The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the production of movies, TV shows, and even anime. The delay has meant fans had to be incredibly patient for the latest seasons of their favorite shows. Some anime with a new season coming out in 2022 hasn't released any new episodes for years.
There are many new anime shows coming out that are highly anticipated. Some examples include Spy x Family and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which is based on the controversial video game Cyberpunk 2077. While 2022 introduces several new anime, viewers can also revisit old favorites with fresh new episodes.
10 Attack On Titan Will Debut Its Final Season On January 9
One of the most anticipated releases for 2022 must be the second part of Attack on Titan's final season. While Hajime Isayama's best-selling manga ended last year, the final episodes of the anime will start to release on January 9.
Attack on Titan, for those unfamiliar with the franchise, centers around the life of Eren Yeager, who loses his mom when she is eaten by a Titan. This makes Eren hungry for revenge, and viewers see his progression from innocent into sinister as the episodes go on. Fans who watched the ending of the first part of the final season will get important questions answered, like the safety of Levi Ackerman.
9 The Success Of My Hero Academia Has Led To Many Spin-Offs
My Hero Academia's immense popularity has led to several spin-off mangas, anime series, and films. It is rumored that a live-action film is in the works by Legendary Entertainment. There have also been two console video games: My Hero: One's Justice and a sequel titled My Hero: One's Justice 2.
My Hero Academia is considered one of the best anime of the 2010s and is set to air its sixth season this fall. The series follows the life of Izuku Midoriya, a quirkless teenager recruited by a legendary hero named All Might. Viewers also meet Midoriya's friends, who all have different powers, or "quirks," during their time at U.A. High.
8 Komi Can't Communicate Is The Latest Anime Hit
Komi Can't Communicate is one of the latest animes based on the manga series by Tomohito Oda, which started in 2016 for Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday. The anime was first released on Netflix with weekly episodes from October to December last year.
The series depicts the life of Shouko Komi, a high school student who struggles severely with communicating with others. Tadano, one of her classmates, helps Komi be more extroverted and motivates her to make 100 friends. The second season of this new hit will premiere on Netflix in April this year.
7 Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Is Back Despite Negative Reviews
The Ghost in the Shell franchise began with its manga release in 1989, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. Since the launch of the manga, there have been several films and anime adaptations, the latest being Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, which premiered on Netflix in April 2020. There was also a poorly-received live-action film that was released in 2017.
The series shows off an incredibly cyberpunk vibe and is set in the year 2045. Despite earning mostly negative reviews, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 will premiere a second season at some point in 2022.
6 Rent-A-Girlfriend's Second Season Will Premiere Sometime In The First Half Of This Year
Rent-A-Girlfriend started as a manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine. It later turned into an anime, with its first season released in July 2020. The series centers around the life of recently single Kazuya Kinoshita, a college student living in Tokyo.
After his girlfriend dumps him, Kazuya starts to use an online dating app to rent a girlfriend named Chizuru Mizuhara. Kazuya is initially dissatisfied with Chizuru until she makes a good impression on his family. The second season of Rent-A-Girlfriend will premiere in the first half of this year.
5 Will There Be A Winner In Kaguya-Sama's Third Season?
The popular romantic comedy anime began as a manga series in 2015, before receiving an anime adaptation in 2019. Since its anime release, a live-action film has been created and two more seasons.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War follows the lives of two high school students, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, who are too prideful to admit they are in love. While people agree that the pair are destined for each other, Kaguya and Miyuki decide to participate in a heated battle to see who will confess their love first. Fans will find out if the third season will finally declare a winner in April 2022.
4 Uzaki-Chan Wants To Hang Out! Is Another Great Slice-Of-Life Anime
Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out! started as a manga series by Take in 2017, before getting an anime adaptation in July 2020. The series is another great addition to the slice-of-life anime genre, which focuses on the life of Hana Uzaki, an outgoing high school student.
Uzaki is excited when she learns that her friend, Shinichi Sakurai, attends the same school as her. However, she quickly discovers his introverted and laid-back personality, which Uzaki tries to transform into fun-loving and extroverted. The second season is set to premiere in 2022, but it has an unspecified release date.
3 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Began As A Mobile Game
Princess Connect! Re:Dive began as a Japanese role-playing game for iOS and Android devices in 2018 and also the sequel to the discontinued game, Princess Connect!. The anime adaptation aired its first season with thirteen episodes in April 2020.
The series centers around the life of Yuuki, the amnesiac protagonist who forms a guild called Gourmet Edifice, along with several friends she meets over time. The anime received average reviews and a renewal for a second season, which will air in mid-January 2022.
2 Ultraman Is Based On The 1960s Japanese Sci-Fi Series With The Same Title
The Ultraman manga, drawn by Tomohiro Shimoguchi and written by Eiichi Shimizu, is a sequel to the 1960s Japanese sci-fi television series with the same title. The franchise received an anime adaptation on Netflix in 2019, which is set many years after the 1960s series.
Ultraman is sort of like Japan's Superman, which rose to the world's third top-selling character in the 1980s for its fame in Asia. The powers of the original Ultraman are passed on to his son in the latest anime adaptation. The second season of Ultraman will air on Netflix in spring 2022.
1 Made In Abyss Had A Five-Year Hiatus
The long-awaited second season of Made in Abyss is set to air on an unknown date in 2022. The series first aired in 2017, but a second season has been continuously delayed due to the pandemic. A second season isn't the only thing the Made in Abyss franchise plans to release. There is also a role-playing game and a live-action film in the works.
The series follows the life of a young orphan girl named Riko, who lives in a town called Orth, which surrounds a gigantic hole in the ground, called the Abyss. Fans will hopefully get their unanswered questions settled in the upcoming season.