2025 is nearing its end with each passing month, and it has been quite an exciting year for anime fans. Some big series have dropped this year, old and new alike, and fans can’t get enough of them. Crunchyroll is the biggest streaming platform for anime in the world, and as expected, they have had some great new additions that fans would absolutely relish to binge-watch over the weekends. Gachiakuta is not yet over, but it’s halfway done and would be great to binge over the weekend. Dandadan’s second season concluded recently, so fans who have yet to pick it up have a lot to catch up on. And finally, Dr. Stone has four seasons so far for fans to enjoy, with more content coming in 2026 for the series. These series would be the absolute best to enjoy over the upcoming weekend, from October 10th to October 12th.
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Gachiakuta
The Best New Anime On Crunchyroll
Gachiakuta is a brand new anime that officially dropped in 2025, and it's safe to say that it is easily one of the year's best anime releases.
Fans have been stunned by the level of quality that it has managed to deliver. The series is still pretty new, but fans are already in love. The story of Gachiakuta is darker than one would expect, but that only adds to its charm. It is a tale full of death and a quest for revenge that fires up the protagonist, and should fire up fans’ weekends as well.
The anime currently has 13 episodes, which is the perfect amount to binge over the weekend while waiting for more content to be released on a weekly basis.
Dandadan Season 2
The Anime Concluded Recently
Dandadan was one of the most beloved anime series in 2024, and fans were eagerly anticipating its return with its second season in 2025. Dandadan Season 2 explored a lot of exciting content surrounding the events of the Evil Eye, which many manga fans consider to be one of the best parts of the story. Fans of the supernatural would absolutely love Dandadan Season 2.
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Dandadan’s second season concluded very recently, and left things on quite a crazy cliffhanger. The series currently has 24 episodes in total to binge over the weekend, making it a great option for someone looking for cheerful anime with an element of supernatural and some high-octane action thrown into the mix.
Dr. Stone’s Latest Season Was Amazing
Dr. Stone is no new series, and anime fans have been obsessed with it for quite some years now. The science element of the series makes it one of the absolute best, and it also serves as a breath of fresh air in a medium that is oversaturated with traditional battle shonen.
At the moment, the anime has 3 completed seasons, with a fourth and final one on its way to conclusion. The fourth season is split into three cours, with two already done. The final part of the anime is coming in 2026, but until then, fans still have 81 amazing episodes to watch.
- Release Date
- 2024 - 2025-00-00
Cast
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Natsuki HanaeKen Okarun Takakura -
Shion WakayamaMomo Ayase
- Creator
- Yukinobu Tatsu
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu