Image via Witch Hat Atelier’s initial anime adaptation announcement videoAhead of Anime Expo 2024, Crunchyroll is announcing today seven new anime series that will stream on the platform in the future, some of which you can see at exclusive premieres during this year’s convention! After-school Hanako-kun (Episode 5), Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Arifureta Season 3, Narenare -Cheer for You!-, No Longer Allowed In Another World and MF Ghost Season 2 will premiere this year at Anime Expo, so be sure to check out Crunchyroll’s schedule here for when you can see them in person! Witch Hat Atelier will hold a panel on July 4 to also talk about the latest information on the upcoming anime adaptation!Series follow in alphabetical order.
After-school Hanako-kun
Release Date: Fall 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and IndiaSynopsis: The spirit Hanako-kun and his human assistant, first-year student Nene Yashiro, keep the peace between supernatural forces and the students of Kamome Academy. When they’re not fighting to maintain balance between the living and spirit worlds, how do they spend their time? Join Hanako-kun and Nene on their adventures after school!
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
Release Date: July 3Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis: Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Season 3
Release Date: Fall 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding German, Italian and Spanish-speaking Europe), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis: Hajime Nagumo and his high school class are suddenly summoned to a fantastical land as heroes. But while most of his classmates have powerful stats and abilities, Hajime does not. Underappreciated and unprepared, he tumbles into the depths of a monster-infested dungeon where voracity and sacrifice are his only options. To thrive in this savage world, he’ll have no choice but to welcome the abyss.
MF GHOST Season 2
Release Date: 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSeason 1 Synopsis: Japan adopts self-driving electric automobiles and renders most gas engines obsolete by 202X. The fastest cars find new life in the MFG, a racing circuit held on Japanese motorways. Drivers from around the world race for a shot at the title. Kanata Rivington returns from Britain to Japan for the MFG—and to find his father. Can he win the title and find answers? Buckle up and push it to the limit!
Narenare -Cheer for You!-
Release Date: July 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and IndiaSynopsis: Misora Kanata is a first-year student on the Takanosaki High School cheerleading team. She won a national championship in middle school, but can’t jump after a mistake in a competition. She befriends Suzuha, Shion, Anna, Onka, and Megumi to form the PoMPoMs. Their new team goes beyond cheerleading to reach the hearts of the people they cheer on. They might just change the world!
No Longer Allowed in Another World
Release Date: July 2024Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis: Pulled into an otherworldly adventure with cute sidekicks and superpowers, you’d think Osamu hit the jackpot. Nope! From a time before pixels, the early 20th-century gloomy author just wants to find a quiet place to meet his maker, not to rack up XP. Sadly, his poetic demise is constantly thwarted by inconvenient heroics. Dive into the hilariously tragic life of the most reluctant hero!
Witch Hat Atelier
Release Date: Coming SoonTerritories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CISSynopsis, via Kodansha USA: In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch…until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem…
