2024 was a standout year for anime, delivering an impressive lineup of new series that captured the hearts of fans and critics alike. Hits like Dandadan, Solo Leveling, and Kaiju No. 8 quickly became fan favorites. Most of these series were based on ongoing manga or light novels, which means there is still quite a lot of material left to be adapted. Naturally, sequels are already in the works.
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The wait won’t be long for many of these titles, as 2025 is already shaping up to be a year packed with highly anticipated sequels. From recent hits to fan-favorite long-running series, there is plenty to look forward to. With that in mind, here are the 10 most exciting anime sequels scheduled for 2025, ranked according to the MyAnimeList scores of their original series.
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2
The Unlikely Hero Returns for More Action and Chaos
- Japanese Title: Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season
- Release Date: Apr 2025
- Original Anime: Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.32
Those of us who grew up with Tokusatsu shows like Ultraman or Masked Riders are familiar with the colorful Power Rangers. They are the good guys who protect the Earth from the evil monsters. But what if that’s all just an act? What if the Power Rangers are actually the tyrant and the monsters are actually the oppressed? This outrageous yet intriguing question is the premise of Go! Go! Loser Ranger!.
In the first season, we follow a crafty foot soldier, codenamed: D, as he tries to infiltrate the Rangers–known as the Keepers in this series–training facility. D only has one purpose: to destroy the Keepers from within. But things quickly spiral out of control and D finds himself in a complex web of conspiracy and violence. The second season will see D graduate from the training ground and work as a full-fledged junior member of an active Keeper.
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Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
The Return of the Lethal Assassin and His Girlfriends
- Japanese Title: Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
- Release Date: Jan 2, 2025
- Original Anime: The Fruit of Grisaia
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.46
Grisaia is a multimedia franchise that includes video games, manga, and anime. The story revolves around a group of problem students who are caught in a web of conspiracies and military conflicts involving assassins and secret organizations.
The first season of Grisaia, called The Fruit of Grisaia, was released back in 2014 to modest success. After that, there have been quite a few spin-off movies and series featuring some of the notable characters in this franchise. The upcoming 2025 series, however, is the official sequel of the original 2014 series. The story will take place several years after the end of The Fruit of Grisaia, promising even more exciting action, drama, and romance than the original.
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
The Noble and His Demon Unveil the Secrets of a Cursed Village
- Japanese Title: Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen
- Release Date: Apr 2025
- Original Anime: Black Butler
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.65
The Emerald Witch Arc is the 8th story arc of the Black Butler Series and the fourth season of the Black Butler anime. It is a direct sequel to the previous season, Black Butler: Public School Arc. The Emerald Witch arc follows Ciel and Sebastian as they investigate mysterious deaths in a remote village in Southern Germany, rumored to be the home of a powerful witch. They soon learn that there are dark and sinister secrets behind this seemingly normal village.
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The anime adaptation of Black Butler has been around since 2008. This series may not attract as much attention as other series in its generation, such as Bleach or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but it is undoubtedly a certified cult classic. That’s why this series is still going strong in 2025.
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Fire Force Season 3
The Fight Against the Flame of Destruction Continues
- Japanese Title: Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou
- Release Date: Apr 2025
- Original Anime: Fire Force
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.71
The fiery adventure of Shinra Kusakabe and the rest of the Special Fire Force Company 8 continues in the third season of Fire Force. In this new season, Shinra and his comrades will dive deeper into the dark secrets of the Evangelist and its connection to the tragic fate of Shinra’s family. Expect even crazier actions than the previous seasons, with a dash of absurd comedy to lighten the mood.
The second season of Fire Force was released back in 2020, so this new season is long overdue. Season 3 will have 24 episodes, just like the first and second seasons. Unlike the previous seasons, however, the third season will be split into two parts. The first part is scheduled to be released in April 2025, while the second one is set to be released in January 2026
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My Happy Marriage Season 2
The Next Chapter of A Haunting and Heartwarming Love Story
- Japanese Title: Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season
- Release Date: Jan 6, 2025
- Original Anime: My Happy Marriage
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.73
My Happy Marriage is one of the most unique anime of 2023. After all, the story began as a retelling of the cliché love story where a helpless maiden, Miyo Saimori, is forced to marry a cold prince, Kiyoka Kudō. Although they were quite indifferent to each other at the beginning, their feelings quickly bloomed into true love.
However, the surprise happens when actions and supernatural elements gradually weave into the story. The result is a thrilling and heartwarming story that keeps the viewers glued to the screen. The second season will delve deeper into Miyo Saimori’s mysterious background and its sinister connection to the supernatural outbreak that happened in the first season.
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Wind Breaker Season 2
The Noble Delinquents’ Battle Continues
- Japanese Title: Wind Breaker Season 2
- Release Date: Apr 2025
- Original Anime: Wind Breaker
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.75
Wind Breaker is an anime about the students of the infamous Furin High, a school that values strength more than grades. Here, the strong makes the rules. As somebody who knows nothing but fighting, new student Haruka Sakura immediately decided to reach for the top of the food chain. What he soon realizes is the fact that the delinquents of Furin High actually have an important role that not many people know about.
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The first season focuses on developing Haruka as a character and slowly introduces the intricate, intense, and wholesome world of Furin High. The second season will be about the outside forces that threaten Haruka’s new way of life. There will be one-on-one fights, large-scale brawls, and a dash of street politics.
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2
Another Round of Thrilling and Hilarious Adventures in the Haunted School
- Japanese Title: Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2
- Release Date: Jan 12, 2025
- Original Anime: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 7.83
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is a story that manages to combine mystery, supernatural, and comedy. It all began when a high school girl, Nene Yashiro, curiously asked a spirit who famously haunts the school’s bathroom to grant her a wish. That spirit is Hanako-kun, one of the seven mysteries of her school. This interaction leads to so many interesting and hilarious adventures.
After waiting for 4 long years, the fans can finally enjoy a new season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. Similar to the first season, season two will still revolve around the mischievous ghost Hanako-kun and the new friends that he’s made throughout the first season. This time around, the chaotic trio of Hanako, Nene, and Kou are on a mission to find a traitor who hides among the Seven Mysteries in their school.
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Dr. Stone: Science Future
A Voyage Across the Ocean to Find the New World
- Japanese Title: Dr. Stone: Science Future
- Release Date: Jan 9, 2025
- Original Anime: Dr. Stone
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 8.27
Since the moment he opened his eyes in this new stone age, the mad scientist Senku has already succeeded in recreating countless modern technologies using what is available to them in the wild, with the help of his friends, of course. But his most important invention remains to be the revival fluid. Unfortunately, they’re about to run out of this precious fluid, so Senku prepares a grand plan that will allow him to synthesize more. And that is basically where the third season of Dr. Stone ended.
In the fourth season of Dr. Stone, our heroes will venture far from home in search of the main ingredient for the revival fluid, sweetcorn. For this purpose, they will sail across the ocean to visit the land of corn, otherwise known as the United States of America. What they don’t realize, however, is the fact that the U.S. is already ruled by another mad scientist.
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Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
The Rise of the Greatest S-Rank Hunter in the World
- Japanese Title: Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
- Release Date: Jan 5, 2025
- Original Anime: Solo Leveling
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 8.27
Solo Leveling was a major sensation in 2024. After all, the story about a helpless E-Rank Hunter named Sung Jinwoo who not only survives a bloodbath but manages to rise into the upper echelon of the Hunters in Korea is not only exciting, but it is inspiring as well. Furthermore, the heavy RPG elements of the story and the thrilling combat make this series one of the best action anime in 2024.
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The first season focused on Sung Jinwoo’s unprecedented transformation from the weakest E-Rank Hunter to somebody who can confidently challenge high-ranked dungeons. The second season is all about Jinwoo’s unstoppable and meteoric rise to the top of the hunter world, the S-Rank. The actions, the monsters, the dungeon bosses, the weapons, the shadow soldiers, everything will be turned up to eleven.
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Unveiling More Mysteries and Conspiracies in the Inner Court
- Japanese Title: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season
- Release Date: Jan 10, 2025
- Original Anime: The Apothecary Diaries
- MAL Score of the Original Anime: 8.88
The Apothecary Diaries is arguably one of the biggest surprises of 2024. It started as a wholesome, and quite informational, slice-of-life story about the people who live in the inner court of the Imperial Palace, such as the maids, the eunuchs, and the emperor’s consorts.
But the story quickly evolves into a detective story where our main character, a young girl named MaoMao, becomes the unofficial detective who solves numerous mysterious cases in the inner court using her extensive medical knowledge and stellar deduction skills. MaoMao’s endless curiosity will continue in the second season, and she will be involved in more imperial palace mysteries and conspiracies.
Those are some of the anime sequels that we’ll get to see in 2025. That being said, there are still quite a few titles that are rumored to have a sequel in 2025 but haven’t been officially announced yet. So stay tuned for more updates.
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