January brings in the new year, new year resolutions that we may or may not keep, and new anime, of course! The Winter 2025 anime season is right around the corner! HIDIVE is bringing fantasy of the ecchi kind, coming-of-age school life-vibes comedy, and even a series about the strangest reincarnated villainous comedy! Let’s get into it!
The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
TV Rating: TV-MA
Premiere Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 9:00 AM EST (14:00 UTC)
Premise: A knight is reincarnated as an S-rank monster called “Beheneko,” but he’s now a kitten? 🙀
What to Expect: Adapted from the long-running seinen manga written by Nozomi Ginyo and illustrated by Taro Shinonome, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! is the new ecchi comedy about the adventures of a slain knight now reincarnated monster that has sworn to protect his beautiful elven rescuer but must do so in the form of an adorable kitten. Produced by Zero G x Saber Works, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! is directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa, with series composition by Kanichi Kato and character design by Tomoyuki Abe.
Recommended for lovers of: The fantasy and isekai (ecchi AND harem) genres, action and adventure, and anyone wanting a good laugh who is also a cat lover
Flowers and Asura
TV Rating: TV-14
Premiere Date: January 2025 (Date TBA)
Premise: On the picturesque island of Tonakijima with a population of only 600, Hana’s favorite pastime is reading literature to the island’s children. Her narration skills are second to none, and Mizuki, the president of the school’s broadcasting club immediately recognizes Hana’s ability to engage with others and draw them into her recitations. Invited by Mizuki to join the club, Hana embarks on a journey to discover her true love of reading — and maybe even change the course of her life along the way.
What to Expect: The series is adapted from the popular manga by Ayano Takeda, the beloved novelist known for her signature work Sound! Euphonium. The anime adaptation features series composition by well-known writer Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Monster, NANA, Black Clover, Hajime no Ippo) and is directed by Ayumu Uwano along with production by Studio Bind.
Recommended for lovers of: Heart-warming good times, coming of age and slice of life stories in anime and school life™️ fun
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!
TV Rating: TV-14
Premiere Date: Friday, January 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST (16:00 UTC)
Premise: In 2050 Riyadh: In his previous life in modern-day Japan, he was Kenzaburou Tondabayashi, a 52-year-old civil servant—and now he’s the villainess! Reborn as Grace Auvergne, the drill-haired villainess of an otome game his daughter used to play, Kenzaburou is quite confused. From the little information he possesses, Kenzaburou knows he should be a haughty noble girl, but the disciplined older man is simply unable to act in such a manner.
His calm and kind aura leads him to befriend the heroine and further endear him to the student body as the pinnacle of elegance. As he tries to keep the story on track, Kenzaburou will have to draw on his years of experience in the workforce, his perfect Japanese manners, and his family-oriented morals to fit in with the fellow kids.
What to Expect: Another reincarnated/villianess anime adaptation where we are reminded that Truck-kun does discriminate. An aging father sacrifices himself to wake up as a teenage noble girl who is known as the villianess and has to figure out his new life. Lemme watch this now, this is too hilariously silly and out of the box to ignore.
Recommended for lovers of: Otome games and otome culture, unlikely heroes and heroines and more of animated villianess genre
I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?
TV Rating: TV-14
Premiere Date: January 2025 (Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 11:30 AM EST (16:30 UTC)
Premise: In order to protect an ordinary businessman, Tsukasa Atsumi, from demons, a genius kunoichi, Shizuri Ideura, signs a master-servant contract with him on the condition that she stays with him. Despite her cool appearance of defeating demons, Shizuri is an otaku NEET who spends all her time playing video games. While Shizuri is spoiled by Tsukasa and leads a lazy cohabitation life, the quirky Kunoichi gather together…A romantic comedy about living together with a genius Kunoichi who is an otaku and a NEET!
What to Expect: Based on a Japanese web manga series that debuted in 2020, look forward to an anime with lots of laughs, high energy, and probably some ninja substitution jokes thrown in.
Recommended for lovers of: Rom-com series, hijinks, and comedy and what looks like a humorous approach to the oatku lifestyle
About HIDIVE:
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