Re:Zero Season 4 tops the Spring 2026 global rankings for the second consecutive week, with Witch Hat Atelier leading the new-anime pack right behind it.
Spring 2026's second week of rankings is in, and the top of the leaderboard has not moved. Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World Season 4 holds the number one spot in the global weekly poll for the second consecutive week, with Witch Hat Atelier sitting at number two and leading every new show this season.
The weekly global rankings draw tens of thousands of votes from viewers across roughly 100 countries, and week 2 produced a near-identical top order to week 1. Re:Zero Season 4, returning after a long wait, continues to dominate discussion thanks to the arc adapting material many light-novel readers consider the emotional peak of the series.
The current week-2 top five, based on the combined global poll and cross-referenced with weekly anime chart data, reads as follows:
Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World Season 4
Witch Hat Atelier
Dandadan Season 2 continuation block
Apothecary Diaries Season 2 cour 2
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
Re:Zero's lead is not razor-thin. Subaru's return arc has drawn some of the highest single-episode scores of the season, and the show has also been the most-discussed title week over week on aggregate chart trackers.
If Re:Zero is the returning-champion story, Witch Hat Atelier is the debut story. The long-awaited adaptation of Kamome Shirahama's manga launched this season with heavy anticipation, and week 2 confirms it has converted that anticipation into sustained viewer love. It is the highest-ranked brand-new anime of Spring 2026 and the only debut in the global top two.
The series has been praised for its faithful visual translation of Shirahama's ornate page layouts, its careful pacing across the first act, and a soundtrack that leans into the fairy-tale register of the source material. For a manga with a devoted readership that waited years for an adaptation, clearing the bar on week one and holding in week two is not a small thing.
Below the top two, the Spring 2026 chart is thick with sequels. Dandadan's continuation is pulling strong numbers as it moves into arcs readers have been waiting to see animated. Apothecary Diaries continues its second season's second cour with the same mystery-of-the-week rhythm that made its first run a breakout. Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 rounds out the upper block, benefiting from the built-in audience of its shonen-action lane.
A few titles just outside the top five, including new entries in the romance and slice-of-life brackets, are still climbing as word-of-mouth spreads. Week 2 rankings tend to stabilise as new viewers catch up on week-1 episodes, so small movements in the 6-10 range are expected over the next fortnight.
Early-season weekly polls are imperfect, but they are the cleanest signal available for which shows are landing with global audiences before mid-season drop-off takes effect. A title that holds the top spot for two consecutive weeks almost always finishes the season inside the top three of the full-season poll, and a new anime that breaks into the top two in week 2 is typically a lock for best-new-anime in the seasonal awards that close out the quarter.
For viewers in India, most of the Spring 2026 top five are streaming with subtitles on the day-of release. Re:Zero Season 4, Dandadan, and Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 are available on Crunchyroll's India catalogue, while Apothecary Diaries continues its simulcast run there as well. Witch Hat Atelier's simulcast home and India subtitle availability have followed the same pattern as other major Spring 2026 debuts.
The next ranking update will cover week 3, and the key questions are whether Witch Hat Atelier can close the gap on Re:Zero as its story opens up, and whether any of the slower-burn debuts break into the top five. For now, the Spring 2026 story is simple: a returning fan-favourite on top, a long-awaited adaptation right behind it, and a deep bench of sequels underneath.
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