Anime streaming service Crunchyroll hosted its virtual anime convention CRX, bringing together special guests and industry insiders for a virtual convention. The aftermath brought some good tidings about things to come. News about a Crunchyroll original, a Korean webtoon adaptation and a returning show this fall were the most notable among a slew of announcements.
CRX this year recognized its current lineupwith panels onRent-A-GirlfriendandThe God of High Schoolthen made announcements about shows to come. The first was an original series calledOnyx Conquestslated to debut on November 21 complete with a fresh trailer and names for the English voice cast. The second was a premiere date for the Noblesse, the awaited adaptation of a popular Korean WebToon and thenRising of a Shield Heroreturning for a second season in 2020.
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The summer season is almost over with many of the shows wrapping up their runs within weeks of CRX and avirtual convention was the perfect placeto drop details about a fall season that will be jam packed with new shows and returning series delayed by COVID-19 in spring. A fresh trailer aboutNoblessewas the biggest news to come out of CRX. The show is an adaptation of a comic running in popular South Korean publisher Webtoons and will be the third in a partnership that has brought two other popular comics from the company to Crunchyroll.
BothThe God of High SchoolandTower of Godhave proven to be popular new shows in 2020 andNoblesseseems poised to follow the same success. The show debuts October 5th and follows follows an ancient, powerful recently-awoken vampire that now lives life as a high school student. The virtual CRX panel offered up a five minute preview of the first episode along with the release date.
Isekai anime have been a genre staplefor the last few years and one of its more popular showsRising of a Shield Herofinally got an announcement that a second season will debut in 2020, but it’s still unclear whether it will be in the fall or winter. Isekai are an anime genre that always follows a main character that somehow dies in the real world and accidentally “falls” into another one. Every season for the past several years has had at least one show that uses a version of the Isekai formula.
The Crunchyroll original showOnyx Equinoxalso got its release date, fresh details and a trailer.The show is a fantasy cartooncentered around Mesopoamerican folklore with Sofia Alexander, the artist behind the Nickelodeon showInvader Zimand thePowerpuff Girlsreboot, acting as Executive Producer.
With half the year done, CRX this year felt like preparation for the last two seasons of 2020. As tumultuous as the year has been, the number of new and returning shows that are lined up will leave no shortage of distractions.
Noblessewill release on October 5 andOnyx Equinoxon November21 all on Crunchyroll.
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