It is time to close the year and review the tornado of anime series that have been released in 2022, which are not few and we have had a round year and with series for all tastes. During this year we have had new seasons of several of the biggest franchises of the moment, but several novelties have also arrived with great force.
If you still have to catch up with some of them, here is our list of the best anime of 2022 and where they can be streamed.
‘Spy x Family’
It had already risen on a wave of popularity for the manga, but ‘Spy x Family’ has been for many the big surprise of the yearand luckily we will have more anime in 2023 and even an original movie.
The plot follows the Forgers, who on the surface are a lovely family but they all have some kind of secret. The father, loidis a spy for an enemy nation, the mother, Yoris a contract killer, and the daughter, Anya, is a telepath. You can follow his day to day through Crunchyroll.
Chainsaw Man
‘Chainsaw Man’ has been the big bombshell of autumn, and without surprises because it was one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Soon we will have to say goodbye to the series, but we have had an impressive first season that we can see on Crunchyroll.
The series focuses on Denjia young man who survives as he can together with his dog pochita, a chainsaw demon. One day Denji is betrayed and killed, although he manages to survive thanks to a deal with a demon and is reborn with new abilities.
‘Bocchi the Rock!’
This has been a big surprise of the season, but it has quickly become one of the best series of the year thanks to its shots of humor and that warm and relaxed slice of life tone to heal your soul week by week on Crunchyroll.
Hitori Gotō She is a very shy girl who has always dreamed of having a band and playing with her friends. when she meets Nijika Ijichi, who plays the drums and is looking for a guitarist for his group, it seems that he is finally a little closer to fulfilling his dreams.
‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’
Netflix has released a lot of anime this year, but without a doubt one of the best series has been ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’, which She has practically taken it upon herself to revive the video game ‘Cyberpunk 2077’.
With superb animation and graphic style, the anime is set in the brutal Night City, a corrupt metropolis where street violence is the order of the day. David Ramirez he loses everything he cares about in a few hours, and is driven to become a mercenary in order to survive.
‘My Dress Up Darling’
At the beginning of the year we got ‘My Dress-Up Darling’, a charming, funny and a little bawdy at times romantic comedy. We already know that it will have a sequel, but in the meantime its first season can be seen on Crunchyroll.
‘My Dress-Up Darling’ starts when Wakana Gojoa very shy boy who wants to become a master hina doll crafter, befriends Marin Kitagawa, one of the most popular girls in class. When Marin discovers how good she sews on her, she quickly convinces him to help cosplay her dreams.
Mob Psycho 100
Undoubtedly one of the best action anime of recent yearsand of course ‘Mob Psycho 100’ has given us a spectacular last season that we have been able to follow through Crunchyroll.
Shigeo Kageyama, alias “Mob“, is a very powerful psychic who tries to suppress his emotions and lead a calm and described life. In order to learn to control his abilities, Mob works as an assistant to reigen arakatawho claims to be an important medium but is little more than a con man with a face.
‘Shingeki no Kyojin’
At the beginning of the year Part 2 of the Final Season of ‘Shingeki no Kyojin’ was released, leaving us right with honey on our lips. These chapters were full of drama, revelations and actionand they have left everything ready for the final stretch of the series.
Although watching the entire series is a platform gymkhana, this latest season can be seen from Crunchyroll.
‘Kimetsu no Yaiba’
After the bombing of ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinite Train’, has arrived a second season of the very intense and explosive series. In addition to adapting this narrative arc to a series format, we have also had the Pleasure District Arc, which has given us some of the best chapters of the anime to date.
The first season of the series can be seen on Amazon Prime Video, but we can see the new chapters from Crunchyroll.
‘Kotaro lives alone’
Despite the fact that it is full of cute and adorable moments, ‘Kotaro lives alone’ is a crude story about child abuse and the importance of adoptive families and that the same thing gives you two smiles than a while of tears. For now it only consists of a small season that we can see on Netflix.
kotaro is a four-year-old boy who moves into an apartment right next to Shin Karinoa very lazy failed mangaka… and soon Karino and the rest of the community become increasingly interested in their new neighbor and his well-being.
‘Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury’
It has already rained since the previous ‘Gundam’ series, and ‘The Witch from Mercury’ has set out to revamp the franchise for a more modern audience with an anime that mixes high school plots with megacorporation conspiracies… and yes, that we do not miss the wicks.
We are already reaching the end of the first part of the anime, and we can follow it week by week from Crunchyroll.
‘Kaguya-sama: Love is War: Ultra Romantic’
The third season of ‘Kaguya-sama: Love is War’ became the big hit of the anime spring season with what seemed to be the outcome of the tension between Kaguya and Miyuki… Although we also have an anime movie involved and maybe even a fourth season.
The complete series can be seen on Crunchyroll and follow Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, who are in charge of the student council of their prestigious institute. Everyone thinks that they would be the perfect couple, but both are too proud to admit that they like each other and believe that whoever admits their love first will lose in the competition that they have set up for themselves.
‘Blue Lock’
With the World Cup in Qatar overlapping with the broadcast, ‘Blue Lock’ has had an extra popularity, although it didn’t need it to be noticed. Among all the sports anime this year, this one soccer series with a thriller tone It was one of the most anticipated releases and still has a lot to do on Crunchyroll.
The plot revolves around Blue Locka very intensive training program designed to create the best and most selfish goalscorer of all time.
‘Ranking of Kings’
The second part of ‘Ranking of Kings’ was released this year to give us a beautiful, emotional and round animewith one of the great anime surprises in 2022 that we have been able to see on Crunchyroll.
is the story of bojjia deaf prince who dreams of being the best of all kings, although in his kingdom everyone takes him for a fool and prefers his half brother as heir to the throne, daida. The only one who understands Bojji and sides with him is kagethe survivor of a disgraced clan of assassins.
‘Romantic Killer’
This romantic comedy It landed on Netfix in the fall and has given us a very fresh and fun anime, despite the fact that it was measured with very big premieres.
A Anzu Hoshino he only cares about video games, chocolate and his cat, so when a creature called Riri and she takes them off, her world is turned upside down. Riri’s master plan is to get Anzu a boyfriend, though the teenager herself isn’t quite up to the task of living in her own romantic comedy.
‘Thermae Romae Novae’
At the beginning of the year it premiered in netfix ‘Thermae Romae Novae’, a anime isekai very funny and a little different from what we are used to in the genre. The protagonist is luciusa bath builder from Ancient Rome who is always thinking about how to improve his creations.
The solution usually comes to him thanks to his strange journeys, which transport him to modern Japan, where Lucius learns everything he can about the art of Japanese bathing and its technological advances.
‘Salaryman’s Club’
A very fresh and funny original sports anime that we were able to follow through Crunchyroll and that follows the misadventures of the badminton team of the Sunlight Beverage company.
Mikoto Shiratori He was a prodigy of this sport in his day thanks to his ability, which allows him to predict the movements of his rivals, although he has not played doubles in years since an incident in high school. However, his partner Tatsuru Miyazumi encourages him to play again for the good of the team, and to overcome his own fears.
‘Sasaki to Miyano’
It has taken time to reach many countries, but we can already see it on Crunchyroll ‘Sasaki to Miyano’, one of the great premieres of the year in the field of romance.
This tender romantic story between YOshikazu Miyano and Shumei Sasaki that loads many tropes with two protagonists who review the conceptions of masculinity in the first person.
Also on the big screen
This year has been very good in terms of anime in theaters, and A good handful of quality premieres have arrived in Spain.
You can’t not talk about the big franchise bombs, such as ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’, ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ and ‘One Piece Film Red’, but 2022 has also brought us the heartwarming ‘Finding the magical Doremi ‘, the vibrant ‘Belle’, the epic ‘The Deer King’, and ‘So Long, Don Glees!’, with a thrilling summer adventure.