Crunchyroll is streaming Spy × Family trailers and announcing information about further series

Crunchyroll held its Anime NYC panel today and brought a whole slew of upcoming simulcast announcements. In addition to the highly anticipated SPY x FAMILY, Crunchyroll plans to broadcast Tomodachi Game, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, The Dawn of the Witch, Dance Dance Danseur, A Couple of Cuckoos, and AOASHI in 2022.

SPY x FAMILY

Release Date: April 2022



Everyone has a part of themselves they can’t show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce information war behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a cold war against each other for decades.

The Westalis Intelligence Service WISE (Eastern-Focused Division) sends its most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, chairman of Ostania’s National Unity Party, who is jeopardizing the peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix."

It consists of "forming a family within a week to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school Desmond’s son attends."

"Twilight" assumes the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and sets out to find family members. However, the daughter he adopts, Anya, has the ability to read other people’s minds, while his wife Yor is an assassin! With each of them having a stake in keeping these facts hidden, they begin living together while concealing their true identities from one another.

World peace now lies in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.

Tomodachi Game

Release Date: April 2022

High school student Katagiri Yuichi, who values friendship above all else, enjoys a fulfilling life with his close friends Sawagiri Shiho, Mikasa Tenji, Shibe Makoto, and Kokorogi Yutori.

However, after a particular incident, they are dragged into a debt repayment game.

The only way to win the "Tomodachi Game" is to not doubt their friends. Since they are bound by solid friendship, the game should be easy—but the immensely popular comic, which has sold over two million copies, is finally becoming an anime! Will they trust their precious friends or betray them? The true nature of humanity is revealed in the ultimate psychological game!

Release Date: April 2022

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

The ultimate "heartthrob girlfriend" appears! The girlfriend of the unlucky high school student Izumi is his classmate Shikimori. She has a beautiful smile and a friendly personality and always seems happy when she’s with Izumi. She’s a pretty, sweet, and loving girlfriend, but when Izumi is in trouble, she transforms into a super-cool "heartthrob girlfriend"! The fun-filled life of the sweet and cool Shikimori, Izumi, and their good friends never ends! This 1000% precious romantic comedy starts now!

The Dawn of the Witch

Release Date: April 2022

I can’t remember. Who am I? What am I? Sevilla is a student at a magic academy who can’t remember anything before entering the school. Since he doesn’t understand why he’s there, the time he spends at the academy feels hollow and empty. And because he doesn’t know how to work hard, his grades are always the worst in his year. One day, the headmaster Albus orders Sevilla to participate in a dangerous special training. "I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they conduct witch hunts." It’s only been a few years since the war between the church and the witches ended—the world hasn’t fully accepted witches and their magic yet. It’s the dawn of the age of witches. This is the story of a young man, a boy who is nothing special, and his companions, all carrying wounds in their hearts, who set out on a journey and eventually find themselves.

Dance Dance Danseur

Danseur noble—a ballet dancer qualified to perform the role of a prince. Murao Junpei, a second-year junior high school student, was fascinated by ballet as a boy but gave up dancing after his father’s death, as he had to become a man. One day, however, a beautiful exchange student named Godai Miyako appears before him. Miyako notices Junpei’s love for ballet and invites him to dance with her. Alongside Miyako’s cousin Mori Ruou, he begins his career as a full-fledged ballet dancer, aiming to become the best dancer in the world—the Danseur noble! Only those who have sacrificed everything can survive in the beautiful and harsh world of classical ballet. What will be the fate of a total beginner like Junpei?! The first TV anime adaptation of popular manga artist Asakura George’s work is the passionate coming-of-age story of a group of ballet dancers by MAPPA (production) and Sakai Munehisa (director)!!!

A Couple of Cuckoos

High school student Umino Nagi, who was switched at birth with another family’s child, finally meets his biological parents. On the day of the meeting, he coincidentally runs into Amano Erika, a student at a prestigious and wealthy girls’ school. At her request, he is half-forced to pretend to be her boyfriend so she doesn’t have to marry her fiancé... But not only were they the babies switched at birth, they’re also engaged! The loving parents of both families officially recognize their engagement, and the pair begins living together. Nagi is in love with his classmate Segawa Hiro, and Erika is determined to rebel against her father, so the two decide not to get involved with each other. The turbulent and chaotic romantic comedy begins now!

AOASHI

Release Date: April 2022

"I’ll take you to the world." Ashito Aoi is a middle school student living in Ehime and the ace of an unremarkable soccer club. On the day they lost the middle school finals tournament, Ashito runs along the beach in frustration until he encounters a man who had been watching his game. This man is Tatsuya Fukuda, the coach of the youth team of a leading J-League team, "Tokyo City Esperion FC," at the high school level. After recognizing immense potential in Ashito’s still-unrefined skills, he describes his ambitions. "I want to build a team and conquer the world with it. Our club won’t just be a stepping stone for players who conquer the world. Our club will be the world. And to achieve that, I need some 'aces' I can train." After hearing Fukuda’s offer, Ashito decides to go to Tokyo and train for his team── Aoashi is considered a pioneer among soccer manga, and now it’s finally getting a TV anime adaptation! Loss, growth, and friendship: everything that defines youth is here!