With what has arguably been one of the greatest seasons of anime coming to an end, it is time to look forward to the Summer lineup. This season will be very diverse with something for everyone. With that in mind, here are my Top 11 anticipated anime shows airing this summer.
11. Banana Fish
Synopsis: “Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of “Papa” Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash’s older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa’s insatiably ambitious hands–and it’s exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx’s acquaintance…”
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
10. Overlord Season 3
Synopsis: “After a veteran player who goes by the name of “Ains Ooal Gown” refuses to log out of a popular MMORPG, the NPC’s that’s in the game begin to develop minds of their own. With no way of escaping his beloved game, with the massive world all to himself Ains Ooal Gown decides to rule it all.”
Where to watch: Crunchyroll, Hulu
9. Grand Blue
Synopsis: “After moving out on his own to a seaside town, Iori Kitahara makes a college debut he never anticipated. A new chapter of his life unfolds, full of diving with beautiful girls and shenanigans with a gaggle of lovable bastards! Idiot-expert Kenji Inoue and au naturel authority Kimitake Yoshioka bring you a glorious college tale filled with booze-fueled antics!”
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
8. Seven Senses of the Re’Union
Synopsis: “In the popular MMORPG world ‘Union’ there existed a legendary party. It’s name was Subaru. This party, made up of a group of childhood friends and elementary schoolers, exceeded the limits of the game with their various senses. However, due to an incident which resulted in a death, ‘Union’ ended its service and the group of childhood friends went separate ways… 6 years later, highschooler Haruto logged into the new ‘Reunion’ and reunited with a single girl. Asahi—one of old ‘Subaru’ party members, and his childhood friend who should have died 6 years ago. Is she a digital ghost, or…?”
Where to watch: TBA
7. Phantom in the Twilight
Synopsis: “Set in modern day London, the story takes place in a world where “Shadows” are born from human fear and anxiety. A young girl arrives to study abroad, only to be caught in a bizarre incident as she enters university. In a city with no acquaintances, the helpless girl wanders into “Café Forbidden,” a mysterious café that exclusively opens at midnight. She meets an assortment of handsome men employed at the café, where guardians who protect the boundary between humans and shadow convene.”
Where to watch: TBA
6. Sirius the Jaegar
Synopsis: “Imperial Capital, 1930. A strange group of people carrying musical instrument cases landed on Tokyo station. They are called the “Jaegers”, who came to hunt vampires. Amongst them, there stood a young man with striking serenity and unusual aura. His name is Yuliy, a werewolf whose home village was destroyed by vampires. Yuliy and the Jaegers engage in deadly battle over a mysterious holy arc only known as “The Arc of Sirius”.
What truth awaits them at the end…? With eternal affinity and spiral of conspiracy entwine, the highly anticipated action-thriller anime begins!”
Where to watch: TBA
5. Calamity of a Zombie Girl
Synopsis: “Euphrosyne a gorgeous girl who unfortunately is a zombie. One day she wakes up in an underground archive, thats located in a university. She comes across a maid named “Alma”, Alma then tells her Madam kill all of the students in order to retrieve the “Secret Stone”.
Where to watch: Crunchyroll
4. Hanebado!
Synopsis: “Hanebado! follows the story of Ayano Hanesaki, a first year student who makes her way into Kitamochi High School. She has the talent to be very good at Badminton and the potential to be better than any other player. However, she avoids the sport completely. She then encounters a girl named Nagisa Aragaki, a second year student, who is trying to become the best in Japan. With the encouragement of her new found friend, Ayano is finally ready to step on the court.”
Where to watch: Crunchyroll
3. Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki
Synopsis: “The scary great king comes from the other side of the sea… The big incident ‘Genkou‘ that shook medieval Japan is being drawn in an original way in this historical anime, along with the beginning of the Samurai…!”
Where to watch: TBA
2. Angels of Death
Synopsis: “Most girls waking up without any memory and meeting a serial killer would panic, but not Ray. In fact, far from being her biggest problem, killer Zack might just prove a convenient resource when it comes to finding a way out of the building in which they’re both trapped!”
Where to watch: Crunchyroll
- Attack on Titan Season 3
Synopsis: “After recovering Eren and Historia, the recruits are put under the care of Levi. Stuck out in the middle of nowhere, Hange subjects Eren to a series of experiments in an attempt to find out more about his ability. But when their link to the secrets behind the wall is murdered, the squad must move out and find a new refuge. Except, a figure from Levi’s past has his own plans to stop them.”
Where to watch: Crunchyroll
