In today’s digital era, streaming platforms have revolutionized the way we consume entertainment, and Crunchyroll stands at the forefront, offering legal access to a plethora of anime series that cater to the diverse tastes of fans worldwide.
With a staggering 120 million users, including 5 million premium subscribers, Crunchyroll has earned widespread acclaim for its vast library and reliable service.
Yet, despite its popularity, finding through Crunchyroll’s extensive collection can be overwhelming, especially for newcomers to the anime scene.
In an age where pirated sites pose risks to both safety and legality, platforms like Crunchyroll play a vital role in providing a secure and diverse streaming experience for anime enthusiasts.
To simplify the discovery process for viewers, we’ve curated a list of the top anime to watch on Crunchyroll in 2024, aiming to make the rich and immersive world of anime more accessible to both seasoned fans and newcomers alike.
Top 15 Must-Watch Anime Series On Crunchyroll In 2022
15. Freak Angels
The Freak Angels series is based on British writer Warren Ellis’s work. The show is set in a post-apocalyptic London, focusing on 12 individuals mainly. These 12 young psychics are here to protect the world by surrounding a protective barrier around Whitechapel.
Things, however, aren’t easy. As the 12 young individuals try their hard to protect the world, the peace doesn’t stay for long. Will they be able to get the situation in control?
Crunchyroll’s Original, the Freak Angels, has had mixed reactions. Many fans have said it to be ‘fine’ and not either good or bad. Others have lashed out at Crunchyroll for making such a project again.
There are also others who didn’t like the ‘English’ default for the series. There are people, “weebs” mostly, who have shown positive points to the other ‘weebs’ about the series.
Some shows are not favored. Fans pass right out even after stealing a glance of a show. However, when the show becomes popular, after some time, many regret saying, “I should have watched the series before.” However, there’s still time, so why not now? Now, all needs to be done is “to choose if you want to watch it or not?”
14. My Dress-Up Darling
In the My Dress-Up Darling series, Wakana Gojou, whose peculiar yet normal interest has made him come in contact with the beauty Marin Kitagawa is about how both of them work together to make their different dreams come true.
The story is about cosplay and how much effort it takes, from making the dress to wearing it gracefully. Marin and Gojou also make a lovable couple, which fans do not mind but ship them together.
The fans’ reactions have been so far positive to this series. The visuals, the story, and the amazing characters, all have achieved great success. Right after the series starts, it grabs the attention, which makes one watch it completely till the end.
The Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi Wo Suru is a brand new series that fans are sure to like. It has, after all, made it to many fans’ hearts, so not checking it out in the year 2022, would be a huge waste.
13. Estab Life: Great Escape
This series tells the story of the distant future. While the Earth’s population plummeted following its peak, Artificial Intelligence was developed to conserve species and manage ecosystems; a grand experiment in human diversity.
Gradually, with the help of genetic engineering, a diverse array of people, including beast folk, magical creatures, and more, was created to inhabit a city divided into a number of walled “clusters”. And each cluster developed a unique culture, befitting the people that lived there. Their lives, and the system, are continually maintained by the AI to ensure survival.
There are rather few series that could portray stuff like AI properly. And, lucky are those who have come across the Estab Life series, which is unique.
And even lucky are the fans, who know that Crunchyroll has access to this new series. While at it, the Estab Life: Great Escape series should not be tossed aside by any anime fans. Rather, enjoying the series and finding new things, one is lucky enough for all to at least watch the series fully.
12. Akebi Sailor’s Uniform
The Akebi Sailor’s Uniform series talks about Komichi Akebi, who dreams of wearing the tailored uniform and attending the same school as her mother’s, Roubai Academy. After getting admission into her mother’s alma mater, Akebi was so happy that she asked her mother to sew her a tailored uniform for the same.
However, upon entering the school, Akebi notices that the academy doesn’t use the tailored uniform as their dress code anymore. She, however, was granted permission to wear the ‘not-in-use’ dress.
Will you have the confidence in wearing a traditional school uniform, which will make you stand out the most? Well, Akebi has.
With her confidence in wearing the traditional attire, which her mother sewed for Akebi by herself, and even making friends after being different from them, Akebi has the right amount of confidence, which we all need. With new energy and optimism, Akebi is now happy enough to make new friends and spend her happy days with them.
11. Tokyo 24th Ward
Friends, conflicts, and coming together again to save are some of the typical scenarios we get to see in many anime series. However, the Tokyo 24th Ward, also called the Tokyo 24th-ku, is one such ‘not-so-typical’ series and is instead interesting enough to make you check it out at least once.
The story tells about the childhood friends Ran, Kouki, and Shuuta, who used to be friends, but, after an incident, stopped themselves from having fun together.
As the artificial island, Kyokutou Houreigai Tokubetsu Chiku, also known as 24th Ward, in Tokyo Bay, has been warned of incoming danger, these friends come to help their beloved 24th Ward in their very own ways.
This series, by Clover Works, has been into controversy. The reason? Because Clover Works, at that time (Winter 2022), was making series with less staff and overworking them.
As a result, the public has almost even criticized their works. However, because many did not judge the series even before watching it, they have asked others as well to watch the series and see if it’s to their liking and pace.
10. Love All Play
Ryou Mizushima, the protagonist of the series Love All Play, tries to improve himself, in his middle school, without any proper guidance. He tries his hardest to reach the prefectural tournament by his physical strength alone. And his luck just took a right turn when he entered high school.
Approached by the famous coach, Ebihara, Ryou now has a team that wishes to achieve milestone success altogether. Now, with the team with the same goal and the right set of guidance, Ryou is about to achieve success in the field he loves the most.
The Love All Play series has been the most awaited in 2022. Fans, especially those who love sports anime and are always in search of one, have finally been getting their part of the fun. Loving a sport, having fun, trying to do our best, and not being able to bring out the best without full support, the Love All Play displays solutions to every such trouble.
9. Kaguya Sama: Love is War
Next up, the most popular series of 2022 is Kaguya Sama: Love is War. The story talks about how the two students, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, who are the top representatives at the renowned Shuchiin Academy, are at each other’s throats to see who proposes to whom first.
As president of the student council, Miyuki is regarded by peers and mentors alike as one of the top students in the nation. In addition to him, vice president Kaguya, daughter of the wealthy Shinomiya family, excels in almost every imaginable field. The entire student body admires them as the perfect couple.
Even though both have already developed feelings for the other, neither is willing to admit them. In this situation, the first to confess will lose, be looked down upon, and be considered the lesser.
With the honor and pride at stake, Miyuki and Kaguya are both equally determined to emerge victorious on the battlefield of love! Is confessing such a disgraceful thing to do that anyone who confesses first becomes lesser than the other? Who do you think will lose the bet first, then?
8. Love of Kill
Chateau Dankworth, one of the main protagonists, is a capable bounty hunter and someone who’s only concerned about missions and nothing else. When dealing with Song Ryang-ha, Chateau didn’t expect him to stick to her all day after that incident.
With numerous messages and calls and so-called lovely threats, Chateau is now at her limit and can bear Song no more. However, what we see is a changing attitude of Chateau, leading to a changing relationship between the two.
The First Episode will make it hard for the individual to leave the show midway. The hopes and the danger luring in and around Chateau and Song make the fans unable to leave them halfway.
As Chateau’s organization is tasked to eliminate the most dangerous assassin, Chateau comes to know that it is none other than Song Ryang-ha. However, the way Ryang-ha behaves with Chateau is so not the same behavior as an assassin’s.
What will Chateau choose? Can she harm Ryang-ha and complete the mission? Or, will she fall in love with Ryan-ha? Or has fate decided to separate them?
7. CUE!
The series starts with the girls, their ambition, who wants to hone their skills in voice acting. The girl lacks experience. However, they finally get an opportunity, which the agency’s head, Masaki Ootori, announced. The girls have got the opportunity to voice the characters of a manga-based anime adaptation.
Since the girls do not actually have in-field experience, how will they perform? And, the friendship among them, will it prevail? Can the girls make their debut without any hindrance?
The world of voice acting is so unique. While they do not exactly perform with their facial expressions, they can, however, express it with their voices.
The voice we hear are the voices of real people behind them. And, no one knows so much about the background, do we? So, this anime series, in Crunchyroll, makes the perfect theme for any fans to understand the effort put into the voice acting.
6. Ousama Ranking – Cour 2
The plot is about a small, weak-looking first prince of the Bosse Kingdom who wants to be the next king despite having no qualities of a king at all. Bojji, the first son of King Bosse, is not able to hear and speak. He’s mocked by the public for having been born so abnormal.
He’s also mocked by his own people for how he always smiles and never fights back. His competitor, Daida, the second prince, is also looking to become a king.
Can Bojji be able to fight back his weaknesses and become a king? Can he regain his status as a reliable king and not some weakling? Can Bojji, along with Kage – Bojji’s friend and a last survivor of the Shadow Clan, pass the difficulties that are to come their way? Will anyone show love to Bojji even once?
The most supportive and fan-friendly anime ever. Ousama Ranking, or the Ranking of Kings, series has become the most favored anime for many. The reason is simple. Because Ousama Ranking can be related by any.
The harsh reality of any mute person, the sadness luring around someone when they are not loved, the difficulty of having being compared, the burden of impossible responsibilities, the loyalty of someone, the betrayal, the bondage to evil, the lack of humanity, everything is almost portrayed really well in this series.
5. Salaryman’s Club
There are many complexities involved in playing corporate badminton. As a badminton player for Mitsuhoshi Bank, Mikoto Shiratori has not performed up to his potential, despite being a former child prodigy.
Having been involved in an incident in the past, Mikoto tries to break out of doubles and play singles; nonetheless, in spite of his efforts, he is unable to produce positive results, much to his employer’s dismay.
A few days after he was fired from the bank, Mikoto was recruited by Sunlight Beverage’s badminton team. In addition, not only does practice begin in the evenings, but he is also required to work in the sales department by day. Much to this new arrangement, Mikoto originally believed he was invited only to play sports.
The situation is made worse by his being required to play doubles despite his reluctance. Afraid of adjusting to his new professional life, Mikoto begins to doubt his decision to join the company. However, as he begins to know more about his new teammates, he might just find the strength required to advance as a badminton player.
4. Princess Connect! Re: Dive Season 2
In pursuit of their goal to find every delicious food in existence, Yuuki, Kokkoro, Pecorine, and Karyl continue to travel the world. With time, the mysteries that lie behind Yuuki’s memories, Karyl’s loyalty, and Pecorine’s heritage begin to come together on the journey-seemingly revealing the truth that holds the world together.
Some fans have been hesitant about going through the series and not. However, with time, they have noticed themselves coming back every week to watch this wholesome series with a lot of expectations. Princess Connect! Re: Dive is sweet, comedy, and just the right series for someone who is looking for some light-weighted in 2022.
3. Trapped In A Dating Sim: The World Of Otome Games Is Tough For Mobs
2. Shenmue The Animation
Hazuki Ryou, one of the main protagonists, witnesses the murder of his father at his family dojo, which propels him to find the man responsible through the streets of Yokosuka, Japan, the sprawling metropolis of Hong Kong, and beyond. While he trains to become the ultimate martial artist, he will soon learn that larger, mystical forces are at work. Can Ryou get his revenge?
Fans really loved the anime so far. The greatest video game of all time has the most exciting anime, says some. Even the newcomers are getting excited over the series and are actually demanding a brand new season. After all, a revenge series is a must after a sweet melodrama.
1. Attack On Titan Season 4 Part 2
The anime fans were shocked to know the mystery about Eren’s changing behavior. Eren, who didn’t stand out much in the previous seasons, now has all attention to himself.
From making his father do what he wanted to make the smiley-faced titan eat his mother, Eren has almost become an antagonist who is also a protagonist. AOT Season 4 Part 2 is a must-watch among all the anime series. And if you haven’t watched the AOT series from Season 1, then Crunchyroll has it all.
After watching the first-ever Season of Attack On Titan, fans could wait no longer for many more. The AOT fandom was impatient until the last and Final Season came. Now that Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2 is over, fans look forward to Part 3 arriving in 2023. Till then, new anime fans can watch the series on Crunchyroll.
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