What are you looking forward to in the Spring 2024 anime lineup?
The 2024 anime year kicked off in the previous winter season, and it was an exciting season centered around eagerly awaited sequels to popular series like Classroom of the Elite 3rd Season and The Dangers in My Heart Season 2, as well as anime movies such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie – Walpurgisnacht: Rising and Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump.
And for the spring season spanning from April to June 2024, we’ll see new anime adaptations of popular manga like Kaiju No. 8, as well as sequels to already popular anime series such as Mushoku Tensei and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. A captivating lineup fitting for the refreshing season awaits.
Though dozens of new anime releases are scheduled for this season, I will selectively introduce the best anime in Spring 2024 here.
I’ll provide anticipated ratings and post-broadcast evaluations for each anime, and I hope this will be helpful in enhancing your anime experience.
<<Previous Season: Best Anime of Winter 2024>>
1. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～) has already been called one of the best anime series of the 2020s since its anime adaptation began in 2021, and the first part of the second season aired from July to September 2023 with 13 episodes. Although the production studio for the second season remained the same as that of the first, Studio Bind, there were concerns at first that the director had changed from Manabu Okamoto to Hiroki Hirano. However, when the second season began airing, fans were relieved to see the same high quality work. This Season 2 Part 2 should also be watched with peace of mind.
The story of the second season began with Rudeus in despair, thinking that Eris had abandoned him, but he continued his journey with a different group of adventurers and regained his zest for life. The story then took him to Ranoa University of Magic, where he was finally reunited with Sylphiette, who had been hiding her true identity from him and other students. Rudeus has yet to meet his mother, Zenith, or his mentor, Roxy, and we can’t wait to see what happens next.
Aired: From April, 2024
Expectation: ★★★★★
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2. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3
The popular Isekai fantasy anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (転生したらスライムだった件), which is also shortly known TenSura, uncovered good news in November 2022 along with the release of a new movie That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond. The third season is made by Eight Bit as well as the first season in 2018-2019 and the second season in 2021.
The TenSura series keeps following the most powerful protagonist Rimuru Tempest, a Slime that a Japanese company worker is reincarnated as in the fantasy world. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 has been just confirmed with a new key visual describing Hinata Sakaguchi facing off against Rimuru. The third season is expected to focus on the powerful female knight of the Western Holy Church’s Ten Great Saints.
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Aired: From April, 2024
Expectation: ★★★★☆
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3. Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8 (怪獣8号) is one of the hottest action manga series that started on the online manga publishing platform Shonen Jump+ in 2020, which has been decided to air in the spring of 2024. The manga series written by Naoya Matsumoto has been looked on as one of the recent hits on Shonen Jump+ as well as Spy x Family and Chainsaw Man. The outstanding studio Production I.G is in charge of the production of Kaiju No. 8’s first anime adaptation.
Kaiju No. 8 centers on a 32-year-old protagonist Kafka Hibino, set in a fictional Japan, where vicious Kaiju (monsters) endanger the safety of citizens. He has his mind set on taking a test to join Japan’s Defense Force while he is giving up his dream to become a member of it to fight against Kaiju. However, he obtains the power to transform himself into a powerful Kaiju No. 8 by accidentally swallowing a bizarre tiny monster.
Aired: From April, 2024
Expectation: ★★★☆☆
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4. Laid-Back Camp Season 3
The third season of the popular slice-of-life outdoor anime series, Laid-Back Camp Season 3(ゆるキャン△ Season 3) had been confirmed to air in Spring 2024. A notable point about the third season is that it has a different production studio than the previous two seasons. Previously, C-Station was in charge of the animation, masterfully merging a relaxed atmosphere with beautiful landscapes and adorable characters. For this third season, it’s being produced by Eight Bit, and you’ll notice a distinct difference in the art style. It will be interesting to see whether they will gravitate towards the past style or carve out a different charm. Let’s look forward to observing how it unfolds.
The manga series of Laid-Back Camp written by Afro was serialized on Manga Time Kirara Forward from 2015 to 2019 and has been published on a manga publishing website Comic Fuz since 2019. There are two current seasons in the anime series made by C-Station as well as a short spin-off series Room Camp in 2020 and a sequel movie Laid-Back Camp Movie in 2022.
Laid-Back Camp depicts peaceful outdoor days of several high school girls, set in Yamanashi Prefecture, which is famous for Japan’s highest mountain Mt. Fuji. The story revolves around an experienced solitary camper Rin Shima and a beginner Nadeshiko Kagamihara who joins the Outdoor Activities Circle in the high school. The third season continues to follow their high school life while Laid-Back Camp Movie presents their story in the future. As a new illustration by Afro to celebrate the production of the third season, Laid-Back Camp Season 3 will partly concentrate on Nadeshiko’s childhood friend Ayano Toki in addition to Rin and Nadeshiko.
Aired: From April, 2024
Expectation: ★★★☆☆
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5. Sound! Euphonium Season 3
The TV anime series Sound! Euphonium (響け!ユーフォニアム) is making a return with Sound! Euphonium Season 3 nearly eight years after the second season was aired in 2016. While several anime films bridging the gap have been released in the meantime, the third season has likely been eagerly awaited by fans. In addition to the compilation films, the original movies Liz and the Blue Bird in 2018 and Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day in 2019 were broadcasted. Furthermore, in August 2023, Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc was released. The novel by Ayano Takeda has been adapted into an anime by Kyoto Animation since 2015, and Sound! Euphonium remains a popular slice-of-life and coming-of-age drama with no signs of waning enthusiasm.
In Sound! Euphonium Season 3, the protagonist Kumiko becomes a senior and is portrayed as the president of the Kita-Uji High School Brass Band Club. Essentially, this is the Kumiko’s 3rd Year arc. In the most recent mid-length anime movie, Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc, Kumiko, who has just become the president, is depicted dealing with various challenges. The spotlight is on Sound! Euphonium Season 3 as it follows their pivotal final year. There’s also anticipation around the enigmatic new character, Mayu Kuroe.
Aired: From April, 2024
Expectation: ★★★★☆
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