"You've got your obvious bangers, such as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Jujutsu Kaisen, but there are at least twenty weekly releases currently airing that are worth watching. Hell's Paradise, Fate/Strange Fake, Sentenced to Be a Hero, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Trigun Stargaze, Golden Kamuy - I could go on, and that's without including the stuff that just finished airing, such as Spy x Family and To Your Eternity."
"My worry here is that the overabundance of returning series this season might be overwhelming for folks who have other hobbies or social lives, which doesn't exactly leave much room for trying out something new. That's why this impassioned plea disguised as an article exists, because I don't want any of you to miss out on Ikoku Nikki."
"Ikoku Nikki, known as Journal with Witch in English, is referred to as a "josei" manga in Japan. That quite literally translates to "women's comic" or "lady comic," but, in much the same way that the "shōnen" manga tag can come across as a little reductive sometimes, I can't help but feel like it's doing Ikoku Nikki a disservice."
Winter 2026 presents an unusually strong anime season dominated by returning series adaptations from long-running manga, including Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Jujutsu Kaisen, Hell's Paradise, and My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. While these established shows deliver quality content, their abundance may overwhelm casual viewers and discourage exploration of new series. Ikoku Nikki, a josei manga adaptation also known as Journal with Witch, represents the type of original content worth discovering. The josei genre classification, though literally meaning "women's comic," proves reductive for this series, which offers broader appeal beyond its demographic categorization.
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