Amazing news, anime fans. If you thought 2024 was one of the best years in anime history, many of last year’s best shows will return for a second season in 2025. I don’t know what kind of special ink these animators use—but the turnaround is unbelievably quick.

If you're entrenched in the anime fandom, it probably feels as though isekai has had a lock on the anime industry for a generation. While there have been anime that would qualify with some regularity going back to the '80s,

Ever since its creation in 1986, J.C.Staff has been one of anime's leading studios. While the company doesn't always get the acclaim of some of its competitors, such as Madhouse or Studio Ghibli, J.C.

From huge adaptations like Dandadan to underrated gems like Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and Bartender: Kami no Glass, 2024 delivered a barrage of top-notch anime truly deserving of viewers' time.