Summary
- Dandadan Season 2 premieres early July with new episodes.
- Rise of the Shield Hero Season 4 set to debut in July via Crunchyroll.
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, a highly anticipated Shonen, releases in July.
There are tons of returning series ahead of us for the rest of the year, and some of the best anime making their comeback with second, third, or even fourth seasons are just around the corner. From some of the most popular RomComs, to the quirkiest fantasy anime currently ongoing, including both spectrums of Isekai anime: Dark Fantasy and Fantasy Satire.
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This Article might contain spoilers for popular anime like Dandadan and My Dress Up Darling. Reader are advised discretion.
1 Dandadan (Season 2)
Coming Back With Full Force Early July
Dandadan
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- 2024 - 2025-00-00
- Main Genre
- Animation
Dandadan's popularity spike took the anime world by storm, with millions of fans enjoying this satirical adult-vibe series that mixes aliens and supernatural events seamlessly into a full-scale war in the middle of the typical Japanese town. The protagonists, Okarun (also known as Ken Takakura) and Momo Ayase have their own charms: one is an irredeemable UFO otaku, and the other is a quirky ill-mannered teenage girl with telekinetic abilities.
The second season of this series, based on the manga created by Yukinobu Tatsu, is set to return early in July (the 3rd), with the first episodes of the Evil Eye Arc being premiered in theaters as an OVA (May 30 in Asia and June 7 in Europe).
2 Rise Of The Shield Hero (Season 4)
Set To Premiere In July At An Unconfirmed Date
The Rising of the Shield Hero
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- January 9, 2019
Season 3 of The Rising of the Shield Hero ended with one of the biggest cliffhangers of the series (so far) with Naofumi, Gaelion, and Wyndia setting course to Q'Ten Lo, to demand an answer for the attack on The Shield Hero's territory (Lurolona Village) and try to protect Raphtalia from an impending assassination plot to remove her from the Imperial Family inheritance line.
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Season 4 will be premiering in July, at an undisclosed date, through Crunchyroll. It is still unknown how many episodes this season will have, but looking at the Light Novels, the Q'Ten Lo Arc spans from volume 13 to 14, so it could be quite long or short, depending on how much content and worldbuilding the production cuts off.
3 Kaiju No. 8 (Season 2)
One Of The Most Anticipated Shonen Returns
Kaiju No. 8
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- 2024 - 2025-00-00
The story of how Hibino Kafka became Kaiju No. 8 has reached epic numbers, becoming one of the top Shounen battle anime of all times. With impressive animation and even more impressive character designs, this anime has broken the power scales a little bit, though that is a good thing.
Season 2 is set to be released at some point in July 2025, though the exact date hasn't been disclosed yet. According to what was announced during the JUMP Festa, the second season has already been listed as one of the confirmed summer anime releases, so it's pretty much set in stone.
4 Sakamoto Days (Second Part)
The Second Cour Of This Action Comedy Anime Is Coming Right Away
Sakamoto Days
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- 2025 - 2025-00-00
With the perfect mixture of action and comedy, Sakamoto Days has closed the first part of its first season with extreme levels of popularity. This story about a former hitman and his partner trying to blend in as they try (and fail) to leave their past behind has already concluded the first course of its premiere season, but there's more to come.
The second season of this anime will start airing on Netflix once more on July 14, 2025, but there's no confirmation of how long it will run. Since the first season had 11 episodes, it is safe to believe the second one will have a similar number, covering up to episode 70-72 of the Manga.
5 I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Second Part)
A Colorful And Mean Spirited Iseak Anime Will Be Back Soon
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
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- 2024 - 2025-00-00
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- TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
This dark fantasy anime about a ruthless sorcerer being reincarnated in the body of a young princeling is based on one of the most beautifully drawn isekai Manga you can find today. Its first season concluded at Episode 13, with the second part coming up on June 9, so it's right around the corner.
The second season, premiering on Crunchyroll, will cover the rest of Prince Lloyd's adventures on his path to develop the ultimate magic and reach the pinnacle of sorcery.
6 My Dress-Up Darling (Season 2)
One Of The Most Popular Rom-coms Is Finally Coming Back
My Dress-Up Darling
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- 2022 - 2025-00-00
My Dress-up Darling has become a total hit among fans of school-life RomCom anime, and it's been more than 3 years of waiting since the ending of its debut season, so fans are pretty eager to know about the upcoming second season, which was confirmed during AnimeJapan 2025.
The second season will theoretically debut somewhere around July, and there's not too much information about its potential length, though, keeping in mind that season one had 12 episodes, fans should expect a similar array for the upcoming season.
7 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Season 2)
This Quirky Isekai Anime Is Finally Coming Back
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
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- 2023 - 2025-00-00
With a first season airing back in 2023, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon is the story of a vending machine otaku (something extremely weird, but to each their own) being reincarnated as his favorite appliance in a fantasy world, where he ends up meeting a ridiculously strong girl with whom he forms a strange kind of symbiosis.
Needless to say, this satirical comedy about exploring dungeons and being reincarnated as weird things has become quite a hit, but its second season took a while to be announced. Its second season has been in production for over eight months now, and is set to be released in July, though there isn't a solid date yet.
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