19 Anime Series To Look Forward To In 2016
#1. Berserk
More Berserk is always a good thing, especially when a new arc is being adapted. The previous two anime focused on the Golden Age Arc. While that arc is all well and good, the latest anime is adapting the Black Swordsman Arc, which sees Guts hunt down God Hand.
#2. D. Gray-Man
It took eight years to get here, fam! The anime is back and will be adapting the Alma Karma Arc, so long time fans may want to re-watch the previous series.
#3. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Praise Josuke's most fabulous hair! The fourth JoJo's story arc takes a break from world travel to focus on mysterious murders that take place in a quiet Japanese town one summer.
#4. Macross Delta
Macross Delta looks to continue to eschew the gritty style of the older franchise entries, and embrace the bubblegum style that made Macross Frontier so popular. Expect plently of J-pop tunes with your mecha battles.
#5. Assassination Classroom 2nd Season
The deadly and lovable cast of Class 3-E are back to take on Koro-sensei!
#6. Gate: Fire Dragon Arc
The crew is back for more Gate action! The Fire Dragon Arc is an adaptation of 3rd and 4th light novels.
#7. Attack on Titan 2nd Season
Anime fans had to wait three long years for this. Having to suffer through two live-action movies and a chibi spinoff while dodging spoilers from manga readers made the journey even tougher.
#8. My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is not as over-the-top and zany as One Punch Man, but it is still a fun and unique Japanese take on superheroes. The large cast and unique powers, along with good writing, could be a hit with international fans.
#9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Fans of the Phoenix Wright games have been begging Capcom to green-light an anime series, and they have finally listened. With great characters and a tense story, it'll be hard to screw this one up (looking at you, Danganronpa).
#10. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dark Side of Dimensions
If Digimon could make a comeback, so can Yu-Gi-Oh!. Like Digimon, the series was insanely popular in the late '90s and early 2000s, but died down a bit throughout the years. However, Shueisha and Konami are celebrating 20 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! by bringing the original characters back for a theatrical movie.
#11. Digimon Adventure tri. - Ketsui
Speaking of Digimon, the second Digimon Adventure tri. movie will be coming out in March!
#12. Ajin
Ajin has become popular in part to it's characters (which are not the most likeable bunch), and it's play on immortality. Polygon Pictures is opting to adapt the manga as a movie trilogy and a TV series.
#13. Durarara!!x2 Ketsu
Ketsu is the third and final arc from the Durarara!!x2 project, and will adapt the rest of the first Durarara!! light novel series. A sequel light novel series titled Durarara!! SH began in April 2014, but only has 3 volumes so far.
#14. Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
Originally released as a 5 episode OVA series, Adventure of Sinbad is getting remade as a TV series. The series focuses on a young Sinbad and his journey towards becoming the King of Sindria.
#15. The Red Turtle
Studio Ghibli is working on a co-produced movie with French company Wild Bunch. It's the famed studios first true international production.
#16. Bungou Stray Dogs
This has a chance to be the sleeper hit of 2016. The characters are based on real life Japanese authors, but they have supernatural powers and solve grisly mysteries. Bungou Stray Dogs has the right amount of crazy and tragedy for the seinen crowd.
#17. Fairy Tail Zero
Go 105 years in the past to learn the events behind the founding of the Fairy Tail guild. People who are familiar with Fairy Tail, or have the perception that the series is just a mindless action and ecchi show, will be surprised with Zero's strong story telling.
#18. Naruto: Shippuden - Itachi Shinden ~Hikari to Yami~
Itachi is going to star in a TV adaptation of a light novel that is all about him. The story goes into depth about his goal of becaming the Uchiha clan's first hokage.
#19. Akagami no Shirayukihime 2nd Season
Get ready for the return of Akagami no Shirayukihime. It'll continue the story of Shirayuki, a red-haired girl working as a pharmacist
