Cultural releases in numbers
Movies, series, games, music, manga: the most anticipated releases, month-by-month volume, and the platforms that dominate the calendar. Aggregated from the Quodat database, updated every month.
Data updated on September 01, 2026
The most anticipated releases
Ranked by genuine community engagement (anticipations and likes) on upcoming releases.
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1
287 anticipations 314 likes -
2
256 anticipations 328 likes -
3
270 anticipations 310 likes -
4
229 anticipations 346 likes -
5
211 anticipations 360 likes -
6
258 anticipations 293 likes -
7
220 anticipations 310 likes -
8
274 anticipations 247 likes -
9
269 anticipations 241 likes -
10
199 anticipations 299 likes -
11
197 anticipations 300 likes -
12
199 anticipations 297 likes
The release barometer
The shape of the catalogue, across all media.
Breakdown by release type
Release volume per month
Busiest upcoming month : December 2026 (2,241 releases)
- 3,857 Mar
- 5,445 Apr
- 5,128 May
- 5,790 Jun
- 5,704 Jul
- 3,343 Aug
- 1,734 Sep
- 1,935 Oct
- 1,727 Nov
- 2,241 Dec
- 700 Jan
- 622 Feb
- 807 Mar
- 474 Apr
- 223 May
- 108 Jun
- 12 Jul
- 1 Aug
- 46 Sep
The platforms dominating the calendar
Number of upcoming releases announced on each platform.
Methodology
These numbers are computed directly from the Quodat database, which aggregates cultural releases across multiple categories. The most-anticipated ranking is based on genuine community engagement (anticipations and likes), excluding demo accounts. The snapshot is regenerated every month.