Winter 2025 Anime Preview
(These series are all due to start airing in the first few weeks of January. If you're looking for something to watch between now and then, maybe check last season's preview thread for some ideas!)
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A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu. (I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!)
Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan (From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!)
Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)
Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga Hen (Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga)
Around 40 Otoko no Isekai Tsuuhan (The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World)
Babanbabanban Vampire
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica
Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwametemita (I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic)
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Divinez Deluxe-hen
Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class)
Douse, Koishite Shimaunda. (Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.)
Dr. Stone: Science Future
Farmagia
Fuguushoku "Kanteishi ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta (Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually Strongest)
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time)
Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (Flower and Asura)
Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master : Skill no Mi (Tabetara Shinu) wo Mugen ni Taberareru You Natta Ken Tsuite (Bogus <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Fruits (that kill you)~)
Honey Lemon Soda
Ishura 2nd Season
Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsushi? (Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time)
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2)
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 2nd Season (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2)
Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Chоujin Shiso-hen Season 2 (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Season 2)
Kisaki Kyouiku kara Nigetai Watashi (I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons)
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (Can You Keep a Secret?)
Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai (Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms)
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata (Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World)
Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku (Promise of Wizard)
Mahoutsukai Precure!! Mirai Days
Mashin Souzouden Wataru
Medalist
Momentary Lily
Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. (Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!)
Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru (Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying)
Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu (Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!)
Sakamoto Days
Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi (Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!)
Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru (The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World)
Sorairo Utility (TV)
Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
Tasokare Hotel
Übel Blatt
UniteUp! Uni:Birth
Unnamed Memory Act.2
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season (My Happy Marriage Season 2)
Zenshuu.
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All the info has been sourced from AniChart, AniList, AniDB, YouTube, and MAL. If you think I've missed any upcoming full-length TV anime off this list, let me know and I'll look into them.
Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte
Momentary Lily
Sorairo Utility
Tasokare Hotel
Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru
Medalist
Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga Hen
Ishura S2
Dr. Stone: Science Future
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto S2
Sakamoto Days
Übel Blatt
Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo S2
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon S2
Spy x Family announced a third season in this season, that is my priority.
Spy x Family announced a third season in this season, that is my priority.
That won't be airing this season, unless we get a very late surprise announcement! I've not seen a release date for the third series yet.
Winter 2025 does have Sakamoto Days though, which sounds similar (slice of life / comedy about a retired hitman trying to live a peaceful family life, but who keeps getting attacked by assassins and old enemies).
Winter 2025 does have Sakamoto Days though, which sounds similar (slice of life / comedy about a retired hitman trying to live a peaceful family life, but who keeps getting attacked by assassins and old enemies).
Okay, I got wrong informations. When the season is aired, I begin to rewatch the anime immediately!
Do you know the reason why the anime Übel Blatt sounds so German? would love to know whether there are any references to Germany or not.
Sorry to tag you twice, you just did not mention which animes you are aiming to watch in winter and why.
Do you know the reason why the anime Übel Blatt sounds so German? would love to know whether there are any references to Germany or not.
It sounds like the original manga author uses a lot of German-sounding words and names in the series, but not always correctly! (according to Wikipedia, Übel Blatt is supposed to mean 'Evil Blade', but I'm sure you know more than I do about the word choice and grammar).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbel_Blatt
Sorry to tag you twice, you just did not mention which animes you are aiming to watch in winter and why.
I put my list in the 4th post, but I'll share it again!
Sequels:
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto S2
Dr. Stone: Science Future
Ishura S2
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo S2
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon S2
Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga Hen
All-new series:
Tasokare Hotel
Sakamoto Days
Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte
Übel Blatt
Medalist
Sorairo Utility
Babanbabanban Vampire
Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru
Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
[EDIT] Updated due to announcement that Ao no Exorcist will be continuing.
Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D. Doctor Detective)
Doctor Ameku Takao is the vice-director of the Tenikai General Hospital that her family founded, as well as director of its Department of Investigative Pathology. Her role is to diagnose patients with complex symptoms, who other departments and hospitals failed to diagnose, and she also helps out the police with tricky cases. But while her vast medical knowledge and keen eye for detail make her a natural for these kinds of mysteries, allowing her to look beyond test results and records and at the bigger picture, her unconventional attitude puts her at odds with her boss / uncle, and also causes headaches for those who work under her.
I really enjoyed this first episode! I've always liked hospital dramas, but there aren't all that many in anime, so another one is greatly appreciated; the writing certainly isn't as good as for Kusuriya no Hitorigoto at this early stage, but the modern setting should differentiate it. The main character is styled on Sherlock Holmes, something the 1st episode title states outright; I could see her behaviour (e.g. sulking and getting mad when a colleague won't finish work early during an emergency call to go and watch Jurassic Park with her!) annoying some viewers.
Official Crunchyroll link: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G5PHNM970/ameku-md-doctor-detective
Is this the sequel to the Blue Exorcist anime? I thought that the anime is finished and not ongoing.
It is a continuation. Blue Exorcist came back in winter 2024 with the Shimane Illuminati Saga, seven years after the previous Kyoto Saga. Then we had Beyond the Snow Saga in autumn 2024, and now The Blue Night Saga starting later this month. So it seems like the years of waiting for new episodes are over, the new staff and studio are adapting it very quickly!
So I am right, it is ongoing. But what is this continuation like? is it like Boruto to Naruto and a generation-spanning sequel?
No, all the series I've mentioned are direct continuations of the same story, focusing on the same characters with no time skips.
Okay, I got the picture. One of these animes I would loved to watch, but have not done yet. I have more to catch up than I thought.
Momentary Lily
In a world where strange machines called 'Wild Hunts' invaded and caused most of humanity to simply vanish, Kasumi Renge wanders alone with no memories... until she suddenly stumbles across five other young women. They quickly accept Renge into their group, and she repays them by turning their basic food supplies into a decent meal, cooking being one of the few things she still seems to know how to do, almost instinctively. When Wild Hunts show up to spoil their socialising, it is revealed that all six women possess weapons (known as 'Andvari'), and they prepare to do battle.
This is definitely a GoHands anime - weird angles, fast moving skybox, boob jiggling (they seem to have taken up Gainax's mantle there), lens flare at every opportunity... too much movement and visual noise for me to follow what was going on at times! Underneath the strange animation though is a fairly generic 'schoolgirls vs monsters' show. Not much else stood out, aside from the heavy metal OP, which clashed with the cutesy, colourful character designs. I'm not expecting this to actually be good, but there is potential for it to be so bad, it's good, which is a different thing entirely. Might give it a few more episodes!
Official Crunchyroll link: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQQ5/momentary-lily
Aoba Minami's one hobby was sinking time and money into her favourite mobile game, but this comes to a dramatic halt after said game announces it's entering end of service. Rather than find a similar game, she is encouraged by her friend to find a new calling, something special to her... but none of her school's clubs feel like a good fit, so she looks further afield. Eventually, she finds and helps an old man who's suffering from back pain; his destination happens to be a local golf driving range. After seeing other people's swings, and receiving good instruction on giving it a go herself, Minami is quickly hooked.
The latest series in a recent golf anime revival! Definitely feels more grounded in reality than the last one I watched (Birdie Wing), whether that's a good thing or not remains to be seen. This first ep followed a lot of usual sports anime tropes, but there's only so many different ways you can introduce someone to a new activity. Minami is a fun protagonist so far, and I liked how welcoming the other golfers were too - the dialogue is SO MUCH better than anything from Momentary Lily that I reviewed yesterday. Animation is pretty solid too, the swings looked good. Recommended!
Official HIDIVE link: https://www.hidive.com/season/28112
A girl wakes up in front of an isolated hotel, with no memories, not even her name. Entering the building, she meets a figure with a disembodied flaming head, who claims to be the manager! He explains that the hotel exists between the worlds of the living and the dead, and all the guests that arrive there have been through a sudden and unexpected event, the outcome of which is currently unknown. They are given a room, within which are clues to who they are, and what happened to them. The rooms can even transform, providing new info when the time is right. Once guests have found enough items and recovered enough memories, they can go back to their previous lives - if they are in fact still alive.
Well this certainly has the best premise of the season.
Watching our faceless, nameless main character and other guests recover more of themselves while solving the mysteries of what led them to the hotel, I love this kind of thing. I assume it'll focus on a new guest each week, slowly revealing more about the hotel itself, it's staff, and our protagonist's fate as the series progresses. All this along with cool character designs (one straight up had a tarot card for a head for most of the ep) and a nice jazzy soundtrack! The hotel's 1920s aesthetic is the cherry on the cake, though it did clash a little with the guests' memories of present day things like social media and video streaming!Official Prime Video link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/TASOKARE-HOTEL/dp/B0DNRXX1SW
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