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The Summer 2025 anime season is here and it’s packed with standout titles across every genre. Fan favorites like Dan Da Dan, Sakamoto Days, and Kaiju No. 8 return this season. New anime like The Summer Hikaru Died and Gachiakuta are also worth keeping on your radar. There’s so much anime releasing that our backlogs will need backlogs. But don’t worry we’ve rounded up some of the most anticipated anime of the summer to help you figure out where to start.
The first season of Kaiju No 8 was a huge success. After being one of the biggest anime of 2024, our favorite Kaiju-turned-hero, Kafka Hibino makes his return this July, and things are looking to get even more intense. The story follows Kafka Hibino, a 32-year old who longed to be part of the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force to fulfill a promise to his good friend, Misa Ashiro. But fate takes a wild turn, when Kafka ingests a parasitic creature, and gains powers of a kaiju. Now living a double life, Kafka must prove to the organization that he's not a threat, but an asset against these threatening colossal monsters.
When season 2 arrives in July, it’ll be interesting to see how Kafka alongside his team will evolve as a unit. Season 1 left us with a cliffhanger, introducing us to the sinister new foe, Kaiju No.9. plotting his next move to eliminate the human race.
The first season of Dan Da Dan was a massive hit that took the anime community by storm. Its bizarre storytelling, off-the-wall humor with lovable characters, (plus a banger of an opening theme) kept fans locked in, anticipating its next season.
If for some reason you’ve been living under a rock: The story follows high schooler Momo, who comes from a family of spirit mediums meets her classmate Okarun, a geek who’s obsessed with aliens but doesn’t believe in ghosts. Now here’s a twist here: Momo doesn’t believe in aliens. When the two challenge each other’s belief, they set out to prove each other wrong, only to discover that both aliens and ghosts are very real. What follows is chaotic, hilarious supernatural shenanigans, heartfelt moments, and crazy plot twists.
The world of Dan Da Dan is nothing but wild, fun and unusual chaos that we can't get enough of. Season 2 can’t come soon enough.
Da Da Dan is set to return July 3rd, 2025 on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
Written and illustrated by manga artist Kei Urana with graffiti design by Hideyoshi Andou, makes her debut with anime action series, Gachiakuta. Set in a dystopian floating town where the poor struggle to survive under the towering shadows of the rich and wealthy, who discard their trash below into the abyss. We meet Rudo, a boy who’s been falsely accused of murder. His wrongful conviction leads him to an unutterable punishment- banishment from the floating city, cast into the abyss along with society’s discarded trash.
Below, in the heart of the abyss, humanity’s cast-off waste have bred gruesome and vicious monsters. Rudo is now set on a mission to discover the truth and seek vengeance on whoever cast him into the pits of hell. To escape out of the abyss of purgatory, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle these behemothic trash beasts of the Pit!
After winning the global prize Global Special Prize in the Comics category of the Next Manga Awards back in 2022, there’s been anticipation for this anime adaption. Kei Urana was an assistant to Atsushi Ohkubo, the author of Soul Eater and Fire Force, which explains some of the stylistic inspirations.
Gachiakuta is set to arrive on July 6th, 2025.
It’s rare to find an anime that seamlessly blends coming-of-age drama and body horror, but The Summer Hikaru Died does exactly that. Written and illustrated by Mokumokuren, the upcoming Netflix anime is a chilling story where a teenage boy named Hikaru, mysteriously vanishes after spending a day wandering through the mountains surrounding his quiet village.When he returns, something seems… wrong. After encountering a strange, otherworldly being, his body is taken over. His close friend Yoshiki realizes the person standing before him is not the same Hikaru he once knew. With this knowledge, Yoshiki must confront both their shifting bond and the supernatural horrors now closing in.
The Summer Hikaru Died will be coming to Netflix on July 5th, 2025.
In 2025, Donghua is more popular than ever. Just in case you’re wondering, Donghua is referred to as a Chinese anime. They have unique animation styles, and compelling stories that are typically rooted in Chinese culture. Earlier this year, anime like Link Click and To Be Hero X, became very popular amongst fans, praising them as hidden gems in the community. Now, Lord of Mystery, an upcoming adaptation by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving (Ai Qianshui de Wuzei), looks to be another captivating addition to the genre.
Based on the web novel, Lord of the Mysteries is a dark fantasy. WeZhou Mingrui is reincarnated as a university student named Klein Moretti, who—just before his death—appears to have taken his own life. Now, trapped in an alternate world inspired by the late Victorian era, where arcane powers collide with machinery coated in rich steampunk aesthetics, Zhou must find his way back home. As his journey begins, the Beyonders—a secretive class of people who possess supernatural abilities.
Zhou—now living as Klein—discovers he’s a Beyonder too, unknowingly thrust into a hidden war far bigger than he can imagine. To uncover the truth behind his reincarnation, Zhou must battle terrifying creatures, secret cults, and forces that threaten the very fabric of this strange new world.
Lord of Mysteries is set to arrive June 28th, 2025 on Crunchyroll.
Anime isn’t just a genre; it’s a universe where emotions run wild, battles redefine characters, and story arcs leave you questioning everything you thought you knew. It’s not just entertainment—it’s a journey. And some arcs have not only reshaped their respective series but have also influenced an entire generation of fans. Let’s talk about the arcs that went beyond being stories—they became what I would like to call "landmarks" in anime culture.
Anime battles hit different. These aren’t just fights—they’re iconic clashes that define characters, spark rivalries, and pull you right into the story. Here are some of the most legendary battles that left us holding our breath and replaying scenes on loop.
