Top 10 best upcoming Anime of 2023 that you should definitely watch
2023 is the year of anime
2022 was outstanding for anime lovers. In 2022 we witnessed some great anime like Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 Final Season, Spy x Family, Bleach, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Attack on Titan: The Final Season 2nd part name a few. But 2023 is going to be even greater than 2022. Many highly anticipated returning and new series are coming this year. Here are the top 10 upcoming anime of 2023 that may surprise you.
What are the best upcoming anime of 2023
1. Solo leveling
| Release date | TBA |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Director(s) | Shunsuke Nakashige |
| Writer(s) | Noboru Kimura |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Manga version | Not available |
Solo leveling is based on a Korean web novel of the same name by Chu-Gong. The world of Solo leveling is full of magic, dungeon, and hunters. The main character of the story is Jin-Woo who is a very weak hunter.
One day when he and his team went to a dungeon to clear it they find themself in life and death situation. But Jin-Woo sacrifices himself to barely save his teammates. But then he finds a hidden quest to a game-like system where he can level up by himself by completing quests.
2. Trigun Stampede
| Release date | January 7, 2023 |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi |
| Director(s) | Kenji Muto |
| Writer(s) | Shin Okashima Tatsurō Inamoto Yoshihisa Ueda |
| Studio | Orange |
| Manga version | Available |
Trigun Stampede is based on a manga called Trigun which is written by Yasuhiro Nightow. The first episode is set to be released on 7th January 2023. You can watch it on Crunchyroll. The name of the first episode is “No Man’s Land”.
No man’s land is placed far from Earth where five moons rise. The main character of the anime is called Vash the Stampede. He is also been called a “Human typhoon” because wherever he goes brings disaster. Meryl Stryfe and Roberto de Niro are reporters who are on the tail of Vash to find out the truth about the Human typhoon. But finally, they find out that Vash is a frail and friendly man who loves donuts. Then they start their adventure to find his evil twin brother Millions Knives.
3. Tokyo Revengers Season 2
| Release date | January 7, 2023 |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi |
| Director(s) | Koichi Hatsumi |
| Writer(s) | Yasuyuki Mutō |
| Studio | Liden Flims |
| Manga version | Available |
Tokyo Revengers season 2 also called Tokyo Revengers Christmas Showdown is set to be released on the 7th or 8th of January 2023 depending on where you live. It is going to be released on MBS in Japan and will be available on Hulu and Disney+ for streaming.
Tokyo Revengers season 2 will continue the story of season 1. It’s based on the Christmas Showdown arc. In this season we can probably see the rivalry between the Tokyo Manji and the Black Dragon gang. Also, we are going to see the leader of Black Dragon Taiju Shiba.
4. Vinland Saga Season 2
| Release date | January 9, 2023 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Director(s) | Shuhei Yabuta |
| Writer(s) | Yasuyuki Mutō |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Manga version | Available |
Vinland Saga was released in 2019 and is one of the most brutal anime till now. And soon its second season will be released. The first season ends on a cliffhanger. Fans are eagerly waiting to see what lies now before Thorfin now that he is kind of in an interesting situation after the death of Askaladd. What will he do now? Will he go to his hometown? We will soon get to know on the 9th of January on Netflix and Crunchyroll.
5. Dr. Stone Season 3
| Release date | April 2023 |
| Genre | Adventure, Post-apocalyptic |
| Director(s) | Shinya Iino |
| Writer(s) | Yuichiro Kido |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Manga version | Available |
One of the big anime coming in 2023 is the third season of Dr. Stone. Dr. Stone’s season 3 is said to introduce the Age of Exploration arc. Season 2 ended with the team readying to explore the sea. It will be interesting to see some sea adventure and also whether Senku and his team find the source of the light that petrified mankind.
6. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
| Release date | July 2023 |
| Genre | Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Supernatural |
| Director(s) | TBA |
| Writer(s) | Gege Akutami |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Manga version | Available |
Jujutsu Kaisen was one of the most talked about series of 2020. Fans are eagerly waiting for some news about the second season since then. Luckily Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 has finally been confirmed officially. The second part of the series going to release in July 2023. It will be interesting to see whether Yuji Itadori meets Yuta Okkotsu in the second part of the series.
7. Attack On Titan: Season 4 Part 3
| Release date | TBA |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Director(s) | Yuichiro Hayashi |
| Writer(s) | Hiroshi Seko |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Manga version | Available |
The Attack on Titans series first drops on 7th April 2013. Now after ten long years, it coming to the end. Part 3 of season 4 is set to be released in 2023.
At the end of the season, 4 part 2 global alliance is trying to stop Eren to destroy the land but that’s in vain. Eren and his titans run through them effortlessly. In part 3 we are going to know how will global alliance stop Eren from destroying the mainland or will even stop Eren from doing so. There are so many questions that will be answered in the final part of Attack on titan.
8. Mushoku Tensei Season 2
| Release date | TBA |
| Genre | Fantasy, Drama, Adventure |
| Director(s) | TBA |
| Writer(s) | Rifujin Na Magonote |
| Studio | Studio Bind |
| Manga version | Not available |
After the huge success of the first season of Mushoku Tensei is coming with his 2nd season. Although we have not got the exact date of the release we know for sure it will come in somewhere in 2023. And as for the streaming platform, Crunchyroll will be streaming it globally, and also as the 1st season of the anime is on Netflix we can assume that the 2nd season will also come to Netflix.
9. Classroom of The Elite Season 3
| Release date | TBA |
| Genre | Psychological Thriller, Drama |
| Director(s) | TBA |
| Writer(s) | Shōgo Kinugasa |
| Studio | TBA |
| Manga version | Not available |
Fans of Classroom of the Elites were surprised to see the announcement of the 3rd season along with the 2nd season. Although there was not much about the 3rd season only that it’s in production and will release somewhen in 2023 fans were hyped about the 3rd season of the franchise.
10. Nier: Automata VR 1.1A
| Release date | January 8, 2023 |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Director(s) | Ryouji Masuyama |
| Writer(s) | Ryouji Masuyama,Yoko Taro |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Manga version | Not available |
NieR: Automata Ver1.1a’s 1st episode is going to be released on January 8, 2023, at 12:00 am JST. It will be released on Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, and BS11. Internationally it will be streaming by Crunchyroll. NieR: Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation of the hit game NieR: Automata.
That’s it for now. There are so many upcoming anime in 2023 that we can not include in our top 10 list. Here is some honorable mention Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Konosuba Season 3, Don’t toy with me miss Nagatoro Season 2.
Comment down below which anime you are eagerly waiting to watch in 2023.
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