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What to Expect on Crunchyroll in Summer 2024

With the Summer 2025 season in full swing, Crunchyroll has announced its lineup of what will be premiering. The Summer 2025 lineup consists of new shows, OVA’s, special episodes, along with returning favorites and more. Here is what is coming to the streaming platform this summer.

The lineup includes the premiere of new shows along with the return of familiar works. Also included during the premier will be both the subbed and dubbed versions of most series. 

Here is a quick breakdown of the Summer 2025 lineup from Crunchyroll:

June 28th

Takopi’s Original Sin – Takopi is an alien who lands on Earth with one mission, to spread happiness. When he meets Shizuka, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.

Lord of Mysteries – Zhou Mingrui awakens as Klein Moretti in a Victorian world. He walks a razor’s edge between light and darkness, entangled with warring Churches. This is the legend of unlimited potential and unspeakable danger.

July 1st

Detectives These Days Are Crazy! – Once a legendary detective, Nagumo Keiichiro now stumbles through middle age baffled by modern life. His decline gets disrupted when Mashiro bursts into his office demanding to become his apprentice.

Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show – Miko Kurono graduates from middle school and decides to pursue her dreams of becoming a streamer. One day she accepts an offer to play a new VR game. The game gives Miko the opportunity to take on mysterious challenges with other streamers she meets within the VR world.

Rent-a-Girlfriend (Season 4) – Kazuya’s ready to confess with the lush paradise of Hawaii as a backdrop. But renting Chizuru for the dream trip turns into a war zone of love due to Ruka’s aggressive advances and Mami’s scheming.

July 2nd

Clevatess – One of the Lords of Dark Beasts, Clevatess’s reign shatters when he revives a hero he personally slayed and adopts an orphaned humanoid baby, who is the last hope to save a dying world.

Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse – Narihira Takeru is a delinquent who often thinks about Tsukimiya, the girl who appears in his dreams. After an unexpected accident, Takeru finds himself in a parallel universe, and the world that Tsukimiya lives in. When Takeru and Tsukimiya are slain by a monster, he awakens again and realizes he has leaped through time.

New Saga – After a brutal war, magic swordsman Kyle is left dying after defeating the Demon King. A crimson crystal sends him four years into the past to his once destroyed hometown where he finds his loved ones alive. Armed with future knowledge, Kyle vows to prevent the coming tragedy and rewrite fate.

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Season 2) – Boxxo was once human, until he died in an accident and was reincarnated as a sentient vending machine. While he can still hear and see, there’s no way for him to move by himself or speak more than his programmed phrases. How can he make the most of this strange new life?

July 3rd

DAN DA DAN (Season 2) – Momo is a high school girl born into a family of spirit mediums. Her classmate Okarun is an occult fanatic. Encountering overwhelming and bizarre phenomena one after another, Momo awakens her hidden powers and Okarun gains the power of a curse. They now set

out to help Momo’s childhood friend Jiji, who is tormented by ghosts.

The Water Magician – Ryo awakens in a monster-infested wilderness. Armed with water magic and eternal youth, he endures two decades of twisted experiments, emerging as one of the most powerful magicians in history. His quiet survival ends when he crosses paths with Abel, a brilliant young knight who pulls him into the heart of magical society.

Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! – When superstar adventurer Dennis gets booted from the world’s strongest party, he teams up with runaway Atelier to serve up his true passion—delicious cuisine.

KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION – Seven years after humanity was devastated by a major disaster, a beacon of science and prosperity rises in Kamitsubaki City. But lurking in its shadows are Tesseractor monsters born from human darkness. Only the Witchling, five girls with Song of Purification, stand against them.

July 4th

Secrets of the Silent Witch – Monica Everett is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic who defeated the Black Dragon. However, she is so shy that she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a secret mission to guard the Second Prince. Can Monica keep it together as she contends with both social interaction and protecting the young royal?

Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER – As a terminal disease that crystallizes its victims spreads, Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals races to find a cure while trying to quell the Reunion Movement.

Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse – Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro. Thay is until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels his rigid routine

Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex -Marie is the second daughter of a baron’s household, but is treated like a servant by her parents. One day, she bumps into Count Kyuros Granado, who falls for her at first sight. Yet, due to a misunderstanding, the Count proposes to Anastasia. After a tragic accident, Marie must marry the count instead.

July 5th

My Dress-Up Darling (Season 2) – When Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo met, they grew close over their love for cosplay. Through interacting with classmates and making new cosplay friends, Marin and Wakana’s world keeps growing.

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus – After encountering various girls going through Puberty Syndrome, Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school days have come to a close, and he is now a university student. He enrolls at a university in Kanazawa-hakkei alongside his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima, a nationally famed actress. Off campus, he stumbles upon an out-of-season miniskirt Santa.

With You and the Rain – Fuji meets a cute critter posing as a dog and offering an umbrella and a cue card that says, “Please take me home,” and she can’t resist.

The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses – The hero Toto has talent, but his shyness has prevented him from forming a party. As he languishes in the town of his origins, three beautiful women invite Toto to join their party out of the blue.

Scooped Up By an S-Ranked Adventurer – Lloyd is a white mage who was unexpectedly banished from a hero’s party. Lost and uncertain, he crosses paths with an S-rank adventurer party in need of a white mage, and joins them. Little did anyone know, the hero’s party would fall apart and Lloyd would rise to fame.

Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter – After Allen failed the court sorcerer exam, he couldn’t return home even if he wanted to. While searching for a job, an unexpected offer comes his way to be the private tutor of the duke’s daughter.

Hoshina’s Day Off (Special Episode from Kaiju No. 8) – After spending so long training, Reno has forgotten what he’s supposed to do with his free time. He sees that Hoshina is up to something with his own day off, and decides to go on a mission to tail him with Iharu.

July 6th

Gachiakuta – Set is a floating city where the rich discard their waste and people. Rudo is framed for murder and thrown into the Pit, where a hellscape of mutated garbage beasts dwell. To survive, he must wield a new power and join the rogue Cleaners.

Nyaight of the Living Cat – In 20XX, a virus that turns anyone who touches a cat into a cat has spread into a worldwide nyandemic. Can humanity fight its urge to pet cats to survive?

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Season 2) – There’s a rumor going around about the Seven Wonders of Kamome Academy. Nene Yashiro and her classmate, Kou Minamoto, work with Hanako-san to expose a traitor among the ranks of the Seven Wonders.

Hotel Inhumans – The best hotels must meet certain standards, including the finest cuisine, ways to relax, and entertainment. They also need the best selection of weapons, reliable ways to falsify one’s identity, and ways to dispose of evidence. In this hotel at the border of death stand two concierges, Ikuro Hoshi and Sara Haizaki.

Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin – Takuto Ira is a legendary player in Eternal Nations, a fantasy strategy game. One day, he goes unconscious and awakens on the continent of Idoragya, which looks just like the game. Takuto meets Sludge Atou, his favorite unit in the game, and decides to build an evil empire.

Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl – Kusakabe Renji sees Lily Baker playing a crane game on Valentine’s Day. Seeing her fail repeatedly to win a prize, Renji can’t help but take action. The day after Lily finally gets her plushie, Renji receives an unexpected message from her that reads, “Be my valentine!”.

Ruri Rocks – Tanigawa Ruri loves shiny things, so she heads to the mountains in hopes of finding some crystals for herself. There, she meets Arato Nagi, a college student majoring in mineralogy, and they start collecting minerals together.

July 7th

Grand Blue Dreaming (Season 2) – University is back in session for Iori, and so are the booze-fueled parties! Between diving club shenanigans, a surprise from his sister, and wild tests of courage, normal college life is anything but.

Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole – A self-proclaimed hermit named Momoyuki Mogura is banned from the afterlife. Now, he collects spirit-possessed will-o’-the-wisps in his lantern, hoping to make a comeback. Oddly enough, it seems that all those who encounter Mogura begin to see peculiar things.

July 8th

Turkey! Time to Strike – This is the story of Mai, Rina, Sayuri, Nozomi, and Nanase as they fight, fall, and rise again in pursuit of victory in the final days of summer.

A Couple of Cuckoos (Season 2) – Umino Nagi and Amano Erika were born on the same day and swapped at birth. Nagi was raised as the son of a diner owner, and Erika the daughter of a hotel tycoon. Their parents encourage them to become engaged, and they begin life together.

July 9th

The Rising of the Shield Hero (Season 4) – As Naofumi prepares for the Phoenix’s return, assassins from Q’ten Lo target Raphtalia. To resolve the conflict, Naofumi journeys to Siltvelt, where he is hailed as a demi-human savior, but not all welcome him.

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Season 2) – Lloyd and his friends were victorious over Guisarme at Lordost Island. And now the seventh prince has set his sights on an exploration of Holy Magic.

Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze – Yu Ayase is an overwhelmingly mediocre actor despite being the son of an acclaimed actress. When he’s invited to stay with his mother’s friend, Yu is shocked to find out that he’ll be living with three prodigy sisters who possess both beauty, talent, and who rule his new school as the Three Emperors. Can Yu manage to melt the sisters’ cold hearts and fulfill his mother’s last wish?

July 10th

Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Cour 2 – After the battle on Treasure Island, Senku and the gang return to the Kingdom of Science. With their sights set on the Moon, they must first voyage to the Americas in hopes of beginning to harvest the required materials.

Solo Camping for Two – Gen Kinokura just wanted to enjoy his peaceful solo camping trips. Enter Shizuku Kusano, a clueless but enthusiastic newbie who literally crashes his campsite. Now, this bothered outdoorsman is stuck teaching her the ropes.

July 19th

Kaiju No. 8 (Season 2) – As new recruits head to their posts, Kafka Hibino meets Gen Narumi, the strongest man in the Defense Force and leader of the First Division. Kafka embraces the power of Kaiju No. 8 to force Gen to recognize his strength. Meanwhile, Kaiju No. 9 lurks in the shadows as the greatest threat the Defense Force has faced awaits.

July 24th

Let’s Go Karaoke! – The president of the chorus club, Satomi Oka, is approached by a yakuza named Kyoji Narita. Kyoji’s yakuza group holds a customary karaoke competition, and whoever earns the title of worst singer must get a tattoo. Since he was asked to be Kyoji’s singing teacher, Satomi has no choice but to go along with these practice sessions.

August 20th

Captivated, By You – After the school’s athletic festival, Joji Ema’s eccentric classmate Miyoshi Hayashi starts acting bizarrely towards him. Yuichi Medaka goes to a coeducational high school. He ends up sitting behind Akira Nikaido, an unsettling student most of the school doesn’t like.

More to Come in 2025

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