October 21st, 2024 
Haylie Baker 
On October 18, 2024, Crunchyroll’s Industry Panel was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center at New York Comic Con (NYCC) in New York City, the largest pop culture convention on the East Coast. During this event, Crunchyroll revealed several exciting titles set to arrive on its streaming service worldwide. These titles include:
OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying
Based on the manga of a similar name by Egumi Sora (The Dialect of the Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa is Too Difficult to Deal With), this romance anime will be available to stream on Crunchyroll in January 2025. A trailer was shown for the upcoming series at NYCC. Shin Itagaki (So I’m a Spider, So What?) and Shingo Tanabe (I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too) are credited as the writers and directors for the series. Studio Millepensee will be producing the animation, working with the co-directors once again. The story is about a recent transfer student from Tokyo to Okinawa, Teruaki Nakamura, who has fallen for a girl at his new school that he can’t understand. However, with support from his new friend Higa-san, Nakamura can facilitate communication between him and the girl he loves, the start of an endearing cross-cultural romance.
Go For It, Nakamura-kun!
Soon to debut on Crunchyroll in 2025, the anime adaptation of the manga by Syundei had its first trailer revealed at NYCC. In addition, it was announced that Aoi Umeki (Pop Team Epic) would be the director, scriptwriter, and character designer of the series. Studio Drive (KONOSUBA: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, To Your Eternity Season 2) will be producing the animation. The series follows Nakamura, an introverted boy who instantly falls head over heels in love with one of his classmates, Hirose. Unfortunately, the two haven’t actually met yet, but thanks to Nakamura’s awkwardness, he may jeopardize the romance that has yet to begin!
I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
Along with a trailer, this anime adaptation is set to release on Crunchyroll in January 2025. Credits include author Nazuna Miki, light novel illustrator Kabocha, and manga illustrator Rio Akisaki. Keninchi Ishikura (Sakura Trick) is directing the series with its composition being written by Tatsuya Takahashi (The Faraway Paladin). Studio Deen (2001’s Fruits Basket; Sasaki and Miyano; KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!) and Marvy Jack (Spice and Wolf II) will be producing the animation. In this series, a middle-aged commoner’s life is changed forever when he simply tries to enjoy a drink after work, but soon after he awakens in the body of Liam Hamilton, the youngest heir to a failing noble household. Strangeness aside, Liam sees an opportunity in his new reality: he now has the time to study magic! However, unexpected twists await Liam as he embarks on this journey, he must master magic and save his family before it’s too late.
HIGH CARD Special Episode “THE FLOWERS BLOOM”
Following the conclusion of HIGH CARD Season 2, a special episode titled “The Flowers Bloom” is set to premiere on Crunchyroll on November 5. TMS Entertainment (2019’s Fruits Basket; Yowamushi Pedal; Kamisama Kiss) is producing the animation. This special follows Finn, a thief who’s come across special playing cards that bestow powerful abilities. A secret group, High Card, is sworn to collect and protect these cards which have been distributed around the Fourland’s kingdom, and thus they recruit Finn. The team sets forth on a dangerous mission to retrieve the lost cards-all before their competitors at Who’s Who gets them first.
ZENSHU
During the Industry Panel, a brand-new trailer for ZENSHU made its debut at NYYC. The new series will be premiering on Crunchyroll in January 2025. ZENSHU’s animation has been produced by MAPPA, highly praised for its work on JUJUSTSU KAISEN, Chainsaw Man, and Attack on Titan’s final season. Mitsue Yamazaki (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle; How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?) has directed the series, with Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon; 2024’s Ranma ½) as its scriptwriter. ZENSHU follows the story of Natsuko Hirose, an animation graduate seeking to start her career. Natsuko quickly moves up in the industry with her strong skills and talent, becoming a director in just a short span of time. With the grand success of her first anime, Natsuko quickly becomes recognized as a prodigy director and begins working on her second project, a rom-com movie all about first love. There’s just one issue, though: Natsuko has never been in love, and without any experience to draw on, she struggles to resonate with the themes of the movie. As a result, the movie’s production comes to a halt.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE
A trailer for the highly anticipated final season of the fan-favorite franchise has been released, giving fans an exciting glimpse of what lies ahead. The series will be arriving on Crunchyroll in January 2025 and is based on Riichiro Inagaki’s (TRILLION GAME) manga, illustrated by Boichi (Trigun: The Lost Plant), directed by Shuhei Matsushita (Dr. STONE NEW WORLD), and animated by TMS Entertainment. The story takes place in a world entirely made up of the ruins of civilization, seven thousand years after all of humanity was mysteriously turned to stone. Senku Ishigami, an intelligently gifted boy with an aptitude for science, awakens. He decides to use his skills to rebuild the world from scratch, enlisting the help of his brawny friend, Taiju Oki, who was similarly awakened. Together, they work towards restoring civilization piece by piece, covering two million years of scientific progress from the dawn of the Stone Age to modern times.
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