Japanese Streaming Service Ranks Top 5 Most Anticipated Anime for Spring 2024 Season
Popular Japanese streaming service ABEMA surveyed its users' most anticipated anime of the Spring 2024 season, with Demon Slayer Season 4 easily topping the list.
Via ABEMA Times, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Hashira Training Arc took first place in the rankings, with 39% of the vote. The series returns on May 12, 2024, following a successful third season and the worldwide theatrical tour of To The Hashira Training. Readers can find the full list of ABEMA's most anticipated anime of Spring 2024 below.
The Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2024, Ranked According to Japanese Fans
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Hashira Training Arc (39%)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 (11%)
- My Hero Academia Season 7 (9%)
- Yuru Camp △ Season 3 (8%)
- KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World /The Irregular at Magic High School (6% tie)
Given the rankings, Crunchyroll's strength is on full display following its recently announced Spring 2024 lineup. It includes Yuru Camp △, KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World and The Irregular at Magic High School, with Demon Slayer, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 and My Hero Academia Season 7 all likely to be added given previous licensing arrangements. ABEMA's poll also reveals that other series that received votes included THE iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors, WIND BREAKER and Kaiju No. 8.
Demon Slayer Easily Takes the Spring 2024 Lead for Japanese Viewers
Demon Slayer heads into Spring 2024 far and away the leader. Nevertheless, the series will be among the last to debut, with many suspecting that it will be a shorter season given that its source material is around nine chapters in total. The series will kick off with an hour-long special, continuing the trend seen in many recent series like Frieren and Oshi no Ko. While the most anticipated anime of Spring 2024 are all sequels, CBR's The Most Highly Anticipated Spring 2024 Anime — That Aren't Sequels provides readers with some of the most promising anime making their debuts, with Kaiju No. 8 and Whisper Me A Love Song faring well.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 4 (Hashira Training Arc) debuts on May 12, with manga publisher VIZ describing the upcoming story: "Tanjiro goes to see the Stone Hashira, Himejima, who intends to prepare him for the battles to come. The training to become a Hashira—a high-ranking member of the Demon Slayer Corps—is intense and demanding, and earning Himejima’s approval seems impossible, but Tanjiro won’t give up! Meanwhile, the demon lord Muzan continues to search for the location of Nezuko and Ubuyashiki."