Anime Fans, SPRING Into Action and catch all this week's latest releases with Fantera!

Hello and welcome back, friends and anime fans, to another exciting issue of the newly-rebranded Fantera weekly newsletter, your friendly source for all things anime! We’ve got a lot to talk about this week, so strap in! We’ll discuss the new Spring anime lineup, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, some exciting Easter news, as well as a little cultural background on the home of anime itself, Japan!

Well fans, the weather is changing once again! Here stateside the world has turned green, with giant clouds of pollen dying cars and stuffing noses everywhere— meanwhile in the Land of the Rising Sun, the famously beautiful Sakura Trees, whose blossoms are the national flower of Japan, are in full bloom! The people of Japan flock to the countryside every year from late March to early April to witness these blooming cherry trees.
The Sakura trees play a keystone role in Japanese culture. For over a thousand years, the Japanese people have been observing a practice called “Hanami”, originally a joyful celebration taken place under the trees themselves, now referring to the culture of Japanese flower-watching.

Editor’s Note:

Last week we talked a little bit about the changes happening under the hood here at Fantera, and we’ll briefly continue to talk about those changes over the next few weeks. The first and biggest changes are also some of the easiest to talk about!
We’ve added some excited and motivated staff, and totally reworked the website from the ground-up! These changes will make it easier for us to improve the quality of our content for our subscribers, equipping us to create and add new features / content in the future! We’ve also tasked Yuki with watching all of this year’s newest and most popular anime, so check out her corner for all the hottest takes!

This week’s biggest Anime headlines!

Spring is here! And with it, a whole new roster of fantastic anime and manga has been released for us to enjoy around the world! We’re going to breakdown some of the biggest headlines from Spring 2025, cover some of the newest releases, and talk about the Crunchyroll Anime Awards going on right now!

• CrunchyRoll Anime Awards Voting NOW: For anyone who watches anime like we do, CrunchyRoll has practically replaced google as your homepage. So when the Anime Awards roll around, you know we’re thrilled to cast our vote and spotlight our favorites! With over 20 different categories to vote for, all the greatest anime of the season will be highlighted— but only if you head to CrunchyRoll and make your voice heard! Here’s the current finalists for Anime of the Year— it’s anybody’s game, so be sure to vote for your favorite!

  
  

  
  

• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run Anime Confirmed: This is so exciting!! For fans of JoJo’s, we’ve been waiting a while for this news. While parts one through five are available to watch on CrunchyRoll, part six streams exclusively on Netflix, and until now there has been no solid confirmation of an Anime adaptation of the next entry to the series, Steel Ball Run! Get ready to head to the wild west in this thrilling expansion of the JoJo’s universe! Find more information about the announcement Here!

  

• Ghost In The Shell TV Anime Gets 2nd Trailer: For all of you old-school fans who can remember the anime from the 80’s and 90’s, Ghost In The Shell is an immediately recognizable title. It’s one of the all-time greats that stands apart with its own timelessly unique cyberpunk style and setting. It’s an absolute must-watch, and with a new TV Anime adaptation on the books for a 2026 release, there’s never been a better time! Check out this CrunchyRoll article for more information about the teaser and the comments made by publishers!

  

Yuki’s Corner!

Hey fans, Yuki here! It’s times like these when it seems like a new awesome anime is releasing every single day when it can be easy to develop FOMO, or a fear of missing out!
It’s hard to find the time to stay caught up on all the newest shows, especially when there are so many good ones to watch! Fortunately for us both, it’s my job to catch all the newest releases— so don’t worry about a thing! I’ll watch them all first and bring the best ones back to you, the fans! And as an added bonus, most streaming sites these days allow you to queue up those shows for later watching, so you can build a back-catalog of recommended anime and work through it at your pace!

Fantera Flash-Finds!
A quick ‘Naruto-Run’ around the internet!

• Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under The Rising Sun Manga Gets TV Anime:
  The official X (formerly Twitter) account for artist Kyōtarō Azuma and author Yōsuke Nakamaru's Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyō Bugeisha Ketteisen) manga announced on Friday that the manga is receiving a television anime.

  Read more Here!

  

• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2: Three fan-favorite characters’ inclusion in the game have been announced, Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma, with a trailer below previewing their abilities!

• And of course, a quick (hopefully not too relatable) meme to send you off!

What’s YOUR take?

What news item this week are you most excited about? What new shows should Yuki watch first? Reply and let us know your thoughts and recommendations, we read every email. We also accept fan-art and will publish it in future newsletters with permission, so send us your best drawings for a chance of sharing your artwork with thousands of fans!

Thanks for reading, fellow anime fans!

That's all for this week's Fantera Newsletter! We hope you found this issue informative and fun. We'll be back next week with more of the anime news you crave! In the meantime, be sure to check out everything we have to offer at https://fantera.online. See you next week!

- Yuki & the Fantera Team