Spring 2025 is set to be an exciting season for anime enthusiasts, with a robust lineup of new and continuing series available on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Fans can look forward to the premiere of ***The Apothecary Diaries*** Season 1 on Netflix, with its second season slated for Crunchyroll. Additionally, the eagerly anticipated return of ***My Hero Academia*** in the form of the spinoff *Vigilantes*, and the continuation of ***One Piece*** with its 'Egghead Island' arc, following a refined re-airing of the 'Fishman Island' arc, promise to keep viewers engaged.
Below is the complete schedule of anime releases on Crunchyroll and Netflix from late March to May 2025, with key titles highlighted in bold and a selection of recommendations at the end to guide your viewing choices.
All New Anime Coming to Crunchyroll & Netflix, Spring 2025
Mar. 28
- ***The Apothecary Diaries***, Season 2 (Crunchyroll); Season 1 (Netflix)
Mar. 30
- *The Unaware Atelier Meister* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 1
- ***Once Upon A Witch’s Death*** (Crunchyroll)
- *Catch Me At The Ballpark!* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 2
- ***The Beginning After The End*** (Crunchyroll)
- *Please Put Them On, Takamine-san* (Crunchyroll)
- *The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside By My Fiancé And Sold To Another Kingdom* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 3
- ***WIND BREAKER***, Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
- ***Devil May Cry*** (Netflix)
- *The Brilliant Healer’s New Life In The Shadows* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 4
- ***Fire Force***, Season 3 (Crunchyroll)
- *Bye Bye, Earth*, Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
- *Can A Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 5
- ***Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-*** (Crunchyroll)
- ***I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level***, Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
- ***To Be Hero X*** (Crunchyroll)
- *Anne Shirley* (Crunchyroll)
- *Classic Stars* (Crunchyroll)
- *Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers* (Crunchyroll)
- *SHOSHIMIN: How To Become Ordinary*, Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 6
- ***One Piece*: *Egghead Island Arc****, Part 2* (Crunchyroll)
- ***WITCH WATCH*** (Crunchyroll); (Netflix release date TBA)
- *The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl* (Crunchyroll)
- *I’m The Evil Lord Of An Intergalactic Empire!*; subbed Episodes 1 & 2 are available now for Premium Crunchyroll subscribers (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 7
- ***My Hero Academia: Vigilantes*** (Crunchyroll)
- *COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT* (Crunchyroll)
- *Summer Pockets* (Crunchyroll)
- *ZatsuTabi-That’s Journey-* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 8
- *The Shiunji Family Children* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 10
- ***Moonrise*** (Netflix)
- *A Ninja And An Assassin Under One Roof* (Crunchyroll)
- *Tegonia* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 12
- ***One Piece*: *Egghead Island Arc****, Part 2* (Netflix)
- *Food For The Soul* (Crunchyroll)
- *mono* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 25
- ***Pokemon Horizons: The Search For Laqua**, Part 2* (Netflix)
April (exact date TBA)
- ***YAIBA: Samurai Legends*** (Netflix)
May (exact date TBA)
- *Blood Of Zeus*, Season 3 (Netflix)
Continuing Anime On Crunchyroll & Netflix, Spring 2025
Mar. 29
- *I Left My A-Rank Party To Help My Former Students Reach The Dungeon Depths!* (Crunchyroll)
Apr. 10
- *Our Last Crusade Or The Rise Of The New World*, Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
Top Spring 2025 Anime Recommendations
I’ve highlighted ***The Apothecary Diaries, Once Upon A Witch’s Death, The Beginning After The End, To Be Hero X***, and ***WITCH WATCH*** in my roundup of Spring 2025 anime dubs coming to Crunchyroll. However, there are several other noteworthy series to consider from the list above.
***Devil May Cry*** is the latest animated adaptation of a video game from Netflix. With a trailer featuring Limp Bizkit and a new Evanescence track, the creators seem to understand the tone needed to resonate with their audience. Netflix has had mixed success with anime and anime-style game IPs, ranging from hits like *Castlevania*, *Arcane*, and *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners* to misses like *Tekken*: *Bloodline* and *Dragon’s Dogma*. Fortunately, the series is in good hands with creator Adi Shankar, who has experience with *Castlevania*, *Guardians of Justice*, and *Captain Laserhawk*, and Studio Mir, known for *Avatar: The Last Airbender* and *Korra*. Even if you're not a fan of the *Devil May Cry* games, fans of anime like *Trigun* should enjoy the adventures of the ultimate '00s edgelord, Dante.
In ***Moonrise***, the moon is on a quest for independence, a concept that the creators of 2021’s *Moonfall* might regret not exploring for a sequel. This ONA boasts talent from WIT Studio, known for *Attack On Titan* and *Vinland Saga*, character designs by Hiromu Arakawa of *Fullmetal Alchemist* fame, and direction by Masashi Koizuka, who worked on *Attack On Titan* Seasons 2 & 3. Despite limited information on the story, originally slated for 2024, the secrecy suggests something extraordinary is in store.
For those unfamiliar with ***YAIBA***, this samurai comedy series, created by Gosho Aoyama of *Case Closed* fame, follows Yaiba Kurogane as he battles an arch-nemesis with a magical katana and a demon army. The new adaptation, *Yaiba: Samurai Legends*, is the second anime adaptation following a year-long TV run in the early '90s, with Aoyama directly involved in production. Fans of *Detective Conan* and the humor of early *Dragon Ball* will appreciate this series, which also includes numerous Japanese historical cameos.
