Spring 2022 Anime releases: what’s in the air?

Based on a manga series. Short, quiet, and “indecipherable” describe high school student  Reina Aharen. She’s not very good at reading the distance between people. Raidou, who sits next to her, one day picks up the eraser that she dropped. Suddenly the distance between them becomes uncomfortably close.

A light novel series with manga adaptation. Office worker Leon reincarnates in an otome game. A very punishing one at that, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men earn a seat at the table. It’s especially tough on mobs, like him. But, he still has his memory of when he played this game in his previous life. Using that knowledge, he tries to change this world, hoping to live out a quiet and easy life.

Originally a web novel, this dark isekai has been rewritten, gotten a manga and anime adaptation, a spin-off, and even a mobile video game. Naofumi gets summoned into a parallel world along with other heroes to fight hordes of monsters called Waves. He equips the Legendary Shield, while the others receive weapons. He gets betrayed by his companions and loses the support of the kingdom. As he finds new companions, they work hard to regain the trust of the people while figuring out the mystery regarding the Waves.

Based on a manga series with a live-action adaptation. High Schooler Yuuichi Katagiri values friendship above all else. When the funds for his class’s school trip are stolen, he and his four best friends get dragged into a debt repayment game. Blind trust is necessary to beat this game, but will their friendship endure?

Based on a light novel series, with a manga adaptation. When a gamer falls asleep, he awakens and finds himself in the body of his online avatar. Because he was wearing a skeleton skin, his face is exactly that. Trying to find his place in this new world, he decides to hide his appearance. When he crosses paths with a beautiful warrior, it sets him on an adventurous journey.

Originally a light novel series, with a manga and anime adaptation and several video games.
Spatial quakes have devastated Eurasia, resulting in millions of casualties. Shido Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high school student, encounters a mysterious girl at one of these quakes. She is one of the “Spirits” from different dimensions. Shido possesses the ability to seal a Spirit’s power and thus making them harmless to humanity. The Spirit only has to fall in love with him and kiss him. Now to seal many more Spirit’s powers… 

We’ve already dedicated an article on why you should watch Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
Top student Miyuki Shirogane is the student body president at the renowned Shuchiin Academy. His vice-president is Kaguya Shinomiya, the eldest daughter of a very wealthy family, who excels in everything she does. Everyone regards them as the perfect couple. Although they actually do have feelings for each other, neither wants to admit it. The first one to confess their love for the other, “loses the war”. They are both determined to win the battle and try to get the other to confess.

Based on a manga series. Izumi and Shikimori are a typical high school couple. Until Uzumi, who’s naturally unlucky, runs into trouble. His sweet, cute girlfriend then transforms into a super cool “heartthrob girlfriend”.

The sequel to the second series of the anime adaptation. The Quintessential Quintuplets is a popular series based on a manga, with video games and even exhibits attached to it. It follows the story of high schooler Futaro Uesugi, who’s very smart but living a difficult life. The rich Nakano family hires him to tutor their identical quintuplets. They have very different personalities and no interest in studying. As he develops special relationships with the girls, they gradually improve their grades.

Based on a manga series, high schooler Nagi Umino learns he’s not the biological child of the parents that raised him. On the day he’s supposed to meet his biological family, he encounters Erika Amano. She’s trying to escape an arranged marriage and convinces him to pretend to be her boyfriend. Turns out however that Erika and Nagi were switched as babies, and on top of that their parents arranged for them to get married. They make them live together, but they’ve decided not to get involved with each other.

A Netflix original movie. Bubbles have broken the laws of gravity and Tokyo has been cut off from the rest of the world. It’s now a playground for young people who lost their families, holding parkour team battles. Hibiki, the ace with a dangerous play style, recklessly plummets into the gravity-bending sea one day. Uta, a girl with mysterious powers, saves his life. Their encounter will change the world.