Anime Roundup: Everything Coming Out In August 2025
After a packed July Anime Roundup, August is cooling off the release schedule. This month, fans can look forward to several new English Dubs of previously subbed series premiering on HIDIVE and one new show on Netflix. This is a great month to catch up on the July releases and soak up some air conditioning.
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Ko and Nazuna's relationship is put to the test as Ko continues his quest to become a vampire. But to become one, Nazuna must fall in love with him within one year. Will their relationship withstand the interference of a vampire hunter, or will someone strike a stake through the heart of this budding romance?
Bad Girl continues streaming on HIDIVE every Saturday this summer. Captivated, By You
Joji Ema goes to an all-boys school. After the school's athletic festival, Ema's eccentric classmate Miyoshi Hayashi starts acting bizarrely towards him. Yuichi Medaka goes to a coeducational high school. He ends up sitting behind Akira Nikaido, an unsettling student most of the school doesn't like. Explore an omnibus of stories about what it's like to be young.
Captivated, By You streams on Crunchyroll starting on August 21, 2025.
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On the picturesque island of Tonakijima, with a population of only 600, Hana's favorite pastime is reading literature to the island's children. Her narration skills are second to none, and Mizuki, the president of the school's broadcasting club, immediately recognizes Hana's ability to engage with others and draw them into her recitations. Invited by Mizuki to join the club, Hana embarks on a journey to discover her true love of reading — and maybe even change the course of her life.
New English-dubbed episodes of Flower and Asura stream this summer on HIDIVE. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (English Dub)
Okumura, the otaku president of his school's manga club, has absolutely no interest in real girls and prefers the sexy fictional 2D manga character, Liliel. However, when the new school year begins, he discovers the club has a new member: Ririsa. She has a passion for cosplay but considers Liliel her favorite character. They quickly bond, and when Ririsa convinces Okumura to be her photographer, the line between 2D and 3D blurs.
2.5 Dimensional Seduction 's English Dub episodes stream on HIDIVE every Wednesday all summer
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When a vicious Youma attacks Tsukasa, a pink-clad kunoichi named Shizuri swoops in to save the ordinary salaryman. She says she'll protect him from further attacks, but there's a catch: Shizuri wants to move into Tsukasa's home and start her lazy life as a NEET! As the pair begin their cohabitation, they grow closer. But when more kunoichi appear on Tsukasa's doorstep, his home might become a battle royale of the heart.
I'm Living With an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? 's English Dub episodes stream on HIDIVE every Wednesday all summer.
That's all for the August anime roundup. What will you be watching this month?
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