📅 On this day in anime

Anime that premiered on January 1

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (2026), Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time (2025), Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2025) and 21 more first aired on January 1.

premieres on this date: 24; premieres on this date
earliest year: 1963; earliest year

First aired on January 1

Premiere dates and popularity from AniList; dates are the original Japanese release.

Frequently asked questions

What anime came out on January 1?

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (web series, 2026); Izure Saikyou no Renkinjutsushi? (tv series, 2025); Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi (web series, 2025); Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!? (web series, 2026); Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master": Skill no Mi (Tabetara Shinu) wo Mugen ni Taberareru You ni Natta Ken Nitsuite (tv series, 2025); Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (tv series, 2004).

What is the oldest anime that premiered on January 1?

Tetsuwan Atom, which first aired on January 1, 1963.