{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0e44a58c74a1493ba0e866b8","clusterId":"c_a520c96d2eb948eb8c8bce68","slug":"re-zero-season-4-dominates-spring-2026-rankings-with-fifth-win","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Re:ZERO Season 4 Dominates Spring 2026 Rankings With Fifth Win","summary":"Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 has taken the top spot in the Spring 2026 weekly anime rankings for the fifth time, according to the Week 8 poll from Anime Corner. The series received 20.08% of over 5,000 votes, the highest vote share any anime has achieved this season. Daemons of the Shadow Realm placed second with 5.15%, and Classroom of the Elite IV earned its first top-three finish of the season in third place with 4.65%. Witch Hat Atelier and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 rounded out the top five. Re:ZERO Season 4 has now won five of the first eight weekly polls, extending its lead as the season enters its final weeks. The series began on April 8 and previously ranked first in Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 6. The season consists of 19 episodes split into two arcs: the 11-episode Loss Arc starting April 8 and the 8-episode Recapture Arc beginning August 12, with a two-month break in between. Anime News Network also noted that Dorohedoro and One Piece kept Witch Hat Atelier just shy of first place in their own rankings.","whyItMatters":"Re:ZERO Season 4's 20.08% vote share places it among only a handful of series-including Attack on Titan and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War-to exceed 20% in Anime Corner's weekly polls, marking a rare level of dominance in a single season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAnime Corner's Week 8 poll for Spring 2026 drew over 5,000 votes from fans worldwide, with Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 claiming 20.08% of the total. That figure is the highest vote percentage recorded by any anime this season and places the series in exclusive company: only Attack on Titan and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War have previously crossed the 20% threshold in the poll's history. Re:ZERO Season 4 has now won five of the first eight weekly rankings, a pace that extends its lead as the season nears its conclusion. The series is split into two consecutive cours: the 11-episode Loss Arc, which began April 8, and the 8-episode Recapture Arc, starting August 12, with a roughly two-month gap between them. Anime News Network's separate weekly rankings highlighted a different top cluster, with Dorohedoro and Iruma-kun keeping Witch Hat Atelier just shy of first place, and Nippon Sangoku overtaking Akane-banashi in the cumulative standings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, 20.08% of votes, fifth weekly win this season\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaemons of the Shadow Realm\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, 5.15%, new season-high ranking\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassroom of the Elite IV\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, 4.65%, first top-three finish of Spring 2026\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitch Hat Atelier\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place, 4.39%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Demon School! 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