Summer 2022 TV Anime Preview

Written By Yuri Anime News Staff

The start of the Summer 2022 TV anime season is here! Check out the below previews of the top anime we are excited to see:

“Lycoris Recoil”

Release Date: July 2, 2022

“Lycoris Recoil” Synopsis: For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all. A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA - Direct Attack”. And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”. This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls. The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time. Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris. They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco. Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc. It's mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris. The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato. And the cool-headed and efficient Takina. The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles and English dubbing.)

Episode Count: 13 episodes

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

“RWBY: Ice Queendom”

Release Date: July 3, 2022 (Early release of Episodes 1-3 on June 24, 2022)

“RWBY: Ice Queendom” Synopsis: In the world of Remnant, a place where science and fairy tales coexist, human civilization is plagued by deadly monsters known as the Grimm. For a time, victory by the Grimm seemed all but certain, if not for the heroism of those sworn to protect humanity -- Huntsmen and Huntresses. These warriors are trained and assembled into teams at schools like Beacon Academy, where Ruby meets Weiss and Blake -- forming Team RWBY along with Ruby’s sister, Yang. While team RWBY studies to become the greatest Huntresses the world of Remnant has ever known, they are faced with a horrifying threat...

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles and English dubbing.)

Episode Count: 12 episodes

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

“Prima Doll”

Release Date: July 8, 2022

“Prima Doll” Synopsis: Café “Kuronekotei” boasts an unusual roster of employees. A group of automata, or autonomous mechanical dolls, serve their patrons with a smile, but they weren’t always so suited to domestic life. Just a few years prior, automata served as weapons in the great war, fulfilling the bloody purpose for which they were created. Now that the war has ended, these machines with human hearts search for their place in an unfamiliar, peaceful world — and their search begins at the Kuronekotei café.

Streamer: HIDIVE

Availability: Worldwide (excluding Asia)

“Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation”

Release Date: July 6, 2022

“Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation” Synopsis: Follow the daily lives of these magic academy students as they study magic and culture!

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles and English dubbing.)

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

“Love Live! Superstar!!” Season 2

Release Date: July 17, 2022

“Love Live! Superstar!!” Synopsis: Liella returns for a brand new season of Love Live! Superstar!!

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles)

Availability: North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding French-speaking territories, Switzerland, Luxembourg, UK, Ireland, and the Isle of Mann), Africa (excluding North Africa), Oceania, the Middle East and CIS.

Season 1: All 12 episodes available to stream on Crunchyroll.

“League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches”

Release Date: July 3, 2022

“Luminous Witches” Synopsis: The war against invading aliens can’t be won by missiles alone! Team morale matters just as much as launching a counterassault, and that’s where Ginny and her friends come in. Instead of standing on the front lines with the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Luminous Witches of the League of Nations Air Force bring smiles to civilians displaced in the human-Neuroi war world with thrilling song and dance — not to mention aerial displays the likes of which the music world has never seen! While they might be non-combatants, these performers know the value of preserving the people’s smiles, and they’ll fight in their unique way to make sure those smiles never fade.

Streamer: HIDIVE

Availability: Worldwide (excluding Asia)

“Shine Post”

Release Date: July 12, 2022

“Shine Post” Synopsis: Although the idol group TiNgS is chasing after big dreams, so far their accomplishments have only been small — and now, suddenly, they're facing a potential break up! Hope seems lost, but when a new manager with a special skillset takes them under his wing, the members of TiNgS find themselves shooting for the stars all over again.

Streamer: HIDIVE

Availability: Worldwide (excluding Asia)


“Extreme Hearts”

Release Date: July 9, 2022

“Extreme Hearts” Synopsis: A singer teams up with stars of various sports to compete with enhanced gear!

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles)

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


“Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing ‘Til You Cry”

Release Date: July 2, 2022

“Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing ‘Til You Cry” Synopsis: A diehard fan of comedy and comedians joins an elite school to train the next generation of jokesters!

Streamer: Crunchyroll (Subtitles)

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

“Kakegurui Twin”

Release Date: August 4, 2022

“Kakegurui Twin” Synopsis: The anime is a spin-off series focusing on the protagonist Mary Saotome, and is based on the popular manga serialized in Gangan Joker, which also runs the main story. Set one year before the arrival of Yumeko Jabami at Hyakkao Private Academy, a normal, everyday girl named Mary Saotome transfers to the school. But how does this regular schoolgirl transform into a compulsive gambler?… Determined to climb up the social ladder, Mary Saotome invests everything she has into what her elite high school values most: high stakes gambling.

Streamer: Netflix

Availability: Worldwide

Sources: Crunchyroll website. HIDIVE website. Netflix website.

Yuri Anime News Staff
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