Picture: Shangri-La Frontier, My Dress Up Darling & Akane-Banashi are coming to Netflix in May 2026
May is now shaped up to be a much better month of new anime on Netflix as we see the return of Devil May Cry, and brand new licensed anime such as One Piece, Detective Conan, Jujutsu Kaisen and Assassination Classroom. There’s also even more episodes of recently added licensed anime including My Dress Up Darling and Blue Lock. Subscribers can also look forward to the continuation of weekly anime such as One Piece: Elbaf Arc, Dorohedoro, and Kill Blue.
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 May 2026
Devil May Cry (Season 2)
Episodes: 8
Genre: Action, Fantasy | Runtime: 21-32 minutes
Cast: Johnny Yong Bosch, Scout Taylor-Compton, Robbie Daymond, Chris Coppola, Jon Gries
Netflix Release Date: May 12, 2026
He is the storm that is approaching… Vergil will take center stage in Devil May Cry season 2, as the long-lost twin brother of Dante leads an invading force of demons into the human world as an all-out war between the two realms begins.
New Licensed Anime on Netflix in May 2026
Assassination Classroom (Season 1)
Season: 1 | Episodes: 22
Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 23 minutes
Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mai Fuchigami, Tomokazu Sugita, Aya Suzaki
Netflix Release Date: May 1, 2026
At the elite Kunugigaoka Middle School, a derelict building is where the delinquents and dropouts of Class 3-E call home. While their prospects are slim, they are tasked by the government with eliminating a world-ending threat, their new teacher, Koro-senei.
Detective Conan (Season 3)
Picture: Detective Conan
Season: 3 | Episode: TBA
Genre: Adventure, Mystery | Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast: Minami Takayama, Megumi Hayashibara, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Kenichi Ogata
Netflix Release Date: May 1, 2026
A third collection of Detective Conan is on the way to Netflix on May 1, 2026!
Conan, a teen sleuth turned into a young boy by a sinister potion, helps solve crimes while attempting to track down the agents who slipped him the poison.
One Piece: Whole Cake Island (Part 4)
Season: 31* | Episodes: 12*
Genre: Shōnen | Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Horoaki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi
Netflix Release Date: May 1, 2026
More episodes of Whole Cake Island are on the way to Netflix! It’s unclear how many new episodes will be on the way, but at the very least, part 4 will be added to the US library on May 1, 2026. We’re hopeful we’ll see the addition of parts 5 and 6.
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: May 1, 2026
Initially, we thought that Jujutsu Kaisen was coming to Netflix in April 2026, but the series is now showing a May 1, 2026, release.
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.
Shangri-La Frontier (Season 1)
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Runtime: 25 mins
Cast: Yuuma Uchida, Rina Hidaka, Youko Hikasa, Azumi Waki, Akio Ootsuka
Netflix Release Date: May 1, 2026
High schooler Rakurou Hizutome has a passion for flawed games, ones unbalanced thanks to bugs that make them borderline unplayable. When the game Shangri-La Frontier, a virtual reality game, is recommended to him, he begins by selling all the starting gear for extra cash. However, it isn’t long before he realizes the extent of his mistake and the challenge the game presents. As he progresses, it’s not long before his eccentric playstyle grabs the game by storm.
My Dress Up Darling (Season 2)
Episodes: 12
Genre: Sci-Fi | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Jun Fukuyama, Youko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Satomi Akesaka
Netflix Release Date: May 25, 2026
The second season of My Dress Up Darling continues to follow the friendship and blooming romance of Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojou. Thanks to Kitagawa, Gojou has come out of his shell by making her cosplays, growing his love for sowing and for the hina dolls his grandfather taught him to make. However, Gojou’s kindness and dedication have Kitagawa struggling to hide her feelings for him, as more of their friends and strangers mistake them for a couple.
Blue Lock Season 2
Episodes: 24
Genre: Sports, Thriller | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Kazuki Ura, Kouki Uchiyama, Tasuku Kaito, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Souma Saitou
Netflix Release Date: April 24, 2026
The second season of Blue Lock is controversial amongst the fanbase, particularly regarding the animation. The standard dropped significantly from the first to the second season, leaving many fans disappointed. However, the story is still interesting enough to pique your interest as it continues to follow Isagi Yochi’s journey in Blue Lock, as he and the remaining 35 candidates must fight for a place on the Blue Lock starting team that will take on Japan’s U-20 team.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Episodes: 25
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Yumi Uchiyama, Ai Kayano, Shion Wakayama, Rie Tanaka, Satoshi Tsuruoka
Netflix Release Date: May 25, 2026
The remaining 25 episodes of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation will be added to Netflix (exlcuding the USA), including a special OVA episode. Rudeus Greyrat found a level of happiness he’d been desperately seeking since entering the world after his relationship with Eris Boreas Greyrat reached a new level, but that happiness is shortlived, when she abandons him for a new adventure. Depressed by her departure, Rudeus has lost his love for adventuring, but after joining the party Counter Arrow on a quest, a near death experience whips him back into shape and snaps him out of his rut.
New Weekly Anime on Netflix in May 2026
Akane-Banashi
Season: 1 | Episodes: Weekly
Genre: Drama | Runtime: 24 minutes
Cast: Anna Nagase, Chiaki Kobayashi, Takuya Eguchi, Masaki Terasome, Jun Fukuyama
Netflix Release Date: May 17, 2026
“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.”
Returning Weekly Anime on Netflix in May 2026
Dorohedoro (Season 2)
Episodes: 11
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Wataru Takagi, Yuu Kobayashi, Reina Kondou, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Miyu Tomita
Netflix Finale Date: May 27, 2026
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 (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*
It’s unclear how many episodes the first cour of Elbaf Island will have, but it’s already been confirmed that One Piece will have a maximum of 26 episodes per year since switching from a weekly to a seasonal series.
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
What anime are you looking forward to watching on Netflix in May 2026? Let us know in the comments below!
