Best New Anime to Watch (Spring Season 2025)

This is some of the best new anime to watch for the spring season of 2025.

Apr 21, 2025 - 17:07

Best New Anime to Watch (Spring Season 2025)

A new season full of anime is here to check out! A miracle drug mystery, fighting with fire, and the unlikeliest of heroes are what you can expect this Spring anime season. There's a new season full of anime to check out this Spring like the return of Fire Force's Company 8, Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus, and the visually vibrant Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Across Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Hulu, and Netflix, as well as others, there are a lot of places to enjoy anime at the moment.

Check out some anticipated series in the video above or the slideshow gallery below, followed by the full list of new Spring season 2025 anime and where to watch them in the U.S. and their respective streaming platforms. Anime listed are available now unless otherwise stated.

To Be Hero X (Crunchyroll)

A new hero series is hitting this spring with To Be Hero X. The series follows Lin, a nobody who, through unforeseen circumstances, takes the place of an existing hero. The world of To Be Hero X is interesting with this Peter Pan-like belief in their heroes, which gives them their abilities. Hero story aside, the visuals for this series are surprising in a good way. LAN Studio alongside Pb Animation and Paper Plane Animation use 3D and 2D in quite a refreshing way. It’s reminiscent of Arcane, but To Be Hero X jumps between both purposefully in its storytelling. The series just premiered, but the visuals plus the mysteries already have me intrigued about what the rest of the season is going to look like. To Be Hero X is available now on Crunchyroll.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Crunchyroll)

Speaking of heroes, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes drops this spring season! The new series follows Koichi, an aspiring hero who helps strangers with small menial tasks. He runs into some trouble when a mysterious vigilante intervenes and looks to take Koichi under his wing. This story takes place years before Deku and the gang become heroes in the main series, so it’s great for fans interested in the world-building. Bones Film, an offshoot of studio Bones which worked on the main series, is handling animation production on this spinoff, so fans can expect more of the My Hero Academia they love. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is available now on Crunchyroll.

Wind Breaker Season 2 (Crunchyroll)

The school of protective misfits is back with Wind Breaker Season 2. Last we saw our protagonist, Sakura, he volunteered to help a fellow classmate whose childhood friend is involved with a gang. The new season jumps back right where we left off, and chaos ensues soon after. CloverWorks, the studio known for Bocchi the Rock! and The Elusive Samurai, returns to helm animation production for Season 2, so expect more amazing fight choreography and action sequences for the eyes. Wind Breaker Season 2 is available now on Crunchyroll.

One Piece Egghead Arc Part 2 (Crunchyroll)

The hiatus is finally over for One Piece fans! After the big cliffhanger and lore drops in the middle of the highly anticipated Egghead Arc, the series returns right where it left off. Out of the frying pan and into the fire as more Marines encroach on Luffy and the gang. As seen during the previous Wano arc, Toei Animation has really stepped up their game, so it’s exciting to see how the rest of the Egghead Arc goes after a somewhat brief break. One Piece Egghead Arc Part 2 is available now on Crunchyroll.

Fire Force Season 3 (Crunchyroll, Hulu, Disney+)

Another anticipated series returning after a large chunk of time is Fire Force with Season 3! It’s been almost five years since we last saw Shinra and friends of Company 8. After some training alongside some unfortunate news, a major battle looks to be on the horizon. David Production, the studio well known for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Cells at Work!, returns to helm animation this season. If you’re a fan of Atsushi Ohkubo’s other work like Soul Eater, now’s the time to get into this fiery, action-packed series. Fire Force Season 3 is available now on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Disney+.

Lazarus (Max, Adult Swim)

One of the most highly anticipated anime of the year is here with Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus! The series follows Axel, the smooth-talking protagonist with a penchant for escaping prisons. He is forcibly recruited into a suicide squad-like team after a world-renowned scientist revealed that a miracle drug that the population has been using for years is a death sentence. With a limited amount of time, this group of specialized individuals must find this doctor and get the cure. MAPPA, known for Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, is leading animation production for this series, and it shows! The premiere alone showcases snazzy fight choreography alongside some fun chase sequences that Watanabe fans are familiar with. There are some high expectations for this series so it’ll be interesting to see how the rest of the season progresses. Lazarus is available now on Max and Adult Swim.

Witch Watch (Crunchryoll, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+)

Looking for a fun supernatural series this spring season? Witch Watch may be the anime for you! The series follows Nico, a young witch who reconnects with a childhood friend who happens to be an ogre. In typical comedy fashion, the two end up living together while trying to navigate Nico’s new magical powers. Bibury Animation Studios, known for The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, is leading animation production on the series. So far, the premiere and trailers have shown some hilarious predicaments that these two face, so it’ll be fun to see how the rest of the season pans out. Witch Watch is available now on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.

Anne Shirley (Crunchyroll)

A nice surprise this season is a new adaptation of the period piece novel Anne of Green Gables. The series follows Anne Shirley, an imaginative orphan who is mistakenly brought to a new family. Even though it wasn’t planned, the family has chosen to take her in for now. The Answer Studio, which has worked on Tower of God Season 2, will be at the helm of animation production. There is already an Anne of Green Gables anime from back in 1979, produced by some Studio Ghibli veterans like Hayao Miyazaki, so it’s nice to see the return of Anne Shirley for a new audience. If you want a change of pace this season with a grounded and wholesome story, this series may be a good fit for you. Anne Shirley is available now on Crunchyroll.

YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+)

Another series making its anime return in a new form and after so many years is YAIBA: Samurai Legend! With this new adaptation, it will be over 25 years since the long-running series first aired in 1993. Wit Studio, known for Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga, is taking on YAIBA: Samurai Legend. Just from the premiere alone, the stunning movement and action sequences will get any shonen fan interested in the series. It’ll be very exciting to see how the rest of the season goes for this new take on a classic. YAIBA: Samurai Legend is available now on Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Amazon Prime)

Finally, the ever popular mecha series returns with Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX! This new series follows Amate, a young girl who finds herself in the middle of a mobile suit fight on a space colony. With courage and luck, she ends up in a Gundam unit, linking perfectly to the suit. Studio Sunrise and Khara are producing the rest of the episodic series just like they did for the special movie GQuuuuuuX Beginning. The designs of the characters and Gundam are very refreshing, bringing in a more playful vibe than the more dramatic storylines that came before. With that said, the visuals are quite amazing and it’ll be interesting to see how this all shakes out as the season continues. Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX is available now on Amazon Prime.

Those are some anticipated new and returning anime available to watch this spring 2025 season. If you want more anime, check out our list of the Biggest Anime Coming in 2025 and also our list of the winter 2025 anime in case you missed the last batch of new series.

All the New Anime Arriving in Spring 2025

Here’s the full list of anime coming out in Spring 2025 that will be available to watch in the US: