Happy New Year, it’s already 2025!

I have Been doing these posts for 4 years now and I love doing them. I like to keep up to date with seasonal anime, always excited to see what’s new. My love for anime will never stop!

As always, here are my picks for the winter season!

Solo Leveling Season 2

Premiers on Crunchyroll Jan 4th

Solo Leveling is back so soon! I am a huge fan of the manhwa and love reliving the story on screen. Jinwoo’s journey is just getting started with this season, the monsters and enemies he fights are only going to get bigger. I got the change to see the first 2 episodes in theaters and the animation was amazing! Will be looking forward to these episodes every week.

Synopsis (Yen Press)
E-class hunter Jinwoo Sung is the weakest of them all. Looked down on by everyone, he has no money, no abilities to speak of, and no other job prospects. So when his party finds a hidden dungeon, he’s determined to use this chance to change his life for the better… but the opportunity he finds is a bit different from what he had in mind!

Dr. Stone: Science Future

Premiers on Crunchyroll Jan 9

Dr. Stone is one of my favorite anime 🥹 and I’m excited (and sad) to watch the final season! I nerd out on the show and I love it when new technology is made/discovered. Very curious to see how they figure out how to go to space. The final arc will be split into 3 parts so it might be a while 😅

Synopsis (Crunchyroll)

Several thousand years after a mysterious phenomenon that turns all of humanity to stone, the extraordinarily intelligent, science-driven boy, Senku Ishigami, awakens. Facing a world of stone and the total collapse of civilization, Senku makes up his mind to use science to rebuild the world. Starting with his super strong childhood friend Taiju Oki, who awakened at the same time, they will begin to rebuild civilization from nothing… Depicting two million years of scientific history from the Stone Age to present day, the unprecedented crafting adventure story is about to begin!

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2

Premiers on Crunchyroll Jan 10

Yay this show is almost back! I absolutely loved the first season and all the characters. Can’t wait to see what mysteries Maomao will solve next!

Synopsis (J-novel Club)
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.

My Happy Marriage Season 2

Premieres on Netflix Jan 6

Our most wholesome couple is back 🥰. Looking forward to seeing their relationship grow more… but seems like more family drama is coming 😭.

Synopsis (Square Enix)

A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her family home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land. Considered nigh worthless for having failed to inherit the superhuman powers of the bloodlines into which she was born, Miyo Saimori lives her days unwanted and unloved. She is treated as a servant by her half-sister who, unlike Miyo, is blessed with unusual powers, while her step-mother and very own father have little time or love for their eldest daughter. Ultimately seen as nothing more than a nuisance and a drain on the family wealth, Miyo is packed off to the Kudo house as a bridal candidate for its heir, Kyoka Kudo. But whispers abound about the Kudo clan, the most powerful in all the land. Still, will the allegedly cold and cruel house into which Miyo aims to marry prove much warmer than the family she left behind?

Sakamoto Days

Premiers on Netflix January 11th

I’m glad to hear this manga is getting an Anime! I have known about this for years but never got the chance to reading it (I’m reading a lot of series already 😭). I like the concept and the trailers look’s awesome. I’ll definitely watch the show and maybe Ill read the manga when the season is done.

Synopsis (Viz Media)

Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!

Zenshu

Airs on Crunchyroll Jan 5

It’s funny to see an anime commenting on overwork in the anime industry… made by MAPPA 😂 . I like shows like these where we see how media are made, like Oshi no Ko. It also becomes an isekei which I’m a fan of.

Synopisis (Crunchyroll)

After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.