Now that everything from the winter season finished airing, it's time to do a little wrap-up of the season! For this, I'll be grading every anime I've watched for the season, giving out awards for specific genres and characters, and reveal what I'll be watching for the spring season.
Without further ado, let's get to it!
Winter 2025 Anime Ratings
100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love You Season 2: 8/10
Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Cour 1): 8/10
Blue Box: 8.25/10
Dr. Stone: Science Future: 7.75/10
Dragon Ball Daima: 6/10
Flower and Asura: 6/10
Honey Lemon Soda: 7.25/10
Link Click: Bridon Arc: 7.75/10
Medalist: 8.5/10
Momentary Lily: 4/10
My Happy Marriage Season 2: 7.25/10
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth: 9.75/10
Re:Zero Season 3: 8.5/10
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Arc: 7.25/10
Sakamoto Days: 7.75/10
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2: 7.75/10
Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow: 8.25/10
Tasokare Hotel: 7.5/10
Trillion Game: 6.75/10
Zenshu: 7.25/10
Cafe Staff Awards
Best Animation: Medalist
Best Visuals: Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Best Drama: Medalist
Best Action: Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
Best Romance: Blue Box
Best Fantasy: Zenshu
Best Comedy: 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You Season 2
Best Adventure: Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
Best Mystery/Thriller: Tasokare Hotel
Best Supernatural: Toilet Bound Hanako-kun Season 2
Best Slice of Life: Honey Lemon Soda
Best Music/Sports: Medalist
Best Sci-Fi: Dr. Stone: Science Future
Best Ecchi/Fanservice: 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You Season 2
Best Adaptation: Blue Box
Best Original: Link Click: Bridon Arc
Best Fight: Jin Woo vs. Kargalgan (Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow)
Best Soundtrack: Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
Best Opening Theme: “The Eye” by 白鲨JAWS (Link Click: Bridon Arc)
Best Ending Theme: "realitYhurts." by CVLTE (Shangri-La Frontier Season 2)
Best Surprise: Medalist
Most Disappointing: Zenshu
Best Boy: Rentaro Aojiu (100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You Season 2)
Best Girl: Emilia (Re:Zero Season 3)
Best Supporting Boy: Reinhard (Re:Zero Season 3)
Best Supporting Girl: Ayumi Endo (Honey Lemon Soda)
Best Couple/Ship: Rentaro and Hahari, Karane, Shizuka, Nano, Kusuri, Hahari, Kurumi, Meido, Iku, Mimimi, and Meme (100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You Season 2)
Best Duo/Group: Tsukasa and Inori (Medalist)
Best Waifu: Priscilla (Re:Zero Season 3)
Best Husbando: Taro Sakamoto (Sakamoto Days)
Best Protagonist: Jin Woo (Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow)
Best Antagonist: Naoshi Usui (My Happy Marriage Season 2)
Spring 2025 Watchlist
As of right now, these will be the shows that I'll be watching for the new season. I will be writing first impressions with overall thoughts once everything has aired.
Aharen Is Indecipherable Season 2
Anne Shirley
Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Cour 2
Beginning After the End
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
Kowloon Generic Romance
Lazarus
Lycoris Recoil: Friends are Thieves of Time
Makina-san's a Love Bot?!
Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX
Moonrise
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
Rock is a Lady's Modesty
Shiunji Family Children
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary Season 2
Summer Pockets
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
Wind Breaker Season 2
Zatsu Tabi: Your Journey
Winter 2025 Overall Thoughts
At the end of the day, it was a decent season but unfortunately, a good amount of shows were overshadowed by the various shows that were carried over from the previous season. On top of that, only two shows that aired in this season were the only ones that viewers cared about such as Solo Leveling and Apothecary Diaries, making the rest be glossed over.
Thankfully, not much carried over into spring, giving plenty of new shows a chance to shine. I'm looking forward to what spring has in store
Score: 7/10
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