On this 02/04/2025, 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, we’ve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out today’s updates below!
OUT NOW: “The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom” episode 1! TROYCA is animating the series.
– Synopsis –
Philia Adenauer hails from a family renowned for producing Saints for generations in the Kingdom of Girtonia. Saints fight to protect humankind from monsters, and Philia underwent rigorous education and training to earn her title. After her fiancé, Julius, breaks off their engagement, Philia is sold to the kingdom of Parnacorta for resources. Will her homeland survive without her?!?
OUT NOW: “Please Put Them On, Takamine-san” episode 1! LIDENFILMS is animating the 12-episode series.
【ＮＥＷ！】OP:
♪ “Baby Baby Baby” by Masami Okui with Bonjour Suzuki
“The Rose of Versailles” streams exclusively on Netflix starting April 30 [Wed]!
Trailer:
– Synopsis –
Oscar François 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 André 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.
OUT NOW: “One Piece in Love” episode 2! Episodes will release daily for five consecutive days leading up to the Egghead Arc return this weekend.
▼ Episode 2 – Part 1
▼ Episode 2 – Part 2
▼ Episode 2 – Part 3
▼ Episode 2 – Part 4
▼ Episode 2 – Part 5
“I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies.” is scheduled to broadcast on AT-X in 2026!
– Synopsis –
Takemura wakes up after falling ill for 3 days and realizes the world has been overrun by zombies but for some strange reason he is not being attacked by them! What will he do now with this great power he has?
“Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved” movie main trailer released! Kyoto Animation is animating the film which releases theatrically in Japan on June 27.
【ＮＥＷ！】Main Trailer:
[Ending theme song]
“Days of Us” by Sachiko Kobayashi
Ahead of “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” season 2 beginning in January 2026, mini anime “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End: Magic of ??” has returned with a 12th episode!
【ＮＥＷ！】Episode 12:
※ For anyone confused about the numbering: prior to this, the mini anime had 11 numbered episodes + 1 special collab episode.
OUT NOW: “The Beginning After the End” episode 1! studio A-CAT is animating the series; Crunchyroll has confirmed an English dub for the series.
【ＮＥＷ！】OP:
♪ “KINGSBLOOD” by KALA
– Synopsis –
After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, seeking to correct the mistakes of his past life.
Crunchyroll has announced five more titles for its Spring 2025 lineup!
[Subbed & Dubbed (English)]
・Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2
・Kowloon Generic Romance
[Subbed]
・Apocalypse Hotel
・Maebashi Witches
・SHIROHIYO – Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother With Memories From My Past Life
“The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows” is listed with 12 episodes! Makaria is animating the series.
Episode 1 premieres in ~14 hours. Crunchyroll has confirmed an English dub, additional details not yet announced.
– Synopsis –
Banished as “useless,” Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the city’s shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?
“Osananajimi to wa Love Comedy ni Naranai” (No more love with the girls.) TV anime adaptation announced for 2026, studio: Tezuka Productions!
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser PV:
– Synopsis –
Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Two childhood friends “Shio” and “Akari” who go to the same high school are too cute! If they find out that I’m the only one looking sexually at them now that they’ve grown up, even though I have no intention of doing so… that would be too much! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets…? It’s so awkward! It’s complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet and impatient love triangle love comedy where you can’t be honest!
[Donghua Japanese broadcast]
“Don’t Give Up!” OP & ED released!
【ＮＥＷ！】OP:
♪ “Brand New Day” by LEEVELLES
【ＮＥＷ！】ED:
♪ “Dead or Love” by Soala
– Synopsis –
Men Ke, a social animal working as an office worker, was so bored in the first half of her life that she doubted her life, but in the second half of her life, she will die of boredom. How can the Earth heroine, who faces the threat of death every day but continues to go to work, and the alien hero, who is enthusiastic and wants to save her but is not very good at it, overcome boredom and live with a smile!
