Crunchyroll announced some of its 2023 licenses earlier today, and the list includes both long-awaited sequels and some buzzy new titles. Territories where simulcasts will be available for streaming platform were also revealed.
Release date: April 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: Chise was able to accept Elias and herself, if not necessarily everything about her situation. After Cartaphilus fell back into a slumber that wouldn’t last forever, Chise was able to return to her normal life. Then she receives an invitation from a mutual aid organization for wizards called the College. A secret society of wizards exists beneath the British Library. Meeting and interacting with people is about to open some new doors.
This is a story about how you save yourself to save another.
Release date: 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: The Edo period is coming to an end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure, who is now on death row, is told that he will be acquitted and released if he can bring the Elixir of Life from an island rumored to be the Buddhist Pure Land Sukhavati. Hoping to be reunited with his beloved woman, Gabimaru heads to the island along with executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Arriving there, they encounter other death row inmates in search of the elixir of life…as well as a host of unknown creatures, sinister man-made statues, and the hermits who rule the island. Can Gabimaru find the elixir of life on this mysterious island and return home alive?
Release date: April 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: Hime is forced to work in a strange cafe where the waitresses pretend to be students at an all-girls boarding school. She is strangely fascinated by her partner, Mitsuki, who is so nice to her in front of customers. There’s just one problem… Mitsuki really can’t stand her!
The icy guy and his cool colleague
Release date: January 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: The setting is a workplace where snow-white romance hits like a blizzard. Himuro is a descendant of yuki-onnas living in modern times and a novice office worker. When he’s emotionally overwhelmed, he ends up causing blizzards or starts building snowmen and igloos. Whenever his secret romantic feelings for his unique but kind colleague Fuyutsuki get stronger, he sometimes freezes the people around him. Then there is Fuyutsuki. Everyone always sees her as the cool guy, but Fuyutsuki is actually also quite curious about her mysterious colleague, Himuro. Their relationship continues to gradually develop on a daily basis through work and work events. Eventually, they start spending time with each other outside of work, but they’re both a bit awkward when it comes to love, so they just can’t bond… A heartwarming workplace fantasy film starring a seemingly cool couple is about to start!
Release date: April 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: It’s a clash for the ages as the legendary hero faces off against the necromancer of the corpse god, but when the dust settles, something is amiss… In the final moments of their epic confrontation, the corpse god’s final gambit shot was completely unexpected – reincarnation magic! Across space and time, a boy named Polka Shinoyama wakes up feeling…not quite himself… Who would have expected that the climactic battle between good and evil would play out like this??
Release date: April 2023
territories: Worldwide, excluding Asia
Synopsis: The story follows Yukito Yanagi, an orphan who one day meets his father’s eccentric student. The strange man takes him to his birthplace of Ayakajima, made up of seven islands, where mysterious creatures called “Mitama” and dragons are rumored to live. There, Yukito meets his father’s other two students, who protect Ayakajima’s harmony… which soon threatens to collapse
Release date: January 2023
territories: Worldwide and Indian subcontinent, excluding Asia
Synopsis: Mitsuha is an 18-year-old girl who is often mistaken for a middle school student due to her childish face and short stature. The story begins when she loses her parents and older brother simultaneously in an accident and ends up all alone in the world.
She fails her matriculation exams due to the shock of losing her family. There are people chasing her parents’ insurance. She doesn’t know if she should go to college or start a job. There are also many expenses to worry about, including living expenses and house maintenance costs.
One day, as she worries about how she will survive, a mysterious being gives her the ability “World Jump”, which allows her to move back and forth between “this world” and “Isekai”! Now that she has this ability, she comes up with a plan for the future where she saves 1 billion yen in each world for a total of 2 billion yen (80,000 gold coins)! This is true. This is a plan for a girl who has no one to rely on to live a peaceful, stable retirement life in the future!
Source: Press release
Featured Image: Ancient Mage’s Bride © Kore Yamazaki/MAG Garden corp, Mahoyome Partners; The ice guy and his cool counterpart ©Miyuki Tonogaya/SQUARE ENIX, The Ice Production Committee; Hell’s Paradise © Yuji Kaku / Shueisha / Twin Engine / MAPPA
