 9.03 (White Fox, 19 episodes, 249,244 members)
Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boushi no Atelier) - 8.70 (BUG FILMS, 13 episodes, 332,371 members)
Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 3 - 8.29 (TMS Entertainment, 13 episodes, 151,135 members)
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 - 8.24 (Actas / Bandai Namco Pictures, 12 episodes, 161,983 members)
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 - 8.14 (Bandai Namco Pictures, 24 episodes, 78,499 members)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 - 8.12 (8bit, episode count TBA, 206,748 members)
Ace of Diamond: Act II Season 2 - 8.11 (OLM, 13 episodes, 19,770 members)
Classroom of the Elite Season 4 - 8.01 (Lerche, 16 episodes, 212,069 members)
These scores reflect cumulative user ratings across hundreds of thousands of voters and tend to shift only marginally once a series passes its midpoint.
White Fox's continuation of Subaru's journey through the Sanctuary and beyond has dominated Spring 2026 from its premiere. A 9.03 score across nearly 250,000 members places it not just atop the seasonal chart but among the highest-rated currently airing anime on the entire platform. The 19-episode run — longer than most single-cour competitors this season has given the adaptation room to breathe through its densest light-novel arcs, and voter response has been overwhelmingly positive. Re:Zero Season 4 is available on Crunchyroll.
The season's breakout debut belongs to Witch Hat Atelier, adapted by BUG FILMS from Kamome Shirahama's award-winning manga. At 8.70 with over 332,000 members the largest audience of any Spring 2026 entry it is the most-watched new property of the season by raw membership. The fantasy series about a young girl discovering the hidden world of magic-drawing witches has earned praise for its art direction and faithfulness to the source material's intricate pen-and-ink aesthetic. Witch Hat Atelier streams on Crunchyroll.
The 8.0–8.3 band is packed almost entirely with returning franchises. Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 3 sits at 8.29 as TMS Entertainment adapts the manga's final arc across 13 episodes. Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2, a co-production between Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures, holds at 8.24 after its first season built a loyal action-fantasy audience.
Iruma-kun Season 4 (8.14) continues Bandai Namco Pictures' long-running adaptation of Osamu Nishi's comedy, while That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 from 8bit carries a 8.12 with over 206,000 members. Ace of Diamond: Act II Season 2, a deep-cut sports sequel from OLM, holds a quiet 8.11 with a smaller but devoted fanbase of roughly 20,000. Classroom of the Elite Season 4 rounds out the list at 8.01, with Lerche adapting 16 episodes of the psychological thriller light-novel series for its 212,000-strong audience.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm, the Hiromu Arakawa adaptation from Bones, sits just below the 8.0 threshold at approximately 7.97. Despite narrowly missing the cutoff, the series based on the Fullmetal Alchemist creator's newer manga Yomi no Tsugai has been one of the season's most-discussed titles and topped Japan's Nico Video anime rankings earlier in the spring. It streams on Crunchyroll.
Spring 2026 is a sequel-heavy season by the numbers. Seven of the eight titles above 8.0 are continuations, with Witch Hat Atelier the sole newcomer to crack the upper tier. The season's depth is notable, though: eight series clearing the 8.0 mark is a strong showing compared to recent spring seasons, and the gap between first place (9.03) and eighth (8.01) is just over a single point. With finale episodes rolling out through late June, minor score shifts are still possible, but the overall shape of the season is set.
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