Long-awaited adaptations, dark horses, witches' hats, and strange romances.
Anime has only gained momentum in recent years, and 2025 will be no exception. This year, we have many intriguing titles to add to your must-watch list.
1. Night of the Living Cat
Release Date: 2025
Zombie apocalypse in the spirit of Night of the Living Dead and other similar stories. Only instead of the undead... cats. Kunagi, who lost consciousness on the street, is picked up by a woman named Kaori, who runs a cat cafe with her brother.
Kunagi has amnesia: the man does not remember who he is, does not know his way around the world at all, but he is very knowledgeable about everything that concerns cats. And suddenly, these lovers of purring animals find themselves in the middle of a real catastrophe organized by cats.
2. Gachiakuta
Release Date: January 29, 2025
A boy named Rudo lives in the slums. In his town, people prefer not to repair household items, but to buy new ones. All the garbage is thrown into the Pit, and criminals are also sent there.
One day, a murder occurs in the area, and all suspicion falls on Rudo – after all, his father was a murderer. The boy is unjustly thrown into the Pit, but he survives.
3. Witch Hat Atelier
Release Date: 2025
A girl named Coco lives in a village, helps her mother, a dressmaker, and dreams of becoming a magician. But magicians are not made, they are born. At least that is what is believed in this world.
A wizard Coco met years ago sold her a book about magic and gave her a magic wand – or rather, a pen with ink. This is how Coco learned a terrible secret: magic is born from symbols drawn, and magic can be learned. The girl secretly draws the symbols from the book – and trouble comes to her house.
4. Witch Watch
Release Date: April 2025
High school student Morihito is a demon from Japanese folklore. His friend Nico has learned magic and is returning to her hometown – and that is not the only news.
First of all, every witch needs a familiar, be it an animal or a demon, and Morihito is destined to become one. You can't refuse, or you'll turn into a chimera. Second, the two must live together, as their parents have decided. Nico was predicted a terrible fate, so Morihito should take care of his friend.
5. The Summer Hikaru Died
Release Date: July 2025
Schoolboys Hikaru and Yoshiki have been inseparable friends since childhood. One day, Hikaru goes to the mountains. The creature that returns looks, acts and sounds exactly like Hikaru. But Yoshiki knows that this is not his friend.
This is an adaptation of the ongoing manga about loss and toxic relationships with a deep dive into the characters' feelings. Fake Hikaru tries to maintain his friendship with Yoshiki, who can't accept that his friend has been replaced by something otherworldly.