Summary
There are tons of returning series ahead of us for the rest of the year, and some of the best anime making their comeback with second, third, or even fourth seasons are just around the corner. From some of the most popular RomComs, to the quirkiest fantasy anime currently ongoing, including both spectrums ofIsekai anime: Dark Fantasyand Fantasy Satire.
And with that said, this list encompasses some of the most anticipated upcoming anime returns of 2025, considering their popularity, the fans' hype levels, and proximity of their release.
This Article might contain spoilers for popular anime like Dandadan and My Dress Up Darling. Reader are advised discretion.
Dandadan’spopularity spiketook the anime world by storm, with millions of fans enjoying this satirical adult-vibe series that mixes aliens and supernatural events seamlessly into a full-scale war in the middle of the typical Japanese town. The protagonists, Okarun (also known as Ken Takakura) and Momo Ayase have their own charms: one is an irredeemable UFO otaku, and the other is a quirky ill-mannered teenage girl with telekinetic abilities.
The second season of this series, based on the manga created by Yukinobu Tatsu, is set to return early in July (the 3rd), with the first episodes of the Evil Eye Arc being premiered in theaters as an OVA (May 30 in Asia and June 7 in Europe).
Season 3 ofThe Rising of the Shield Heroended with one of the biggest cliffhangers of the series (so far) with Naofumi, Gaelion, and Wyndia setting course to Q’Ten Lo, to demand an answer for the attack on The Shield Hero’s territory (Lurolona Village) and attempt to protect Raphtalia from an impending assassination plot to remove her from the Imperial Family inheritance line.
Season 4 will be premiering in July, at an undisclosed date, through Crunchyroll. It is still unknown how many episodes this season will have, but looking at the Light Novels, the Q’Ten Lo Arc spans from volume 13 to 14, so it could be quite long or short, depending on how much content and worldbuilding the production cuts off.
The story of how Hibino Kafka becameKaiju No. 8has reached epic numbers, becoming one of the top Shounen battle anime of all times. With impressive animation and even more impressive character designs, this anime has broken the power scales a little bit, though that is a good thing.
Season 2 is set to be released at some point in July 2025, though the exact date hasn’t been disclosed yet. According to what was announced during the JUMP Festa, the second season has already been listed as one of the confirmed summer anime releases, so it’s pretty much set in stone.
With the perfect mixture of action and comedy,Sakamoto Dayshas closed the first part of its first season with extreme levels of popularity. This story about a former hitman and his partner trying to blend in as they try (and fail) to leave their past behind has already concluded the first course of its premiere season, but there’s more to come.
The second season of this anime will start airing on Netflix once more on June 12, 2025, but there’s no confirmation of how long it will run. Since the first season had 11 episodes, it is safe to believe the second one will have a similar number, coveringup to episode 70-72 of the Manga.
This dark fantasy anime about a ruthless sorcerer being reincarnated in the body of a young princeling is based onone of the most beautifully drawn isekai Mangayou can find today. Its first season concluded at Episode 13, with the second part coming up on June 9, so it’s right around the corner.
The second season, premiering on Crunchyroll, will cover the rest of Prince Lloyd’s adventures on his path to develop the ultimate magic and reach the pinnacle of sorcery.
My Dress-up Darlinghas become a total hitamong fans of school-life RomCom anime, and it’s been more than 3 years of waiting since the ending of its debut season, so fans are pretty eager to know about the upcoming second season, which was confirmed during AnimeJapan 2025.
The second season will theoretically debut somewhere around July, and there’s not too much information about its potential length, though, keeping in mind that season one had 12 episodes, fans should expect a similar array for the upcoming season.
With a first season airing back in 2023,Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeonis the story of a vending machine otaku (something extremely weird, but to each their own) being reincarnated as his favorite appliance in a fantasy world, where he ends up meeting a ridiculously strong girl with whom he forms a strange kind of symbiosis.
Needless to say, this satirical comedy about exploring dungeons andbeing reincarnated as weird thingshas become quite a hit, but its second season took a while to be announced. Its second season has been in production for over eight months now, and is set to be released in July, though there isn’t a solid date yet.
