Heading into the new year, we’ve rounded up the animated films and series that will hit streaming platforms in January of 2023.
The month hasn’t got a lot to offer in terms of new animation, outside of Crunchyroll anyway, but a few returning series are sure to have fans excited, including the second seasons of Disney+’s The Bad Batch, Crunchyroll’s Vinland Saga, and Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina.
January looks a bit slower than a typical month for Netflix, although the streamer is getting 2022’s most successful animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru, which will be available on the platform on January 23.
Crunchyroll is releasing a ton of anime over the first two weeks of January, including several highly anticipated series such as Trigun Stampede, NieR:Automata Ver1.1, and a new season of Vinland Saga.
Hulu is getting Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji’s 2021 Annecy main competition player The Deer King next month and will premiere its Australian adult animated comedy series Koala Man. Meanwhile, HBO Max will launch its adult Scooby Doo spinoff Velma.
NBC’s streaming platform Peacock will stream the Golden Globe Awards on January 10. Check out our coverage of all the nominated animated titles here.
A few notes on the list: The list includes announcements for new seasons of existing shows, however, we do not list new episode releases of existing seasons, as some streamers roll out new episodes in monthly batches. Streamers also often announce new animation releases mid-month. Our guide only catalogs what the streamers announce at the beginning of the month, but, when possible, we try to update the schedule if there are mid-month announcements. The list only includes content that is premiering on the U.S. versions of these services.
Here’s a look at the streaming animation release calendar for January:
