Muse just announced their upcoming Winter 2026 lineup, featuring anticipated new titles and much-awaited sequels. From high-stakes battles and magical journeys to romantic and comedic tales, this season offers something for fans across Asia—whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering these worlds.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Season 2)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Studio: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Synopsis: The story continues as the long-lived elf mage Frieren, along with Fern and Stark, carries on her journey to explore the meaning of life, time, and memories. In this next chapter of their travels, what new encounters and experiences await them on the path ahead?
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
Genre: Suspenseful Mysteries, Combat
Studio: Deen
Source: Light Novel
Synopsis: Known as “Players,” girls take on games of life and death. Wearing themed outfits, they perform on a stage called “Death Game”. To earn the prize money, survival is their only option, but even the best of the best can die at any second.
The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter
Genre: Isekai, BL
Studio: Studio DEEN
Source: Light Novel
Synopsis: Transported to the Kingdom of Romani by mistake, salaryman Seiichiro Kondo can’t leave his workaholic habits behind. Even in another world, he finds his calling in the royal palace’s accounting department. However, when a magical supplement leaves him fighting for his life due to zero mana resistance, he is forced into a survival-based intimacy with Aresh, the “Ice Prince” of the Third Knight Order. What kind of sparks will fly between the tireless accountant and the frozen commander?
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
Genre: Reincarnation, Fantasy, Adventure
Studio: Felix Film, Ga-Crew
Source: Light Novel
Synopsis: Transported to the Kingdom of Romani by mistake, salaryman Seiichiro Kondo can’t leave his workaholic habits behind. Even in another world, he finds his calling in the royal palace’s accounting department. However, when a magical supplement leaves him fighting for his life due to zero mana resistance, he is forced into a survival-based intimacy with Aresh, the “Ice Prince” of the Third Knight Order. What kind of sparks will fly between the tireless accountant and the frozen commander?
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village Into the Strongest Fortified City
Genre: Banished from a party, Magic combat
Studio: NAZ
Source: Light Novel
Synopsis: Born as the fourth son of a noble house, Van was once celebrated as a child prodigy with a bright future ahead. This changed at age eight when he was granted “Production Magic”—a power considered worthless in his world. Cast out by his father and banished to a desolate frontier, Van must now rely on his supposed “useless” magic to rebuild a poor village from the ground up. Can he turn his exile into a story of triumph?
Chained Soldier Season 2
Genre: Combat, Harem
Studio: Passione, Hayabusa Film
Source: Manga
Synopsis: Yuuki Wakura, a high school boy seeking a stage to prove his worth, has awakened his power as a “slave” through the ability of Kyouka Uzen, the commander of the 7th Squad. Together, they successfully defeated the Unihorn, the sworn enemy of Kyouka’s hometown, finally fulfilling her long-held desire for revenge. However, behind the scenes, a formidable new threat known as the Eight Thunder Gods has already begun to move within Mato!
Scum of the Brave
Genre: Sci-fi, Combat
Studio: OLM
Source: Light Novel
Synopsis: In the middle of the 21st century, Tokyo’s underworld is ruled by mafia who underwent ether enhancement surgeries and transformed into “Demon Kings.” Those who hunt and kill these Demon Kings for bounty money are what people call “the Braves.” The Braves use a drug called E3 (E-Three) to boost their ether abilities and fight Demon Kings. Amid this, a high-school girl reaches out the Brave to accept her as a Brave-in-training!
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Stairway to Adulthood-
Genre: School, Romance, Comedy
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Source: Manga
Synopsis: “Everything feels so nostalgic, and all of it consists of irreplaceable, precious memories.” At Shuchiin Academy, an elite school for geniuses, Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane finally began dating after a long and arduous battle of romantic wits. As time passes, Kaguya finds herself alone in her room, flipping through a photo album. Page after page, she gazes at the photographs filled with memories of President Shirogane and their dear friends at Shuchiin Academy…
Muse Communication is a Taiwan-based company that provides licensing and distribution of popular Japanese anime for 50+ media platforms across Asia. Muse holds the license and rights to some of the most iconic Japanese animation titles, such as Demon Slayer, SPYxFAMILY, DAN DA DAN, Frieren, ONE PUNCH MAN, Attack on Titan, Hunter x Hunter, Tokyo Revengers, and many more. Visit their official website and YouTube page for more details.
Cover Photo:
©Aka Akasaka / Shueisha / Kaguya-sama: Love is War Production Committee
© Takahiro / Yohei Takemura / Shueisha / Magic Defense Corps Public Relations Department
©Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/”Frieren” Project
Source: Press Release
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