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Great Sage report: Winter 2021 has ended. Magic Sense is reading the archive.

Winter 2021 Anime

January – March 2021. Times are Pacific.

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Winter 2021 shows: at least 50, plus 30 continuing series

  1. Genres: Action, Drama, Supernatural

    Finished: 24 eps

    Continuing from Fall 2020

    AniList score 8.4, TV

    Studio
    MAPPA
    Premiere
    Oct 2, 2020, 9:25 AM PDT
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    24 × 24 min
    A boy fights... for "the right death."

    Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

    Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

    Note: The first episode received an early web premiere on September 19th, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3rd, 2020.

  2. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    Continuing from Fall 1999

    AniList score 8.7, TV

    Studio
    Toei Animation
    Premiere
    Oct 20, 1999
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    24 min each
    Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

    Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

    *This includes the following special episodes:
    - Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336)
    - The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492)
    - Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542)
    - History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590)
    - 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

  3. Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

    Finished: 16 eps

    AniList score 8.7, TV

    Studio
    MAPPA
    Premiere
    Dec 7, 2020
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    16 × 24 min
    It’s been four years since the Scout Regiment reached the shoreline, and the world looks different now. Things are heating up as the fate of the Scout Regiment—and the people of Paradis—are determined at last. However, Eren is missing. Will he reappear before age-old tensions between Marleyans and Eldians result in the war of all wars?

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

  4. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

    Finished: 170 eps

    Continuing from Fall 2017

    AniList score 7.9, TV

    Studio
    Studio Pierrot
    Premiere
    Oct 3, 2017
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    170 × 24 min
    In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder’s magic. Asta’s is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent’s spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option!

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

  5. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life

    Finished: 13 eps

    AniList score 8.1, TV

    Studio
    CloverWorks
    Premiere
    Jan 9, 2021, 7:30 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    13 × 24 min
    A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?

    (Source: Funimation)

  6. Genres: Adventure, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy

    Finished: 11 eps

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    Studio Bind
    Premiere
    Jan 10, 2021, 7:00 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    11 × 24 min
    When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, his story doesn’t end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudeus will seize every opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he’s always dreamed of, he’s embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!

    (Source: Funimation, edited)

    Note: The anime pre-screened its 1st and 2nd episode starting on the 27th of December on the Nico Nico Live Broadcasting and D Anime Store services

  7. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

    Finished: 11 eps

    AniList score 8.1, TV

    Studio
    TMS Entertainment
    Premiere
    Jan 14, 2021, 5:30 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    11 × 24 min
    Armed with the power of science and a genius intellect, Senkuu is determined to save humanity. However, Tsukasa’s empire goes on the offensive to halt the progress of science. Bolder choices are made as these two start a war that rocks the Stone World.

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

  8. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.2, TV

    Studio
    8-bit
    Premiere
    Jan 12, 2021, 6:00 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    Now that the Jura Tempest Alliance is growing even further, they will now be meeting the animal kingdom of Eurazania, reuniting with King Gazel, rising tensions between monsters and humans, and Rimuru encountering the strongest enemy he’s ever faced.

    (Source: Funimation)

  9. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Psychological, Thriller

    Finished: 11 eps

    AniList score 5.2, TV

    Studio
    CloverWorks
    Premiere
    Jan 7, 2021, 9:10 AM PST
    Source
    Manga
    Episodes
    11 × 23 min
    Fifteen children escape Grace Field House, a false paradise, hoping for a chance at freedom. Instead, they encounter plants and animals they have never before seen, and are chased by demons. The outside world is so beautiful, and yet is almost too cruel to face.

    Even so, the children refuse to give up. They are guided in their search for better lives only by a message from Minerva and a pen Norman left behind in order to fulfill their promise to return to the House to save those of their family who are still trapped within.

    (Source: Aniplex of America)

    Note: Episode 1 streamed early on Amazon Prime on Jan 7, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on Jan 8, 2021.

  10. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Psychological, Romance, Thriller

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 8.4, TV

    Studio
    WHITE FOX
    Premiere
    Jan 6, 2021, 5:30 AM PST
    Source
    Light Novel
    Episodes
    12 × 30 min
    After learning more behind the Death Loop and Witches of Sin, Subaru vows to save Emilia and his friends from further doom.

    (Source: Crunchyroll)

  11. Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Thriller

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 7.4, TV

    Studio
    CloverWorks
    Premiere
    Jan 12, 2021, 7:00 AM PST
    Source
    Original
    Episodes
    12 × 23 min
    This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself.

    (Source: Funimation)

  12. Genres: Action, Drama, Sports

    Finished: 12 eps

    AniList score 7.9, TV

    Studio
    bones
    Premiere
    Jan 9, 2021, 9:00 AM PST
    Source
    Original
    Episodes
    12 × 24 min
    Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters are especially wild about the “beefs,” or heated battles that erupt in the races.

    Reki takes Langa, a transfer student returning to Japan after studying abroad, to the mine where the races are held. Langa, who has no skateboarding experience, finds himself pulled into the world of “S”...

    (Source: Aniplex of America)

    Note: On March 13, 2021 a recap episode (9.5) went on air, postponing the broadcast of the regular episodes by one week.