Who’s ready to watch some anime? You? Yes, that’s right, you.
It’s winter, which means it there is a new anime season with new anime to watch. This time, there are over forty shows to check out. Have a look and hit us up in the comments about which ones you are keen on.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Studio: Madhouse
Genre: Drama
Premiere Date: January 10
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: An inspector in a large government organization known as ACCA keeps tabs on what his fellow bureaucrats are up to across the kingdom.
Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends
Studio: Seven
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: December 24, 2016
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: The manga-loving girls of Ai-Mai-Mi are back for the third season of this short anime.
Akiba’s Trip: The Animation
Studio: Gonzo
Genre: Action, Battle, Comedy
Premiere Date: January 4
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: The video game series in which enemies are defeated by stripping them is now an anime.
BanG Dream!
Studio: ISSEN × XEBEC
Genre: Music, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 21
Where to Watch: The Anime Network
What It’s About in One Sentence: A schoolgirl discovers a special star-shaped guitar and, along with her fellow classmates, begins a music odyssey.
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 6
Where to Watch: Amazon (US), Crunchyroll, Daisuki, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ)
What It’s About in One Sentence: Fifteen year-old Rin continues his jury to become an Exorcist and defeat his father, Satan.
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari
Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen
Premiere Date: January 7
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: A hero appears to depose of the Black King and bring peace and happiness back to the continent of Yggdra.
Chaos; Child
Studio: Silver Link
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 11
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: Set in 2015, the anime follows the adventures of high school students who previously survived an earthquake in Tokyo’s Shibuya.
Chiruran
Studio: LandQ
Genre: Action, Historical, Chanbara
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Chibi samuari are not only cute, but still powerful with their katana.
Chou Shounen Tanteidan Neo
Studio: Poplar/DLE
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Premiere Date: January 2
Where to Watch: Currently Not Available
What It’s About in One Sentence: This short anime is a modern take on the “Boy Detectives Club” from Japan’s most influential mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo.
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Drama, Historical
Premier Date: January 6
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Set in the world of rakugo, a traditional style of Japanese storytelling, a man newly released from prison becomes a rakugo apprentice.
elDlive
Studio: Pierrot
Genre: Action, Police, Sci-Fi
Premiere Date: January 8
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: A young boy becomes a space police officer and learns how to harness the mysterious voice that only he can hear.
Forest Fairy Five
Studio: 6D Animation
Genre: Fantasy
Premiere Date: January
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Mushroom anime girls live in the anime kingdom of Japan.
Fuuka
Studio: Diomedéa
Genre: Drama, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 7
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: A schoolboy’s life changes when he meets a girl named Fuuka.
Gabriel DropOut
Studio: Doga Kobo
Genre: Comedy, School, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Gabriel, an angel-in-training sent to Earth to learn about humans, discovers she’s more interested in playing on the computer and staying in her apartment.
Gintama
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Genre: Chanbara, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Shonen, Fantasy
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Samurai Gintoki Sakata and friends return for the fourth season.
Granblue Fantasy The Animation
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Premiere Date: January 21
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: A young boy and girl both attempt to escape from a powerful empire in the animation adaptation of the popular free-to-play mobile game.
Hand Shakers
Studio: Go Hands
Genre: Action, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 10
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: “Hand Shakers” are able to summon weapons simply by holding hands.
Idol Incidents
Studio: Mappa, Studio Voln
Genre: Bishoujo, Idol, Music
Premiere Date: January 8
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Political parties run by idols aim to clean (and cheer) up Japan.
Interviews with Monster Girls
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 7
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: A biology teacher is keen to learn more about demi-humans or “Demi” and ends up with a couple as his students.
Kemono Friends
Studio: Yaoyorozu
Genre: Comedy
Premiere Date: January 10
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: In a safari park, animals mysteriously begin turning into anime girls.
Kira Kira Pretty Cure A La Mode
Studio: Toei Animation
Genre: Fantasy, Magical Girl, Shojo
Premiere Date: February 5
Where to Watch: Not currently available
What It’s About in One Sentence: The long-running magical girl anime returns with sugary sweet motifs.
KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!! 2 (aka Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! 2)
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Premiere Date: January 11
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ)
What It’s About in One Sentence: The second season of an anime in which a gamer gets in a traffic accident, but after he comes to, he ends up in an RPG-style fantasy world.
Koro Sensei Quest!
Studio: Lerche
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Premiere Date: December 23
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: An Assassination Classroom spin-off in which the alien teacher is turned into a demon king the students must defeat in an fantasy style anime.
Little Witch Academia
Studio: Trigger
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Magical Girl, School
Premiere Date: January 8
Where to Watch: Netflix
What It’s About in One Sentence: The girls at Luna Nova Magical Academy work hard to become witches while having all sorts of crazy adventures.
Marginal#4: Kiss kara Tsukuru Big Bang
Studio: J.C. Staff
Genre: Idol, Music, School
Premiere Date: January 12
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: This lives of the four idols that make up the group Marginal#4.
Masamune-kun’s Revenge
Studio: Silver Link
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 5
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: An overweight boy slims down to get revenge on a sadistic girl who made fun of him.
Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club
Studio: J.C. Staff/A.C.G.T.
Genre: School, Slice of Life, Sports
Premiere Date: January 6
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: After moving to a new town, a schoolgirl joins her high school’s cycling club.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 11
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: A young woman finds a dragon at her house that can turn into a maid.
Nanbaka 2nd Season
Studio: Satelight
Genre: Comedy, Parody
Premiere Date: January 4
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: Four colorful characters are locked up in a high security prison manned by equally colorful guards.
Nyanko Days
Studio: EMT Squared
Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 8
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: An anime about schoolgirl friends and their cats who look like anime girls.
One Room
Studio: Typhoon Graphics
Genre: Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 11
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: With you as the protagonist, three anime girls and three storylines unfold in your room.
Onihei
Studio: M2
Genre: Chanbara, Drama, Historical
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Amazon (US), Amazon (UK)
What It’s About in One Sentence: The head of the Arson Theft Control metes out justice and slices up baddies in Edo-era Japan.
Piacevole: My Italian Cooking
Studio: ZERO-G
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 11
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: A schoolgirl gets a part-time job at an Italian restaurant and meets all sorts of interesting characters.
Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage 2nd Season
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Fantasy
Premiere Date: January 7
Where to Watch: Not currently available
What It’s About in One Sentence: Based on an Chinese internet novel, Reikenzan features a protagonist with a one-in-a-1,000-year soul who decides to enter a clan of sages.
Rewrite 2nd Season Moon Hen/Terra Hen
Studio: 8bit
Genre: School, Supernatural, Romance
Premiere Date: January 14
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: The second season of an anime about a high school boy with supernatural abilities befriends a witch and other students who are interested in the occult.
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Studio: Nut
Genre: Drama, Military, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 6
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation
What It’s About in One Sentence: Tanya might look like a little girl, but she’s a formative soldier with magical abilities.
Schoolgirl Strikers Animation Channel
Studio: J.C. Staff
Genre: Action, Battle, Sci-Fi, School
Premiere Date: January 6
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: An elite group of schoolgirls able to sense the fifth dimension battle a formidable foes that have mysteriously appeared.
Scum’s Wish
Studio: Lerche
Genre: Drama, Romance, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 12
Where to Watch: Amazon (US), Amazon (UK)
What It’s About in One Sentence: A seemingly perfect couple is anything but, with each having crushes on someone else.
Seiren
Studio: Studio Gokumi, AXsiZ
Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: January 5
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: A schoolboy deals with university entrance exams, his future, and girls.
Sengokuchojyu
Studio: ILCA
Genre: History
Premiere Date: October 8
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: The continuation of a short-form anime that recounts stories of samurai and various creatures.
Sentai Hero Sukiyaki Force
Studio: Studio 4°C
Genre: Comedy, Super Sentai
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Not currently available
What It’s About in One Sentence: The ingredients in sukiyaki make up the Sukiyaki Force, an outfit dedicated to protecting Gunma Prefecture.
Spiritpact
Studio: Emon
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 7
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: After a young man is hit by a car and turns into a ghost, he makes a pact with an exorcist to fight evil.
Super Lovers 2
Studio: Studio Deen
Genre: Shojo, Boys’ Love
Premiere Date: January 12
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: The second season continues to follow the relationship between Haru and his young adopted brother after he suddenly returns to Haru’s life five years later.
Tales of Zestiria the X 2nd Season
Studio: Ufotable
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Premiere Date: January 8
Where to Watch: Daisuki, Funimation, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ)
What It’s About in One Sentence: The continuing adventures of a young man who pulls a sword from a stone and becomes a Shepherd, able to rid the world of hardship and misfortune.
Urara Meirochou
Studio: J.C. Staff
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life
Premiere Date: Anime Network, Amazon (US)
Where to Watch: January 5
What It’s About in One Sentence: A young girl arrives in the town of Meriochou, which is famous for fortune tellers, with dreams of becoming a soothsayer herself.
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Season 4
Studio: ILCA
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
Premiere Date: January 15
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: More ghost stories and urban legends come to life in Yamishibai’s fourth season.
Yowamushi Pedal New Generation
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Genre: Drama, School, Sports
Premiere Date: January 9
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
What It’s About in One Sentence: Popular cycling anime Yowamushi Pedal returns for a third season with a new cycling team hoping to become champs.