KFR 164: Our picks for the 2026 Summer Anime Season!

We’re back! And just in time for the 2026 Summer Anime season too! As always, we have 10 shows from the new season to share with you across a range of genres – from action to romance, shounen to jousei – so there should be at least one show for you! So outside the grand summoning of Isekai shows and returning franchises, there’s some seriously interesting shows coming out from our favourite production houses! VIDEOS!Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFiKyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbitTifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy SUPPORT USPatreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFiBuy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITYFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianimeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ LISTEN ELSEWHERE?Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotifyApple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAppleYT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YMCastbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastboxGoodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpodAmazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazonPocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket EPISODE SEGMENTS00:00:00 – Show Opener00:02:14 – Summer Anime 202600:03:27 – Black Torch00:09:48 – Chainsmoker Cat00:14:36 – The Ghost in the Shell00:24:00 – Sparks of Tomorrow00:27:47 – Though I Am an Inept Villainess00:31:53 – Cat and the Dragon00:37:35 – BLEACH: TYBW - The Calamity00:51:47 – Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia00:57:37 – You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 201:02:23 – Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You01:08:34 – Anime Communique01:25:07 – Next Time, Final Fantasy and CAT Tags:anime,podcast,anime news,anime podcast,anime reviews,anime recommendation, Black Torch,Chainsmoker Cat,The Ghost in the Shell,Sparks of Tomorrow,Though I Am an Inept Villainess,Cat and the Dragon,BLEACH,Thousand Year Blood War,Bleach The Calamity,Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia,You and I Are Polar Opposites,Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You,