2026 is already poised to be a big year for anime; Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End season 2, Sentenced To Be a Hero, and Steel Ball Run were among the biggest hits of winter 2026, and with One Piece’s return, The Ghost in the Shell, and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus still in the wings, there’s plenty more to be excited about.

2026 is filled to the brim with great anime to watch, and with so many titles to choose from, it’s only natural that some might get lost in the shuffle. One show set for summer 2026 is already a contender for being forgotten, unfortunately, and with what’s been shown in its first trailer, that’s nothing but a shame.

Why Everyone Needs To Watch Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia

The first official trailer for summer 2026’s Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is out, and overall, it’s a sight to behold. The series is a fictional account of the life of Fatima, the Persian woman who infiltrated the Mongol Empire to avenge her homeland, and the trailer does a great job of alluding to that sense of drama and dread.

What especially sells A Witch in Mongolia’s story is the visual aspect; not only is the anime perfectly replicating the storybook-like artwork of the original manga, but the animation, from what little has been shown, is as fluid and all-around gorgeous as one would expect from a Science Saru anime, so it’s already set to be a visual masterpiece.

All of that, of course, is thanks to the incredible production staff; with Dandadan season 2’s Abel Gongora as director and Naoko Yamada, the woman responsible for some of the best Kyoto Animation anime, as chief director, A Witch in Mongolia is poised to be the best-looking anime of 2026, and it will be great to watch it play out.

Why Is Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia Already Doomed To Be Underrated?

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia has everything going for it visually and narratively, and that begs the question of how it could end up underrated. For starters, as good as the series looks, the manga isn’t that well-known, especially since it only recently received an English publication, so it might be hard for the anime to establish a fanbase.

More than that, however, summer 2026 will see the premiere of, among other anime, Red River, the final season of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and the Ghost in the Shell reboot, so as good as A Witch in Mongolia might be, there just might be too much going on for it to stand out.

It will be all too easy for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia to not get any attention during its run, but with how great the story and its accompanying visuals look to be, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is still poised to be one of the best anime of 2026, and everyone should give it a chance this upcoming summer.