Anime Roundup: Everything Coming Out in April 2025 (Part 1)

Welcome back to another installment of GGA’s monthly Anime Roundup, where we cover everything coming out in the first week of April 2025 on the most popular streaming services, such as Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu and HIDIVE.

Spring is back with new anime releases just in time to save us from seasonal depression. April promises returns of fan-favorite series and the launch of some potential new obsessions. We have a packed lineup to keep us busy on the rainy days and enough fan service to tide us over until the Summer anime starts. There are too many great anime releases that we have split the list into two, so here is everything coming out in the first week of April.

The Apothecary Diaries (Season 1)

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries.

No joke, you can now watch The Apothecary Diaries on Netflix on April 1, 2024.

Once Upon a Witch’s Death

Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life.

You can watch Once Upon a Witch’s Death streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 1, 2025.

Catch Me at the Ballpark!

To escape his tiring job, weary Murata finds escape at a nearby baseball stadium. While the games are thrilling, it’s Ruriko, the gyaru as cold as the beer she serves but secretly a sweetheart, who keeps him coming back. As her first regular, Murata discovers the warmth behind her frosty demeanor, and their hilarious, heartwarming encounters light up the ballpark and maybe even their hearts.

The first season of Catch Me at the Ballpark! begins streaming on Crunchyroll on April 1, 2025.

The Beginning After the End

After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, seeking to correct the mistakes of his past life.

The Beginning After the End begins streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 2, 2025.

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

Philia Adenauer hails from a family renowned for producing Saints for generations in the Kingdom of Girtonia. Saints fight to protect humankind from monsters, and Philia underwent rigorous education and training to earn her title. After her fiancé, Julius, breaks off their engagement, Philia is sold to the kingdom of Parnacorta for resources. Will her homeland survive without her?

The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom begins simulcasting on Crunchyroll on April 2, 2025.

Please Put Them On, Takamine-san

Student council president Takane Takamine is a popular star student. On the other hand, Koushi Shirota doesn’t have many friends. That all changes when Koushi accidentally discovers Takane’s ability to go back in time and alter past actions just by changing her lingerie. After some pestering, Koushi agrees to help Takane and be her closet, by having spare lingerie on hand.

Please Put Them On, Takamine-san will start streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 2, 2025.

Devil May Cry

Dante is back with his washboard abs and a wisecracking mouth that would give Deadpool a run for his money. This is the Capcom classic’s second anime adaptation on Netflix and harks back to the younger Dante from the Xbox 360 entry in the lineup. The series is being worked on by Adi Shankar, who executive-produced Castlevania, so viewers are in for a bloody good time.

Devil May Cry begins streaming on Netflix on April 3, 2025.

WIND BREAKER (Season 2)

Sakura’s idea of what it means to be at the top has begun to change. After making new friends and encountering new enemies in his time at Furin High School, he has gained some perspective. Now, he stands tall as a Grade Captain, fighting to protect others. Watch as Sakura’s rise continues from high school delinquent to heroic legend.

WIND BREAKER season 2 returns to Crunchyroll starting April 3, 2025.

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty

At an elite all-girls’ academy where refined young ladies gather, Lilisa Suzunomiya, now the daughter of a real estate tycoon after her mother remarried, is forced to abandon her guitar and rock music to fit in. Her passion is reignited by sounds from the old school building, where she meets a skilled drummer who shares her love for rock. Together, they embrace their inner rock stars, elegantly clashing and shouting their way through the academy in this captivating tale of grace and rebellion.

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty will join the HiDive spring schedule starting April 3, 2025.

The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows

Banished as “useless,” Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the city’s shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?

The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows gets a new start on Crunchyroll starting April 3, 2025.

Fire Force (Season 3)

Shinra and the team are about to uncover the world’s greatest secret. But just as the other Special Fire Force Companies unite to face the looming disaster, Obi is captured by the Tokyo Imperial Army, and Company 8 is branded as traitors. Hunted by the Empire, they must fight alone to rescue Obi and stop the Evangelist—all while a new assassin and the corrupt Captain Burns block their path.

Season 3 of Fire Force makes a blazing return to Crunchyroll starting April 4, 2025.

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?

Childhood BFFs Himari and Yu’s vow of friendship hits turbulence when Yu reunites with his first crush in high school. Himari, who’s never known the fuzzy warmth of a crush, now must confront her feelings. Their shared dreams and peaceful days as a twosome gardening club are tested in this tale of love, flowers, and growing pains.

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? Find out when this series starts streaming on Crunchyroll on April 4, 2025.

Bye Bye, Earth (Season 2)

Belle Lablac doesn’t really fit in as the only human being in a world full of anthropomorphic animals. No fangs, no fur, no scales, no claws. Lonely and eager to discover where she comes from, Belle journeys to find answers to the questions of her heart. Carrying nothing but her giant sword, the Runding, she faces a world of possibilities and pitfalls in hopes of discovering the truth.

The journey continues when Bye Bye, Earth returns for Season 2 on Crunchyroll starting April 4, 2025.

One Piece: Egghead Island Arc (Part 2)

Monkey D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who’ll never give up until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece.

The second part of the One Piece: Egghead Island Arc resumes on Crunchyroll and Netflix starting April 5, 2025.

To Be Hero X

A world where outstanding heroes are applauded. Here, “trust” creates superheroes. If people believe “he can fly,” he will gain the ability to fly. Conversely, even if a hero has special powers, if he loses trust, he will also lose his powers. Trust is collected as data, and the ranking of heroes changes depending on the value. Once every two years, the top heroes gather to compete in a hero tournament. Their performance there updates their “trust value,” and the ranking is reconstructed. The absolute hero who stands at the top of the rankings, people call him “X”.

To Be Hero X starts streaming on Crunchyroll on April 5, 2025.

Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc

At the Queen’s behest, the 13-year-old earl Ciel Phantomhive and his loyal demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, leave the gritty underworld of nineteenth-century England and venture to the south of Germany to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. Legend has it, those who enter the Werewolves’ Forest are destined to be cursed, but Ciel and Sebastian press on to uncover the truth.

The Queen’s lapdog is off his leash again when Black Butler returns in the Emerald Witch Arc on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary (Season 2)

Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?

SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary returns for Season 2 on Crunchyrolls starting April 5, 2025.

I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level (Season 2)

Azusa Aizawa is a powerful witch who finally reached level 99 and now busies herself with laid-back quests instead. Her family continues to grow as some familiar faces are joined by bright-eyed newcomers. From trips to the beach to a martial arts tournament, you’re invited on Azusa’s carefree and heartwarming adventures of leisure.

I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level returns for Season 2 on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

Anne Shirley

On the beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada, an orphan named Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They adopt her anyway, as Anne finds friendship, love, and happiness in her new home. Come along for the story of a purehearted and imaginative girl growing up, leaving for college, and returning home a changed woman.

Visit Green Gables in a new, exuberant format when Anne Shirley begins streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS

Sin Kiske, the forbidden child of a human and a magically crafted biological weapon called a Gear, lives in a world where magic has replaced science, and scars from the Gear rebellion remain. Attending his parents’ taboo-breaking wedding, he encounters a mysterious girl with deep hatred for Gears, and their fateful meeting threatens to upend the world once again.

GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS blasts onto your nearest screen on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

After a life of honesty left him betrayed, Liam is reborn into a vast interstellar empire with one goal: be the galaxy’s worst evil lord. But no matter how hard he tries to be a tyrant, his “wicked” plans keep backfiring into peace, prosperity, and adoring fans. Galactic chaos, magic, and mecha await in this hilariously misconstructed tale of a villain who can’t help but to impress.

I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! begins simulcasting on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

Classic★Stars

At Gloria Private Academy, where stars are born, Beethoven was a fighter, until music chose him. In the prestigious music department, students who match the talent of legendary musicians inherit their gifts and names. Trading his gloves for melodies, he steps into a world where notes hit harder than fists, determined to win the ultimate competition.

Classic★Stars writes a new melody on Crunchyroll starting April 5, 2025.

WITCH WATCH

Morihito Otogi is a high schooler with the strength of an ogre. Life is peaceful until his childhood friend and witch-in-training, Nico Wakatsuki, moves in. Nico is excited about their reunion and makes Morihito her familiar. Now, he must focus on his mission to protect Nico from prophesied dangers. Their mystical, problem-filled days are about to begin.

WITCH WATCH takes the first shift on Crunchyroll starting on April 6, 2025.

The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl

Sophia, a timid daughter of a count, just wanted a peaceful life, but the Gorilla God had other plans. Blessed with unmatched strength, she’s thrust into the Royal Knight Order, turning her quiet days into chaos. Now, she must juggle school, the knight life, and her overwhelming power. Who knew gorilla strength could be so complicated?

The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl starts classes on Crunchyroll beginning on April 6, 2025.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and recruited to become vigilantes themselves.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes begins streaming on Crunchyroll on April 7, 2025.

ZatsuTabi -That’s Journey

When aspiring manga artist Chika’s storyboards get rejected, she ditches her desk for an adventure. Armed with a quirky social media poll, she sets off on a spontaneous journey of random crowdsourced destinations. From hilarious mishaps to heartwarming encounters, Chika discovers inspiration, friendship, and herself, one unpredictable stop at a time.

You can eat, pray, love your way through ZatsuTabi -That’s Journey when it begins streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 7, 2025.

Summer Pockets

Hairi Takahara never expected summer to feel like a dream. Sent to Torishirojima to sort through his late grandmother’s belongings, he’s met with endless sea, quiet nostalgia and mysterious girls, each chasing something just out of reach. As he settles into island life, lost memories begin to surface and he finds what he never knew he’d lost.

Summer Pockets begins streaming on Crunchyroll starting April 7, 2025.

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT

In the combat providence analysis system, “COMPASS2.0,” heroes gather alongside human partners in a dreamlike space. The heroes have to keep fighting to produce enough energy to keep the system running. One hero named 13 is a troublemaker who refuses to find a partner. When 13 is nearly kicked out, a new player named Jin agrees to join him. Can they bring peace to the world of #COMPASS2.0?

#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT connects to an internet-enabled device near you on Crunchyroll starting April 7, 2025.

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