20 Best Anime Of Winter 2024, Ranked

Winter 2024 brings a blizzard of anime delights! From the action-packed “Solo Leveling” to the mind-blowing plot of “Classroom of the Elite Season 3,” this season is a feast for anime lovers. “Delicious in the Dungeon” adds a tasteful twist, and “Chained Soldier” promises intense, gripping narratives.

As we dive into this chilly anime landscape, these titles stand like beacons, promising to warm our hearts in the chill of winter.

20 Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord

Start & End Date: Jan 9 to Mar 26, 2024

Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 12
Studios: Jumondou
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord follows the story of Yumiella Dolkness, a common villain in an otome RPG who is secretly the dominant hidden boss. Despite wanting a quiet life, she inadvertently reaches level 99, leading to unexpected adventures. The series is an Animation, Action, and Comedy genre with a rating of 7.2 on IMDb. The show is based on a light novel and is available to watch on platforms like Crunchyroll. It consists of 12 episodes and the duration of each episode is 24 minutes.

19 Metallic Rouge

Start Date: Jan 11, 2024

Genres: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Episodes: 12
Studios: bones
Metallic Rouge follows the story of Rouge, an android girl, on a mission to Mars with her partner Naomi. The objective of this mission is to kill nine artificial humans who are against the government. The anime consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 22 minutes. The mobile is currently airing and can be seen on platforms like Crunchyroll, and Bilibili. The series is a mix of action, comedy, drama, mystery, science fiction, and cyberpunk genres.

18 Gushing Over Magical Girls

Start & End Date: Jan 3 to Mar 27, 2024

Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of Life, Mahou Shoujo
Episodes: 13
Studios: Asahi Production
Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete) revolves around Hiiragi Utena, an ordinary girl who is passionate about magical girls. After being misled into joining an evil organization, she discovers a twisted side of her passion. The anime series is available on Wednesdays on HIDIVE. The Gushing Over Magical Girls consists of 13 episodes, each episode is approximately 23 minutes long.

17 The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

Start & End Date: Jan 9 to Mar 26, 2024

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Episodes: 12
Studios: Children’s Playground Entertainment
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil revolves around Akutsu Masatora, a high school devil infiltrating the human world, and Lily Amane, a sad, secretive angel dedicated to hunting demons. The two find themselves in a unique and strange friendship despite their opposite natures. The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil consists of 12 episodes, each episode is approximately 23 minutes long. The series is set to premiere on January 9, 2024, and is available to watch on Crunchyroll.

16 Mr. Villain’s Day Off

Start & End Date: Jan 8 to Mar 25, 2024

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy
Episodes: 12
Studios: Shin-Ei Animation, SynergySP
Mr. Villain Day Off follows the story of an evil army general trying to conquer Earth, who spends his days off enjoying the precious things about life. The anime premiered on January 7, 2024, and consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 24 minutes. The series is available to watch on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll, and Bilibili.

15 My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered

Start & End Date: Jan 5 to Mar 22, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Episodes: 12
Studios: Okuruto Noboru
My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered follows the story of Yogiri Takatou, a high school student who is transported to another world with her classmates. Yogiri has a unique ability that allows him to instantly kill anything with a single thought. The anime follows Yogiri and his classmates as they navigate a new world and try to find their way back home. The anime premiered on January 4, 2024. The series consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 23 minutes. My Instant Death Ability is available to watch on overpowered platforms such as Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, and Muse Asia.

14 The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

Start & End Date: Jan 6 to Mar 30, 2024

Genres: Action, Fantasy
Episodes: 13
Studios: Shin-Ei Animation, Studio Add
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata) follows the story of an ordinary high school student, Ken Usato, who is summoned to another world as a hero along with his classmates. The series, which is currently airing, premiered on January 6, 2024, and has 13 episodes. Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long. It is available to watch on platforms like Crunchyroll. The story revolves around Usato, who despite being considered inferior discovers his commitment to healing magic in the new world, and the challenges he faces because of it.

13 Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2

Start & End Date: Jan 7 to Mar 24, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Episodes: 12
Studios: Studio Flad
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 (Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) revolves around Red. , who was once a member. From Hero’s party but kicked out for not being a true partner. Afterward, Red decided to live a quiet life in the countryside, opening an apothecary in a small town. The anime has a total of 13 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 23 minutes. Mobile is available for viewing on platforms like Crunchyroll.

12 The Witch and the Beast

Start & End Date: Jan 12 to Mar 29, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Episodes: 12
Studios: Yokohama Animation Lab
The Witch and the Beast follows the story of the characters Ashif, a soft-spoken man with delicate features and a coffin strapped to his back, and Guideau, a feral, wild girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. The pair appear in a town under the rule of a witch who has convinced the townspeople that she is their hero. However, Ashaf and Guideau are well aware and live by the belief that wherever witches go, only curses and disasters follow. The series will consist of 12 episodes in total, each episode will be around 24 minutes long and is scheduled to air on Fridays at 01:28 (JST). The series is set in a steampunk world of magic and monsters, featuring dark fiction with explosive action and fascinating characters.

11 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2

Start & End Date: Jan 7 to Mar 31, 2024

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Episodes: 13
Studios: Shin-Ei Animation
The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 of the series is scheduled to premiere on January 6, 2024. The story revolves around the dynamic between the main characters, Anna Yamada and Kyotaro Ichikawa, and their experiences in a middle school setting, touching on issues such as social anxiety and alienation from peers. The anime will first air on television networks in Japan, followed by domestic and international streaming platforms. The series will consist of 12 episodes in total, each episode will be around 24 minutes long. The anime will be available for international streaming on platforms like HIDIVE.

10 Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

Start & End Date: Jan 9 to Mar 26, 2024

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Episodes: 12
Studios: BLADE, SILVER LINK.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (Dosanko Gyaru wa Namaramenkoi) revolves around Tsubasa Shiki who moves to Kitami, Hokkaido, and encounters a girl named Minami Fuyuki. Minami is a “gal” or gyaru, and the more Tsubasa gets to know her, the more she realizes that she is an incredibly amazing and unique young woman. The anime has a total of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 24 minutes. The series is available to watch on Crunchyroll.

09 Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage

Start & End Date: Jan 3 to Mar 27, 2024

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Slice of Life
Episodes: 13
Studios: Project No.9
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage (Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd stage) Continue the journey of Tomozaki Fumiya, a gamer who is considered a “bottom-tier character” in the real world. Despite his exceptional gaming skills, he struggles to adapt to the unstructured and unfair rules of the real world. He eventually meets a fellow gamer named Aoi, who offers to teach him strategies for navigating the real world. The second season is set to premiere in winter 2024, with episodes airing every Wednesday at 21:00 (JST). The second season is titled “Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun Second Stage” and consists of 13 episodes, each lasting approximately 24 minutes.

08 Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga

Start & End Date: Jan 7 to Mar 24, 2024

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural
Episodes: 12
Studios: Studio VOLN
Blue Exorcist Season 3 revolves around Rin Okumura, a boy with demonic ancestry who aspires to become an exorcist. Blue Exorcist unveils a world where demons and exorcists collide, as Run begins his journey with True Cross Academy. The third season adapts volumes 10-15 (chapters 50-64) of the original manga, known as the Shimane Illuminati arc. The arc is popular among fans for its twists and turns, as Rin and her friends face mysterious alliances and uncover dark secrets. The season consists of 12 episodes, each episode lasting approximately 23 minutes. The series currently airs on Tokyo MX at 00:30 (JST) on Sundays and is also available on streaming platforms such as Crunchyroll.

07 A Sign of Affection

Start & End Date: Jan 6 to Mar 23, 2024

Genres: Romance, Slice of Life
Episodes: 12
Studios: Ajiado
A Sign of Affection revolves around Yuki, a deaf college student, struggling in her everyday life. One day, an upperclassman from her school, Itsuomi, helps her. Itsuomi is not at all deterred by her hearing loss and communicates with her naturally. As he slowly opens up a new world to her, Yuki begins to develop feelings for Itsumi. The series premiered on January 6, 2024, and consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 23 minutes. The anime is available for streaming on Crunchyroll on Saturdays.

06 Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Season 2

Start Date: Jan 8, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Episodes: 25
Studios: J.C. Staff
Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Season 2 continues Makoto’s journey between demihumans and mythical creatures, as he demonstrates his unimaginable magical powers after being rejected by a goddess and trapped on the edge of the world. It consists of 25 episodes, each episode is approximately 24 minutes long. The series will be available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The second season is highly anticipated by fans, especially considering the popularity of the first season, which consisted of 12 episodes.

05 Chained Soldier

Start & End Date: Jan 4 to Mar 21, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Ecchi
Episodes: 12
Studios: Seven Arcs
Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave) revolves around a high school senior named Yuuki Wakura, who gets caught up in a battle against monsters from a parallel dimension called “Mato” and is rescued by Captain Kyoka of the Anti-Demon Corps. She grants him powers as her “slave” and transforms him into a powerful beast, but his enslavement comes at a staggering price. The anime adaptation of “Mato Seihei no Slave” consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 24 minutes. The series is available to watch on platforms like HIDIVE. The story features a mix of edgy comedy and action, with the protagonist becoming a powerful weapon against monsters from the Mato dimension.

04 Delicious in Dungeon

Start & End Date: Jan 4 to Jun, 2024

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Episodes: 24
Studios: Trigger
Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) anime revolves around an adventuring party that ventures into dangerous dungeons and mazes to save their friend from being devoured by a dragon. They decide to scavenge all their food from inside the dungeon, including monster food and are helped by a strange dwarf named Senshi who shows them how to cook various monsters. An anime adaptation of the series is set to premiere on Netflix in January 2024. The series consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 24 minutes. The series is set in a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy world and is similar to some other cool fantasy series currently available. The series is available to watch on platforms like Bilibili and Netflix.

03 Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2

Start & End Date: Jan 6 to Mar 23, 2024

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Episodes: 12
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 (MASHLE: Kami Shinkakusha Kouho Senbatsu Shiken-hen) revolves around Mash Burnedead, an isolated boy with superhuman strength but no magical abilities, as he lives far away from society with his father. Living a quiet life with The second season consists of 12 episodes, each episode lasting approximately 24 minutes. The anime is scheduled to release in winter 2024 and is currently ongoing. The anime is produced by A-1 Pictures and is based on the Shounen manga. It is available for streaming on platforms like Bilibili.

02 Classroom of the Elite Season 3

Start & End Date: Jan 3 to Mar 27, 2024

Genres: Drama, Psychological
Episodes: 13
Studios: Lerche
Classroom of the Elite Season 3 (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e) revolves around a socially introverted high school student who finds himself in a classroom with eight other students, where he encounters a deadly He engages in war games. The third season of “Classroom of the Elite” will consist of 13 episodes, each lasting approximately 24 minutes. Available for viewing on mobile platforms such as Crunchyroll and Bilibili. The series has been praised for its psychological thriller elements and engaging storyline.

01 Solo Leveling

Start & End Date: Jan 7 to Mar 24, 2024

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Episodes: 12
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Solo Leveling (Ore dake Level Up na Ken) Anime revolves around Jinwoo, who gets trapped in an advanced dungeon and comes back with a unique program called “System” that only he can see. The program helps him level up and become stronger, allowing him to survive in a dangerous world full of monsters and dungeons. The anime adaptation consists of 12 episodes, with each episode lasting approximately 23 minutes. The series currently airs on Sundays at 00:00 (JST). The anime is produced by Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Netmarble, Kakao piccoma, and D&C Media along with A-1 Pictures. The series has an R-17+ rating due to violence and profanity.

Conclusion

As the winter 2024 anime season kicks off, we’re invited across genres. “Solo Leveling” raises the stakes, “Classroom of Elite Season 3” challenges the mind, and the culinary adventure of “Delicious in Dungeon” is a unique delight. “Chained Soldier” added another layer of excitement. Each anime brings something special to the table, creating an eclectic mix that caters to diverse tastes. So, bundle up, grab some hot cocoa, and let the Winter 2024 anime extravaganza begin!