For some anime fans, a great story is what matters most when choosing a series. For others, the visuals and quality of the animation are the biggest deciding factors. The best series manage to find a great balance between the two, offering great visuals alongside an interesting narrative.
Crunchyroll has some of the best anime out there available to stream. If you’re looking for an anime with amazing visuals that sticks out from the majority of what’s out there, these beautifully animated series are perfect for you.
35 Best Anime on Crunchyroll Right Now (2026)
Crunchyroll’s anime lineup grows constantly. This guide highlights the best series to watch right now in 2026.
Hell’s Paradise
When all efforts to execute him fail, Gabimaru is offered a chance at redemption alongside 10 other death row convicts. He is tasked with traveling to the island of Shinsekyo to find an elixir rumored to grant whoever drinks it immortality. If he can bring the elixir back to the shogun, Gabimaru will be allowed to live a peaceful life alongside his wife.
Season 2 of Hell’s Paradise has been one of the highlights of the winter 2026 season, and the series as a whole is one of the best modern shonen out there. MAPPA is behind the anime adaptation, and the quality is just what you’d expect from the studio that’s also working on Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man. While some feel that the animation for Hell’s Paradise isn’t on par with MAPPA’s other efforts, it’s still a good-looking show with a distinct style.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Years have passed since the hero party defeated the Demon King following a ten-year journey. Following the death of the party’s leader, Himmel, Elven mage Frieren comes to regret not knowing him better. Joined by new companions, she sets out on a new journey to Aureole, a gathering place for souls where she hopes to reunite with Himmel.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is a unique series and one that’s already won over anime fans with its incredible storytelling and character development. But that’s not all there is to the series. It’s a beautifully animated show, with Studio Madhouse putting in a great deal of effort and care to make every little detail pop, and offering viewers an amazing cinematic experience.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Tanjiro Kamado lives in the mountains alongside his mother and siblings. Following the death of his father, Tanjiro takes on the duty of supporting his loved ones. But one day, Tanjiro returns home to find his family slaughtered, except for his sister, Nezuko, who has been turned into a ravenous demon. Grief-stricken, Tanjiro joins the mysterious Demon Slayer Corps, setting out to avenge the deaths of his loved ones while also looking for a way to turn Nezuko back into a human.
Demon Slayer is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to animation quality right now. Fans and critics have raved over Ufotable’s stellar work, with many feeling that the anime’s incredible quality and consistency have elevated the source material. Between the anime and record-breaking film adaptations, Demon Slayer is one of the biggest anime of the decade. If you haven’t jumped on the series’ hype train, now is a good time to start.
Jujutsu Kaisen
Yuji Itadori lives a pretty care-free life, but that all changes when he comes across a cursed item. After swallowing the finger of the infamous Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, Yuji is dragged into the world of Curses and Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Another MAPPA standout, Jujutsu Kaisen’s animation is some of the best out there. Everything, from the characters and their mannerisms to the beautifully crafted environments and spectacular battle sequences, looks top-tier. The first part of season 3 is winding down, so now is a great time to check it out.
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
The city of Fuyuki is the host site for the Fifth Holy Grail War, a deadly competition between seven mages and Heroic Spirits called Servants, who the mages use to fight for them in the conflict. Young mage Rin Tohsaka enters the competition alongside her Servant, Archer. But when Rin’s unwitting classmate, Shirou Emiya, gets dragged into the world of magic, things get complicated.
It might be one of the older series on this list, but Unlimited Blade Works still looks amazing. Ufotable has done some incredible things with Demon Slayer in recent years, and you can see a lot of that top-quality attention to detail in UBW. Ufotable went on to adapt another of the visual novel’s three routes, Heaven’s Feel, into a movie trilogy that gives Unlimited Blade Works a run for its money with some beautiful cinematic visuals. Now, if they could only get to adapting the Fate route.
Monogatari Series
Koyomi Araragi seems like a normal high school student, but he’s anything but. After being turned into a vampire during his spring break, Araragi constantly finds himself dealing with ‘oddities’, supernatural phenomena that attach themselves to ordinary people around him. The Monogatari Series follows Araragi as he meets different people affected by these strange phenomena and sets out to help them.
It might not have the kind of explosive visuals you’ll get from the bigger shonen titles, but the Monogatari Series is one of the most visually stunning anime you’ll watch. The abstract, avant-garde visuals and incredible art direction give the series a unique feel that no other series can replicate.
Dandadan
After Momo Ayase breaks up with her boyfriend, she befriends Ken Takakura, an outcast who is obsessed with aliens and UFOs. Ken initially believes that Momo shares his interest, but she surprises him when she reveals that she’s a big believer in the supernatural. Both Momo and Ken reject the other’s belief, but when the two set out to prove the other wrong, they’re dragged into the world of the occult and paranormal happenings.
Dandadan gets a lot of love, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. The main cast is great, with Momo and Ken standing out as two of the most likable shonen leads we’ve seen in a while. Science Saru might not be a studio many are familiar with, but the quality of their work speaks for itself. Dandadan is a visually stunning anime, with amazing flat colors and incredibly fluid animation that’s up there with titles like Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.
