What anime have you been watching this year?
We’re almost halfway through 2025, and the Winter and Spring anime seasons have been jam-packed with new and returning shows alike — Solo Leveling, Sakamoto Days, The Apothecary Diaries, My Happy Marriage, Blue Exorcist, Wind Breaker, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Fire Force, Lazarus … the list goes on.
Now, as we look toward the latter half of the year, there’s still plenty more to come on the Summer and Fall season schedules.
DAN DA DAN Season 2
“Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong — Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love … and oddly horny aliens and spirits?” – VIZ
Wonderfully weird, hilarious, and incredibly entertaining, the first season of DAN DA DAN felt like a fever dream — in the best way. Now let’s buckle up for more adventures season 2.
Premiering: July 3, 2025
Sakamoto Days Season 1 – Part 2
“Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He’s running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit…out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can’t refuse: return to the assassin world or die!” – VIZ
Sakamoto Days will return for the second part of its first season!
Premiering: July 14, 2025
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
“Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem —he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.” – VIZ
It’s time for Captain Gen Narumi to make his debut! Following an epic first season, Kaiju No. 8 returns, and we’ll dive deeper into the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force following the reveal of Kafka’s not-so-little secret in the finale.
Premiering: July 2025
Gachiakuta Season 1
“A young boy is framed for murder and cast off the edge of a floating city into the abyss, where he grapples with the monsters that the elite high above would rather forget. The more the rich glitter, the higher the price paid by the poor …” – Kodansha
Manga readers have been abuzz following the announcement of an anime adaptation of Kei Urana’s manga series, which has been serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine since February 2022.
Premiering: July 2025
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Season 1
“Two rival schools stand next door to each other: one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in the rough, and one of those girls might be a little more open-minded than is proper …” – Kodansha
Adapted by CloverWorks from Saka Mikami’s manga series, which has been serialized on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket since October 2021, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is a refreshing story of romance and friendship.
Premiering: July 2025
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
“In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.” – VIZ
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle will mark the first release in a film trilogy that will bring the beloved anime series to a close. Following the more lighthearted breather that took place in the show’s fourth season, which covered the Hashira Training Arc, the terrifying Final Battle looms ahead. Fans can look forward to experiencing ufotable’s adaptation of the intense culmination of Tanjiro and co.’s journey in a theatrical format as three films take us through the Infinity Castle Arc and the Sunrise Countdown Arc.
Premiering in theaters: September 12, 2025 (United States)
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
“Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil-dog Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous—Chainsaw Man!” – VIZ
Three years after a killer first season, Chainsaw Man finally returns with its explosive next arc — which will be released as a film in a theatrical format.
Premiering in theaters: October 29 (United States)
My Hero Academia Season 8 (Final Season)
“Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny …” – VIZ
The end is nigh for Kōhei Horikoshi’s beloved, long-running series, My Hero Academia, following the manga’s final chapter in August 2024. Season 7 left us in the Final War Arc, and season 8 will pick back up amidst the harrowing, climactic battle between the Heroes and the Villains.
Premiering: October 2025
And that’s certainly not all!
We’ve also other new anime adaptations to look forward to this year, like The Summer Hikaru Died, and plenty of returning shows, like My Dress-Up Darling season 2, Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2, One Punch Man season 3, Spy X Family season 3, Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits season 2, and much, much more!
What anime are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments!
