At the Crunchyroll Industry panel at New York Comic Con on Friday, October 7, 2022, Crunchyroll made a series of announcements across streaming, eCommerce, and Crunchyroll Games. The company announced its bringing another classic lineup to its steaming service: a new series Revenger, from visual novel developer Nitroplus and distributor Shochiku, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, from writer Nana Mikoshiba and illustrator Riko, and the second season of the anime of author Roy and illustrator Ririnra’s By the Grace of the Gods.
The big announcement coming out of Crunchyroll Industry panel at NYCC 2022 is that the company is developing a new anime series with the Japan-based video game company Nitroplus, Revenger. The series is described as:
Check out the official teaser below:
As master assassin Usui Yuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai clan, the Satsuma, he encounters Kurima Raizo, member and survivor of one of the attacks. Together, they discover the true nature of these murders is bigger than over stolen resources. As they get closer to the truth, will they come out alive to exact revenge?
In addition, Crunchyroll announced that The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World is arriving in January 2023. The official synopsis reads:
The Iceblade Sorcerer is hailed as the most powerful sorcerer in the world. The one who inherited this title, Ray White, struggles to deal with his own immense power. After fighting in the Far East War, his last accomplishment, he vanished from the battlefield along with a deeply scarred psyche. Three years have passed since then, and Ray has enrolled at the Arnold Academy of Magic, a school attended by elite sorcerers from around the world. Ray is the first “Ordinary” to attend this academy since it was founded, so he’s greeted by looks of scorn and contempt from its noble-born students. And now, he and the priceless friends he has found there are about to become entangled in multiple schemes. So begins the story of the most powerful sorcerer’s school life filled with both friendship and hardship.
Finally, Crunchyroll announced that it will stream By the Grace of the Gods Season 2, beginning on January 2, 2023. Like the other two anime revealed at NYCC, it will be streamed worldwide except Asia. Read the official synopsis below:
Only 39 years into a life full of bad luck, Ryoma Takebayashi passes away in his sleep! Taking pity on him, three divine beings show compassion by reincarnating him as a young boy to a magical, new world. Now he spends his time researching and caring for slimes. But after healing an injured traveler, Ryoma decides to set out with his new friends on a journey to use his power to help others.
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At NYCC, Crunchyroll also announced a roundup of new figures including Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia and a Nendoroid of Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, as well as the fact that the Limited Edition Blu-ray + DVD for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2, which will feature a 120-page art book, special enamel pin, and more. Fans at NYCC and at home can use code CRNEW at checkout to get 15 percent off their first purchase.
Alongside the debut of Season 6 of the anime My Hero Academia, Crunchyroll Games title My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero will go PLUS ULTRA and new villains will be available to collect every week in October, starting with Shigaraki. Every day of the month, players will be able to log in for exclusive rewards. Players can use the code “NYCCTSH2022” until October 9 to unlock prizes to help jumpstart their adventure!
