Anime fans are in for a real treat as we head into the new year, now that several highly-anticipated new titles are starting to roll in over the next couple weeks. One show we're looking forward to is Jujutsu Kaisen. In January, the show's third season will depict the brutal battle royale -- known as the Culling Game -- that fans of the book series have been waiting to see onscreen.
Also on our watch-list is Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, the new Netflix feature film directed by Shingo Yamashita, a thoroughly modernized take of the old Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It's a story that's been reimagined on film several times (most recently by Studio Ghibli) but never quite like this.
And while we're still coping with the fact that My Hero Academia is done forever, we're happy to get the season 2 premiere of the spinoff prequel, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes in January.
While you'll find most of these new drops on Crunchyroll, you can also find some of them on other streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. If you want to mix things up, don't forget that there are platforms that offer free anime, too. And if you're looking to watch something right now, check out our list of 8 shows you must watch before the end of 2025.
Gege Akutami/Shueisha/Jujutsu Kaisen Project Jujutsu Kaisen, season 3 (Jan. 8) It's been over two years since the last season of Jujutsu Kaisen aired and, at long last, season 3 will premiere on Jan. 8. The series, adapted from Gege Akutami's wildly popular manga which has over 100 million copies in circulation, follows high schooler Yuji Itadori, whose body becomes the vessel for Ryomen Sukuna, a powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer. This season is based on the Culling Game arc, a deadly battle royale between sorcerers and other Curse Users, and one of the most significant events in the story. New episodes arrive at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Crunchyroll.
Spy x Family, Season 3
The latest season of this comedy favorite premiered in October, and you can tune in to the season 3 finale on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on Crunchyroll or Hulu. This season on Spy x Family sent Loid on an infiltration mission inside a prestigious school to track a target, facing enemy threats along the way.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Season 2
Now that My Hero Academia is over for good (I'm not crying, you're crying), at least we've got My Hero Academia: Vigilantes to look forward to. The spinoff series, which takes place before the events of the main series, returns on Jan. 5 for a second season. College student Koichi, who goes by the name The Crawler, returns to dish out justice outside the law, along with fellow vigilantes Knuckleduster and Pop Step, as they face their toughest battles yet. Episodes will air on Crunchyroll.
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