2022 is a new year and that means we’ll have four exciting anime seasons. Most recently Anime Corner held a poll in Japan with 20,000 votes to find the 10 most anticipated anime of 2022 in the Japanese market. Surprisingly, the name Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen was not present. The reason this masterpiece is not present is because there are several episodes that have aired in 2021, so it is simply not nominated in this ranking. Here are the 10 most awaited anime by the audience that will air for the entire duration of 2022. Let’s take a look at it!
Top 10 – Blue Lock
This year, the Blue Lock franchise will continue to launch an adaptation of the Blue Lock anime project. This information has been officially announced, the anime with sports genre, specifically football, will soon be broadcast in 2022. A PV teaser and an introductory image, as well as information about the staff and the cast has also been revealed. Blue Lock’s manga series has been a huge hit in Weekly Shounen since 2018, and its unique blend of sports and survival game genres is a perfect setting for intense interactions between characters. character and harsh criticism of Japanese collectivism.
Top – Uzumaki (Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror)
Although arguably Junji Ito’s most famous horror work, Uzumaki was never adapted into an anime. That may be because Ito’s manga is notoriously difficult to turn into a high-quality anime. That’s why right after the Uzumaki anime project was announced, fans in Japan were very interested and waiting for this masterpiece.
Top 8 – Spy x Family
The manga’s official website opened on Monday to confirm that Tatsuya Endō’s Spy x Family -Tatsuya Endō’s spy family will get a television anime adaptation that will begin in 2022. Domain name “Spy-Family.net” through the website Onamae.com registered a corporation under GMO Internet, Inc on February 28, 2021. Recently, during the Jump Festa 2022 event, a lot of information about the Spy X Family anime adaptation was revealed. Accordingly, the anime will start airing in April 2022 and last for two anime seasons, or about half a year.
As the information has been announced, the Spy X Family anime will be made by WIT and CloverWorks. The film’s director is Kazuhiro Furuhashi (the man behind the success of Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Rurouni Kenshin, Dororo 2019). The character design position will be taken by Kazuaki Shimada (creator of The Promised Neverland). [K]NoW_NAME will be in charge of producing the music.
Top 7 – Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Arc)
Anime season: Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War will get an anime adaptation and premiere in October 2022. Info from “Bleach 20th Anniversary Project & Tite Kubo New Project Presentation” live stream announced last Saturday (December 18). This is the final season of the manga and covers volumes 55 through 74 of the original manga.
Top 6 – Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
The first season of Made in Abyss is considered by many to be one of the best anime of 2017 and its sequel has also been very well received. This year, the story continues with Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, where our heroes explore the eerie city of Ilblu that only Hollow calls home. Currently, information about this super product has not been announced too much, it will start broadcasting at the end of this year 2022.
Top 5 – Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling)
In the winter anime 2022, the first week witnessed the strong rise of rookie My Dress-Up Darling. With the first episode, this light-hearted love story received countless fan favorites.
This anime story revolves around Wakana Gojo, a first year high school boy with a passion to become “Kashirashi” – a traditional hina doll head artist. He is very serious and dedicated to doll making, but he is not used to the trends of his generation and has a hard time getting along with his classmates. For Wakana, the popular girl Marin Kitagawa is always the center of the class, like an inhabitant of another world. But one day, an unexpected turn of events forces him to share a secret with her. Marin, who had always wanted to cosplay but had never been able to, asked Wakana to make one for her.
Top 4 – Hataraku Maou-sama! 2nd Season (The Devil is a Part-Timer 2nd Season)
After nearly 10 years since the first part was released, the audience will finally be able to watch the second part of Hataraku Maou-sama – Demon King Working Part-time! Hataraku Maou-sama – Demon King Working Part-time is an anime adaptation of the light novel of the same name written by Satoshi Wagahara. After being attacked by the heroine Emilia, Maou-sama and his subordinates retreated to a parallel universe – that is modern-day Tokyo. With no more magic needed to return to his world, the Demon King was forced to work as a fast-food restaurant employee in order to pay for his daily living!
Anime Hataraku Maou-sama first premiered in April 2013. After nearly 10 years of absence, Hataraku Maou-sama season 2 has finally been made. As planned, the anime will air in July 2022.
Top 3 – Chainsaw Man
If there is any recent manga that many viewers are looking forward to getting an anime version, it is definitely Chainsaw Man. This dark and violent series is somewhat different from Weekly Shounen Jump’s other manga, but it’s no less compelling. With studio MAPPA in charge, we have no doubt that this will be a worthy adaptation to look forward to in 2022.
Top 2 – Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2 (The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2)
Originally, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2 was expected to premiere in October 2021. However, it seems that due to the complicated disease, studio Kinema Citrus and DR MOVIE had to postpone this work until half a year. .
The Rising Of The Shield Hero or Tate No Yuusha No Nariagari is an anime adaptation of the best-selling light novel of the same name, written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Minami Seira. The first anime season lasting 25 episodes was released in 2019 and received extremely positive support from the audience. Immediately after the first part ended, the announcement of The Rising Of The Shield Hero season 2, even season 3 was announced. In Japan this anime is very interested by fans.
Top 1 – Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 (Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2)
Of course, in addition to Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 is the name that fans in Japan are most looking forward to. Currently, this anime has aired the first 2 episodes in the ending of this masterpiece and received countless praises from the audience. As Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen is not nominated in this list, it is difficult for anyone to compete for the number one spot with Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2.
Above are the top 10 most anticipated anime of 2022 in the Japanese market. What do you think about this list, please leave your comments!