New Anime on Netflix in June 2026

Picture: Shangri-La Frontier, Kill Blue and Assassination Classroom

2026 has been an incredible year so far for new anime on Netflix, from licensed content to new weekly and original titles, which doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, as even more licensed anime is on its way to Netflix in June 2026.

We also have an ongoing preview of anime you can look forward to watching on Netflix in 2026.

New Licensed Anime on Netflix in June 2026

Assassination Classroom (Season 2)

Episodes: 25
Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 23 minutes
Cast: Fukuyama Jun, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mai Fuchigama, Aya Suzaki, Tomokazu Sugita
Netflix Release Date: June 1, 2026

The second season of Assassination Classroom raises the stakes after the students of Class 3-E return from summer vacation, still tasked with assassinating Koro-sensei before graduation, but they must contend with Gakuhou Asano, the school’s ruthless principal, who is attempting to thwart them. However, hostility begins to seep into Class 3-E, with Nagisa Shiota at the center of a brewing conflict among his classmates, who are determined to claim the bounty on Koro-sensei for themselves.

One Piece (Season 33)

Episodes: 12*
Genre: Shōnen | Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Horoaki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi
Netflix Release Date: June 1, 2026

There are an incredible number of episodes of One Piece now available on Netflix, and before long, the only remaining arc to be added will be the Wano Country Arc! At least Part 6 of the Whole Cake Island is coming to Netflix at the start of June, and we’re very hopeful that we’ll also see Parts 7 and 8, which will finally bring the entirety of the Whole Cake Island Arc to the Netflix library.

Shangri-La Frontier (Season 2)

Episodes: 25
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Runtime: 25 mins
Cast: Yuuma Uchida, Rina Hidaka, Youko Hikasa, Azumi Waki, Akio Ootsuka
Netflix Release Date: June 1, 2026

The second season of Shangri-La Frontier continues to follow Rakurou “Sunraku” Hizutome’s adventures in the virtual reality game Shangri-La Frontier, whose playstyle has taken the game by storm. After defeating two of the seven “unbeatable monsters” in order to progress further, he sets out on an adventure with his leporine guide, Emul, to find an ancient workshop and acquire a magic operation unit. The pair is joined by Towa “Arthur Pencilgon” Amane and Kei “OiKatzo” Uomi, who appear to have their own ulterior motives for helping.

Returning Weekly Anime on Netflix in June 2026

Akane-Banashi

Season: 1 | Episodes: 12
Genre: Drama | Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast: Anna Nagase, Chiaki Kobayashi, Takuya Eguchi, Masaki Terasome, Jun Fukuyama
Netflix Release Date: May 17, 2026 | Netflix Finale Date: August 2, 2026 (end of cour 1)

At the time of writing, Akane-Banashi has yet to debut on Netflix, but the series is currently airing in Japan. There will be a total of 24 episodes for the anime, split into two cours, with episodes airing across 2026. The first cour will finish airing on August 2, 2026, and by the summer, we may have confirmation on when the remaining episodes will be released on Netflix.

“Growing up, Akane admired her father and his rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of storytelling where a lone performer, called a rakugoka, depicts a long, complicated, and usually funny story involving multiple characters, who are distinguished by changes in pitch, tone, slight turns of the head, and hand movements, all while sitting in place. But when she was in elementary school, her father and all the other applicants were expelled from the Arakawa School during the promotional test to obtain rakugo’s third and highest rank of shin’uchi. Six years later, Akane, who had been secretly receiving lessons from her father’s former master, sets out to become a shin’uchi of the Arakawa School to avenge her father and prove rakugo is a legitimate profession.”

One Piece: Elbaf Arc (Part 1)

Episodes: 13*
Genre: Shōnen | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Horoaki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi
Netflix Finale Date: July 4, 2026*

For the first time in One Piece’s history, the series will be seasonal, releasing episodes in courses, with a maximum of 26 episodes per year. The release of the first 13 episodes is now underway, and cour 1 will end on Netflix at the start of July 2026.

After surviving the assault from the Marines and the Gorosei on Egghead Island, the Straw Hats were rescued by the larger-than-life Giant Pirates! Now on their way to the island of Elbaf, the home of the giants, where new friends and threats emerge as Luffy’s goal of finding the One Piece continues.

Kill Blue (Season 1)

Episodes: 12
Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 23 Minutes
Cast: Shunsuke Takeuchi, Fuuka Izumi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Daisuke Sakuma, Tsukino Chikasada
Netflix Finale Date: June 27, 2026

Juuzou Oogami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy!

Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Juuzou ever return to his original