Crunchyroll’s Winter 2025 Lineup: The Ultimate Anime Guide

It looks like the Winter 2024 anime season will be one to remember for fans as Crunchyroll is going to simulcast more than 40 new, returning, and continuing series right from Japan.

From exciting action to heartwarming romances and out-of-this-world fantasy adventures, this season has several must-watch titles to usher in the new year.

New highly anticipated series premieres in store will include Solo Leveling Season 2, Dragon Ball DAIMA, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, a raft of new original series, and a whole more with ZENSHU.

Here’s a closer look at some of the biggest highlights and the full schedule of releases to help you plan your anime-watching calendar.

Highlights of the Winter 2024 Lineup

• Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- (January): Sung Jinwoo’s gripping battle to master his abilities continues.
• ZENSHU (January 5): An animator is transported into the world of her favorite childhood anime.
• The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (January 10): Maomao uncovers new palace mysteries.
• Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE (January 9): Senku embarks on a journey to the Americas to save humanity in the series’ final season.
• Dragon Ball DAIMA (January 10): Goku and friends are mysteriously de-aged in this exciting new adventure.

Complete Crunchyroll Winter 2024 Anime Release Calendar

December 31

• Fate/strange Fake (A-1 Pictures)

January 1

• Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (Project No.9)
• Grisaia Phantom Trigger (Bibury Animation Studio)
• Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (GEEKTOYS and CompTown)
• Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time (Studio Comet)

January 2

• Momentary Lily (GoHands)

January 3

• I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class (Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ)

January 4

• OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She’s Saying (Millepensee)

January 5

• ZENSHU (MAPPA)
• I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons (EMT Squared)

January 6

• Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (SynergySP)
• Promise of Wizard (LIDENFILMS)
• I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Studio DEEN and Marvy Jack)

January 7

• Unnamed Memory Season 2 (ENGI)
• Bogus Skill <> (Asahi Production)

January 8

• Honey Lemon Soda (J.C.STAFF)
• Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World (Studio DEEN)

January 9

• Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE (TMS Entertainment)
• Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. (Typhoon Graphics)
• The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World (East Fish Studio)
• AQUARION Myth of Emotions (SATELIGHT)

January 10

• The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM)
• I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (CloverWorks)
• Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (ZERO-G)
• Farmagia (Bridge)
• Dragon Ball DAIMA (Toei Animation)

January 11

• Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2 (Lerche)
• UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- (CloverWorks)
• I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (Bandai Namco Pictures)

January 12

• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2 (Bibury Animation Studio)
• The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (SATELIGHT)

February 5

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 (White Fox)

Streaming Exclusively on Crunchyroll

All these series and more will be available exclusively on Crunchyroll throughout the Winter 2024 season. For trailers, updates, and a complete schedule, visit the official Crunchyroll website.

Which anime are you most excited to watch? Share your favorites in the comments!