Winter 2024 Anime Lineup

The Winter 2024 anime season has gotten the new year off on a positive note. While the selection might not be as instantly exciting as Fall 2023, the quarter has plenty of potentially great shows, including sequels and new series. The biggest Winter 2024 anime is undoubtedly a fresh name, albeit one based on a very popular web manga.

As always, the Winter 2024 anime lineup is not contained within a single streaming service, so fans looking to consume everything will need multiple subscriptions. Even then, they will still miss out on a few anime that are not airing on Western platforms. Crunchyroll and HIDIVE have the widest selection of series, although the former’s library far exceeds the latter’s. Hulu and Netflix also have a couple of exclusives.

Crunchyroll Winter 2024 Anime Lineup

Solo Leveling, Classroom of the Elite, & More

Crunchyroll has announced its full Winter 2024 anime, and the lineup should be complete by this point. Having quantity and quality, Crunchyroll has confirmed that it will be airing Solo Leveling, Metallic Rouge, and Classroom of the Elite 3. A few of Fall 2023’s best anime like Frieren and The Apothecary Diaries have also continued to air new episodes.

While other platforms are certainly worth checking out since they might be able to scratch a different itch, in terms of sheer volume, Crunchyroll’s Winter 2024 anime cannot be beaten. Consequently, if someone can only invest in one subscription and wishes to keep up with as many simulcast series as possible, this platform is the main option since it has the most genres. Action is covered by Metallic Rouge and Solo Leveling, while romance fans can check out Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage and A Sign of Affection. Crunchyroll has a few isekai properties like Fluffy Paradise and Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2, while people looking for a laugh can turn to Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! and Mashle.

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Crunchyroll Winter 2024 Anime Dub Lineup (English & Hindi)

As always, Crunchyroll has several 2024 Winter anime releases with dubs across a range of languages. While subs tend to be many people’s preferred way to consume anime, dubs have their place as well, and they can provide a fun twist on the core story. The following table contains information on which shows will be getting English and Hindi dubs on Crunchyroll.

HIDIVE Winter 2024 Anime Lineup

The Dangers In My Heart, Urusei Yatsura, & More

HIDIVE is an alternative to Crunchyroll, although the service’s selection is very limited compared to the latter. Still, HIDIVE has a couple of noteworthy anime per season, and Winter 2024 is no exception. The Dangers in My Heart was one of the best romance anime of 2023, and the sequel has not failed to keep up that momentum. My Instant Death Ability is based on a popular light novel series that straight-up mocks isekai tropes by regularly killing off their representatives. The adaptation has been a mixed bag so far, but the quality of the episodes is on an upswing.

HIDIVE’s Winter 2024 anime selection also emphasizes “mature” content, at least in the sense of containing a lot of graphic fanservice. Chained Soldier and Gushing Over Magical Girls push the envelope in this area, although they have not been equally successful. Before the season’s launch, the former was the more highly-anticipated series of the two, largely thanks to its fairly popular manga; however, the adaptation has been rather lackluster so far. Although not lacking in decent action and charming characters, the source material is primarily known for its risqué enslavement scenes, most of which have been neutered or translated poorly by the anime. Consequently, Chained Soldier has fallen flat. Still, the anime has its moments.

Gushing Over Magical Girls has opted to go in the opposite direction by expanding on the manga’s fanservice. Now, this anime is certainly not for everyone, but it also knows its audience and is more than willing to cater to them. The show also has decent humor, so it has more going on as well.

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Netflix & Hulu Winter 2024 Anime Lineup (& Other Platforms)

Delicious In Dungeon, Ishura, & More

While not generally associated with anime, platforms like Hulu and Netflix usually have a handful of seasonal shows. The latter’s two announced anime are particularly exciting, although Hulu’s picks are not bad either. Delicious in Dungeon is shaping up to be a delight and one of Winter 2024’s better comedies, while Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation is based on an old one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda of One Piece fame.

Hulu’s Ishura tells an isekai story that is somewhat reminiscent of something like Drifters. Synduality: Noir Part 2 is a decent continuation and one of the few mecha anime airing in Winter 2024, while Undead Unluck is a ridiculously entertaining battle shonen adaptation with fun fights, likable characters, and an interesting power system.

Winter 2024 Anime With No Streaming Platforms

Shaman King & More

Every season has a couple of anime that never make it to Western platforms, with the usual candidates being kids’ shows or stories that do not have much appeal to non-Japanese audiences. Compared to most other seasons, Winter 2024 has fewer series without streaming platforms than usual. Only a small handful of anime have decided to remain in Japan.

Shaman King: Flowers seems like it would be a natural fit for Western audiences since the property is fairly well known, and the reboot series is available on Netflix. Maybe the sequel will eventually make its way to that same platform, although that is just wishful thinking at the moment. The Way of Pon centers around mahjong, a board game that is synonymous with Japan and does not have much of a presence outside the country. Consequently, it is not that surprising that this anime has not announced streaming plans. That said, it is pretty good.

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