What is this genre all about? The arts represent an outlet of human expression, usually influenced by culture, and driven by human creative impulse. Major constituents of the arts include literature – including poetry, novels and short stories, and epics; performing arts – among them music, dance, and theatre; culinary arts such as baking, chocolatiering, and winemaking; media arts like photography and film, and visual arts – including drawing, painting, and sculpting. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. film) and the written word (e.g. comics).
From prehistoric cave paintings to modern day films, art serves as a vessel for storytelling and conveying mankind's relationship with its environment.
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Top 19 The Arts anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Akane-banashi
- 18. [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season
- 17. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
- 16. [Oshi no Ko]
- 15. [Oshi no Ko] Season 2
- 14. Bungou Stray Dogs
- 13. Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26
- 12. Look Back
- 11. Takt Op. Destiny
- 10. Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season
- 9. Umi ga Hashiru End Roll
- 8. Blue Period
- 7. K-On! Movie
- 6. [Oshi no Ko] Final Season
- 5. Hibike! Euphonium
- 4. Glass no Kamen (2005)
- 3. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
- 2. Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
- 1. Bakuman.
19. Akane-banashi
"With only your voice and body—master the art."
Akane Ousaki, captivated since childhood by the magical performances of her father, Shinta Arakawa, witnesses a shocking incident during his decisive performance for promotion to shin’uchi (master rank).
Six years later, now a high school student, she sets her sights on becoming a shin’uchi herself—pushing forward in the highly competitive world of rakugo.
A passionate and authentic rakugo drama begins now!
Akane-banashi is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: あかね噺, Akane-banashi
18. [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season
![[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/49264/cover_image/7e8f9a71ab8949d9baac58a3141486aa.jpg)
The third season of [Oshi no Ko].
It's been six months since "POP IN 2" was released. Thanks to MEM-Cho's hard work, B-Komachi is about to get their major break. Aqua is a multi-talented entertainer, and Akane's career as a talented actress is going smoothly. Meanwhile, Kana lost the cheerfulness she once had. To track down the truth behind Ai and Goro's deaths, Ruby keeps rising in the entertainment world...
Using lies as a weapon.
Oshi no Ko Season 3 has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】第3期, [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season
17. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Music accompanies the path of the human metronome, the prodigious pianist Kousei Arima. But after the passing of his mother, Saki Arima, Kousei falls into a downward spiral, rendering him unable to hear the sound of his own piano.
Two years later, Kousei still avoids the piano, leaving behind his admirers and rivals, and lives a colorless life alongside his friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryouta Watari. However, everything changes when he meets a beautiful violinist, Kaori Miyazono, who stirs up his world and sets him on a journey to face music again.
Based on the manga series of the same name, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso approaches the story of Kousei's recovery as he discovers that music is more than playing each note perfectly, and a single melody can bring in the fresh spring air of April.
Your Lie in April has finished airing and it has 22 Episodes. It is also Known as: 四月は君の嘘, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
16. [Oshi no Ko]
![[Oshi no Ko]](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/46170/cover_image/b6f21b20a7413da4930af6dff99877ad.jpg)
When a pregnant young starlet appears in Gorou Amemiya’s countryside medical clinic, the doctor takes it upon himself to safely (and secretly) deliver Ai Hoshino’s child so she can make a scandal-free return to the stage. But no good deed goes unpunished, and on the eve of her delivery, he finds himself slain at the hands of Ai’s deluded stalker — and subsequently reborn as Ai’s child, Aquamarine Hoshino! The glitz and glamor of showbiz hide the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry, threatening to dull the shine of his favorite star. Can he help his new mother rise to the top of the charts? And what will he do when unthinkable disaster strikes?
Note: Episode 1【推しの子】Mother and Children was pre-screened in advance in Japanese theaters on March 17, 2023. The regular TV broadcast begins on April 12, 2023. The first episode has an extended runtime of ~90 minutes.
Oshi no Ko has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】, 【OSHI NO KO】, [Mein*Star], Favorite Girl, My Idol's Child, เกิดใหม่เป็นลูกโอชิ, Anak Idola, 【推しの子】Mother and Children, [Oshi no Ko] Mother and Children, 【MOJA GWIAZDA】, 我推的孩子
15. [Oshi no Ko] Season 2
![[Oshi no Ko] Season 2](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/47659/cover_image/b2a92858f251c3b828d73defd8ed1015.jpg)
The second season of [Oshi no Ko].
Aqua’s desire for revenge takes center stage as he navigates the dark underbelly of the entertainment world alongside his twin sister, Ruby. While Ruby follows in their slain mother’s footsteps to become an idol, Aqua joins a famous theater troupe in hopes of uncovering clues to the identity of his father — the man who arranged their mother’s untimely death, and the man who once starred in the same troupe Aqua hopes to infiltrate.
Oshi no Ko Season 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】第2期, [Oshi no Ko] Season 2
14. Bungou Stray Dogs
For weeks, Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mystical tiger that only he seems to be aware of. Suspected to be behind the strange incidents, the 18-year-old is abruptly kicked out of the orphanage and left hungry, homeless, and wandering through the city.
While starving on a riverbank, Atsushi saves a rather eccentric man named Osamu Dazai from drowning. Whimsical suicide enthusiast and supernatural detective, Dazai has been investigating the same tiger that has been terrorizing the boy. Together with Dazai's partner Doppo Kunikida, they solve the mystery, but its resolution leaves Atsushi in a tight spot. As various odd events take place, Atsushi is coerced into joining their firm of supernatural investigators, taking on unusual cases the police cannot handle, alongside his numerous enigmatic co-workers.
Bungo Stray Dogs has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 文豪ストレイドッグス, Literary Stray Dogs
13. Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26
Six studios and seven directors adapt the early works of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the mastermind behind "Chainsaw Man," into an anime anthology. Each episode is an anime adaptation of a short story he drew from ages seventeen to twenty-six, including the first manga he ever submitted for competition. Watch as vivid tales of young love, chaos, madness, and the bonds between people unfold in each episode.
1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS)
2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Nobukage Kimura, Lapin Track)
3) Love is Blind (Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Lapin Track)
4) Shikaku (Naoya Ando, GRAPH77)
5) Mermaid Rhapsody (Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
6) Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Kazuaki Terasawa, Studio Kafka)
7) Nayuta of the Prophecy (Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
8) Sisters (Osamu Honma, P.A.WORKS)
Note: This anime had a pre-release world premiere at the "Global Stage Hollywood 2025" film festival on October 5, 2025. A general two-week theatrical run in Japan, divided into two parts, was released on the same day, October 17, 2025. The anime series later streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on November 8, 2025.
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: 藤本タツキ 17-26, Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26
12. Look Back
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ルックバック, LOOK BACK
11. Takt Op. Destiny
Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo.
However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2.
Takt Op. Destiny has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: takt op.Destiny, Takt op. Unmei wa Shin Akaki Senritsu no Machi wo, Takt op. Destiny
10. Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season
Guild has entered Yokohoma city. Along with the city, they want Atsushi of The Armed Detective Agency too. As Port Mafia want the city for themselves, a three way war seems unavoidable. While fighting, Atsushi & Akutagawa find help in strange places. And in the background, Dazai continues his endless scheming.
Bungo Stray Dogs 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 文豪ストレイドッグス, Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season
9. Umi ga Hashiru End Roll
Umiko, a grandma, realizes that she has the same desire to make movies as university student Kai—and soon she enrolls in Kai's film school!
"It's not the movies you like…you like watching the people watching the movies."
Just what are you going to do with the rest of your life? It's the question you'll always have to answer, no matter your age. Umiko Chino is a 65-year-old retired woman in mourning for her late husband. Remembering how they used to watch films together, Umiko goes to the movie theater for the first time in years, where she meets Kai, an attractive, ambiguous young man who studies filmmaking at a nearby art school.
They would seem to have nothing in common, except for this—both of them sometimes like to look more at the way the audience reacts to a movie than the movie itself. Kai believes Umiko has the same deep desire he possesses to experience how people respond to something they made… and challenges her to stake the rest of her life discovering that thrill.
Soon Umiko surprises herself by enrolling in the same film school as Kai. But sailing into this new sea, she's suddenly inside the currents of her fellow students' lives, a much younger generation that she struggles to understand, driven by their own passions and their own relationships. Who's really experienced at life, and is it old age or observation that brings wisdom? And does what you're looking for change when you look with your eyes instead of through a camera lens…?
The Credits Roll into the Sea has not yet aired. It will air on December 31, 2027. It is also Known as: 海が走るエンドロール, Umi ga Hashiru End Roll
8. Blue Period
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Note: The anime had an early premiere on Netflix on Sep 25, 2021 in Japan. The TV broadcast started on Oct 2, 2021. International Netflix streaming began on Oct 9th, 2021.
Blue Period has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ブルーピリオド, Blue Period
7. K-On! Movie
With graduation right around the corner, the girls of the Light Music Club are headed to London for one last hurrah! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they prepare for one last amazing encore.
K-ON! The Movie has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 映画 けいおん！, Eiga K-On!, Keion Movie
6. [Oshi no Ko] Final Season
![[Oshi no Ko] Final Season](https://media.kitsu.app/anime/50624/poster_image/1768654150310f03ae27859a3e81bc3f.jpg)
The fourth and final season of [Oshi no Ko].
[Oshi no Ko] Final Season has not yet aired. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】第4期 Final Season, 【OSHI NO KO】Season 4
5. Hibike! Euphonium
After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional brass band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends up being surrounded by people with an interest in the high school brass band. Kumiko finds the motivation she needs to make music once more with the help of her bandmates, some of whom are new like novice tubist Hazuki Katou; veteran contrabassist Sapphire Kawashima; and band vice president and fellow euphonist Asuka Tanaka. Others are old friends, like Kumiko's childhood friend and hornist-turned-trombonist Shuuichi Tsukamoto, and trumpeter and bandmate from middle school, Reina Kousaka.
However, in the band itself, chaos reigns supreme. Despite their intention to qualify for the national band competition, as they currently are, just competing in the local festival will be a challenge—unless the new band advisor Noboru Taki does something about it.
From the studio that animated Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, Kyoto Animation's Hibike! Euphonium is a fresh and musical take on the slice-of-life staple that is the high school student's struggle to deal with their past, find romance, and realize their dreams and aspirations.
Sound! Euphonium has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 響け！ユーフォニアム, Hibike! Euphonium
4. Glass no Kamen (2005)
Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage.
At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary diva Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya finds a new future filled with both golden opportunities and terrifying risks.
For Ayumi Himekawa, success has always been assured, yet she longs to be recognized for her own talents and skills, not her famous parents' connections.
For both, the ultimate prize is the role of The Crimson Goddess in the play of the same name, a part created by Chigusa. To achieve this goal, both Maya and Ayumi must seek out and conquer every acting challenge, pushing the limits of their talent and endurance to the utmost, until they are worthy of the part…
But for one to win, the other must fail!
Glass Mask has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガラスの仮面 (2005), Glass no Kamen (2005)
3. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt marksman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.
Kino's Journey has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-, Kino's Travels: The Beautiful World
2. Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
First-year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. Though she draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. The producer-type Sayaka Kanamori is the first to notice Asakusa's genius. Then, when it becomes clear that their classmate, charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki, really wants to be an animator, they create an animation club to realize the "ultimate world" that exists in their minds.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 映像研には手を出すな！, Hands off the Motion Pictures Club!
1. Bakuman.
As a child, Moritaka Mashiro dreamt of becoming a mangaka, just like his childhood hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, creator of a popular gag manga. But when tragedy strikes, he gives up on his dream and spends his middle school days studying, aiming to become a salaryman instead.
One day, his classmate Akito Takagi, the school's top student and aspiring writer, notices the detailed drawings in Moritaka's notebook. Seeing the vast potential of his artistic talent, Akito approaches Moritaka, proposing that they become mangaka together. After much convincing, Moritaka realizes that if he is able to create a popular manga series, he may be able to get the girl he has a crush on, Miho Azuki, to take part in the anime adaptation as a voice actor. Thus the pair begins creating manga under the pen name Muto Ashirogi, hoping to become the greatest mangaka in Japan, the likes of which no one has ever seen.
Bakuman. has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: バクマン。, Bakuman Season 1
