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The cumulative ranking also reflects scores from previous weeks.","whyItMatters":"The weekly reader poll tracks which Spring 2026 episodes resonated most with ANN's audience, with Iruma-kun maintaining its lead and several series showing notable week-to-week movement.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAnime News Network's weekly reader poll for the Spring 2026 season, based on episode ratings submitted through the site's Daily Streaming Reviews and Your Score pages, covers episodes that aired May 13-19. The rankings reflect how viewers rated individual episodes, not overall series quality. Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun held the top spot for the week, with Witch Hat Atelier and Dorohedoro rounding out the top three. 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The weekly poll rewards individual episode spikes; the cumulative one rewards consistency.","twitterPost":"Iruma-kun tops the weekly poll. Witch Hat Atelier leads the cumulative ranking. One rewards spikes; the other rewards consistency.","threadsPost":"Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun holds the weekly top spot, but Witch Hat Atelier leads the cumulative ranking. The two lists measure different things. The weekly poll rewards a single strong episode; the cumulative ranking rewards steady performance across the season. Iruma-kun's week 7 episode clearly resonated, but Witch Hat Atelier has been the more consistent performer overall.","newsletterBlurb":"Anime News Network's weekly reader poll for Spring 2026 episodes aired May 13-19 is out. Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun leads both the weekly and cumulative rankings, with Witch Hat Atelier and Dorohedoro close behind. The full 38-title list tracks week-to-week movement for each series.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/weekly-ranking/2026/spring/.237796\",\"title\":\"Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 13-19\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5033,"outputTokens":1280,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T19:01:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-25T19:15:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T19:15:44.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5c74497ebbc34f9495a626cc","canonicalTitle":"Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 13-19","representativeArticleId":"a_409dbb81474194de19373f95","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-25T17:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-25T17:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T19:15:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/weekly-ranking/2026/spring/.237796","title":"Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 13-19"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}