The year is divided into four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. For every Otaku, each season brings new anime. Sometimes, if we are lucky, we even get a new season of our favorite anime. Winter anime lasts from January to March, Spring anime lasts from April to June, Summer anime from July to September, and Fall anime from October to December. Since many anime releases each season, it also means that many manga and manhwa have been coming into the spotlight.
Right now, we are almost at the end of the Winter anime season and will be beginning the Spring season. While many people have been anticipating what Spring will bring us, the anime that is going to come out in Summer 2022 is currently in preparation. However, some of the production houses have released the months of some anime that will be coming out this summer. So, let’s look into the anime that will be released in Spring 2022.
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Season 2 – July 2022
This anime tells us a comedic tale of how the powerful devil has to work as a part-timer to make ends meet. Demon Lord Satan’s goal of conquering Ente Isla was put on hold as he was defeated by a hero Emilia. He ends up getting stranded in modern-day Japan and has to work under the guise of a human being named Sadao Maou. Sadao takes up a job in MgRonalds and decides that conquering Earth would be even better. Thus, the anime focuses on how Satan indulges in mundane daily routines as a way to conquer and rule Earth.
Season 1 came out in 2013 and made an impressive anime debut. While season 1 was produced by White Fox studio, season 2 will be taken over by Studio 3Hz.
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru – July 2022
A new romance anime that will be released in Summer 2022 is Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru. This is an interesting anime that is being adapted from the manga. The anime will introduce us to Ayumu Tanaka, who makes the decision to join the Shogi club. This club has a president, Urushi Yaotomewho is also a master player when it comes to Shogi. The president, thus, decides to teach Ayumu how to master Shogi. During the time spent together, Ayumu begins developing feelings for Urushi and decides to confess to her once he beats her in the game. However, the chances of beating her are less as she still remains the best in the game.
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The story is based on a manga written and illustrated by Soichiro Yamamoto. Since he is also the author of the manga, which has been adapted into a successful anime, Teasing Master Takagi-san, many fans have been looking forward to this new anime. SILVER LINK is the studio that will be taking up the project. As for the cast and crew members, we still have to get an update.
Call of the Night – July 2022
Another anime making its debut in Call of the Night. This anime will be introducing us to a vampire romance story. We meet the character Kou Yamori who is a school dropout and has developed insomnia. To make himself feel better, he goes for walks at night. On one of his walks, he meets a girl named Nazuna Nanakusa. Nazuna talks to him about his insomnia and eventually invites him over to sleep on her futon. However, he ends up being bitten by her.
This anime will be adapted from the manga of the same name by Kotoyama. Studio LIDENFILMS will be taking up the production of the anime. Besides this, some of the cast members are revealed too. Gen Satou will be voicing Kou Yamori and Sora Amamiya will be voicing Nazuna Nanakusa.
Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 2 – July 2022
This comedy anime Rent-a-Girlfriend did a great job with its debut back in 2020. The anime is making a comeback in Summer 2022 with season 2. Rent-a-Girlfriend introduces us to places where lonely people have the option of renting lovers. We are introduced to the world of Kazuya Kinoshita whose girlfriend has dumped him. He decides to rent a girlfriend from a dating app. This is how Chizuri Mizuhara comes into his life. However, he dislikes her and gives her a low rating. Interestingly, his grandma takes a liking to Chizuhara, which makes him reconsider things.
TMS Entertainment Studio will be taking up Season 2 again. Similarly, most of the cast and crew will return for season 2.
Lucifer and The Biscuit Hammer – July 2022
Normally anybody’s world would be baffled if a talking lizard told them that they had a purpose in life. Well, except for the main character in the upcoming anime “Lucifer and The Biscuit Hammer”. Yuuhi Amamiya, isn’t phased by the talking lizard that calls him the Beast Knight and tells him that he has to help a princess save the world from a mage. When he meets the princess and learns that her goal is to stop the mage from destroying the world because she wants to be the one who destroys it, he changes his mind and accepts his weapon called The Biscuit Hammer to help the princess.
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「惑星のさみだれ」
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This anime is adapted from a manga that was written by Satoshi Mizukami almost a decade ago. Nobuaki Nakanishi will be directing the anime while the scripts will be handled by Satoshi Mizukami as well as Yuichiro Momose.
Shadows House Season 2 – July 2022
For the fans that loved this aesthetically creepy anime, Shadows House is getting another season in Summer 2022. Shadows House gives us a unique story. It introduces us to a family that consists of pitch-black beings known as The Shadows. After a certain age, these beings are assigned a Living Doll who work as their assistant as well as their “face”. Emilico, the protagonist of the anime who is very bubbly and curious, is a new Doll created for Shadow Kate, who is very polite. The Dolls can meet and talk to other Shadows and Dolls. However, they must abide by all the rules, including the one of not being too nosey. The curious Emilico, thus, has a hard time living in a place full of secrets.
Season 2 will come out in the Summer of 2022. Originally a manga by So-ma-to, the anime will be animated by CloverWorks Studio. The cast from season 1 will return for the next season.
Shoot! Goal to the Future – July 2022
We know that Sports Anime gives us a different kind of motivation, and Sports Anime fans are anticipating the return of “Shoot!” as “Shoot! Goal to the Future”. The story focuses on Kakegawa High School’s Soccer Club, which has fallen down from its glory over the years. Atsushi Kamiya, the former captain of the Soccer Club of Kakegawa High School, is now known as the best captain of a famous Italian soccer team.
As mentioned above, there already was an anime adaptation that had been made in 1993, which was based on the manga “Shoot!” by Tsukasa Oshima. The new anime will be adapted by studio EMT Squared.
Shine Post – July 2022
New to the list of Fantasy Idol Anime is Shine Post. The anime is based on a light novel written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. As most idol anime, it will focus on the story of a group of 5 girls called TiNgS. These girls have their own unique traits with a common goal of becoming the best in the industry.
Shine Post is a multimedia idol project that is a collaboration between Konami Digital Entertainment and Straight Edge. Since it is a multimedia project, it will have a manga as well as a mobile game and live events one can look forward to.
Tokyo Mew Mew New ~♡ – July 2022
Another anime that will be renewed in Summer 2022 is the anime Tokyo Mew Mew. This anime introduces us to an ordinary girl Ichigo Momomiya who goes out on a date with her crush. However, things do not go as expected as Ichigo ends up sleeping after having a vision of a cat. The next day she displays cat-like behaviors and eventually learns that she had been injected with the Iriomote Cat DNA that would create someone who could save the world. She also learns that there are four other girls like her with their own animal traits.
These girls will be making a comeback in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew New ~♡. Yumeta Company and Graphinica will be taking over the production of the anime.
Fuuto Tantei – July 2022
An anime that will be introducing us to a new action duo is Fuuto Tantei. It introduces us to a world where monsters are manifested as a result of criminals using “Gaia Memories,” a device. However, to fight these monsters, people too have to utilize the device. The best in the field are two detectives Shoutarou Hidari and his partner Philip. With the Gaia Memories, they can transform into the Kamen Rider W. Although the use of the device has lessened, it is still being sold in the black market, and thus, the duo strives to protect their city, Fuuto.
Studio Kai will be responsible for adapting the anime. It will be adapted from a manga written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Masaki Sato.
Extreme Hearts – July 2022
A new and unique sports and music anime will be released in Summer 2022. Extreme Hearts tells us the story of a world set in the near future. The trend among the youngsters of the world is called “Hyper Sports”. Not much is revealed about what this means, but we know that the protagonists have nothing to do with it. These protagonists are Hiyori Hayama, Saki Kodaka, and Sumika Maehara. All three of them belong to different life careers but are bound into a beautiful friendship due to some incidence.
The anime will be adapted from an original story by Masaki Tsuzuki. More information regarding the anime will be out soon.
Kakegurui Twin – August 2022
The ONA Kakegurui Twin will be released on Netflix in August 2022. Kakegurui was one of the most loved anime that came out in 2017. it introduces us to a school made up of rich kids, Hyakkaou Private Academy. What makes this school better than the rest is that along with normal subjects, it also teaches you how to deal with real-world problems that adults face, like dealing with money and gambling. In their world, Money is power, and those who have power are at the top. In this school, Yumeko Jabami, the main character, tries her luck with the games, not for the money but for the thrill of it.
Kakegurui Twin will focus on Mary Saotome, one of the main characters from the anime. The cast and crew will remain the same as the anime, and the studio MAPPA will be responsible for its production.
Dr Stone: Ryusui (Special Episode) – Summer 2022
Everybody loves content that can be enjoyed as well as one that can be very informative. Dr. Stone is one such anime that has done a great job by combining Science and Entertainment, thanks to the genius mind of the manga’s creators Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi. Dr. Stone introduces us to the modern world where many scientific equipments were available and then threw us as well as the characters to a world which is known as the “New Stone Age”. Senku, also known as Dr. Stone, awakens himself from his years of petrification and thus starts his journey to revive everyone that were petrified by some mysterious phenomenon.
Dr. Stone’s season 3 has been anticipated. However, fans have to wait a little bit longer as the new season will officially air in 2023. Fortunately, we will be getting a special episode called “Dr. Stone: Ryusui” that will act as an introduction to the new character in season 3. This special episode will come out in the Summer of 2022.
