Spring Anime Mid-Season Rankings Announced! Re:ZERO Season 4 Claims Top Spot on ABEMA in Both Views and Comments

ABEMA has independently compiled viewership data for a roughly one-month period from the week of March 30 to the week of April 27, targeting both new and continuing anime series currently broadcasting during the April 2026 spring season on its Anime Channel. The platform announced the top five titles for both its "Views Ranking" and "Comments Ranking," calculated from real-time broadcasts and on-demand streaming.

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 4th Season Claims Top Spot in "Views Ranking"

1st Place: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 4th Season
2nd Place: The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!
3rd Place: Witch Hat Atelier
4th Place: Classroom of the Elite Season 4: Second Year Arc, 1st Semester
5th Place: Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 4th Season Also Takes 1st Place in "Comments Ranking"

1st Place: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 4th Season
2nd Place: Classroom of the Elite Season 4: Second Year Arc, 1st Semester
3rd Place: The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2
4th Place: Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
5th Place: Witch Hat Atelier

From Isekai Fantasy to Slice-of-Life, "Emotionally Moving Works" Rank High

The spring season features a diverse lineup of titles ranging from isekai fantasy to youth dramas and human stories. Among them, the latest season of the mega-hit isekai fantasy, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 4th Season, secured the top spot in both views and comments rankings on ABEMA.
The suspenseful narrative and emotionally stirring developments depicted throughout the series continue to gather strong support, with comments flooding in during streams such as "I've been looking forward to Re:ZERO this season!", "That was such a good episode...", and "This makes me cry." The series demonstrates its overwhelming presence this season in terms of both viewership and comment volume.

Following closely, The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! ranked second in the views ranking. The thrilling developments characteristic of an isekai fantasy and the unique premise of the protagonist being an "appraiser (tentative)" sparked widespread discussion, racking up a high number of views in the mid-season rankings.