2025 is in full swing, and with it comes a brand-newanimeseason. Plenty of anime are continuing their runs from the fall season and beyond, but as is always the case, the season is filled mostly with anime that are either returning from extended breaks or new shows to watch, entirely.
The winter 2025 anime seasonis another one filled with plenty of new anime, and it’s already easy for fans to plan around them. At this point, every anime in the winter 2025 season has already confirmed its premiere dates and times, soanime fans can already plan out a schedule for every new anime premiering in the winter 2025 season. There are dozens of anime to keep track of from new releases alone, and with so many titles, someone is bound to find at least one series they want to watch.
This list will focus primarily on anime premiering in winter 2025, not anime continuing their runs from previous seasons.
54Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat Is Secretly An S-Ranked Monster!
Anime Series By Zero-G & Saber Works; First Episode Premiered On December 28
In Zero-G and Saber Works’Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!, after an unnamed knight dies, he reincarnates as a behemoth, one of the strongest monsters in the world. Oddly enough, he resembles a cute kitten, and because of that,the knight is adopted by the beautiful elf girl Aria and various other attractive women, all of whom think he’s just a magical cat as opposed to an s-ranked monster.
Fate/strange Fake
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This fantasy series focuses on an imperfect replica of the Holy Grail War, rooted in the Third Grail War of Fuyuki. Amidst a convoluted competition for ultimate power, mages and spirits navigate a web of deception and ambition in a city alive with supernatural conflict.
A-1 Pictures’Fate/strange Fakeis a sequel toFate/stay night, although it’s largely disconnected from the original story. During the Third Holy Grail War, an organization of magi stole data from the Holy Grail to construct their own, and 70 years later,a new Holy Grail War called the False Holy Grail War has started in America consisting of Masters and Servants both old and new to theFatefranchise.
While future episodes ofFate/strange Fakeare slated for 2025, an official release window has yet to be announced.
52Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster”: About That Time I Became Able To Eat Unlimited Numbers Of Skill Fruits (That Kill You)
Anime Series By Asahi Production; First Episode Premiered December 31
Asahi Production’sBogus Skill “Fruitmaster”: About That Time I Became Able to Eat Unlimited Numbers of Skill Fruits (That Kill You)takes place in a fantasy world where everyone gets skills by eating magic fruit. Series protagonist Light initially thought he was doomed for failure with the skill Fruitmaster, which only lets him grow fruits, but surprisingly,Light’s Fruitmaster skill has the bonus effect of letting him eat as many fruits as he wants when people normally die if they eat more than one.
51Possibly The Greatest Alchemist Of All Time
Anime Series By Studio Comet; First Episode Premiered January 1
Studio Comet’sPossibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Timestars Takumi Iruma, a boy who was accidentally summoned to another world along with the actual heroes. To make up for the mistake, the goddess who summoned Takumi lets him choose any skill he wants before doing whatever he wants; Takumi chose alchemy, a seemingly boring skill, but as it turns out,alchemy is the most powerful skill in the world and lets Takumi become stronger than even the heroes.
50Grisaia: Phantom Trigger The Animation
Anime Series By Bibury Animation Studios; First Episode Premiered January 1
Bibury Animation Studios’Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animationis an anime based on the fourth installment of theGrisaiavisual novel franchise. Following the Health Oslo incident, CIRS has been forced to rebuild itself into a new organization called SORD, and going right along with that,the once-abandoned Mihama Academy has been rebuilt as part of SORD with a new class of potential agents filling its rank.
49Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
Anime Series By Project No.9; First Episode Premiered January 1
Project No.9’sAmeku M.D.: Doctor Detectivestars Takao Ameku, a genius doctor and head of Diagnostic Pathology at Ten’ikai General Hospital. Ameku’s department is primarily for patients with unexplainable conditions, and as such,Ameku has to use her genius intellect to not only treat otherwise untreatable patients, but also solve mysteries even the police find themselves unable to handle.
48Headhunted To Another World: From Salaryman To Big Four!
Anime Series By Geek Toys & CompTown; First Episode Premiered January 1
Geek Toys and CompTown’sHeadhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!stars Dennosuke Uchimura, an unassuming salaryman killed in a hit-and-run accident while on a business trip in Vietnam. As is common in those types of stories, Dennosuke is reincarnated into a fantasy world, but rather than reincarnate as a hero,Dennosuke, after his reincarnation, is headhunted by the Demon King to become one of the Big Four generals of his army.
BanG Dream!
BanG Dream! (2018) follows the journey of high school student Kasumi Toyama, who discovers a passion for music and forms an all-girl band called Poppin’Party, overcoming challenges and building friendships in their pursuit of musical dreams.
Sanzigen’sAve Mujica - The Die is Castis the latestBanG Dream!series,a sequel to 2023’sBanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!Picking up where theIt’s MyGO!!!!!left off,Sakiko Togawa, the main antagonist ofBanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!, has started her new band Ave Mujica, and the series is meant to revolve around slowly unraveling the emotional struggles Sakiko and her bandmates have been suffering through all their lives.
46Momentary Lily
Anime Series By GoHands; First Episode Premiered January 2
GoHands’Momentary Lilytakes place in a world where robotic invaders have wiped out all life save for Renge Kasumi and five other girls. The girls have no memories of their pasts, but with their unique superpowers,Renge and the other girls will fight against the robots to uncover the truth about their lives, all while deepening their friendship with every fight.
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class follows two high school students in an arranged marriage who initially harbor mutual disdain. As they navigate their secret partnership, their relationship evolves, leading to unforeseen personal developments. Released on July 07, 2025, the film explores themes of misunderstanding and personal growth.
Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ’sI’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Classstars Saito Hojo, a high schooler forced into an arranged marriage with Akane Sakuramori, a classmate of his whom he hates. Neither one is happy with the arrangement at first, but sure enough,Saito and Akane begin to develop genuine feelings for one another as they’re forced to spend more time together.
