Picture: Moonrise, Devil May Cry, and The Apothecary Diaries
April is shaping to be an exciting month for new anime on Netflix. We’ll see the arrival of Adi Shankar’s Devil May Cry adaptation, the long-awaited Moonrise, and the first season of The Apothecary Diaries.
We also have an ongoing preview of anime you can look forward to watching on Netflix in 2025.
New Netflix Original Anime on Netflix in April 2024
Devil May Cry (Season 1)
Episodes: 8
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Johnny Yong Bosh
Netflix Release Date: April 3rd, 2025
The beloved Capcom video game Devil May Cry will see its second anime adaptation exclusively on Netflix from Castlevania executive producer Adi Shankar.
The series will follow professional demon hunter Dante, who is on a quest for vengeance for the death of his family.
Moonrise (Season 1)
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Chiaki Kobayashi, Yûto Uemura
Netflix Release Date: April 10th, 2025
Initially meant for a 2024 release, an unforeseen delay pushed Netflix’s fascinating sci-fi anime from WIT Studio to April 2025.
Year TS 2XXX AD. Humanity has formed a “relaxed world government.” Everything was entrusted to the international AI network Sapientia, and people lived according to their rational judgment… However, Sapientia’s “moon reclamation project” created a schism between the Earth—which maintains peace by sending pollutants and criminals to the moon—and the moon, which is forced to live in poverty, becoming a source of fire for the War of Independence.
Pokemon Horizons: The Search for Laqua (Part 2)
Episodes: 12 (TBC)
Genre: Adventure | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Minori Suzuki, Megumi Hayashibara, Daiki Yamashite, Yuke Tersaki, Yoshino Aoyama
Netflix Release Date: April 25th, 2025
More Pokemon adventures await Netflix subscribers as Liko and Roy continue their adventure across Paldea.
The Rose of Versailles (2025)
Director: Ai Yoshimura
Genre: Historical, Restaurant | Runtime: 113 Minutes
Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kazuki Kato, Shunsuke Takeuchi
Netflix Release Date: April 30th, 2025
Oscar François de Jarjayes, a beautiful woman who dresses in men’s clothing, was raised as a boy by a distinguished general. Marie Antoinette arrives from neighboring Austria as a bride to become a noble and graceful queen. André Grandier is Oscar’s servant and childhood friend. Meanwhile, Hans Axel von Fersen is a handsome and intelligent count from Sweden. Converging in Versailles, France in the prosperous late 18th century, they embrace their destinies with grace and beauty despite being swept along by the times.
New Licensed Anime on Netflix in April 2025
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 1)
Episodes: 24
Genre: Drama, History | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Aoi Yûki, Takeo Otsuka, Katsuyuki Konishi, Emi Lo, Kaiji Tang
Netflix Release Date: April 1st, 2025
The Apothecary Diaries began as a light novel before being adapted into a manga. Produced by Toho Animation and OLM, the first season premiered on Crunchyroll from October 2023 to March 2024, combining engaging storytelling with stunning animation.
Maomao, a pharmacist from the Red Light District, is kidnapped and sold to the Imperial Palace to work as a servant. When she hears that the emperor’s children are critically ill, she uses her skills as a pharmacist to cure them, which catches the attention of an influential eunuch. She then finds herself at the heart of several mysteries inside the palace.
New Weekly Anime Episodes Coming to Netflix in April 2025
Witch Watch (Season 1)
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Comedy, Drama | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Ryôta Suzuki, Rina Kawaguchi, Kôhei Amasaki, Kaito Ishikawa, Jun Fukushima
Netflix Release Date: April 6th
Netflix is one of several distributors carrying the show, as Witch Watch will also be available on Hulu, and Crunchyroll.
Nico Wakatsuki is a fledgling witch, and after finishing her six years of training, she must now choose a familiar to accompany her. Opting to select a non-animal familiar, she chooses her childhood friend, Morihito “Moi” Otogi. He’s opposed to being her servant, but after learning what happens if he disobeys, he reluctantly agrees. Life gets more complicated for Moi when he and Nico live together, and a prophecy promises Nico’s downfall within a year. It’s up to Moi to protect Nico and uphold his duties as her familiar.
One Piece: Egghead Island Arc (Part 2)
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Shonen | Runtime: 23 Minutes
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Kazuya Nakai, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata
Netflix Release Date: April 12th, 2025*
After a six-month-long hiatus, weekly episodes of One Piece will return to Netflix with the start of part 2 of the Egghead Island Arc!
YAIBA: Samurai Legends (Season 1)
Episodes: TBA
Genre: Shonen | Runtime: 23 Minutes
Cast: Minami Takayama, Manaka Iwami, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shuuhei Sakaguchi, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Ichinose
Netflix Release Date: April 2025
It’s been over 30 years since the first YAIBA anime adaptation, so a brand new anime adaptation for the beloved manga has been coming for a long time and has been animated by Wit Studio, which is also the same studio behind Attack on Titan and Spy x Family. Both Netflix and Hulu will carry the series.
Yaiba is a wild samurai child with a love for fighting. He has spent all his life training in the jungle with his father, Kenjurou. After a twist of encounter involving some gorillas, Yaiba is sent on an adventure across Japan with his father and a tiger companion.
What anime are you looking forward to watching on Netflix in April 2025? Let us know in the comments below!
