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All Anime Release Dates in 2023

Anime is taking over the world in 2023.

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Every year, anime just seems to keep getting better. Whether it’s an adaptation of everyone’s favorite action manga or a Netflix original slice-of-life, there’s something solid to watch for both casual and hardcore viewers alike.

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Thankfully, it looks like 2023 is going to be another crazy year for the genre, as there’s already been a boatload of new and returning anime announced. With that in mind, we’ve gone ahead and detailed just about everything you could ever need regarding releases for the coming year, including a handful of debut anime that are airing for the first time.

You’ll see each upcoming anime broken down by release dates and windows, as well as special movies and titles that are assumed to come out within the year. Lastly, the titles in bold are the ones that are seen as the most highly anticipated of the bunch, so be sure to keep an eye out for those.

Winter 2023

  • The Way of the Househusband Season 2 – Jan. 1, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 – Jan. 4, 2023 (BONES)
  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl! – Jan. 4, 2023 (Lay-duce)
  • The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague – Jan. 4, 2023 (Zero-G)
  • Tsurune Season 2 – Jan. 4, 2023 (Kyoto Animation)
  • The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady – Jan. 4, 2023 (Diomedéa)
  • Technoroid Overmind – Jan. 4, 2023 (Doga Kobo)
  • Spy Classroom – Jan. 5, 2023 (WIT STUDIO)
  • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part 2 – Jan. 5, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Revenger – Jan. 5, 2023 (Ajia-do Animation Works)
  • The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World – Jan. 5, 2023 (Cloud Hearts)
  • ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister! – Jan. 5, 2023 (Studio Bind)
  • Sugar Apple Fairy Tale – Jan. 6, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog – Jan. 6, 2023 (Quad)
  • Giant Beasts of Ars – Jan. 6, 2023 (Asahi Production)
  • Farming Life in Another World – Jan. 6, 2023 (Zero-G)
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Jan. 6, 2023 (Tatsunoko Production)
  • Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte – Jan. 6, 2023 (Tezuka Productions)
  • Nijiyon Animation – Jan. 6, 2023 (Sunrise)
  • A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized – Jan. 6, 2023 (LAN Studio)
  • Buddy Daddies – Jan. 6, 2023 (P.A. Works)
  • Tokyo Revengers Christmas Showdown Arc – Jan. 7, 2023 (Liden Films)
  • Trigun Stampede – Jan. 7, 2023 (Studio Orange)
  • The Misfit of Demon King Academy II – Jan. 7, 2023 (Silver Link)
  • Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army – Jan. 7, 2023 (Encourage Films)
  • Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement – Jan. 7, 2023 (Felix Film)
  • Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack – Jan. 8, 2022 (Telecom Animation Film)
  • The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World – Jan. 7, 2023 (Studio Blanc)
  • In/Spectre Season 2 – Jan. 8, 2023 (Brain’s Base)
  • Handyman Saitō in Another World – Jan. 8, 2023 (C2C)
  • By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 – Jan. 8, 2023 (Maho Film)
  • The Tale of Outcasts – Jan. 8, 2023 (Ashi Productions)
  • Mou Ippon! – Jan. 8, 2023 (Bakken Record)
  • Vinland Saga Season 2 – Jan. 9, 2023 (MAPPA)
  • Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari – Jan. 9, 2023 (Bandai Namco Pictures)
  • The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2 – Jan. 9, 2023 (Madhouse)
  • Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire – Jan. 9, 2023 (Studio Comet)
  • Ayakashi Triangle – Jan. 9, 2023 (Connect)
  • High Card – Jan. 9, 2023 (Studio Hibari)
  • Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible – Jan. 10, 2023 (Pine Jam)
  • Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World – Jan. 10, 2023 (Frontier Works)
  • Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill – Jan. 10, 2023 (MAPPA)
  • Ooyukiumi no Kaina (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea) – Jan. 11, 2023 (Polygon Pictures)
  • The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made Season 2 – Jan. 13, 2023 (Hotline)
  • Hikari no Ō – Jan. 14, 2023 (Signal.MD)
  • Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2 – Jan. 14, 2023 (Studio JEMI)
  • The Fire Hunter – Jan. 14, 2023 (Signal.MD)
  • Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre – Jan. 19, 2023 (Studio Deen)
  • Record of Ragnarok Season 2 – Jan. 26, 2023 (Graphinica Yumeta Company)
  • Make My Day – Feb. 2, 2023 (5 Inc.)
  • Aggretsuko Season 5 – Feb. 16, 2023 (Fanworks)
  • Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 – March 4, 2023 (MAPPA)

Summary: The 2023 anime season started off with quite a bang, capped off with the absolute juggernaut that was Attack on Titan‘s final season premiere. We also got to enjoy some holdovers from 2022, including My Hero Academia and the surprisingly gripping Blue Lock.

If you were looking for something a little more off the beaten path, the romantic comedy Tomo-Chan is a Girl! comes as highly recommended, and we will not accept any further slander being levied in the direction of Trigun Stampede. As jarring as the CGI visuals might be at first glance, it quickly becomes second nature, and the characterization and narrative are not just rehashes of what worked 30 years ago.

For our money (made up of mostly zeni and woolongs), the standout effort came from MAPPA’s follow-up to Vinland Saga. Thorfinn’s struggles in an oppressive world make for top level storytelling, and we would even daresay that it transcends the limitations of animation. If only Hollywood wasn’t so preoccupied with the same rotation of Disney fare, it would most certainly be spoken of with national reverence.

Spring 2023

  • Hell’s Paradise – April 1, 2023 (MAPPA)
  • Heavenly Delusion – April 1, 2023 (Production I.G)
  • MIX Season 2 – April 1, 2023 (OLM)
  • Edens Zero Season 2 – April 2, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Tousouchuu: Great Mission – April 2, 2023 (Toei Animation)
  • The Dangers in My Heart – April 2, 2023 (Shin-Ei Animation)
  • My Home Hero – April 2, 2023 (Tezuka Productions)
  • My Clueless First Friend – April 2, 2023 (Studio Signpost)
  • My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 – April 2, 2023 (Madhouse)
  • Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Season 2 (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!) – April 3, 2023 (EMT Squared)
  • The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far – April 3, 2023 (EMT Squared)
  • In Another World With My Smartphone Season 2 – April 3, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Beyblade Burst QuadStrike – April 3, 2023 (OLM Team Abe)
  • Skip and Loafer – April 4, 2023 (P.A. Works)
  • Kizuna no Allele – April 4, 2023 (Wit Studio)
  • Alice Gear Aegis Expansion – April 4, 2023 (Nomad)
  • Tokyo Mew Mew New Season 2 – April 5, 2023 (Yumeta Company)
  • The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 – April 6, 2023 (Studio Kafka)
  • KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World – April 6, 2023 (Studio Palette)
  • Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! – April 6, 2023 (studio Drive)
  • Yuri is My Job! – April 6, 2023 (Passione)
  • Dr. Stone Season 3 – April 6, 2023 (TMS Entertainment)
  • THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149 – April 6, 2023 (CygamesPictures)
  • Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story Season 2 – April 7, 2023 (Bandai Namco Pictures)
  • Opus.COLORs – April 7, 2023 (C-Station)
  • Kawaisugi Crisis (Too Cute Crisis) – April 7, 2023 (SynergySP)
  • The Legendary Hero Is Dead! – April 7, 2023 (Liden Films)
  • I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too – April 4, 2023 (Millepensee)
  • TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2 – April 8, 2023 (Studio Seven Arcs)
  • Gunma-chan Season 2 – April 8, 2023 (Ascension)
  • Otaku Elf – April 8, 2023 (C2C)
  • Mahō Shōjo Magical Destroyers – April 8, 2023 (Bibury Animation Studios)
  • Mashle – April 8, 2023 (A-1 Pictures)
  • Megami no Cafe Terrace – April 8, 2023 (Tezuka Productions)
  • Rokudo’s Bad Girls – April 8, 2023 (Satelight)
  • My One-Hit Kill Sister – April 8, 2023 (Studio Gekko)
  • A Galaxy Next Door – April 9, 2023 (Asahi Production)
  • World Dai Star – April 9, 2023 (Lerche)
  • Summoned to Another World…Again?! – April 9, 2023 (Studio Elle)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Part 2 – April 9, 2023 (Sunrise Studios)
  • Blue Orchestra – April 9, 2023 (Nippon Animation)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3 – April 9, 2023 (ufotable)
  • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion – April 10, 2023 (Typhoon Graphics)
  • Dead Mount Death Play – April 11, 2023 (Geek Toys)
  • Insomniacs After School – April 11, 2023 (United Productions)
  • Oshi no Ko – April 12, 2023 (Doga Kobo)
  • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Season 3 – April 12, 2023 (Studio Deen)
  • The Marginal Service – April 12, 2023 (Studio 3Hz)
  • Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage – April 14, 2023 (Wit Studio)
  • Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts – April 20, 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Ultraman Final Season – May 11, 2023 (Animal Logic)

Summary: To think that spring’s offerings aren’t quite as bountiful as what we got in winter is an absolute fallacy, keeping in mind that the return of Demon Slayer alone is practically enough to carry an entire season. We had also pegged Dr. Stone Season 3 and Konosuba as heavy hitters, and both are proving to be absolute delights, providing the delicious chaos of chemistry and/or wizardry in equal measure.

With that said, Hell’s Paradise is a late elevation to the coveted “bold text status”, because it will absolutely resurface in the anime of the year discussion when all is said and done. The quest of Gabimaru the Hollow to procure the Elixir of Life is a brutal, bloody affair that makes the wait for each new episode practically exhausting.

On the other end of the spectrum, Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage has been so mirthful, bridging the gap from season 1’s surprisingly grim tale of chivalry with much lower stakes. This is more character building than must-see content, but considering how lovable those characters happen to be, we’re really not complaining.

Lastly, Mashle is sneaky good, dishing out some of the best laughs of 2023. On paper, it is One Punch Man + Harry Potter, but the actual application of this formula really pays off in unexpected ways.

Summer 2023

  • Masamune-kun’s Revenge R – July 3, 2023 (SILVER LINK.)
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – July 6, 2023 (MAPPA)
  • The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today – July 8, 2023 (Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 – July 2023 (BONES)
  • Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence – July 2023 (Doga Kobo)
  • Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation – July 2023 (Pierrot)
  • My Happy Marriage – July 2023 (Kinema Citrus)
  • Horimiya: Piece – July 2023 (CloverWorks)
  • My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 – July 2023 (Maho Film)
  • The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2 – July 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Sweet Reincarnation – July 2023 (TO Books)
  • Am I Actually the Strongest? – July 2023 (Avex Pictures)
  • Helck – July 2023 (Satelight)
  • Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2 – July 2023 (J.C. Staff)
  • Mononogatari 2nd Season – July 2023 (Bandai Namco Pictures)
  • Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon – July 2023 (Studio Gokumi)
  • The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior – July 2023 (OLM)
  • Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses – July 2023 (GoHands)
  • Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 3 – July 2023
  • Synduality: Noir – July 2023 (8bit)
  • Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout – July 2023 (LIDENFILMS)
  • The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 Part 2 – 2023 (Studio 3Hz)
  • Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3 – July 2023 (TMS Entertainment)
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 – July 2023 (Studio Bind Inc)
  • Masamune-kun’s Revenge R – July 2023 (Silver Link)
  • Liar Liar – July 2023 (Geek Toys)
  • Rurouni Kenshin – July 2023 (LIDENFILMS)
  • Undead Girl Murder Farce – July 2023 (Lapin Track)
  • The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior – July 2023 (OLM)
  • Tsuyokute New Saga – July 2023 (Sotsu)
  • Ayaka – July 2023 (Studio Blanc)
  • The Dreaming Boy is a Realist – July 2023 (Studio Gokumi)
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – July 2023 (Bug Films)
  • Dark Gathering – July 2023 (OLM)
  • The IDOLM@STER Million Live! – Aug. 18, 2023 (A-1 Pictures)

Summary: Yes, we see it, too. Jujutsu Kaisen and Bleach in the same season. With these two titans vying for the top spot, there’s still plenty of room for the rest of the lineup to impress.

Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 promises more exquisite storytelling and worldbuilding, though your mileage may vary depending on how insufferable you find Rudeus at the center of it all. If prior efforts are any indication, Bungo Stray Dogs is a dark horse contender for anime of the season. If you haven’t delved into it yet, there’s still plenty of time to catch up!

Additionally, summer is a great season for things to get weird. Between The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today and Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon, those with a fondness for the bizarre will be well catered to.

Let’s also keep an eye on Rurouni Kenshin’s reboot. The original was a late 90s classic, and a refresh could be just what it needs to be introduced to a new generation.

Fall 2023

  • Naruto – September 2023
  • Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth-hen – October 2023 (Studio Kai)
  • Paradox Live the Animation – October 2023 (Pine Jam)
  • Shangri-La Frontier – October 2023 (C2C)
  • Spy x Family Season 2 – October 2023 (Wit Studio and CloverWorks)
  • The Kingdoms of Ruin – October 2023 (Yokohama Animation Laboratory)
  • Tearmoon Empire – October 2023 (SILVER LINK.)
  • The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess – October 2023 (Project No.9)
  • Undead Unluck – October 2023 (TMS Entertainment)
  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 – October 2023 (Kinema Citrus)
  • Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange – October 2023 (Brain’s Base)
  • Under Ninja – October 2023 (Tezuka Productions)

Summary: The genre-breaking Spy x Family carries the flag for fall, a year after Anya Forger became the hottest new chibi in all of anime. The vague Naruto anime project is also a big deal, though at this point, exactly what it will consist of is unclear.

With the season’s full slate still months away from even being revealed, it’s difficult to offer further insight. As a point of interest, fall 2022 was absolutely stacked, with highlights including Bocchi the Rock!, Mob Psycho 100 III, and of course, the vulgar yet intoxicating Chainsaw Man.

Movies 2023

  • Soukyuu no Fafner: Behind the Line – Jan. 20, 2023 (Production I.G)
  • Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night – Feb. 3, 2023 (A-1 Pictures)
  • Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The First Kiss Never Ends – Feb. 14, 2023 (A-1 Pictures)
  • Hirano and Kagiura – Feb. 17, 2023 (Studio Deen)
  • Blue Giant Movie – Feb. 17, 2023 (Nut)
  • Doraemon Movie 42: Nobita to Sora no Utopia – March 3, 2023 (Shin-Ei Animation)
  • Gridman Universe – March 24, 2023 (Trigger)
  • Argonavis Movie: Axia – March 24, 2023 (SANZIGEN)
  • The Klutzy Witch – March 31, 2023 (Production I.G)
  • Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 3 – April 7, 2023 (Actas)
  • Suzume no Tojimari – April 12, 2023 (CoMix Wave Films)
  • Detective Conan Movie 26: Kurogane no Submarine – April 14, 2023 (TMS/1st Studio)
  • PSYCHO-PASS PROVIDENCE Movie – May 12, 2023, Japan Only (Production I.G)
  • IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit – BEYOND THE PERiOD – May 20, 2023 (Orange)
  • Amrita no Kyouen – May 26, 2023 (zelicofilm)
  • Collar x Malice Movie: Deep Cover – May 26, 2023 (Studio Deen)
  • Eternal Boys Next Stage – June 9, 2023 (LIDENFILMS)
  • Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie – June 9, 2023 (Toei Animation/Studio Deen)
  • Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King – June 16, 2023 (Pierrot)
  • City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust – 2023 (Sunrise Studios)
  • Kitarou Tanjou: Gegege no Nazo – 2023 (Toei Animation)
  • My Next Life as a Villainess All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • Rabbits Kingdom the Movie – 2023 (Studio Sign)
  • Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out – 2023 (CloverWorks)
  • Spy x Family Movie: Code: White – 2023 (Wit Studio and CloverWorks)
  • The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes – 2023 (CLAP)
  • Ten Count – 2023 (East Fish Studio)
  • Tsukiuta Movie – 2023 (Studio Sign)
  • Witch on the Holy Night – 2023 (ufotable)

TBA 2023

  • A Girl & Her Guard Dog – 2023 (Pony Canyon)
  • BASTARD!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Season 2 – 2023 (Liden Films)
  • Bullbuster – 2023 (Studio NUT)
  • Classroom for Heroes – 2023 (Actas)
  • Classroom of the Elite Season 3 – 2023 (Studio Lerche)
  • FLCL Grunge – 2023 (Production I.G)
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – 2023 (N/A)
  • Goblin Slayer Season 2 – 2023 (White Fox)
  • Heat the Pig Liver – 2023 (N/A)
  • Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • I’m in Love with the Villainess – 2023 (Platinum Vision)
  • Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō – 2023 (Studio Palette)
  • Kengan Ashura Season 2 – 2023 (Larx Entertainment)
  • Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • MF Ghost – 2023 (Felix Film)
  • Mysterious Disappearances (N/A)
  • Onmyōji – 2023 (Studio Deen)
  • Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • Phoenix: Eden17 – 2023 (Studio 4°C)
  • Ragna Crimson – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • Story of a Small Senior in My Company – 2023 (Project No. 9)
  • Tearmoon Empire – 2023 (Silver Link)
  • The Family Circumstances of the Imbalanced Witch (N/A)
  • The Klutzy Witch – 2023 (Production I.G)
  • The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 – 2023 (Diomedéa)
  • Unnamed Memory – 2023 (ENGI)
  • Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror – 2023 (Drive)
  • Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha – 2023 (AXsiZ)

Don’t see one of your favorites on the list? Be sure to let us know in the comments section, and we will be sure to keep updating it accordingly as new anime are announced in 2023.

About the author

Andrew McMahon

Andrew was Twinfinite's Features Editor from 2020 through until March 2023 and wrote for the site from 2018. He has wandered around with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications sitting in his back pocket for a while now, all the while wondering what he is going to do for a career. Luckily, video games have always been there, especially as his writing career progresses.

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