Crunchyroll's Top Anime Shows in May 2022

The platform specialized in the production and distribution of anime series and movies has stood out for the publication of new titles that are being broadcast in Japan.

' Crunchyroll ' has dominated the competition in streaming, currently the only company that publishes the footage in simulcast with television networks. It has more than 250 thousand series that are published simultaneously on television networks in Japan, such as 'Nanatsu no Taiza', 'Detective Conan' and 'Shingeki No Kyojin'.

Top 7 Anime Series To Watch On Crunchyrool This Month

Anime series have managed to exceed streaming rates, reaching up to 1,000 million hours of playback in their most iconic productions.

1. 'Requiem of the Rose King'

' Requiem of the Rose King ' series is a historical drama that was created and produced by Japanese showrunner 'Mitsuki Saiga'. In the voices of the original dubbing, the actors 'Mitsuki Saiga', 'Hikaru Midorikawa' and 'Shô Hayami' stand out during their first seasons.

The plot is set in the middle ages, after the ruthless civil wars known as 'The Wars of the Roses in England'. The story follows the young 'Richard Plantagenet', who is the son of the Duke of New York.

Richard is hated by his own mother, since he is an unconventional young man and has different behaviors from the rest of the children.

In addition, he does not have a specific sex, because in his body he has characteristics of a man and a woman. With the passing of time, the protagonist begins to express his hatred and will cause chaos in his city.

2. 'The Rising of the Shield Hero'

This anime has marked one of the most anticipated installments of the platform after the recent broadcast of its third season.

The series ' The Rising of the Shield Hero ' was created by the writers 'Keigo Koyanagi' and 'Nakayama Ryu', they were also in charge of drawing the manga for the first season.

'Naofumi Iwatani' is a Japanese teenager who lives his life in high school and aspires to be a manga creator in the future.

However, his dreams and hopes are completely altered when he was summoned to an alternate world, where his new mission will be to become a Cadinal Hero along with 3 boys from other parallel universes.

Each of the heroes will have a unique special weapon during their battles, which will possess unrivaled ancient powers. The purpose of the 'Cadinal Heroes' is to defeat the planetary monsters called 'Waves'.

3. 'Detective Conan'

The anime series also known as 'Meitantei Konan' in its original translation, is currently among the 10 most successful productions of ' Crunchyroll '. ' Detective Conan ' is the television adaptation of the homonymous manga created by 'Gosho Aoyama'.

The plot follows 'Shinichi Kudo', a man who works as a detective who suffered an unforeseen event after being poisoned by mysterious men, taking on the appearance of a 6-year-old boy. When he wakes up from the trance, the young man decides to change his identity to Conan Edogawa and eliminate all his contacts from the past.

'Conan' will work hard until he manages to corner the organization responsible for what happened to him and manage to recover his usual physical appearance.

4. 'Re:Zero starting Life in Another World'

The new season of ' Re:Zero starting Life in Another World ' has caught the attention of 10 million subscribers and has an 8.50 star rating. The anime series was created by Japanese showrunners 'Eiji Umehara' and 'Masahiro Yokotani' in the year 2016.

The story reveals the life of a boy named 'Subaru Natsuki', who during an attempt to return home was transferred to another world. Now in this world far from home, 'Subaru' will discover that he has magical powers in this new world, but he doesn't have just any power: turning back time just when he is going to die.

The young man will take advantage of these powers for his benefit and during his stay on the unknown planet he will meet 'Felt', 'Elsa' and 'Puck', who will be his adventure friends.

5. 'Shingeki no Kyojin'

This anime aired its first season in 2013 and was created by showrunner 'Yasuko Kobayashi'. ' Shingeki no Kyojin' is categorized as a drama, action, fiction and shōnen, which has the performances of 'Yûki Kaji', 'Yui Ishikawa', 'Marina Inoue' in its official cast.

The plot is set in a futuristic dystopian world. Humanity reached the brink of extinction, after the arrival of the titans who devastated and destroyed everything in their path. Hundreds of years later, a group of survivors managed to settle in a city protected by a shield and protective barrier.

However, the threat will return again when a gigantic titan manages to break the wall again and his companions begin to enter the city killing everyone. Everything will be in the hands of 'Eren', a strategic young man who knows the history of the giant beasts and can pinpoint their weaknesses.

6. 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'

' Kimetsu no Yaiba ' has been the center of media attention, due to the premiere of the new episodes of the third season. The anime is an adaptation to the small screen of the manga created by the illustrator 'Natsuki Hanae' in 2016. Among the categories covered by the series are: action, drama, suspense and fiction.

The story introduces us to 'Tanjiro', a young man with a noble heart who makes a living selling charcoal with his family. The terror for him will begin when he returns home and finds out that his family was killed, a demon ended up eating his family and the only survivor was his sister, but she was turned into a 'demon'.

Starting from that event, Tanjiro will completely change and become a demon hunter and will do his best to get his sister back. Hate will grow in him and he will not rest until he avenges the ruthless murder of his family.

7. 'One Piece'

The ' One PIece ' series was created in 1999 by the writers 'Michiru Shimada', 'Hirohiko Uesaka' and 'Yōichi Takahashi'. Said title is the most watched anime on the streaming platform and has more than 1,000 episodes and continues to air.

'Lufy' is an optimistic young man who has dreams of becoming the world's best-known pirate, and wishes to reclaim the precious treasure left behind by 'The King of Pirates' before he died. The treasure is called 'One Piece' and has been sought by more than 100,000 pirates after the death of 'King Roger'.