Great anime like Made in Abyss and Devilman Crybaby started off in ways that almost pushed fans to quit too soon.

The Spring 2026 season is loaded with promising anime series, but Witch Hat Atelier and these five other series hold a different kind of excitement.

In the original story, Araki uses this cold open to flesh out Sandman’s backstory, but the Netflix anime cuts straight to the Steel Ball Conference, during which event promoter Steven Steel announces ...