# 2025 in anime

Events in 2025 in anime.

## Releases
### Films

A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
| Release date | Title | Studio | Director(s) |
| January 17 | Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing | P.A. Works | Hiroyuki Hata |
| January 17 | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning | SunriseStudio Khara | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| January 24 | Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! | Studio Comet | Shinji Takamatsu |
| January 31 | Make a Girl | Yasuda Gensho Studio by Xenotoon | Genshō Yasuda |
| January 31 | The Rose of Versailles | MAPPA | Ai Yoshimura |
| February 14 | Eiga Senpai wa Otokonoko: Ame Nochi Hare | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi |
| February 21 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | Polygon Pictures | Takanori Tsujimoto |
| March 7 | Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales | Shin-Ei Animation | Yukiyo Teramoto |
| March 14 | Gekijōban Mononoke Dainishō: Hinezumi | EOTA | Kenji Nakamura |
| April 11 | Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 (part 3) | Studio Mother | Harutoshi Fukui (Chief)Naomichi Yamato |
| April 18 | Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback | TMS Entertainment | Katsuya Shigehara |
| April 18 | Gekijōban Boku to Roboco | Gallop | Akitaro Daichi |
| May 9 | Gekijōban Uta no Prince-sama Taboo Night XXXX | A-1 Pictures | Akiko Seki |
| May 23 | Kaitō Queen no Yūga na Kyūka | East Fish Studio | Shigetaka Ikeda |
| May 23 | Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 4 | Actas | Masaki Tachibana |
| June 27 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara |
| June 27 | Soreike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero! | TMS Entertainment | Toshikazu Hashimoto |
| June 27 | Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl | Shaft | Yasuomi Umetsu |
| July 18 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (part 1) | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki |
| August 29 | Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to: Dive in Wonderland | P.A. Works | Toshiya Shinohara |
| December 5 | Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise | Shin-Ei AnimationFugaku | Gorō Kuji |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title |
| January 2 – | Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective | | Project No.9 | Kazuya Iwata | Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte |
| January 2 – | Ave Mujica: The Die Is Cast | | Sanzigen | Kōdai Kakimoto | BanG Dream! Ave Mujica |
| January 2 – | Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation | | Bibury Animation Studios | Kousuke Murayama | |
| January 2 – | Momentary Lily | | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki (Chief)Susumu KudoKatsumasa Yokomine | |
| January 3 – 21 March | I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class | 12 | Studio GokumiAXsiZ | Hiroyuki Oshima | Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta |
| January 4 – | Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! | | Zero-GSaber Works | Tetsuo Hirakawa | S Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet Toshite Kurashitemasu |
| January 4 – | Sorairo Utility | | Yostar Pictures | Kengo Saitō | |
| January 5 – | Head Start at Birth (season 2) | | | | 0-Saiji Start Dash Monogatari |
| January 5 – | I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons | | EMT Squared | Shinobu Tagashira | Kisaki Kyōiku kara Nigetai Watashi |
| January 5 – | I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? | | Quad | Hisashi Saito | NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita |
| January 5 – | Medalist | | ENGI | Yasutaka Yamamoto | |
| January 5 – | Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying | | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki (Chief)Shingo Tanabe | Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru |
| January 5 – | Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow | | A-1 Pictures | Shunsuke Nakashige | Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow |
| January 5 – | Zenshu | | MAPPA | Mitsue Yamazaki | |
| January 6 – | Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! | | Geek ToysCompTown | Michio Fukuda | Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi |
| January 6 – | I Have a Crush at Work | | Blade | Naoko Takeichi | Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu |
| January 6 – | My Happy Marriage (season 2) | | Kinema Citrus | Takehiro KubotaMasayuki Kojima | Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon |
| January 6 – | Promise of Wizard | | Liden Films | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Mahōtsukai no Yakusoku |
| January 7 – | Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster" | | Asahi Production | Ryuichi Kimura | Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" |
| January 7 – | I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic | | Studio DeenMarvy Jack | Kenichi Ishikura | Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō o Kiwamete Mita |
| January 7 – | Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms | | SynergySP | Yoshiaki Okumura | Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai |
| January 7 – | Unnamed Memory (season 2) | | ENGI | Kazuya Miura | |
| January 8 – | Flower and Asura | | Studio Bind | Ayumu Uwano | Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku |
| January 8 – | Ishura (season 2) | | PassioneSanzigen (CGI) | Takeo Takahashi (Chief)Yuki Ogawa | |
| January 8 – | Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time | | Studio Comet | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsushi? |
| January 8 – | Tasokare Hotel | | PRA | Kōsuke Kuremizu | |
| January 9 – | Dr. Stone: Science Future (part 1) | | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | |
| January 9 – | Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest | | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Fugūshoku "Kanteishi" ga Jitsu wa Saikyō Datta |
| January 9 – | Honey Lemon Soda | | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | |
| January 9 – | Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World | | Studio Deen | Kazuomi Koga | Magic Maker: Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata |
| January 9 – | The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World | | East Fish Studio | Yoshihide Yūzumi | Around 40 Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu |
| January 10 – | Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You | | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda |
| January 10 – | Aquarion: Myth of Emotions | | Satelight | Kenji Itoso | Sōsei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions |
| January 10 – | Farmagia | | Bridge | Shinji Ishihira (Chief)Toshihiko Sano | |
| January 10 – | From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! | | Ajia-do Animation Works | Tetsuya Takeuchi | Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san |
| January 10 – | The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) | | Toho Animation StudioOLM | Norihiro Naganuma (Chief)Akinori Fudesaka | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto |
| January 10 – | Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! | | Zero-G | Tōru Kitahata | Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san |
| January 11 – | Baban Baban Ban Vampire | | Gaina | Itsuro Kawasaki | |
| January 11 – | I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time | | CloverWorks | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Guild no Uketsukejō Desu ga, Zangyō wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Tōbatsu Shiyō to Omoimasu |
| January 11 – | Sakamoto Days (part 1) | | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Watanabe | |
| January 11 – | Übel Blatt | | SatelightStaple Entertainment | Takashi Naoya | |
| January 11 – | UniteUp! Uni:Birth | | CloverWorks | Shinichiro Ushijima | |
| January 12 – | I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! | | Bandai Namco Pictures | Katsumi Ono | A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu |
| January 12 – | Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (season 2) | | Production I.G | Akira Sato | Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Chōjin Shiso-hen |
| January 12 – | Mashin Creator Wataru | | Bandai Namco Pictures | Yumi Kamakura | Mashin Sōzōden Wataru |
| January 12 – | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (season 2) | | Bibury Animation Studios | Hikaru Sato | Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo |
| January 12 – | The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World | | Satelight | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Sentai Red Isekai de Bōkensha ni Naru |
| January 12 – | Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (season 2) | | Lerche | Yohei Fukui | Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun |
| January 12 – | Witchy Pretty Cure!! Mirai Days | | Toei AnimationStudio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Mahōtsukai Precure!! Mirai Days |
| February 2 – | You and Idol Pretty Cure | | Toei Animation | Chiaki Kon | Kimi to Idol Precure |
| March 30 | Twins Hinahima | 1 | KaKa Technology Studio | Kō Nakano | |
| March 31 – | Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō | | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Kazuya Aiura | Kijin Gentōshō |
| April 1 – | Once Upon a Witch's Death | | EMT Squared | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Aru Majo ga Shinu Made |
| April 2 – | Ballpark de Tsukamaete! | | EMT Squared | Jun'ichi Kitamura | |
| April 2 – | Please Put Them On, Takamine-san | | Liden Films | Tomoe Makino | Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san |
| April 2 – | The Beginning After the End | 24 | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Saikyō no Ōsama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani o Suru? |
| April 2 – | Your Forma | | Geno Studio | Takaharu Ozaki | |
| April 3 – | Miru: Paths to My Future | 5 | | | Miru: Watashi no Mirai |
| April 3 – | Rock Is a Lady's Modesty | | Bandai Namco Pictures | Shinya Watada | Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite |
| April 3 – | The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows | | Makaria | Joe Yoshizaki | Isshun de Chiryou shiteita no ni Yakudatazu to Tsuihousareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to shite Tanoshiku Ikiru |
| April 4 – | Araiguma Calcal-dan | | Nippon Animation | Henry Hirakawa | |
| April 4 – | Bye Bye, Earth (season 2) | | Liden Films | Yasuto Nishikata | |
| April 4 – | Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!) | | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | |
| April 4 – | The Dinner Table Detective | | Madhouse | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de |
| April 4 – | Wind Breaker (season 2) | | CloverWorks | Toshifumi Akai | |
| April 5 – | Anne Shirley | 24 | The Answer Studio | Hiroshi Kawamata | |
| April 5 – | Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc | | CloverWorks | Kenjirou Okada | Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen |
| April 5 – | Everyday Host | | Fanworks | Rarecho | |
| April 5 – | Fire Force (season 3, part 1) | | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai |
| April 5 – | From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman | | PassioneHayabusa Film | Akio Kazumi | Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru |
| April 5 – | Gag Manga Biyori Go | | Studio Deen | Akitaro Daichi | Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori Go |
| April 5 – | Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers | | Sanzigen | Shigeru Morikawa | |
| April 5 – | I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (season 2) | | Teddy | Kunihisa Sugishima | Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita: Sono Ni |
| April 5 – | Kaijū Sekai Seifuku | | DLE | Kinuta Ōshiro | |
| April 5 – | Kowloon Generic Romance | | Arvo Animation | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | |
| April 5 – | Yaiba: Samurai Legend | | Wit Studio | Takahiro Hasui | Shin Samurai-den Yaiba |
| April 6 – | Classic Stars | | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | |
| April 6 – | Gorilla no Kami Kara Kago Sareta Reijō wa Ōritsu Kishidan de Kawaiigareru | | Kachigarasu | Fumitoshi Oizaki | |
| April 6 – | I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | | Quad | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu! |
| April 6 – | Koupen-chan | | Lesprit | Lesprit | |
| April 6 – | Lazarus | | MAPPA | Shinichirō Watanabe | |
| April 6 – | Maebashi Witches | | Sunrise | Junichi Yamamoto | |
| April 6 – | Princession Orchestra | | Silver Link | Shin Oonuma | |
| April 6 – | Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (season 2) | | Lapin Track | Mamoru Kanbe | Shōshimin Series |
| April 6 – | The Unaware Atelier Master | | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii | Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyū Party no Moto Zatsuyōgakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentō Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi |
| April 6 – | Uma Musume Cinderella Gray (part 1) | | CygamesPictures | Yūki ItōTakehiro Miura | |
| April 6 – | Witch Watch | | Bibury Animation Studios | Hiroshi Ikehata | |
| April 7 – | Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (season 2) | | Felix Film | Yasutaka Yamamoto (Chief)Tomoe Makino | |
| April 7 – | Chūzenji-sensei Mononoke Kōgiroku | | 100studio | Chihiro Kumano | |
| April 7 – | Kakushite! Makina-san!! | | BloomZ | Masayoshi Nishida | |
| April 7 – | My Hero Academia: Vigilantes | | Bones Film | Kenichi Suzuki | Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals |
| April 7 – | Summer Pockets | | Feel | Tomoki Kobayashi | |
| April 7 – | Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! | | Elias | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Chotto Dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai Kara Oikakete Kita |
| April 7 – | Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey | | Makaria | Masaharu Watanabe | |
| April 8 – | #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System | | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | #Compass 2.0: Sentō Setsuri Kaiseki System |
| April 8 – | The Shiunji Family Children | | Doga Kobo | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi |
| April 9 – | Apocalypse Hotel | | CygamesPictures | Kana Shundo | |
| April 9 – | Hana-Doll*: Reinterpretation of Flowering | | A-Real | Masahiro Takata | |
| April 9 – | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX | | SunriseStudio Khara | Kazuya Tsurumaki | |
| April 10 – | Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi | | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | |
| April 10 – | The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom | | Troyca | Shuu Watanabe | Kanpeki Sugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru |
| April 10 – | Uchūjin Mūmū | | OLM | Tomoya Takahashi | |
| April 12 – | Teogonia | | Asahi Production | Kunihiro Mori | |
| April 13 – | Food for the Soul | | P.A. Works | Shinya KawatsuraYū Harumi | Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi |
| April 13 – | Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (season 2) | | Yostar Pictures | Keiichi Sato | Sentai Daishikkaku |
| April 13 – | Mono | | Soigne | Ryota Aikei | |
| July 8 – | Grand Blue Dreaming (season 2) | | Zero-GLiber | Shinji Takamatsu | Grand Blue |
| July | Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra | | Maho Film | Yūji Yanase | Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku |
| July | April Showers Bring May Flowers | | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Busu ni Hanataba o |
| July | Bad Girl | | Bridge | Jōji Furuta | |
| July | Betrothed to My Sister's Ex | | LandQ Studios | Takayuki Kitagawa | Zutaboro Reijō wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru |
| July | Call of the Night (season 2) | | Liden Films | Tomoyuki Itamura | Yofukashi no Uta |
| July | City the Animation | | Kyoto Animation | Taichi Ishidate | |
| July | Clevatess: Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha | | Lay-duce | Kiyotaka Taguchi | |
| July | Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl | | Nomad | Toshihiro Kikuchi | Game Center Shōjo to Ibunka Kōryū |
| July | Dandadan (season 2) | | Science Saru | Fūga YamashiroAbel Góngora | |
| July | Dekin no Mogura | | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | |
| July | Fermat no Ryōri | | | | |
| July | Futari Solo Camp | | SynergySP | Jun Hatori | |
| July | Gachiakuta | | Bones Film | Fumihiko Suganuma | |
| July | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube | | Studio Kai | Yasuyuki Ōishi | Jigoku Sensei Nube |
| July | Hotel Inhumans | | Bridge | Tetsurō Amino | |
| July | I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (season 2) | | Tsumugi Akita Animation Lab | Jin Tamamura | Tensei Shitara Dai Nana Ōji Datta no de, Kimama ni Majutsu o Kiwamemasu |
| July | Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) | | Production I.G | Shigeyuki MiyaTomomi Kamiya | Kaijū 8-gō |
| July | Mr. Osomatsu (season 4) | | Pierrot Films | Yoshinori Odaka | Osomatsu-san |
| July | New Saga | | Studio Clutch | Naoki Mizusawa | Tsuyokute New Saga |
| July | Night of the Living Cat | | OLM | Takashi Miike (Chief)Tomohiro Kamitani | |
| July | Onmyō Kaiten Re:verse | | David Production | Hideya Takahashi | |
| July | Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter | | Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Kōjo Denka no Kateikyōshi |
| July | Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother with Memories from My Past Life | | Studio Comet | Masafumi Sato | Shiro Buta Kizoku desu ga Zense no Kioku ga Haeta node Hiyoko na Otōto Sodatemasu |
| July | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 4, part 1) | | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu |
| July | Sakamoto Days (part 2) | | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Watanabe | |
| July | The Rising of the Shield Hero (season 4) | | Kinema Citrus | | Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari |
| July | The Water Magician | | Typhoon GraphicsWonderland | Hideyuki Satake | Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai |
| July | There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... | | Studio Mother | Natsumi Uchinuma | Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenaijan, Muri Muri! (*Muri Janakatta!?) |
| July | Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood | | Studio Hibari | Ato Nonaka | Tōgen Anki |
| July | Turkey! | | Bakken Record | Susumu Kudo | |
| July | Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille | | Jumondou | Takuya Satō (Chief)Kiyoto Nakajima | |
| July | Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse | | Staple Entertainment | Takashi Naoya | Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen |
| July | Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! | | OLM Team Yoshioka | Jōji Shimura | Tsuihōsha Shokudō e Yōkoso! |
| July | With You and the Rain | | Lesprit | Tomohiro Tsukimisato | Ame to Kimi to |
| July | Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta Shiro Madōshi, S-Rank Bōkensha ni Hirowareru | | Felix Film | Hiroshi Tamada | |
| October | 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei | | Bandai Namco Pictures | Makoto Moriwaki (Chief)Natsumi Higashida | |
| October | A Wild Last Boss Appeared! | | Wao World | Yūya Horiuchi | Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta! |
| October | Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu | | Voil | Kaoru Suzuki | |
| October | Gnosia | | Domerica | Kazuya Ichikawa | |
| October | My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! | | Blade | Kazuomi Koga | Tomodachi no Imōto ga Ore ni Dake Uzai |
| October | My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's | | Sunrise | Nobuyoshi Habara | Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga |
| October | Nohara Hiroshi Hirumeshi no Ryūgi | | DLE | Tsukasa Nishiyama | |
| October | One-Punch Man (season 3) | | J.C.Staff | | |
| October | Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! | | | | Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu! |
| October | Spy × Family (season 3) | | | | |
| October | This Monster Wants to Eat Me | | Studio Lings | Naoyuki Kuzuya (Chief)Yūsuke Suzuki | Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de Nashi |
| October | Yano-kun no Futsū no Hibi | | Ajia-do Animation Works | Shinpei Matsuo | |

### Original net animations

A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Studio | Director(s) |
| February 27 | Kairyū to Yūbinya-san | CoMix Wave Films | Taku Kimura |
| April 10 | Moonrise | Wit Studio | Masashi Koizuka |
| July | My Melody & Kuromi | Toruku Studio | Tomoki Misato |
| September | Cat's Eye | Liden Films | Yoshifumi Sueda |
| September | Pokémon Concierge (part 2) | Dwarf Studios | Iku Ogawa |
| October | Disney Twisted-Wonderland the Animation | Yumeta CompanyGraphinica | Takahiro Natori (Chief)Shin Katagai |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
| March 19 | SK8 the Infinity Extra Part | 4 | Bones | Hiroko Utsumi | | |

## Deaths
### January

* January 6: Dale Wilson, Canadian voice actor (voice of Cell in the Ocean Productions dub of Dragon Ball Z, Smokescreen in Transformers: Armada, Clow Reed in Cardcaptor Sakura), dies at age 74.
* January 8:
** Yoichi Onishi [ja], Japanese animator and animation supervisor (Dragon Ball, Rilu Rilu Fairilu, Run for Money: The Great Mission, Mazica Party [ja]).
** Hiroshi Shinkawa [ja], Japanese composer and arranger (Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll, Wanna-Be's, Boyfriend), dies at age 69 from ischemic heart failure.
* January 29: Atomu Shimojō, Japanese voice actor (voice of Futoshi Tsutsui in Human Crossing), dies at age 78 from acute subdural hematoma.

### February

* February 2: Nobumasa Konagai [ja], Japanese manga editor (Glass Mask, Sukeban Deka), dies at age 94.
* February 16: Osamu Miyawaki [ja], Japanese businessman (founder of anime figure manufacturer Kaiyodo), dies at age 96.

### March

* March 11: Dave Mallow, American voice actor (voice of Angemon in Digimon), dies at age 76.