#1 Spotlight
For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters.
Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence.
Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’ Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage.
But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline—by force if necessary—Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs.
It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job.
Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.
(Source: EMOTION Label Channel)
#2 Spotlight
The second season of Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria.
Will, a washout student at a magical academy who is unable to use magic, is aiming to join the top tier of mages, the Magia Vander, to fulfill a promise to his childhood friend, Elfaria. Wielding a sword instead of a wand, his abilities are slowly recognized within the academy. During the all-student praxis dungeon training he undertakes with Lihanna and the other top students of his year, they are ambushed by a mysterious mage. Though they barely manage to survive the attack together, they go on to face the exit exam. Can Will reach the girl waiting for him in the tower?
(Source: Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 English Site)
#3 Spotlight
Maki Maehara, the class outcast, finally makes his first friend: Umi Asanagi, the second-prettiest girl in class and the center of everyone’s attention. He’s convinced she’s out of his league, but as their unlikely friendship grows, Maki starts to wonder…could there be more than just friendship between them?
(Source: Crunchyroll)
#4 Spotlight
Sakuradaimon is the school's prefect. A prefect is a student who is authorized to enforce discipline. As a prefect, he's supposed to be a role model to other students, but unfortunately he's not perfect. Kohinata is one of the people who Sakuradaimon has tried to discipline into wearing appropriate school attire, but she has thusfar been disobedient.
And so this is a story of the two interacting with one another.
#5 Spotlight
The fourth season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e.
As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?
(Source: Seven Seas)
#6 Spotlight
In a remote mountain village under the watchful eyes of two stone guardians, the young Yuru contentedly lives off the land while staying close to the only family he has left—Asa, his precious twin sister. Asa, meanwhile, carries out a mysterious “duty” on behalf of the village while locked in a cage. Why is Asa a prisoner? And what other secrets does Yuru’s otherwise idyllic home hide?
(Source: Square Enix)
#7 Spotlight
Childhood friends Yukiya and Miku share everything…except their feelings. Ever since sixth grade, they’ve played a “love game”: they take turns saying “I love you” and whoever gets flustered first loses. Now in high school, their hearts are closer than ever—but will they finally find the courage to confess?
(Source: Crunchyroll)
#8 Spotlight
The second season of Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.
#9 Spotlight
My reincarnation destination is... “the rib of a harem-loving, happy-ending, overpowered hero”!? An isekai reincarnation anime that defies animation conventions is born!
Beyond traditional animation, this series delivers an exhilarating isekai reincarnation tale through unconventional techniques like stop-motion, puppet theater, and live-action—featuring the aloof “Goddess” in charge of isekai reincarnations and the protagonist “Me,” who endures one absurd reincarnation after another!
(Source: YouTube Channel, translated)
#10 Spotlight
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Note: Tongari Boushi no Atelier episode 2 was streamed a week in advance on Crunchyroll, ABEMA, and Netflix, alongside episode 1. Streaming is one week ahead of the TV broadcast.
