On Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Crunchyroll Anime Central panel transpired in Chicago. This convention is the biggest anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture event in the Midwest. During this year’s event, Crunchyroll revealed seven series coming soon on their platform.
The list features a multitude of genres ranging from slice-of-life, fantasy, comedy, romance, and sports. With a huge (and overwhelming) library, there’s a multitude of content that viewers can look forward to watching on the anime streaming service. Read on for the Agents of Anime breakdown of each new series and when they’ll be releasing!
‘Horimiya: The Missing Pieces‘
When the popular Hori and the gloomy Miyamura meet, they reveal another side of themselves. Could this be the start of something new?
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces synopsis
Release Window: July 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia
‘The Great Cleric‘
Can a former salary man become peerless in another world? A salary man was shot to death just before earning a promotion, and a god decided to reincarnate him in another world as a fifteen-year-old healer named Luciel. On top of all that, the country he was born into seems to hate healers. Feeling that he’s in danger, Luciel visits the adventurers’ guild in hopes of keeping himself safe. But the training is much harder than he expected, and every day he’s forced to drink a mysterious beverage called “Substance X.” Wait, this life doesn’t seem to have anything to do with being a healer… The day-to-day life of a super-masochistic, back-from-the-dead healer begins, with his very survival on the line!
The Great Cleric synopsis
Release Window: July 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide except Asia, but including India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Maldives, the Middle East, and North African territories.
‘Rent-a-Girlfriend’ season 3
Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears, “You’re Kazuya-kun, right?” A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!
Rent-a-Girlfriend synopsis
Release Window: July 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia
‘Am I Actually the Strongest?‘
After being a shut-in, Haruto is reincarnated as a baby. And amazingly, that baby is a prince! However, he’s abandoned in a forest on the day he’s born because of his low magic level. What will be the fate of Haruto, who was inadvertently given 1000 times the normal amount of magic by the goddess of reincarnation without anyone noticing?!
Am I Actually the Strongest? synopsis
Release Window: July 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia (but including India)
‘I’m in Love with the Villainess‘
Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rae wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game (story-based video game directed towards women), Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is also her favorite character, Claire Francois – the main antagonist of the story! Now, Rae is determined to romance Claire instead of the game’s male leads. But how will her villainous ladylove react to this courtship?
I’m in Love with the Villainess synopsis
Release Window: October 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia
‘I Shall Survive Using Potions!‘
Nagase Kaoru, a 22-year-old office lady, suddenly finds herself reincarnated in another world. To help her survive in this new world, a being that amounts to its god gives Kaoru a younger body and… the ability to make insanely overpowered potions?! The reincarnated Kaoru must use her knowledge and cheatery to survive!
I Shall Survive Using Potions! synopsis
Release Window: 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia
‘MF GHOST‘
202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D. Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing. In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini… Participants are invited to race with their fastest cars. One such participant, a British racing school graduate, Kanata Rivington, returns to Japan to achieve his goal.
MF GHOST synopsis
Release Window: 2023
Region Availability: Worldwide, except Asia
Newly announced Crunchyroll Anime Central series will keep fans busy!
As shown with each entry, the anime streaming conglomerate is adding different types of shows for the back half of the year. Anime can feel intimidating or overwhelming for some people, but I assure you that there is a series out there for all types of interests.
I personally want to check out Am I Actually the Strongest because the premise sets itself up with some funny scenarios. I also want to tune into I’m in Love with the Villainess because it’s set in a video game world, and the synopsis sounds like the series is going to be filled with miscommunication gags in the protagonist’s romantic journey.
Which of these series revealed during the Crunchyroll Anime Central panel have caught your eye? Let us know your thoughts on the Agents of Fandom socials, and keep up to date with more Agents of Anime content here!
