The summer anime titles of 2021 have finally started. The sequels of the popular titles such as “Love Live!” and “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”, are mainly lined up for this cour, however, there will be a lot of people who have yet to decide which anime to watch.
So here at Anime!Anime!, we will suggest that you review the 1st season or the story of the latest anime titles to be broadcast from July 2021. We picked up 10 anime titles that you can watch on streaming platforms to catch up with.

●Index
“Love Live!” Series / “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!” / “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” / “Idolish7” (Season1 & 2) / “TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION” / “The Irregular at Magic High School” / “Yubisaki kara Honki no Netsujo -Koibito wa Shouboushi-“* / “I’m Standing on a Million Lives” / “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” (Season1, 1st Cour of Season2) / “Higurashi When They Cry -Gou-”
* lit. “Fire in His Fingertips: My Boyfriend is a Firefighter”

■”Love Live!” Series

“Love Live!” is a school idol project that has developed various media such as CDs, anime, games, and live performances, under the theme of “Minna de Kanaeru Monogatari (lit. the story fulfilled by everyone)”.
“Love Live! Superstar!!” has begun as the 4th project, following “μ’s”, “Aqours”, and “Nijigasaki High School Idol Club”. In December 2020, the members for a new group “Liella!” were announced, and drew attention.

“Love Live! Superstar!!” will start broadcasting on NHK Educational TV from July 11, 2020.

Love Live!” series is available on:
d Anime Store
U-NEXT
Bandai Channel
Anime Hodai
etc.

■My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
“HameFura”(abbreviated title) is based on a light novel written by Yamaguchi Satoru with over 4 million copies in print.
Catarina Claes, the duke’s daughter, regained her memories of her previous life when she hit her head, and realizes that she is in the world of “FORTUNE LOVER”, an otome-game which she was constantly playing before the reincarnation. The comedy story follows a “trickster” who tries to escape from all the Routes Lead to Doom in the world, where she incarnated as a Villainess.

“My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X” will start broadcasting from July 2.

“My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!” is available on:
d Anime Store
Amazon Prime Video
Netflix
AbemaTV
U-NEXT
Bandai Channel
etc.

■”Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”
“Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” is based on a comic written by Coolkyousinnjya, which is currently serialized in “Monthly Action”. The season 1 produced by Kyoto Animation was broadcast in 2017.
Kobayashi-san, an exhausted unmarried office worker suddenly encounters Tohru, a beautiful girl in a maid costume. She, who has horns and a tail, is a dragon. Kobayashi, being drunk, lets Tohru stay at her house as a maid. This is a comedy, depicting a cross-species communication between human and dragon.

“Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S”(Season2) will start broadcasting on July 7.

“Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” is available on:
d Anime Store
AbemaTV
U-NEXT
Anime Hodai
Bandai Channel
etc.

■”Idolish7″ (Season1 & 2)
“Idolish7” is based on a music ADV game for smartphones. Season1 of the TV series was broadcast in 2018, and season2 in 2020.
7 idols in the making, who are responsible for the future, were assembled at “Takanashi Productions”. Even though they all have different personalities and individualities, the member with their own attractions have a lot of potential as idols. They take a first step all together as “Idolish7”. They aim for the top, holding their dream, in the world of idol, which is glorious and harsh at the same time.

The 1st cour of “Idolish7: Third Beat!”(Season3) will start broadcasting from July 4, 2021.

“Idolish7″ (Season1 & 2) is available on:
d Anime Store
AbemaTV
U-NEXT
Anime Hodai
Bandai Channel
Hulu
etc.

■”TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION”
“TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION” is based on a media mix work by Movic, which has been released in various media such as a character CD series.
The season 1 was broadcast in October 2017.
The story depicts a unique music and human drama among 4 units, SOARA, Growth, SolidS, and QUELL, belonging to “Tsukino Entertainment Production”, a fictional production company that exists in 2.5D world.

“TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION 2″(Season2) will start broadcasting on July 7, 2021.

“TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION” is available on:
d Anime Store
Bandai Channel
U-NEXT
niconico Live
etc.

■”The Irregular at Magic High School”

“The Irregular at Magic High School” is based on a light novel written by Sato Tsutomu, and illustrated by Ishida Kana. The series has sold a total of 20 million copies in circulation. “Visitor Arc” was broadcast from October 2020.
The story sets in the world, where magic exists as a skill, and follows a hectic life of a pair of siblings and their friends, who are the students at the “Magic High School”. In the latest work “The Honor Student at Magic High School”, Shiba Miyuki, a younger sister of Shiba Tatsuya, is featured as a protagonist.

“The Honor Student at Magic High School” will start broadcasting from July 3.

“The Irregular at Magic High School” is available on:
d Anime Store
Amazon Prime Video
AbemaTV
U-NEXT
Bandai Channel
niconico Live
etc.

■”Yubisaki kara Honki no Netsujo -Koibito wa Shouboushi-”
“Yubisaki kara Honki no Netsujo -Koibito wa Shouboushi-” (lit. “Fire in His Fingertips: My Boyfriend is a Firefighter”) is based on a teen’s love comic, which won 1st place on various e-comic distribution websites.
The couple of a flirt fireman and a tsundere office worker, beautifully drawn bodies, and romantic, hot love scenes, drew attention. This is the first work that has continued to the 2nd series among the anime of ComicFesta.
The upcoming work depicts the later development of a couple, Fujihashi Ryou and Mizuno Souma.

“Yubisaki kara Honki no Netsujo2 -Koibito wa Shouboushi-“(Season2) will start broadcasting from July 4.

“Yubisaki kara Honki no Netsujo -Koibito wa Shouboushi-” is available on:
d Anime Store
Anime Festa
YouTube
niconico Live
etc.

■”I’m Standing on a Million Lives”
“I’m Standing on a Million Lives” is based on the same name comic written by Yamakawa Naoki and illustrated by Nao Akinari, which is currently serialized in “Bessatsu Shonen Magazine”/
One day, Yotsuya Yusuke, who is rational and likes to do things alone, is transported to another world, which looks like being in a game. With his classmates, Shindo Iu and Hakozaki Kosue, who had already been transported to the world, he is granted a quest to protect his life as the “3rd player”.

“I’m Standing on a Million Lives Season2” will be broadcast from July 2 (The first week will feature the compilation of Season1).

“I’m Standing on a Million Lives” is available on:
d Anime Store
ABEMA
Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
U-NEXT
Bandai Channel
Hulu
etc.

■”That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” (Season1, 1st Cour of Season2)
“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” is based on an online novel written by Fuse, which reached 700 million views on “Shosetsuka ni Naro”, a novel posting website. Season1 was broadcast in 2018, and the 1st cour of season 2 was broadcast from January 2021. From April 2021, “The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime”, a spin-off depicting a playful and humorous daily life, is being broadcast.
This is an “another world reincarnation entertainment”, which follows the protagonist gets reincarnated as a slime in another world tries to gain allies, making full use of the skills he has gained, wisdom, and courage.

“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2nd cour of season2” will start broadcasting on July 6, 2021.

“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” (Season1, 1st Cour of Season2) is available on:
d Anime Store
Amazon Prime Video
Netflix
Anime Hodai
AbemaTV
U-NEXT
Hulu
etc.

■”Higurashi When They Cry -Gou-”
“Higurashi When They Cry -Gou-” is based on a sound novel game produced by a dojin circle “07th Expansion”. (“dojin” means a group of people who share an interest.) The 1st season of the TV anime was broadcast in 2006, and it was developed into various media such as a comic, live-action film, and others.
“Higurashi When They Cry” series is a mystery, horror story, following the accidents that occur one after another, in the fictional village of Hinamizawa surrounded by nature. “Gou”, broadcast of which started in October 2020, is a completely new story.

“Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu” is available on:
d Anime Store
Hikari TV
ABEMA
Amazon Prime Video
Netflix
U-NEXT
Anime Hodai
Hulu
etc.