Crunchyroll has added Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, Champignon Witch, and more to its winter lineup.
Back in December 2025, Crunchyroll announced the Winter 2026 anime titles that will begin streaming on the platform in January. Including the continuing series from Fall 2025, the returning shows, and the new debuts, there were a total of 40 titles in the list. However, Crunchyroll has announced that it’s adding even more new anime titles to its Winter 2026 lineup!
Six new anime titles will premiere on Crunchyroll this winter
The additional titles that will debut on Crunchyroll this winter are:
The Case Book of Arne
Animation Studio: Silver Link
Premiere Date: 6 January, 2026
Synopsis: Louis Hartmann loses his father, a private detective investigating a string of murders, leaving him all alone. Rumor has it that the murders are the work of a Grave-Digger Vampire. Louis isn’t keen on superstitions and vows to catch the culprit himself. That is, until a self-proclaimed detective, Arne Neuntöte, and his assistant, Lynn Reinweiß, appear. A new door is about to open for Louis…
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers (Armor Legends Samurai Troopers)
Animation Studio: Sunrise
Premiere Date: 6 January, 2026
Synopsis: The Demon World once plunged the Human World into terror. With the seal broken and hordes of Demon Soldiers launching an invasion, five young warriors rushed to humanity's rescue. They were called the Samurai Troopers, and now their battle begins anew!
Champignon Witch
Animation Studio: TYPHOON GRAPHICS and Qzil.la
Premiere Date: 9 January, 2026
Synopsis: Deep within the Black Forest teeming with poisonous mushrooms, a witch named Luna lives alone. With skin that is poisonous to the touch and a breath that will kill if close enough, she is forced to stay secluded from nearby civilization. Even with these conditions, Luna still visits a nearby city to deliver medicine and buy new books to read.
Despite Luna having never done harm to any of the city’s residents, many are scared to associate with her, as she is a black witch in a kingdom ruled by white witches. Only able to watch from a distance while people receive her medicine and freely converse with one another, Luna is drawn toward their lives, even if it sometimes means putting herself in danger.
Scum of the Brave
Animation Studio: OLM
Premiere Date: 10 January, 2026
Synopsis: In an alternate 21st century, rich mafia members can turn into "Demon Kings" through increasingly popular ether-enhancement surgery, and the bounty hunters called "Braves" are the ones called upon to take them down. Yashiro only wants the simple pleasures in life - pizza, beer, and card games. When three young Braves offer him a majestic sum to be their private tutor, he agrees solely for the money - but is it worth what he's getting himself into?
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
Animation Studio: Synergy SP
Premiere Date: 11 January, 2026
Synopsis: The firefighter samurai who stopped the blaze was called the Fire-Eating Bird.
Matsunaga Gengo was Edo's leading firefighter samurai, once known as the "Fire-Eating Bird."
For some reason he had quit his job as a fire brigade man, but suddenly he received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo domain.
The Shinjo domain's fire brigade had no money or manpower and was looked down upon by those around them.
With the support of his wife Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire brigade as its president.
Gengo and his friends gather a group of eccentric companions and, despite being mocked as "rag kites," they strive to "save any life." However, a series of mysterious fires known as "fox fires" are occurring in Edo.
An entertaining action drama begins, with refusing-to-give-up firefighters rushing to fight the approaching disaster!
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16
Animation Studio: ILCA
Premiere Date: 11 January, 2026
Synopsis: Each week at dusk, a man in a yellow mask arrives at a nearby playground. Gather at his feet to listen and learn from the mysterious storyteller. He recounts tales of horror to his captive audience, each story darker and more sinister than the last. Drawing from traditional paper dramas, the stories weave myths, urban legends, and rumors from Japan’s long history of haunting tales.
(Crunchyroll streams all 15 previous seasons of the anime).