Most Anticipated Anime Coming to Netflix in 2022: It is time for the anime fans to rejoice as 2022 proves to be a Santa Claus’s box from the shop named Netflix. But the box is open now and no more suspense is needed. As the new year embarks upon our life, Netflix has brought a number of exciting and potentially blockbuster anime for you.
Because among all the visual entertainment media, Anime scores the top nowadays. There are a number of reasons behind that. Firstly, the often bildungsroman storyline makes it easier to relate for the young adult fans.
Secondly, the determination and struggle of the protagonists as well as the psychic complexity of the antagonists appeal to them. And thirdly, animation gives us a scope to escape reality yet ponder over real-life issues.
Keeping all this in mind and to cater to the subscribes’ demand, Netflix provided a more than a satisfying array of anime series and movies for the fans to binge readily. Now, given the fact that there are lots of anime to stream on the forerunning media, we thought it will be a bit less hectic for you if we make a list of the best anime series and movies of this year.
Most Anticipated Animes Coming on Netflix in 2022:
TV Series:
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean-
‘Stone Ocean’ is the sixth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Set in the year 2011, repeating the history, Jolyne Kuujou is in a jail cell in Florida. She has been framed for a false crime and is now serving a long sentence without any ray of hope. But Joutarou sends a gift that awakens her power, manifesting into her Stand, Stone Free. Can she ultimately escape this Stone Ocean through the means of her ability?
On December 1, 2021, twelve episodes of the show have already been streamed. But it can be conjectured that there are more to come to this season and if not in this Winter, the newer episodes will land on Netflix in Spring of 2022.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Season 3)-
MyAnimeListA highly popular romance series that features Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane as two high school students. Not only that, they are the student body’s representative which makes them quite famous and subject to envy for other students.
Now Kaguya and Miyuki have feelings for each other and everybody understands that. But they are too proud to confess that. Ultimately they turn this into a game where the one to first confess feelings will lose. Love is really turned into a war here.
Based on the Manga series by Aka Akasaka, this anime is directed by Shinichi Omata. The third season is to be streamed on Netflix in April 2022.
My Hero Academia (Season 6)-
ComingSoon.netOne of the most popular anime on Netflix is returning in the Fall of 2022. The upcoming season will be centered around the “Paranormal Liberation War” arc as along with his classmates Izuku will now have to stand firm in an all-out war against the Paranormal Liberation Front.
In December’s Jump Festa event, a celebration of manga and anime, the sixth season of this TV show is announced. Subscribers can stream season 6 of ‘My Hero Academia‘ in October 2022.
Mob Psycho 100 (Season 3)-
PolygonBased on a Japanese manga series written by ONE who is best known for creating the iconic anime ‘One Punch Man, this anime is about a middle school boy who is psychic. But he wants to live a normal life. The two seasons of this series followed Mob’s struggle as he tries to balance his unique ability and his daily life. The third season is assumed to finish telling the story of Mob’s toil.
It is conjectured that the third season is going to be the last one for ‘Mob Psycho 100’. Though a final timing has not been announced as the schedule of the new season’s premiere, chances are that it will release in April 2022.
Vinland Saga Season 2-
Radio TimesThe protagonist of the Vinland Saga is a young boy named Thorfin. His parents were murdered by invading Vikings who take the orphan boy to raise him with the purpose of turning him into a killing tool. But Thorfin eventually becomes a terrifying warrior and seeks vengeance against the band’s leader named Askeladd in order to avenge his father’s death.
Only one season of this anime series has been released yet. The second one is likely to air on Netflix in the Spring of 2022.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners-
Cosmic Book NewsThis is a spin-off series of the popular game called ‘Cyberpunk 2077’. Set in the same universe of the game, it revolves around a street kid who is trying to survive in a city that is obsessed with technology and body modification.
But he ultimately chooses to remain alive by turning into an edge runner. Edgerunner is a mercenary outlaw who is also known as cyberpunk.
Set in a fictional time period that is way ahead of our time, this series will definitely be a big hit. The estimated time of its release is somewhere in 2022.
Movies:
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime-
ComingSoon.netThough no plot has been confirmed for this upcoming movie, it can be guessed that it will follow the Japanese light novel series of the same name by Fuse. But we can also be surprised with a brand new original story as the plot of the movie. But to know that we have to wait a little longer as the movie is scheduled to arrive on Netflix, not before the Fall of 2022.
The Quintessential Quintuplets-
Monsters and CriticsThe movie is based on the Japanese manga series of the same name that is written as well as illustrated by Negi Haruba. It will be a generic harem anime. The plot follows five identical twin sisters and their common tutor.
It was adapted in an anime series earlier. But the movie adaptation is lively to serve as a finishing of the series and provide an answer to the question that the series left us with.
That is- who will Futaro ultimately end up with? The movie ‘The Quintessential Quintuplets’ is set to release on Netflix on May 20, 2022.
