XPrime

The XPrime design

This XPrime is rebuilt from the archived December 2025 capture of xprime.stream, a modern web app, together with the style sheets of the same build captured in February 2026. The colours were measured directly from those files: a near-black page, a slightly lighter grey for cards, a soft off-white for text and a quieter grey for details, and above all a bright lavender purple for buttons, active items and highlights, backed by a deep violet. A purple-tinted strip ran across the top of the page, and on phones a dark, frosted bar at the bottom of the screen held the main links.

The original used its own typeface; this site uses Figtree, a clean, friendly sans serif with the same rounded, modern feel. The wordmark is original too: XPRIME in bold white letters with a purple X, next to a tiny cat face made from two arched eyes and a smiling mouth, a nod to the purple cat of the loading screen.

The purple strip and the top bar

At the very top of every page sits a slim strip in shades of purple, the same gradient the original used for its announcements. Here it carries a friendly invitation to try the mood picker, with a bold purple link. Below it, the dark top bar holds the wordmark on the left and the main menu: Home, Movies, TV Shows, Anime, Anime Films, Mood, A-Z and My List. The links are soft white, the page you are on is shown in bright white and slightly bolder type, and pointing at a link dims it gently, exactly as on the 2025 site. A round search button sits at the right. The bar stays at the top of the screen as you scroll, so the menu is always one tap away.

The billboard

The home page opens with a wide billboard in the style of the original. A full-width backdrop fills the top of the screen, fading into the dark page on the left and at the bottom, and the featured title sits over it in large, bold letters. A small purple label says whether it is an anime film, a movie or a series, a row of outlined chips gives the year, the genres and the score, and a short story follows. Two buttons finish the panel: a purple Watch now button with a play arrow and a grey More info button, the same pair that opened every title on the original. Beneath them, a line of links leads to the other featured titles, such as Frieren, Furiosa, Solo Leveling, Wicked and Suzume.

The mood picker

The Mood button was one of the most distinctive parts of the original site, and it has a special place on the home page. Just below the introduction, a purple panel shows the XPrime cat and asks a simple question: what's your mood? Eight rounded chips answer it. Pumped opens action and adventure, Laughing opens comedy, Spooked opens horror, Swooning opens romance, Dreaming opens fantasy and science fiction, On edge opens thrillers and mysteries, Moved opens drama, and Cosy opens family favourites. Tap a chip and it fills with purple, then the matching collection opens with every title that fits. The mood picker guide suggests titles for each mood.

Rows of wide cards

Below the mood panel come the rows, the heart of the XPrime experience. What's Trending leads with the most popular titles of the moment, then Popular Anime, Anime Films, New Movies and Series follow. Each row is a strip of wide cards in the widescreen shape of the original, each showing a scene from the title, a small purple HD tag in the corner, and the title, the year and the score over a soft shadow at the bottom. Point at a card and a purple outline appears while the picture grows slightly; swipe or scroll sideways to see more. Point at a row heading and a purple See all link appears, which opens the full collection.

The last row, Popular on XPrime, switches to tall poster cards, as the original did for its poster rows, and gathers the top-rated titles. After the rows come the help guides and then this guide to the site.

A title page

Every card leads to a full title page. It shows the poster and a wide backdrop, the year, the running time or the number of seasons and episodes, the genres, the score, the story, the cast with their roles and the director or creators. The viewing panel lets you choose one of fifteen countries, from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to Japan, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, France and Germany. Pick yours and press Watch now to open the title on JustWatch, which lists every official service that carries it there. Series pages go further, with a page for every season and a list of every episode with its air date and a short summary, ideal for keeping up with a weekly anime.

XPrime on a phone

On a phone, XPrime follows the original app-like design. The menu in the top bar folds behind a single button, and a frosted dark bar fixed to the bottom of the screen holds four large links with icons: Home, Movies, Shows and My List, each lighting up gently when you tap it. The rows become swipeable strips of cards sized for a thumb, and the billboard shortens to fit the screen. Add XPrime to your home screen from the browser menu and it opens just like an app. The apps and devices guide covers phones, consoles and TVs.

Anime: fantasy quests

The anime shelf is the largest on XPrime, and fantasy leads it. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End begins where most adventures end: the hero's party has already defeated the Demon King, and the elf mage Frieren, who will outlive her friends by centuries, sets out to understand the people she travelled with. Directed by Keiichiro Saito at Madhouse, it is one of the most acclaimed anime of the decade. Delicious in Dungeon, from Studio Trigger, follows Laios and his party as they cook and eat the monsters of a vast dungeon while racing to rescue his sister, and it is as funny as it is inventive.

Witch Hat Atelier adapts Kamome Shirahama's much-loved manga about Coco, a girl who discovers that magic is drawn rather than born, and becomes a witch's apprentice. Wistoria: Wand and Sword follows a young swordsman in a school of mages, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse carries a famous saga into a new generation. Isekai fans, who love stories of people transported to other worlds, will find Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, in which a salaryman's online grocery shopping wins over a legendary wolf, Uncle from Another World, a comedy about a man who returns from seventeen years in a fantasy world with a passion for old video games, and Skeleton Knight in Another World.

Anime: action and battles

For the Pumped mood, the anime action shelf is packed. Solo Leveling, adapted from the Korean web novel, follows Sung Jinwoo, the weakest hunter of all, who gains the power to grow stronger with every battle, and its fights became some of the most talked-about scenes of 2024. SAKAMOTO DAYS is about a legendary hitman who retired to run a neighbourhood shop, until his old life comes calling, and it mixes slapstick with brilliantly choreographed action. Gachiakuta throws a boy named Rudo into a vast pit of rubbish where discarded objects become weapons, and WIND BREAKER follows Haruka Sakura as he joins a high school gang that protects its town.

MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES is a comic delight: Mash Burnedead, in a world run by magic, answers every spell with sheer muscle. BLUE LOCK turns football into a battle, with three hundred young strikers competing to become Japan's ultimate goal scorer, Rurouni Kenshin returns to the wandering swordsman of the Meiji era in a fresh adaptation, and Dragon Ball DAIMA, the last Dragon Ball series shaped by its creator Akira Toriyama, shrinks Goku back into a child for an adventure in the Demon Realm. Shangri-La Frontier follows a gamer who masters a vast virtual world, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead finds joy in a zombie outbreak as an overworked office worker writes a list of everything he wants to do, and Suicide Squad Isekai sends DC's antiheroes into a fantasy world.

Anime: comedy and heart

Some of the most loved anime of these years are gentle and funny. SPY x FAMILY is the headline: a master spy called Twilight must build a fake family for a mission, and almost by accident he adopts a telepathic little girl, Anya, and marries a professional assassin, Yor. Each secretly hides who they are, and the result is one of the warmest comedies in anime. BOCCHI THE ROCK!, also directed by Keiichiro Saito, follows Hitori Gotoh, a painfully shy guitarist who finds her place in a small band, and its concert episodes are pure joy.

Kotaro Lives Alone is a touching series about a four-year-old boy living by himself in an apartment block and the neighbours who look after him, and Lycoris Recoil mixes a cosy café with secret agent action through the friendship of Chisato and Takina. Romantic Killer is a clever send-up of romance stories, in which a gamer girl is forced into dating-game situations by a tiny wizard, and Tomo-chan Is a Girl! follows a tomboy trying to make her best friend see her in a new light. For a laugh at the office, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic and The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible bring cheerful energy.

Anime: romance

The Swooning mood finds a rich seam of romantic anime. My Happy Marriage is a Taisho-era fairy tale about Miyo, a young woman mistreated by her family, and the stern soldier Kiyoka, who slowly learns to trust her. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity follows a boy from a rough boys' school and a girl from the elite school next door, and its sincerity won it a devoted following. A Sign of Affection is a tender love story between Yuki, a deaf university student, and Itsuomi, a well-travelled friend who speaks several languages, and My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 finds romance inside an online game. The Dangers in My Heart traces a shy boy's growing friendship with a classmate, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is a sweet slice of apartment life, and Sasaki and Miyano is a gentle story of two schoolboys falling for each other.

Anime: mystery and chills

For the On edge and Spooked moods, the anime shelf offers some of its most gripping stories. The Apothecary Diaries follows Maomao, a sharp-witted young pharmacist sold into service at the imperial palace, who solves poisonings and palace intrigues with her knowledge of medicine. Summer Time Rendering is a tense time-loop mystery on a small island, where Shinpei returns for a funeral and uncovers shadows that copy people, and PLUTO, adapted from Naoki Urasawa's manga, reimagines a classic Astro Boy story as a detective thriller about robots and grief.

The Summer Hikaru Died is a haunting story about a boy who realises his best friend has been replaced by something else, and Takopi's Original Sin, which begins with a small alien with a big heart, grows into a moving drama about childhood. Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre brings the famous horror artist's stories to the screen, and NieR:Automata Ver1.1a adapts the video game about androids 2B and 9S in a war for Earth. Fans of the Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto will also enjoy Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, an anthology of his early short stories.

Anime films: the big events

The Anime Films shelf gathers the Japanese animated films of 2022 to 2026, and the biggest of them were events around the world. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, the first of a trilogy of films that complete the story of Tanjiro and his friends, became one of the most successful anime films ever made, and Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc brought MAPPA's hit series to cinemas with a romance that turns explosive. One Piece Film Red introduced Uta, a singer with a surprising link to Shanks, and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero gave Gohan and Piccolo the spotlight.

Series fans will find SPY x FAMILY CODE: White, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle, in which Karasuno and Nekoma finally meet in a long-awaited volleyball match, BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-, Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK, which brings the final chapters of the saga to the big screen, My Hero Academia: You're Next, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King and two Jujutsu Kaisen films. The anime films guide gathers the highlights.

Anime films: the great directors

The Anime Films shelf is also a showcase of the great directors of Japanese animation. The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's return from retirement, follows a grieving boy into a mysterious tower and a world of talking birds, and it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Suzume, from Makoto Shinkai, sends a teenage girl across Japan to close magical doors that release disasters, with a talking three-legged chair as her companion, and its images of the Japanese countryside are breathtaking. Scarlet, from Mamoru Hosoda, is a bold fantasy about a princess seeking revenge in a strange afterlife.

Inu-Oh, from Masaaki Yuasa, turns a fourteenth-century legend into a rock opera about a masked dancer and a blind musician, and Look Back, directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama from Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga, is a short, piercing film about two girls who draw manga together. Lonely Castle in the Mirror follows seven teenagers who meet in a castle beyond their mirrors, Drifting Home sets two childhood friends adrift on a floating apartment block, and Bubble takes parkour through a Tokyo transformed by mysterious bubbles. maboroshi, from Mari Okada and MAPPA, is set in a town frozen in time, and The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes tells of a tunnel that grants wishes at a price.

Anime films: sport and music

Some of the most exciting anime films of these years are about sport and music. The First Slam Dunk, directed by the manga's own creator Takehiko Inoue, recreates a single basketball game with astonishing realism and emotion, and 100 METERS follows two sprinters whose rivalry spans years. Blue Giant is a thrilling film about a young saxophonist who dreams of becoming the world's greatest jazz player, and its concert scenes are made to be heard loud. For a family night, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 and the Detective Conan films, such as Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine, are perennial favourites in Japan.

New movies: spectacle

The Movies shelf gathers the English-language films of 2023 to 2026. For spectacle, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga tells the origin of the fierce warrior of Fury Road, with Anya Taylor-Joy and George Miller's breathtaking chases, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One sends Tom Cruise off a mountain on a motorbike. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire teams up the two giants, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts brings the Maximals into the fight, and The Fall Guy is a joyful tribute to stunt performers, with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.

The newest films include The Mandalorian and Grogu, which brings the bounty hunter and his small green companion to cinemas, Supergirl, Masters of the Universe, The Running Man from Edgar Wright with Glen Powell, and Nobody 2, with Bob Odenkirk back in action. The Rip and Crime 101 suit fans of crime thrillers, and Black Bag is an elegant spy story from Steven Soderbergh with Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.

New movies: other worlds

The Dreaming mood opens a wide choice of science fiction and fantasy. Wicked and Wicked: For Good, with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, retell the story of the witches of Oz in two lavish musicals, and Frankenstein, from Guillermo del Toro, is a gothic masterpiece with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. Mickey 17, from Bong Joon Ho, stars Robert Pattinson as a worker who is replaced by a new copy each time he dies, The Creator imagines a war between people and artificial intelligence, and Civil War, from Alex Garland, follows journalists across a divided America. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes goes back to the youth of President Snow, and Marty Supreme casts Timothée Chalamet as a table tennis hustler in 1950s New York.

New movies: horror

For the Spooked mood, the horror shelf is lively. Alien: Romulus returns the series to its terrifying roots aboard an abandoned space station, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple continues the story of a Britain overrun by the infected, and The Conjuring: Last Rites brings Ed and Lorraine Warren to their final case. Final Destination Bloodlines adds a clever family twist to the famous series, Insidious: The Red Door returns to the Further, and Send Help, from Sam Raimi, is a darkly funny survival story. Scream 7, The Monkey, Return to Silent Hill and Hokum complete a shelf best watched with the lights down.

New movies: family and animation

The Cosy mood opens the family shelf, full of animation from the big studios. Toy Story 5 brings Woody, Buzz and the gang face to face with the world of tablets and gadgets, Hoppers, also from Pixar, follows a girl who hops her mind into a robotic beaver to explore the animal world, and Transformers One tells the origin of Optimus Prime and Megatron as young friends. Migration follows a family of ducks on their first big journey, Kung Fu Panda 4 brings Po back for one more adventure, and The Bad Guys 2 reunites the reformed animal gang for a new heist. Minions & Monsters, The Sheep Detectives, Lilo & Stitch and Moana round out a shelf that delights all ages.

Series

The Series shelf adds a handful of English and Korean series, each with every season and episode. BEEF begins with a road-rage incident between Ali Wong and Steven Yeun and spirals into one of the sharpest comedies of recent years, and Shrinking follows a grieving therapist, played by Jason Segel, with Harrison Ford as his gruff mentor. Halo brings the Master Chief from the video games to television, Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as a hero with more than one identity, and Citadel is a glossy spy series. My Life with the Walter Boys is a teenage romance, and the newest K-dramas, Spooky in Love, Our Sticky Love and My Royal Nemesis, bring fresh romantic stories from Korea. The series guide suggests where to begin.

Sub or dub

Anime fans often ask whether to watch with subtitles or a dub. The answer on the official services is simple: both are usually there. Most anime on the major services offers the original Japanese audio with subtitles in many languages, and an English dub, and many series add Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi or other dubs as well. Popular series often receive their dubs within weeks of the Japanese broadcast. Switch between them from the audio menu while the episode plays, and change the subtitle language, size and colour in the player settings. The subtitles and dubs guide explains the settings.

New episodes every week

Many anime series air weekly in Japan, and the major services stream new episodes shortly after, often within an hour of broadcast, in four seasons a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. The season pages on XPrime list every episode with its air date, so you can see at a glance which episodes are out and when a season began. Mark the episode you reached in My List and the next one is always easy to find.

How Watch now works

Every title on XPrime has a Watch now button, on the billboard, on every title page and in the viewing panel. Choose your country and press it, and JustWatch opens with every official service that carries the title in that country, with subscription, rental, purchase and free options side by side. You can see at a glance where a series is streaming and whether a film is ready to rent. The how to watch guide walks through the steps.

Where the titles stream

For anime, Crunchyroll carries the largest library in most countries, and Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu and HIDIVE carry many series and films, some of them exclusively. The new movies appear first in cinemas and then on services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+ and Peacock, depending on the country, and Apple TV, Google TV and Prime Video rent or sell them, often in 4K. Licences change from season to season, which is why the Watch now button checks JustWatch each time. The streaming services guide gives more detail.

Picture and sound

The films and series of these years were made in high definition, and many stream in 4K with HDR. The big spectacles benefit most: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Frankenstein and Wicked look magnificent on a large screen, and the anime films of Makoto Shinkai and Studio Ghibli are full of detail. Allow about 5 Mbps for HD and 25 Mbps for 4K, and connect good headphones or a soundbar for the music of Blue Giant or the battles of Demon Slayer. On a slower connection, choose a lower quality in the player and the stream will stay smooth.

Free and legal options

Some of the catalogue can be watched free and legally. In many countries Tubi, Pluto TV and The Roku Channel carry anime and films free with adverts, and several anime studios and distributors publish first episodes, and sometimes whole series, on their official YouTube channels. When you press Watch now, free options appear on JustWatch beside the paid ones. The free anime and movies guide lists the best places to look.

Directors of the new movies

The Movies shelf is full of films from directors with a style all their own. George Miller built the roaring world of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Guillermo del Toro poured a lifetime of love for monsters into Frankenstein, and Bong Joon Ho brought his mix of satire and science fiction to Mickey 17. Edgar Wright gave The Running Man his trademark energy, Steven Soderbergh made Black Bag a sleek spy puzzle, Alex Garland made Civil War a tense road movie, and Jon M. Chu turned Wicked into a sweeping musical. Search a director's name to find their films, and see the new movies guide for more.

From games to the screen

Video games inspire a growing share of the catalogue. Halo brings the Master Chief and the Covenant war to television, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a adapts a celebrated action game about androids, and Resident Evil: Death Island reunites the series' heroes on Alcatraz in a computer-animated thriller. Return to Silent Hill returns to the fog-bound town of the horror games, Shangri-La Frontier is set entirely inside a game world, and My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 finds romance among online gamers. For fans who grew up with a controller in hand, it is a fun theme for a weekend.

Heroes of every kind

Superheroes appear in both halves of the catalogue. My Hero Academia: You're Next follows Deku and his classmates in a world where most people have superpowers, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League drops the Dark Knight into a wild anime adventure, and Suicide Squad Isekai sends Harley Quinn and her team into a fantasy world. On the live-action side, Supergirl brings Kara Zor-El to the big screen, Moon Knight explores a hero with several identities, and The Punisher: One Last Kill returns Frank Castle for a final mission.

Sport on screen

Sport anime is a genre of its own, and XPrime has some of the best. BLUE LOCK and BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- turn football into a fierce contest of egos, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle delivers one of volleyball's most anticipated matches, The First Slam Dunk relives a single basketball game from every angle, and 100 METERS captures the obsession of sprinters. On the live-action side, The Fall Guy celebrates stunt work, and Marty Supreme finds drama at the table tennis table.

Short watches

Some evenings call for something short. Look Back runs just under an hour and packs a whole life of feeling into it, and the stories of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre each fit into a single sitting. Many anime episodes last around twenty-four minutes, so a couple of episodes of Kotaro Lives Alone or BOCCHI THE ROCK! make a perfect break. The running time on each title page and the episode list on each season page help you plan.

Reading the scores

Every card and title page shows a score out of ten, the average rating given by TMDB members. Scores from many voters are the most reliable, which is why the Top rated collection lists titles with a large number of votes. A lower score can still hide a gem that suits your mood perfectly, so read the story, check the genres and trust your own taste. The mood chips are a good way to explore beyond the most famous names.

My List

The original site called its saved titles My XPrime; here the same idea is called My List, and it has its own tab in the bottom bar on phones. Press Add to My List on any title page to save a film or a series, and on a season page mark the episode you reached, which is handy for long series such as SPY x FAMILY, The Apothecary Diaries or Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. My List is stored in your own browser, works straight away and belongs to you alone. Export saves it to a small file, and Import restores it on another phone or computer. The My List guide has the details.

Finding a title

There are several ways to find what you want. The round search button opens the search page, which looks through titles, characters, cast and directors; you can narrow the results to films or series. The top bar leads straight to Movies, TV Shows, Anime, Anime Films and Mood, the mood chips on the home page open a collection for every feeling, and the collections page lists everything from Anime and Anime Films to New releases and Top rated. The A-Z index lists every title alphabetically, and the finding titles guide explains each route.

Top rated and new releases

The Top rated collection gathers the titles with the highest scores from a large number of votes, and the Popular on XPrime row on the home page shows the best of them. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries, Solo Leveling and SPY x FAMILY sit there with Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, Look Back, Toy Story 5, Transformers One and Halo. The New releases collection starts in 2025, with SAKAMOTO DAYS, Gachiakuta, Witch Hat Atelier, Frankenstein, Wicked: For Good, The Mandalorian and Grogu and Scarlet among the highlights.

Recognising XPrime

Popular names attract copies, so it helps to know the real design. This XPrime has a dark page with a purple strip across the top, a wordmark in white capitals with a purple X and a small cat face, a billboard with a purple Watch now button, a mood panel with a purple cat, rows of wide cards with purple HD tags, and on phones a frosted bar at the bottom. Every Watch now button leads to JustWatch and from there to the official services. Bookmark the home page, or add it to your phone's home screen, and you will always return to the right place. The official site guide repeats these signs.

Streaming safely

A few habits keep streaming safe and simple. Install apps only from official stores, give each service its own strong password and switch on two-step sign-in where it is offered. Before entering payment details, check that the address bar shows the real name of the service. XPrime links only to JustWatch, and JustWatch links to the official services, so every step stays on trusted ground. The safety guide keeps the checklist short.

If a page is slow

If XPrime seems slow, load the home page and then any title; if both appear, the site is working. Refreshing the page, clearing the browser cache, trying another browser or switching between mobile data and Wi-Fi usually solves the rest. Playback itself happens on the streaming service, so its help centre is the right place for any playback question. The site status guide lists the quick fixes.

Privacy

XPrime keeps things light and ready to use at once. My List, your chosen country and the episodes you mark are stored in your own browser, on your own device. Posters and details load from TMDB, and the site font loads from Google Fonts. The privacy page explains each item in plain words.

How the catalogue is chosen

The catalogue follows the spirit of the 2025 site while giving XPrime a character of its own. It gathers the most popular anime series and anime films of 2022 to 2026, the English-language films of 2023 to 2026 and a handful of English and Korean series. Every title is chosen by hand for a general audience, and the whole catalogue is drawn from TMDB, which supplies the posters, stories, cast and episode lists. The sister streaming guide Vidjoy covers the biggest live-action films, series and K-dramas of the same years, so XPrime leans into anime, and the two together cover the whole of today's viewing.

A short history of XPrime

XPrime appeared in 2024 and quickly became a familiar name among anime and film fans, known for its dark design, its purple accents, its cheerful cat and its distinctive Mood button. By the end of 2025 it had moved to a new address, with a festive version of its logo decorated for the holidays. That lively, modern design is the one this rebuild brings back, with one important difference: every film and series now opens on the official services that carry it, in your country.

Where to start with anime

If you are new to anime, XPrime makes a gentle first step easy. Start with a film: Suzume or The Boy and the Heron show how beautiful Japanese animation can be, and The First Slam Dunk proves that a sports story can be as gripping as any thriller. Then try a series with short, satisfying episodes, such as SPY x FAMILY, BOCCHI THE ROCK! or Kotaro Lives Alone. When you are hooked, move on to the longer stories: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries and Solo Leveling reward every hour you give them. The anime guide suggests more titles by taste.

Studios to know

A few studio names appear again and again on the anime shelf, and knowing them helps you find more of what you love. Madhouse made Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Studio Trigger made Delicious in Dungeon, and CloverWorks made BOCCHI THE ROCK! and SPY x FAMILY with Wit Studio. A-1 Pictures made Solo Leveling, MAPPA made Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc and maboroshi, and Ufotable is famous for the dazzling animation of Demon Slayer. Studio Ghibli made The Boy and the Heron, and CoMix Wave Films made Suzume with Makoto Shinkai. Searching a studio's titles is a good way to find a new favourite.

Ideas for a movie night

If you are planning an evening, a few pairings work beautifully. For a family night, try Migration followed by Transformers One, or Hoppers with Toy Story 5. For a big-screen double bill, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One keep the adrenaline high. For a night of anime, pair Look Back with Blue Giant, two films about the passion of making art, or Suzume with Drifting Home. For something spooky, start with Alien: Romulus and end with Final Destination Bloodlines, and for pure joy, Wicked and Wicked: For Good make a glorious evening of song.

Watching together

Many of these titles are made for a full room. The fights of Solo Leveling and SAKAMOTO DAYS get everyone cheering, the songs of Wicked invite a sing-along, and SPY x FAMILY and Kotaro Lives Alone bring children and grandparents together. For group viewing, cast the title to the television, choose the audio language everyone prefers and turn on subtitles for anyone who follows better in another language.

Watching from abroad

XPrime readers live all over the world, which is why the viewing panel covers fifteen countries. Choose the country where you are right now, since that is where the services will play, and JustWatch lists the services that carry the title there. Anime availability varies more than most, with some series on Crunchyroll in one country and on Netflix or Prime Video in another, so it is always worth checking. Your country choice is remembered in your browser for the next visit.

A first visit

On a first visit, let the billboard catch your eye, then scroll to the mood panel and tap the mood that fits your evening. Browse the rows, open a few titles and read their stories. Press Watch now on one that appeals, choose your country and follow JustWatch to the service. Save a few titles to My List for later, and come back each week for new episodes. Within a few minutes, XPrime will feel like home.

Following a series season by season

Many of the anime series on XPrime have several seasons, and the season pages make them easy to follow. SPY x FAMILY, BLUE LOCK, The Apothecary Diaries and Solo Leveling have each returned for more, and each season page lists every episode with its air date and a short summary. When a new season begins, open the series page to see it, mark your place in My List and pick up exactly where you stopped. Series with films, such as SPY x FAMILY and BLUE LOCK, link naturally to the Anime Films shelf, where the films fit between the seasons.

From manga to screen

Most of the anime on XPrime began as manga or light novels, and many fans enjoy comparing the two. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, SAKAMOTO DAYS, Witch Hat Atelier and Gachiakuta are adaptations of hit manga, The Apothecary Diaries and My Happy Marriage began as novels, and Solo Leveling came from a Korean web novel and webtoon. Some films were made by the manga creators themselves: Takehiko Inoue directed The First Slam Dunk, and Look Back follows Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot almost panel by panel. If a series leaves you wanting more, the original books are a wonderful next step.

A taste of Korea

The Korean shelf is small but fresh, with three of the newest romantic dramas. Spooky in Love, Our Sticky Love and My Royal Nemesis bring the warmth, humour and swooning moments K-drama fans love, and Solo Leveling, from a Korean original, links the Korean and Japanese sides of the catalogue. For a much larger K-drama collection, the sister guide Vidjoy is the place to look.

Titles for every season

The catalogue has something for every time of year. Summer suits the sunlit mysteries of Summer Time Rendering and The Summer Hikaru Died, the seaside adventure of Drifting Home and the wishes of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes. Autumn evenings are perfect for the chills of The Conjuring: Last Rites and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. Winter holidays call for family films such as Toy Story 5, Migration and Kung Fu Panda 4, and the long weekends of spring are ideal for starting a big series such as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, whose journey itself follows the passing seasons. Whatever the weather, the mood chips on the home page will point the way.

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