Summer 2023 Anime Season Simulcast & Catalog Line-up

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In collaboration with fellow AUKN user crashb648 we have a back-up of the seasonal anime and every catalog add-on from over the years in the form of a spreadsheet, which you can view right here!

For quick access to the older streaming threads:
'17: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn / '18: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn / '19: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn
'20: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn / '21: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn / '22: Winter - Spring - Summer - Autumn
'23: Winter - Spring - Summer

It's time for the Summer 2023 anime season, with a bunch of new shows/OVAs/films etc from Crunchyronopoly, Disney+, HIDIVE, Netflix and others. As before, this list is focused solely on anime available for the UK & Ireland.

Funimation will continue to add their catalog titles onto Crunchyroll.

Key notes: (D) specifies English audio only / (S) specifies Japanese audio only / No mention of either offers both English & Japanese audio

Simulcasts

Anime:Service:
Am I Actually the Strongest?
(Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita?)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation
(Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega)		(S): Crunchyroll
Ayaka(D+S): Crunchyroll
Ayakashi Triangle(S): Crunchyroll
[Returning from Winter '23]
BAKI HANMA Season 2
(Hanma Baki: Son of Ogre 2nd Season)		(D+S): Netflix
BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!(S): Crunchyroll
Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Hell's Requiem Arc
(Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin Season 2)		(D+S): Netflix
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 2
(Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan)		(D+S): Disney+
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5(D+S): Crunchyroll
Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 3(S): Crunchyroll
Classroom for Heroes
(Eiyuu Kyoushitsu)		(S): Crunchyroll
Dark Gathering(S): HIDIVE
The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2
(Hataraku Maou-sama!! 2nd Season)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
(Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha)		(S): HIDIVE
The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2
(Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid 2nd Season)		(S): Crunchyroll
Fate/Strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-(D+S): Crunchyroll
[Aniplex of America license]
The Gene of AI
(AI no Idenshi)		(S): Crunchyroll
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
(Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta)		(S): Crunchyroll
The Great Cleric
(Seija Musou: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikinokoru Tame ni Ayumu Michi)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Helck(S): HIDIVE
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
(Horimiya: Piece)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2(D+S): Crunchyroll
Kengan Ashura Season 2(D+S): Netflix
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
(Lv1 Maou to One Room Yuusha)		(S): HIDIVE
Liar, Liar(D+S): Crunchyroll
Link Click Season 2
(Shiguang Dailiren II)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari - Part 2(S): Crunchyroll
Masamune-kun's Revenge R
(Masamune-kun no Revenge R)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
(Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu)		(S): Crunchyroll
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II - Part 1(S): Crunchyroll
[Returning from Winter '23]
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
(Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.)		(S): HIDIVE
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
(Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
My Happy Marriage
(Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon)		(D+S): Netflix
My Tiny Senpai
(Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1
(Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Ooku: The Inner Chambers(D+S): Netflix
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
(Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Record of Ragnarok Season 2 - Part 2
(Shuumatsu no Walküre II Part 2)		(D+S): Netflix
Reign of the Seven Spellblades
(Hataraku Maou-sama!! 2nd Season)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 3
(Kanojo, Okarishimasu 3rd Season)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
(Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023))		(S): Crunchyroll
[Aniplex of America license]
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
(Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Shadowverse Flame: Seven Shadows Arc
(Shadowverse Flame: Seven Shadows-hen)		(S): Crunchyroll
Spy Classroom Season 2
(Spy Kyoushitsu 2nd Season)		(S): HIDIVE
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale - Part 2(D+S): Crunchyroll
Sweet Reincarnation
(Okashi na Tensei)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
Synduality Noir(S): Disney+
TenPuru -No One Can Live on Loneliness-
(Temple)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ~High School Days~
(Tonikaku Kawaii: Joshikou-hen)		(S): Crunchyroll
Undead Murder Farce
(Undead Girl Murder Farce)		(S): Crunchyroll
YamiShibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Season 11(S): Crunchyroll
YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-
(Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror)		Region Locked
(US/CA: Crunchyroll)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
(Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto)		(D+S): Crunchyroll
[Viz Media license]

Also airing this season:
  • Ikimono-san
  • Noble Farmer (Hyakushou Kizoku)
 
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Despite being uploaded yesterday it seems Crunchyroll has removed Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR. I'm guessing that Anime Limited has (unfortunately) got the rights to this one as well. Hoping we don't get a repeat of that Vimeo nonsense from Superstar Season 2. Would rather they just let Crunchyroll have this one.
 
ActionFaust said:
Despite being uploaded yesterday it seems Crunchyroll has removed Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR. I'm guessing that Anime Limited has (unfortunately) got the rights to this one as well. Hoping we don't get a repeat of that Vimeo nonsense from Superstar Season 2. Would rather they just let Crunchyroll have this one.
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I would rather literally anyone get any title rather than Crunchyroll, just to increase the chance at getting a domestic blu-ray release. Can always use a VPN to watch a title while it’s streaming, but we need as many titles as possible to get a UK blu-ray release so we don’t have to import as much.
 
Jaysgba said:
I would rather literally anyone get any title rather than Crunchyroll, just to increase the chance at getting a domestic blu-ray release. Can always use a VPN to watch a title while it’s streaming, but we need as many titles as possible to get a UK blu-ray release so we don’t have to import as much.
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I disagree. While I do appreciate AL's work on home video that's literally all they should've gone for with this franchise. They should've left the streaming rights to Crunchyroll. Their treatment of the franchise has been abysmal of late with Nijigasaki Season 2 and Superstar Season 2 still not available for streaming. Might seem controversial to say on a forum full of collectors but with streaming being the future companies should aim for streaming accessibility during a show's broadcast instead of making people wait over 2 years for a Blu-ray.
 
I'm on the side of streaming rights (and convenience) being best consolidated. Crunchyroll has the best apps and I want my anime on their service wherever possible, with my preference being no exclusivity at all and people putting their content on multiple apps to put the choice in my hands. Most of what I like will never get a western home video release anyway and I don't mind importing the good stuff if the UK drops the ball, but I don't want to be trapped using a third party VPN just to watch things when they're new and being unable to recommend them to others. Simulcasting is more important than continuing to stuff my physical library at this point, for me. Piecemeal simulcasts are a waste of time and add unnecessary stress.

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Mini simulcast update - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead will stream on Crunchyroll. US & Canada will also be able to stream the series on there as well as Hulu & Netflix.

Crunchyroll currently has 4 slots left. One of them is expected to be YamiShibai Season 11 and despite its controversies Rurouni Kenshin should also be one of the slots as well considering Aniplex of America licensed the new series.
 
Despite being very behind on last season with a lot of shows only having a few episodes watched, I still have a set plan of this seasons anime I plan to watch initially.

  • Bungo Stray Dogs (S5)
  • Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of the Dawn-
  • Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
  • Jujutsu Kaisen (S2)
  • The Quintessential Quintuplets~
  • Rent-A-Girlfriend (S3)
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

I have also always wanted to watch Rurouni Kenshin, but as everyone knows with how disgusting the author is, it makes it hard so I am undecided at this point in time. If I do watch it though, it will very much be separating the art from the artist.
 
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Another busy season for me.

New shows, asterisk to mark shows I'm familiar with the source material of and will likely keep.

  • The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
  • Am I Actually the Strongest?*
  • Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
  • Sweet Reincarnation*
  • Atelier Ryza*
  • Ayaka
  • Undead Murder Force
  • Temple
  • The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses*
  • Zom 100*
  • The Gene of AI
  • The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen
  • Hyakushou Kizoku
  • The Great Cleric*
  • Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon*
  • Dark Gathering*
  • Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
  • The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today*
  • My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1*
  • My Happy Marriage*
  • Helck*
  • Reign of the Seven Spellblades*
  • Classroom for Heroes*
  • Liar Liar

I also watched and already dropped My Tiny Senpai. Just wasn't doing anything for me! Super excited about Seven Spellblades and My Happy Marriage starting up as they're two series I am very fond of already.

Returning champs:
  • The Duke of Death and His Maid S2
  • Horimiya
  • Malevolent Spirits Monogatari P2
  • Masamune-kun's Revenge R
  • Bungo Stray Dogs S5
  • Spy Classroom S2
  • Sugar Apple Fairy Tale P2
  • The Devil is a Part Timer S2 P2
  • Rent-a-Girlfriend S3
  • Jobless Reincarnation S2
  • JJK S2

Certainly plenty of favourites coming back!
 
20 this season, which is less than Spring. Decided I couldn't be bothered with Rent-A-Girlfriend s3!

New
Dark Gathering
Liar Liar
My Tiny Senpai
Reign of the Seven Spellblades
Rurouni Kenshin
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
Synduality: Noir
Temple
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
The Gene of AI
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
Undead Murder Farce
Zom 100

Returning
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Jujutsu Kaisen s2
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale s2
The Duke of Death and His Maid s2

Continuing
Blue Orchestra
 
Here's my list of the ones that I am interested in checking out, doesn't mean I'll be watching it during this season but we'll see.
  1. Am I Actually the Strongest?
  2. Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Hell's Requiem Arc
  3. The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2
  4. The Great Cleric
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
  6. The Misfit of Demon King Academy II - Part 1 Episodes 7+
  7. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
  8. My Tiny Senpai
  9. My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1
  10. Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
  11. Reign of the Seven Spellblades
  12. Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
  13. TenPuru -No One Can Live on Loneliness-
  14. ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead
 
As always a relatively small selection this season. Will likely only be watching up to three of these due to my commitment to the backlog with the rest binged another time.
  1. Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation
  2. BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!
  3. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
  4. The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
  5. The Misfit of Demon King Academy II - Part 1
  6. YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-
 
I definitely will be watching the new Rurouni Kenshin. So far I plan on watching at least an episode or two of each of these, to determine what I will continue and what I will drop:
  1. Rurouni Kenshin
  2. Am I Actually the Strongest?
  3. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
  4. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
  5. Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
  6. Sugar Apple Fairy Tale S2
  7. Reign of the Seven Spellblades
  8. My Tiny Senpai
  9. Undead Murder Farce
  10. The Great Cleric
  11. Malevolent Spirits: Monogatari
  12. Fate/strage Fake
  13. Sacrrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
  14. Atelier Ryza
  15. Reborn as a Vending Machine (just to see how stupid this one will be)
  16. Dark Gathering
  17. The Dreaming Boy is a realist
  18. Helek
  19. Insomniacs after School
  20. The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen
 
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Psycho-Pass 3 is on Amazon Prime over here in the US, but I do have Prime, so at least I am able to watch it. Don't know why I didn't jump on this third season sooner, as Psycho-Pass is a Top Five anime for me. I'm probably one of about 5 people who actually liked Season two just as much or more than the first season - the absence of Kogami in S2 didn't wilt my manhood any (further), lol! 😆
 
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Girls with Guns said:
Psycho-Pass 3 is on Amazon Prime over here in the US, but I do have Prime, so at least I am able to watch it. Don't know why I didn't jump on this third season sooner, as Psycho-Pass is a Top Five anime for me. I'm probably one of about 5 people who actually liked Season two just as much or more than the first season - the absence of Kogami in S2 didn't wilt my manhood any (further), lol! 😆
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It's on Prime here too, and it's one of those annoying titles that is only available on full Prime and not if you only subscribe to the cheaper Prime Video service(streaming only, no deliveries, gaming etc.)
 
Delays
Jujutsu Kaisen s2 e6 airs on the 31st
Zom 100 ep 5 airs on 13th
And Blue Orchestra ep 18 on the 27th

Jujutsu Kaisen might have been planned? Because they've stopped at the end of one arc before starting another, Zom 100 is a production issue, and not sure about Blue Orchestra.

BTW this thread hasn't been pinned yet, it was on the second page before this bump.
 
D1tchd1gger said:
Delays
Jujutsu Kaisen s2 e6 airs on the 31st
Zom 100 ep 5 airs on 13th
And Blue Orchestra ep 18 on the 27th

Jujutsu Kaisen might have been planned? Because they've stopped at the end of one arc before starting another, Zom 100 is a production issue, and not sure about Blue Orchestra.

BTW this thread hasn't been pinned yet, it was on the second page before this bump.
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JJK's schedule was announced prior to the first episode airing, so yes that was planned. :)
 
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