Crunchyroll Has Just Revealed Its Winter 2025 Anime Lineup

Summary

• Winter 2025 on Crunchyroll will feature 40 new, returning, and continuing anime series.
• New anime titles like Fate/strange Fake and Ameku M.D. will air in January and February.
• Returning titles like Re:Zero Season 3 and Dr. Stone will be simulcast this winter.

The Winter 2025 season is just around the corner, and the full list of anime series that will be simulcast on Crunchyroll over the course of the period between January and March 2025 has just been released. In addition to returning popular titles like Dr. Stone, Shangri-La Frontier and Re:Zero, the streaming platform boasts up to 40 new, returning and continuing anime series that will be simulcast during the Winter 2025 season.

Here is the full rundown of the various titles coming to Crunchyroll next month, including their expected release dates and episode counts so you can be fully prepared to curate your anime viewing.

New Anime Coming to Crunchyroll in Winter 2025

MAPPA’s Upcoming Original Anime Included Alongside New Anime Adaptations

The Winter anime season starts officially on December 31, with new shows starting over the course of January until the last new anime title of the season premieres on February 5. We will list each upcoming title in order of their premiere date, starting with the airing of a new installment in the ever-growing Fate franchise.

December 31

The title ushering in the Winter 2025 anime season is the A-1 Pictures-produced Fate/strange Fake, in which, after the end of the fifth Holy Grail War, a new Holy Grail has reportedly emerged somewhere in America. The series adapts the novel by the same name written by Durarara!! author Ryohgo Narita, illustrated by Morii Shizuki.

January 1

• Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, an anime adaptation of the Ameku Takao’s Detective Karte novel series Mikito Chinen and illustrated by Noizi Ito, is set to hit Crunchyroll on New Year’s Day. The series is produced by studio Project No.9 (Senpai Is an Otokonoko) and follows the Ten’ikai General Hospital’s Supervisory Department of Diagnostic Pathology, which handles cases far too difficult for other physicians to treat. The department also serves as a think tank where complicated police cases and mysteries are also solved by the brilliant doctor, Takao Ameku.

• Grisaia Phantom Trigger by Bibury Animation Studio is set several years after the events of the original Fruit of Grisaia (2014) series, with the new anti-terror organization, SORD, at the centre of the narrative, training young girls in various deadly skills.

• Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!, produced by GEEKTOYS and CompTown, is an isekai that follows Denosuke Uchimura, a regular salaryman who was one day plucked from his normal life and made to serve as one of the Demon Lord’s Four Heavenly Kings, but is afforded absolutely no special powers to perform in his new occupation.

• Studio Comet’s Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time is another isekai title that follows Takumi Iruma, a young man summoned to the fantasy world of Mildgard by mistake and is granted the ultra-powerful alchemy skill by the goddess Nolyn, an ability that enables him to create anything.

January 2

• Momentary Lily, produced by GoHands, is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which robotic invaders have wiped out all life, leaving only Renge to fight the scourge with her special powers. She eventually meets five other young women, who also have unique abilities, and together they try to make the most of life while learning more about themselves.

January 3

• I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ is exactly what it says on the tin, following Saito Hojo, a high school student set to inherit his grandfather’s corporation, but only if he marries Akane Sakuramori, a girl in his class whom he despises and feels the same way about him. They are determined to keep their betrothal a secret, but over time, the distance between them starts to close.

January 4

• Another celebration of Japanese regional differences emerges in the form of studio Millepensee’s OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying, which follows Teruaki Nakamura’s life after transferring to Okinawa and the crush he develops on Kyan-san; however, her regional dialect makes it difficult for him to understand what she’s saying.

January 5

• ZENSHU, an original anime by MAPPA, follows Natsuko Hirose, who started her career in animation after high school and quickly becomes a director, with her first anime becoming a huge hit. Now heralded a genius director, the pressure is on Hirose as her next project doesn’t go quite as well because it’s a romantic comedy – and unfortunately, she knows nothing about love, so she’s unable to create the storyboard, putting a halt to the series’ production.

• I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons by EMT Squared follows Leticia Dorman, a daughter of a duke, who isn’t happy about her engagement to Crown Prince Clarke, which has been set since their childhood and thus subjected her to a lifetime of training to become queen. She has hoped that he’d one day fall for someone else, so she’s thrilled when he arrives at a ball with someone else at his arm, immediately moving to start her new life in the countryside. However, one day, Prince Clarke shows up at her door, determined to win her heart.

January 6

• SynergySP presents a story of longing with Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms, a series that follows Mona Kawai, the queen bee at her school who has never failed to charm an interlocutor, until the arrival of transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, who, as the title explains, doesn’t fall for her charms.

• Promise of Wizard by LIDENFILMS is an isekai set in a magical world where wizards coexist with humans and face the annual threat of an enormous deadly moon that attacks the planet. Their best chance of survival are the Wizards of Sage, who combat the supernatural threat, but this time, otherworlder Akira Masaki learns that she was summoned to the strange world to lead the wizards in battle.

• I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic, a collaboration between Studio DEEN and Marvy Jack is a fantasy series that follows the life of one man who, while innocently enjoying himself after work, his life changes forever. He wakes in the body of Liam Hamilton, the youngest son of a noble house on the brink of collapse. Amid the chaos, Liam realizes he finally has time to learn and practice magic. Once he begins, it takes his life for an even bigger turn. Can Liam master magic and save his noble family?

January 7

• Bogus Skill <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ by Asahi Production is set in a world where Skill Fruits grant powers, aspiring adventurer Light is stuck with the useless <> skill. Eating another one results in death, so no do-overs. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Rena quickly rises to S Rank. But when Light accidentally eats a second Skill Fruit, he survives and discovers his true power: He can consume unlimited Skill Fruits and gain their abilities!

January 8

• Honey Lemon Soda by J.C.STAFF follows Uka Ishimori, who is excited for a fresh start at Hachimitsu High School after being relentlessly bullied in middle school. Kai Miura, a cool and uninhibited boy, sits next to her in class. Uka remembers she met Kai in middle school and, with a single word, he had convinced her to attend Hachimitsu. Though he’s popular, Kai supports Uka in her efforts to fit in with her new classmates.

• Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World by Studio DEEN follows one man who, on the night of his 30th birthday, his dreams of wielding magic come true after he unexpectedly passes away. He wakes as Sion, a young child in another world. He and his elder sister, Marie, are the children of a lower-class noble family who govern their region. After receiving conflicting messages from their father, Sion and Marie set out on an adventure to uncover the magic. The series will be dubbed in English, LATAM Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French and German.

January 9

• Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. by Typhoon Graphics is set in the year 2020, when Mizuha is having the worst 17th birthday ever. Her parents forgot it’s her birthday, she still can’t seem to get close to the senior she likes, and all her school trips and tournaments are canceled thanks to a new disease going around. She’s convinced she’ll never have the kind of youth she’s always dreamt of…until her childhood friend, Mizuki, suddenly asks her out.

• The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World by East Fish Studio follows Kenichi Hamada, a regular, middle-aged man working as an illustrator in Japan. One day, he is transported to another world and wakes to find himself in the middle of a dangerous forest filled with ravenous monsters. He quickly discovers a massive online shopping site that can deliver him exactly what he needs. Join Kenichi on his search for relaxation in a new world!

• AQUARION Myth of Emotions by SATELIGHT is about the Aquarion, a giant mechanized fighting suit that is humanity’s best weapon against interstellar threats. Human pilots trained and worked together to defeat Shadow Angels, invading Abductors, and kinetic energy monsters over thousands of years. Once again, humanity must turn to the Aquarion. With the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance, will the suit be enough to save mankind?

January 10

• I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time by CloverWorks is a fantasy series that follows Alina, a young woman who thought she had found the perfect job as a guild receptionist. It’s stable, safe, and has a super cute uniform. But this dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. Tired of the long nights, Alina starts taking down the bosses herself! She even earns the name Executioner for her impressive skills. Can she keep her identity a secret? The series will be dubbed in English and German.

• Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! produced by ZERO-G is a title for the culture that follows Ms. Elf, who is intrigued by Japanese culture, while working adult Kitase Kazuhiro’s hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was a child, he’s had exciting adventures in the mysterious other world he dreams about. One day, while exploring ancient ruins with an elf girl he befriended, he is unfortunately burned by the breath of a magic dragon he encounters. When he awakens from his dream, an elf girl who shouldn’t be in his room is sleeping next to him…

• Farmagia by Bridge boasts character designs by Fairy Tail author Hiro Mashima. In Felicidad, farmers known as the Farmagia raise monsters under the peaceful rule of the Magus Diluculum. After the Magus passes, a power struggle erupts among forces using monsters to seize control. In the town of Centvelt, Farmagia Ten and his friends band together against the despotic new ruler, Glaza. Ten, his friends, and their home-grown monsters must stay strong to defend their freedom.

• Dragon Ball DAIMA – ENGLISH DUB by Toei Animation needs no introduction, as it is the final offering by the legendary Akira Toriyama, now in English with the original voice of kid Goku, Stephanie Nadolny, returning to the role after over a decade. In this series, Goku and company were living peaceful lives when they suddenly turned small due to a conspiracy! When they discover that the reason for this may lie in a world known as the “Demon Realm,” a mysterious young Majin named Glorio appears before them.

January 11

• I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! produced by Bandai Namco Pictures is about Yuke, a lowly Red Mage who is consistently disrespected by his party. So, after years of constant ridicule by his A-rank party members, he ditches them. Searching for a new party, he reunites with former students Marina, Silk, and Rain, and joins their group. But on a quest to conquer the world’s greatest dungeon, they become entangled in chaos that threatens the world.

January 12

• The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World by SATELIGHT is an isekai that follows Togo Asagaki, who was the Red Ranger in a heroic Ranger squad. During their final battle against an evil organization, he gave his life to guarantee their triumph. But fate had other plans, and he found himself reborn in an entirely different world. Embracing his new role as an adventurer, he transforms into Kizuna Red and continues his pursuit of justice, helping those in need.

COMING SOON

• Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest by animation studio Okuruto Noboru is set in a world where heroes are born, not made, Ein’s god-given gift is the weakest: the power to appraise things. Treated cruelly by his peers, Ein spends his days in self-abasement—until he meets Yuri, the spirit of the World Tree. Yuri and her protector, Ursula, bless Ein with the Spirit Eye, unlocking new strength. As his abilities grow, Ein embarks on a journey to uncover his true purpose.

Returning Titles Coming to Crunchyroll in Winter 2025

Re:Zero Season 3, Dr. Stone and Other Popular Titles Return

Most fans are looking forward to the Winter 2025 season not only for the new titles that will be airing, but also for the highly anticipated returns and continuations. In this era, split-cours and titles spread out over several short-burst seasons reign supreme, so the excitement is palpable. Here’s the list of returning and continuing titles that will be available on Crunchyroll this winter.

January 7

• Unnamed Memory Season 2 by ENGI. After traveling to the past to save a young Tinasha, Oscar finds himself living in an alternate timeline. While visiting the kingdom of Tuldarr, he discovers Tinasha lying in a deep slumber beneath the castle. As he approaches, she awakens, and they meet for the first time once again. The series will have a German dub.

January 9

• Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE produced by TMS Entertainment is set after the battle on Treasure Island, Senku and the gang return to the Kingdom of Science. With their sights set on the Moon, they must first voyage to the Americas in hopes of beginning to harvest the required materials. Through teamwork and science, they continue the fight to save humanity once and for all! Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.

January 10

• The Apothecary Diaries by TOHO Animation Studio and OLM continues with a highly-anticipated second season. When a favored concubine becomes pregnant, Maomao is put to the test as her food taster. She must keep her wits sharp, not only to protect the concubine, but also against rising dangers in the palace. A new concubine with powerful ties, an unsolved attempt at Jinshi’s life, and a foreign envoy with impossible demands hint at a grand conspiracy poised to engulf the empire. Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German

January 11

• Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2 by Lerche is finally here! There’s a rumor going around about the Seven Wonders of Kamome Academy. Nene Yashiro and her classmate, Kou Minamoto, work with Hanako-san to expose a traitor among the ranks of the Seven Wonders. After breaking No. 2, the Misaki Stairs, and No. 5, the 4 O’clock Library, only five remain. Can they uncover the perpetrator before it’s too late? The series’ dubs include English, Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

• UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- by CloverWorks continues after an exhilarating performance that solidifies PROTOSTAR’s bond. Now, Akira, Banri, and Chihiro are determined to build on their momentum as they face new challenges in the competitive entertainment industry. As the boys work to refine their skills and grow as aspiring idols, they encounter rival groups who push them to their limits.

January 12

• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You returns with Season 2 by Bibury Animation Studio. Rentaro Aijo was rejected 100 times in middle school. He visits a shrine and prays for better luck in high school. The God of Love appears and promises that he’ll soon meet 100 people he’s destined to date. But there’s a catch—once destiny introduces someone to him, the two must happily love each other. If they don’t, they’ll die. What will befall Rentaro and his 100 girlfriends in high school? The series’ dubs include English and German.

February 5

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 produced by White Fox returns from Fall 2024 and a year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again. Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German.

COMING SOON

• Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- produced by A-1 Pictures continues as Jinwoo has become a formidable necromancer with an army of loyal shadows at his command. But he must master these abilities while keeping them hidden from other hunters, all while racing against the clock to save his mother. As he faces humanity’s toughest foes, Jinwoo pushes his body and mind to the limit, and the full extent of his newfound power is revealed. The series’ dubs include English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, and Castilian Spanish.

• The Blue Exorcist anime continues with the upcoming -The Blue Night Saga-, produced by Studio VOLN. Dubs include French and German.

As you can see, the Winter 2025 anime season is quite stacked, with a healthy dose of new and returning anime titles for fans to enjoy, and this is just on Crunchyroll! There is also more information on the way about titles whose airing dates and episode count has not yet been revealed, so stay connected so you can keep getting fresh news about what’s happening in the world of anime.