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April will mark the return of the One Piece anime and the beginning of the long-awaited Elbaf Island Arc. This month will also see the debut of new anime titles Ice Rampart And dandelion.
We also have a running preview of anime you can look forward to seeing on Netflix in 2026.
New Netflix Original Anime Coming to Netflix in April 2026
Ice Rampart
Photos: Ramparts of Ice – Netflix
Episode: tba
Style: Comedy, Romance | Runtime: tba
Mould: Anna Nagase, Shouya Chiba, Satoshi Inomata, Fuuka Izumi, Sakura Shinfaku
Netflix Release Date: 2 April 2026
The story focuses on Koyuki Hikawa, a socially isolated student who keeps an emotional wall between herself and others. The only person she spends time with is her longtime friend Miki Azumi. One day, her quiet life is disrupted when a boy named Minato Amamiya inexplicably starts trying to break down her barriers. Isolated Koyuki, high school idol Miki, overly-acquainted Minato, and laid-back basketball player Yota share a strange, sometimes frustrating, yet perfect student life.
dandelion
Photos: Dandelion – Netflix
Episode: 7
Style: comedy | Runtime: tba
Mould: Megumi Han, Chikahiro Kobayashi
Netflix Release Date: 16 April 2026
Tetsuo Tanaba and Misaki Kurogane. Their job is to locate earthly souls who cannot go to the afterlife due to prolonged regrets. Unlike other divisions, which may expedite the process, the “Dandelion” Division takes a more personal approach, listening to the souls’ regrets and helping them resolve their unfinished business so they can move on in peace.
New weekly anime on Netflix in April 2026
Dorohedoro (Season 2)
Episode: TBA*
Style: Action, Comedy, Horror | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Wataru Takagi, Yuu Kobayashi, Rina Kondou, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Miyu Tomita
Netflix Release Date: April 1, 2026
After 6 long years, the second season of Dorohedoro is finally coming to Netflix!
Hole is a district where the strong prey on the weak and death is a common part of everyday life. The district has become a testing ground and cesspool for magic, where experiments are conducted on the residents. Frustrated with the way the people of Hol are treated, Kaimon, a reptilian man, leads a personal hunt against those in power in search of answers.
One Piece: Elbaf Island Arc
Episode: 26*
Style: Shonen | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Horoki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi
Netflix Release Date: 11 April 2026
Thanks to Netflix Spain, we know that One Piece: Elbaf Island Arc is coming to Netflix globally on April 11, 2026.
After escaping an attack by the Marines and Gorossi on Egghead Island, the Straw Hats are rescued by larger-than-life giant pirates! Now they head to Elbaf Island, home of the giants, where new friends and dangers emerge as Luffy continues his goal of finding One Piece.
New Licensed Anime on Netflix in April 2026
overlord
Episode: 52
Style: Comedy, Fantasy | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Satoshi Hino, Yumi Hara, Sumire Uesaka, Manami Numakura, Masayuki Katou
Netflix Release Date: 1 April
When a virtual reality game is shut down, the player Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, is left behind and trapped inside the game as his avatar. To make the best of his awkward situation, he orders his legions to investigate and take control of the virtual world.
Windbreaker (Season 2)
Episode: 12
Style: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Yuma Uchida, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuichi Nakamura, Koyuki Uchiyama, Shouya Chiba
Netflix Release Date: 2 April 2026
Haruka Sakura, a recent transfer student, enrolls in Furin High School, an infamous school known for its population of courageous animals who settle disputes with their fists. The student organization includes the Bofurin group, which protects the city’s citizens. However, Sakura has one goal in mind: fight her way to the top.
Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 2)
Episode: 24
Style: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Yuichi Nakamura, Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Asami Seto, Mikako Komatsu
Netflix Release Date: April TBD
Twelve years after the Hidden Inventory arc, the students of Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School are faced with even greater responsibilities as they must contend with an ever-increasing number of high-level curses. These higher-level curses are more self-aware and unite to pursue a common goal: to eliminate humanity and create a world of cursed energy users. To accomplish their goal, the curses must be lifted by the strongest magician, Satoru Gojo. They begin their plan with a planned attack on Shibuya Station, where the magicians spring into action to protect the innocents.
spy x family
Episode: tba
Style: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami, Takuya Eguchi, Natsumi Fujiwara, Kensho Ono
Netflix Release Date: 4 April 2026
As part of his storyline as an undercover detective, Lord Forger, aka Twilight, marries Yor, a beautiful city hall worker, and together they adopt a daughter, Anya, and a dog. However, unknown to Lord Forger, his wife is a deadly secret assassin, his daughter is an escaped mental patient who can read the minds of everyone she meets, and the dog is from an experimental laboratory that has given him the power to see the future. To maintain their image as a perfect family, they all hide their true identities from each other, with results that are both funny and heart-touching.
up my dress darling
Episode: 12
Style: science fiction Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Atsumi Tanezaki, Jun Fukuyama, Yuko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Satomi Akesaka
Netflix Release Date: 25 April 2026
Wakana Gojo is fond of making henna dolls, but, due to past trauma, she hides it from her classmates. But when the beautiful Marin Kitagawa discovers his talent, she begins to encourage him to create cosplay costumes and a beautiful friendship begins.
Vivi: Fluorite Eyes Song (Season 1)
Episode: 12
Style: science fiction Runtime: 24 minutes
Mould: Atsumi Tanezaki, Jun Fukuyama, Yuko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Satomi Akesaka
Netflix Release Date: 4 April 2026
In a world where humans have successfully created autonomous AI, each AI is given a single task to dedicate its life to, including Diva, a songwriter who was created to “make people happy with her songs”. As Diva is about to make her debut on the main stage of the Niyland theme park, she is interrupted by the arrival of Ai Matsumoto, 100 years in the future. Matsumoto gives a scary warning that AI will unite with the sole goal of eliminating humanity, and wants Diva to help him change the future and save humanity.
Which anime titles are you looking forward to seeing on Netflix in April 2026? Let us know in the comments below!
