This year has started strong with anime like Solo Leveling, Dr. Stone, etc., making a comeback with their new seasons and igniting the fandom’s flame.
Moreover, many new anime have recently been adapted, like Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, etc. We have scoured the internet and listed the five best and worst-performing anime of winter 2025 so far to make your anime watch list even better.
5 Best Performing Anime of Winter 2025 (So Far)
Here is a list of the best-performing anime of Winter 2025:
5. Medalist
Medalist is an anime that has fans swooning over cute characters and their artistic figure skating. However, it is more than that, as Tsukasa Akeuraji, who felt like he was “too late in life,” meets the enthusiastic Inori Yuitsuka.
Inori’s excitement about figure skating and being a “late” skater reflects Tsukasa’s, as he can see a part of himself within her. Because of this realistic struggle, fans find it relatable and cathartic.
4. My Happy Marriage Season 2
My Happy Marriage has won the hearts of fans worldwide with its adorable couple, Miyo and Kiyoka. The second season will leave you excitedly kicking your feet as they grow closer.
This season has a lot in store as it will explore Miyo’s supernatural abilities, her relationship with her toxic mother-in-law, Fuyu Kudo, and interactions with the rest of Kiyoka’s family.
3. Dr. Stone: Science Future
The fourth season of Dr. Stone is back, and the fandom has been summoned, where they will go on a journey with Senku and his crew to North America in search of resources to expand their kingdom of science.
It is the anime for scientist enthusiasts, as seeing Senku in action is inspiring, and the anime simplifies complex concepts into something entertaining. Fans are hooked to see what happens next with the mysteries lingering around the mysterious petrification.
2. Apothecary Diaries Season 2
The Apothecary Diaries are in for a treat as it’s finally back with its second season, and the fandom is rejoicing as they are finally seeing Maomao back in action, concocting poisons and medicine to solve mysteries.
Fans love this anime because it is very detailed. The complex character arcs, with their flaws, make the characters relatable. The mysteries in the anime are engaging to watch, as they are set against a unique 15th-century Chinese backdrop.
1. Solo Leveling Season 2
The second season of Solo Leveling has taken over the internet, following Jinwoo’s journey to growth and becoming the strongest and most formidable S-rank hunter in his realm.
Solo Leveling has a strong fanbase from its Manhwa and gained even more once it got animated in 2024. This anime stands apart because of its immersive realm and mysteries yet to be covered while we watch Jinwoo grow stronger daily.
5 worst Performing Anime of Winter 2025 (So Far)
Here is a list of the worst-performing anime of Winter 2025:
5. The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper, as the name suggests, the anime revolves around Ken’ichi Hamada, who spends his day online shopping in a fantasy world; viewers found the plot bland and flat.
The plot is weak and lacks the zest to attract viewers. To make it worse, the animation is just as bad, coupled with the brainless female characters, making it all the more annoying.
4. Ameku M.D: Doctor Detective
Ameku M.D. is a medical mystery anime about the protagonist, Takao Ameku, who has superhuman abilities, such as memorizing anything she reads. However, viewers find that the mysteries aren’t thrilling enough to watch.
Viewers are even calling it the cuter female MC for Dr. Gregory House from the show “House”; however, it isn’t as interesting and doesn’t make it worthwhile.
3. Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster”
Bogus Skill Fruitmaster is an anime about Light Underwood, who dreams of being the greatest adventurer ever. However, viewers find him cringeworthy, and the overall plot is horrible.
Some viewers even mentioned on Reddit that kids under ten could have done better with the plot. Moreover, the animation is very inconsistent with its frames, and the music choice is poor.
2. Promise of Wizard
Promise of the Wizard was an online simulation video game adapted into an anime this year. However, many fans have dropped it because they found it extremely boring and aren’t content with the characters.
Although the plot sounds interesting as a concept, where the protagonist, Akira Maki, gets transported into a fantasy world and has to lead an army of wizards from different regions to protect their realm from a threat called “The Great Calamity.”
Viewers found the male leads to be hollow characters without any depth, making the story feel superficial and an eyesore.
1. Honey Lemon Soda
Honey Lemon Soda was one of the most awaited anime as the manga was a hit in Japan; however, the anime garnered new viewers who found the typical shoujo tropes repetitive and boring.
This is a diluted version of Kimi ni Todoke, in which Sawako Kuronuma’s character mirrors Uka’s. Both are shy girls with eccentric personalities who are paired with extroverts like Shouta Kazehaya and Kai Miura.
However, Honey Lemon Soda has toned down the humor and its length which some fans found as boring as watching the paint dry.
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