Crunchyroll is gearing up for several days worth of simulcast announcements and have kicked off their lineup page once again so we can see what’s actually in store. Though, as learned from seasons past, there’s always room to add a little more should things change of course. The summer season is usually a bit quieter than the spring season, which is when the big shows typically roll out as well as the fall, so it’s not too surprising that it’s a bit less this time around overall and there’s definitely some additional competition out there as well. It’s also worth remembering that there are several continuing series from the previous season that are still ongoing. Let’s look at that first.

Shows that began in the spring and Crunchyroll is listing as still ongoing include Gintama, Beelzebub, Sket Dance, Blue Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, My Ordinary Life and Steins; Gate. They’re also obviously continuing on with more Naruto: Shippuden and Bleach as well as Fairy Tail. And seeing more Cardfight!! Vanguard isn’t a surprise either. Some of these titles are a bit surprising. Sket Dance had listed for 14 episodes, but now it may be going on for more. Beelzebub is a bit less of a surprise since it was rumored to be a 50 episode series for awhile, but it’s not been an easy show to get information on. Still, if it runs for another two seasons, I’ll be very pleased. Most everything else was a given though.

So that leaves us with eleven slots open for new shows that they can go after. We’ve already seen that one of them will be Usagi Drop since they’re advertising it as a banner series on one of their sections that they thought might be hidden, so that allows for ten more. Which ten shows would you want to see hit the service?

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