Bubbleblabber’s Winter 2025/2026 Adult Animation Preview
It’s hard to believe we’re on the last month of 2025 and what a year it has been. Next year is already shaping up to be a strong one for adult animation but 2025 still has a few heartbeats left that may or may not influence our best series of the year lists. Keep checking back as we get continued updates on new and returning series coming up between now and the first quarter few months of 2026 as we head into Spring 2026.
December
In Theaters: Dec 5
A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away.
Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident.
In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo, the most wicked sorcerer in history. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji’s execution for his perceived crimes.
The desperate confrontation between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students comes to the big screen with an early preview. Be the first to experience Yuji and Yuta’s fateful battle with the hotly anticipated kickoff to Season 3 in theatres nationwide.
Network: Adult Swim
Premieres: December 19
Known for creating some of the most beloved and groundbreaking animated series in history, Patrick McHale (“Over the Garden Wall”), Ian Jones-Quartey (“OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes”), Rebecca Sugar (“Steven Universe”), and Pendleton Ward (“Adventure Time”) have reunited to push the boundaries of conventional storytelling – resulting in an animated adventure so mysterious, even they don’t know what it’s about.
Network: Hulu
Premieres: December 22
Synopsis: Welcome back to Elmore, where the laws of reality are a joke, and family life is anything but ordinary. Whether he’s battling an evil fast-food empire, facing off against a sentient AI in love with his mom or trying to stop Banana Joe from wearing pants — Gumball Watterson drags his brother Darwin, sister Anais, and the rest of the town of Elmore along for the ride. With even wilder stories, bigger twists and surreal humor, the show is so amazing that they had to rename it!
