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Events in 2025 in anime .
A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
A list of anime television series that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 2 – | Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective | Project No.9 | Kazuya Iwata | Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte | [17] | |
January 2 – | Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - | Sanzigen | Kōdai Kakimoto | [18] | ||
January 2 – | Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation | Bibury Animation Studios | Kousuke Murayama | [19] | ||
January 2 – | Momentary Lily | GoHands |
| [20] | ||
January 3 – | I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class | Hiroyuki Oshima | Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta | [21] | ||
January 4 – | Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! |
| Tetsuo Hirakawa | S Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet Toshite Kurashitemasu | [22] | |
January 4 – | Sorairo Utility | Yostar Pictures | Kengo Saitō | [23] | ||
January 5 – | Head Start at Birth (season 2) | 0-Saiji Start Dash Monogatari | [24] | |||
January 5 – | I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons | EMT Squared | Shinobu Tagashira | Kisaki Kyōiku kara Nigetai Watashi | [25] | |
January 5 – | I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? | Quad | Hisashi Saito | NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita | [26] | |
January 5 – | Medalist | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | [27] | ||
January 5 – | Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying | Millepensee |
| Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru | [28] | |
January 5 – | Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow | A-1 Pictures | Shunsuke Nakashige | Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow | [29] | |
January 5 – | Zenshu | MAPPA | Mitsue Yamazaki | [30] | ||
January 6 – | Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! |
| Michio Fukuda | Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi | [31] | |
January 6 – | I Have a Crush at Work | Blade | Naoko Takeichi | Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu | [32] | |
January 6 – | My Happy Marriage (season 2) | Kinema Citrus |
| Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon | [33] | |
January 6 – | Promise of Wizard | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Mahōtsukai no Yakusoku | [34] | |
January 7 – | Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster" | Asahi Production | Ryuichi Kimura | Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" | [35] | |
January 7 – | I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic |
| Kenichi Ishikura | Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō o Kiwamete Mita | [36] | |
January 7 – | Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms | SynergySP | Yoshiaki Okumura | Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai | [37] | |
January 7 – | Unnamed Memory (season 2) | ENGI | Kazuya Miura | [38] | ||
January 8 – | Flower and Asura | Studio Bind | Ayumu Uwano | Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku | [39] | |
January 8 – | Ishura (season 2) |
| [40] | |||
January 8 – | Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time | Studio Comet | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsushi? | [41] | |
January 8 – | Tasokare Hotel | PRA | Kōsuke Kuremizu | [42] | ||
January 9 – | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 1) | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | [43] | ||
January 9 – | Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Fugūshoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyō Datta | [44] | |
January 9 – | Honey Lemon Soda | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | [45] | ||
January 9 – | Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World | Studio Deen | Kazuomi Koga | Magic Maker: Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata | [46] | |
January 9 – | The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World | East Fish Studio | Yoshihide Yūzumi | Around 40 Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu | [47] | |
January 10 – | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda | [48] | |
January 10 – | Aquarion: Myth of Emotions | Satelight | Kenji Itoso | Sōsei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions | [49] | |
January 10 – | Farmagia | Bridge |
| [50] | ||
January 10 – | From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! | Ajia-do Animation Works | Tetsuya Takeuchi | Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san | [51] | |
January 10 – | The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) |
| Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | [52] | ||
January 10 – | Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! | Zero-G | Tōru Kitahata | Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san | [53] | |
January 11 – | Baban Baban Ban Vampire | Gaina | Itsuro Kawasaki | [54] | ||
January 11 – | I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time | CloverWorks | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Guild no Uketsukejō Desu ga, Zangyō wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Tōbatsu Shiyō to Omoimasu | [55] | |
January 11 – | Sakamoto Days (part 1) | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Watanabe | [56] | ||
January 11 – | Übel Blatt | Takashi Naoya | [57] | |||
January 11 – | UniteUp! Uni:Birth | CloverWorks | Shinichiro Ushijima | [58] | ||
January 12 – | I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! | Bandai Namco Pictures | Katsumi Ono | A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu | [59] | |
January 12 – | Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (season 2) | Production I.G | Akira Sato | Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Chōjin Shiso-hen | [60] | |
January 12 – | Mashin Genesis Wataru | Bandai Namco Pictures | Yumi Kamakura | Mashin Sōzōden Wataru | [61] | |
January 12 – | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (season 2) | Bibury Animation Studios | Hikaru Sato | Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo | [62] | |
January 12 – | The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World | Satelight | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Sentai Red Isekai de Bōkensha ni Naru | [63] | |
January 12 – | Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (season 2) | Lerche | Yohei Fukui | Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun | [64] | |
January 12 – | Witchy Pretty Cure!! Mirai Days | Takayuki Hamana | Mahōtsukai Precure!! Mirai Days | [65] | ||
February 2 – | You and Idol Pretty Cure | Toei Animation | Chiaki Kon | Kimi to Idol Precure | [66] | |
April 5 – | Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers | Sanzigen | Shigeru Morikawa | [67] | ||
April 5 – | I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (season 2) | Teddy | Kunihisa Sugishima | Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita: Sono Ni | [68] | |
April 7 – | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals | [69] | |
April 13 – | Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (season 2) | Yostar Pictures | Keiichi Sato | Sentai Daishikkaku | [70] | |
April | Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (season 2) | Felix Film |
| [71] | ||
April | Anne Shirley | 24 | The Answer Studio | Hiroshi Kawamata | [72] | |
April | Apocalypse Hotel | CygamesPictures | Kana Shundo | [73] | ||
April | Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc | CloverWorks | Kenjirou Okada | Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen | [74] | |
April | Bye Bye, Earth (season 2) | Liden Films | Yasuto Nishikata | [75] | ||
April | Chūzenji-sensei Mononoke Kōgiroku | 100studio | Chihiro Kumano | [76] | ||
April | Classic Stars | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | [77] | ||
April | #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | #Compass 2.0: Sentō Setsuri Kaiseki System | [78] | |
April | Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!) | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | [79] | ||
April | Everyday Host | Fanworks | Rarecho | [80] | ||
April | Fire Force (season 3, part 1) | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [81] | |
April | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman |
| Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru | [82] | |
April | Gag Manga Biyori Go | Studio Deen | Akitaro Daichi | Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori Go | [83] | |
April | Gorilla no Kami Kara Kago Sareta Reijō wa Ōritsu Kishidan de Kawaiigareru | Kachigarasu | Fumitoshi Oizaki | [84] | ||
April | I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | Quad | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu! | [85] | |
April | Kaijū Sekai Seifuku | DLE | Kinuta Ōshiro | [86] | ||
April | Kowloon Generic Romance | Arvo Animation | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | [87] | ||
April | Lazarus | MAPPA | Shinichirō Watanabe | [88] | ||
April | Maebashi Witches | Sunrise | Junichi Yamamoto | [89] | ||
April | Miru: Paths To My Future | 5 | Miru: Watashi no Mirai | [90] | ||
April | Mono | Soigne | Ryota Aikei | [91] | ||
April | Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | [92] | ||
April | Please Put Them On, Takamine-san | Liden Films | Tomoe Makino | Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san | [93] | |
April | Princession Orchestra | Silver Link | Shin Oonuma | [94] | ||
April | Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite | Bandai Namco Pictures | Shinya Watada | [95] | ||
April | Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (season 2) | Lapin Track | Mamoru Kanbe | Shōshimin Series | [96] | |
April | Summer Pockets | Feel | Tomoki Kobayashi | [97] | ||
April | Teogonia | Asahi Production | Kunihiro Mori | [98] | ||
April | The Beginning After the End | 24 | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? | [99] |
April | The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Isshun de Chiryou shiteita no ni Yakudatazu to Tsuihousareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to shite Tanoshiku Ikiru | [100] | |
April | The Dinner Table Detective | Madhouse | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de | [101] | |
April | The Shiunji Family Children | Doga Kobo | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi | [102] | |
April | The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom | Troyca | Shuu Watanabe | Kanpeki Sugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru | [103] | |
April | The Unaware Atelier Master | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii | Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyū Party no Moto Zatsuyōgakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentō Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi | [104] | |
April | Uma Musume Cinderella Gray (part 1) | CygamesPictures |
| [105] | ||
April | Wind Breaker (season 2) | CloverWorks | Toshifumi Akai | [106] | ||
April | Witch Watch | Bibury Animation Studios | Hiroshi Ikehata | [107] | ||
April | Yaiba: Samurai Legend | Wit Studio | Takahiro Hasui | Shin Samurai-den Yaiba | [108] | |
April | Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! | Elias | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Chotto Dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai Kara Oikakete Kita | [109] | |
April | Your Forma | Geno Studio | Takaharu Ozaki | [110] | ||
April | Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey | Makaria | Masaharu Watanabe | [111] | ||
July | Bad Girl | Bridge | Jōji Furuta | [112] | ||
July | Betrothed to My Sister's Ex | LandQ Studios | Takayuki Kitagawa | Zutaboro Reijō wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru | [113] | |
July | Clevatess: Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha | Lay-duce | Kiyotaka Taguchi | [114] | ||
July | Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl | Nomad | Toshihiro Kikuchi | Game Center Shōjo to Ibunka Kōryū | [115] | |
July | Dandadan (season 2) | Science Saru |
| [116] | ||
July | Dekin no Mogura | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | [117] | ||
July | Futari Solo Camp | SynergySP | Jun Hatori | [118] | ||
July | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube | Studio Kai | Jigoku Sensei Nube | [119] | ||
July | Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) | Production I.G |
| Kaijū 8-gō | [120] | |
July | Mr. Osomatsu (season 4) | Pierrot Films | Yoshinori Odaka | Osomatsu-san | [121] | |
July | Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother with Memories from My Past Life | Studio Comet | Masafumi Sato | Shiro Buta Kizoku desu ga Zense no Kioku ga Haeta node Hiyoko na Otōto Sodatemasu | [122] | |
July | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 4, part 1) | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu | [123] | |
July | Sakamoto Days (part 2) | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Watanabe | [56] | ||
July | The Water Magician |
| Hideyuki Satake | Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai | [124] | |
July | There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... | Studio Mother | Natsumi Uchinuma | Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) | [125] | |
July | Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise | Studio Hibari | Ato Nonaka | Tōgen Anki | [126] | |
July | Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille | Jumondou |
| [127] | ||
July | With You and the Rain | Lesprit | Tomohiro Tsukimisato | Ame to Kimi to | [128] | |
October | 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei | Bandai Namco Pictures |
| [129] | ||
October | My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! | Blade | Kazuomi Koga | Tomodachi no Imōto ga Ore ni Dake Uzai | [130] | |
October | Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! | Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu! | [131] | |||
October | Spy × Family (season 3) | [132] |
A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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July | My Melody & Kuromi | Toruku Studio | Tomoki Misato | [133] | ||
October | Disney Twisted-Wonderland the Animation |
| [134] |
A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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March 19 | SK8 the Infinity Extra Part | 4 | Bones | Hiroko Utsumi | [135] |
Aoi Yabusaki, better known by her stage name Aoi Yūki, is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by Aoni Production. She voiced Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in Healin' Good Pretty Cure, Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia, Komachi Hikigaya in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Rita Rossweisse in Honkai Impact 3rd, Tanya von Degurechaff in The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Lumine in Genshin Impact, Hibiki Tachibana in Senki Zesshou Symphogear, Diane in The Seven Deadly Sins, Tamaki Kotatsu in Fire Force, the young Murasaki Kuhōin in Kure-nai, Mami Nanami in Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kumoko/Shiraori in So I'm a Spider, So What?, Lucy in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Futaba Sakura in Persona 5, Sticks the Badger in Sonic Boom, Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries and Lucy in Ninjala.
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Honored at the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016, he is best known for being the voice of Kirito from Sword Art Online, Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fūtarō Uesugi from The Quintessential Quintuplets, Sora from No Game No Life, Sōma Yukihira in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Bell Cranel from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Hajime Aoyagi from Yowamushi Pedal, Betelgeuse Romanée-Conti from Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Xiao from Genshin Impact, Mechamaru Ultimate from Jujutsu Kaisen, Helios from the 2021 reboot of the Sailor Moon series, Sailor Moon Eternal, Vash the Stampede from the 2023 reboot of the Trigun series, Trigun Stampede, and Daniel Harper from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. As of June 17, 2019, he is the current official Guinness World Record holder for the most unique sound bites provided by a voice actor, exceeding 10,000 words in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: MEMORIA FREESE.
Hitomi Mieno is a Japanese singer and screenwriter. She has released 17 singles and 11 albums since her debut in 1994. Several of her songs have been used as openings and endings of anime and radio dramas. She has also written the screenplays of various anime series under the alias of Deko Akao, including Noragami, Frame Arms Girl and After the Rain.
CloverWorks, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio that was rebranded from A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex.
Geek Toys, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo.
Maho Film Co., Ltd., is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 29, 2018, in Suginami-ku.
Masaru Yokoyama is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series.
Felix Film Corporation is a Japanese 3DCG-focused animation studio founded on May 14, 2014 in Mitaka, Tokyo.
Yokohama Animation Laboratory is a Japanese animation studio based in Naka-ku, Yokohama. It was founded in July 2015 by former Production I.G's Division 7 producer Yūma Ōgami.
Studio Kai is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. It was founded by ADK Emotions in June 2019.
Chiaki Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. His roles include Hiroto Kuga in Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise, Deuce Spade in Disney: Twisted-Wonderland, Makoto Edamura in Great Pretender, Langa Hasegawa in SK8 the Infinity, Gabimaru in Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Mash Burnedead in Mashle and Stark in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu is a Japanese anime screenwriter. He debuted in 1997 and has worked on numerous series since, including Black Clover, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and By the Grace of the Gods. Fudeyasu usually spells his name with kanji. However, he will also credit his name in hiragana on some occasions.
Touko Machida is a Japanese anime screenwriter. She debuted as a screenwriter in 2001, and in 2006 got to become the lead screenwriter for the first time with Ramen Fighter Miki. Since Ramen Fighter Miki, she has done screenwriting for many works, such as Lucky Star, Show by Rock!!, and Battle Game in 5 Seconds.
Saya Aizawa is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. She is known for her roles as Hiromi Seki in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Chiharu Andō in Chio's School Road, Shizuri Castiella Kasugaya in Strike the Blood, and Yuzuki Tachibana in Taisho Otome Fairy Tale.
Events in 2023 in anime.
Events in 2024 in anime.
Drive Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation and music studio based in Suginami, Tokyo.
Hitomi Ueda is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Aoni Production. After graduating from Aonijuku's Osaka campus, she debuted as a voice actress and has starred as Gold Ship in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Leyli Haltija in Warlords of Sigrdrifa, Hakase Inukai in Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days, and Granart in Tales of Wedding Rings.
Yostar Pictures is a Japanese animation studio in Chiyoda, Tokyo founded in 2020 as a subsidiary company of Chinese video game developer Yostar.
Below is a non-comprehensive list of events associated with and affecting Japanese television in 2025.