Sequels are some of the most anticipated anime of any season! Some fans have waited years, like with Blue Exorcist, to finally watch something new based on their favorite anime.
1. Ai Mai Mii 3
Genre: Comedy / Slice of Life
Studio: Seven
Premier: January 3
Quick Pitch: Third season of the Ai Mai Mi series. Friends Ai, Mai, and Mi form a manga club, and while not doing manga activities, they fight off aliens and fierce rivals.
2. Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc)
Genre: Action / Comedy / Supernatural
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Premier: January 7
Quick Pitch: A demon called the Impure King killed thousands of people during the Edo Period. It's left eye was sealed away on Academy grounds, but someone has stolen it with the intention of resurrecting the Impure King. Yukio and Rin go to Kyoto to investigate. Knowledge that Rin is Satan's son is also starting to drive a wedge between Rin and the rest of the exorcists.
3. Gintama.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Historical / Parody / Sci-Fi
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Premier: January 9
Quick Pitch: The fourth season of Gintama. The series will take place after the events of the Shogun Assassination Arc, and has been teased to cover the final manga arc.
4. KonoSuba Season 2
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Parody
Studio: Studio Deen
Premier: January 12
Quick Pitch: Continues the adventure of Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Lalatina. KonoSuba takes place in a fantasy world that parodies JRPG and Isekai anime tropes.
5. Reikenzan: Eichi e no Shikaku
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Magic
Studio: Studio Deen / Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Company Limited
Premier: January 8
Quick Pitch: The Reiken clan is holding entrance exams in order to find new disciples. Ōriku, a young man who possesses a rare spirit, decides to enroll so that he may become a great sage.
6. Rewrite 2nd Season: Moon-hen / Terra-hen
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Magic / Romance
Studio: 8-Bit
Premier: January 14
Quick Pitch: Adaptation of the Moon and Terra visual novel routes.
7. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen
Genre: Drama / Historical
Studio: Studio Deen
Premier: January 7
Quick Pitch: Yotaro continues his struggles of mastering the art of rakugo while taking on an apprentice.
8. Super Lovers 2nd Season
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Shounen-ai / Slice of Life
Studio: Studio Deen
Premier: January 12
Quick Pitch: Continues the romance between Haru and his adopted brother Ren.
9. Tales of Zestiria the X 2nd Season
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Studio: Ufotable
Premier: January 8
Quick Pitch: Sorey is a human who grew up around seraphim, which are beings not visible to normal humans. While visiting the capital, Sorey gets caught up in an event that leads him to becoming a Shepherd. His mission is to prevent a calamity from occuring.
10. Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sports
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Premier: January 10
Quick Pitch: The third season of Yowamushi Pedal. Sakamichi Onoda is an otaku who constantly bikes from his school to Akihabara, which is a 90 kilometer ride. During a trip, Sakamichi meets the captain of the biking team, and decides to join.
11. Yami Shibai 4
Genre: Horror / Supernatural
Studio: ILCA
Premier: TBD
Quick Pitch: A continuation of the short format series. Yami Shibai tells urban legends and folk tales that have originated in Japan.
Are you planning on watching any sequels?
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