2025
All things anime released in 2025, including seasonal previews, reviews, and mid-season impressions. This is your go-to archive for everything airing in the year 2025, so you can track trends, find hidden gems, or revisit what you watched this year!
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Bye Bye, Earth: Beautiful Ideas Trapped in a Confusing Story
Bye Bye, Earth is packed with fascinating ideas: anthropomorphic societies, sword-bound destinies, and music as power. Yet despite its creativity and the phenomenal score, the anime struggles with pacing and clarity. Here’s my full review after binge-watching both seasons back-to-back.
10–16 minutes -
Disney Twisted Wonderland Episode 1: A Beautiful but Uneven Start
Disney’s Twisted Wonderland The Animation opens with breathtaking visuals and a fascinating premise, yet Episode 1 struggles under character overload and uneven pacing. Still, its villain-academy concept and world-building intrigue make it a must-watch for fantasy fans curious about Disney’s darker side. [Post read time: 10–17 min]
9–14 minutes -
First 5: Clevatess
Dark fantasy anime usually go one of two ways—they either hit you with high-concept drama and forget the heart, or they wallow in gore without much substance. Clevatess -Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no Yuusha- is trying to do something bolder. My husband (not usually one for bloody, morally complicated stories) is glued…
11–16 minutes -
First 5: The Water Magician
The Water Magician starts with classic isekai beats, but five episodes in, it’s evolved into something deeper. With a charming lead, quiet strength, and building mysteries, this slow-burn fantasy could surprise you. Here’s my spoiler-light breakdown on whether it’s worth sticking with, or dropping before it blooms.
11–16 minutes -
First 5: Chuhai Lips: Canned Flavor of Married Women
Is Chuhai Lips: Canned Flavor of Married Women softcore trash or adult anime brilliance? After five episodes, it’s messy, horny, emotionally weird, and surprisingly watchable. Dive into this short-form seinen ecchi and discover if the lips really do taste like canned chūhai. This one’s not for the faint-hearted.
7–10 minutes -
First 5: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
A streamer. A coma. A cursed VR game. Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show is chaos incarnate, and five episodes in, it’s either brilliance or breakdown. From chibi shoggoths to sanity stats, here’s whether this eldritch streamer anime deserves a slot on your watchlist…
9–13 minutes
By Otaku for Otaku