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2025 was truly a good year for all of us anime fans, so I thought I'd share my TOP 10 anime that I consider to have greatly impacted me and those that I was able to enjoy throughout the year!

With that in mind, share here in this thread, whether it's a Top 10 or just some of your favorite anime 2025.

Actually, this TOP 10 is just a part of my total list of 50 favorite anime out of the more than 100 I watched during the year 2025, if you only consider those that are seasonal.

Also, if you'd like to see the full list, I can send it to you via private message, as I found it too extensive to include in this thread.

My TOP 10 favoritr Anime of 2025:

1. Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian
(Lord of Mysteries)

2. Chi. -Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite-

3. Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the Shadow

4. Mashin Souzouden Wataru

5. Uchuujin MuuMuu

6. Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season

7. ONE PIECE: Gyojin Tou-hen

8. Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX

9. Tu Bian Yingxiong X
(To Be Hero X)

10. Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

I'd be very happy to take a look at other people's lists with different opinions and tastes :)
Feb 10, 3:57 PM
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Rock is a lady's modesty
Clevatess
This monster wants to eat me
*:・゚✧*:・゚✧May the winds of change transform you entirely.*:・゚✧*:・゚✧
Feb 10, 4:10 PM
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Rock is a lady's modesty
Clevatess
This monster wants to eat me
@JaniSIr These are really good, which was your favorite girl among the three main characters from This Monster Wants to Eat Me?
Feb 10, 4:29 PM
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@Absurdo_N Ninkoro was so much fun! And a little dark at times, lol
Feb 10, 4:33 PM
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@tchitchouan I also watched the anime on that list; you seem to have good taste in ecchi and erotica.
@ReMightyRon Thanks, ecchi and erotica are literally all that i watch.
Feb 10, 5:19 PM
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@JaniSIr These are really good, which was your favorite girl among the three main characters from This Monster Wants to Eat Me?
@ReMightyRon Uh, the mermaid girl I guess?
*:・゚✧*:・゚✧May the winds of change transform you entirely.*:・゚✧*:・゚✧
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Honestly, my top three favorites were probably the only three returning pre-2025 series I watched (not counting two cours continuing on from 2024 into 2025), which were:

-Arknights season 3
- The Apothecary Diaries season 2
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon season 2 (this and Apothecary are close - I ranked vending machine one space above it in my Top 5 for series of 2023, in 2023 when they first debuted, but I think that its second season was a little worse than its first whereas Apothecary's two seasons for me would probably be roughly equal)

Excluding those and just focusing on the new ones though:

1.) Tasokare Hotel
2.) Ruri no Houseki
3.) Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte
4.) Sorairo Utility
5.) Gnosia
6.) Kowloon Generic Romance
7.) Kijin Gentoushou
8.) Apocalypse Hotel
9.) Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
10.) Debu to Love to Ayamachi to!

Honorable mentions also worth acknowledging outside the Top 10:

- See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
- Leviathan
- A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
- Uchuujin Muumuu
- Shabake
- Shirohiyo - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother with Memories from My Past Life
- Fermat no Ryouri

List, as always, subject to potential alterations as I watch more 2025 series in the future, whether they were ones I knew about as or close to when they aired and just didn't get around to at the time or are ones I only discovered later.

I'm finishing a number of 2025 series late. I watched Shirohiyo quite late (it was a spring series I only started and watched the first three episodes of in October, then didn't come back to until the end of the year and only finished in the first week of January). Just finished Let's Play: Quest-darake no My Life a few days ago and probably going to finish Hotel Inhumans tomorrow. And after that I still have some episodes of Uchuujin Muumuu and Summer Pockets to get to. Beyond that, I hope then to get into Wandance, Ninja to Gokudou (saw the first episode of this one), Sanda, Lord of Mysteries, Witch Watch, Wei Miao Rensheng, and a few others, and then hopefully backtrack to get back to the 2024 series I skipped over at the time.
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Puniru wa Kawai Slime S2
Ruri no Houseki

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Chuuni Ojisan

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My Hero Academia Final Season
Dandadan season 2
Uma Musume Cinderella Gray
Takopi’s Original Sin
Apothecary Diaries season 2
Kowloon Generic Romance
Food for the Soul
A Ninja & An Assassin Under One Roof
Medalist
Sanda

Honorable Mentions:
Shangri La Frontier season 2 2nd cour
Solo Leveling season 2
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
See You Tomorrow at the Foodcourt
Rock is a Lady’s Modesty


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@ReMightyRon Uh, the mermaid girl I guess?
@JaniSIr It's Shiori then, I like her too, but my favorite is Miko.
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My top were
Makina
Puniru s2
Beurocrat dad to villainess
Kuroiwa Medaka

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My top were
Makina
Puniru s2
Beurocrat dad to villainess
Kuroiwa Medaka

@rohan121 Bureaucrat Dad to Villainess was a lot of fun, mainly because of Grace and that classic Otome Game world!
Feb 10, 8:19 PM
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1.To Be Hero X

2.Lord of The Mysteries

3.The Apothecary Diaries season 2

4.Kaiju no 8 season 2

5.Dr Stone: Science Future

6.Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2

7Clevatess

8.My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

9.Gachiakuta

10.My Hero Academia Final Season
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1. Ling Cage S2
2. Kingdom S6
3. (1) Clevatess
4. (2) Ruri no Houseki
5. Dandadan S2
6. Isekai Quartet S3
7. Grand Blue S2
8. 100 Girlfriends S2
9. Spy X Family S3
10. (3) Apocalypse Hotel
x. (4) Takopii no Genzai
x. (5) Medalist

If Movements of Earth counts, then I'll put it 3rd above Clevatess
Parentheses are nonsequels if you want my favorite 5 so far. Still haven't watched a couple of other 2025 shows like Nukitashi, Hikaru, LOTM, and To Be Hero X
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1.To Be Hero X

2.Lord of The Mysteries

3.The Apothecary Diaries season 2

4.Kaiju no 8 season 2

5.Dr Stone: Science Future

6.Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2

7Clevatess

8.My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

9.Gachiakuta

10.My Hero Academia Final Season
@Itachi______- Gachiakuta was a surprise, and I put it in my top 50. I'm glad you placed those two donghuas in first and second place on the list.
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1. Ling Cage S2
2. Kingdom S6
3. (1) Clevatess
4. (2) Ruri no Houseki
5. Dandadan S2
6. Isekai Quartet S3
7. Grand Blue S2
8. 100 Girlfriends S2
9. Spy X Family S3
10. (3) Apocalypse Hotel
x. (4) Takopii no Genzai
x. (5) Medalist

If Movements of Earth counts, then I'll put it 3rd above Clevatess
Parentheses are nonsequels if you want my favorite 5 so far. Still haven't watched a couple of other 2025 shows like Nukitashi, Hikaru, LOTM, and To Be Hero X
@MechKingKillbot I see, you should watch the ones you listed at the end, they're really good.
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My top 3 favs--
1. Attack on Titan
2. The apothecary diaries season 2
3. The girl who leapt through time
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After only recently realizing that deep down in my heart both Gnosia and Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai deserve a 10/10, 2025 went from being a good anime year to possibly my favorite of all time (at least top 3).

1. Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen
2. Gnosia
3. Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai
4. Takopii no Genzai
5. Kowloon Generic Romance
6. Dekin no Mogura
7. Kun Thun Tianxia Zhi Zhang Men Guilai
8. Puniru wa Kawaii Slime s2
9. Nukitashi the Animation
10. Medalist
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@Itachi______- Gachiakuta was a surprise, and I put it in my top 50. I'm glad you placed those two donghuas in first and second place on the list.
ReMightyRon said:
and I put it in my top 50
bro is a serial ranker‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍
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Magpareddi said:
ReMightyRon said:
and I put it in my top 50
bro is a serial ranker‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍

Thanks, I'll be modest, I watched 116 seasonal anime last year and another 19 from different years and genres.

If you want to see all 50, let me know and I'll send them to you via message.
(I highly recommend them).

Furthermore, making a list of 100 anime I've watched seemed excessive, so I only added half because it would have been too much work.
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Probably Lord of mysteries then Dr stone science future part 2. But there's still a few 2025 anime I havn't seen yet.
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For me it would have to of been Gachiakuta
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To name my favourite from each season:
> Tasokare Hotel
> Ninja & Assassin Under One Roof
> City: The Animation
> This Monster Wants To Eat Me

With some runners up being:
> Nyaight of the Living Cat
> Once Upon a Witches Death
> Sorairo Utility
> A Wild Last Boss Appeared

There were other shows I enjoyed of course, but I want to keep this list fairly concise so I'll leave it there.
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For my top 5 it would be:

1 - Takopii no genzai

2- Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen

3 - Hikaru ga shinda natsu

4 - Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru S2

5 - Dandadan S2

I didn't dislike the other animes I've watched, it's just that they weren't that memorable... Also, I didn't watch that many anime last year because I was working myself to exhaustion (which is worse this year btw)
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When I sit down and watch some 2025 anime I will list them down below.
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Top5
Yofukashi no Uta S2
Dandadan S2
Solo Leveling S2
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru S2
3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei
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Chi started in 2024, but its second half was in 2025, and it's an excellent example of how you don't need to be all flashy or all cute or the like, straightforward, conventional, but very intelligent storytelling works best when animated too.

HanaShura offered a delightful blend of quality character-based narrative and the use of animation to enhance the vocal performances.

Hundred Girlfriends season 2 continues to be very funny and with lovable characters.

NinKoro was also very funny, inventive, and with a nice line in social commentary.

Yofukashi no Uta season 2 perhaps even improved on its first season, with some very interesting storytelling and great use of aesthetics. If I had to pick a single anime of the year, it's probably this.

Bad Girl another comedy, maybe not as objectively good as the others I'm listing but it's a perfect match for my personal sense of humour.

Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi might just have become my favourite modern isekai. It's such a clever idea and it gets some great jokes out of it.
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My Hero Academia: Final Season
Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season
https://xss.now.cc/anime/60098/Boku_no_Hero_Academia__Final_Season

The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries
Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara
https://xss.now.cc/anime/60009/Chuuzenji-sensei_Mononoke_Kougiroku__Sensei_ga_Nazo_wo_Hodoite_Shimau_kara

2025 was a boring year with seasonals it could be better.
Recommend me some shoujo manga ♡
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I enjoyed these out of the new ones in 2025: (fall 2024 not included if they had 24 episodes)
Sakamoto days, part 1 & 2
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
Zenshu
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
Witch Watch
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
Mynoghra
Clevatess
Lvl 9999
A Wild Last Boss Appeared!

Sequels:
Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
Kingdom Season 6
Spy x Family Season 3
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2
Ranma ½ (2024) Season 2
Let This Grieving Soul Retire Part 2

Oh yeah, I always forget to mention these films, I forgot to include them, but I enjoyed these 2 aswell:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle - Part 1: Akaza Returns
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
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I can't wait to play as Rex in Ace Combat 8! YEEHAW! About F time!

Outta my way! Top 10% here & I wasn't even trying you TOURISTS! Top 3% Isekai trash lover, dayum sure!

Top 11% reader, mainly manhwa, that's surprising to say the least o_O LMAO wtf top 0.4% 4 reverse harem. Top 3% Isekai again lol, what a coincidence!


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For my top 5 it would be:

1 - Takopii no genzai

2- Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen

3 - Hikaru ga shinda natsu

4 - Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru S2

5 - Dandadan S2

I didn't dislike the other animes I've watched, it's just that they weren't that memorable... Also, I didn't watch that many anime last year because I was working myself to exhaustion (which is worse this year btw)
@weebtoge Considering this list, even with your busy schedule you still managed to watch good anime, like Takopii, which had a very beautiful and high-quality animation style.

I won't say I understand you since I don't have to work that exhaustingly, it doesn't even happen for a whole year, and I have a lot of free time. So I wish you luck, and don't forget to avoid accumulating too much stress and always stay rested; switch off your mind when necessary.
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Didn't watch many but the demon slayer movie was the biggest and the best event in Japanese cinema history.
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

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ReMightyRon said:
2025 was truly a good year for all of us anime fans

Not for me, so definitely not for "all"))

Last year was garbage from my taste perspective and this season probably continues this trend, the latest great anime which I watched was Orb.
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1.Apocalypse Hotel
2.Hikanatsu
3.Gachiakuta
4.Sanda
5.Hyakuemu

Honorable mentions
Dekin no Maogura
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26
Mono
City the Animation
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express

I don't treat sequels or series that started airing in the previous year as new series, so I don't include them in any of the lists.
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@weebtoge Considering this list, even with your busy schedule you still managed to watch good anime, like Takopii, which had a very beautiful and high-quality animation style.

I won't say I understand you since I don't have to work that exhaustingly, it doesn't even happen for a whole year, and I have a lot of free time. So I wish you luck, and don't forget to avoid accumulating too much stress and always stay rested; switch off your mind when necessary.
@ReMightyRon when I had more time, I used to watch all kinds of anime, but now that I less time, I need to select the ones that I imagine are going to be good quality lol but thanks very much! I'll make sure to stay healthy and avoid stress (or try, because my job is going completely against that lol) thanks so much <3
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If I had to make a top 10:


  1. Takopi's Original Sin (Big Gap)
  2. My Dress Up Darling S2
  3. Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze Arc (Another Big Gap)
  4. Lord of Mysteries
  5. To Your Eternity S3
  6. Grand Blue S2
  7. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle - Part 1
  8. Solo Leveling S2
  9. Dandadan S2
  10. Kaiju No. 8 S2
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1. Takopi's Original Sin

2. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

3. The Rose of Versailles (2025)

4. Lost in Starlight

5. Class 3-Z Ginpachi-sensei

6. My Dress-Up Darling S2

7. Dandadan S2

8. The Apothecary Diaries S2

9. BanG Dream: Ave Mujica

10. Zenshu
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Ryo the drugs,
and Bocchi the rock

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1. Spy X Family S3
2. Yano-kun's Ordinary Days
3. My Hero Academia Final Season
4. Kuroshitsuji: Emerald Witch Arc
5. Shoushimin Series

Definitely was a binge-heavy year.

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Cielord said:
1. Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
2. Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen
3. Tu Bian Yingxiong X
4. Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie 1: Mugenjou-hen - Akaza Sairai
6. Grand Blue Season 2
7. Yofukashi no Uta Season 2
8. Nukitashi the Animation
9. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2
10. Arknights: Rise from Ember


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2025 - Tasokare Hotel, Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, Apocalypse Hotel, Kowloon Generic Romance, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season, Dandadan 2nd Season, Dekin no Mogura, Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara, Sanda and Shabake.


ReMightyRon said:
1. Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian
(Lord of Mysteries)

9. Tu Bian Yingxiong X
(To Be Hero X)


Come ooon, those aren't anime. Not to mention To Be Hero X was a snooze fest in its middle part (and I don't like Link Click's author to begin with).
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From premieres it's definitely Silent Witch and Takopii.
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2025 - Tasokare Hotel, Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, Apocalypse Hotel, Kowloon Generic Romance, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season, Dandadan 2nd Season, Dekin no Mogura, Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara, Sanda and Shabake.


ReMightyRon said:
1. Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian
(Lord of Mysteries)

9. Tu Bian Yingxiong X
(To Be Hero X)


Come ooon, those aren't anime. Not to mention To Be Hero X was a snooze fest in its middle part (and I don't like Link Click's author to begin with).
@alshu I enjoyed all the episodes of To Be Hero X, including the middle part obviously. Besides, Donghua are also anime; they're just made in different countries and have different names, but they all have something in common: they're produced in Asia, and that in itself defines them as animation.

You don't like donghua or anything like that?

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