

Available on Crunchyroll and Funimation Fuuka Technically a sequel to 2004’s romance/drama, Suzuka, Fuuka tells the story of Fuuka Akitsuki and Yuu Haruna, two high school students who eventually become close friends due to their mutual love for music. Dragon Maid has some unfortunate missteps with how it handles a few characters in sexual situations, but is otherwise a joy to watch. Its slice of life comedy is also wonderful. Dragon Maid's greatest strength is in some of its quieter moments where we see Kobayashi find acceptance and genuine happiness with her new companions. Several other dragons (like the adorable dragon child Kanna) make their way to the mundane, magicless Japan and change Kobayashi's life forever. Available on Crunchyroll and Funimation Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid When office worker Kobayashi saves Tohru, a dragon from another dimension, the beast transforms into a human and decides to be Kobayashi's maid. Fortunately, biology teacher Tetsuo Takahashi is there to help each of them come to grips with, and celebrate the aspects that make them each unique in one of the most feel-good animes of the season. The anime’s main cast consists of a vampire, a dullahan, a snow woman, and a succubus, each of which struggle with aspects of their monster sides that cause them to feel out of place in society.

Available on Anime Strike Interviews with Monster Girls Taking place in a world where demi-humans from legends and fairy tales are not only real, but have been normalized, Interviews With Monster Girls is an incredibly sweet show that explores what it’s like to feel different. If you're looking for possible Anime of the Year contenders, look no further. Scum's Wish offers a serious take on sex, manipulation, and obsession in one of the more beautifully animated shows of the season. This drama takes high school sexuality to one of its darkest places while respectfully retaining its characters' agency. Scum’s Wish High schoolers Hanabi and Mugi are both in love with older people they can't have, so instead they pair up and try to fulfill their desires with each other. Little Witch Academia is currently not available legally outside of Japan, so unfortunately it was also excluded from consideration. The BestThis list is for new anime series only, so as much as we enjoy Konosuba and Blue Exorcist, no follow-up seasons were considered for this list.

If you don't subscribe to any of the services mentioned, all provide free trials: 2017 kicked off with fun comedies and a few more brutal anime that helped round out the season tonally.īelow is our list of the best anime from the winter 2017 season along with two anime you can avoid.
