Updated December 27, 2022 by Ernie
We are now nearing the end of the year 2022 and now you may be looking for new anime shows to watch for the year 2023! Well, you don’t have to go through all that struggle searching for shows because we’ve already prepped it all out for you as this list is for the most awaited winter anime series that may release this month or in January 2023!
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EXCITING ANIME FOR WINTER 2023!!
20. Ayakashi Triangle
| Title | Ayakashi Triangle |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Connect |
| Premiere Date | January 10, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Matsuri and Suzu have been friends for a long time ever since they were kids. Both of them possess an ability that allows them to eliminate Ayakashi. Ayakashi are youkai creatures who are known to kill humans by absorbing their life force.
But as the years pass, the two friends have become more distant in their high school days as their feelings and perceptions of Ayakashi change. Suzu has developed romantic feelings for her best friend, while Matsuri maintains his focus on killing Ayakashi which harms Suzu. What kind of misadventures await these two as they encounter the King of all Ayakashi, Shirogane.
19. Farming Life in Another World
| Title | Farming Life in Another World |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Premiere Date | January 6, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
After Machio Hiraku dies in his late 30s, he goes into the afterlife and is confronted by a god who offered him 4 wishes. Typically, people will make wishes to make themselves stronger once they get resurrected but as for Hiraku, his wishes seem to be rather unique and simple. The first wish he made is to have a healthy body, the second one is to live peacefully, the third wish is to learn the local language, and the final wish… is to become a farmer.
Witness Hiraku as he gets resurrected in a peaceful world where he gets to make friends, have his own harem, and enjoy a new way of living!
18. Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
| Title | Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Premiere Date | January 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
If you’re looking for a show with a new tsundere character then you’ll definitely love this one since the villainess, Lieselotte Riefenstahl, is a tsundere herself! The characters in this show are from an otome game, MagiKoi, where Liselotte is secretly in love with Prince Siegward.
Meanwhile, in another world similar to ours, high schoolers Endou and Kobayashi are both members of the broadcasting club trying to play the game of MagiKoi. Surprisingly, Prince Siegward noticed the voices of the two players which led him to notice Lieselotte’s cuteness. Will this be enough to change the tragic ending of the villainess?
17. Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
| Title | Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Premiere Date | January 10, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Hero-King Inglis is about to meet his death due to old age and for one last time, he gazes upon the country he worked so hard to build over the years. It is then he remembered one of his wishes: to be resurrected as a knight who is devoted to protecting the country.
A certain goddess named Alistia hears the king’s wish and instantly fulfilled it by transporting him to the future where the king is resurrected as the daughter of a noble family! More adventures and struggles for Inglis as she makes her way to becoming a legendary squire!
16. My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog
| Title | My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Quad |
| Premiere Date | January 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
An unnamed protagonist suddenly wakes up and finds himself in the body of somebody’s dog. Later on, it turns out that the owner of the dog is actually his classmate, Karen Inukai! The protagonist seems to be the only one aware of this weird occurrences in his life and now he spends his life as the pet dog of the beautiful Inukai-san!
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15. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
| Title | The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Zero-G, Liber |
| Premiere Date | January 4, 2023 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Duration | Unknown |
Himuro is a guy with supernatural ice powers and works as an office worker as part of his daily life. However, he doesn’t seem to have full control of these powers and whenever he’s focused in his work, he unconsciously freezes the whole office leaving his co-workers freezing as if they’re in the arctic!
However, Himuro’s personality says otherwise since he’s very kind-hearted towards other people and doesn’t show any signs of coldness to anyone especially to Fuyutsuki, his female colleague who he also harbors special feelings for. Everytime that Himuro gets flustered from Fuyutsuki’s actions, he unconsciously creates a snowstorm reflecting his raging feelings towards her. It is up to Himuro to control these powers of his as he tries to make a move on his crush!
14. Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible
| Title | Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Pine Jam |
| Premiere Date | January 10, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
If you loved Takagi-san’s daily teasing of Nishikata, then you’ll find this fun to watch since they almost have the same type of story! The protagonist here is Junta Shiraishi, he is considered to be a loner because not one of his classmates notices his presence and some of them even thought that he’s always skipping class even though he’s there!
However, the case is different for Kubo Nagisa, Shiraishi’s classmate who sits next to him. And just like in the Takagi-san series, Nagisa teases Shiraishi almost every day! It turns out that due to Nagisa, Shiraishi’s school life becomes less boring than ever.
13. Trigun Stampede
| Title | Trigun Stampede |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Orange |
| Premiere Date | January 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Fans of the first Trigun anime are definitely hyped right now ever since the trailer for the new Trigun series popped up! 5 months ago, the first trailer of Trigun Stampede was posted by Toho Animation which can only mean that Toho will be the one to lead the production for the anime and that’s AMAZING NEWS to Trigun fans since Toho is famous for its great detail in animation!
Not much is known about the main plot yet other than being a prequel to the original series and surely we’ll get to see Vash the Stampede in action again for this one!
12. Spy Classroom
| Title | Spy Classroom |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | feel. |
| Premiere Date | January 5, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
If you want some spy waifus in action, then Spy Classroom is one of the anime that you should keep an eye on since this anime features girls who are trained to be professional spies! Our main protagonist for this one is a girl named Lily, an aspiring spy who trains in a certain institution but as she learns that her physical skills are lacking, her hopes and dreams of becoming a spy begins to slowly crumble until she got an opportunity to work with elites.
Lily was asked to join the team called Tomoshibi and she meets every one of the members of the team… well it appears that they’re problematic girls as well who has the same case as her! What will become of this team as they were tasked to participate in an Impassable Mission?
11. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
| Title | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Project No.9 |
| Premiere Date | January 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Another new waifu anime awaits at your door with The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten! After Amane Fujimiya lends his umbrella to a girl due to heavy rain, he caught a cold. Fortunately, the girl is actually his neighbor, Mahiru Shiina, and she is a so-called “Angel” in their school because of her pure kindness.
As Shiina returns the umbrella to him, she repays Amane by taking care of his sickness only to find herself in a messy apartment! After Shiina’s wild discovery, she devotes herself in helping Amane in his daily life from doing chores to even cooking meals for him! A perfect waifu material for men of cultures out there!
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10. Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack
| Title | Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | OLM |
| Premiere Date | January 8, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
A new season of Nagatoro-san appears out of nowhere and more teasing awaits as Nagatoro and her group of friends continue to disturb Hachiouji Naoto’s daily life! If you want a comedy show to watch next year, then Nagatoro-san is one of them and if you haven’t watched the first season yet, then you better go do it because it’s only 12 episodes! The new Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack is scheduled to air on January 8, and it’s only a few weeks away!
9. NieR: Automata Ver1.1a
| Title | NieR: Automata Ver1.1a |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Premiere Date | January 7, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
If you’re a person who’s played the video game, NieR: Automata, then good for you because it’s going to have an anime adaptation in 2023 and is scheduled to release on January 7! So far, video game adaptations have been good for 2022, especially for the release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners which got nominated for the Game of the Year Awards!
Now as for 2023, we’ll be having the Nier series and its setting will be the same as the one in the original game! So you know what that means because we’re gonna see 2B and 9S in action against sentient machines on the abandoned Earth!
8. By the Grace of the Gods Season 2
| Title | By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 |
| Genre | Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Maho Film |
| Premiere Date | January 8, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
The second season of By the Grace of the Gods is scheduled to be release on January 8 and that’s only a few weeks left! If you’re not familiar with this series yet, well it tells the story of Ryouma Takebayashi, a young boy who quite excels in magic and keeps slimes as his pets. It is an adventure series where Ryouma meets new friends and discovers the different wonders of the world!
7. I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 2
| Title | I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | SILVER LINK. |
| Premiere Date | January 11, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Another season of BOFURI is about to be released on January 7! Just like the first season, BOFURI Season 2 will be produced by SILVER LINK and will have 12 episodes. BOFURI is an anime about Kaede Honjou who tries out a VRMMO game called New World Online. She named her character, Maple, and played the game by only focusing on one thing: raising her DEF stat because she’s afraid of getting hurt.
After she maxed out her DEF stat, Maple has become an immovable mountain that can’t get hurt or get killed by both players and monsters. But not only that, she even gained incredible powers as she defeats rare types of monsters! Follow Maple’s journey as she becomes an overpowered character in the series, BOFURI and its continuation BOFURI Season 2!
6. Bungo Stray Dogs 4
| Title | Bungo Stray Dogs 4 |
| Genre | Action, Mystery, Supernatural |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Bones |
| Premiere Date | January 4, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Bungo Stray Dogs is a long-running series and now it’s on its 4th Season that is scheduled to be released on January 4, 2023, right after New Year! Definitely a good show to start the year! The 4th season of Bungo Stray Dogs follows the events of the 3rd Season so if you haven’t started watching this series yet, then you have a lot to catch up to so good luck to you on that!
Just like the previous seasons, the new Bungo Stray Dogs will be produced by Studio Bones. It has an unknown number of episodes but most likely it’s going to be a 12-episode series just like the past seasons.
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5. In/Spectre Season 2
| Title | In/Spectre Season 2 |
| Genre | Mystery, Romance, Supernatural |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Brain’s Base |
| Premiere Date | January 9, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
After 2 years of waiting, In/Spectre fans finally received good news after a new season of the said anime is announced! Its scheduled release date is on January 9, 2023, and follows the events of Season 1. If you haven’t watched In/Spectre yet then it’s a series of supernatural events that involve youkai and Kotoko Iwanaga is the one that maintains the balance between the world youkai and humans so that chaos can be prevented.
On the other hand, Kurou Sakuragawa, is a guy with hidden supernatural abilities and as she was approached by Kotoko to become his ally, they partner up to fight against the youkais that threaten humanity to wreak havoc in their world.
4. The Misfit of Demon King Academy II
| Title | The Misfit of Demon King Academy II |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | SILVER LINK. |
| Premiere Date | January 8, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
The Misfit of Demon King Academy now also received another season for the upcoming year and it continues the story where the first season left off! This shows tells the story of Anos Voldigoad, a Demon King in the past who brought peace in their land and after he got resurrected, he is now on the road to reclaiming his title. However, information about the Demon Lord’s achievements has been falsified over the years and now it is up to him who spreads this false news about him and reclaims his rightful glory!
The second season of The Misfit of Demon King Academy will be produced by SILVER LINK just like the previous season and is expected to be released on January 8, 2023.
3. Vinland Saga Season 2
| Title | Vinland Saga Season 2 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Premiere Date | January 10, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Three long years have passed and now Vinland Saga returns once again for its second season! Unlike the first season, Vinland Saga Season 2 will be produced by a different studio this time and that will be Studio MAPPA! The studio has been slaying it so far in the anime shows they’re involved in such as the latest season of Attack on Titan, Chainsaw Man, and Jujutsu Kaisen!
The second season will follow the events of the ending of Season 1 and will premiere on Jan 10, 2023. The number of episodes are yet to be known but hopefully, it stays the same as the previous season which has 24 episodes.
2. Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown
| Title | Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Supernatural |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | LIDENFILMS |
| Premiere Date | January 8, 2023 |
| Episodes | Unknown |
| Duration | Unknown |
Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown or also the Second Season Tokyo Revengers is the continuation of Hanagaki Takemichi’s story as part of the Tokyo Manji Gang. Obviously from the title, this season will cover the whole arc of the Christmas Showdown and will of course, feature more characters as the arrival of a new gang is introduced known as the Black Dragon.
It is expected that this series is gonna be full of action and a lot of high risks just like what happened in the first season, so if you’re one of the anime fans waiting for this then you better buckle up for the upcoming arc!
1. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part 2
| Title | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part 2 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Premiere Date | January 5, 2023 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Duration | Unknown |
More Danmachi content arrives as it returns for the second cour of Season 4! The first part aired its final episode around September 2022 and now the second part, it is scheduled to air right away on January 5, 2023!
The story will directly continue from the final events of Season 4’s Part 1. So, if you haven’t seen that part yet then it’s the perfect time to watch it especially now that we’re in the holiday season and its sequel only has a few weeks left before it airs!
CONCLUSION
Are y’all guys getting hyped up for 2023? Well, you better do because a lot of great anime shows are still waiting to get released aside from these ones in the list! If you happen to be waiting for any of these shows then get your pens and put them all now in your bucket list for the upcoming year!
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