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April will signal the return of the One Piece anime and the start of the long-awaited Elbaf Island Arc. The month will also see the debut of new anime titles such as The Ramparts of Ice and Dandelion.
We also have an ongoing preview of anime you can look forward to watching on Netflix in 2026.
New Netflix Original Anime on Netflix in April 2026
The Ramparts of Ice
Pictures: The Ramparts of Ice – Netflix
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Comedy, Romance | Runtime: TBA
Cast: Anna Nagase, Shouya Chiba, Satoshi Inomata, Fuuka Izumi, Sakura Shinfaku
Netflix Release Date: April 2, 2026
The story centers around Koyuki Hikawa, a socially withdrawn student who keeps an emotional wall between herself and others.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 through her barriers. The aloof Koyuki, the high school idol Miki, the overly familiar Minato and the laid-back basketball player Yota share an awkward, occasionally frustrating, yet wholesome student life.
Dandelion
Pictures: Dandelion – Netflix
Episodes: 7
Genre: Comedy | Runtime: TBA
Cast: Megumi Han, Chikahiro Kobayashi
Netflix Release Date: April 16, 2026
Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane. Their job is to locate earthbound spirits who cannot pass on to the afterlife due to lingering regrets. Unlike other divisions that might rush 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 pass on peacefully.
New Weekly Anime on Netflix in April 2026
Dorohedoro (Season 2)
Episodes: TBA*
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Wataru Takagi, Yuu Kobayashi, Reina 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 common in everyday life. The district has become the testing ground and cesspool for magic, where the residents are experimented on. Disgusted by the way the people of Hole are treated, Kaimon, a reptilian man, leads a personal hunt against those in power as he searches for answers.
One Piece: Elbaf Island Arc
Episodes: 26*
Genre: Shōnen | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Horoaki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi
Netflix Release Date: April 11, 2026
Thanks to Netflix Spain, we know that One Piece: Elbaf Island Arc is coming to Netflix globally on April 11, 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.
New Licensed Anime on Netflix in April 2026
Overlord
Episodes: 52
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Satoshi Hino, Yumi Hara, Sumire Useaka, Manami Numakura, Masayuki Katou
Netflix Release Date: April 1
When a virtual reality game shuts down, the player Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, is left behind and trapped as his avatar inside the game. To make the best of his strange situation, he commands his legions to investigate and take control of the virtual world.
Wind Breaker (Season 2)
Episodes: 12
Genre: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Yuuma Uchida, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuuichi Nakamura, Kouki Uchiyama, Shouya Chiba
Netflix Release Date: April 2, 2026
Haruka Sakura, a recent transfer student, enrolls at Furin High School, an infamous school known for its population of brawny brutes who resolve conflicts with their fists. Among the student body is the group Bofurin, which protects the town’s citizens. However, Sakura has one goal in mind: fighting his way to the top.
Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 2)
Episodes: 24
Genre: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Yuuichi Nakamura, Junya Enoki, Yuuma 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 have even more responsibility thrust upon them as they must contend with the ever-rising number of high-level curses. These high-level curses are more self-aware and unite to pursue a common goal: eradicating humanity and creating a world of cursed energy users. In order to complete their goal, the curses must remove Satoru Gojo, the strongest sorcerer. They begin their plan with an orchestrated attack on Shibuya Station, where the sorcerers spring into action to defend the innocents.
Spy x Family
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami, Takuya Eguchi, Natsumi Fujiwara, Kensho Ono
Netflix Release Date: April 4, 2026
As a part of his story as an undercover spy, Lord Forger, aka Twilight, marries a beautiful city hall worker, Yor, and together they adopt a daughter, Anya, and a dog. However, unknown to Lord Forger, his wife is a deadly undercover assassin, his daughter is a runaway psychic who can read the minds of everyone she meets, and the dog is from an experimental lab that gave 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 hilarious and heartwarming results.
My Dress Up Darling
Episodes: 12
Genre: Sci-Fi | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Jun Fukuyama, Youko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Satomi Akesaka
Netflix Release Date: April 25, 2026
Wakana Gojo has a passion for crafting hina dolls, but, due to past trauma, he hides it from his classmates. But when the beautiful Marin Kitagawa discovers his talent, she begins to encourage him to make cosplay costumes, and a beauitful friendship begins.
Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song (Season 1)
Episodes: 12
Genre: Sci-Fi | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Jun Fukuyama, Youko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Satomi Akesaka
Netflix Release Date: April 4, 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 songstress who was created to “make people happy with her songs.” Just as Diva is about to make her debut on the mainstage of the NiaLand theme park, she is interrupted by the arrival of Matsumoto, an AI from 100 years in the future. Matsumoto delivers a chilling warning that AI will unite with the singular goal of eradicating humanity, and wants Diva to help him to change the future, and save humanity.
What anime titles are you looking forward to watching on Netflix in April 2026? Let us know in the comments below!
