12 New Summer Anime Releases to Add to Your Watch List Right Now
To help you prep your watch list this season, we've highlighted a selection of TV series on various streaming services, such as Crunchyroll and Netflix. Monsters, drama and more stories await you.
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Yukinobu Tatsu/Shueisha/Dan Da Dan Production Committee Dan Da Dan, season 2
This series has been one of my favorites, and I'm curious to see where season 2 takes us when it drops on Crunchyroll on July 3. Momo and Okarun are trying to help out Jiji, a friend of Momo's who's being haunted. Expect more supernatural thrills, chills and laughs in the award-winning anime. See at Crunchyroll
Lord of the Mysteries
Bringing big steampunk horror energy to the screen, Lord of the Mysteries arrived in anime form on Crunchyroll on June 28. Adapted from a web novel, the story follows Zhou Mingrui, who is reincarnated as Klein Moretti during the Victorian era. Magic, advanced tech and deep mystery weave together in this new series.
Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon
This zany yet watchable isekai is back with a second season. Scheduled to debut July 2 on Crunchyroll, the show picks up with Boxxo hitting the road and dispensing all types of goods, including some magical ones. Will he be able to communicate better? Tune in to see, each Wednesday.
My Dress Up Darling, season 2
Lighthearted rom-com My Dress Up Darling returns for season 2 on July 5, following Marin and Wakana and their budding relationship. Where will their mutual love for cosplay -- and smittenness -- take them this season?
Netflix The Summer Hikaru Died
We should be worried. Childhood friends Yoshiki and Hikaru grew up together in the same village, but Hikaru went missing for about six months and mysteriously came back a changed person. Something is off -- and the village feels the effects of it, too. Stream the series when it debuts on Netflix on July 5. See at Netflix
Grand Blue Dreaming, season 2
It's been a really long time since the first season of this anime came out, but let's dive back in the water with Iori -- and his club friends. Could he and Chisa grow closer? Will he retake his exam? Start streaming season 2 on July 7 on Crunchyroll.
Leviathan
Some of you may have read the novel many moons ago (and the other books in the trilogy), so if you're curious to see how the Leviathan anime adaptation turns out, stream it on Netflix on July 10. Paths collide when Deryn, a young girl pretending to be a boy to enter the military, and Prince Alek, who's in exile, meet when the Leviathan airship crashes. Set in a wartime reality, this dramatic story sees the pair trying to prevent large-scale devastation.
Kei Urana/Hideyoshi Andou/Kodansha/Gachiakuta Production Committee Gachiakuta
Kei Urana's manga comes to life in this new anime about Rudo, an orphan wrongfully accused and convicted of murder. Tossed away into the Pit, an abysmal garbage-filled hellscape where the island's poor and dejected people are dumped, he encounters a world where humans fight trash monsters while plotting revenge against the upper class on the island they call home. Don't miss the July 6 premiere on Crunchyroll. See at Crunchyroll
Kaiji No. 8, season 2
More Kaiji No. 8 is on the way, and between this and Gachiakuta, fans who like stories about underdogs leveling up by joining teams and battling monsters will be satisfied. Kafka is finally comfortable as Kaiju No. 8, and this installment sees him meeting the head of the first division. In the background, however, Kaiju No. 9 looms as a threat to the Defense Force. Get back into it when it arrives July 19 on Crunchyroll.
Sakamoto Days, season 1 part 2
Turn on Netflix to check back in with Taro Sakamoto when part 2 of Sakamoto Days hits on July 14. He still won't be able to live in hitman retirement peacefully, because he's caught in a conflict with two adversaries. Assassins' cabal The Order and someone named X will be causing trouble.
Dr. Stone: Science Future (cour 2)
As this story starts to wind down, things get more dangerous for Senku and the team as they venture through the Americas. Whether he succeeds in trying to rebuild civilization remains to be seen, because gathering the necessary resources from those overseeing them will prove to be challenging. When the show returns July 10 to Crunchyroll, watch to see if science conquers certification.
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