Looking for the best anime and manga for 2025? Whether you're a long-time fan or just starting, this guide covers the must-watch series and top-rated manga to add to your collection. Top Anime Series of 2025
The 2025 anime season is packed with high-stakes action and moving coming-of-age stories. My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia, being an anime, captures all of the mediums of a modern day show. My Hero Academia Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Looking for the best anime and manga for 2025
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Action
Status: Ongoing
The ultimate "palate cleanser." A spy needs to build a fake family for a mission. Unbeknownst to him, his "daughter" is a telepath and his "wife" is a professional assassin. They all hide their identities from each other while trying to be a normal family. The Vibe: Grimdark medieval revenge
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Seinen
Status: Ongoing (Posthumously)
The gold standard of dark fantasy. Berserk follows Guts, a mercenary with a giant sword, cursed to survive in a demon-infested medieval world. The art is arguably the most detailed in comic history. Chainsaw Man (Manga
Some narratives flourish best in the black-and-white panels of manga.
Berserk (Manga – Seinen): Widely considered a masterpiece of dark fantasy. The Golden Age arc—a tragic downfall of a mercenary band—is Shakespearean in scope. Kentaro Miura's detailed, gothic art is unparalleled. Warning: Contains extreme violence, sexual assault, and trauma. The anime adaptations have all failed to capture its artistic depth. Read the manga.
Goodnight Punpun (Manga – Seinen): A coming-of-age story like no other. The protagonist is drawn as a simple, cartoon bird, while the world around him is realistic and brutal. This series follows Punpun from childhood to young adulthood, depicting depression, abuse, and existential despair with raw, uncomfortable honesty. It is a masterpiece, but a harrowing one. Not for casual reading.
Chainsaw Man (Manga, then Anime): A chaotic, punk-rock take on shonen. A destitute boy merges with his chainsaw devil dog to become a devil-hunting hybrid. The manga is relentless, grimy, and emotionally deranged, swapping standard power-ups for raw desperation. The anime is a great adaptation, but the manga's rough, kinetic art adds a layer of feral energy that is uniquely its own.