On this 01/01/2025, as usual, we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of anime. From fresh episode releases to new announcements, to exciting upcoming series, weโve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out todayโs updates below!
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“CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD Divinez DELUXE Arc” OP released ahead of the season’s January 10 [Fri] debut! Kinema citrus, Gift-o’-Animation, and STUDIO JEMI are animating the series.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใOP:
โช “Meramera” by Kis-My-Ft2
โ Synopsis โ
After the conclusion of the Destined Showdown, Akina and the other Vanguard fighters are enjoying their peaceful days when a missive arrives. It is an invitation to “DELUXE”, the tournament to determine the strongest Vanguard fighter!
The third iteration of the tournament is packed with must-see matchups produced by AI Gui, featuring the miraculous return of Michiru Hazama, and the legendary strongest fighter of Mythisch, Kagetsu Yakumo.
And in the midst of this tournament, Akina is faced with a question posed to him by Nao’s mentor Kagetsu: “What is your reason for playing Vanguard?”
What is the meaning behind this question? And how will Akina respond?
The quest for the pinnacle of DELUXE begins now!
“The Rose of Versailles” New Year’s greetings from Marie Antoinette and Felsen (with subtitles)! The brand-new movie releases theatrically in Japan on January 31, studio: MAPPA.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใNew Year’s greetings:
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โ Synopsis โ
Oscar Franรงois de Jarjayes, raised as the “son” and heir of a general’s family, masquerades as a beautiful woman in men’s clothing.
Marie Antoinette arriving from neighboring Austria as a bride to become a noble and graceful queen..
Oscar’s servant and childhood friend, the commoner Andrรฉ Grandier.
Hans Axel von Fersen, a handsome and intelligent count from Sweden.
They meet in Versailles, France in the prosperous late 18th Century and live their respective destinies beautifully while being tossed about by the tides of times.
“The Darwin Incident” New Year 2025 visual!
It has not been announced when the series will air.
[Staff]
Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Series Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Series Composition: Shinichi Inozume
Character Design: Shinpei Tomooka
Animation Production: BELLNOX FILMS
โ Synopsis โ
The Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab-only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee โhumanzeeโ named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlieโs human foster parents are finally ready to send him to a normal high school, where he makes his first friend: a human girl named Lucy. In the meantime, however, the ALAโs stance has become ever more extreme, and now theyโre here to drag Charlie into their terrorist plotโฆ
“The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest” New Year 2025 illustration!
All 12 episodes are now streaming on Crunchyroll / Ani-One / BiliBili.
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โ Synopsis โ
Two centuries have passed since a hero defeated the evil Jaryu and saved the world. In one of the many dungeon cities, Raust, a healer scorned and cast out of his party for being too weak, struggles to find his place. Amidst despair, he meets martial artist Narsena, who invites him to form a new party together. With a fresh start and renewed motivation, the two begin their journey to greatness.
“My Hero Academia” New Year 2025 visual!
ใป”My Hero Academia: You’re Next” (movie 4) releases on Blu-ray in Japan on February 19 / North America on April 1
ใปSpin-off TV anime “My Hero Academia: Vigilantes” begins in April 2025
ใปFINAL SEASON begins Fall 2025
“Bungo Stray Dogs” New Year 2025 illustration!
“One-Punch Man” New Year 2025 visual!
Season 3 is scheduled for 2025, studio: J.C.STAFF.
“HAIKYU!!” New Year celebratory illustration!
The franchise is receiving a second sequel anime film, further details not announced.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” New Year 2025 illustration!
The first installment of the “Infinity Castle” movie trilogy releases in theaters around the world in 2025.
“Lycoris Recoil” new illustration!
The anime has two projects in the works:
ใปSix original slice-of-life shorts, each with a different creator in charge of direction/storyboards
ใปA “new anime” (format not announced)
Further information about either project has not been announced.
