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Crunchyroll Adds Planet With, 6 More to Summer 2018 Simulcasts


Get ready for quirky comedies, epic adventures, and everything in-between this season!

Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will add six new titles to their Summer 2018 simulcast lineup. The publisher will stream the following:

  • Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
  • Calamity of a Zombie Girl (Aru Zombie Shōjo no Sainan)
  • The Journey Home (Space Bug)
  • Late Night! The Genius Bakabon (Shinya! Tensai Bakabon)
  • Phantom in the Twilight
  • Planet With

Crunchyroll will also continue streaming Gintama‘s fourth season.

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion

Angolmois Key Visual

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion will be available to subscribers in all regions outside of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Takayuki Kuriyama is directing the project at studio Naz, with Masayori Komine providing character designs. Shougo Yasukawa (Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Food Wars! Shoukugeki No Soma) is in charge of series composition.

Calamity of a Zombie Girl

 Calamity of a Zombie Girl Key Visual

Calamity of a Zombie Girl launched earlier today. The series is available to subscribers in the following regions:

  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Iceland

Hideaki Iwami is directing the show at studios Gonzo and Stingray, with Junichi Takaoka (The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk, Moyashimon) providing character designs. Kenichi Kanemaki (Hell Girl: Fourth Twilight, Natsume’s Book of Friends) is in charge of series composition.

Crunchyroll describes the show as:

On a university campus where most students are out for summer vacation, five students sneak into the library storage to look for treasure. What … more

The Journey Home

The Journey Home Key Visual

The Journey Home will be available for subscribers in all regions outside of Asia.

Hiroyuki Nakao and Yoon Yoo-Byung are co-directing the show at TMS Entertainment, with the Gurihiru art duo providing character designs. Hiroyuki Nakao is in charge of series composition.

Late Night! The Genius Bakabon

Shinya! Tensai Bakabon Key Visual

Toru Hosokawa (Baka Mukashi Banashi Gekijōban ~Jijii Wars~, Polar Bear’s Cafe) was tapped to pull double duty at Pierrot+, working as director and taking charge of series composition for the project. Takashi Yamamoto will serve as assistant director. Takaaki Wada is providing character designs for the project.

Phantom in the Twilight

Phantom in the Twilight - Key Visual

Phantom in the Twilight will be available for subscribers in all regions outside of Asia.

The series is an original project from mobile game developer Happy Elements. Kunihiro Mori (SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, Mars Daybreak) is directing the series at Liden Films, with Megumi Yamashita providing character designs. The team of Fumiaki Maruto (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Classroom Crisis) and Shunsaku Yano (Record of Grancrest War) are in charge of series composition.

Planet With

Planet With Key Visual

Planet With will be available for subscribers in all regions outside of Asia.

The series will be directed by Youhei Suzuki at J.C. Staff, with Kazunori Iwakura providing character designs. Series creator Satoshi Mizukami is in charge of series composition.

Source: Twitter (Crunchyroll)

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