Crunchyroll Spring 2022 Anime Lineup Out: 'Spy X Family,' 'Kaguya-Sama,' 'Tomodachi Game' And More
KEY POINTS
- Crunchyroll will stream new anime titles from Wednesday
- The platform will include titles from Funimation
- This is the first season after Funimation and Crunchyroll's merger
Crunchyroll has released a list of new titles coming on the platform this Spring 2022 season.
The new simulcasts for the upcoming season include anime like "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-," "SPY x FAMILY," "Skeleton Knight in Another World," "Tomodachi Game" and many more.
After its merger with Funimation and Wakanim, Crunchyroll has become the largest anime streaming platform.
"Funimation will continue to add new episodes of current series but all-new series will air exclusively on Crunchyroll," the platform said in a statement Tuesday.
New simulcasts for Spring 2022 Anime season
- "Estab Life: Great Escape" (Wednesday) – "When the world's population shrinks, the Supernatural Renovation Project splits up Tokyo. Divided by towering walls, cyborgs, beast folk, and magical beings are segregated into clusters and monitored by artificial intelligence. Some adjust to their new lives, but many suffer in silence, unaware secret help is available. Have no hope and desperate to escape? The Nigashiyan Extractors will find you!" its synopsis read.
- "Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It r=1-sinθ" (April 1) – "Basking in the sun's rays, Himuro and Yukimura embrace and share a tender kiss. But was it perfect? Rushing back to the lab for the results, they meet the seductive Fujiwara and her handsome partner, Chris, who’ve performed passionate analysis in love's pursuit. But is this new couple competition, or can they reveal some insight into their studies? One thing is for sure—more research is needed," the synopsis of the manga series read.
- "Mahjong Soul Pon ☆" (April 1) – "Straight from the online game Mahjong Soul comes Mahjong Soul Pon. The new comical mini-anime adaptation of the game in which the one-of-a-kind Mahjong players dream big and go for a Thirteen Orphans. The Mahjong Soul Shrine is holding truly extrava-kan-t festivities centering around Ichihime! Are you ready to play the game fair and square? Maybe you can draw more Mahjong soul!"
- "Fanfare of Adolescence" (April 2) – "At the all-boys Horse Racing School, entrance is incredibly difficult, with only one of every 10 to 20 applicants being accepted. Here students need to not only be book smart, but athletic and in peak physique. Three new students—a popular idol, another from a remote island, and one from England unsure of his path—come to this elite school to pursue their dreams of becoming a jockey."
- "LOVE ALL PLAY" (April 2) – “Ryo Mizushima dreams of being the best badminton player in the world. But despite his natural athleticism and skill—he’s only been able to get so far without a reliable coach. However, everything changes when his talent gets him scouted by one of the most prestigious high school badminton teams. Now, with a pro coach and an elite team to back him up—it's finally time for Ryo's journey to soar."
- "BUILD-DIVIDE -#FFFFFF- CODE WHITE" (April 2) – "Three years have passed since Teruto’s battle and Neo Kyoto is in ruins. Now people are rounded up by KUGE, the King's servants, stealing their magical power, all for their leader to survive. Former King, Kikka, finds herself now on the run from the guards too. Helpless with no Build-Divide deck, she finds help in another. Together they embark on a battle for the one they seek to see again."
- "Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story" Final Season (April 3) – "Few people know the truth: the world is safe thanks to the Magical Girls who are forced to slay Witches. Even though these girls are putting their lives on the line for a wish, rumors say they can be saved in Kamihama City. That’s where Iroha Tamaki is headed in search of answers. She can’t remember the wish she made to Kyubey, but a shadowy figure haunts her dreams."
- "Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs" (April 3) – "One office worker uses their otome game smarts after being reincarnated into a series they've played before!"
- "Tomodachi Game" (April 5) – "High school student Katagiri Yuichi, who values friendship above all else, enjoys a fulfilling life with his close friends Sawaragi Shiho, Mikasa Tenji, Shibe Makoto, and Kokorogi Yutori. However, after a particular incident, they're dragged into a debt repayment game."
- "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 2 (April 6) – "20-year-old Naofumi Iwatani goes from 2nd class citizen to 2nd class hero when he's summoned to the video game-like kingdom of Melromarc.”
- "The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody" (Apr. 6) – “A Demon Lord who wishes to taste defeat reincarnates to become perfectly average."
- "Skeleton Knight in Another World" (April 7) – "When Arc wakes up, he discovers that he has been transported to another world in the body of the character he was playing in an MMO. Looking like a suit of armor on the outside and a skeleton on the inside, he is the Skeleton Knight. If his identity is discovered, he could be mistaken for a monster and become a target!"
- "The Dawn of the Witch" (April 7) – "Seville is a student at a magic academy who has no memories of anything from before he joined the school. This is the story of how a young man, a boy who is no one special, and his companions, who all hold wounds in their hearts, set out and end up finding themselves."
- "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-" (April 8) – "Shuchiin Academy—an elite school where the most gifted students flock to. It is also where its Student Council brought together Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane. While everyone expected a speedy courtship and agreed that the two geniuses would make the perfect couple, the pair, it seems, has too much pride to confess their true feelings for one another! The two remain fully committed in devising a highly cerebral strategy in this cunning war of love... Will they take their relationship to the next level by the final day of Shuchiin Academy’s culture festival!?"
- "Date A Live IV" (April 8) – "With multiple Spirits now living with him, Shido’s juggling act of giving ladies attention is never-ending. On top of that, more Spirits arrive for him to put the charm on. As he seals more and more, with his intentions unknown to them, will he be able to keep this up or will it lead to one big, giant spatial quake?"
- "Dance Dance Danseur" (April 8) – "Second-year junior high school student Junpei was fascinated by ballet as a boy but gave up on dancing after his father's death, thinking that he had to act more manly. However, one day, a beautiful transfer student named Miyako appears before him."
- "Love After World Domination" (April 8) – "Can a forbidden romance survive between one superhero and a minion of a villainous organization!?"
- "SPY x FAMILY" (April 9) – "World peace is at stake and secret agent Twilight must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he'll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife's a deadly assassin and neither knows each other’s identity. But someone does, his adopted daughter who’s a telepath!"
- "Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie" (April 9) – "The ultimate 'heartthrob girlfriend' appears! Naturally unlucky high school student Izumi's girlfriend is his classmate Shikimori. She's a pretty, cute and loving girlfriend, but when Izumi's in trouble… she transforms into a super cool 'heartthrob girlfriend!'"
- "In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki" (April 9) - "In a remote village where no men are allowed, a young ninja's curiosity gets the better of her."
- "Aoashi" (April 9) – "A young soccer star with hidden talent heads to Tokyo to play for a prestigious youth team!"
- "Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!" (April 10) – "The misadventures of a knight and a healer begin in this new fantasy comedy series!"
- "Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3 (April 11) – "After becoming a blue priestess apprentice, Main continues doing everything to protect her loved ones. With some nobles targeting her because of her magic, she becomes the adopted daughter of Karstedt. She's assigned a personal knight, which would mean leaving her family. Will Main be able to protect everyone while pursuing her goal of creating a letterpress, with danger lurking around?"
- "A Couple of Cuckoos" (April 23) – "16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, a second-year student at the Meguro River Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry."
© Copyright IBTimes 2024. All rights reserved.
Join the Discussion