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While 2022 and 2023 both gave us an outstanding amount of new and original anime, what will 2024 bring us? Fortunately I'm here to create a list of shows and movies that I believe will define this year for new anime. I have not read the sources for anything I'm listing, meaning no manga insights, light novel spoilers, or visual novel validations. Everything listed below is based on whether the entry synopsis, poster, or title intrigues me, or whether I know of something that has made me excited for this show.

Criteria:
- The entry has to be a newly airing franchise (specifically not a sequel/prequel season), remakes are fair game though.
- The entry has to start airing within 2024 (meaning Frieren is going to miss this list unfortunately).
- The entry has to end it's season/cour by the end of Winter 2025.
- The entry has to be listed on MAL.

This list was made before the start of the Winter 2024 season, and is a reflection of the shows that were announced to be airing at some point in 2024.

This stack is dedicated to historical anime that have significant fantasy elements based on Japanese national folklore. A kind of fantasy chambara. The main criteria were a more or less realistic historical setting and significant elements of Japanese folklore (both natural and magical realism). But if you know of other shows that could be useful for this stack, then feel free to recommend them to me.

Anime where the main theme is about demons and hunting demons. Demons could be either literal demons, monsters, ghosts etc. where the main character's goal is to eliminate all existences of demons and monsters.

This list is my personal opinion,

I just want to list some shows which show a little more explicit violence, please bear in mind that this list is not supposed to give you (only) pure splatter or even shows where the brutality is the focus. Hope you enjoy!

!Some of the shows may have multiple seasons, so be aware!

If you liked this list don´t forget to check out pt. 1.

https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12403

Shousetsuka ni Narou, “Let’s become a novelist!”, is Japan's novel publishing website where anyone can publish and read novels free of charge. These animes are the anime of Shousetsuka ni Narou origin.

Part 1 is here -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5026
Part 2 is here -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5031
Part 3 is here -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5032
Part 4 is here -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31489

Anime where the/a main character is always covered in bandage and/or medical eye-patch etc. I don't include bandaged characters who wear them for practicability like chest binder or martial artists/fighters. They have to cover something (bruises, scars, burns, supernatural abilities, heterochromia, etc) or just pretend to (chuunibyou or unknown reasons).

This stack is dedicated to anime with the most emotionally tense and powerful drama. Often reaching so extreme vaulues, that this can remind you of the best (or worst) versions of Latin American or Turkish TV series. Excessive emotions and absolutely Hollywood twists, huge doses of melodrama, Greek tragedies or sensational topics like mental problems or crimes, pronounced angst and edge aesthetics, everything is like you love. However, whether you will watch it for the sake of a kind of uninhabited cringe comedy or completely seriously enjoy it as Over the Top dramatic stories depends completely on you. While the stack still includes frank parody show, yes.

Spring 2025 is getting closer, so I decided to make this list to celebrate this new season of anime adaptations.
The list is based on how much I am hyped for the series. so you may have your own ranking.
#1 - #6: You must watch them no matter what!
#7 - #11: they can be good like the first six, but there are somethings that may ruin this shows.
#12 - #14: they may be good but I will say that with a grain of salt since I am not sure!
#15 - #22: They have nice premise, that's why they are on the list so maybe they can be a banger or miss!

A curated list of the hottest anime releasing in Summer 2025—get ready for new adventures, mysteries, and action

Journeys both literal and metaphorical. Stories about personal growth (or lack thereof).

See also: Avatar The Last Airbender.

This stack only includes non-sequel TV anime—no movies, OVAs, or continuing series here.

This isn’t a list based on MAL scores, popular opinion, or what the hive mind thinks is "objectively good." These picks are entirely my personal favorites, based on what I’ve actually watched and enjoyed this season.

The list is ranked by enjoyment—top = most enjoyed, and it goes down from there. That said, I still consider everything here worth checking out. Just because something is lower doesn’t mean it’s bad—it’s just a relative ranking of what clicked with me.

Also, for full transparency: the ranking isn't necessarily tied to the scores I've given each show. It’s purely about how much fun I had watching them.

One more thing: Spring 2025 has been a pretty rough season for anime overall. If you've got older shows sitting in your PTW, honestly, I'd recommend diving into those first. But if you're curious about what (new) stood out for me this season, here’s the list.

I’ll update this stack if I come across anything else this season that deserves a spot, or if anything here ends up becoming disappointing thus gets removed.

Time permitting.