7 Best Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll and Netflix Thi...

7 Best Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll and Netflix This December

Deku preparing an attack in My Hero Academia final seasonImage via © K. Horikoshi / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Project

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The countdown has officially started. December is finally here in all its cold, holiday-filled glory, opening the last chapter of what has been a truly memorable year for anime fans. From horror standouts like The Summer Hikaru Died, to the emotional yet hilarious return of DanDaDan with Season 2, to the highly anticipated reunion of Maomao and Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, 2025 delivered a steady stream of standout titles. With new adaptations, long-awaited continuations, surprise hits, and genre-defying originals, this year offered more than enough laughs, scares, thrills, and heartfelt moments to keep fans talking nonstop.

And while it’s always a little bittersweet to watch the year wind down, the excitement doesn’t have to end on December 31. There’s already a packed slate of upcoming anime on the horizon. Still, before we shift our attention to everything arriving in 2026, December deserves its moment. In the number one spot, we have a very promising premiere landing on streaming this month, along with fresh episodes from ongoing favorites that you surely won’t want to miss. So grab a blanket, some hot chocolate, and your watchlist, because anime season isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

'With You, Our Love Will Make It Through' (2025)

Episodes 8-12

Mari and Tsunagu drenched after falling into the river

Mari and Tsunagu from 'Wtih You, Our Love Will Make it Through' drenched after falling into the river.Image via Crunchyroll

Release Date: October 14 | Streamer: Crunchyroll

Cast: Takuya Eguchi, Manaka Iwami, Koutarou Nishiyama, Ai Kakuma.

A bit of a sleeper hit this season, With You, Or Love Will Make It Through has quietly captured the hearts of viewers with its gentle worldbuilding and slow-burn charm. The story follows Mari, an easy-going and bubbly girl living in Japan, where beastfolk exist alongside humans. Though “alongside” might be a generous way to put it. In reality, beastfolk are confined to a walled town and only allowed to leave once they obtain a special permit granting them limited access to the human world for study or work. Thus, Mari is shocked when, while running late for school one morning, she encounters Tsunagu, a beastman who has unexpectedly become her new classmate.

Although she’s nervous at first, Mari quickly finds herself drawn to Tsunagu’s quiet kindness and sincerity. Her curiosity soon extends beyond him to the beastfolk as a whole, challenging everything she thought she understood about their place in society. As the two grow closer, Mari begins to discover there’s far more to Tsunagu than his furry exterior, uncovering a gentle heart and a longing for connection that mirrors her own. This heartwarming series is perfect for fans of forbidden romance, stories about overcoming prejudice, and, let’s be honest, anyone who appreciates a touch of wholesome furry energy.

'Ranma 1/2' (2024)

Season 2 (Episodes 10-12)

Still from the trailer from the Ranma 1/2 remake trailer, in which we see Ranma and Akane.Image via MAPPA

Release date: October 4 | Streamer: Netflix

Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Minami Takayama, Ikuko Inoue.

Ranma ½ follows a gifted teenage martial artist named Ranma Saotome, whose life takes a wild turn during a training journey with his dad. After accidentally falling into a cursed Chinese spring, Ranma ends up with an unusual condition: cold water turns him into a girl, while hot water changes him back into a boy. Things only get more complicated when he later learns he’s been arranged to marry Akane Tendo, the strong-willed youngest daughter of his father’s longtime friend.

Although Ranma and Akane both reject the engagement at first, Season 1 explores how their constant bickering gradually softened into moments of genuine understanding and affection. Between martial arts showdowns, determined rival suitors, and a never-ending parade of comedic misunderstandings, the series struck the perfect balance of action, humor, and heart. As Ranma’s adventures continue in Season 2, new rivals appear, old feuds reignite, and his relationship with Akane takes several funny turns. As the second on-screen adaptation of this timeless classic, this version of Ranma ½ builds on the original while bringing a dynamic, colorful look that only modern animation can achieve, making it an absolute must-watch.

'Gachiakuta' (2025)

Episodes 22-24

Gachiakuta anime image shows protagonist Rudo looking scared at something off-screen.Image via Bones

Release Date: July 6 | Streamer: Crunchyroll

Cast: Aoi Ichikawa, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yumiri Hanamori

One of the standout anime of the year, Gachiakuta is a gritty dystopian saga centered on Rudo, a boy struggling to survive in the slums beneath a floating city inhabited only by the wealthy and powerful. Raised by his foster father, Regto, Rudo has always despised the upper class’s careless excess. He spends his days scavenging for reusable materials destined for the Pit, a massive abyss where all unwanted things, and sometimes even people, are discarded and never seen again.

Everything changes when Rudo returns home one day to find Regto murdered. Wrongfully accused, he’s sentenced to be thrown into the Pit himself. Instead of certain death, he finds a nightmarish wasteland teeming with monstrous trash creatures. To stay alive, Rudo teams up with the Cleaners, a group of skilled fighters tasked with battling these beasts. As he trains and adapts to this brutal new world, a mysterious power begins to awaken within him, but the creatures aren’t the only threats lurking in the depths. A faction known as the Raiders proves to be equally dangerous, constantly disrupting the fragile balance the Cleaners fight to maintain. With the season coming to an end this month, you definitely won’t want to miss the finale.

'SPY x FAMILY' (2022)

Season 3 (Episodes 11-12)

Anya hugging a stuffed Penguin in Spy x Family

Image via Crunchyroll

Release Date: October 4 | Streamer: Crunchyroll

Cast: Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami, Takuya Eguchi.

Peace between the neighboring nations of Ostania and Westalis hangs by a thread, and master spy “Twilight” has spent his entire career working to prevent another catastrophic war in the hopes that no child will experience the horrors of it. His current assignment may be his most complex yet: to infiltrate the elite inner circle of a powerful Ostanian politician. To do that, Twilight must craft the ultimate undercover identity that requires him to become a devoted family man, complete with a wife and child. Assuming the alias Loid Forger, he adopts a six-year-old orphan named Anya and enters into a marriage of convenience with Yor Briar, a seemingly mild-mannered city hall clerk.

What Loid doesn’t know is that Anya is secretly a telepath who can read minds, making her far more aware of their mission than he ever intended. Meanwhile, Yor also hides a dangerous truth, as she’s a highly skilled assassin known as the Thorn Princess, feared among criminals and political enemies alike. Despite their hidden identities and wildly different agendas, the Forgers gradually begin to form something of a home filled with warmth, chaos, and unexpected tenderness. In Season 3 of Spy x Family, we watch this unconventional family grow even closer as they face new threats and challenges.

'Kingdom' (2012)

Season 6 (Episodes 10-13)

Xin holding up his fistImage via Pierrot

Release Date: October 5 | Streamer: Crunchyroll

Cast: Masakazu Morita, Youko Hikasa, Jun Fukuyama, Rie Kugimiya.

Blending fact with fiction, Kingdom brings to life China’s Warring States period, an era where countless kingdoms clashed until only seven major powers remained standing. In the state of Qin, Xin, a war-orphaned slave, spends his days training relentlessly alongside his best friend and fellow slave, Piao. The two dream to rise from obscurity and become Great Generals of the Heavens. But their paths split abruptly when a royal retainer arrives and recruits Piao to serve within the palace. Soon after, a violent coup d’état erupts.

In its aftermath, Piao returns to Xin on the brink of death, carrying a crucial mission that sends Xin on a collision course with China’s young king, Ying Zheng, who looks uncannily like Piao. From this moment on, Xin’s journey into the blood-soaked chapters of history truly begins. Packed with thrilling battle sequences, complex characters, and a meticulously crafted plot, Kingdom is a must-watch for anyone drawn to epic historical storytelling. Season 6 adapts the Western Zhao Invasion arc, igniting a full-scale war between the Qin and Zhao armies.

'My Hero Academia' (2016)

Series Finale

Stain launching to attack in My Hero AcademiaImage via Studio Bones

Release Date: October 4 | Streamer: Crunchyroll

Cast: Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama, Masahiro Mukai, Shôji Ikeno.

My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born Quirkless in a world where eighty percent of people wield extraordinary supernatural abilities. As part of the powerless minority, Midoriya grows up mocked and underestimated, yet his resolve to become a true hero never wavers. Everything changes the day he meets his idol, All Might, who chooses him as the successor to his legendary ability, One For All. With this new power and an unwavering heart, Midoriya enrolls at U.A. High, the top hero academy in Japan, beginning a journey filled with personal growth, friendships, intense rivalries, and battles that push him beyond his limits again and again.

Now, after years of victories, losses, and evolution, My Hero Academia charges into its long-awaited final season. The story thrusts Deku and the rest of Class 1-A into a full-scale war against the overwhelming forces of All For One. So far, fans have witnessed Armored All Might confront his greatest enemy head-on and seen surprising allies step into the fray. But the conflict is reaching its peak, and with society’s future hanging by a thread, the most explosive and emotional showdown in My Hero Academia is still ahead.

'Record of Ragnarok' (2021)

Season 3

A man with his eyes bandaged raising his right hand in Record of Ragnarok

Image from Netflix anime series 'Record of Ragnarok'Image via Netflix

Release Date: December 10 | Streamer: Netflix

Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Souma Saitou, Kazuhiro Yamaji.

Every thousand years, all the gods of the world gather to decide the fate of humanity. Disgusted by mankind’s greed and cruelty, the divine council unanimously chooses to wipe humans out once and for all. But before the sentence can be carried out, Brunhilde, one of the thirteen Valkyries of Valhalla, invokes Ragnarök: a last-chance tournament where humanity’s thirteen greatest warriors face thirteen gods in brutal one-on-one battles.

Though the gods initially scoff at the idea, they eventually agree. Now, Brunhilde must gather the strongest figures from across human history and prepare them to confront gods far beyond mortal comprehension. Following the explosive conclusion of the sixth round last season, the gods are determined to put humanity back in its place. But the battles only grow more intense as legendary kings collide, ideologies clash, and the threads of destiny tighten around every fighter.

Record of Ragnarok TV-14 Anime Action Adventure Release Date June 17, 2021 Writers Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Yuka Yamada

Cast Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Anairis Quinones, Laura Post, Chris Edgerly, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Kellen Goff, Cory Yee Seasons 3 Genres Anime, Action, Adventure Powered by

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