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Bucchigire!

In the era when samurai controlled Japan... The Masked Demons annihilated all but one member of the Shinsengumi, who had worked to maintain the peace and public order in Kyoto. Seven criminals are chosen as substitutes for the deceased Shinsengumi members, and they are led by Ichibanboshi, whose parents were also killed by the Masked Demons. He becomes a substitute for Commander Kondou Isami and goes after the Masked Demons with the other substitutes to avenge his parents' deaths. Former criminals rise up to restore peace and order as their crazy story begins! Now is the time to shine the brightest! Source: Crunchyroll

Cardfight!! Vanguard: Will+Dress

Four months after the battle at Nagoya Castle, Yuuyu and friends received an invitation to a tournament. That "Deluxe" tournament aims to determine the strongest fighter, bringing together both "Front Fighters" who are active in official tournaments, and hidden powerhouse "Counter Fighters" like "Blackout" that compete against each other for flags. Source: Bushiroad

Chimimo

Chimimo is a messenger of hell and a shape-shifting evil demon. Chimimo is one of 12 evil demons whose mission is to turn the human world into hell. The 12 demons along with "Hell-san" go to the human world, but Hell-san and Chimimo become freeloaders to a family of three sisters named Mutsumi, Hazuki, and Mei. Source: ANN Note: An advance web delivery of 8 select segments from the 24 segments / 12 episodes started on 30 May.

Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darouka: Familia Myth IV

* Based on Oomori Fujino's light novel series. Orario, the Labyrinth City—An enormous city that harbors a vast underground labyrinth known as the "Dungeon." It is here that a young boy who aspired to become an adventurer met a tiny goddess, made friends, challenged the Dungeon, and narrowly escaped death on several occasions, all while leveling up his skills. That very same boy receives a letter. It contains a mission– an expedition into the Dungeon, deeper than he's ever gone before. Facing uncharted territory, the boy sets out alongside his friends on a brand new journey. This is the story of a boy as told by a goddess– a "Familia Myth." Source: Warner Bros. Japan

Engage Kiss

Bayron City ― a Mega-Float type city in the Pacific Ocean, which doesn't belong to any particular nation. As the mine for Orgonium, a new energy resource, this city is the most noticed in the world right now, and here special cases caused by demons called "D Hazards" has been occurring frequently. Only a handful of people know about the existence of D Hazards. They are handled by PMCs (Private Military Companies). Shuu is a young man living in Bayron City who runs such a company, but his company is tiny. On top of that, he cherry-picks his jobs, so he is always in a bind for money. His life, both publicly and privately, is being supported by the beautiful high school girl Kisara who attends a school in Bayron City. And there is one more person that keeps him on her mind: Ayano, an employee of a major PMC that Shuu used to work for and Shuu's ex-girlfriend. Kisara finds her unpleasant. At the root of Kisara's strong attachment to Shuu is a contract signed between them. Her true identity is a demon. Kisara supports Shuu's lifestyle, and even assists his demon extermination based on their contract. The price is a dangerously sweet kiss. Their uncertain bond teeters between love and contract. Where is their destiny headed...? Source: Official Website

Extreme Hearts

In the near future, Hyper Sports, which use extreme gear as support items, have become popular hobby competitions among both children and adults. Hayama Hiyori is a high school singer who has nothing to do with Hyper Sports, but a certain incident sets the story in motion. Source: ANN

Ganbare! Choushuu-kun

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Hanabi-chan wa Okure-gachi

Shitamachi God Heaven, a closed-down pachinko hall, gets new management, but looks like they’ve got company—a group of girls living there. Manager Musashi Shinonome’s staff just got bigger with Hanabi and more anthropomorphic pachislot girls. But even with all this help restoring the hall, they’re failing—at least they’re failing together. This comedy of disappointment is open for business! Source: crunchyroll

Hataraku Maou-sama!!

Foiled by a hero when he’s inches away from conquering the world, the devil finds himself in modern-day Tokyo. With no real-world skills to speak of, the devil is forced to make ends meet flipping burgers at a fast food joint! To stall any further plans of world domination, the hero tracks the devil’s trail and takes on the lowly tasks of a telemarketer. Source: crunchyroll

Hoshi no Samidare

* Based on a fantasy manga by Mizukami Satoshi. Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space, poised to split the Earth into pieces, and requests his allegiance in the fight against the forces of evil? Pretend it never happened! Unfortunately for Yuuhi, a little bit of coercion in the form of a super-powered princess prevents him from returning to his mediocre life-as-usual. In the adventure of his lifetime, Yuuhi will join forces with the unpredictable princess and seek out a motley crew of companions to fight back against an evil mage and his horrifyingly powerful homunculus before the Biscuit Hammer destroys the planet! Source: Seven Seas Entertainment

Iii Icecrin 2

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Isekai Meikyuu de Harem o

* Based on an adventure harem light novel series written by Sogano Shachi and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The story centers on high school student Kaga Michio. Wandering aimlessly through life and the Internet, he finds himself transported from a shady website to a fantasy world — reborn as a strong man who can use "cheat" powers. He uses his powers to become an adventurer, earn money, and get the right to claim girls that have idol-level beauty to form his very own harem. Source: ANN

Isekai Ojisan

Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: his uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two decades of history—smartphones, high-speed internet, modern anime tropes…and the traumatic outcome of the '90s console war! Source: Yen Press

Isekai Yakkyoku

* Based on an isekai fantasy light novel series written by Takayama Rizu and illustrated by keepout. A young pharmacologist and researcher in Japan died from overworking, and was reincarnated in a Medieval Parallel Europe. He was reincarnated as a 10-year-old apprentice to a famous Royal Court pharmacist, had attained an inhuman skills of ability to see through disease, material creation, and material destruction. In a society in which dubious medical practice are rampant, price gouging thru the monopoly of the pharmacist guild, and good medicine aren't available to the commoners. He was recognized by the Emperor at that time and opened a Pharmacy at the corner of the town. He will wipe out the fraud that has swept the world, and deliver to the commoners a truly effective medicine that was developed using present day pharmacology. Thus the boy pharmacist will cheat by using his previous knowledge to create innovative medicines while helping the people of the parallel world, a story about living his new life to the fullest this time. Source: M-U

Jashin-chan Dropkick X

* Based on Yukiwo's slapstick comedy manga. Jashin-chan looks back on the day Hanazono Yurine summoned her. So long as Yurine lives, Jashin-chan can't return to Hell. So Jashin-chan writes Yurine's name in her "Death NOT" and swears that she's finally going to land that dropkick on Yurine. Meanwhile, a former subordinate of Pekola and Poporon, Pino, shows up. Pekola is overjoyed believing God has finally sent someone to bring her home; however, in Pino's hand is a weapon... Source: crunchyroll

Kami Kuzu Idol

* Based on a madcap musical comedy manga by Isoflavone Hijiki. Yuuya, one half of the boy pop duo ZINGS, may be the laziest performer in the Japanese music industry. His partner is out there giving 110% every night (and, thankfully, he's quite popular), but Yuuya's half-assed, sloppy dancing, and his frankly hostile attitude toward the audience, has the fans hating him and his agent looking for any excuse to cut him loose. The career of a pop idol just isn't the path of easy leisure and adulation Yuuya expected... After a particularly lifeless concert appearance, Yuuya meets a girl backstage. She's dressed to the nines in a colorful outfit, she's full of vim and vigor, and all she wants from life is to perform. There's just one problem: She's been dead for a year. This is the ghost of Mogami Asahi, the beloved singer whose time on the stage was tragically cut short, unless... If ghosts are real, is spirit possession really that much of a stretch? Source: Kodansha

Kanojo, Okarishimasu (2022)

* Based on a love comedy shounen manga by Miyajima Reiji. A hopeless college student, Kinoshita Kazuya, meets a graceful rental girlfriend, Mizuhara Chizuru, and ends up introducing her as his girlfriend to his family and friends. Time goes on with Kazuya unable to tell the truth, as he's surrounded by devilish ex-girlfriend Nanami Mami, who keeps coming back to tempt him for some reason, hyper-aggressive provisional girlfriend Sarashina Ruka, who doesn't know how to take no for an answer, and super shy but diligent and hardworking younger rental girlfriend, Sakurasawa Sumi... beautiful girlfriends of all types! The pub, the beach, hot springs, Christmas, and New Year's... Having gone through these challenging events, Kazuya's feelings for Chizuru keep growing stronger. But she reveals a shocking truth that threatens to shake their "relationship" to the very core! Source: Crunchyroll

Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai o Tsukisusumu

* Based on a magical romantic comedy manga written by Amana Kouta and drawn by Umezu Youko. Alto Goldfield is a student at a magical academy who aims to become a master of all magic. However, when he is on the verge of failing a class on summoning magic and in danger of being held back a year, he finds an old summoning grimoire. Following its instructions, he inscribes a magic circle, and ends up summoning a powerful demon named Vermei, who was sealed long ago, and makes her his familiar. However, the voluptuous Vermei occassionally requires magical energy from Alto, which she claims by kissing him deeply. Source: ANN

KJ File

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Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari

Kirishima Tooru is the right-hand man of the Sakuragi crime family. For him, the job is a perfect excuse to let his violent instincts run wild, earning him the nickname "the Demon of Sakuragi". It seems like nothing will stand in the way of his vicious nature. But then one day, he receives an assignment like never before from the boss—babysitting his daughter! Source: Kaiten Books

Kuro no Shoukanshi

* Based on an action fantasy light novel series written by Mayoi Doufu and illustrated by Kurogin. Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he's bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner — with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over! — Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn't long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie. From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Source: J-Novel Club

Love Live! Superstar!! (2022)

The first students have arrived at Yuigaoka Girls’ High School, a new academy built on the crossroads of Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama. With no history, no upperclassmen to rely on, and no name to speak of, this school’s totally starting from scratch! In the midst of this, a team of five girls led by Kanon Shibuya discover “school idols.” —I love singing! I really do! And I want to accomplish something with it! So the hopes of these stars, still small in stature, begin to accumulate…and so begins the “School Idol Project” of five girls with a blank slate and infinite potential. Source: crunchyroll

Lycoris Recoil

"LycoReco" is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on the lonely streets at night, to zombies and giant monster extermination...?! Whatever your problem, we're here to help! We will solve any kind of "trouble" you may have! Waiting for you are the ever-smiling poster-girl and the cool, serious newcomer. A petite girl who never wants to work and a young woman approaching thirty who wants to get married. And the manager is a nice guy who's obsessed with Japan! Whatever your order is, leave it all up to us♪ Source: Official Website

Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

* Based on Tsukushi Akihito's seinen manga series. There is no going back for Riko, Reg, and Nanachi, and the only way forward is to the bottom of the Abyss. However, the three friends weren't the first to enter the unknown. Whatever happened to all the other explorers who braved the Abyss? Source: HIDIVE

Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta

* Based on a love comedy light novel series written by Kamishiro Kyousuke and illustrated by Takayaki. Mizuto and Yume are a former couple who enjoyed a relationship in junior high school, but became more and more irritated at each other, and used their graduation as an opportunity to break up. But on the day before entering high school, the two reunite in the most unlikely way: with their parents announcing a marriage, with Mizuto and Yume now becoming step-siblings. Wanting to prioritize their parents' relationship, the two promise to not fool around with each other, establishing a rule where "the first one to get aroused" loses. Source: ANN

Musashino!

It's summer vacation and Urawa Third High School Railroad Club's Usagi, Tokiwa, Minami, Midori, Sakura, Saiko, Kojika, and Misono are enjoying their best session ever at the local pool... that is, until Saiko reveals the the club is being abolished. What? Why?! Can the girls band together to save their beloved club before it's too late? Source: crunchyroll

Orient (2022)

The ferocious battle of Awaji Island begins now! With the appearance of the all-powerful Kishin, the land of Hinomoto is now dominated by oni, instead of humans. Musashi and Kanemaki Kojirou set out from their hometown swearing the form the strongest Bushi band of all time, and after encountering Hattori Tsugumi on their trip, the three of them found the Kanemaki Bushi. After obtaining the only weapons that can slay oni, Kitetsu Blades, they have taken the first big step towards their dream. In Harima, Musashi's group will encounter the massive band of Uesugui Bushi, and their leader Uesugi Tatsuomi. They have gathered to slay the giant Kishin that threatens to consume the Awaji island: Yamata no Orochi, the Artillery Wyrm. Joining them are Takeda Naotora and the Takeda Bushi, along with several Bushi the same age as Musashi like Shimazu Akihiro and Amako Katsumi. There's also the slightly sheltered, shy princess, Saruwatari Michiru. As different agendas swirl and interact, Musashi and his friends join the Kishin hunt. Yamata no Orochi is an unstoppable demon god that's never been scratched before. And so, the fiercest battle of all begins... Source: Crunchyroll

Overlord IV

* Based on the light novel series by the same name written by Maruyama Kugane and illustrated by So-Bin. When a popular MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down permanently, veteran player Momonga refuses to log out. As NPCs begin to develop personalities and minds of their own he decides to put his skills to use as the game’s new overlord. Source: crunchyroll

Prima Doll

Café "Kuronekotei" boasts an unusual roster of employees. A group of automata, or autonomous mechanical dolls, serve their patrons with a smile, but they weren't always so suited to domestic life. Just a few years prior, automata served as weapons in the great war, fulfilling the bloody purpose for which they were created. Now that the war has ended, these machines with human hearts search for their place in an unfamiliar, peaceful world — and their search begins at the Kuronekotei café. Source: Sentai Filmworks Note: The show premiered on Abema starting from July 3, ahead of the regular TV broadcast on July 9.

Renmei Kuugun Koukuu Mahou Ongakutai Luminous Witches

The war against invading aliens can't be won by missiles alone! Team morale matters just as much as launching a counterassault, and that's where Ginny and her friends come in. Instead of standing on the front lines with the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Luminous Witches of the League of Nations Air Force bring smiles to civilians displaced in the human-Neuroi war world with thrilling song and dance — not to mention aerial displays the likes of which the music world has never seen! While they might be non-combatants, these performers know the value of preserving the people's smiles, and they'll fight in their unique way to make sure those smiles never fade. Source: Sentai Filmworks Note: The first episode received an advance release online on June 19. The regular TV broadcast started on July 3.

RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku

In the world of Remnant, a place where science and fairy tales coexist, human civilization is plagued by deadly monsters known as the Grimm. For a time, victory by the Grimm seemed all but certain, if not for the heroism of those sworn to protect humanity -- Huntsmen and Huntresses. These warriors are trained and assembled into teams at schools like Beacon Academy, where Ruby meets Weiss and Blake -- forming Team RWBY along with Ruby's sister, Yang. While team RWBY studies to become the greatest Huntresses the world of Remnant has ever known, they are faced with a horrifying threat... Source: Official Website Note: The first three episodes received a web premier on June 24. The regular TV broadcast started on July 3.

Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii

* Based on a romantic comedy manga by Konbu Wakame. There's something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic—right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feels so tight whenever I look at her. I swear, I'm going to get to the bottom of what makes this maid so...mysterious! Source: Yen Press

Shadows House 2nd Season

* Based on a supernatural slice of life manga by Soumatou. High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the home of soot. One such servant, Emilico, aids her master Kate as they learn more about themselves and the mysteries of the house. Source: crunchyroll

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama: U-17 World Cup

* Based on a tennis manga by Konomi Takeshi. When tennis phenom Ryoma Echizen is kicked out of Japan’s elite U-17 training camp for breaking the rules, he’s despondent. But a stroke of good luck hits when he’s able to try out for the U.S. team. Proving himself against their hardened veterans isn’t going to be easy, and if he is accepted, he’ll have to play against his former friends. Can he help his new brothers smash their way to victory? Source: crunchyroll

Shine Post

Although the idol group TiNgS is chasing after big dreams, so far their accomplishments have only been small — and now, suddenly, they're facing a potential break up! Hope seems lost, but when a new manager with a special skillset takes them under his wing, the members of TiNgS find themselves shooting for the stars all over again. Source: Sentai Filmworks

Shoot! Goal to the Future

Kamiya Atsushi, a former captain at Kakegawa High School and the world-renowned "courageous captain" for a famous Italian soccer team... And Tsuji Hideto, a student at Kakegawa High School, who seems uninterested in the now-weakened soccer team... Their meeting is the start of a new legend... Source: Official Website

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

Ayumu is in love with his senpai Yaotome, but he's sworn not to confess his feelings until he can beat her at the board game shogi... The problem is, his love is obvious to Yaotome, and she can't stop trying to trick him into breaking his vow! Source: Kodansha

Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Daini no Shokugyou o Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita

* Based on a fantasy light novel series written by Shinkou Shotou and illustrated by Kazabana Fuuka. Sano Yuuji works at a company that is harsh on its employees. After bringing some overtime work back home, he gets a message on his computer: "You have been summoned to an alternate world!" It is a game-like world, complete with status bars and skills. Yuuji tames a slime monster and thus becomes a tamer. Then, he suddenly attains a second profession — sage — and awakens magical powers within himself. Yuuji's alternate world adventure begins when he follows a slime, that seemingly weakest of all monsters. Source: ANN

Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sakamoto Yayoi, a diehard fan of comedians and comedy acts, enrolls in the private Kazuki High School in Nanba (Osaka's entertainment district famous as the starting point for many comedians). She reunites with Takahashi Yomogi, a childhood friend who once formed the comedy duo "Konamonzu" with her when they were little. Before long, they find themselves putting together a routine at a park like they did before, in order to enter a local shopping area's contest. At that moment, a mysterious girl calls out to them. Source: ANN Note: The airing of the 2nd episode on 9 July was cancelled due to "various circumstances" - referring to the shooting and killing of Shinzo Abe. It aired on 10 September.

Tokyo Mew Mew New

* Based on a magical girl shoujo manga series written by Yoshida Reiko and drawn by Ikumi Mia. The scientists of the μ(Mew) Project use DNA of endangered species to create a team of heroines imbued with amazing super-human abilities. One of them, Momomiya Ichigo, awakens to discover she is armed with all the skills of a Iriomote cat. Ichigo must band together with other Mew Mew girls to repel an alien incursion, all the while hiding their thrilling double lives from friends and family. Source: Sentai Filmworks

Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro

* Based on a fantasy tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Aquaplus. Chaos has taken hold of the land as a conniving general has unlawfully seized the throne of the mighty Yamato Empire. The only ones that stand in his way are a couple of familiar faces who must rally different kingdoms together and fight against the powerful Imperial army. Source: Atlus via ANN

Warau Arsnotoria Sun!

The story takes place in the heart of the Ashram boarding school and follows the apprenticeship of five young women nicknamed the "Pentagrams", who seek to become "true ladies worthy of the name". In a very friendly atmosphere, they study the art of magic and etiquette on a daily basis and develop their general culture. Arsnotoria, Mell, Little Alberta, Picatrix, and Abramelin, the five students in question, follow classes together, participate in common activities and even have tea after class, in a mysterious room... In such an establishment, no day is like another and the fun is bound to be there! Source: bilibili

Yofukashi no Uta

One sleepless night, Kou slips out to walk the streets. Life after dark is a revelation! When flirtatious Nazuna invites Kou to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building, he's stoked! But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them... Is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures, conversation and...naps? Or something else? Then, when a cute girl from Kou's past shows up and competes for his attention, his budding relationship with the undead is put to the test! Source: Viz

Yoru wa Neko to Issho

* Based on a comedy slice of life manga by Kyuryu Z. When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his new cat. All the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy... Source: Yen Press

Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season

* Based on the light novel series written by Kinugasa Shougo and illustrated by Tomose Shunsaku. Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a paradise, but in reality, it is an extreme meritocracy. In the class of underachievers, Kiyotaka has begun working with Suzune, who seeks to ascend higher. After a survival test on an uninhabited island, they get to enjoy a luxury liner, but a new class-scrambling test will begin! Will you work for your class, your group, or yourself? Source: Crunchyroll

Yurei Deco

Tom Sawyer Island is a city with strictly controlled information. The residents of this island use a visual information device called DECO (Decoration Customizer) to go back and forth between the Super Reproduction Space and virtual space. There is a numerical social credit system among the residents measured in units called "love". The amount of "love" one gets determines a resident's social standing, and this system is the reason for their peaceful society. Collecting a lot of "love" allows residents to expand their DECO capabilities, so residents scramble daily to collect as much as they can. On Tom Sawyer Island rumors spread of a Phantom ZERO, rumored to be causing a ZERO phenomenon in which "love" is lost. One day, a girl named Berry gets caught up investigating the mysterious Zero phenomenon of lost "love", and ends up becoming an invisible being called YUREI. Berry then meets another YUREI and a genius hacker named Hack, and joins the Ghost Detective Club. As Berry works to solve cases at the Ghost Detective Club, she becomes closer to uncovering the truths hidden on Tom Sawyer Island. Source: Official Website