Popular Japanese anime store Animate Times has released its most anticipated anime of Winter 2024, with voting ending on December 25.
CBR reported on Animate Times’ preliminary results for the most anticipated anime of 2024 two weeks ago. Since then, a huge swing in votes has helped Mashle Season 2 take the top spot for upcoming series premieres. Mashle’s second season trailer teases the upcoming “Divine Vision Selection Exam,” building up the hype for season 2 by introducing said Divine Visions. More than 60 anime were shortlisted, of which Animate Times only announced the top 15, the full list can be seen below.
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Top 15 most anticipated Anime of Winter 2024 by Animate Times
Mashle Season 2 Elite’s Classroom Season 3 Solo Leveling Delicious in Dungeon The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Blue Exorcist Season 3 Tsukimichi Season 2 Villain Level 99 Surgeon Elise ‘It’s time for “torture”, Princess The 7th time loop was expelled from the hero’s party, I decided to live a quiet life in the countryside Cherry Magic season 2! Thirty years of virginity can turn you into a witch?! A sign of the weakest Tamer’s affection
Most notably, Kingdom Season 5 was dropped from the rankings entirely after previously holding the 10th spot. Other notable exclusions were Subordinate Characters Tomozaki and Ishura, the latter of whom ranked tops the prestigious Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi list in 2021. This is often seen as a show of great confidence in the success of the series, with past winners including Class of the Elite, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Sword Art Online and My Youth Romantic Comedy Wrong, just as I expected. Meanwhile, Chained Soldier’s online popularity doesn’t translate into votes, and even MAPPA’s reputation can’t support its upcoming Bucchigiri?! cartoon. Bucchigiri nearby?! The trailer is reminiscent of some classic anime styles of the 2000s, leaving many Tokyo Revengers fans ready to check it out.
As media outlets look ahead to future anime seasons, CBR recently looked back at the past year in CBR News Picks: The 10 Best Anime of 2023. With titles increasingly leaning towards fantasy archetypes and genres , some of these anime have stood their ground. out for their subversiveness and refreshing nature. This list covers a wide variety of anime, from action and adventure to romance and slice-of-life, and sometimes all of the above.
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International fans waiting for Mashle Season 2 can summarize the series on Crunchyroll, which describes the anime: “This is a magical world. This is a world where magic is used by people by chance. In a deep, dark forest in this magical world, there was a boy exercising. His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He cannot use magic. All he wanted was to live a quiet life with his family, but people suddenly started trying to kill people. One day, he somehow found himself enrolled in Magic School. There, he aims to become a ‘Divine Visionary’, the elite of the elite. Can his toned muscles hold their own against the best and brightest in the wizarding world? arose on this strange magical illusion, in which the power of being struck would crush any magic!”
Source: Animate Times
