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CrunchyRoll Commence Spring 2020 Anime Season With Extensive Line-up of New Titles

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Being in lockdown may not be the ideal state to be in right now, but on the plus side, many new TV anime series are going to be available for you to watch over the coming weeks. Major international video-on-demand service CrunchyRoll have commenced their Spring 2020 season, and are offering an extensive line-up of new seasons, completely new titles and a small set of continuing simulcasts.

If you are like me and are on the look-out for new titles to binge on, scroll down to discover what is available!


Tower of God

Streaming: Now! New episodes Wednesdays at 7.30am PDT
Animation Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Reach the top, and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world, and all of it can be yours. You can become a god. This is the story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her


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MAJOR 2nd

Streaming: Now! New episodes Saturdays at 4.00am PDT
Animation Studio: OLM
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Shigeno Daigo is an elementary student whose father, Goro, is a professional baseball player. Inspired by his father, who was once a Major League player, Daigo started playing baseball with the Mifune Dolphins, a youth team. However, he was unable to live up to the expectations of being the son of a professional, and quit baseball after less than a year. Then, in the spring of his sixth-grade year, Daigo’s school welcomes a transfer student, Sato Hikaru, whose father is Sato Toshiya, a former Major League player and Goro’s close friend. The fate of these two young men begins to move forward!


My Next Life As a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

Streaming: Now! New episodes Saturdays at 10.30am PDT
Animation Studio: Silver Link
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Wealthy heiress Katarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life. 

It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with in her past life… but she’s been cast as the villain character who tries to foil the protagonist’s romances! 

The best ending the game has for Katarina is exile, and the worst, death! She’ll have to find a way to avoid triggering the flags of doom, and make her own happy future! 

The misunderstanding-based screwball love comedy now begins!


Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2

Streaming: Now! New episodes Saturdays at 11.45am PDT
Animation Studio: Ajia-do Animation
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Avid bookworm and college student Motosu Urano ends up dying in an unforeseen accident. This came right after the news that she would finally be able to work as a librarian like she had always dreamed of. When she regained consciousness, she was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a poor soldier. She was in the town of Ehrenfest, which had a harsh class system. But as long as she had books, she didn’t really need anything else. However, books were scarce and belonged only to the nobles. But that doesn’t stop her, so she makes a decision… “If there aren’t any books, I’ll just create some.”


Sing “Yesterday” For Me

Streaming: Now! New episodes Saturdays at 11.00am PDT
Animation Studio: Doga Kobo
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Kei Toume’s eighteen-year youth ensemble classic gets its long-awaited animated adaptation. A story of love and humanity, following four boys and girls trying to live their best lives through hardship and turmoil, in a small town on a private rail line just outside of Shinjuku. Minor misunderstandings lead to big complications, and their various feelings become entangled. A story of daily life lived 49% looking back, 51% looking forward.


Digimon Adventure

Streaming: Now! New episodes Saturdays at (approx) 7.30pm PDT
Animation Studio: Toei Animation
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, MENA, CIS, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

It’s the year 2020. The Network has become something humans can no longer do without in their daily lives. But what humans don’t know is that on the other side of the Network is the Digital World, a realm of light and darkness. Nor are they aware of the Digimon who live there. Fifth grader Taichi Yagami]s mother and little sister Hikari went to Shibuya, and now they’re aboard a runaway train. Taichi hurries to Shibuya to save his mother and sister, but the instant he heads toward the station platform… a strange phenomenon befalls the DigiDestined, and Taichi goes to the Digital World!


The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Streaming: Now! New episodes Thursdays at 6.00am PDT
Animation Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Ichinomiya Shingo, an everyday twenty-five-year-old office worker, wakes up as Wendelin, the 8th son of an impoverished noble family out in the sticks. He soon despairs at his lack of succession rights and knowledge to navigate the political world, but finds hope in his aptitude for magic. This is the story of that young man earning his keep and his freedom through magic, with no world saving involved, and spending quite a while escaping his solitude. Ultimately, it is also the story of him being unable to escape the shackles of society.


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IDOLiSH7 Second Beat

Streaming: Now! New episodes Sundays at 7.30am PDT
Animation Studio: Troyca
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

A group of aspiring idols gather at Takanashi Productions and are entrusted with the company’s future. The seven men who have just met represent a variety of totally different personalities. However, they each have their own charm and possess unknown potential as idols. Forming a group, they take their first step together as “IDOLiSH7.” Their brilliantly shining dancing forms onstage eventually begin captivating the hearts of the people. In the glorious but sometimes harsh world of idols, they aim for the top with dreams in their hearts!


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Tsugumomo2

Streaming: Now! New episodes Sundays at 7.00am PDT
Animation Studio: Zero-G
Supported Regions: United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Central and South America including the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

One day Kagami Kazuya, a completely ordinary boy, suddenly encounters Kiriha, a beautiful girl in a kimono. Even though Kazuya has no recollection of meeting her before, Kiriha calls out “Long time no see” to him. It turns out Kiriha is actually a tsukumogami whose true identity is the precious obi Kazuya carries around that used to belong to his late mother. All kinds of bizarre phenomena unfold around the sadistic beauty Kiriha in this supernatural action comedy!


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Fruits Basket: 2nd Season

Streaming: Now! New episodes Mondays at 10.30am PDT
Animation Studio: TMS Entertainment
Supported Regions: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!


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Princess Connect! Re: Dive

Streaming: Now! New episodes Mondays at 9.30am PDT
Animation Studio: CygamesPictures
Supported Regions: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS


Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash

Streaming: Now! New episodes Mondays at 8.30am PDT
Animation Studio: TMS Entertainment
Supported Regions: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

Jashin-chan looks back on the day Hanazono Yurine summoned her. So long as Yurine lives, Jashin-chan can’t return to Hell. So Jashin-chan writes Yurine’s name in her “Death NOT” and swears that she’s finally going to land that dropkick on Yurine. Meanwhile, a former subordinate of Pekola and Poporon, Pino, shows up. Pekola is overjoyed believing God has finally sent someone to bring her home; however, in Pino’s hand is a weapon.


Shadowverse

Streaming: Now! New episodes Tuesdays at 3.00am PDT
Animation Studio: Zexcs
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

The hottest battle is about to begin!

While attending Tensei Academy, Hiiro Ryugasaki ends up acquiring a mysterious smartphone. It comes installed with the popular card game, Shadowverse!

Meeting new rivals, facing major tournaments, forging bonds with friends… Shadowverse leads Hiiro to all sorts of new experiences, all that serve to “evolve” him…


Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld

Streaming: Soon! Episodes begin Saturday 25 April 2020 at 9.30am PDT
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called: Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game’s tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now…


Re:Zero – The Frozen Bond OVA

Streaming: Soon! The OVA will be released on 30 April 2020
Animation Studio: WHITE FOX
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS


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Food Wars! The Fifth Plate

Streaming: Soon
Animation Studio: J.C. Staff
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

Shokugeki no Soma centers on Yukihira Soma, a middle school student who is determined to surpass his father’s culinary skills. One day, his father decides to close down their family restaurant and hone his skills in Europe. Before leaving he enrolls Soma in an elite culinary school that is extremely difficult to enter with a graduation rate of only 10 percent. Will Soma be able to improve his skills, or will the kitchen prove to be too hot?


Woodpecker Detective’s Office

Streaming: Soon
Animation Studio: Liden Films
Supported Regions: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

It is the end of the Meiji Era.

The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who’s struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case.

He calls it the Woodpecker Detective’s Office.

“The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa,” “the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights”…

Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyosuke, as his assistant.

Other literary men such as Nomura Kodo, Yoshii Isamu, Hagiwara Sakutaro, and Wakayama Bokusui are also dragged into Takuboku’s exploits as he races all around Tokyo at the height of Westernization!


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Founder of The Otaku's Study. I have been exploring this labyrinth of fandom these last fifteen years, and still nowhere close to the exit yet. Probably searching for a long time to come.
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