BNP’s HIDIVE 2025 Winter Anime Season Preview

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…