We all know that the year 2023 will be a special year for video game lovers, especially since we will get a lot of distinctive and powerful titles during this year, but the year 2023 will not only be special for video game lovers, but it will be even more special for anime fans. During this year, we will witness the return of great titles with new seasons, with the release of upcoming anime that have become very popular during the last period. As usual on your IGN Middle East website, we have decided to take you on a quick journey during which we get to know the most important and best upcoming anime in 2023, whether with new seasons or completely new titles.
Solo Leveling
Release date: later than 2023
Anime genre: action, adventure, fantasy
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: new title
After the strong performance of the Korean Solo Leveling manhwa and its wide spread around the world, Aniplex, in cooperation with production studio A-1 Pictures, the studio that produced Erased and Sword Art Online, decided to turn the manhwa into an anime series that will come later this year.
The events of the anime revolve around a weak hunter named Jin-Woo, and during one of the missions of hunting monsters, he and his colleagues were ambushed, which led to the death of everyone, but mysteriously, Jin-Woo managed to survive, and not only that, but he now possesses tremendous strength that can be increased every time, which is Which completely changed his life and faced more difficulties than he could have imagined.
Jujutsu Kaisen
Release date: July 2023
Anime genre: action, fantasy
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: second season
One of the works that came as a surprise to many, and not only to me, as it provided everything you could wish for in the shonen category, including an interesting story and plot, and a world that was built in the best way, in addition to the most enjoyable and best characters and fights that I have seen during the last period. The anime achieved great popularity all over the world, even its movie topped the Japanese box office for many weeks, which made MAPPA Studio decide to return the anime again with a second season to complete its distinctive story for us.
The anime revolves around the student “Yogi”, who is skilled in track and field sports, and although many of his high school clubs seek his services, “Yogi” decides to stay away from everyone and seclude himself in a small club, which is the “Magic Club” in the school, but he did not He knows that his life will change completely with this decision, especially after the members of the club discover a mysterious object that spreads terror throughout the school and threatens the world. That’s why Yugi will have to join the Jujitsu School in order to stop the curses that spread and harm humans.
Attack On Titan
Release date: later than 2023
Anime Genre: Action, Drama
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime Status: The third part of the final season
During the spring 2013 season, the first episodes of the Attack On Titan anime were released, which was shown at a time when the anime industry began to suffer little by little from a lack of content and new ideas, so that the anime itself was talking about the end of the world like many anime, but Attack on Titan was able to be unique in its narration. His story was completely different, episode after episode and year after year, he was able to become not only among the best in Japan or even in terms of anime, but he went out to the world and began to compete with the great American and European series, so that most of his episodes were among the best in history and competed with months TV business. After a decade-long journey, we are getting ready to take our last look at this special world, through the third part of the final season of the anime.
The new part will continue to narrate the dramatic transformation of Eren Yeager’s character from being a hero driven by a desire for revenge to a genocidal maniac, which affects Armin, Mikasa, and his friends and army comrades, and leaves them confused about Eren’s ideas, so they will have to cooperate With the enemy in order to stop Eren’s plans and try to save him from his crazy and reckless thoughts, only their beloved friend will be lost forever and the world with him.
Vinland Saga
Release date: January 10, 2023
Anime Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Number of episodes: 24 episodes
Anime status: second season
The Vinland Saga anime, throughout its episodes, provided us with a hearty meal full of action, unforgettable duels, and distinctive dialogues that made us relate to characters we previously saw as an enemy and an obnoxious character, and with the good story and dialogues, Wit Studio, “the studio that gave us the splendor of Attack on Titan,” was able to highlight and beautify them. With perfect performance in terms of anime graphics and animation, or even with the distinctive soundtrack that made me keep many of them on my phone, here we are preparing to return again to the world of the Vikings, to complete the events of the story of “Thorfinn” in the second season of the anime, which will be launched this week.
Season 2 seems poised to explore Thorfinn’s continued evolution from a totally destroyed child with his first desire for revenge to a teenager who no longer has a purpose in his life. While details are currently scarce on the new season, the first two trailers for Vinland Saga Season 2 show that many new acquaintances will play a pivotal role in the upcoming trials and tribulations that Thorfinn must navigate.
Tokyo Avengers
Release date: January 8, 2023
Anime Genre: Action, Drama, Supernatural
Number of episodes: 13 episodes
Anime status: second season
If you have the ability to ignore some of the annoying aspects of the Tokyo Revengers anime, such as weak graphics and animation, or the decisions of some naive characters, then this means that you will get a distinguished and enthusiastic experience, specifically the anime story, which is a strong and distinctive factor and one of the most important features of the anime for sure. And here is the anime back with a new season, which we believe will try to avoid the flaws of the first season to present us with a much better season that is worth waiting for.
The anime revolves around “Hanagaki Takemichi”, who decided to move back in time 12 years, specifically to high school, where “Takimichi” decided to save his girlfriend who was killed by the Tokyo Manji gang by sneaking inside her, in order to change the course of his miserable life. .
Nier: Automata Ver1.1a
Release date: January 8, 2023
Anime genre: action, fantasy, science fiction
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: new title
After the great success achieved by the game NieR: Automata, which was released in 2017, it is now being turned into an anime by A-1 Pictures, which provided us with many famous works, led by Sword Art Online and 86.
The anime will take place after the sudden aerial invasion of Earth by aliens and their mechs, who have brought humanity to the brink of extinction, while the few surviving humans have taken to the Moon to organize a counterattack using android soldiers to take back the Earth. The story centers around a newly dispatched 2B to Earth to join the 9S Analyst currently stationed there, where, in the midst of their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena.
It was confirmed that Japanese actress Yui Ishikawa, who embodied the voice of Mikasa Ackerman in the Attack on Titan anime, will play the role of 2B, while 9S will be embodied by the actor Natsuki Hanai who played the role of Tanjiro in the Demon Slayer anime.
The Ancient Magus Bride
Release date: April 2023
Anime Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: second season
Despite the simplicity of the anime, it is one of the beloved works, and I find it very creative in dealing with an idea that is not widespread in the industry. Anime is simply a dazzling painting, the more you look at it, the more and more distinctive details you will find hiding in the corners. And after 5 years have passed since the premiere of the first season of the anime, which won great acclaim from critics or even anime fans, Kafka Studio is back to present the second season of the anime.
The anime revolves around Chise Hitori, an orphan who was sold as a slave at an auction, and this auction was attended only by elite people. Suddenly, when she was sad because she was sure that she would be sold to those who enslaved her, a strange masked man arrived with a mysterious prestige that he bought for a lot of money, and after he took her to a small house in the middle of a vast forest, he revealed a face that was a talking skeleton, and told her that he was the magician of the forest And that he bought her to be his wife and not just as his apprentice. For the first time in the miserable life of “Shese”, she will try to find and explore new horizons in her life, far from suffering and fear.
Trigun Stampede
Release date: January 8, 2023
Anime genre: action, adventure, science fiction
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: new title
The Trigun Stampede anime is a remix or remake of the Trigun anime that was shown in 1998, and over the course of its 26 episodes it was able to provide good performance and positive reviews, and that is why the Orange Studio decided to reintroduce the story with an update to the design of the characters and the world, while introducing new characters and diving further. in the Trigun universe with events beyond the original anime.
The anime revolves around Vash the Stampede, a man with a $60 billion bounty on his head, he is a ruthless villain who wastes all who oppose him and flattens entire cities for fun, or so he is rumored to be, but the truth is Vash is just a very nice guy and a goof He’s a bit of a jerk and avoids violence at all costs, and we’re going on a journey with Vash and his pals to find out why he has such a big bounty on his head.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Release date: July 2023
Anime genre: action, adventure, fantasy
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime Status: Part Two
After a long wait and many hopes, the Bleach anime returned to us last October by recounting the events of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, which is considered one of the most powerful arcs presented by the manga, and last December we concluded the events of the first part of the arc, and here is the second part. We will get it in the summer 2023 anime.
The new part will continue the journey of “Ichigo Kurosaki” in knowing himself and his abilities more and practicing inside the royal tower in order to prepare well before facing the next “Quinshi” and trying to save the community of spirits, especially since all the “Shingami” have great hope in “Ichigo”. At the same time, the team leaders of the Soul Society begin to train more strongly so that this time they can stand in front of the “Quinshi” soldiers better than what happened during the previous time, as the Soul Society lost heavy losses and many Shinigami, headed by the senior leader of the teams, “Yamamoto Genryusai” after his fight With Quincy conductor Guha Bach.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Release date: April 2023
Anime genre: action, fantasy
Number of Episodes: Not yet revealed
Anime status: third season
After exciting battles and exciting events, the second season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba concluded, which is considered one of the best anime during the last period, whether in terms of graphics, animation, battles, or even in terms of story and good performance, here is our adventure with this distinguished work that will continue for a new season We will get it in the spring 2023 anime.
The new season will introduce the events of the Swordsmith Village arc, and the promotional posters for the new season revealed the appearance of two hashiras, namely “Hashira of Fog / Moichiro Tokito” and “Hashira of Love / Mitsuri Kanroji”, and it seems that they will be the focus of the events of the new arc.
Of course, the year 2023 will witness other expected anime For some, but here we decided to introduce you to the 10 best options for us, but you can tell us through the comments section about your own choices, whether any of the aforementioned anime you will watch during this year, or tell us about other anime that we have to watch during this year.