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title: 'These 5 New Spring Anime Are Actually Amazing'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=dJLe3ND2d6E'
video_id: 'dJLe3ND2d6E'
date: 2026-08-07
duration_sec: 98
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# These 5 New Spring Anime Are Actually Amazing

> Source: [These 5 New Spring Anime Are Actually Amazing](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dJLe3ND2d6E)

## Summary

This video highlights five upcoming spring anime that the creator believes are underhyped but genuinely amazing. It covers a diverse range of genres, from a hitman in a middle school to a post-apocalyptic Three Kingdoms setting, and features works from legendary creators like Rumiko Takahashi and Hiromu Arakawa.

### Key Points

- **Kill Blue: Hitman in Middle School** [00:01] — A 39-year-old hitman gets stung by a wasp and wakes up in a middle school student's body, sent undercover. The manga is finished, so the anime has a complete story to adapt.
- **Mao: Rumiko Takahashi's New Anime** [00:15] — Rumiko Takahashi, creator of Inuyasha and Ranma, returns with a new anime about a cursed onmyoji who hasn't aged in centuries and a modern schoolgirl pulled back through time, both tangled in an ancient curse.
- **Historical Three Kingdoms: Post-Apocalyptic Setting** [00:29] — Set in a near-future Japan after nuclear war, the country has regressed into a warring state reminiscent of the Three Kingdoms. Three nations fight with crossbows, rifles, and katanas. Kevin Penkin, composer for Made in Abyss, provides the score.
- **Demons of the Shadow Realm: Fullmetal Alchemist Author's New Work** [01:06] — Hiromu Arakawa, author of Fullmetal Alchemist, has a new manga about a boy raised in an isolated village with his twin sister. Their lives unravel when outsiders arrive. Confirmed for 24 episodes.
- **Witch Hat Atelier: Beautiful Magic System** [01:19] — Described as possibly the most beautiful manga running right now, it features a magic system that is treated with reverence. The story follows Coco, who stumbles into forbidden magic and becomes an apprentice. Could be the best show of 2026.

## Transcript

dropped this spring that nobody's hyping enough. Number five, Kill Blue. A 39-year-old legendary hitman gets stung by a weird wasp and wakes up in the body send him undercover into a middle school. It's by the good old basketball
finished, so the anime has [music] a full story to draw from. Number four, Mao. Rumiko Takahashi is back. The legend behind Inuyasha and Ranma. A cursed [music] onmyoji who hasn't aged in centuries crosses paths with a modern
schoolgirl pulled back through time and they're [music] both tangled in the same ancient curse. If you grew up on Sunday morning Inuyasha, this feels like coming [music] Forget the historical Three Kingdoms
angle. This is near future Japan after nuclear war and collapse of regressed the country into a Sangokushi style warring state. [music] Three nations carve up the ruins fighting with whatever survived. Crossbows, rifles,
and katanas all at once. [music] Kevin Penkin, the Made in Abyss composer, is on the music, so you already know how dread-soaked the score is. Number two, Demons of the Shadow Realm. The Fullmetal Alchemist author, Hiromu
Arakawa, has a new manga about a boy raised in an isolated village with his twin sister whose whole life unravels the moment outsiders [music] arrive. It's confirmed for a full 24 episodes, so this isn't a tease run. Number one,
Witch Hat [music] Atelier. Possibly the most beautiful manga running right now magic works. Coco stumbles into forbidden magic and ends up apprenticed treats it with the reverence it deserves, this could be the best show of
2026. Full rankings on my YouTube channel. Which one's going on your list?