Crunchyroll was on a roll at the Crunchyroll Industry Panel at #ComicConAtHome with the announcement of new anime titles to look forward to. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the titles that they mentioned:
Crunchyroll Announces 13 Anime Releases to Look Forward To
Rent-a-Girlfriend
Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears, “You’re Kazuya-kun, right?” A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear is there, smiling at him. Her name is Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin.
The God of High School
A tournament takes place to determine the strongest fighter among all high school students in Korea.
Gibiate
An Edo era time-traveling samurai and shinobi appear in the post apocalyptic ruins. Helping a doctor who has dedicated his career for researching the cure for “Gibier”, hordes of Gibier come after them along with outlaws searching for food. Everywhere they turn, danger is upon them.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU: Season 3
Hachiman Hikigaya, a pessimistic, closeminded, and realistic teen, is forced by his teacher to join the school’s service club and work with two girls with issues of their own.
Onyx Equinox
A young Aztec boy is saved from death by the gods and chosen to act as “humanity’s champion.” He is forced to discard his apathy toward his fellow man and prove humanity’s potential in a fight that spans across fantastical-yet-authentic Mesoamerican cultures.
So I’m a Spider, So What?
A girl is reincarnated in another world as a spider-monster. As she struggles to survive in this new world as the weakest monster, will the mystery of her reincarnation be unraveled?
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Season 2
Lonely 37-year-old Mikami Satoru is stuck in a dead-end job and unhappy with his mundane life. After dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm… as a slime monster.
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord: Season 2
Takuma Sakamoto is a hikikomori gamer who is mysteriously transported to the virtual world of his favourite MMORPG, Cross Reverie, with the appearance of his own character in the game: the Demon Lord Diablo.
TONIKAWA
This comedy follows a boy named Nasa who meets a “generally cute” girl named Tsukasa on the day of his high school entrance exams and immediately falls in love with her. Nasa confesses his feelings, but her response is that she will only go out with him if they get married.
With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun
Are you a dog person or a cat person? Based on author Hidekichi Matsumoto’s real life experience, she shows us what it’s like to live with both.
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
Noir is the son of a minor noble with very little to his name other than a job offer, which is canceled before he can even start his first day. He does possess one rare trait, though: the magical ability to consult with a great sage, even if using the skill gives him terrible headaches!
Ex-Arm
In 2014, Akira Natsume seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. But then, Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later, a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and superweapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. It turns out the AI is actually just Akira’s brain!
Monster Girl Doctor
Taking place after a long war between humans and monsters ended, the story focuses on the human Dr. Glenn Leitbeit and his lamia assistant, Saphentite “Sapphee” Neikes, as they run a clinic in the town of Lindworm which is home to many species of monsters living alongside humans.
Which one of these anime titles are you most excited about?
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