Release date: January 16, 2025 on Netflix.
Season 2 synopsis: Now joined by the legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time.
Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.
Release date:
January 11, 2025 (Part 1)
July 14, 2025 (Part 2)
Synopsis: Follow the story of ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family.
Sakamoto will face The Order from the Japanese Association of Assassins and a mysterious individual known as X who targets assassins.
Written by Taku Kishimoto.
Based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki.
Directed by Masaki Watanabe.
Character design by Yo Moriyama.
Music by Yuki Hayashi.
Release date: July 3, 2025 on Netflix, Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Series synopsis: Dan Da Dan follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult geek.
The two of them started talking after Momo rescued Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them — Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts.
To make each other believe in what they denied the existence of, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted.
In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal entities that defy comprehension. Amid trouble, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal entities.
Release date: April 30, 2025.
Synopsis: Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul and the home of Asterix and Obelix.
The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master loses his memory, the villagers are left to their own devices against the might of Rome.
Created by Alain Chabat. Based on the original work by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
Release date: January 26, 2025 on Netflix.
Season 1 synopsis: Percival lives with his grandfather in a remote area called “the Finger of God” — but the world would not allow this peace to last. An encounter with a mysterious knight changes Percival’s destiny and reveals a startling secret, causing him to set out on an endless journey.
Season 2 synopsis: After the harrowing battle with Mela-Galland, the Four Knights set forth to find a way into Camelot — but the path is rife with danger and adventure!
Based on the manga by Nakaba Suzuki.
Directed by Maki Odaira.
Written by Shigeru Murakoshi.
Character designs by Yoichi Takada.
Music by Kohta Yamamoto.
Release date: January 16, 2024 on Netflix.
Season 2 synopsis: Now joined by the legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time.
Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.
Series synopsis: In a remote part of western France — at the height of the French Revolution — the counter-revolutionary aristocracy has forged an alliance with a terrifying Vampire Messiah, who promises to “eat the sun” and unleash an army of vampires and night creatures to crush the revolution and enslave humanity.
Annette, a sorceress from the Caribbean, seeks out Richter Belmont, last descendant of the long-fabled family of vampire hunters, to lead the resistance.
Release date: July 5, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live in a rural Japanese village. They are inseparable — until the day Hikaru returns from the mountains, no longer himself. Something has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, and feelings, and everything they know begins to unravel.
Crew:
Directed by Ryohei Takeshita.
Based on the manga by Mokumokuren.
Character design by Yuichi Takahashi.
Music by Taro Umebayashi.
Ending theme song: “Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster)” by TOOBOE.
Animation production by CygamesPictures.
Release date: December 5, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The series follows Jentry Chau, a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress.
With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school.
Release date: November 25, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: The Creature Cases follows the adventures of Sam Snow and Kit Casey, top agents of CLADE, the Covert League of Animal Detective Experts.
In a world populated exclusively by animals, Sam, a meticulous Snow Leopard sleuth, and Kit, a free-wheeling zoologist Kit Fox, work together to crack cases by exploring the habitats and behaviors of fascinating creatures.
Armed with top-secret intel from their miniature contacts, the Mice Squad, this unlikely detective duo solves mysteries using real animal facts to follow the clues, wherever they lead.
Past 1 release date: December 5, 2024.
Part 2 release date: 2026.
Synopsis: Following the confrontation with Riz, Legoshi decides to leave school and begins living alone in Beast Apartments.
Meanwhile, Louis, who has declined the Young BEASTARS and graduated from the academy, decides to finally face his father, Ogma.
Haru, who is enjoying her campus life, deals with an endless series of troubles.
Around this time, current BEASTAR Yahya pursues Melon, a violent criminal who seeks pleasure in murdering beasts.
The fates of Legoshi and Melon, which never should have crossed paths, are intertwined by a secret held closely by Legoshi’s family.
Directed by Shinichi Matsumi.
Written by Nanami Higuchi.
Based on the manga by Paru Itagaki.
Release date: November 3, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In Wonder Ville, Pinkfong and friends enjoyed a peaceful life. However, the mysterious Tricky Three Cars arrive, kidnapping Pinkfong to steal the magical powers.
Now, it’s up to Hogi to save the friends, but the question is: Will Hogi be brave enough?
Pinkfong & Hogi Mini Movie: The Tricky Three Cars is a 40-minute movie, dubbed in both English and Korean, based on the YouTube Originals TV series Pinkfong Wonderstar.
Release date: November 22, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Spellbound follows a tenacious young princess who must go on a daring quest to save her family and their kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.
Release date: December 4, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake.
Written by Richard Curtis (Love Actually, About Time) and Peter Souter. Based on the trilogy of children’s books by Richard Curtis.
Directed by Simon Otto (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy).
Release date: September 8, 2025 on CBBC (UK). October 2, 2025 on Netflix (Select international markets).
Synopsis: The Winx Club reboot reimagines the classic tales of Bloom and her friends, blending the franchise’s core themes with contemporary storytelling and modern visual effects.
Over the past two decades, Winx Club has spanned eight animated seasons, three theatrical movies, four made-for-television movies, two World of Winx animated series and two seasons of Fate: The Winx Saga.
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Release date: January 3, 2025 on Netflix.
UK release date: Christmas Day on BBC One.
Synopsis: In Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own.
When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!
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