{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T23:27:29.359Z","story":{"id":"r_4d90b4903ff745d8a581b325","slug":"witch-hat-atelier-holds-top-spot-in-spring-2026-anime-rankings","url":"https://yomimono.id/witch-hat-atelier-holds-top-spot-in-spring-2026-anime-rankings","headline":"Witch Hat Atelier Holds Top Spot in Spring 2026 Anime Rankings","summary":"The Spring 2026 anime season rankings for the week of May 6-12 show Witch Hat Atelier maintaining its lead for the second consecutive week, according to Anime Trending's chart. In the Anime News Network reader poll, Witch Hat Atelier also topped the cumulative ranking, while Dorohedoro led the weekly episode ranking. Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 made the largest jump on the Anime Trending chart, rising six spots to fourth place, and Dr. Stone: Science Future entered the top ten at tenth. In the character polls, Coco and Qifrey from Witch Hat Atelier held their positions as top female and male characters. The couple ship chart saw a change, with Maki and Umi from I Made Friends With the Prettiest Girl in My Class taking first place, displacing Amane and Mahiru from The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2. The Anime News Network cumulative ranking also featured Akane-banashi at third and Nippon Sangoku at fourth.","why_it_matters":"Witch Hat Atelier's sustained lead across both major polling platforms suggests it has become the consensus standout of the season, while Wistoria's sharp climb indicates strong word-of-mouth momentum for its second season.","published_at":"2026-05-18T16:00:50.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime Trending"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 6-11","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/weekly-ranking/2026/spring/.237496"},{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"Spring 2026 Anime Trending Chart Recap: Week 4","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/17/spring-2026-anime-trending-chart-recap-week-4"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Witch Hat Atelier","Dorohedoro","An Observation Log of My Fiancée's cute antics"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true}}}