Summer has arrived, and what better way to enjoy it than staying in an air conditioned room to check out new anime? Some shows, like One Piece, will continue airing through the next months, but most standard-length shows, like My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, have wrapped up to make way for the summer anime season.
I subscribe to Crunchyroll, which streams most new anime almost immediately after it airs live in Japan. Most other streaming services, aside from occasionally Hulu, can't say the same. As we head into a new season, I’ve broken down every anime the site will simulcast in July.
New Anime Simulcasts in July: Highlights on Crunchyroll
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Premieres July 3
The alien- and demon-hunting duo returned for a new season on July 3. Like the first season, the first three episodes of Dan Da Dan Season 2 were shown in theaters earlier in June as “Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye,” but the full season will run for 12 episodes. Expect an unbelievable amount of innuendos and, hopefully, an opening theme as catchy as Season 1. This is some of the best new anime to watch in summer 2025.
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Premieres July 5
There’s a lot of action on this list, so here’s something a little more lighthearted to look forward to. My Dress-Up Darling is returning for Season 2 three afters after it originally aired and off the heels of the manga’s final chapter. IGN’s review of the first season highlights the sweetness of the series' “fledgling romance,” but also highlights how the show “runs through the difficulties and joys of constructing a costume from scratch.”
Gachiakuta
Premieres July 6
Bones Studio stays busy. Before the final season of My Hero Academia, we’re getting a new anime from the studio based on Kei Urano’s dark fantasy manga. Directly translated as “legit trash,” Gachiakuta takes place in a world where the wealthy literally float above the masses. The story follows Rudo, a young boy whose wrongful conviction for murder leads him to “The Pit.”
Nyaight of the Living Cat
Premieres July 6
OLM, the studio behind most of the Pokémon anime and the 1997 version of Berserk, is animating one of the more unique manga from the past decade. Nyaight of the Living Cat takes place in an apocalyptic world where people get turned into… you guessed it, cats. The comedy-horror series will also be featured in a Dead By Daylight collab, with some quirky cosmetics releasing on the same day as the anime's premiere.
Dr. Stone Season 4, Part 2
Premieres July 10
Dr. Stone is returning for the second part of its final season. Season 4, also known as Science Future, is planned to wrap up in three parts, making this essentially “Act 2” of a three-act season. Unlike, say, Attack on Titan, Dr. Stone’s final season will air pretty much back-to-back, with each “part” containing a full 12 episodes. You’re basically getting three full seasons.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
Premieres July 19
Another breakout anime from 2024, Kaiju No. 8 follows a man who, after giving up his dream of joining humanity's Defense Force, accidentally becomes the type of demon he dreamed of fighting. IGN’s review describes how the first season “delivers a consistent flow of sci-fi monster-fighting splendor while taking ample time to capture the contours of its main cast, raising the stakes for Season 2.” Well, that Season 2 is almost here, premiering on July 20.
Every Anime Coming to Crunchyroll in July
You can check out each anime's descriptions and air dates on Crunchyroll’s website.
- A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2
- Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin
- Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER
- Betrothed to My Sister's Ex
- Clevatess
- Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
- Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole
- Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
- Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Cour 2
- Gachiakuta
- Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2
- Hotel Inhumans
- I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability Season 2
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER PRODUCTION
- Let's Go Karaoke!
- Lord of Mysteries
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
- New Saga
- Nyaight of the Living Cat
- Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse
- Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 2
- Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4
- Ruri Rocks
- Scooped Up By an S-Ranked Adventurer
- See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
- Secrets of the Silent Witch
- Solo Camping for Two
- Takopi's Original Sin
- The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4
- The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses
- The Water Magician
- Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2
- Turkey! Time to Strike
- Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse
- Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!
- With You and the Rain
More Anime Will Go Straight to Streaming Elsewhere
While Crunchyroll may be the go-to site for simulcasts, more and more streaming services are producing and licensing their own anime. As such, plenty of new series will be heading straight to streaming on other services.
In July, Netflix is getting Sakamoto Days Part 2 as well as Leviathan, an anime adaptation of the Scott Westerfeld novel. Meanwhile, Prime Video will be streaming City the Animation, from the studio behind Violet Evergarden and Fullmetal Alchemist.
