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Although dozens of new series are broadcast every quarter on Crunchyroll, more or less recent classics are also added regularly. Here’s a review of the latest titles available now on the platform.
Girls Band Cry
2024 (13 episodes) – An original anime from Toei Animation
Feeling out of place in the countryside, high school dropout Nina Iseri moves to Tokyo. After a rough first day and getting locked out of her apartment, she meets her favorite guitarist, Momoka Kawaragi. The two put on a street performance together and decide to start a band with three other girls. While each girl faces her own struggles, their passion for music keeps their dreams alive.
Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 1 to 4
2008~2012 (52 episodes) – Produced by Brain’s Base and based on a manga from Yuki Midorikawa – Season 5 & 6 are coming soon.
Takashi Natsume has been able to see youkai, Japanese monsters, his whole life. He inherited a book of youkai names from his grandmother, Reiko. These names give their owner power over the youkai, so he and his self-proclaimed bodyguard “Nyanko-sensei” spend their days returning them to their original owners. As Natsume finally finds a place where he feels welcome, he meets and says goodbye to new Youkai….
Gridman Universe
2023 (Movie) – Produced by Studio TRIGGER and based on Gridman Universe, a live-action tokusatsu series created by Tsuburaya Productions
Yuta Hibiki finds himself drawing Gridman, who he seems to have missing memories of. Now in his second year at Tsutsujidai High School, Yuta decides it’s time to confess his feelings for Rikka. But their peaceful days would come to a end as Gridman suddenly returns with a warning: “The balance of this world is collapsing.”
Dakaichi: I’m being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year the Movie: Spain Arc
2021 (Movie) – A sequel of the boy’s love TV series
As leading men Junta Azumaya and Takato Saijo prepare for their upcoming show together filled with flamenco dancing, Takato soon feels a gap in their skill. Azumaya’s emotion, intensity, and flair leaves Takato in awe, so he decides to travel to Azumaya’s home country of Spain to learn this passion. Meanwhile, Azumaya is still reeling from Takato’s one-sided farewell in the past.
Planetes
2003 (26 episodes) – Produced by SUNRISE and based on a manga from Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga)
In 2075, commercial space travel is commonplace. However, huge amounts of debris threaten the safety of spacefarers – that’s where the Toy Box crew comes in. As they wrangle objects in orbit, they also grapple with life goals, crappy pay, and what it all means.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
2003 (50 episodes) – Produced by Toei Animation and based on a manga from Yoshio Sawai (Vinland Saga)
The Bald Empire wants to shave everyone clean, but one hero stands between them and a bald world: Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo!
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