‘Dan Da Dan,’ ‘My Dress-Up Darling,’ and Every Anime You Need To Watch on Crunchyroll This Summer

Summer is finally here, bringing the promise of warmer weather, time in the sun, and a fresh lineup of exciting anime series to add to your watchlist. In the mood for a summer fling? Rent-a-Girlfriend and My Dress-Up Darling return with new seasons for romance fans. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and Dan Da Dan also make their return, delivering more supernatural adventures and mayhem. And if you’re craving some blood-pumping action, The Rising of the Shield Hero is back with Season 4. Read on to discover the best returning favorites and brand-new titles coming to Crunchyroll this season!

Lord of Mysteries

Release Date: June 28, 2025 | Genres: Action, Fantasy

One day, Zhou Mingrui wakes up as Klein Moretti in a Victorian world of steam, shadows, and hidden horrors. As he navigates this strange new reality, he finds himself entangled in the conflicts of warring Churches as he walks the line between light and darkness.

Detectives These Days Are Crazy!

Release Date: July 1, 2025 | Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Nagumo Keiichiro was once a legendary detective, but these days he struggles to keep up with modern life and technology. His quiet routine is disrupted when a spirited high school girl bursts into his office, insisting on becoming his apprentice. While he’s rusty and set in his old ways, her relentless enthusiasm pulls him back into detective work.

Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show

Release Date: July 1, 2025 | Genre: Horror

After graduating from middle school, Miko Kurono, also known as Necromico, sets out to chase her dream of becoming a streamer. One day, while hanging out with her childhood friend, Mayu Mayusaka, and her rival, Kanna Kagurasaka, she accepts an invitation to try out a new VR game. Inside the game, Miko is thrust into mysterious challenges alongside a cast of unique streamers.

Rent-a-Girlfriend

Season 4

Release Date: July 1, 2025 | Genre: Comedy, Romance

In Season 4 of Rent-a-Girlfriend, Kazuya is finally ready to confess his feelings during a trip to Hawaii. But what was meant to be a dream vacation with Chizuru quickly turns into a battlefield of love thanks to Ruka’s relentless advances and Mami’s scheming. Amid all the chaos, Kazuya must find the courage to bear his heart and take his shot at love.

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Clevatess

Release Date: July 2, 2025 | Genres: Action, Fantasy

Alicia has dreamed of becoming a hero since childhood. Armed with a legendary sword, she and a group of chosen heroes set on a quest to defeat the Demon King Clevatess. But their mission goes horribly wrong, unleashing a crisis that threatens to wipe out all of humanity. Now, the world’s last hope rests with an orphaned humanoid baby entrusted to the Demon King himself.

Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse

Release Date: July 2, 2025 | Genres: Action, Fantasy

Narihira Takeru is a delinquent who spends his days picking fights and dreaming of a mysterious girl named Tsukimiya, someone he’s only ever seen in his sleep. After a sudden accident, Takeru wakes up in a parallel universe, where Tsukimiya is real. When the two are slain by a monster, Takeru wakes up again and realizes he’s leaped through time. Determined to change their fate, he begins training in the ancient art of onmyou-jutsu to protect the girl of his dreams.

New Saga

Release Date: July 2, 2025 | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

After a brutal war, magic swordsman Kyle finally defeats the Demon King at the cost of his own life. In his final moments, a crimson crystal sends him four years into the past to his once-destroyed hometown where his lost loved ones are still alive. Armed with knowledge of the future, Kyle vows to change the course of destiny and save those he cares about.

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

Season 2

Release Date: July 2, 2025 | Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Boxxo was once human until a freak accident reincarnated him as a sentient vending machine. He can see and hear, but he can’t move and can only “speak” using pre-programmed phrases. Now, somehow, the fate of the world rests in Boxxo’s hands.

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DAN DA DAN

Season 2

Release Date: July 3, 2025 | Genres: Comedy, Supernatural

High schooler Momo was raised by her spirit medium grandmother. When she meets Okarun, her occult-obsessed classmate, the two challenge each other to prove the other’s beliefs wrong, but when they discover that both spirits and aliens are real, Momo awakens a hidden ability, while Okarun gains the power of a curse. Now, this unlikely duo is set to help Momo’s childhood friend, Jiji, who’s being haunted by an evil force.

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The Water Magician

Release Date: July 3, 2025 | Genres: Action, Fantasy

After an accident, Ryo is reincarnated into a monster-infested world. Gifted with the ability to perform water magic and eternal youth, he survives for 20 years by fending off deadly creatures, eventually becoming one of the most powerful water magicians ever. Everything changes when he meets Abel, a genius knight whose arrival pulls Ryo out of isolation and into the spotlight of magical society.

Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant!

Release Date: July 3, 2025 | Genres: Fantasy, Gourmet

After being betrayed by his friends, superstar adventurer Dennis is exiled from one of the world’s strongest party. But instead of dwelling on it, he seizes the chance to pursue his true passion: cooking. Leaving the city behind, Dennis opens a countryside diner with Atrielle, a girl who was cast out of her noble household. Together, this unlikely duo now serves up delicious meals to their interesting patrons.

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction

Release Date: July 3, 2025 | Genres: Fantasy

Seven years after humanity was devastated by a major disaster, Kamitsubaki City, a high-tech metropolis, rises as a beacon of hope and peace. But lurking in its shadows are monsters born from human darkness. Only the Witchling, five girls with the power of the Song of Purification, stand against them.

Secrets of the Silent Witch

Release Date: July 4, 2025 | Genres: Fantasy

Monica Everett is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic and the heroine who single-handedly repelled the Black Dragon. But in truth, she only mastered this magic to avoid speaking in public, as she is extremely shy. Now, the Seven Sages have assigned her the mission to protect the Second Prince. As evil forces close in, Monica must face not only powerful enemies but also her biggest fear: social interaction.

Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse

Release Date: July 4, 2025 | Genres: Comedy, Romance

Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life, igniting buried memories and unraveling his routine. As more secrets are brought to the light, Naoto’s devotion to his sister clashes with the unresolved pain of his past.

Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex

Release Date: July 4, 2025 | Genres: Comedy, Romance

Marie, the second daughter of a poor baron, is always overshadowed by her sister Anastasia and treated like a servant by her own parents. At her birthday party, she unexpectedly meets Count Kyuros Granado, who falls for her at first sight. But due to a misunderstanding, the Count ends up proposing to Anastasia. Now, after a tragic accident, Marie must marry the count.

My Dress-Up Darling

Season 2

Release Date: July 5, 2025 | Genres: Romance

Three years after Season 1, the story of Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo continues. Brought together by their shared love of cosplay, the two have grown even closer. As they interact more with their classmates, their circle of friends expands along with their passion for cosplay.

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With You and the Rain

Release Date: July 5, 2025 | Genres: Drama

On a rainy day, Fuji meets a cute critter disguised as a dog inside a box with a cue card that reads “Please take me home.” With her new friend by her side, Fuji’s life soon becomes filled with heartwarming friendship and excitement through every season.

The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses

Release Date: July 5, 2025 | Genres: Action, Comedy

Toto is a talented hero, but his crippling shyness keeps him from forming a party. As he lingers in the town of origins, three beautiful women suddenly invite him to join their group. Excited to finally begin his journey, Toto has no idea that each of them is secretly plotting to kill him for their own hidden reasons.

Scooped Up By an S-Ranked Adventurer

Release Date: July 5, 2025 | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Lloyd, a white mage, is unexpectedly banished from a hero’s party. Lost and unsure of what to do next, he crosses paths with an S-rank adventurer party in need of a white mage, so he joins them, not knowing this turn of events will be the first step on his path to fame.

Gachiakuta

Release Date: July 6, 2025 | Genres: Action, Fantasy

Rudo and his foster father, Regto, live in the slums of a wealthy town. Surrounded by the waste and excess of the upper class, Rudo’s resentment toward the rich grows stronger each day. But everything changes when he finds Regto dead and is immediately accused of the murder. As punishment, Rudo is thrown into the Pit, a hellish place crawling with mutated garbage beasts. In order to survive, he joins the Cleaners, discovering a hidden power within himself that sets him on a path of revenge against those who cast him aside.

Nyaight of the Living Cat

Release Date: July 6, 2025 | Genres: Action, Horror

In the distant future, a mysterious virus has spread across the globe, one that turns anyone who touches a cat into a cat themselves. With only a few human survivors left, Kunagi, a man with no memory of his past but an uncanny knowledge of cats, does his best to stay safe. The only problem? He finds cats so irresistibly adorable that keeping his distance is almost impossible.

The Rising of the Shield Hero

Season 4

Release Date: July 9, 2025 | Genres: Action, Adventure

As Naofumi prepares for the Phoenix’s return, assassins from Q’ten Lo target Raphtalia, mistaking her for a usurper to the throne. Now Naofumi must travel to Siltvelt, where he’s hailed as a demi-human savior, to resolve the issue, but not everyone welcomes his return. In this new season, Naofumi must rally his allies and lead them toward salvation amid rising chaos and conflict.

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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability

Season 2

Release Date: July 9, 2025 | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

In his past life, Prince Lloyd de Saloum was a commoner who longed to master magic, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never succeed. Now reincarnated into royalty, he’s been gifted a body with seemingly limitless mana, finally making his dream of mastering all forms of magic possible. Even better? With no claim to the throne, Lloyd is free to pursue his arcane passions without limitations. Now, in Season 2 after his victory over Guisarme at Lordost Island, Lloyd sets his sights on mastering Holy Magic.

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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE

Cour 2

Release Date: July 10, 2025 | Genres: Adventure, Comedy

After the battle on Treasure Island, Senku and his friends return to the Kingdom of Science to prepare for their trip to the Americas. There, they hope to find the materials they need to take on their most ambitious goal yet: reaching the Moon.

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Kaiju No. 8

Season 2

Release Date: July 19, 2025 | Genres: Adventure, Comedy

In Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, new recruits are assigned to their posts as Kafka meets Gen Narumi, the formidable leader of the First Division. But in the shadows, Kaiju No. 9 is on the move, and the greatest threat the Defense Force has ever faced is about to emerge.

Also arriving on Crunchyroll later this summer are the following shows: