My Top 10 New Anime in 2025

Ruri no Houseki looks good, maybe it flew under the radar?

Sanda is a solid 8/10 in my opinion. The animation, art quality, and style was fairly consistent throughout the season, which I think should give it a big up.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/60489/Takopii


https://myanimelist.net/anime/57969/Nukitashi

I appreciate this specific question, @PoohTheGun, since it's forcing me to throw out sequels from my consideration. With that in mind...

In seasonal alphabetical order, my personal favorites of 2025 - with a total limit of 10:
WINTER: Medalist, Tasokare Hotel
SPRING: Apocalypse Hotel, Kowloon Generic Romance, Rock is a Lady's Modesty, Umamusume Cinderella Gray (this is not a sequel as it is based on a different source than Pretty Derby)
SUMMER: Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express, Ruri Rocks
FALL: May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Shabake

Spring was clearly the best season for new shows for me this year, but I really enjoyed Summer's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express and recommend it to anyone. It's free on YouTube, and the English Dub is actually my preferred format given how natural and fun it sounds.

I've read so many positive reviews about Clevatess, but literally all of them are very superficial and I've never seen any detalization on what exactly makes this show so good? Maybe you can explain it to me? Isn't it just a "story" about an super powerful monster who's bored and just wanders around and does random things for no particular purpose or reason? What's the point of interest here? Where is the actual narrative here? And what's the point if all those human actions are completely irrelevant anyway?

p.s. This is literally the reason I droed Overlord after the first season, so how similar are these shows?

Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but I'm surprised the OP has a mere 1 post, despite the account being over 4 years old. I'm surprised someone can be that introverted, and spend that much time lurking tbh.....

@Zarutaku I have to admit, Takopii is a really great series. It’s a bit of a shame it’s an ONA according to MAL. Since ONAs, TV Specials, and movies usually have a production advantage over seasonal anime, I decided to exclude them from this group.

I also liked Nukitashi; it felt quite fresh and unique. My friend even told me the sequel is going to be even more intense!

@Stanis150 You should definitely check out kanLEN’s post for more details; they probably have a much deeper insight than I do! lol.

Without spoiling too much, I can tell you that this isn't a linear 'OP protagonist' story. While Clevatess is an invincible Demon Lord, he acts more like an observer of humanity.

The story kicks off after Alicia, a female hero, is defeated by him. She’s brought back to life to serve as a wet nurse for a High Elf infant—the sole survivor of a city Clevatess just leveled (mostly because that city kept annoying him by sending heroes to his doorstep lol). Clevatess spared the baby because of the mother’s final plea while she shielded the child under the ruins. He wants to judge whether the five human races deserve to exist or should be wiped out. There’s also another reason he decided to care for the baby, but I’ll leave that for you to discover.

The plot thickens because Alicia can't provide milk, so they set out to find another nurse, leading them to Nelluru, whose backstory is equally dark. This is where their journey as an unlikely trio begins.

It gets messy because the fall of the High Elf kingdom triggers a political power struggle among the remaining four races. Everyone wants a piece of the High Elves' land and advanced technology. Our main group inevitably gets dragged into the middle of this chaotic conflict.

I’ve tried to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but I’m confident you won't be disappointed like you were with Overlord. In fact, you might end up pitying Alicia so much that you'll actually find yourself wishing for Clevatess to show off his god-like powers more often! haha.