This season there’s a variety of titles, from heavy-hitting isekai, serious yuri, hard-core sci-fi, to historical tales. Everyone is bound to find something up their alley!
Set in a grim orphanage that doubles as a training ground for magical weapons of war, this dark fantasy follows Sheena who longs to stop the fighting and end the conflict. Her world is forever changed after a gruesome encounter with Mimi, an immortal child soldier who eerily smiles in the face of bloodshed…
A must-read that deeply influenced modern sci-fi! In a cyberpunk future where human and machine lines blur, cyborg agent Major Motoko Kusanagi hunts dangerous cybercriminals. Her mission intensifies when she tracks the Puppeteer, a master "ghost hacker" capable of rewriting human minds. This perilous pursuit forces Kusanagi into a metaphysical underworld that completely upends her understanding of consciousness and the soul.
Overworked office worker Sasaki survives corporate drudgery thanks to his daily encounters with a cheerful supermarket cashier. When he misses her shift one exhausting evening, his search for a smoking spot introduces him to a rebellious girl named Tayama. This cozy, character-driven slice-of-life follows the unlikely bond that forms between them over shared secrets and cigarettes.
Get ready for whiplash in this other smoking-related anime of the season! The story follows Yani, a broke and messy catgirl who utterly fails at quitting smoking and relies on her exasperated friends and sister to survive. From losing jobs to using questionable methods to put out cigarette fires, this wild comedy questions if this chainsmoking slob will ever actually get her life together.
At the prestigious Kuromi Girls' Academy, Aya strives to embody the perfect elegance of her refined idol, the flawless "Shirayuri-sama." However, she quickly discovers that this young lady harbors a secret: she's a trash-talking, combo-chaining, newbie-stomping, ruthless hardcore gamer! When their mutual passion for intense video game combat collides, an unexpected and hilarious bond begins to form between the two girls.
When one gamer is reincarnated into a familiar video game, he chooses a class deemed useless and seen as cowardly, shocking everyone. But he knows there's more to the Heavy Knight class than anyone realizes!
Manga Adaptation
Novel (No official English license)
Set during the 13th-century collapse of the Islamic Golden Age, this gripping historical epic follows a brilliant slave girl captured during the brutal Mongol conquests. Rather than wielding magic, our protagonist relies entirely on her sharp intellect and acquired knowledge to survive her captivity. Her captivating journey chronicles how she comes to hold the greatest empire the world has ever known in the palm of her hand…
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… and many, many more! Check out our collection and see a full list of original source materials from this season.
