Upcoming Anime: Summer 2016

7/3/2016

The Spring 2016 anime season is rolling to a close, and it's time once again to take a look at what's coming up next! With such gems as Space Patrol Luluco and Kiznaiver, Spring 2016 was a pretty well-rounded and entertaining season overall. What's in store for Summer? Our top picks are below, presented in alphabetical order.

Bananya

GENRE: Comedy (short-form)
STUDIO: Gathering
PREMISE: Based on the popular Q-Lia mascot, this anime follows the exploits the eponymous Bananya, a cat who lives in a banana. The official synopsis claims that Bananya's dream is to become a "stylish" chocolate banana. We hope he achieves it!
AIR DATE: July 4th

Berserk (2016)

GENRE: Fantasy Action/Adventure
STUDIO: Millepensee, GEMBA
PREMISE: An adaptation of the beloved classic manga and a sequel to the original anime adaptation of said manga. Guts, the Black Swordsman, combats demons in his quest for vengeance following the events of the 90s anime of the same name.
AIR DATE: July 1st

New Game!

GENRE: Slice-of-Life Comedy
STUDIO: Doga Kobo
PREMISE: Suzukaze Aoba is a high school graduate trying to make a career as a video game developer. Her senior at the game company is the developer of a game that Aoba loved as a child.
AIR DATE: July 4th

Orange

GENRE: Drama, Supernatural Slice-of-Life, School Life
STUDIO: Telecom Animation Film
PREMISE: Student Naho Takamiya recieves letters from her future self, detailing the events of present-day Naho's day. Future Naho reveals that she has many regrets and is sending the letters in order to make up for past mistakes.
AIR DATE: July 4th

ReLIFE

GENRE: Drama, Slice-of-Life, Romance
STUDIO: TMS Entertainment
PREMISE: 27-year-old Kaizaki Arata, unable to find a job, is offered an experimental drug which can give him the appearance of being 17 again and relive his high school life.
AIR DATE: July 1st

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan / The Disastrous Life of Saiki Kusuo

GENRE: Supernatural Comedy, School Life
STUDIO: J.C.Staff, Egg Firm
PREMISE: Saiki Kusuo possesses a large number of incredible superpowers, such as telepathy and telekinesis. Deciding that these powers are more annoying than helpful, he tries to live a normal life in spite of them.
AIR DATE: July 4th

Shokugeki no Souma season 2 / Food Wars! The Second Plate

GENRE: Comedy, Cooking, School Life
STUDIO: J.C.Staff
PREMISE: Following the previous season of Food Wars!, Souma Yukihara continues his education at the prestigious Toutsuki Culinary Academy.
AIR DATE: July 2nd

Those are our picks for Summer 2016! What are you most looking forward to? Anything not on this list that we absolutely need to watch? Let us know! I personally can't wait to get into Food Wars and Saiki Kusuo.

-Justin

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