Crunchyroll Announces New Acquisitions at CCXP 2026

6 new shows will be coming to the platform as part of the Summer Season of anime!

This weekend, at CCXP Mexico, Crunchyroll announced 6 new acquisitions including Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You and Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, as part of the summer season of anime.

Additionally, in celebration of 10 years of beloved anime adaptations on Crunchyroll characters from ReZERO, KONOSUBA and Bungo Stray Dogs, join Hime, Sudachi and Yuzu in a piece of specially commissioned art!

Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life – July 2026

[Synopsis from Seven Seas manga] Narukami Ryusei is your typical NEET. He spends his days shut in his room playing video games without a care in the world, living a lazy life. But the truth is, Ryusei used to be a powerful demon king in another world! So why not spend this new life doing whatever he wants? Except, he wasn’t the only one reincarnated into this world. The hero who struck him down is here too—and she’s a really cute high school girl?! Can Ryusei survive reuniting with his foe in a new world, or will he find himself fighting even in this life? (Trailer)

Rich Girl Caretaker: I’m Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School  – July 2026

[Synopsis from Monogatari Novels] A high school boy, Itsuki Tomonari, gets involved in a kidnapping and ends up taking care of Hinako Konohana, a young lady from one of Japan’s largest conglomerates.

On the surface, Hinako seems to be a brilliant and charming girl, but in reality, she is a lazy girl with no life skills. However, due to family reasons, Hinako has to play the role of the “perfect young lady” at school. Wanting to protect her, Itsuki takes care of her in a very caring manner. Eventually, Hinako begins to fawn on Itsuki with all her might… “Now…if Itsuki isn’t around, I would hate it.”

This is a love story that begins with a cute young lady with a gap that transcends the master-servant relationship. (Trailer)

Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 – July 2026

[Season 1 Synopsis ] When Arc wakes up, he discovers that he has been transported to another world in the body of the character he was playing in an MMO. Looking like a suit of armor on the outside and a skeleton on the inside, he is the Skeleton Knight. If his identity is discovered, he could be mistaken for a monster and become a target! Arc decides to spend his time as a mercenary so as not to attract attention to himself. However, he’s not the kind of man who can stand idly by when he witnesses evil acts take place right before his eyes! (Japanese Language Trailer)

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You – July 2026

[Synopsis from Square Enix manga] At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can’t find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he’s made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn’t realize he already knows her! (Trailer)

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! – October 2026

[Synopsis from Seven Seas manga] When Satou Takahiro is swept away from his ordinary life into the world of his favorite video game, a universe of space battles, interstellar colonies, and danger in the vastness of outer space awaits. Soon, he’s living as “Hiro” the mercenary, with a tricked-out spaceship and a babe on each arm! There are space pirates to fight, girls to rescue, and trouble to get into (and hopefully out of). Hiro is going to live his new life to the fullest! (Trailer)

The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Season 2 – 2027

[Season 1 Synopsis] The world’s number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition.

“Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world.”

This was to be the mission in his new life. The synergistic effect of the vast knowledge and experience he gained that made all manner of assassinations possible in the modern world, and the secret techniques and magic of the fantasy world’s most powerful family of assassins turn him into the greatest assassin of all time. (Trailer)

Source: Crunchyroll Press Release