WATCH THE HIDIVE WINTER 2024 LINEUP: RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH NEW ANIME
December 20, 2023 at 12:31 PM
This year was a glorious year for anime fans. From beloved sequels to new favorites, 2023 had something for everyone in the fandom regardless of where you watch your anime. Here’s to 2024 being just as great! All of us here at HIDIVE are preparing for the winter simulcast season, so what’s in store for you in January? You’re getting a mix of new anime, returning favorites, and even English dubs (check out our other blog for those), so sign up for your FREE trial today!
THE DANGERS IN MY HEART SPECIAL (BOKU NO KOKORO NO YABAI YATSU)
Release Date and Time: Monday, January 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST (14:00 UTC)
Genres: Romantic Comedy
GUSHING OVER MAGICAL GIRLS (MAHOU SHOUJO NI AKOGARETE)
Release Date and Time: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST (16:00 UTC)
Synopsis: Hiragi Utena is a major fangirl of the magical girls protecting her city, so when she has the chance to become one herself, she leaps at the chance to join their technicolor ranks… but when she transforms, she learns she isn’t fated to be a daring do-gooder, but rather a villain on the side of evil! At first she tries to quit her new gig as the leader of the local baddies, but she quickly realizes she enjoys it and is a total natural at tormenting the magical girls she loves so much. With both a bang and a whimper, Hiragi’s journey as a magical-girl-tormenting sadist has begun!
Genres - Action and Adventure, Comedy
MY INSTANT DEATH ABILITY IS OVERPOWERED (SOKUSHI CHEAT GA SAIKYOU SUGITE, ISEKAI NO YATSURA GA MARUDE AITE NI NARANAI N DESU GA.)
Release Date and Time: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:30 AM EST (16:30 UTC)
Synopsis: Yogiri Takatou missed out on a few things while napping during a school trip… mainly how his entire class got transported to another world and how a curious sage gave everyone special powers! When Yogiri wakes up, he and classmate Tomochika Dannoura must defend themselves against a dragon. Out of options, Yogiri reluctantly agrees to team up with Tomochika and fend off danger with his Instant Death ability. If he can keep his eyes open, that is…
Trailer - https://youtu.be/FBt6tp32oPk
Genres - Action and Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
CHAINED SOLDIER (MATO SEIHEI NO SLAVE)
Release Date and Time: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST (15:00 UTC)
Synopsis: Yuuki Wakura watches as dueling supernatural forces ravage the Earth. Mato are portals to another dimension, avenues from which dangerous monsters escape. Peaches are resources given to women granting them abilities. Chief of the Seventh Unity of the Anti-Demon Corp, Kyouka Uzen arrives to save Yuuki from a monster. Surprisingly, Yuuki holds the power to increase the Peaches effectiveness. But to save the world, Yuuki must be willing to become Kyoka’s servant both on the battlefield and at home.
Trailer - https://youtu.be/omxZ7pi8zLo
THE DANGERS IN MY HEART SEASON 2 (BOKU NO KOKORO NO YABAI YATSU SEASON 2)
Release Date and Time: Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 UTC)
Synopsis: Kyotaro thinks he’s the star of a gruesome thriller story… but he’s actually the protagonist of a heartwarming rom-com! Fascinated by murder and all things macabre, Kyotaro daydreams of acting out his twisted fantasies on his unsuspecting classmates — but an encounter with Anna Yamada, the gorgeous class idol, lights a spark in the darkness of his heart. It’s a classic tale of an antisocial boy falling for a popular girl, but neither are who they appear to be at first glance. Will Kyotaro and Anna defy their expectations of each other — and of themselves?
Genres - Romantic Comedy
URUSEI YATSURA Season 2
Release Date and Time: TBA
Synopsis: When an alien race known as the Oni invades Earth, the chronically unlucky and unapologetically lecherous Ataru Moroboshi is selected as humanity’s representative in a duel for the fate of the planet! His opponent is Princess Lum, and it’s only thanks to Ataru’s dodgy behavior that he’s able to win a treacherous game of tag against her. Ataru thinks he’s had his lucky break at last, but the conflict follows him home as Lum invades both planet Earth AND the womanizing Ataru’s love life!
Genres - Romantic Comedy
RAGNA CRIMSON SEASON 1 COUR 2
Release Date and Time: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST (16:00 UTC)
Synopsis: Dragons reign terror over the earth, sea and sky. If sworn dragon hunters like Ragna are to have any hope of dealing death to these seemingly invincible, fire-breathing beasts, they must find a way to level the odds. Ragna teams up with the enigmatic Crimson who has likewise sworn to stand against the dragons menacing the world. Although Crimson’s motivations are mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll vanquish the dragons once and for all.
Genres - Action and Adventure, Dark Fantasy