See which anime are released in January 2018 in the winter season in Japan. This season anime guide will help you choose the best anime to watch. The list is separated by genres, sequels, original works and adaptations.
In this anime season guide you will find information such as author, studio, number of episodes, a brief synopsis and a personal comment about the work. The list may be updated as announcements are made.
If you want a super detailed list with the entire team, voice actors, episode list, Japanese name, world opinion, images, trailers, and other information, we recommend visiting the site myanimelist which has all the information about each anime. This article is just a quicker guide for those who don’t want to waste time.
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Anime Season Guide - Continuations
The October 2017 season anime that continues into January 2018 are:
- March Comes in Like a Lion 2
- Black Clover;
- Shokugeki no Souma 3;
- Mahou Tsukai no Yome;
- Dies Irae;
- Ku Pao Hero;
- GARO Vanishing Line;
- Osomatsu-san 2;
- Pingu in the City;
- Mahoutsukai no Yome;
Below we will list the anime that get sequels or a new season in January and their premiere date. If you don't know the anime, search and see the previous seasons.
- Seven Deadly Sins 2: Revival of the Commandments - 06/01 - Saturday;
- ReLIFE: Kanketsu-hen - Finally the conclusion of the anime (March);
- Overlord 2
- Dagashi Kashi 2;
- Cardcaptor Sakura - 07/01 - Sunday:
- Clear Card Arc.
- Gin no Guardian 2;
- Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 2
- Yowamushi Pedal 4 - Glory Line
- Fate/Extra Last Encore;
- Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2;
- Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls;
- Sait Seiya: Saintia Sho;
- Nanatsu no Bitoku (spin-off);
- Devilman:
- Crybaby;
- Hakyuu Houshin Engi (old anime from the year 1998);
Below we will leave a list of other anime that will debut, but that we will not go into details:
- Itou Junji: Collection - A compilation of various horror stories;
- Hakumei to Mikochi - A slice of life that follows the daily lives of 2 girls who are just a few centimeters tall;
- Mitsuboshi Colors - Daily life of 3 little girls protecting the city;
- Yuru Camp - A slice-of-life comedy about girls who love camping in Japan;
- Just Turn 25 High School Girl - Those short animes with hentai versions, involving a history teacher;
- Poputepipikku - WTF?
- Sanrio Danshi - Fan service yaoi from the brutes;
- Hataraku Onii-san! - An random anime following Western and childlike traits;
- How to Train Your Ghost - Young people need to take care of a supernatural being;
- Dame x Prince Anime Caravan - Based on an otome game;
- Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san - A girls' anime involving food;
- Takunomi - An anime about women drinking a lot;
Action and Adventure Anime - January 2018
Below we will follow the action-adventure anime that premiere in January 2018. Some may include comedy and ecchi.
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Grancrest SenkiIn a world dominated by lords, Shiruka, a mage who hates these lords for not keeping the peace, s forces with a knight on a journey to save her war-torn continent.
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Toji no Miko - A group of girls with special powers, whose government allows them to carry swords to extract evil spirits.
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Beatless - A boy who meets a combat android that changes his life forever.
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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens - A city dominated by crime and violence, characters living in the underworld, a detective, a professional killer, informants, and avengers were just some of the few problems until an even worse assassin of assassins emerged.
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Killing Bites - Girls mixed with animals are constantly fighting in betting games; a lot happens where a guy ends up getting involved in all of this.
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Darling in the FranXX - A land in ruins where humanity lives in a mobile fortress. Trained pilots control mechs to fight against mysterious giant creatures known as Kyoryu.
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Kokkoku - Moment by Moment - Juri Yukawa lives with her father, her NEET brother, her grandmother, and her sister who is a single mother. One day, her nephew and brother are kidnapped, and Juri receives a stone that allows her to freeze time.
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Drama - Everyday - Romance - Slice of Life
Below we will follow the anime of everyday life, drama, slice of life that can have a little adventure, action and comedy.
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Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody - Based on a Light Novel, a 29-year-old programmer ends up in an RPG world. He ends up 15 years old and with high powers and level.
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A Place Further than the Universe - A group of girls undertakes an expedition to the South Pole (Antarctica).
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Violet Evergarden - A girl loses her arms in a war and now poses as an autonomous android, doing jobs for different people in a world where these doll machines have caused a stir.
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Citrus - A girl who goes to a school, fights with the president of the student council and discovers that she is her sister, then out of nowhere catches her off guard and kisses her. It's not enough to be Yuir; it has to include incest.
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Love is Like After the Rain - Based on a manga by romance, tells the story of a girl who falls in love with her 45-year-old boss who is divorced and has a child.
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Märchen Mädchen - A girl full of problems and very fanciful ends up entering a world of magic through a book, where she begins her new life.
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Gakuen Babysitters - A boy loses his parents in a plane accident, and now he has to take care of his brother alone. He will live with the principal of his school who also lost a child in that accident, on the condition that he works at the daycare.
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Slow Start - A 16-year-old girl who is a year behind in school and realizes that all her classmates are a year younger.
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Comedy + Romantic Comedy
Below we will follow the anime of everyday life, drama, slice of life that can have a little adventure, action and comedy.
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Ryuuou no Oshigoto! - A comedy that tells the story of a 16-year-old teenager who is a champion in the history of Shogi. One day, a 9-year-old girl appears and asks him to be her master.
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san - The story focuses on a student who was humiliated and teased by a girl named Takagi. He promises that he will get his revenge!
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Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari - A comedy that follows 2 students with supernatural powers, traveling through time to face enemies;
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Movies and OVAs
Below we will briefly list the movies and anime roes released in the 2018 winter season:
- Let's Decorate with the Promise Flower on the Morning of Goodbye - 24/02;
- Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 3: Kakusei no Houkou - 01/13;
- Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple - 03/03;
- Macross Δ Movie - 09/02
- Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch II - Handou - 02/10;
- Infini-T Force Movie - 02/24;
- Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me - 01/06;
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Sekka no Chikai Special
- Osomatsu-san Short Film Series Season 2;
- Mob Psycho 100 Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic;
- Days: Touin Gakuen-sen! - 03/16;
- Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken OVA - 03/26;
This was our seasonal guide for the January 2018 anime. We hope you enjoyed this list and share it with your friends. Which anime are you looking forward to the most? Is there any details about a certain anime that was missing from this list? We would love to hear your comments. We recommend:
- List of January 2018 Animes on MAL
- Psychological Anime - The best thrillers, suspense, and mysteries
- Clichés dos Anime - Top List
- Bad things anime and otaku fans face
