We tell you which premieres of the year are worth watching.
New year – new anime titles. Here you will find the long-awaited adaptations, dark horses, detective doctors and touching melodramas.
1. Zenshu, 2025
The debut film brought recognition and success to animator Natsuko Hirose. But working on the next movie becomes a nightmare. Constant overtime, missed deadlines and complete disregard for her health lead to tragedy.
But death is the beginning of a new adventure. Natsuko wakes up in the world of her favorite anime and discovers that her drawings can now come to life.
The girl must take the fate of this world into her own hands: change the plot, stop the apocalypse, and protect the place that has become her home.
2. Flower and Asura, 2025
High school student Hana has loved reading aloud since childhood, and she is very good at it. All the local children adore Hana's fairy tales. Mizuki, the president of the school radio club, notices Hana's talent and invites her to join the club.
One of the most talented new studios, Bind, is working on the series. The studio's portfolio includes the recent hit Jobless Reincarnation.
Flower and Asura amazes from the very first episode with how the reading of poetry and prose is animated. The characters don't just read the texts – they literally bring each word to life, immersing themselves in fantasies.
3. Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, 2025
Takao Ameku is an eccentric doctor. She lives in an annex on the roof of the hospital and enjoys watching movies, making diagnoses and solving mysteries that other doctors and even the police can't solve.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective is a mix of House M.D. and Sherlock in anime format. Takao is often mistaken for a teenager, but her intelligence is comparable to other famous detectives from pop culture.
4. Honey Lemon Soda, 2025
Uka and Kai are classmates and completely different people. Uka is a shy and insecure girl who has a hard time finding a common language with others. And Kai is a charismatic and outgoing guy, popular among his peers.
However, for some unknown reason, Kai pays attention to the girl and begins to help her with everything.
This is a romantic story in which the relationship between the characters develops slowly. The focus is shifted to Uka's personal development. With each episode, she opens up more and more to people and gains confidence in herself.
5. Medalist, 2025
It's better to start a professional sport as a child. Inori dreams of becoming a figure skater, but she's in fifth grade, so it's too late to start a career. But she doesn't give up and secretly trains at the local rink.
One day on the ice, Inori meets Tsukasa, a 26-year-old assistant coach at a sports club. Tsukasa himself once dreamed of becoming a figure skater, but never made it. Tsukasa sees his younger self in Inori, so he decides to help the girl and becomes her personal coach.