Muse Asia Releases Winter 2026 Anime Lineup
MUSE just revealed their Winter lineup, and it's a lot to be excited about. This January, MUSE delivers anticipated titles, from high-stakes battles and magical journeys to romantic and comedic tales—whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering these worlds.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
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?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Source: Manga
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
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.
Genre: Suspenseful Mysteries, Combat
Source: Light Novel
The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter
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?
Genre: Isekai, BL
Source: Light Novel
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
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?
Genre: Reincarnation, Fantasy, Adventure
Source: Light Novel
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village Into the Strongest Fortified City
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?
Genre: Banished from a party, Magic combat
Source: Light Novel
Chained Soldier Season 2
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!
Genre: Combat, Harem
Source: Manga
Scum of the Brave
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!
Genre: Sci-fi, Combat
Source: Light Novel
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Stairway to Adulthood-
“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…
Genre: School, Romance, Comedy
Source: Manga
Muse Communication is the licensing agent of more than 30 well-known anime and manga copyright partners in the global anime market. With over 50+ media platforms across Asia, Muse provides the most convenient watching experiences and updates from Japan.
Source: Press Release
Featured Photo:
©Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe/Shogakukan/”Frieren” Project
©Necoco, NAJI Yanagida / SQUARE ENIX / Doratama Production Committee
© Yushi Ukai, Nekometaru, Kadokawa/ Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Production Committee
