Happy New Year! 2023 is finally upon us, and there’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to new anime to get excited about — from highly anticipated premieres like Attack on Titan Final Part 3, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arcand Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 to exciting debuts including Witch Hat FactoryScience Saru’s Scott Pilgrim adaptation, Fantasy paradise, Kaiju No. 8and more!
For now, though, let’s focus our attention on what’s coming out this season. Winter 2023 is starting a strong year with many new titles, like Trigun Trampled, Nier: Automata Ver. 1.1aand Junji Nishimura (Ranma) and by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the shell) Hikari no (“The Fire Hunter”), as well as the long-awaited return of beloved series like tsurunes, Vinland’s story, Tokyo Revengerand Wild dog Bungo!
We’ll continue to update this list as we get a clearer picture of everything the upcoming season has to offer, but in the meantime, here are some of the most exciting anime to air this week. this winter that you should look forward to.
Tsurune: Link shot
tsurunesKyoto Animation’s favorite anime of 2018 (K-On!, Violet Evergarden) based on the light novel series by writer Kotoko Ayano and illustrator Chinatsu Morimoto, is finally returning to television with a new season. titled Tsurune: Link shot, which will take place after the events of the previous season and follow Minato Narumiya and his crew’s efforts to overcome the challenges of coming of age while honing their masterful archery skills. Takuya Yamamura, the director of the first season, is confirmed as the director of Tsurune: Link shot.
Tsurune: Link shot premieres January 4 and will stream on HIDIVE.
Bungo Stray Dogs season 4
Bone Workshop’ (Eureka Seven, My Hero Academy) popular anime adaptation of Wild dog Bungo Return this winter with a new season. The Armed Detective Agency, including protagonist Atsushi Nakajima, is involved in a plot orchestrated by a terrorist organization called the Decay of the Angel. To clear their names, Nakajima and co. must stop terrorists’ plans to put the world in danger, while staying one step ahead of the Hounds, an elite task force determined to put the Armed Detective Agency in prison… by all means necessary, needs.
Wild dog Bungo Season 4 premieres January 4 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
Onimai: You Are My Sister Now!
This life comedy anime tells the story of Mahiro Oyama, a NEET (“No Study, Work, or Training”) otaku who lives with her scientist sister, who after participating in a in her experiments, awakened the next one. morning to find out he turned into a girl. St Ranma!
Adapted from the manga of the same name by Nekotofu, Onimai: You Are My Sister Now! is being directed by Shingo Fujii and produced by Studio Bind (Mushoku Tensei: Unemployment Reincarnation). The series will also feature scripts written by Michiko Yokote (Shirobako, tsurunes).
Onimai: You Are My Sister Now! premieres January 5 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
avenger
Japanese film distributor Shochiku, video game company Nitroplus and animation studio Ajiado (Rise of the Bookworm) focuses on Kurima Raizo, a member of the once powerful samurai clan of Satsuma. After being betrayed and left to die by someone he once trusted, Raizo is recruited by the Revenger – an organization of vigilante assassins working on behalf of those unable to seek justice on their own. .
avenger premieres January 5 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
best friend
Aunt Spy x Family ready? Do not worry: best friendnew original anime from studio PA Works (Ya Boy Kongming!, Shirobako) might just be the thing to satisfy your beginner’s craving for family action. The film follows Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa, two professional assassins and roommates who unknowingly care for Miri Unasaka, the 4-year-old daughter of a notorious tycoon.
The preview trailer certainly looks compelling enough, boasting a motion comic-style presentation reminiscent of Masashi Ishihama’s work in the original prologue to the show. Spy x Family, as well as fun big band scores. Yoshiyuki Asai (Fate/Picture) will direct the film, Vio Shimokura (District 24 Tokyo) is in charge of writing the story, and Katsumi Enami (Baccano!) is responsible for the character design.
Buddy Daddies premieres January 6 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
Tokyo Revergers: Christmas Wars (part 2)
Tokyo Revenge, The timeless gang thriller series, returns this January with a brand new season. The anime centers on Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old vagabond who, in a twist of fate, is pushed in front of a moving train and sent back 12 years into the past.
Jumping back in time to prevent the catastrophes of the present, Hanagaki is forced to confront ruthless gang members and common killers to save not only her own life, but yours as well. friends and loved ones. If that description isn’t compelling enough, the first season happens to be one of those favorite anime in 2021.
Tokyo Revergers: Battle of Christmas premieres on January 7.
Trigun Trampled
Humanoid Typhoon returns in a brand new anime produced by studio Orange (beast, Land of brilliance). Trigun Trampled tells the story of Vash the Stampede, a pacifist gunfighter scouring the far reaches of a desert planet on a personal quest to find his twin brother, Knives Millions.
Although set as a separate sequel to Yasuhiro Nightow’s original manga and 1998 anime, produced by studio Madhouse and directed by Satoshi Nishimura, those familiar with either will be able to adapt guess the probable conclusion of this section (and probable whereabouts). of a particular fan-favorite character) could be the name of the city briefly mentioned in the trailer above.
Trigun Trampled premieres January 7 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
Nier: Automata Ver. 1.1a
Nier: Automatic machine there’s finally an anime! Directed by Ryouji Masuyama (Parallel work by Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt), Nier: Automata Ver. 1.1a will tell the story of 2B and 9S, two android soldiers fighting to protect humanity from an army of alien robots in a post-apocalyptic future, albeit with some notable differences from with the game.
What kind of divergence can you ask? Well, you’ll have to watch this series to find out! Yoko Taro, director of Nier: Automatic machinewill be consulting on the anime, with studio A-1 Pictures (Online Swordsmanship) co-produced the adaptation with Aniplex.
Nier: Automata Ver. 1.1a premieres January 7 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
Vinland Saga season 2
After nearly four years, Vinland’s story victorious return to television. Set one year after the first season ended, Thorfinn is currently enslaved on a farm in Denmark after King Canute the Great spared his life. Befriending a slave named Einar, Thorfinn faces the uncertainty of finding a new reason to live after the death of his archenemy, who has become a surrogate father, Askeladd, and while Canute continues her mission to create a paradise on Earth. Shuhei Yabuta, who directed the first season of Vinland’s storywill return to direct the second season alongside the old team of animators.
Vinland’s story Season 2 premieres January 9 and will stream on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
Polygon Pictures, the animation studio behind Error! and Knight of Sidoniareunited once again with manga creator Tsutomu Nihei for a new original anime, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea. Described as a “high fantasy of boys and girls meeting”, the series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the Earth is slowly being swallowed up by a sea of snow and humanity searches for life in the canopy of ” The giant “orbit tree” rises high. high to the sky. Kaina, a boy living in the Orbital Trees, meets Liliha, the princess of a small country lying in a sea of snow, and together the two embark on a journey to uncover the mysteries of the past in search of the future of humanity. .
Ando Hiroaki (Ajin, listener) is directing Kaina of the Great Snow Seawhile Sadayuki Murai (Godzilla: Monster Planet) and Tetsuya Yamada (Knight of Sidonia) is co-writing the script for the series.
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea premieres January 11 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
fire hunter
Based on the fantasy novel series by author Rieko Hinata and illustrator Akihiro Yamada, fire hunter takes place in a post-apocalyptic world covered in a vast forest teeming with otherworldly creatures known as firebirds. The premise of the series itself, which involves two children named Tōko and Kōshi, whose lives are connected by a twist of fate, sounds incredibly promising, but it’s talent itself. associated with the new production process is the most important factor. real cause for excitement.
Junji Nishimura (Ranma) and Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the shell, Blood: The Last Vampire) teamed up again to work on the project, with the former directing and the latter writing and supervising the script. Several previous Oshii collaborators will also be producing, including Kazuchika Kise (Ghost Mantle 2: Innocence) as one of the series’ main animation directors and Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the shell, Avalon), who will compose the music. Character design by Takuya Saito (Outlaw star, Macross Zero) looks amazing and is almost reminiscent of Ayumi Kurashima’s work on Devilman Crybaby or Naoya Wada’s work on Japan sinks: 2020.
fire hunter will premiere on January 14 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
Junji Ito Maniac: Scary Tales of Japan
This new animated horror anthology adapts 20 stories by popular horror manga author Junji Ito, many of them for the first time. Adaptation includes tomie, Souichi’s Convenience Curseand Hanging Balloons. Both tomie and Souichi was previously adapted in the 2018 anime anthology Junji Ito Collection, but look – I wouldn’t be accused of looking in the mouth of a gift horse and complaining it needs braces.
Shinobu Tagashira, who directed the aforementioned film Junji Ito Collection anthology, is directing this new anthology series with Studio Deen, which also produces Junji Ito Collection.
Junji Ito Maniac: Scary Tales of Japan premieres January 19 and will stream on Netflix.
