HIDIVE REVEALS THE WINTER 2026 SIMULCAST LINEUP
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It goes without saying that 2025 has been longer than it had any right to be. Fortunately for all of us, it’s almost over. Which means we can look forward to a brand-new year filled with new opportunities and, more importantly, brand-new anime to watch! Sign up for your free trial now and check out our Winter 2026 simulcast lineup below.
REINCARNATED AS A DRAGON HATCHLING
(TENSEI SHITARA DRAGON NO TAMAGO DATTA)
Release Date and Time
TBA
Synopsis
Our hero needs to come out of his shell… literally! Reborn in another world inside a dragon egg, he doesn’t have the amazing magic or mighty physical strength of your typical isekai’d adventurer just yet. He’ll need to break free and grow from a weak hatchling and into a fearsome beast if he wants to escape the deep, dark forest unscathed. What battles and adventures await him in this unique take on the isekai phenomenon?
Genres
Fantasy
Isekai
Demographic
Shonen
TV Rating
TV-14
CHAINED SOLDIER SEASON 2
MATO SEIHEI NO SLAVE 2
Uncensored?
Yes
Release Date and Time
January 8, 2026, at 10:30 AM EST (15:30 UTC)
Synopsis
The fight against the Shuuki continues as Chained Soldier returns with more monsters, supernatural action, and spicy ‘rewards’! In a world where only women can wield the power of supernatural “Peaches,” which grant unusual powers to those who eat them, Yuki (despite his gender) joins the Demon Defense Squad to combat evil demons called Shuuki from destroying human civilization.
Genres
Action and Adventure
Supernatural
Ecchi
Demographic
Shonen
TV Rating
TV-MA
HELL MODE: THE HARDCORE GAMER DOMINATES IN ANOTHER WORLD WITH GARBAGE BALANCING
HELL MODE: YARIKOMIZUKI NO GAMER WA HAI SETTEI NO ISEKAI DE MUSOU SURU
Release Date and Time
January 9, 2026, at 11:35 AM EST (16:35 UTC)
Synopsis
35-year-old Kenichi Yamada has spent his life playing every single MMORPG he can get his hands on. Tired of new games that cater to casual players, he leaps at the chance to try out a never-ending game with an intimidating “Hell Mode” that raises the difficulty (and chances to level up) to impossible heights. But as soon as he selects the “Summoner,” he finds himself reborn to a family of serfs as a baby named Allen in the world of the game! With naught but his memories and wits to guide him, Allen sets off to conquer Hell Mode, unearth the secrets of the Summoner class, and free his newfound family from their fate.
Genres
Isekai
Demographic
Shonen
TV Rating
TV-14