This year of anime has been absolutely fantastic with series like The Promised Neverland, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Demon Slayer, Fruits Basket Reboot, Ace of Diamond – just to name a few. Now with the spring season coming to a close, it’s time once again to look ahead towards the summer. So let us get right into it; here is my top 8 most anticipated anime for the summer season.
8. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
Synopsis: The story follows Hajime Nagumo, your average teenage otaku, whose life revolves around pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school. One day while sleeping in class, Hajime and his fellow students are transported to a fantasy world. When they arrive, they are treated like heroes and are given the tasks to save humanity from extinction. With most series, this is like a dream come true but not for Hajime; this quickly becomes his worst nightmare. As his class gets blessed with godlike powers, Hajime unfortunately gets the role of Synergist. His only skill is transmutation. With lackluster skills, his fellow classmates bully and ridicule him for being weak. Will Hajime fall into despair and a victim to the treacherous world or will he come out on top?
Premiere Date- July 8th
Where to Watch: Hulu
7. Will you please like hentai if it’s cute?
Synopsis: Keiki Kiryu, an ordinary high school student who randomly gets a strange love letter. Why is it strange, you ask? Because Kiryu has never had a girlfriend before in his life. What makes things even more interesting is that the letter doesn’t include a name but attached to it are some white panties. As Keiki goes on the hunt to find out who left the strange letters along with the mysterious white garments, he finds out that every girl that he suspects are extremely perverted and is interested in him participating in their perversion.
Premiere Date- July 8th
Where to Watch: TBA
6. Isekai Cheat Magician
Synopsis: Two high school students, Rin and Taichi. One day they are transported to a parallel world filled with swordsmanship and sorcery. Upon arriving in the strange universe, Taichi and Rin realize that they both possess some extraordinary physical and magical powers. They then begin their quest throughout the world as “Cheat Magicians“.
Premiere Date- July 10th
Where to Watch: TBA
5. One Piece Wano Arc
The next chapter in the amazing One Piece saga.
Premiere Date: July 7th
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Hulu, Funimation
4. Is It Wrong to try to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon
Synopsis: Set in the world of Orario where adventurers band together and look for treasures in an underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. However, for Bell Cranel fame and riches are secondary to what he wants to find the most: girls. He soon finds out though, that anything can happen in Dungeon and winds up being the damsel in distress instead!
Premiere Date- July 13th
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
3. Vinland Saga
Synopsis: “As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band’s leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Throfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.”
Premiere Date- July 8th
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
2. Fire Force
Synopsis: “The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?”
Premiere Date- July 6th
Where to watch: Funimation, Crunchyroll
- Dr. Stone
Synopsis: “One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he’s got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!”
Premiere Date- July 5th
Where to watch: Crunchyroll
What do you think of my Top 8 most anticipated anime for the summer season? Let me know in the comment section below. Also, let me know your list of what anime series are you most looking forward to watching.
