With loads of Anime to look ahead to in 2025, I’d prefer to take a second and recap my 5 Favorite Anime Releases Of 2024. This listing offers an perception into what I watched and loved this 12 months. And, assuming we don’t have similar tastes, you’ll hopefully discover one thing new so as to add to your watchlist to see you thru the vacation season heading into 2025!
5 Favorite Anime Releases of 2024!
Let’s get proper into my prime 5 of the 12 months. Fan of opinion items like this? Take a look at what sequence Rachel appears to be like ahead to in 2025 proper right here!
One Piece Egghead Arc
While not a standalone sequence that launched this 12 months, the Egghead arc doesn’t shrink back from being gorgeous and sickening. It makes my listing just because I spent nearly all of this 12 months racing to catch as much as One Piece earlier than visiting the twenty fifth Anniversary Orchestra this previous November.
Egghead, just like the Wano arc earlier than it, bursts onto the scene with vibrant clean animation, participating fights and depraved lore that forces you to sit down and digest every episode. Fortuitously, the anime is on break till April 2025. So, for those who’re intimidated by the 1086 episodes earlier than it, you’ve bought a couple of months to catch up!
By way of plot, Egghead pulls no punches and Eiichiro Oda has outdone himself with the bombardment of lore drops and twists weaved into this vibrant arc. Lengthy earlier than reaching Egghead I used to be in deep with One Piece and knew I’d be a lifelong invested fan. Nevertheless, reaching Egghead felt like such a pillar achievement teeming with visible rewards for my loyalty to the sequence.
One Piece Fan Letter
As an extension to Egghead and the sequence as an entire, this gorgeous masterpiece of an episode captured the hearts of each devoted One Piece fan new and previous. Set simply after the return to Sabaody arc, One Piece Fan Letter is a love notice to the sequence thus far.
Throughout this brief story, we meet a bunch of latest characters residing or visiting Sabaody who’ve by no means met the Strawhats, however every feels influenced or has had their lives impacted by them for the higher.
Through the 23 minutes of run time, this emotional episode is laced with bittersweet love, care and admiration. It’s greater than a fictional fan letter, it transcends the display. With out the longevity of One Piece, we followers wouldn’t be blessed with such a stunning tribute, nor would the animators work so exhausting to indicate their love for the story.
Dungeon Meshi
Dungeon Meshi had me in a chokehold. A present I assumed was lighthearted and eccentric shortly turned darkish, thought-provoking and but nonetheless humorous. Following a found-family staff of fantasy folks, Dungeon Meshi takes you deep into the caverns as they hunt and eat monsters while travelling to the depths the place a dragon lurks.
Every member of the staff has a special purpose however shares the need to rescue Falin. With out spilling an excessive amount of, for those who’ve ever wished forbidden meals envy, fun and a cry I like to recommend checking DunMesh.
Dandadan
Launched autumn of this 12 months, Dandadan is a visible spectacle, hilarious and charismatic. Should you’re like me, you’ll be following it carefully and celebrating each Dandadan Thursday alongside the brand new episode releases.
One factor I haven’t but talked about for my picks is intros. While I do adore the intro songs of the opposite sequence I’ve talked about thus far, Otonoke by Creepy Nuts is genuinely among the finest of the 12 months. It’s hype, it’s upbeat, it’s beautiful and it completely encapsulates the weirdness.
If I might be so daring, I imagine Dandadan has set a brand new peak for future anime releases due to the staff engaged on it to convey this zany story of aliens, ghosts and unlucky youngsters to life.
The sequence has such a allure that pulls you in and retains you eager for extra. Typically, I pause and rewind scenes simply to soak up the genius handiwork of the animation. Not many sequence have this impact on viewers, and Dandadan might be the period of a brand new daybreak of animation expectancy.
My Deer Good friend Nokotan
Brainrot neatly folded into 12 episodes of nonsensical chaos. For the ultimate entry of my weeaboo annual roundup, we’ve got My Deer Good friend Nokotan. This sequence follows a excessive schooler who occurs to have unexplained deer genetics with a premium go.
Nokotan can pop off her skull, pluck antlers to throw round as bombs and a lot extra. However, fret not, she’s contained when surrounded by bottles of water…
Weaved with references to different reveals and authentic humour, I like to recommend this sequence as a fast binge. It’s lighthearted, leans into widespread tropes and virtually jogs my memory of The Disastrous Lifetime of Saiki Ok being in the identical stretch of random and hilarious.
