The summer of convention announcements continues as Crunchyroll just hosted its industry panel at Japan Expo in France! Check out all the latest announcements from the panel including Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2, Mechanical Arms, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History and more!Announcements are in alphabetical order
Demon Lord 2099
Release Date: Fall 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis, via Yen Press: The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku—a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those years ago, for the fusion of magic and engineering has elevated civilization to dazzling, unprecedented heights. Veltol may have been reduced to a historical footnote, but make no mistake…this brave new world will be his for the taking!
I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
Release Date: October 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis, via Yen Press: Me, the same girl who hates all those prim and proper heroines, got reincarnated as the villain in the world of my favorite fantasy dating sim! It’s my dream come true, so I’m going to leave my mark on history by becoming the world’s greatest villain! But to do that, I’ll need to get a lot stronger, and smarter. Just one problem—the harder I try to be evil, the harder the prince falls for me! At this rate, will I ever get to earn my place in history!?
Mechanical Arms
Release Date: October 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis: Hikaru’s ordinary middle school life takes a thrilling turn when he encounters Alma, an alien entity resembling a mechanized limb called Mecha-Ude. Alma, a member of a rare species, is fleeing from a sinister group hunting their kind down in search of one possessing unparalleled power. Tasked by the resistance group ARMS, this unlikely duo will embark on a perilous journey to save the Mecha-Ude.
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2
Release Date: October 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis: Rio is a seven-year-old boy growing up as an orphan in the slums after losing his mother. One day, the memories of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese college student who died in an unforeseen accident, awaken within him, and he gains tremendous magical power. After experiencing many new encounters as well as partings, Rio finds himself in his parents’ hometown and swears revenge on his mother’s killer. When he returns to the Strahl region after journeying for a few years, Rio rescues his mentor, Celia, from a political marriage that she didn’t want. Immediately afterward, however, a pillar of light suddenly appears and seems to lead him to a shocking reunion with Haruto Amakawa’s first love, Ayase Miharu, in his own world…
Stay tuned for more anime coming to Crunchyroll in the future!
