Summer 2018 Anime

Looking back at Summer 2018 anime (July - September) — this is the full roster ranked by score. Whether you're catching up or revisiting favorites, the whole season's here.

64 titles64 TV seriesAvg. score: 6.8
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Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War

Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War

8.88TV14 epsBandai Namco Pictures

Following the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved. However, as the Oniwaban, Shinsengumi, and residents of the district combat the army's remnants, Edo's greatest inventor Gengai Hiraga is...

ActionComedySci-FiGag Humor
2
Attack on Titan Season 3

Attack on Titan Season 3

8.65TV12 epsWit Studio

Still threatened by the "Titans" that rob them of their freedom, mankind remains caged inside the two remaining walls. Efforts to eradicate these monsters continue; however, threats arise not only from the Titans beyond the walls, but from the humans within them as well. After...

ActionDramaSuspenseGore
3
Banana Fish

Banana Fish

8.45TV24 epsMAPPA

Aslan Jade Callenreese, known as Ash Lynx, was a runaway picked off the streets of New York City and raised by the infamous godfather of the mafia, Dino Golzine. Now 17 years old and the boss of his own gang, Ash begins investigating the mysterious "Banana Fish"—the same two...

ActionAdventureDramaSuspense
4
Grand Blue Dreaming

Grand Blue Dreaming

8.45TV12 epsZero-G

Iori Kitahara moves to the coastal town of Izu for his freshman year at its university, taking residence above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving shop. Iori has high hopes and dreams about having the ideal college experience, but when he enters the shop he is sucked into the...

ComedyAdult CastGag HumorSeinen
5
Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun

Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun

8.19TV12 epsLerche

During recess, Olivia, a foreign transfer student who doesn't know English, plays a game of "look-the-other-way" with Hanako Honda, a loud-mouthed airhead. Their rowdy behavior spurs the ire of Kasumi Nomura, a deadpan loner constantly teased by her older sister for her tendency...

ComedyGag HumorSchoolSeinen
6
Overlord III

Overlord III

7.91TV13 epsMadhouse

Following the horrific assault on the Re-Estize capital city, the Guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick return home to their master Ainz Ooal Gown. After months of laying the groundwork, they are finally ready to set their plans of world domination into action. As Ainz's war...

ActionAdventureFantasyIsekai
7
Hi Score Girl

Hi Score Girl

7.74TV12 epsJ.C.Staff

The year is 1991, and arcade video games are the latest craze. Becoming a professional gamer is a far-fetched dream in an industry that has yet to spread its influence. Yet, that is the path sixth-grader Haruo Yaguchi wants to pursue. His aptitude for video games has earned him...

ComedyRomanceLove PolygonSchool
8
Take My Brother Away 2

Take My Brother Away 2

7.72TV24 epsFanworks

As always, Shi Miao is tired of her brother's ridiculous antics, and Shi Fen can only hope to escape the clutches of his violent sister. With their friends and classmates in tow, the two continue their dysfunctional relationship as reluctant but devoted siblings. [Written by...

ComedySchool
9
Revue Starlight

Revue Starlight

7.67TV12 epsKinema Citrus

As preparations begin for Seishou Music Academy's yearly Seishou Festival, the girls of the 99th class are gearing up to perform their very own rendition of Starlight, the tragic tale of two goddesses drawn together by the glow of the heavens but destined to be pulled apart,...

DramaMusicPerforming ArtsSchool
10
Encouragement of Climb Season 3

Encouragement of Climb Season 3

7.63TV13 eps8bit

With the conclusion of an unforgettable summer break, Aoi Yukimura remains invigorated to continue pursuing her new hobby in mountaineering. Having braved her fear of heights and fulfilled her childhood promise with Hinata Kuraue, any opportunity to go climbing intrigues the...

AdventureSlice of LifeCGDCTIyashikei
11
Free! Dive to the Future

Free! Dive to the Future

7.60TV12 epsKyoto Animation

With the seniors having graduated from high school, the determined swimmers eagerly take on their futures with a dream to fulfill. Now attending Hidaka University in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase unexpectedly runs into Shiina Asahi, an old teammate and friend from his middle school...

SportsSchool
12
Cells at Work!

Cells at Work!

7.55TV13 epsDavid Production

Inside the human body, roughly 37.2 trillion cells work energetically 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Fresh out of training, the cheerful and somewhat airheaded Sekkekkyuu AE3803 is ready to take on the ever-so-important task of transporting oxygen. As usual, Hakkekkyuu...

ComedyAnthropomorphicEducationalMedical
13
Chio's School Road

Chio's School Road

7.46TV12 epsDiomedéa

For the average Japanese high school student, walking to school can be a chore, but for first-year Chio Miyamo, it's always an adventure. Constantly running late due to her long night sessions playing video games, she is forced to come up with new routes to make it to Samejima...

ComedySeinen
14
Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

7.19TV24 epsMadhouse

Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa is a spin-off of the Kaiji series, which follows Tonegawa, the right hand man of Kazutaka Hyoudou, the president of the Teiai Corporation and owner of numerous gambling tournaments. After Hyoudou is getting bored with his life, he orders Tonegawa to...

ComedyDramaAdult CastParody
15
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion

7.13TV12 epsNAZ

The year is 1274. After conquering most of the known world, the Mongols turn their sights on Japan and their first step on the road to a full invasion of the mainland is taking Tsushima Island. Kuchii Jinzaburou and a group exiles are sent by the Kamakura Shogunate to the island...

ActionDramaHistoricalMilitary
16
Planet With

Planet With

7.13TV12 epsJ.C.Staff

According to the theories of oneiromancy, dreams of dragons represent the struggle of losing yourself to your own anger. Fittingly, Souya Kuroi wakes up from a nightmare of a massive dragon destroying everything around him in a blaze of rainbow colored light. After being told...

Sci-FiMecha
17
Dropkick On My Devil!

Dropkick On My Devil!

7.07TV11 epsNomad

The demon Jashin-chan has been summoned to Earth by Yurine Hanazono, a girl with a knack for the occult. Unfortunately, Yurine does not actually know how to send Jashin-chan back to Hell. Now stuck on Earth, she must live at Yurine's apartment as her familiar. The only way for...

ComedySupernaturalGag HumorMythology
18
Back Street Girls: Gokudols

Back Street Girls: Gokudols

6.99TV10 epsJ.C.Staff

After failing their boss for the last time, yakuza members Kentarou, Ryou, and Kazuhiko are faced with one of two choices: have their organs harvested and sold or take a trip to Thailand for sex reassignment surgery and become pop idols. Now, after a year of excruciating...

ComedyEcchiGag HumorMagical Sex Shift
19
Angels of Death

Angels of Death

6.97TV16 epsJ.C.Staff

With dead and lifeless eyes, Rachel Gardner wishes only to die. Waking up in the basement of a building, she has no idea how or why she's there. She stumbles across a bandaged murderer named Zack, who is trying to escape. After promising to kill her as soon as he is free, Rachel...

AdventureHorrorSuspenseGore
20
Sirius the Jaeger

Sirius the Jaeger

6.95TV12 epsP.A. Works

In the year 1930, vampires have infiltrated Tokyo to feast upon its unsuspecting citizens. As the number of victims continues to rise, the city's authorities decide to hire the Jaegers—a strange, diverse group of individuals tasked by the V Shipping Company to hunt down vampires...

ActionSupernaturalHistoricalVampire
21
Hanebado!

Hanebado!

6.84TV13 epsLIDENFILMS

After her crushing defeat of 21-0 at the National Junior Badminton Tournament, Nagisa Aragaki's love for her sport begins to distort. Unable to deal with the shame of loss, she starts to terrorize the members of her high school badminton club. Her grueling drills bring some to...

SportsSchoolSeinen
22
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

6.81TV12 epsAjia-do

When it comes to the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie, none can match the power of the Demon King Diablo. Possessing the game's rarest artifacts and an unrivaled player level, he overpowers all foolish enough to confront him. But despite his fearsome reputation, Diablo's true...

ActionComedyFantasyRomance
23
Beatless Final Stage

Beatless Final Stage

6.81TV4 epsDiomedéa

Arato Endou and his faithful hIE, Lacia, have come together once again to show the world that artificial intelligence, no matter how brilliant, can be shut down safely. As they descend into the holding facility to confront Higgins, Lacia's AI creator, the pair must fend off...

ActionDramaRomanceSci-Fi
24
Happy Sugar Life

Happy Sugar Life

6.75TV12 epsEzόla

Satou Matsuzaka is a beautiful high schooler who has a reputation for being permissive with men. However, a chance encounter with a young girl named Shio Koube makes Satou realize that this is her first and only true feeling of love. Telling others that she lives with her aunt,...

DramaGirls LoveHorrorSuspense
25
Holmes of Kyoto

Holmes of Kyoto

6.75TV12 epsSeven

High schooler Aoi Mashiro moved from home six months ago, but her recent breakup has made her want to return to tell off her ex-boyfriend. In need of money for a train ticket, she steals two hanging scrolls from her grandfather's attic and takes them to be appraised at an...

DramaMysteryDetectiveWorkplace
26
Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou

Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou

6.72TV12 epsSILVER LINK.

Aki Shiina has always been perceived as a girl because of his feminine appearance. Wishing to change himself and forget his past, he moves to a dorm and enrolls in a middle school in Tokyo. Arriving at his new home, Aki is welcomed warmly by the dorm's caretaker, Ayaka...

ComedyEcchiHarem
27
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

6.71TV12 epsStudio Deen

Are you a victim of unwanted spirit possession? Is there a ghost you need sent up and away...or down to burn for all eternity? If the answer is yes, then you need Muhyo and Roji, experts in magic law. Serving justice to evil spirits is their specialty. (Source: VIZ Media)

MysterySupernaturalMythologyShounen
28
We Rent Tsukumogami

We Rent Tsukumogami

6.70TV12 epsTelecom Animation Film

A pair of adopted siblings run a rental shop in old Edo (Present-day Tokyo) where fire and flooding is prevalent and everyday items are rented out to not impede when they flee. Mixed in the inventory are old objects that have turned into spirits after hundreds of years of...

SupernaturalAnthropomorphicHistoricalMythology
30
Harukana Receive

Harukana Receive

6.66TV12 epsC2C

In beach volleyball, there is no room for aces. To achieve victory, each player must find their one, irreplaceable partner that they can rely on in the court of sand. At least, that is what Haruka Oozora learns on her first day in Okinawa after moving in with her grandmother and...

SportsTeam Sports
32
Fate/Extra: Last Encore - Illustrias Geocentric Theory

Fate/Extra: Last Encore - Illustrias Geocentric Theory

6.53TV3 epsShaft

After defeating the various Floor Masters of the six prior levels, Hakuno Kishinami and Saber arrive at the top floor of the Moon Cell. Their opponent will be Leonardo B. Harwey—the strongest Master in the history of the Holy Grail War and the current fan favorite, following his...

ActionFantasy
33
Zoids Wild

Zoids Wild

6.53TV50 epsOLM

The series follows Arashi and his Wild Liger. The main antagonists are the Death Metal Empire, lead by Gallagher. They use Zoids for conquest, and have at their command many Zoids and warriors, including the Four Heavenly Kings. Arashi longs to follow his father's footsteps...

AdventureComedySci-FiMecha
34
Future Card Buddyfight Ace

Future Card Buddyfight Ace

6.49TV47 epsXebec

Set 23 years after the end of the original Future Card Buddyfight where the son of Gao Mikado, Yuga Mikado discovers Buddyfight for the first time. When he starts playing the game, he awakens his instincts and becomes an amazing buddyfighter over a short period of time. This...

Strategy Game
35
Working Buddies! No 2!

Working Buddies! No 2!

6.44TV11 epsFanworks

Second season of Hataraku Oniisan!. Calico Tapio Chatorazawa has more energy than anyone, and Russian Blue Kuehiko Roshihara is a bit of a sourpuss. These two classmates will do all kinds of different jobs to learn how fun and hard it is to work! (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

ComedyAnthropomorphicWorkplace
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Phantom in the Twilight

Phantom in the Twilight

6.42TV12 epsLIDENFILMS

Set in modern day London, the story takes place in a world where "Shadows" are born from human fear and anxiety. A young girl arrives to study abroad, only to be caught in a bizarre incident as she enters university. In a city with no acquaintances, the helpless girl wanders...

ActionSupernaturalVampire
37
Island

Island

6.32TV12 epsfeel.

On a remote island far from the mainland named Urashima, a man washes ashore, with no recollection of his name or homeland. What he does recall, however, is that he is a time traveler with a mission: to save a certain girl from harm. As nightfall arrives, he meets Rinne Ohara, a...

DramaRomanceSci-FiTime Travel
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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 6

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 6

6.21TV13 epsILCA

Late at night, in a clearing within a dark fog-filled forest, there sits a kamishibai storyboard. A visitor approaches, and suddenly, the fog recedes. A shape begins to take form beside the board—this figure is the masked Storyteller, who once again starts to spin tales of...

Avant GardeHorrorSupernatural
40
Seven Senses of the Re'Union

Seven Senses of the Re'Union

6.10TV12 epsLerche

Asahi's life in reality ended simultaneously when she died playing Union, a world-renowned online RPG. The members of Subaru went separate ways when Union shut down due to Asahi's death. Six years later, Haruto logs onto a renewed version of Re'Union and reunites with Asahi who...

ActionDramaFantasyVideo Game
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Music Girls

Music Girls

6.02TV12 epsStudio Deen

There are eleven girls that consist the C-class Ongaku Shoujo idol unit under Pine Records. Despite generating red sales marks and not being very popular, Producer Ikebashi and the members are trying their very best to up their levels. Nevertheless, Ikebashi suggests recruiting...

Slice of LifeIdols (Female)Music
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Late night! The Genius Bakabon

Late night! The Genius Bakabon

5.98TV12 epsPierrot Plus

The pinnacle of gag manga as well as one of Akatsuka Fujio's most renowned works, "Tensai Bakabon" returns after 18 years since its last anime with Director Hosokawa Toru's new original story! Bakabon and his family, who made the phrase "This is how it should be" famous, are...

ComedyGag HumorSeinen
44
The Journey Home

The Journey Home

5.97TV26 epsStudio W.Baba

This story is about Mick, a sleeping chironomid. Insects are taken up into space for use in experiments by humans. An epic space adventure of Mick and his friends of their journey back home to Earth. The development plans and experiments are aborted by humans for no known...

AdventureSpace
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Zannen na Ikimono Jiten

Zannen na Ikimono Jiten

5.93TV10 epsNHK Enterprises

The book series offers humourous introductions to surprising aspects of living creatures, such as "raccoons don't really wash their food," and "dolphins would drown if they fall completely asleep." (Source: ANN)

ComedyEducational
47
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams

5.88TV12 epsProject No.9

The heroine is a normal girl, until one day she is invited to another world and becomes the princess of the dream world, where people use dreams as the energy to live. One day, the dream world is being attacked by something called "yumekui" ("dream eater"), and many princes are...

AdventureFantasyIsekaiReverse Harem
49
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar

The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar

5.68TV12 epsEMT Squared

Some urban legends are best left untested! Yuuto Suou gets more than he bargained for when he joins his childhood friend Mitsuki Shimoya in testing out an urban legend. When he uses his phone to take a picture of himself with the local shrine's divine mirror, he is whisked off...

ActionAdventureFantasyRomance
50
Aguu: Genius Dolls

Aguu: Genius Dolls

5.37TV12 epsStudio Deen

The series is about a missing genius whose mysterious disappearance becomes a shady secret among the successful members of society. (source: MAL News)

ActionDramaSupernatural
51
Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King

Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King

5.36TV12 epsasread.

Set in Tokyo, it's January 29, 2030. High-frequency resonance is observed in the vicinity of Tokyo, and the red fog rolls into the city. Those who hear the sound, humans and animals alike, pass out, losing consciousness. Everything shuts down in Tokyo, believing that the fog is...

ActionFantasy
52
The Thousand Noble Musketeers

The Thousand Noble Musketeers

4.92TV12 epsTMS Entertainment

Despair War is a battle between ancient guns and contemporary guns. Due to a nuclear war, the world was destroyed. Under the full governance of a world empire, people are living with their freedom taken. Despite the forbidden rule of owning any weapons, there is a resistance...

ActionAnthropomorphicMilitary
53
Okojo to Yamane

Okojo to Yamane

Not yet ratedTV26 epsKachidoki Studio

The franchise centers on two friends: a naive weasel who likes cute and round things, and a dormouse who plays innocent. Together, they spend their days playing and having fun in short stories set in Nagano Prefecture. (Source: ANN)

Slice of Life
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Frog Prince & Henry The Caterpillar

Frog Prince & Henry The Caterpillar

Not yet ratedTV130 eps

The story centers on a frog prince cursed by a witch and his servant, a caterpillar named Henry. (Source: ANN)

ComedyFantasy
55
Jing-Ju Cats 3

Jing-Ju Cats 3

Not yet ratedTV52 epsDazzling Star

Third season of Jingju Mao.

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best anime from Summer 2018?

Based on community ratings, Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War is the highest-rated anime from Summer 2018 with a score of 8.88. Other top picks include Attack on Titan Season 3 and Banana Fish.

How many anime aired in Summer 2018?

There are 64 anime from the Summer 2018 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 64 TV series, 0 movies, and 0 OVA/ONAs.

What months are in the summer anime season?

The summer anime season covers July - September. Most new anime in this season begin airing in July.

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