What will the next big anime be? Our top 6 picks for the hit anime of the future
It can seem like the Next Big Thing in anime often comes out of nowhere. Who could have guessed that something like Delicious in Dungeon would be one of the best anime of 2024? Or that Kaiju No. 8 would have its English dub up on Crunchyroll within an hour of the Japanese broadcast? These things might seem unpredictable, but sometimes you can look at a manga or light novel and just know it is going to get a hit anime adaptation one day.
Sure, we can – and will – consult sales figures for manga and other entertainment properties to get a sense of what the next big anime is going to be, but these kinds of predictions are more an art than a science. Part gauging the current environment, what properties have plenty of buzz around them, and, of course, what we’ve personally read that screams out to be animated. We’ve consulted the tea leaves and gazed deeply into our crystal ball and these are the new anime we see being big in the next year.
The Sakamoto Days manga enjoyed the dubious honor of being the best-selling series that hadn’t gotten an anime adaption yet. However, that is due to change in January 2025 with the recent announcement of the Sakamoto Days anime from TMS Entertainment. The manga follows a retired hitman who goes on a rampage after his family is threatened, but the years of inactivity have made him a bit heavier than he had been. Think John Wick with some Spy x Family humor. Not only does it have a massive following from the manga, but there are rumors that Sakamoto Days will be a Netflix Original anime, which will only help it reach a massive audience next year.
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