If slice of life is your default lane, Kusunoki's Garden of Gods is the season's pickup. Juvenage ships April 5, 2026, 12 eps, and the casting decisions alone have the source's fanbase paying attention.
Where it lives
Deep in the countryside, Minato Kusunoki is left in charge of a terrifying house overflowing with evil spirits—or at least it was, until his extraordinary ability cleared them all out! Instead, a procession of unique and peculiar gods is drawn to the comfort of the purified Kusunoki residence, and Minato spends his days relaxing in the company of his spiritual neighbors. What else lies in store for Minato as he lives peacefully surrounded by gods? (Source: Yen Press) What sells it isn't the premise. It's that the team understands the source's tone — restrained where most adaptations would underline, loud where the source itself goes loud.
Production notes
Juvenage runs production, backed by TV Asahi, Half H.P Studio, Nippon Columbia. They're the kind of studio where the storyboarding lead is the byline that should reassure you, not the director-on-marketing-rounds.
Calendar slot
Sundays at 01:30 (JST). Episode count: 12. Same-day simulcast windows are on the usual Western streamers — check your local Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, or Hulu listing for the timed slot.
The case for it
3,574 viewers have it at 7.37. Read between the lines: that's not a niche audience, that's broad pickup with steady reception. Add it to the rotation. It's not the loudest pick of the season; that's exactly what makes it a worthwhile one.