Crunchyroll Announces Summer 2024 Anime Line-Up
We're well into the Summer in the northern hemisphere- the summer solstice is just around the corner. But for anime fans a new season means a whole new slate of new and returning shows coming to streaming.
Crunchyroll, the biggest anime streaming site in the world, has announced its new line-up of summer series would be kicking off in earnest in July. Series include Tower Of God Season 2, video game adaptation NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, Bye Bye Earth, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Twilight Out of Focus, Shy, Senpai is an Otokonoko and Delico's Nursery.
Ongoing series include One Piece, Case Closes, Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets The Wise Wolf, My Hero Academia, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION and Wonderful Precure.
In all more than 40 new and returning shows will stream on the site for the summer season. Full details are below.
26th JUNE
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human (studio A-CAT)
Ike is a powerful magician and the leader of the Immortal Brigade, part of the Seventh Corps of the Demon Lord’s Army. He single-handedly conquers fortresses and pushes back the armies of humanity. Neither Dairokuten, the Demon Lord, nor Ike’s loyal soldiers know his darkest secret—he is a human in hiding! But can he keep his secret safe and bring peaceful coexistence to demons and humans?
1st JULY
SHY Season 2 (8bit)
On the brink of a third World War, superheroes appeared on Earth. Gifted with powers, their appearance brings peace to the world. The heroes each selected a country in which they would reside, serve, and protect its citizens. Shy is Japan’s hero, endowed with super strength. Her most daunting enemy yet? Crippling shyness. Join Shy and her super friends as she defends Earth and gains confidence!
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and German
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible (Yumeta Company)
Normally, people choose to become adventurers in their teens. At 30 years old, Rick Gladiator bucks the trend by leaving his job as a guild clerk to become an adventurer. He begins as a novice F-rank with the fighting strength of an S-rank. After two years of brutal training with the continent’s strongest party, Orichalcum Fist, Rick will defeat anyone who underestimates him!
2nd JULY
TASUKETSU -Fate of the Majority- (SATELIGHT)
A student finds himself in a game of survival as half of the human population disappears each night!
3rd JULY
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Doga Kobo)
Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German
4th JULY
Senpai is an Otokonoko (Project No.9)
For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun.
Twilight Out of Focus (Studio DEEN)
A boys’ school film club is the backdrop for three tales of new romance. Mao and Hisashi pair up for a project, make three promises, and draw closer together in the process. The club president, Jin, and a jealous junior named Giichi clash before finding common ground. Shion, a first-year student, joins the film club in search of a boyfriend and butts heads with Rei—until Rei asks him on a date.
- Dubs include: English
Days with My Stepsister (Studio DEEN)
When his father remarries, Yuta Asamura winds up sharing a roof with his new stepsister, Saki Ayase, the hottest girl in his grade. Carrying the scars of their parents’ troubled divorces, they vow to maintain a respectful distance. But what starts as cautious camaraderie blossoms into something deeper from shared experiences. Is it admiration, familial love, or something more?
The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses Season 2 (Tezuka Productions)
After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open, Hayato reluctantly gives in. Can he manage the seaside shop while learning to live with these unruly women?
- Dubs include: Latin American Spanish and German
Pseudo Harem (NOMAD)
Eiji Kitahama joins the drama club with dreams of having a harem like the ones from his favorite manga. Rin Nanakura, an underclassman, finds herself crushing hard on Eiji, and tries on different personas in his presence to win him over. No matter how she acts, one thing is certain—her feelings for Eiji continue to grow stronger. Will she ever be able to tell him the truth and be herself?
- Dubs include: Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese
5th JULY
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Cour 2 (A-1 Pictures)
The year 11954. YoRHa Soldiers <2B> and <9S> are newly dispatched to Earth to carry out and support the 243rd Descent Operation. There, they succeed in destroying the machine lifeform core units, <Adam> and <Eve>. With the annihilation of these enemies, the <Army of Humanity> takes this chance to end this long-lasting war and decides on an all-out attack against the machine lifeforms. This is a record of the battles and hopes of <Androids> and the fate which dictates them all…
- Dubs include: Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German
Quality Assurance in Another World (100Studio and Studio Palette)
When a dragon attacks a peaceful village, it’s not the beast that perplexes resident Nikola, but the man who comes to their aid. Haga, member of a secret royal team of investigators, intrigues her with his eccentric ways. It may be due to the fact he’s a real-life QA debugger and this world is a VR game! With Haga by her side, Nikola is inspired to venture out and learn her world’s true nature.
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Arabic
6th JULY
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary (Lapin Track)
Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season (SHAFT)
Spring break, an interval of time between the second and third year of high school. Koyomi Araragi encounters a blood-chillingly beautiful woman. The iron-blooded, hot-blooded, cold-blooded Vampire, she calls herself “Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade.” On the brink of death after losing her four limbs, she asks Koyomi to save her. After experiencing fear, chaos, and finally conflict, Koyomi gives his own blood in order to save her. But when he awakens, he finds himself re-born as her vampire kin. This hellish spring break, the final one of his high school life, is only just beginning.
7th JULY
Tower of God Season 2 (The Answer Studio)
Ja Wangnan can’t seem to pass the 20th floor. Even after failing time and time again, he refuses to give up. On his journey, he meets a mysterious and powerful character named Viole. Wangnan invites Viole to join his team of Regulars. Their journey continues with new challenges at every turn.
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Russian
Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures)
In a world where magic reigns, Will Serfort can’t cast a spell. Though hardworking, Will’s classmates think less of him for it. However, he has a secret strength: his sword. Can Will defy expectations with muscle over magic and blade over wand? Find out in this epic sword-and-sorcery adventure!
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Castilian Spanish
Narenare -Cheer for You!- (P.A.WORKS)
Misora Kanata is a first-year student on the Takanosaki High School cheerleading team. She won a national championship in middle school, but can’t jump after a mistake in a competition. She befriends Suzuha, Shion, Anna, Onka, and Megumi to form the PoMPoMs. Their new team goes beyond cheerleading to reach the hearts of the people they cheer on. They might just change the world!
VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream (TNK)
Yuki Tanaka is a VTuber at Live-On, one of Japan’s largest VTuber companies, as the polite and ladylike Awayuki Kokorone. One day, she forgets to end the stream, and viewers see her real personality—irreverent, improper, and prone to imbibing after a long day. Yuki is surprised to find that her accident caused her rankings to multiply, so she doubles down and gets to work. She’ll be a star yet!
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring ( EMT Squared)
After a god accidentally slays him, Takumi is reborn with new skills in a monster-filled forest where he stumbles upon twins. They’re sweet, adorable, and super strong! Won over instantly, he names them Alan and Elena, becomes their guardian, and joins an adventurers’ guild to provide for his new family. And so starts his chill life of adventure, watching over Alan and Elena’s growth!
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and German
8th JULY
MAYONAKA PUNCH (P.A.WORKS)
Meet Masaki, the now former member of the popular NewTuber group, Harikiri Sisters. After a career setback, aka getting fired unexpectedly via a livestream, she joins forces with Live, a partner with superhuman abilities. Together, they aim to create sensational content and reach 1 million subscribers. Will they reach their content dreams or be hit with the block button?
9th JULY
No Longer Allowed In Another World ( Atelier Pontdarc)
Pulled into an otherworldly adventure with cute sidekicks and superpowers, you’d think Osamu hit the jackpot. Nope! From a time before pixels, the early 20th-century gloomy author just wants to find a quiet place to meet his maker, not to rack up XP. Sadly, his poetic demise is constantly thwarted by inconvenient heroics. Dive into the hilariously tragic life of the most reluctant hero!
- Dubs include: English
10th JULY
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 (Studio Palette)
After Alice, Iska, and Sisbell defeat the Object, they return to the Nebulis palace. Iska becomes Sisbell’s guard through a secret pact, and they find themselves drawing closer with each passing day. Alice’s heart aches upon seeing her sister arm-in-arm with Iska. A dark conspiracy is at play, and the trio is caught in the crossfire. But can they uncover the truth in time to prevent total war?
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese
Love Is Indivisible by Twins (ROLL2)
Jun Shirosaki’s love life takes a wild turn when he finds himself caught between the Jinguji twins—his childhood friends who are as different as night and day. Rumi, the older sister, pairs a boyish charm with a maiden’s heart, while Naori combines girlish looks with her deep love for otaku culture. As feelings grow and confusion mounts, Jun must navigate this unexpected love triangle next door.
12th JULY
Bye Bye, Earth (LIDENFILMS)
Belle Lablac doesn’t really fit in as the only human being in a world full of anthropomorphic animals. No fangs, no fur, no scales, no claws. Lonely and eager to discover where she comes from, Belle journeys to find answers to the questions of her heart. Carrying nothing but her giant sword, the Runding, she faces a world of possibilities and pitfalls in hopes of discovering the truth.
- Dubs include: English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and German
13th JULY
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (A-1 Pictures)
A food-loving, childhood-friend-type of heroine, Anna Yanami. An energetic, jock-girl-type of heroine, Lemon Yakishio. A shy, small-animal-type of heroine, Chika Komari. It's a fresh take on a helter-skelter story of youths on the losing side of romance with slightly questionable, losing heroines! Lose and shine, Makeines!
- Dubs include: English
ATRI -My Dear Moments- (TROYCA)
In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. Ikaruga Natsuki, a boy who lost his mother and one of his legs in an accident some years earlier, returns disillusioned from a harsh life in the big city to find his old countryside home half-swallowed by the sea. Left without a family, all he has to his name is the ship and submarine left to him by his oceanologist grandmother, and her debts. His only hope to restore the dreams for the future that he has lost is to take up an opportunity presented to him by the suspicious debt collector Catherine. They set sail to search the sunken ruins of his grandmother's laboratory in order to find a treasure rumor says she left there. But what they find is not riches or jewels; it is a strange girl lying asleep in a coffin at the bottom of the sea, Atri. Atri is a robot, but her appearance and her wealth of emotions would fool anyone into thinking she's a living, breathing human being. In gratitude for being salvaged, she makes a declaration to Natsuki.
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? (Project No.9)
In a world where humans triumphed in a great war, Kai guards sealed crypts containing their enemies. But when “World Rebirth” overwrites history, he’s thrust into an alternate reality where humanity lost the war and he’s been forgotten by everyone he knows. Now, this lost hero must rise to restore the world’s balance!
- Dubs include: English
17th JULY
Sengoku Youko Cour 2 (White Fox)
Humans and katawara are at war, but there are those on each side who join forces. Tama is a fox spirit who loves humans, while her sendou brother, Jinka, despises them. Together, they use the power of spirit transformation to defeat the monstrous katawara and put an end to the evils of this chaotic age. What destiny awaits the duo at the end of their journey?
7th AUGUST
Delico's Nursery (J.C.STAFF)
Hailing from the prestigious noble house of Delico, Dali Delico is an elite member of the Blood Pact Council with a promising future. When the Blood Pact Council, the highest governing body for the Vamps, assigns a special mission to Dali, he flatly refuses it. Having lost patience, Gerhard, Dino, and Henrique, who are also Council members serving the same term as Dali, rush to the house of Delico to persuade him. What they witness there is Dali, taking care of an infant himself… Meanwhile, there has been a series of mysterious murders targeting Vamps. Can they find the right balance between their absolute mission and childcare in this magnificent gothic world?!
- Dubs include: English
SERIES CONTINUING FROM SPRING 2024
• DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION (Production +h.) – New episodes on Thursdays
• One Piece (Toei Animation) – New episodes on Saturdays
• My Hero Academia Season 7 (BONES) – New episodes on Saturdays
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 (8bit) – New episodes on Saturdays
• YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (Pierrot) – New episodes on Saturdays
• Case Closed (Detective Conan) (TMS Entertainment) – New episodes on Saturdays
• Wonderful Precure! (Toei Animation) – New episodes on Saturdays
• Chibi Maruko-chan (Nippon Animation) – New episodes on Sundays
