Anime starting in Spring 2021

* Based on an adventure historical seinen manga series by Hara Yasuhisa.

The third season that will cover the Alliance Arc.

Note: It premiered on NHK General TV (NHK-G) on April 6, 2020. On April 26, 2020, the anime production committee announced that Episode 5 and onwards of the third series would be indefinitely postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 5, 2020, it was announced that the broadcast will restart from episode 1 in April 2021.

* Based on an action role-playing game with urban fantasy elements published by Square Enix.

Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya's bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know he's been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG). Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive. Together, they complete missions and defeat monsters known as "Noise" as they gradually uncover the true nature of this twisted Game.

Source: Official website

Note: The first episode received an early screening at an online event streamed on ZAIKO on March 14, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on April 10, 2021.

Yuuyu is a boy living in Kanazawa, Kaga Province. He is 15 years old and in his third year of junior high school. He has the ability to sense the feelings of others, but he is troubled by the fact that he cannot say no when asked. One day, Yuuyu could no longer stand going along with his sister's hobby, so he ran away from home. The one who saves him is Ookura Megumi. Megumi invites Yuuyu to a nighttime amusement park called "Wonder Hill" where her friends hang out. At the amusement park, Yuuyu meets Megumi, Ishigame Zakusa, and Seto Tomari, members of "Team Blackout," a group that meets to play Vanguard every night.

Tonight, a serious fight for the team's flag will take place. Blackout's leader, Momoyama Danji, and the mysterious and powerful fighter, Ebata Touya. As Yuuyu stares at them, the card fight is soon eroded into a world of images.

This is how Yuuyu encounters Vanguard, a world he has never seen before, and is drawn in by its powerful allure- making new friends along the way.

Source: Bushiroad

Note: The first episode received a premiere on the official Vanguard YouTube channel on 24 March. The regular broadcast started on 3 April.

Brought together by a mysterious song, Kamino Mei, a grad student, and Arikawa Yun, an engineer, lead the fight against an unimaginable force that may spell doom for the world.

Source: netflix

Note: Each episode was delivered on Netflix one week before its TV broadcast.

Sometime in the 21st century. In the near future, transportation has progressed. Feeling that conventional policing organizations were limited in maintaining public safety, the Japanese government decided to partially lease out the right to arrest with the restriction of being limited to designated areas. This was the birth of the Deliver Police. In addition to his main job as an anime production assistant, main character Taichi has dreamed of being a hero since childhood as a member of the Deliver Police. Working with operator Wako, can he arrest the villains running rampant before time runs out?

Source: Animenotane 2021

In 2124, Christopher discovers a lost Earth-Mars space shuttle while surveying Mars. It is three years since its disappearance. Christopher enters the space shuttle to check for the passengers and crew who were left on Mars. He encounters the ghost of a passenger, a girl named Cyane. A lonely ghost bound to Mars, Cyane tries to play with Christopher.

Source: Animenotane 2021

Under the blazing sun, Sakaki, a female warrior, transports the remains of the dragon she has killed. Her destination is Hell Castle, home to the Grand Chancellor, the absolute ruler who reigns over the whole country. Carrying a dragon eye as a gift, Sakaki is granted an audience with the Grand Chancellor and she gives an account of the heroic way she killed the dragon. However, the Grand Chancellor doesn't believe Sakaki's story, and claims that she is actually Kyokotsu, an assassin that a prophecy said would come to kill him. Sakaki is surrounded by guards. Will she survive? And what is the true identity of Kyokotsu, who is after the Grand Chancellor's life?

Source: Animenotane 2021

* Based on a super hero manga series written and illustrated by Horikoshi Kouhei.

The rivalry between Class 1-A and Class 1-B heats up in a joint training battle. Eager to be a part of the hero course, brainwashing buff Shinsou is tasked with competing on both sides. But as each team faces their own weaknesses and discovers new strengths, this showdown might just become a toss-up.

Source: funimation

* Based on a crime suspense historical manga written by Takeuchi Ryousuke and drawn by Miyoshi Hikaru. The story's protagonist is James Moriarty, the famous antagonist from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series.

Sherlock's on the case as his world begins to crossover with the Moriarity Brothers and their underworld machinizations. Both groups find themselves entangled with Irene Adler, a courtesan with high-ranking clientele. Her latest actions threaten the British Crown as we see Sherlock's brother Mycroft hiring Albert Moriarity with retrieving classified information and silencing Adler permanently. Meanwhile, Irene hatches a plan to endear herself to Sherlock in the hopes of preventing her assassination.

Source: ANN

Note: The first episode was streamed on Niconico, Funimation, Wakanim and Animelab on March 28. Regular broadcast started on April 4, 2021.

* Based on a love comedy manga by Mogusu.

One rainy day, salaryman Amakusa Ryou is saved by a high school girl he doesn't know at the station. He later finds out that the girl is Arima Ichika. Ryou is somewhat of a womanizer and to repay her for saving him, he suggests giving her a kiss or going out on a date with her, in which Ichika tells him he's creepy. This, however, opens a new door for Ryou and he falls madly in love with her. Ever since then, Ryou tries to overly express his feelings to Ichika. Ichika just keeps insulting him and says he's being creepy, but he just seems to take it as her way of showing affection towards him...

Source: crunchyroll

Note: Each episode was streamed on Amazon Prime Video and Crunchyroll a week ahead of its TV broadcast, starting on March 29, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on April 5, 2021.

Forget what you learned in history class, and imagine all the nations of the world as guys on an inappropriate reality show. Pledge allegiance to your favorite superpower in Hetalia Axis Powers!

Source: crunchyroll

Note: Each episode was broadcast on AT-X a week after its initial streaming, starting on April 8, 2021. The regular streaming distribution started on April 1, 2021.

Once upon a time, there was a school where a bunch of characters from classic stories went to. One day, a very normal boy named Meisaku-kun enrolls at that school. There's the super stupid and super energetic Sweets, Musubi, who gets mad if you call him a riceball, the narcissistic Nokio, who swears he's a robot, and a crazy turtle named Bolt. Will Meisaku-kun be able to graduate from school as an established classical character when he's surrounded by so many eccentric classmates?

Source: crunchyroll

* Based on a music shounen manga by Ragawa Marimo.

Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu's grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since the grandfather's death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his Shamisen. That's when his successful and rich mother, Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up.
She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for Shamisen.

Source: M-U

Note: The first episode received an early web premier on Amazon Prime on April 2. The regular TV broadcast started on April 3.

One day, Asanaka Yomogi, a first-year student at Fujiyokidai High School, runs into a mysterious man named Gauma who claims to be a "kaiju user."

The sudden appearance of a kaiju is followed by the entry of the gigantic robot, Dynazenon. In the wrong place at the wrong time are Minami Yume, Yamanaka Koyomi, and Asukagawa Chise, who are dragged into the fight against the kaiju.

Source: Funimation

* Based on a sport shounen manga series by Musashino Hajime.

Yoigoshi Tatsuya was a star soccer player known as "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable," but when he entered high school, he severed all involvement with sports. Now, he has been invited to a certain sports team. In these matches, victory is achieved through teammates working together to catch and defeat the opponents invading their territory... You could call it a sort of running combat sport. And the name of this game is...Kabaddi.

Source: crunchyroll

NiaLand is an AI theme park that blends dreams with hope and science. Vivy was created as the world's first autonomous humanoid AI to work as a cast member in the theme park. She gets on stage every day to sing, but she is not very popular.
"I want my singing to bring happiness to everyone."
Vivy continues singing in hopes of one day achieving her goal of one day bringing her heartfelt performances to the theme park's main stage. One day, an AI that calls himself Matsumoto appears to her. Matsumoto claims that he is an AI from one hundred years in the future, and that his mission is to rewrite history with Vivy in order to stop the war between AI and humans that will happen a century later.
How will the meeting of these two AIs with such different missions change the course of the future? This is a story of I(Vivi) destroying I(AI)... The one hundred-year journey of an AI songstress named Vivy starts now.

Source: Official website

After experiencing two adventurous events, Wu Xie returned to Hangzhou from Nansha. During his training, he suddenly received an itchy call that he hadn't met for a long time. Lao Yi and Wu Xie told about their adventures in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains three years ago, and invited Wu Xie to go on an adventure together and explore the ancient ruins. Wu Xie and Lao You set off for an expedition in the Qinling Mountains. Here, they saw the huge Zheluo salmon, the magnificent underground river waterfall, the incredible ancient sacred tree... And Zhang Qiling, who has always been out there, also secretly helped Wu Xie.

source: baike.baidu.com

* Based on a comedy fantasy slice of life manga written by Tanuki Kao and drawn by Aya Shouko.

When a dragon fails to live up to the fearsome standards set for him, his family kicks him out. He embarks on a quest to find a new home, but soon finds that life on the road is no place for a cowardly beast of legend. In a fantasy world full of elves, dwarves, and other mythical creatures, where everyone wants a piece of him—literally!—the frustrations of house-hunting reach a whole new level.

Source: Seven Seas

The franchise's story centers on wizards who gather mazica in order to save the world. Junior high school student Kezuru wakes up after a strange dream featuring himself as a wizard, a creature called "mazin," and a mysterious girl. The next day, his friend Kuracchi proudly shows off the newly launched Mazica Party card game. To Kezuru's shock, all the characters drawn in the game's cards are just like the ones in his dream.

Meanwhile, Kezuru receives a notification for an event at the major international company Mazica. Intrigued, Kezuru goes to the Mazica Store as directed, only to meet the Mazica CEO himself, Jeff Johns. Johns says, "I have great expectations for you," and hands Kezuru Mazica Gear.

On his way back home, Kezuru is attacked by an airship-like creature. Just when he thinks, "this is it!" to himself, his Mazica Gear erupts and a magic book appears. When he scratches a card, he seals a contract with Barunya, a "mazin" creature that is an odd remixed fusion between an airship and a cat.

The mysterious girl Anya says Kezuru and those of his ilk will be "the true wizards who save the world." Amid all these mysterious revelations, Kezuru enrolls in the Mazica Academy and engages in Mazica Party card battles alongside his partner mazin.

Source: ANN

* Based on a sport manga by Arakawa Naoshi.

With no soccer accomplishments to speak of during the entirety of Suou Sumire's junior high school years, the young wing gets an odd offer. Suou's main rival, Soshizaki Midori, invites her to join up on the same team in high school, with a promise that she'll never let Suou "play alone." It's an earnest offer, but the question is whether Suou will take her up on it. Thus the curtain opens on a story that collects an enormous cast of individual soccer-playing personalities!

Source: kodansha comics

* Based on a slice-of-life romantic comedy light novel series written by Shimesaba and illustrated by Booota.

Yoshida is an ordinary guy who was rejected hard by the woman he'd spent the last 5 years having a crush on. On his way home after getting drunk at a bar, he finds a teenage girl crouched on the side of the road...

"If you let me stay at your place, you can sleep with me."
"You shouldn't say that, even as a joke."
"Then let me stay over for free."

Before he knows it, the girl, Sayu, has moved in with him. This is the story of a runaway teen girl and an ordinary 26-year old man.

Source: Hakuhodo DY MaP

* Based on a fantasy shoujo light novel series written by Tachibana Yuka and illustrated by Shuri Yasuyuki.

Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a "Saint" who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all...as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn't come back to haunt her.

Source: Seven Seas Entertainment

On this day, Lin Feng was condensing his martial soul in the Lin Mansion. He didn't want to, he had just cultivated his sword martial soul into a prototype, and his fiancee Ji Manyao took the opportunity to take away his martial soul, causing him to vomit blood and die. At the same time, Lin Feng's spirit entered the place where the gods were buried. The mysterious woman in the place told Lin Feng that he could gain huge martial arts power and knowledge by destroying the ancient gods buried here. In the real world, Lin Feng, who was originally the eldest young master of the Lin family, was no longer respected by his servants because he lost his sword spirit. It was not until Lin Feng used the power obtained from the place of burial to defeat Lin Yuhong, the powerhouse of Huangjie Wuhun, that the Lin family's attitude towards Lin Feng changed. On the other hand, Lin Feng killed Qin Xiao who was fighting with him because he couldn't control the newly acquired power well. Qin Xiao is the grandson of the first elder of the Qin family, and has always been favored by the elders. Now that Qin Xiao was killed, the elders of the Qin family were unwilling.

source: MAL

* Based on a comedy fantasy light novel series written by Tsuchihi Light and illustrated by Youta.

Yuuki Hiroshi has just picked up Kiwame Quest, the realest VRMMO ever made. But this RPG is TOO lifelike; he can smell, taste, feel, and when he's hurt in it, his physical body is hurt too. Even worse, his abilities in this adventure suck as much as they do in daily life. This was supposed to be immersion, not reality. Consumed with winning, he swears he'll conquer this game—even if it kills him!

Source: funimation

* Based on a web manga by Nishimura Yuuji.

It follows the daily life of Kotetsu-kun, who aspires to be an astronaut, and friends at the Animal Space Academy as they all pursue their dreams.

Source: ANN

* Based on a comedy manga by Oono Kousuke.

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him "the Immortal Dragon." But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband!

Source: VIZ

One day, Minamoto Sakura lost her life in an unfortunate accident. Then, ten years later... After Sakura wakes up in a strange mansion, mysterious idol producer Tatsumi Koutarou tells her that she will be joining a group of legendary girls to form an idol unit. The seven girls are charged with a quest to save the fading Saga Prefecture and adopt the group name Franchouchou. After overcoming the difficulties stemming from their different ages and different periods of history, their undead zombie bodies allow them to defy expectations of what idols can be. During the final winter of the Heisei era they performed their first featured concert at Karatsu's Furusato Exhibition Hall, Arpino, taking another step towards becoming a legend. Now, in the modern Reiwa Era... The curtain rises on a new chapter in the story of Franchouchou, as they march towards a bright future full of hope.

Source: crunchyroll

* Based on a light novel series written by Murasaki Yukiya and illustrated by Tsurusaki Takahiro.

Having successfully defeated - and saved - the Demon Lord Krebskulm, Diablo's adventures in the world of Cross Reverie continue. While testing a new spell on the outskirts of town, he stumbles upon Head Priest Lumachina fleeing from deadly assassins from her own church. After saving her, Diablo and his party find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy by the church's ruling Cardinal, and will now have to face off against one of the greatest powers in the kingdom if they want to keep their new companion safe.

Source: ANN

* Based on the role-playing video game Blue Reflection from Gust and Koei Tecmo.

Optimistic Hiori can't turn away anyone in need. Clumsy Ruka can't seem to make friends, even when she tries. Together, this unlikely pair will use the power as Reflectors to help those in need with their emotional struggles and change the world.

Source: funimation

Aspiring athletes from around the galaxy gather to compete in a tournament where the winner will be crowned the Cosmic Beauty.

What begins as rivalry grows into friendship among the athletes, including a lunar refugee and her kangaroo companion, the daughter of an arms-dealing CEO, a mysterious loner, and Earth's representative...a humble potato farmer named Akehoshi Kanata.

Source: funimation

* Based on a fantasy science fiction shounen manga series by Mashima Hiro.

At Granbell Kingdom, an abandoned amusement park, Shiki has lived his entire life among machines. But one day, Rebecca and her cat companion Happy appear at the park's front gates. Little do these newcomers know that this is the first human contact Granbell has had in a hundred years! As Shiki stumbles his way into making new friends, his former neighbors stir at an opportunity for a robo-rebellion... And when his old homeland becomes too dangerous, Shiki must join Rebecca and Happy on their spaceship and escape into the boundless cosmos.

Source: kodansha comics

Note: The first two episodes received a limited online advanced screening on March 29. Regular TV broadcast started on April 11, 2021.

* Based on Sanrio's Mewkledreamy character.

* Based on a supernatural slice of life manga by Soumatou.

Faceless shadow nobles living in a vast mansion, attended by living dolls who spend much of their time cleaning up the soot endlessly emitted by their mysterious masters.

Follow the story of Emilyko, a young and cheerful living doll, as she learns her duties serving as the attendant for Kate Shadow-sama. What dangers and dark secrets will she and Kate encounter, as they become more deeply involved in the inner workings of the shadows' society?

Source: M-U

* Based on a fantasy drama manga by Ooima Yoshitoki.

A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well...

Source: Kodansha Comics

Cestvs enters his first match at the slave gladiator training school. Though he's bewildered to discover that his opponent is his best friend, he wins the match, and his opponent is killed on the spot. According to his instructor Zafar, losers have no future. "Every time you win, your opponent will die. You're practically a murderer!" With all his sorrow and rage clenched in his fists, Cestvs survives, as one after another powerful opponents stand in his way, as well as the shadow of Nero, fifth emperor of the Roman Empire. With no other way to secure his freedom, can Cestvs seize his future?!

Source: crunchyroll

Japan is celebrating the upcoming World Sports Games, the world's largest sporting event, in Tokyo. The "Japanese Bullet", the world's first vacuum-tube super-conducting linear train, is built with the latest Japanese technology and its first trip is timed to coincide with the WSG opening ceremonies. The train is set to run from Shin Nagoya Station to Tokyo Station at up to 1,000 kilometers per hour. However, a bizarre incident occurs during a party held by famous major sponsors, leading to a string of kidnappings of top executives. Conan deduces a possible link to serial abductions in the WSG 15 years earlier in Boston.

Source: ANN

Yoru is an entity who resides in a dream realm known as the Night World, where he helps children find closure to the memories they have forgotten or abandoned.

Source: ANN

A project to introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to preschoolers and elementary school children.

Born into a unique world where villages fight to gain power and control, the main character, Shi Hao, is a genius blessed by the heavens born under the poorest of conditions.

His clan, however, has a mysterious past. To rise up and become the genius he is meant to be, the clan goes through every effort to aid his cultivation as they battle through fanatical monsters and engage in power struggles with other clans.

His journey will bring him through unknown lands until he is able to become a person that can truly shake the world.

source: MAL

In the twelfth year of Tian Bao, the resurrection of the Heavenly Demon is approaching. The Demon King Xie Jie intends to use the Heavenly Demon to dominate the demon race and overthrow the earth, making it a land of demons. The Division of Human Exorcism gathers young talents back to Chang'an to prepare for the return of the Heavenly Demon four years later. At the border, the exorcists reunite and follow up with the discovery of a riot of war dead ghouls. Behind all this seems to be a connection to the legendary White Deer, where exactly is it?

source: baike.baidu.com / DeepL

The Twelve Caves are a mysterious and dangerous place. What secret is hidden there? Will Li Xinyun and the others be able to escape with their lives intact in the face of the powerful forces? The mysterious and unpredictable journey to the Miao border is about to begin!

source: baike.baidu.com / deepl

Using superpowers to enter their clientele's photos one by one, Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang take their work seriously at "Time Photo Studio," a small photography shop set in the backdrop of a modern metropolis. Each job can be full of danger, but nothing is more important than fulfilling every order, no matter the scale... or peril involved!

Source: Funimation

Set in the Ming dynasty, the Immortal Record of Taiyi tells the story of an fight that has been going on for thousands of years between the two Taoist daoists, also known as the Battle of Kunlun, from the mountain of same name, where two battle took place. Legend has it that both the first and second Kunlun battles saw the Xuan Clan defeat the Demon Dao with the help of Emperor Nanji and Empress Ziwei, bringing peace to the Central Yuan Realm. Our hero and heroine, the young emperor Zhu Yun-hu and the disciple of the Xuan Clan, Leng Shan-ning, are the reincarnations of Emperor Nanji and Empress Ziyi. This time, the Xuan Clan has undergone a change within its ranks and the devilish crowd is planning to take advantage of the situation and the Third Great Kunlun War is imminent. This time, a mysterious force has intervened to bring about the Third Kunlun War.

source: baike.baidu / DeepL

Second part

There was a rumour among the young people in Harajuku, Tokyo.

There is a place called Ura-Harajuku somewhere in Harajuku, and it seems that there is a shop run by a witch.

The witch's name is Nina. A young witch with a chameleon and a pig fulfills the secret wishes of her guests.

Her method is to invite her to a mysterious space and look into the "real feelings" deep inside her heart.

Customers are sometimes excited, sometimes hurt, and make their own choices to fulfill their wishes.

Chu Xing He begins his cultivation journey with the last piece of hope his father left in his hands - the Star Map. Rumored to be the map of the entire galaxy and boost the potential of ordinary cultivators the Star Map is a relic that is desired by the same enemies that brought the Chu family’s downfall.

Source: Sauron

* Based on a sport manga by Arakawa Naoshi.

Onda Nozomi is a middle school student who is constantly sitting on the bench because her school only has a boy's soccer club and no girl's soccer club. Nozomi keeps pestering the coach to let her play, and she wants to take to the field during the upcoming season to prove that she can play just as well as any boy to Tani, a rival player and former childhood friend.

Source: crunchyroll

* Based upon the 1989 novel of the same name written by Tomino Yoshiyuki.

The story of a young god and a mortal girl on an mysterious fairy island.

source: baike.baidu / deepl

* Based on the light novel series by Carlo Zen.

The 203rd Air Mage Battalion led by Tanya is forced to fight in the southern desert, the front line. In an effort to provide some food for the harsh conditions, Colonel Rerugen sent dried pasta to the battlefield. Will Tanya and the others be able to eat the delicious pasta under the conditions of water shortage?

Source: Abema, translated